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However, a 2006 study argued that the maximum size of Arctodus was ~555 kilograms (1,224 lb), based on the largest known skull. [49] Additionally, a 1998 study calculated the average weight of Arctodus specimens from the La Brea Tar Pits at ~372 kilograms (820 lb), smaller than recovered brown bear remains (~455 kilograms (1,003 lb), although ...
Restoration of an Arctodus, or short-faced bear, with a human to scale †Arctodus †Arctodus simus †Arctostaphylos †Arenahippus †Aristolochia †Armintomys †Armintomys tullbergi †Artocarpus – tentative report †Asarkina; Asio †Asio flammeus; A living Asio otus, or long-eared owl †Asio otus †Asplenium †Astronium †Athyana ...
The Riverbluff Cave is a paleontological site discovered in the United States, near Springfield, Missouri.The entrance is filled with stalactites, stalagmites and columns. . The cave is about 830,000 years old (making it the oldest known fossil cave site in the US [1]) and 610 m long, featuring Pleistocene fossils, notably of the short-faced bear (Artcodus simus) the largest bear species on ...
Tremarctinae appear to have a disproportionately shorter snouts compared with most modern bears, giving them the name "short-faced." This apparent shortness is an illusion caused by the deep snouts and short nasal bones of tremarctine bears compared with ursine bears; Tremarctinae had a deeper but not a shorter face than most living bears. [13]
At least five individuals represented by 20 specimens, which include a palette, vertebrae, ribs and limb bones A giant subspecies of the modern jaguar. The material ranges in age from 11,600 years to 28,000 years old. † Giant short-faced bear [34] [27] † Arctodus simus: At least 30 individuals
Location of the holotype in the skull. Sauroniops was a large bipedal predator. The describers established several unique traits, differentiating Sauroniops from its relatives, such as Carcharodontosaurus which is found in the same layers. The nasal bone has an area of contact with the frontal bone over 40% of the latter's length.
It marked the first-ever well-preserved mastodon skull excavated in Iowa, state officials said. 13,600-year-old mastodon skull found in Iowa creek Skip to main content
Ice Age wildlife of Nebraska included the giant bear Arctodus, horses, jaguars, mammoths, mastodons, shovel-tusked proboscideans, saber-toothed cats, and tapirs. The largest Nebraskan Arctodus specimens have come from Sheridan and Cass Counties. Mastdon and mammoth fossils have been found in all 93 counties of Nebraska.