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Arctodus is an extinct genus of short-faced bear that inhabited North America during the Pleistocene (~2.5 Mya until 12,800 years ago). There are two recognized species: the lesser short-faced bear (Arctodus pristinus) and the giant short-faced bear (Arctodus simus).
Arctotherium ("bear beast") is an extinct genus of the Pleistocene short-faced bears endemic to Central and South America. [1] Arctotherium migrated from North America to South America during the Great American Interchange, following the formation of the Isthmus of Panama during the late Pliocene.
Arctodus simus reconstruction Chapalmalania, the giant procyonid Skeletal mount of Epicyon haydeni. The largest terrestrial mammalian carnivore and the largest known bear, as well as the largest known mammalian land predator of all time, was Arctotherium angustidens, the South American short-faced bear.
The Tremarctinae or short-faced bears is a subfamily of Ursidae that contains one living representative, the spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) of South America, and several extinct species from four genera: the Florida spectacled bear (Tremarctos floridanus), the North American giant short-faced bears Arctodus (A. pristinus and A. simus), the South American giant short-faced bear ...
† Arctodus simus: At least 30 individuals Arctodus was one of the largest known carnivorans in history and belonged to the Tremarctinae, a subfamily of bears endemic to the Americas. Studies suggest that much like many modern bears, Arctodus was an omnivore with no direct adaptations for either hypercarnivory or scavenging as previously ...
Restoration of an Arctodus, or short-faced bear, with a human to scale †Arctodus †Arctodus simus †Arctonasua; Argobuccinum; Argyrotheca; Arius – or unidentified comparable form; Arizona †Arizona elegans †Artocarpus; Astarte; Asthenotoma †Astrohippus; Athleta; Atlanta; Atractosteus †Atractosteus spatula †Atractosteus ...
Arctodus simus: North America Competition with the grizzly bear. [11] 8965-8875 BC [5] [24] Mexican horse: Equus conversidens: Hunting. [5] 8902-8638 BC: Damaliscus hypsodon: Kenya and Tanzania Undetermined. 8850-8750 BC [25] Flat-headed peccary: Platygonus compressus: North America
Arctodus was one of the largest known carnivorans in history and belonged to the Tremarctinae, a subfamily of bears endemic to the Americas. Studies suggest that much like many modern bears, Arctodus was an omnivore with no direct adaptations for either hypercarnivory or scavenging as previously believed.