Cynodon helveticus Rütimeyer 1862 (bear)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae

Alternative combination: Humbertia helvetica

Belongs to Cynodon according to G. D. Wesley-Hunt and L. Werdelin 2005

See also Cirot and de Bonis 1992

Sister taxa: Amphicynodon aymardi, Amphicynodon brachyrostris, Amphicynodon cephalogalinus, Amphicynodon chardini, Amphicynodon crassirostris, Amphicynodon gracilis, Amphicynodon leptorhynchus, Amphicynodon musteloides, Amphicynodon palustris, Amphicynodon rossignoli, Amphicynodon speciosus, Amphicynodon teilhardi, Amphicynodon typicus, Amphicynodon velaunus, Amphicynodon wortmani, Cynodon typicus

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cynodon helveticus in the database

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