Arctotherium (Pararctotherium) enectum Ameghino 1904 (bear)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae

Alternative combination: Pararctotherium enectum

Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1904. Nuevas especies de mamíferos, cretáceos y terciarios de la República Argentina [New species of mammals, Cretaceous and Tertiarty, from the Argentine Republic]. Anales de la Sociedad Cientifica Argentina 56–58:1-142

Belongs to Arctotherium (Pararctotherium) according to E. Trajano and H. Ferrarezzi 1995

See also Ameghino 1904

Sister taxa: Arctotherium (Pararctotherium) brasiliense, Arctotherium (Pararctotherium) pamparum

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Arctotherium (Pararctotherium) enectum in the database

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