Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1902. Notas sobre algunos mamíferos fósiles nuevos ó poco conocidos del Valle de Tarija. Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires 3(1):225-261
Belongs to Arctotherium according to F. Ameghino 1902
Sister taxa: Arctotherium (Arctotherium), Arctotherium (Pararctotherium), Arctotherium angustidens, Arctotherium brasiliensis, Arctotherium tarijense
Type specimen: Its type locality is Tarija, which is in a Pleistocene fluvial horizon in the Tarija Formation of Bolivia
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Bolivia (2 collections), Mexico (1), Venezuela (2)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Venezuela (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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