Zaragocyon Ginsburg and Morales 1995 (bear)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae

Full reference: L. Ginsburg and J. Morales. 1995. Zaragocyon daamsi n. gen. sp. nov., Ursidae primitif du Miocène inférieur d'Espagne. Comptes rendus de l'Académie des sciences. Série 2. Sciences de la terre et des planètes 321(9):811-815

Parent taxon: Hemicyoninae according to L. Ginsburg and J. Morales 1995

Sister taxa: Cephalogalini, Dinocyon, Hemicyon, Phoberocyon, Plithocyon

Subtaxa: Zaragocyon daamsi

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Type: Zaragocyon daamsi

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cetina de Aragon (Miocene of Spain)

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