†Kretzoiarctos Abella et al. 2012 (bear)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Full reference: J. Abella, D. M. Alba, J. M. Robles, A. Valenciano, C. Rotgers, R. Carmona, P. Montoya and J. Morales. 2012. Kretzoiarctos gen. nov., the oldest member of the giant panda clade. PLoS One 17:e48985
Parent taxon: Ailuropodinae according to J. Abella et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Agriarctos, Agriotheriini, Ailurarctos, Ailuropoda, Indarctini
Subtaxa: Kretzoiarctos beatrix
Type: Agriarctos beatrix
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Germany (1 collection), Spain (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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