Family Ursidae Gray 1825 (bear)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Parent taxon: Ursoidea according to J. Abella et al. 2012
See also Bonaparte 1850, Carroll 1988, Chorn and Hoffman 1978, de Bones et al. 2017, Flower and Lydekker 1891, Gray 1825, Hay 1902, Hendey 1974, Hunt 1998, Jaekel 1911, Kurten 1968, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Nowak 1991, Salesa et al. 2006, Thurmond and Jones 1981 and Wang et al. 2009
Sister taxon: Amphicticeps
Subtaxa: Agriotheriinae Ailuropodinae Amphicynodontinae Harpaleocyon Hemicyon Hemicyoninae Metarctos Myadina Phoberocyoninae Proarctotherium Subparictidae Taxina Thaumastocyon Tremarctinae Ursinae Ursulus Zaragocyon
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore