Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Synonyms: Dinarctotherium Barbour 1916, Tremarctotherium Kraglievich 1926
Full reference: J. Leidy. 1854. [Abstract of remarks made before a meeting of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, June 6th, 1854]. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7:89-90
Parent taxon: Arctotheriini according to Q. Jiangzuo and J.J. Flynn 2020
See also Albright et al. 2019, Carroll 1988, Hay 1902, Hibbard 1955, Hibbard 1955, Kurtén 1963, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Leidy 1854, Leidy 1860, Schubert and Kaufmann 2003, Schultz and Howard 1935 and Trajano and Ferrarezzi 1995
Sister taxa: Arctotherium, Plionarctos, Tremarctos
Subtaxa: Arctodus pristinus Arctodus simus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (3: British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Yukon collections), Mexico (3), United States (58: Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming)
• Blancan of United States (5: Arizona, California, Florida, New Mexico)
Total: 69 collections including 71 occurrences
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