Agriotherium hendeyi Jiangzuo and Flynn 2019 (bear)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae

Full reference: Q. Jiangzuo and J. J. Flynn. 2019. A new species of Agriotherium from North America, and implications for understanding transformations in the metaconid-entoconid complex of bears. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 27:775-787

Belongs to Agriotherium according to Q. Jiangzuo and J. J. Flynn 2019

Sister taxa: Agriotherium aecuatorialis, Agriotherium africanum, Agriotherium inexpetans, Agriotherium insigne, Agriotherium palaeindicum, Agriotherium schneideri, Agriotherium sivalensis

Type specimen: AMNH F:AM76000, a mandible (partial mandible with p4-m2 and alveoli of p1-p3)

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Agriotherium hendeyi in the database

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