Aurorarctos Jiangzuo and Flynn 2020 (bear)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae

Full reference: Q. Jiangzuo and J.J. Flynn. 2020. The earliest ursine bear demonstrates the origin of plant-dominated omnivory in Carnivora. iScience 23:101235

Parent taxon: Ursinae according to Q. Jiangzuo and J.J. Flynn 2020

Sister taxa: Arctotheriini, Ballusia, Melursus, Protarctos, Tremarctini, Ursavini, Ursini

Subtaxa: Aurorarctos tirawa

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Aurorarctos in the database

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