†Aurorarctos Jiangzuo and Flynn 2020 (bear)
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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
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Aurorarctos in the database
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