Indarctos nevadensis Macdonald 1959 (bear)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae

Full reference: J. R. Macdonald. 1959. The Middle Pliocene Mammalian Fauna from Smiths Valley, Nevada. Journal of Paleontology 33(5):872-887

Belongs to Indarctos according to J. R. Macdonald 1959

Sister taxa: Indarctos anthracitis, Indarctos arctoides, Indarctos atticus, Indarctos oregonensis, Indarctos punjabiensis, Indarctos salmontanus, Indarctos vireti, Indarctos zdanskyi

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Upper Petrified Canyon ( of Nevada)

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