Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Full reference: J. C. Merriam, C. Stock, and C. L. Moody. 1916. An American Pliocene Bear. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 10(7):87-109
Belongs to Indarctos according to J. C. Merriam et al. 1916
Sister taxa: Indarctos anthracitis, Indarctos arctoides, Indarctos atticus, Indarctos nevadensis, Indarctos punjabiensis, Indarctos salmontanus, Indarctos vireti, Indarctos zdanskyi
Type specimen: UCMP 22362, a partial skeleton (the most important parts of the dentition. with six or seven representative elements of the limbs). Its type locality is Rattlesnake, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial siltstone in the Rattlesnake Formation of Oregon.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (4: Nebraska, Oregon collections)
• Miocene of United States (1: Oregon)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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