Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Full reference: J. Morales, M. Pickford, and D. Soria. 2005. Carnivores from the Late Miocene and basal Pliocene of the Tugen Hills, Kenya. Revista de la Sociedad Geológica de España 18(1-2):39-61
Belongs to Agriotherium according to J. Morales et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Agriotherium africanum, Agriotherium hendeyi, Agriotherium inexpetans, Agriotherium insigne, Agriotherium palaeindicum, Agriotherium schneideri, Agriotherium sivalensis
Type specimen: NK 497'91, a tooth (right m/2). Its type locality is NK115, Nkondo, which is in a Miocene/Zanclean lacustrine horizon in the Nkondo Formation of Uganda.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution: found only at NK115, Nkondo
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