†Parictis montanus Clark and Guensburg 1972 (bear)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Alternative combination: Subparictis montanus
Full reference: J. Clark and T. E. Guensburg. 1972. Arctoid genetic characters as related to the genus Parictis. Fieldiana 26(1):1-71
Belongs to Parictis according to R. M. Hunt 1998
See also Baskin and Tedford 1996 and Clark and Guensburg 1972
Sister taxa: Parictis gilpini, Parictis major, Parictis parvus, Parictis personi, Parictis primaevus, Parietis princeous
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Montana collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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