Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Alternative combination: Subparictis parvus
Full reference: J. Clark and J. R. Beerbower. 1967. Geology, paleoecology, and paleoclimatology of the Chadron Formation. Fieldiana 5(5):21-74
Belongs to Parictis according to R. M. Hunt 1998
See also Baskin and Tedford 1996 and Clark and Beerbower 1967
Sister taxa: Parictis gilpini, Parictis major, Parictis montanus, Parictis personi, Parictis primaevus, Parietis princeous
Type specimen: Its type locality is Ahearn, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial horizon in the Chadron Formation of South Dakota
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (4: South Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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