Parictis primaevus Scott 1893 (bear)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae

Belongs to Parictis according to R. M. Hunt 1998

See also Baskin and Tedford 1996, Hay 1902 and Wang and Tedford 1992

Sister taxa: Parictis gilpini, Parictis major, Parictis montanus, Parictis parvus, Parictis personi, Parietis princeous

Type specimen: PU 10583, a mandible (left mandibular fragment with p2-p3 and alveoli of p1 and p4-m3)

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Parictis primaevus in the database

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