†Plionarctos harroldorum Tedford and Martin 2001 (bear)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Full reference: R. H. Tedford and J. Martin. 2001. Plionarctos, a tremarctine bear (Ursidae: Carnivora) from western North America. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(2):311-321
Belongs to Plionarctos according to R. H. Tedford and J. Martin 2001
Sister taxon: Plionarctos edensis
Type specimen: LACM 138528, a mandible (partial right ramus). Its type locality is White Bluffs, which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Ringold Formation of Washington.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (2: Washington collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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