†tribe Ursavini (bear)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Parent taxon: Ursinae according to R. M. Hunt 1998
See also Jin et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Arctotheriini, Aurorarctos, Ballusia, Melursus, Protarctos, Tremarctini, Ursini
Subtaxa: Ursavus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1 collection), Canada (1: Saskatchewan), China (4), France (6), Greece (1), Hungary (1), Poland (1), Slovakia (2), Switzerland (1), Turkey (2), United States (9: Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota)
• Arikareean of United States (1: Oregon)
Total: 30 collections including 33 occurrences