†Kolponomos clallamensis Stirton 1960 (bear)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Full reference: R. A. Stirton. 1960. A marine carnivore from the Clallam Miocene Formation Washington. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 36(7):345-368
Belongs to Kolponomos according to R. A. Stirton 1960
Sister taxon: Kolponomos newportensis
Type specimen: UCMP 50056, a partial skull (rostrum). Its type locality is Slip Point Lighthouse, which is in an Aquitanian marine shale/sandstone in the Clallam Formation of Washington.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Slip Point Lighthouse
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