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Ursus etruscus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae

Taxonomy
Ursus etruscus was named by Cuvier (1823).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Ursus etruscus Cuvier
1968Ursus etruscus Kurten p. 120
2017Ursus etruscus Medin et al. p. 27
2018Ursus etruscus Koufos et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
—Ursida
superfamilyUrsoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyUrsidaeGray 1825
subfamilyUrsinaeSwainson 1835
tribeUrsini
genusUrsus
speciesetruscusCuvier 1823

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Ursus etruscus Cuvier 1823
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:31:30
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the MN 16 to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 3.55000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Greece (Macedonia) Ursus etruscus (34651)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Russian Federation (Rostovskaya Oblast') Ursus etruscus (39409)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Tajikistan Ursus etruscus (34394 34395 34396 34444)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Greece (Elada) Ursus etruscus (34810)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Greece (Dytiki) Ursus etruscus (34811)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117France (Midi-Pyrenees) Ursus etruscus (35076)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Italy (Tuscany) Ursus etruscus (49240)
Ruscinian - Villafranchian5.09 - 1.8Hungary (Komaromesztergom) Ursus etruscus (35372)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Romania Ursus etruscus (39846)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Morocco Ursus etruscus (32052)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Greece (Grevena) Ursus etruscus (185859 195290)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774China (Hebei) Ursus etruscus (231023)
MN 163.55 - 2.245France Ursus etruscus (47100)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Greece (Macedonia) Ursus etruscus (34594)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Hungary (Fejer) Ursus etruscus (35374)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Spain (Castellon) Ursus etruscus (34929)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Greece (Thessaly) Ursus etruscus (34614)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Croatia (Istria) Ursus etruscus (40500)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774France (Alpes Maritimes) Ursus spelaeus (50342)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Spain (Granada) Ursus etruscus (34898) Ursus sp. (34943)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Italy Ursus etruscus (42867)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Greece Ursus etruscus (192004)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Germany (Baden-Wuerttemberg) Ursus etruscus (50274)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Greece (Macedonia) Ursus etruscus (34784)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774France (Auvergne) Ursus etruscus (42241 47829)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Georgia Ursus etruscus (56733)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Italy (Tuscany) Ursus etruscus (44146 51778)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Italy (Foggia) Ursus etruscus (40990 40993 40997 41002 41006 41007)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Romania Ursus etruscus (32145 33973)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) Ursus etruscus (35428)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129Spain (Asturias) Ursus etruscus (49211)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Israel Ursus etruscus (37024 37026)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Italy (Toscana) Ursus etruscus (36373)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Croatia Ursus etruscus (40502)
MN 172.245 - 1.8France (Rhone-Alpes) Ursus etruscus (47150)
MN 172.245 - 1.8France (Auvergne) Ursus etruscus (47131 47624)
MN 172.245 - 1.8Spain (Teruel) Ursus etruscus (36112)
MN 172.245 - 1.8Italy (Tuscany) Ursus etruscus (49254)
MN 172.245 - 1.8France (Auvergne Region) Ursus etruscus (32105)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (La Rioja) Ursus etruscus (189976)