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Euarctos minimus

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Ursidae

Taxonomy
Ursus minimus was named by Devéze and Bouillet (1827).

It was recombined as Euarctos minimus by Wang et al. (2017).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Ursus minimus Devéze and Bouillet
1968Ursus minimus Kurten p. 119
2017Euarctos minimus Wang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
RankNameAuthor
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
Pancarnivora
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
genusEuarctos
speciesminimus(Devéze and Bouillet 1827)

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.

Euarctos minimus Devéze and Bouillet 1827
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
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, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 14 to the top of the Pliocene or 5.09000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Romania Ursus minimus (40130)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Georgia Ursus minimus (40392)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alps) Ursus etruscus (44231)
MN 145.09 - 4.16Ukraine Ursus minimus (50913)
Ruscinian5.09 - 3.55Russian Federation (Stavropol'skaya) Ursus sp. (40394)
MN 154.16 - 3.55Moldova Ursus minimus (50935)
MN 15 - MN 164.16 - 2.245Ukraine Ursus minimus (50943)
MN 163.55 - 2.245Italy (Tuscany) Ursus minimus (49406)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) Ursus minimus (35358)