Indarctos arctoides

Indarctos (†Indarctos (Pilgrim 1913))

 

Order: Carnivora

Family: Ursidae

Subfamily: Ailuropodinae

Genus: †Indarctos

Dimensions: length - 2 m, height ~ 130 сm, weight - 70 - 320 kg

Temporal range: Micene of North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia

 

Indarctos is a genus of mammals of the bear family, Ursidae, endemic to North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia during the Miocene. It was present from ~11.1 to 5.3 Ma, existing for approximately 6.2 million years. The oldest member is from Arizona (~11.1—7.7 Ma) and youngest is (~9.0—5.3 Ma) from Kazakhstan. In North America this animal was contemporary with Plionarctos (~10.3—3.3 Ma).

 

 

 

 

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Europe, Asia, North America, indarctos, ursidae, bear, Africa, omnivora, panda