†Ailurarctos Qiu and Qi 1989 (bear)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Full reference: Z. Qiu and G. Qi. 1989. Ailuropod found from the Late Miocene Deposits in Lufeng Yunnan. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 27(3):153-169
Parent taxon: Ailuropodinae according to J. Abella et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Agriarctos, Agriotheriini, Ailuropoda, Indarctini, Kretzoiarctos
Subtaxa: Ailurarctos lufengensis Ailurarctos yuanmouenensis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ailurarctos in the database
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