Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Parent taxon: Arctotheriini according to Q. Jiangzuo and J.J. Flynn 2020
See also Alroy 2002, Ameghino 1885, Ameghino 1902, Schultz and Howard 1935, Soibelzon et al. 2008 and Trajano and Ferrarezzi 1995
Sister taxa: Arctodus, Plionarctos, Tremarctos
Subtaxa: Arctotherium (Arctotherium) Arctotherium (Pararctotherium) Arctotherium angustidens Arctotherium brasiliensis Arctotherium tarijense Arctotherium wingei
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (9 collections), Bolivia (4), Brazil (6), Chile (2), Mexico (1), Venezuela (3)
• Blancan of El Salvador (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Venezuela (1)
Total: 27 collections including 30 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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