†Plionarctos edensis Frick 1926 (bear)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Belongs to Plionarctos according to R. H. Tedford and J. Martin 2001
See also Alroy 2002 and Hunt 1998
Sister taxon: Plionarctos harroldorum
Type specimen: AMNH 18115, a maxilla (partial maxilla with partial M1 and complete M2). Its type locality is Mount Eden, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Mt. Eden Formation of California.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (2: California, Indiana collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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