Plionarctos
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Plionarctos is an extinct genus of short-faced bears that lived in North America during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extinct genus
ⓘ
genus of mammals ⓘ prehistoric bear ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Tremarctinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | short-faced bear ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous (inferred) ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| family | Ursidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceEpoch | Miocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilRecordRegion | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilType | body fossils ⓘ |
| geologicalTimeRange | Miocene to Pliocene ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
bear-like dentition
ⓘ
short-faced skull morphology ⓘ |
| isPredecessorOf | later tremarctine bears (evolutionarily inferred) ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lastAppearanceEpoch | Pliocene ⓘ |
| livedIn | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo | North America ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Arctodus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tremarctos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Tremarctinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suborder | Caniformia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| temporalRange |
Miocene
ⓘ
Pliocene ⓘ |
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