Arctodus

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extinct genus genus of mammals prehistoric bear

Arctodus is an extinct genus of large North American short-faced bears that lived during the Pleistocene epoch.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Arctodus simus 2

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf extinct genus ⓘ
genus of mammals ⓘ
prehistoric bear ⓘ
belongsToClade Arctoidea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ursinae and relatives ⓘ
bodySize very large ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
coexistedWith Pleistocene megafauna ⓘ
early Homo sapiens in North America ⓘ
commonName short-faced bear ⓘ
describedBy Joseph Leidy NERFINISHED ⓘ
diet carnivorous ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ
etymology from Greek for "bear tooth" ⓘ
extinctionStatus extinct ⓘ
family Ursidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
fossilRange Late Pleistocene ⓘ
Middle Pleistocene ⓘ
fossilSites Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
geographicDistribution North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat grasslands ⓘ
mixed environments ⓘ
open habitats ⓘ
includedSpecies Arctodus pristinus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Arctodus simus NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
knownFrom fossil record ⓘ
livedIn North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
locomotion terrestrial ⓘ
namedBy Joseph Leidy NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature long limbs ⓘ
massive body ⓘ
short face ⓘ
order Carnivora ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
scientificName Arctodus NERFINISHED ⓘ
status extinct ⓘ
subfamily Tremarctinae NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
temporalRange Pleistocene NERFINISHED ⓘ
trophicRole large predator ⓘ
scavenger ⓘ
typeSpecies Arctodus simus NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tremarctinae → includesExtinctGenera → Arctodus ⓘ
Tremarctinae → largestKnownMembers → Arctodus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arctodus simus
Tremarctinae → notableExtinctMember → Arctodus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arctodus simus