Arctotherium

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extinct genus mammal genus prehistoric bear

Arctotherium is an extinct genus of massive South American short-faced bears that lived during the Pleistocene epoch.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Arctotherium angustidens	2

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	extinct genus ⓘ mammal genus ⓘ prehistoric bear ⓘ
bodyMassEstimate	over 1000 kilograms for largest species ⓘ
class	Mammalia ⓘ
coexistedWith	Macrauchenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pleistocene megafauna ⓘ early humans in South America ⓘ giant ground sloths ⓘ glyptodonts NERFINISHED ⓘ
commonName	short-faced bear NERFINISHED ⓘ
diet	omnivorous ⓘ scavenger ⓘ
extinctionStatus	extinct ⓘ
family	Ursidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
fossilType	limb bones ⓘ mandibles ⓘ skeletal remains ⓘ skulls ⓘ
foundIn	Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundInContinent	South America NERFINISHED ⓘ
geographicDistribution	South America NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
limbMorphology	adapted for powerful digging or grappling ⓘ
livedInHabitat	Pampas NERFINISHED ⓘ open grasslands ⓘ woodlands ⓘ
locomotion	plantigrade ⓘ
notableFor	being among the largest terrestrial mammalian carnivorans ⓘ massive body size ⓘ robust limbs ⓘ short face ⓘ
order	Carnivora ⓘ
paleoecology	large omnivore ⓘ top predator ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo	Arctodus NERFINISHED ⓘ Tremarctos NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	extinct ⓘ
subfamily	Tremarctinae NERFINISHED ⓘ
suborder	Caniformia NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
temporalRange	Pleistocene ⓘ
timePeriod	Quaternary ⓘ
timePeriodDetail	Early Pleistocene to Late Pleistocene ⓘ

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

Tremarctinae → includesExtinctGenera → Arctotherium ⓘ

Tremarctinae → largestKnownMembers → Arctotherium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arctotherium angustidens

Tremarctinae → notableExtinctMember → Arctotherium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arctotherium angustidens