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| Auvergne Bear - Ursus minimus | |
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Auvergne Bear - Ursus minimus Temporal range: Pliocene–Pleistocene Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Suborder: Caniformia Superfamily: Arctoidea Family: Ursidae Subfamily: Ursinae Tribe: Ursini Genus: Ursus Species: Ursus minimus Ursus minimus (Auvergne bear) is an extinct species of bear, endemic to Europe during the Pliocene and Pleistocene, living from 5.3—1.8 Mya, existing for about 3.5 million years. U. minimus appears to have given rise to Ursus etruscus. The range of U. minimus was continental Europe and as far east as the Black Sea in Russia. Its southern range was Italy. The skeleton of U. minimus was very similar to that of the larger Asiatic Black Bear. With the exception of the age of the bones, it is often difficult to distinguish the remains of U. minimus from those of modern Asiatic Black Bears. Fossil distribution Sites and specimen ages:
Edited by Taipan, May 6 2017, 08:09 PM.
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