Zaragocyon

Extinct genus of bears

Zaragocyon
Temporal range: Early Miocene
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Zaragocyon
Ginsburg & Morales, 1995
Species:
Z. daamsi
Binomial name
Zaragocyon daamsi
Ginsburg & Morales, 1995

Zaragocyon is an extinct monospecific genus of hemicyonine bear from the Early Miocene of Spain. [1]

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References

  1. ^ Ginsburg, L. & Morales, J. 1995. Zaragocyon daamsi n. gen. sp. nov., Ursidae primitiv du Miocène inférieur d'Espagne. C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, t.321, série II a : 811-815.
Taxon identifiers
Zaragocyon
Zaragocyon daamsi
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Extinct members of the family Ursidae
Hemicyoninae
Cephalogalini
Hemicyonini
Phoberocyonini
Ursavinae
Ailuropodinae
Agriotheriini
Ailuropodini
Ailuropoda
Tremarctinae
Tremarctos
Ursinae
Ursus
Category:Prehistoric bears


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