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Post by King Kodiak on Dec 17, 2020 17:10:45 GMT -5
AMPHICYON INGENS
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Dec 17, 2020 17:45:50 GMT -5
/\ It’s forearms are a bit bear like. No wonder the Amphicyon ingens is called the bear dog.
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Post by brobear on Jul 21, 2021 7:55:54 GMT -5
56. Amphicyon ingens. North America. Miocene. Length - 2.5 m, weight - up to 500-600 kg. ( 1,100 to 1,300 pounds ). Amphicion is huge (Amphicyon ingens) North America. Myocene. Length-2,5 m, weight-up to 500-600 kg. In the myocene period, predatory mammals suffered their prime. One of the timely families was amphicions or bears. Many of them have reached significant sizes similar to a modern white bear like this species. The name ′′ amphicion ′′ from Greek translates as ′′ double dog ", reflecting the resemblance to bears and dogs. Amphicions were cremez predators with long tails and relatively short footing paws. They could be omnivorous like modern brown bears. Bears lived in the woods.
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Sept 28, 2021 3:56:49 GMT -5
Fighting for food.
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Post by brobear on Nov 20, 2021 16:01:23 GMT -5
www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4518981764863560&set=gm.4717405581671831 Wildlife of the Miocene, based on fossils found in the Iberian Peninsula, at the Casa de Campo site. The animals shown are a giant land tortoise (Cheirogaster bolivari, bottom left), four prehistoric rhinoceroses (Hispanotherium matritense, centre), four prehistoric horses (Anchitherium sp., centre left), and two bear-dog animals (Amphicyon sp., lower right). The latter are fighting over a carcass. Two deer-like animals are at far right. by Mauricio Anton
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