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Post by brobear on Apr 26, 2020 7:13:53 GMT -5
Plithocyon armagnacensis skull, a member of the extinct subfamily Hemicyoninae from the Miocene  |
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Post by brobear on Apr 26, 2020 7:37:13 GMT -5
Plithocyon - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plithocyon Plithocyon is an extinct genus of hemicyonine bear of the Miocene epoch, endemic to North America and Europe. It lived from ~15.97—11.61 Ma, existing for approximately 4 million years. Fossil distribution: Sites and age of some specimens: Hemicyon Quarry, Barstow Formation, San Bernardino County, California ~13.7—11.6 Ma. Ruby River Basin No.5, Madison County, Montana ~23—5.3 Ma. Pasalar site, Bursa, Turkey ~16—13.7 Ma. Pontigne site, France ~11.6—7.2 Ma. Species: Plithocyon antunesi Ginsburg & Morales, 1998 Plithocyon armagnacensis Ginsburg, 1955 Plithocyon barstowensis Frick, 1926 Plithocyon bruneti Ginsburg, 1980 Plithocyon conquense Ginsberg Plithocyon ursinus Cope, 1875 |
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Post by King Kodiak on Apr 26, 2020 9:03:07 GMT -5
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Post by brobear on Dec 17, 2020 4:10:52 GMT -5
dictionary.sensagent.com/Plithocyon/en-en/ Plithocyon Plithocyon is an extinct genus of bear-like hemicyonid carnivore of the Miocene epoch, endemic to North America and Europe living from ~15.97—7.25 Ma, existing for approximately . Two specimens were examined by Legendre and Roth for body mass. Specimen 1: 79.3 kg (170 lb) Specimen 2: 652.6 kg (1,400 lb) 
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