Arctodus brasiliensis Lund, 1838
Brazilian short-faced bear
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Arctotherium brasiliense Lund, 1838
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Late Pleistocene
Distribution
Brazil
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Soibelzon, Leopoldo H., Tonni, Eduaro P. and Bond, Mariano. (2005). The fossil record of South American short-faced bears (Ursidae, Tremarctinae). Journal of South American Earth Sciences 20(1-2): 105-113. [Abstract]
Trajano, E. and Ferrarezzi, H. (1995). A fossil bear from northeastern Brazil, with a phylogenetic analysis of the South American extinct Tremarctinae (Ursidae). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 14(4): 552-561. [Abstract]