Ursus etruscus Cuvier, 1823
Etruscan bear
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Late Pleistocene
Distribution
Europe
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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Petrucci, Mauro and Sardella, Raffaele. (2009). Ursus etruscus Cuvier, 1823 from the Early Pleistocene of Monte Argentario (Southern Tuscany, Central Italy). Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana 48(2): 89-94.