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Extinct genus of bears

Zaragocyon
Temporal range: Early Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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.

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
Extinct members of the family Ursidae
†Hemicyoninae
†Cephalogalini
†Hemicyonini
†Phoberocyonini
†Ursavinae
Ailuropodinae
Agriotheriini
Ailuropodini
Ailuropoda
Tremarctinae
Tremarctos†T. floridanus
Ursinae
Ursus
Category:Prehistoric bears


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