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- Agriarctos is an extinct genus of panda from the Middle to Late Miocene, approximately 8-18 million years ago
- This genus and its type species, A
- gaali, was established based on fossils from Hatvan, Hungary, while A
- vighi was based on fossils from Rózsaszentmárton
Overview
Agriarctos is an extinct genus of panda from the Middle to Late Miocene, approximately 8-18 million years ago. This genus and its type species, A. gaali, was established based on fossils from Hatvan, Hungary, while A. vighi was based on fossils from Rózsaszentmárton. Miklós Kretzoi proposed that Agriarctos was closely related to Agriotherium. The previously published Ursavus depereti was assigned to Agriarctos by Kretzoi, but now proved to be polyphyletic.
Sources & References
- [1]Agriarctos - Wikipedia
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