Miomaci
Miomaci (Latinized Greek: mio, abbreviation of "Miocene" + Hungarian: maci "little bear") is a genus of herbivorous ailuropodine bear from the late Miocene of Hungary. It is known only from teeth and jaws, but these indicate it was significantly smaller than its close relative Indarctos,[1] which could reach 265.74 kg.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Ursidae |
| Subfamily: | Ailuropodinae |
| Genus: | †Miomaci de Bonis, Abella, Merceron and Begun 2017 |
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†M. pannonicum | |
References
- De Bonis, L., Abella, J., Merceron, G., & Begun, D. R. (2017). A new late Miocene ailuropodine (Giant Panda) from Rudabánya (North-central Hungary). Geobios, 50(5-6), 413–421. doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2017.09.003
- Abella, J., Valenciano, A., Pérez-Ramos, A., Montoya, P., & Morales, J. (2013). On the Socio-Sexual Behaviour of the Extinct Ursid Indarctos arctoides: An Approach Based on Its Baculum Size and Morphology. PLoS ONE, 8(9), e73711. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073711
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