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Ursus minimus ✝

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	376908	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=376908

Rank

species (PBDB)

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Ursus minimus	species	belongs to Ursus	stated without evidence	Devéze and Bouillet, 1827

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

5.33 - 4.20 Ma
Neogene

Last Recorded Appearance

3.20 - 0.01 Ma
Cenozoic

Environment

terrestrial (based on Eutheria)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)

Diet

herbivore, carnivore (based on Ursidae)

Taphonomy

phosphatic (based on Vertebrata)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

B. Kurten. 1968. Pleistocene Mammals of Europe.

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1827	Ursus minimus Devéze and Bouillet
1968	Ursus minimus Kurten p. 119

Kurten B. (1968) Pleistocene Mammals of Europe, 1-317

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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