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Arctodus: The monster bear that hunted humans

Standing over 11 feet tall and built for speed, Arctodus wasn’t just the largest bear ever—it was a predator so terrifying, early humans may have fled entire regions to avoid it. 'Perfect storm': ...
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SC diver finds rare prehistoric bear tooth fossil in Cooper River

MONCKS CORNER — A diver scouring the bottom of the Cooper River found what scientists believe is the fossilized tooth from the largest prehistoric bear to roam North America. When Eric Proulx, an ...
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Arctodus pristinus Leidy

Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Synapsida Mammalia Eutheria Laurasiatheria Carnivora Ursoidea Ursidae Metadata Usage ...
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The Fearsome Short-Faced Bear Gets a Makeover

A grizzly bear (the black dot in the middle of the photo) walking near the treeline in Yellowstone’s Hayden Valley. The quiet of my evening wildlife watching was suddenly broken by a thick Boston ...
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M 585, "Giant Short-Faced bear (Arctodus Simus Yukonensis) Ramains from Northern Indiana with Soogeographic and Taxonomic Reassessment of the Genus"

https://sova.si.edu/details/SIA.FA99-136#refIDd1e252 ...