Giant short-faced bears (arctodus simus) in pleistocene Florida USA, a substantial range extension

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-87

  Schubert, Blaine W ^a   Hulbert Jr , Richard C ^b   MacFadden, Bruce J ^b   Searle, Michael ^c   Searle, Seina ^c  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctodus simus; Florida; Giant Short faced Bear; Rancholabrean; Range extension

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL RECORD; MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RANGE EXPANSION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ARCTODUS; ARCTODUS SIMUS;

EID: 74549123641     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/09-113.1     Document Type: Article

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