Ursus etruscus
Extinct species of carnivore / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ursus etruscus (the Etruscan bear) is an extinct species of bear, endemic to Europe, Asia and North Africa during the Early Pleistocene, living from approximately 2.2 million to around 1.4-1.2 million years ago.[1]
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Ursus etruscus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Ursidae |
Genus: | Ursus |
Species: | †U. etruscus |
Binomial name | |
†Ursus etruscus Cuvier, 1823 | |
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