UW 50777 - Arctodus sp., femoral head

3D Model

• Period/Epoch: Quaternary / Pleistocene
• Rock Formation: Unknown
• State, County: Wyoming, Bighorn County
• This specimen was found on Federal Land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Taxonomy: Mammalia>Carnivora>Ursidae>Arctodus sup

Arctodus was a genus of bear from the Middle to Late Pleistocene of North America. Also known as the short-faced bear, Arctodus has two species: the lesser short-faced bear, and the giant short-faced bear, considered one of the largest terrestrial carnivoran mammals. These animals weighed 900 to 950 kilograms (close to one Imperial ton) at adult size, and was a hypercarnivore. This specimen shows the femoral head.

Scanned with the David SLS-2