Post by Admin on Sept 19, 2013 12:41:42 GMT
Bear Almanac - Second Edition:
Arctodus pristinus - The lesser short-faced bear was found in a few locations of eastern North America, mostly in Florida. Its face was only slightly shortened, and the teeth were large and high crowned, with very large canines. The lesser short-faced bear was smaller than Arctodus simus.
The Florida cave bear was widely distributed south of the continental ice sheet, along the U.S, Gulf Coast, across Florida, and north to Tennessee, with some evidence in California, Idaho, New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Georgia, and Mexico. Its forehead was domed, teeth relatively small, neck elongated, and body barrel-like. Its limbs were heavy, the humerus and femur long, the paws short. Large, with a heavier build than the short-faced bear, it was built more like the European cave bear, though not closely related to Ursus spelaeus. And though larger and heavier, it was possibly related to the Andean bear.
Arctodus pristinus - The lesser short-faced bear was found in a few locations of eastern North America, mostly in Florida. Its face was only slightly shortened, and the teeth were large and high crowned, with very large canines. The lesser short-faced bear was smaller than Arctodus simus.
The Florida cave bear was widely distributed south of the continental ice sheet, along the U.S, Gulf Coast, across Florida, and north to Tennessee, with some evidence in California, Idaho, New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Georgia, and Mexico. Its forehead was domed, teeth relatively small, neck elongated, and body barrel-like. Its limbs were heavy, the humerus and femur long, the paws short. Large, with a heavier build than the short-faced bear, it was built more like the European cave bear, though not closely related to Ursus spelaeus. And though larger and heavier, it was possibly related to the Andean bear.