Pseudarctos

Pseudarctos is a member of the extinct family Amphicyonidae of terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia, which inhabited Eurasia in the Middle Miocene subepoch 16.9—11.1 Ma, existing for approximately 5.8 million years.^[1]

Pseudarctos Temporal range: 16.9–11.1 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Middle Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Caniformia
Family:	†Amphicyonidae
Genus:	†Pseudarctos Schlosser, 1899
Species:	†P. bavaricus
Binomial name
†Pseudarctos bavaricus Schlosser, 1899

Pseudarctos was named Schlosser in 1899 and was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Carroll (1988). It was the size of a large fox.^{[2][failed verification]}

Fossil distribution

Pseudarctos has been uncovered in Tung Gur China, Sandberg, Slovakia, and Malartic, a la ferme Larrieu, France.