''Pseudarctos'' is a member of the extinct family Amphicyonidae of terrestrial carnivores belonging to the

suborder Order ( la, ordo) is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between family and class. In biological classification, the order is a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms and ...

Caniformia Caniformia is a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of "dog-like" carnivorans. They include dogs (wolves, foxes, etc.), bears, raccoons, and mustelids. The Pinnipedia (seals, walruses and sea lions) are also assigned to this group. ...

, which inhabited Eurasia in the

Middle Miocene The Middle Miocene is a sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch made up of two stages: the Langhian and Serravallian stages. The Middle Miocene is preceded by the Early Miocene. The sub-epoch lasted from 15.97 ± 0.05 Ma to 11.608 ± 0.005 Ma (million y ...

subepoch 16.9—11.1 Ma, existing for approximately . ''Pseudarctos'' was named Schlosser in 1899 and was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Carroll (1988). It was the size of a large fox.Systematic Paleontology
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Fossil distribution

''Pseudarctos'' has been uncovered in Tung Gur

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, Sandberg, Slovakia, and Malartic, a la ferme Larrieu, France.

References

Amphicyonidae Miocene carnivorans Tortonian extinctions Cenozoic mammals of Asia Cenozoic mammals of Europe Burdigalian first appearances Prehistoric carnivoran genera {{paleo-carnivora-stub