Arctodus simus Miniature Museum con una extensa osificación del

con una extensa osificación del basicráneo

its wings were small and nonfunctional

Su cabeza era grande y estaba sostenida por un cuello masivo

Recientes investigaciones han mejorado la comprensión de la biomecánica del vuelo de Arambourgiania

it is estimated that its heavy skull could reach 65 centimeters in length

Arctodus simus Miniature Museum con una extensa osificación delArctodus simus , commonly known as the short faced bear, was one of the largest terrestrial carnivores of the Pleistocene of North America. This extinct member of the subfamily Tremarctinae inhabited a wide range of ecosystems, from the central plains to the northern forests of the continent, between approximately 800,000 and 11,000 years before present. Its highly specialized morphology has been the subject of intense debate surrounding its trophic