Short faced bear

Short-faced Bear (Arctodus simus) reproduction sculpture - an extinct bear that inhabited North America during the Pleistocene epoch from about 1.8 Mya until 11,000 years ago.

Extinct Animals Facts on Instagram: "The short-faced bear (Arctodus sp.) is an extinct bear genus that inhabited North America during the Pleistocene epoch from about 1.8 Mya until 11,000 years ago. It was the most common early North American bear and was most abundant in California. There are two recognized species: the lesser short-faced bear (Arctodus pristinus) and the giant short-faced bear (Arctodus simus), with the latter considered to be one of the largest known terrestrial mammalian…

Design and Illustration for Pleistocene (Ice Age) specimens and fossils, natural history museum signage.

Relative sizes of the extinct short-faced bear, polar bear, and brown bear.

The short-faced bear (Arctodus sp.), standing on two legs, could reach the first floor. This prehistoric giant inhabited North America in the Pleistocene epoch.

Arctotherium is an extinct genus of South American short-faced bears within Ursidae of the late Pliocene through the end of the Pleistocene.

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Giant mammals like dire wolves and saber-tooth cats were once common in North America. But these megafauna went extinct around the end of the Ice Ace.