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| ⚫ | ''Phoberogale'' was named by Ginsberg and Morales in 1995. Its type species is ''Phoberogale bugtiensis'' Cooper, 1923. ''Phoberogale shareri'' was named after Kevin Sharer, Chairman of the Board of the [[Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County]] by Xiaoming Wang, Robert Hunt Jr, Richard Tedford and E. Bruce Lander in 2009. This species belongs to the ''Phoberogale-Phoberocyon'' lineage and is distinguished from species of ''[[Cephalogale]]'' (s.s.) by its larger size, less-reduced pre-carnassial premolars,and less-elongated M2. |
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| ⚫ | ''Phoberogale'' was named by Ginsberg and Morales in 1995. Its type species is ''Phoberogale bugtiensis'' Cooper, 1923. ''Phoberogale shareri'' was named after Kevin Sharer, Chairman of the Board of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County by Xiaoming Wang, Robert Hunt Jr, Richard Tedford and E. Bruce Lander in 2009. This species belongs to the Phoberogale-Phoberocyon lineage and is distinguished from species of Cephalogale (s.s.) by its larger size, less-reduced pre-carnassial premolars,and less-elongated M2. |
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== References == |
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^ Wang, X., Hunt, R.Jr., Tedford, R. & E.B. Lander. 2009. First record of immigrant ''Phoberogale'' (Mammalia, Ursidae, Carnivora) from Southern California. Geodiversitas 31: 753-773. |
^ Wang, X., Hunt, R.Jr., Tedford, R. & E.B. Lander. 2009. First record of immigrant ''Phoberogale'' (Mammalia, Ursidae, Carnivora) from Southern California. ''Geodiversitas'' 31: 753-773. |
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Revision as of 22:51, 23 September 2010
Phoberogale is an extinct genus of primitive bear of the Miocene epoch, found California (North America) and Pakistan, living from around 23-12 million years ago.
Taxonomy
Phoberogale was named by Ginsberg and Morales in 1995. Its type species is Phoberogale bugtiensis Cooper, 1923. Phoberogale shareri was named after Kevin Sharer, Chairman of the Board of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County by Xiaoming Wang, Robert Hunt Jr, Richard Tedford and E. Bruce Lander in 2009. This species belongs to the Phoberogale-Phoberocyon lineage and is distinguished from species of Cephalogale (s.s.) by its larger size, less-reduced pre-carnassial premolars,and less-elongated M2.
References
^ Wang, X., Hunt, R.Jr., Tedford, R. & E.B. Lander. 2009. First record of immigrant Phoberogale (Mammalia, Ursidae, Carnivora) from Southern California. Geodiversitas 31: 753-773.