Ailuropoda wulingshanensis is an extinct species of bear in the giant panda lineage that lived in South China during the Early Pleistocene, around 1.8 to 1.2 million years ago. It is best represented at Longgu Cave in Jianshi, Hubei, and its fossils have also been recovered from Bailong Cave. It succeeded the earlier Ailuropoda microta and was in turn succeeded by Ailuropoda baconi, and it is suggested to belong to a chronospecies succession that grew in size from microta to wulingshanensis and again to baconi before declining to the living giant panda. It was considerably smaller than the living giant panda, with an estimated average body mass of about 70 to 90 kilograms for individuals from Longgu Cave, and the chemistry of its tooth enamel suggests a diet extremely heavy in C3 plants.
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Ailuropoda wulingshanensis is known only from South China.
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It is best represented at Longgu Cave in Jianshi, Hubei
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Ailuropoda wulingshanensis is an extinct species of bear belonging to the giant panda (Ailuropoda) lineage
Lead, Early Pleistocene
that existed during the Early Pleistocene
Palaeoecology, diet
suggesting a diet extremely heavy in C3 plants
Distribution, South China
Ailuropoda wulingshanensis is known only from South China.
Distribution, Longgu Cave
It is best represented at Longgu Cave in Jianshi, Hubei
Description
Ailuropoda wulingshanensis was considerably smaller than the living giant panda, with an estimated average body mass of approximately 70-90 kilograms (150-200 lb) for individuals from Longgu Cave.
Child Taxon Of: Ailuropoda, Lead, giant panda lineage
Ailuropoda wulingshanensis is an extinct species of bear belonging to the giant panda (Ailuropoda) lineage that existed during the Early Pleistocene.
In Group: Bears, Lead, giant panda lineage, bear group
Ailuropoda wulingshanensis is an extinct species of bear belonging to the giant panda (Ailuropoda) lineage that existed during the Early Pleistocene.
View the Source2. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Ailuropoda wulingshanensis
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"jev": "terrestrial"
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