Protursus simpsoni is an extinct carnivoran of the red panda family Ailuridae and the only species of the fossil genus Protursus. It is known from a single left second lower molar found at the Late Miocene Can Llobateras site in Spain. Its original describers believed it to be a bear closely related to Ursavus, and in 1977 Thenius lumped the species into the genus Simocyon as Simocyon simpsoni. That view was rejected in 2005, when the species was split back into Protursus and placed in the subfamily Simocyoninae. Because only one tooth is known, little else can be said about its size, appearance or way of life.
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Source Protursus (Wikipedia)Description, fossil siteQuote, Description, fossil site
Protursus simpsoni is known from only a single specimen, a left m2 found at the Late Miocene Can Llobateras site in Spain.
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1. Paleobiology Database: Protursus simpsoni (Paleobiology Database)
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, extant status (extinct)
"is_extant": "extinct"
Ecospace record, environment
"taxon_environment": "terrestrial"
Taxon record, diet (carnivore)
"diet": "carnivore, omnivore"
Taxon record, diet (omnivore)
"diet": "carnivore, omnivore"
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Description, fossil site
Protursus simpsoni is known from only a single specimen, a left m2 found at the Late Miocene Can Llobateras site in Spain.
Child Taxon Of: Ailuridae, Lead, kind of animal
Protursus is a fossil genus of ailurid with a single species Protursus simpsoni, known from a single left m2 tooth.
In Group: Mustelids, Procyonids And Other Carnivorans, Lead, kind of animal
Protursus is a fossil genus of ailurid with a single species Protursus simpsoni, known from a single left m2 tooth.
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