providing an additional form of protection or perhaps a role in thermal regulation

The herbivore tries to leap backward

Its general appearance resembled that of a crocodile

within the Besano Formation

the population began to decline rapidly in the mid-1980s

Arctodus pristinus Asfaltovenator providing an additional form ofArctodus pristinus is an extinct species of short faced bear belonging to the genus Arctodus , which lived in North America during the Pleistocene, approximately between 2. 5 million and 10,000 years ago. It was a close relative of Arctodus simus , although smaller in size and with some morphological differences in its skeleton that suggest different ecological adaptations. Its fossil remains have been found mainly in the southeastern United States,