Tremarctos floridanus
| Tremarctos floridanus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| T. floridanus skeleton | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Ursidae |
| Genus: | Tremarctos |
| Species: | †T. floridanus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Tremarctos floridanus Gidley 1902 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Arctodus floridanus Gidley 1902 Tremarctos mexicanus Stock 1902 | |
Tremarctos floridanus is an extinct species of bear in the family Ursidae, subfamily Tremarctinae. T. floridanus became extinct at the end of the last ice age, 11,000 years ago. Its fossils have been found throughout the Southeastern United States, in northeastern Mexico, and in Belize from the Rancholabrean epoch (250,000–11,000 years ago), and from earlier epochs at some sites in western North America.