Arctodus simus Miniature Museum it is estimated that its

it is estimated that its heavy skull could reach 65 centimeters in length

sexual display

These osteoderms formed a dense armor on the dorsal part of the body

formed by modified incisors

con una extensa osificación del basicráneo

Arctodus simus Miniature Museum it is estimated that itsArctodus simus , commonly known as the short faced bear, was one of the largest terrestrial carnivores of the Pleistocene of North America. This extinct member of the subfamily Tremarctinae inhabited a wide range of ecosystems, from the central plains to the northern forests of the continent, between approximately 800,000 and 11,000 years before present. Its highly specialized morphology has been the subject of intense debate surrounding its trophic