First Description of the Auditory Region of a Tremarctinae (Ursidae, Mammalia) Bear: The Case of Arctotherium angustidens

• Published in: Journal of Mammalian Evolution
• Main Authors: Arnaudo, Maria Eugenia, Soibelzon, Leopoldo Héctor, Bona, Paula, Schubert, Blaine
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: ARCTOTHERIUM; AUDITORY REGION; MORPHOLOGY; URSIDAE; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Arnaudo; Ursus arctos
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/85188

Here we present the first detailed morphological study of the auditory region of a tremarctine bear, the South American giant short-faced bear Arctotherium angustidens. We compared 19 specimens of A. angustidens with other tremarctines and ursines. Through the use of CT scans, we confirmed the prese...