microrobert
05-11-2012, 07:35 PM
11-Million-Year-Old Giant Panda’s Cousin Found in Spain
Scientists have discovered a new fossil species of bear that roamed what is now Spain in the Myocene period.
http://www.sci-news.com/images/2012/05/image_305.jpg
Artist’s reconstruction of Agriarctos beatrix
The new ursid species, Agriarctos beatrix, was a small plantigrade omnivore and was genetically related to giant pandas. Its fossil remains have been found in the Nombrevilla 2 site in the province of Zaragoza, Spain.
11-Million-Year-Old Giant Panda (http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/article00305.html)
Scientists have discovered a new fossil species of bear that roamed what is now Spain in the Myocene period.
http://www.sci-news.com/images/2012/05/image_305.jpg
Artist’s reconstruction of Agriarctos beatrix
The new ursid species, Agriarctos beatrix, was a small plantigrade omnivore and was genetically related to giant pandas. Its fossil remains have been found in the Nombrevilla 2 site in the province of Zaragoza, Spain.
11-Million-Year-Old Giant Panda (http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/article00305.html)