†A. lufengensis Qi et al., 1989
†A. yuanmouenensis Zong, 1997
Ailurarctos left radial sesamoid fossil.
Ailurarctos ("cat bear") is an extinct genus of panda from the Late Miocene of China, some 8 million years ago.[1][2][3][4]
Different teeth structures in the Ailuropoda lineage indicate a mosaic evolution during the past 2 million years.[5] Like modern giant pandas, Ailurarctos had a false thumb that allowed it to grip bamboo, suggesting that the panda's specialized bamboo diet goes back to as early as 6 to 7 million years ago.[6]
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Ailurarctos ("cat bear") is an extinct genus of panda from the Late Miocene of China, some 8 million years ago. Different teeth structures in the Ailuropoda...
consists almost exclusively of bamboo. Giant pandas have descended from Ailurarctos, which lived during the late Miocene. From Greek αἴλουρος aílouros "cat"...
Mya) Subfamily Ailuropodinae Tribe Ailuropodini Genus Agriarctos† Genus Ailurarctos† A. lufengensis Genus Ailuropoda A. baconi (2.6–0.012 Mya) A. fovealis...