Indarctos
Indarctos is an extinct genus of bear, endemic to North America, Europe and Asia during the Miocene. It was present from ~11.1 to 5.3 Ma, existing for approximately.
The oldest member is from Arizona and youngest is from Kazakhstan. In North America this animal was contemporary with Plionarctos.Some sites and specimen ages:
- Box T Site, Lipscomb County, Texas ~9.3—9.2 Ma.
- Rattlesnake site, Grant County, Oregon ~10.3—4.9 Ma.
- Withlacoochee River Site 4A, Marion County, Florida ~10.3—4.9 Ma.
- Lufeng, Yunnan, China ~9—5.3 Ma.
- Yulafli, Thrace, Turkey ~9.7—8.7 Ma.
- Batallones-3, Madrid Basin, Spain ~11.6—5.3 Ma.
