Arctodus simus

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:species
gptkbp:adaptations keen eyesight
fast running
strong sense of smell
adapted for speed
good climbing
gptkbp:anatomy robust skeleton
gptkbp:body_shape long limbs
slender and tall
gptkbp:climate temperate
gptkbp:climate_adaptation adapted to cold climates
gptkbp:common_name gptkb:giant_short-faced_bear
gptkbp:conservation_status extinct
gptkbp:constructed_in 1.2 million years ago
11,000 years ago
gptkbp:cultural_significance paleontological studies
gptkbp:diet omnivore
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:discovery gptkb:California
gptkbp:ecological_role top predator
gptkbp:extinction_cause climate change and human activity
overhunting and habitat loss
gptkbp:family gptkb:Ursus_arctos
gptkbp:first_described_by 1848
gptkbp:foraging_behavior scavenger
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:North_America
gptkb:La_Brea_Tar_Pits
extensive fossil evidence
up to 500,000 years
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Arctodus
gptkbp:geological_features 2.5 million to 11,700 years ago
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:North_America
open grasslands
gptkbp:had_physical_feature long snout
large skull
gptkbp:has_behavior scavenging
gptkbp:has_impact_on ecosystem dynamics
gptkbp:has_weight up to 900 kg
gptkbp:height up to 12 feet on hind legs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Arctodus simus
gptkbp:hunting_technique gptkb:early_humans
ambush predator
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of paleontological studies
gptkbp:is_a_symbol_of Pleistocene extinction
gptkbp:is_active_in daytime
gptkbp:is_featured_in gptkb:documentaries
gptkbp:is_known_to fossil records
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Ursus_arctos
gptkb:Arctodus_pristinus
gptkbp:is_represented_in gptkb:museums
gptkbp:is_studied_in paleobiology
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:giant_short-faced_bear
gptkbp:known_for long legs and large size
gptkbp:length up to 3.4 meters
up to 3.4 meters long
gptkbp:material up to 40 cm
gptkbp:mouth carnassial teeth
gptkbp:movement digitigrade
gptkbp:order gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:originated_in diverged from other bears
gptkbp:paleobiology provides insight into prehistoric life
grassland and forest edges
megafauna community
studied in relation to early humans
gptkbp:predators large herbivores
herbivorous mammals
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Arctodus_pristinus
gptkbp:related_to modern bears
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
cubs
gptkbp:research North American continent
important for understanding Pleistocene ecosystems
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Arctodus_simus
gptkbp:size largest terrestrial mammalian carnivore
gptkbp:social_behavior solitary
gptkbp:social_structure solitary
gptkbp:species short-faced bears
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Ursinae
gptkbp:time_period Late Pleistocene
gptkbp:was_dispersed_across gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:was_known_for long legs
gptkbp:was_larger_than modern bears
gptkbp:was_largest terrestrial mammalian carnivore
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:animals
gptkbp:weight up to 1,000 pounds
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:true
Pleistocene
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Short-faced_bear
gptkb:Arctotherium_simus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6