Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Bear
|
| gptkbp:adaptations |
Adapted for speed and endurance
|
| gptkbp:anatomy |
Powerful limbs
|
| gptkbp:behavior |
gptkb:Scavenger
|
| gptkbp:body_shape |
Long limbs and short snout
Longer front limbs than hind limbs Slender and tall |
| gptkbp:climate_adaptation |
Adapted to colder climates
|
| gptkbp:competitors |
Other large carnivores
|
| gptkbp:conservation_status |
Extinct
|
| gptkbp:diet |
gptkb:carnivore
|
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:North_America
|
| gptkbp:ecological_role |
Scavenger and predator.
|
| gptkbp:extinction_cause |
Climate change
Human activity and climate change |
| gptkbp:first_appearance |
1.2 million years ago
|
| gptkbp:foraging_behavior |
Opportunistic feeder
|
| gptkbp:fossil_record |
gptkb:La_Brea_Tar_Pits
gptkb:Arctodus_simus Pleistocene epoch Extensive Widespread in North America Numerous in North America |
| gptkbp:geological_features |
Quaternary
|
| gptkbp:habitat |
Open grasslands
|
| gptkbp:habitat_range |
Across North America
|
| gptkbp:head |
Large and elongated skull
|
| gptkbp:height |
up to 12 feet when standing on hind legs
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Short-faced bear
|
| gptkbp:hunting_technique |
Ambush predator
|
| gptkbp:is_compared_to |
Modern bears
|
| gptkbp:is_found_in |
gptkb:North_America
|
| gptkbp:known_for |
Long legs
|
| gptkbp:last_appearance |
11,000 years ago
|
| gptkbp:length |
Up to 10 feet
|
| gptkbp:lived_during |
Pleistocene
|
| gptkbp:mouth |
Carnassial teeth
|
| gptkbp:originated_in |
Derived from earlier bear species
|
| gptkbp:paleobiology |
Grassland and open forest
Part of Pleistocene megafauna Study of ancient bears |
| gptkbp:predators |
Large herbivores
|
| gptkbp:predatory_role |
Top predator in its ecosystem
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Arctodus
|
| gptkbp:reproduction |
Viviparous
|
| gptkbp:research |
North American distribution
|
| gptkbp:scientific_name |
gptkb:Arctodus_simus
|
| gptkbp:size |
Large
|
| gptkbp:social_structure |
Solitary
|
| gptkbp:weight |
up to 1,000 pounds
400 to 1,000 pounds 500 to 1,000 pounds |
| gptkbp:wildlife |
Holocene
Late Pleistocene High during Pleistocene |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Pliocene_epoch
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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