Agriarctos nikolovi

Agriarctos nikolovi
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Subfamily: Ailuropodinae
Tribe: Ailuropodini
Genus: Agriarctos
Species:
A. nikolovi
Binomial name
Agriarctos nikolovi
Jiangzuo & Spassov, 2022

Agriarctos nikolovi is an extinct species of panda from the Late Miocene of Bulgaria, some 6 million years ago. The epithet of scientific name commemorate Dr. Ivan Nikolov for his contribution to paleobiology studies of Bulgaria.

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