Kretzoiarctos fossil map
Where fossils of Kretzoiarctos have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 5 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 5 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 11.63–7.246 million years ago (Tortonian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Ursidae |
| Named by | Abella et al. 2012 |
| Fossil records | 4 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Spain, Germany |
| Rock formations | txn:41301 |
About Kretzoiarctos
Kretzoiarctos is an extinct bear genus from the European Miocene. It consists of Kretzoiarctos beatrix, an ancestor of the extant giant panda.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Kretzoiarctos (revision 1358258838), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q18644716.
