tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402479509486755319.post1630671305740863783..comments2023-07-05T08:54:50.147+01:00Comments on The Disillusioned Taxonomist: Photo of the Day #29: European Brown Bearmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18088256714630497532noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402479509486755319.post-5031821142283115872009-04-12T00:03:00.000+01:002009-04-12T00:03:00.000+01:00Yes! I know! The thought running through my head w...Yes! I know! The thought running through my head when I saw the bears was "that doesn't look like an animal who's just come out of hibernation!"mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18088256714630497532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402479509486755319.post-7710943968707896712009-04-11T23:53:00.000+01:002009-04-11T23:53:00.000+01:00The bear in your picture ir hilariously fat!The bear in your picture ir hilariously fat!Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08692080707969333711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402479509486755319.post-40456480671072281222009-04-11T22:38:00.000+01:002009-04-11T22:38:00.000+01:00Thanks for your comment! I guess I shouldn't rely ...Thanks for your comment! I guess I shouldn't rely on Wikipedia too much then for my systematic information; I checked a paper I had on <I>Kolponomos</I> and indeed it says its an amphicyonid. I know far too little about the fossil history of the carnivores, although they are amongst my favourites.mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18088256714630497532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402479509486755319.post-51016210235424800762009-04-11T16:55:00.000+01:002009-04-11T16:55:00.000+01:00Thanks for sharing some insights about bears, Mo. ...Thanks for sharing some insights about bears, Mo. <BR/>I'm glad to see you mention Kolponomos, it is really a strange beast. But it isn't a true bear, it is a member of the family Amphicyonidae, otherwise known as the 'bear-dogs'.<BR/>Amphicyonids are known from North America and Asia, and some have been found in Thailand and China.<BR/>It's cool how many carnivorans have made it across and back, including the red panda. The oldest fossil red panda is from the Miocene of Tennessee! I still get a kick out of thinking that there were red pandas munching away in the southeast....Brian Lee Beattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964393108719483799noreply@blogger.com