Ursus arctos

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Collector
R. MacFarlane
Record Last Modified
10 Jun 2020
Specimen Count
1
Collection Date
8 May 1863
Other Numbers
Mammals Field Number : 551
Other Catalog Number : 00008123
USNM Number
A6551
Type Citation
Merriam, C. H. 1918. Review of the grizzly and big brown bears of North America (genus Ursus) with description of a new genus, Vetularctos. 41 51.
Type Status
Type
Preparation
Partial Skeleton
Skull
Remarks
two humeri, one ulna
Sex
Male
Stage
Adult
Place
Fort Anderson, 50 mi below, on Anderson River, Mackenzie District, Northwest Territories, Canada, North America
Published Name
Ursus arctos
Ursus macfarlani Merriam, 1918
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Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Taxonomy
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Carnivora, Caniformia, Ursidae
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
Record ID
nmnhvz_7421883
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bcba6862-6530-431b-8ccf-802c13ab48cc
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