![TwilightBeasts on X: "Paddington's dangerous cousin: the Giant Short Faced Bear! (Image @TedRechlin) https://t.co/Zy7BvgXI80 https://t.co/SNx3c5HS5J" / X TwilightBeasts on X: "Paddington's dangerous cousin: the Giant Short Faced Bear! (Image @TedRechlin) https://t.co/Zy7BvgXI80 https://t.co/SNx3c5HS5J" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DG5jivKXUAAkc1l.jpg)
TwilightBeasts on X: "Paddington's dangerous cousin: the Giant Short Faced Bear! (Image @TedRechlin) https://t.co/Zy7BvgXI80 https://t.co/SNx3c5HS5J" / X
Ohio Geological Survey - This Fossil Friday we are highlighting the giant short-faced bear, 𝐴𝑟𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑠. These large bears occupied much of North America throughout the Pleistocene Epoch (recent Ice Age) and
![The short-faced bear (Arctodus simus) was a massive carnivorous land mammal that inhabited North America during the Pleistocene epoch, spanning from approximately 2.5 million to 11,000 years ago. With an estimated weight The short-faced bear (Arctodus simus) was a massive carnivorous land mammal that inhabited North America during the Pleistocene epoch, spanning from approximately 2.5 million to 11,000 years ago. With an estimated weight](https://preview.redd.it/the-short-faced-bear-arctodus-simus-was-a-massive-v0-l152zv2jt0ra1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=7cc5dadfa93f3666db63760d4d99cd2556e84cf3)