![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://i.redd.it/l152zv2jt0ra1.jpg)
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
![Natural History Museum Signage | Part I on RISD Portfolios | Short faced bear, Prehistoric animals, Extinct animals Natural History Museum Signage | Part I on RISD Portfolios | Short faced bear, Prehistoric animals, Extinct animals](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8f/e4/1b/8fe41bb476961fde8c94297937ca279b.jpg)
Natural History Museum Signage | Part I on RISD Portfolios | Short faced bear, Prehistoric animals, Extinct animals
![Arctotherium angustidens and spectacled bear (size comparison) | Extinct animals, Short faced bear, Prehistoric animals Arctotherium angustidens and spectacled bear (size comparison) | Extinct animals, Short faced bear, Prehistoric animals](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/68/af/ee/68afeec6d44668c2d55b2234b593fcb2.jpg)