Supayacetus muizoni Nova Studios The extinction of Arctodus pristinus

The extinction of Arctodus pristinus occurred towards the end of the Pleistocene

although wider and more robust than that of strictly piscivorous forms like modern gharials

Far from being a simple decorative object

but it has been speculated that changes in climate and prey availability could have contributed to its decline

scavenger and hunter

Supayacetus muizoni Nova Studios The extinction of Arctodus pristinusSupayacetus muizoni was an archaeocete cetacean belonging to the Basilosauridae, a group of fully aquatic primitive whales that lived during the middle late Eocene, approximately 4037 million years ago, in the coastal waters of present day Peru. It represents a very important transitional form in the early evolution of whales, showing a combination of primitive traits inherited from older archaeocetes and characteristics already clearly adapted to