Bears of the Pleistocene

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There are two Pleistocene bears each of which is arguably the biggest bear ever. Some will argue Arctodus simus while others will insist on Arctotherium angustidens. There may be an even older rival in this contest for the biggest bear ever. There was a bear, possibly closer to the giant panda lineage than to the other bears, that lived back roughly six million years ago, that might have equaled or even surpassed the giant short-faced bears in size. He is now known as Indarctos atticus. Reply