A 'cousin' of the giant panda lived in what is now Zaragoza, Spain

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 09:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Scientists have found a new ursid fossil species in the area of Nombrevilla in Zaragoza, Spain. Agriarctos beatrix was a small plantigrade omnivore and was genetically related to giant pandas, according to researchers.

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