On August 4, 2014, the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences released the news that after an in-depth research on the ursavus fossils found in northwest China’s Linxia basin, the ursavus is confirmed to be a new species and is named “Daishi ursavus”. The research also reveals that the “Daishi ursavus” is the latest and most advanced ancestor of modern bears. (Chinanews/Deng Tao) |
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