Review of the Grizzly and Big Brown Bears of North America (Genus ursus): with Description of a New Genus, Vetularctos
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Discusses distribution,sexual and age differences, specimens, and classification of North American grizzly and big brown bears. Describes and lists locations of species and subspecies. Mentions Vetularctos, a new genus related to Ursus.
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Merriam's (1918) treatment of the Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) as ~74 distinct species in North America alone contrasts with the currently defined single Holarctic species.
“A prime example of the frequency with which now-synonymous names were proposed during this period is Merriam’s (1918) treatment of the Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) as ∼74 distinct species in North America alone, as opposed to the currently defined single Holarctic species.”
From How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge (2025) · cites this paper as Merriam’s (1918)
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Burgin, C. J., Zijlstra, J. S., Becker, M. A., Handika, H., Alston, J. M., Widness, J., Liphardt, S., Huckaby, D. G., & Upham, N. S. (2025) · Journal of Mammalogy · doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyaf047 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
- Authors
- Merriam, C. H.
- Corresponding author
- Merriam, C. Hart
- Venue
- North American Fauna
- Publisher
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Published
- 1918-02-09
- Volume
- 41
- Pages
- 1-137
- ISSN
- 0078-1304 (ISSN-L)
- 1944-4575
- OpenAlex
- W2166145221
- Cited by
- 62
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2020: 33 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 3 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- North American Fauna (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Keywords
- grizzly bear, brown bear, Ursus americanus, Ursus, subspecies distribution, sexual difference, age differences, specimen records, North American bears
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