FOSSIL CARNIVORA cy 
URSID2, OR BEARS. 
The Ursidz, or Bears, are the largest living Carnivora, and 
are not exceeded in size by any one of the extinct forms. They 
are less strictly carnivorous than most of the others, since they 
live in large part upon berries, nuts, roots and other vegetable 
food. The Polar Bear is an exception, feeding entirely upon 
animal food, fishand seals. Skulls of two extinct bears are shown 
in the collection, the Californian and European Cave-Bears. 
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FIG. 13. TOP VIEW OF SKULL OF PHLAOCYON 
A link between raccoons and primitive dogs. Lower Miocene of Colorado. Natural size 
These get their name from the fact that their remains are chiefly 
found in caves, where they hibernated, probably, during the 
cold season, as do modern bears. 
PROCYONID2, OR RACCOONS. 
The Procyonide are found only in North and South America, 
with the exception of the Panda of India, which is doubtfully 
referred to this family. Fossil raccoons very much like the 
living species are found in the Pleistocene strata of various parts 
of the United States, and in cave deposits. In the Oligocene 
and Miocene epochs lived two more primitive genera which 
