FOSSJL CARNIVORA 

 UrsidtE, or Bears. 



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The Ursidee, or Bears, are the largest living Camivora, 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, fish and seals. Skulls of two extinct bears are shown 

 in the collection, the Californian and European Cave-Bears. 



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 modem bears. 



Procyonid^, or Raccoons. 



The Procyonidae 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 



