Ailuropoda baconi
| Ailuropoda baconi Temporal range: Pleistocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Ursidae |
| Genus: | Ailuropoda |
| Species: | A. baconi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ailuropoda baconi (Woodward 1915) | |
Ailuropoda baconi evolved 750,000 years ago, and was preceded by Ailuropoda wulingshanensis and Ailuropoda microta as an ancestor of the giant panda. Very little is known about this creature.[1]
Physiology
A. baconi is the largest panda ancestor on record and probably was similar in physical structure to its descendant, the panda.
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