Agriarctos nikolovi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Ursidae |
| Subfamily: | Ailuropodinae |
| Tribe: | Ailuropodini |
| Genus: | †Agriarctos |
| Species: | †A. nikolovi
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| †Agriarctos nikolovi Jiangzuo & Spassov, 2022
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Agriarctos nikolovi is an extinct species of panda from the Late Miocene of Bulgaria, some 6 million years ago. The specific epithet of the scientific name commemorates Dr. Ivan Nikolov, paleontologist in the Bulgarian National Museum of Natural History, for having preserved two teeth later used as the holotypes identifying the species in the museum's collections, and "for his contributions to the study of the fossil mammal fauna of Bulgaria".[1]
References
- ^ Jiangzuo, Qigao; Spassov, Nikolai (2022-07-31). "A late Turolian giant panda from Bulgaria and the early evolution and dispersal of the panda lineage". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 42 (1) e2054718. Bibcode:2022JVPal..42E4718J. doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.2054718. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 251241607.