Knowing the history of Panda
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Knowing the history of Panda
01/10/2007 | Elhuyar
Ailuropoda microta is the oldest predecessor of the known panda.
Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Beijing
We know little about the evolutionary history of Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). We know that the pioneer of the modern panda lived a million years ago and belonged to the species Ailuropoda baconi, but we do not know the steps he took in the evolution to reach a carnivorous bear of the Miocene.
A skull found in China 6 years ago has revealed something about history. It belongs to a ancestor of Panda, an Ailuropoda microta.
The teeth and shape of the bones have shown that the panda was already herbivorous, more than 2 million years ago. In addition, this ancestor measured less than a meter, so it was less than the current one, -it measures a meter and a half. They conclude that it grew because it specialized in bamboo.
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