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, former director of 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]

Agriarctos nikolovi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Subfamily: Ailuropodinae
Tribe: Ailuropodini
Genus: Agriarctos
Species:
A. nikolovi
Binomial name
Agriarctos nikolovi
Jiangzuo & Spassov, 2022

References

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  1. ^ 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: e2054718. Bibcode:2022JVPal..42E4718J. doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.2054718. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 251241607.