Ailuropoda baconi
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Ailuropoda baconi

Ailuropoda baconi is an extinct panda from the Late Pleistocene, 750 thousand years ago, and was preceded by A. wulingshanensis and A. microta as an ancestor of the giant panda (A. melanoleuca ). Very little is known about this animal; however, its latest fossils have been dated to the Late Pleistocene.

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A. baconi is the largest panda ancestor on record and was probably physically similar to its descendant.

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References

1. Ailuropoda baconi Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailuropoda_baconi

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