†subfamily Agriotheriinae (bear)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Parent taxon: Ursidae according to J. Chorn and R. S. Hoffman 1978
Sister taxa: Adelpharctos, Amphicynodon, Amphicynodontinae, Dinocyon, Gulonina, Harpaleocyon, Hemicyon, Hemicyoninae, Metarctos, Myadina, Taxina, Thaumastocyon, Tremarctinae, Ursinae, Ursulus
Subtaxa: Agriotheriini
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore