Pelagiarctos
Extinct genus of carnivores / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pelagiarctos was a genus of walrus that lived during the Mid Miocene, approx. 13-15 mya. Its remains have been found in the Sharktooth Hill Bonebed, in Kern County, California. It was originally described as an Otariidae, though it is now usually considered to be a basal Odobenidae.
Quick Facts Pelagiarctos Temporal range: Mid Miocene, Scientific classification ...
Pelagiarctos Temporal range: Mid Miocene | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Clade: | Pinnipedia |
Family: | Odobenidae |
Genus: | †Pelagiarctos Barnes, 1988 |
Type species | |
†Pelagiarctos thomasi Barnes, 1988 |
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