Valenictus
Extinct genus of carnivores From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Extinct genus of carnivores From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Valenictus is an extinct genus of Odobenidae from the Pliocene of California.
| Valenictus Temporal range: Pliocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Clade: | Pinnipedia |
| Family: | Odobenidae |
| Subfamily: | Odobeninae |
| Genus: | †Valenictus Mitchell, 1961 |
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†V. chulavistensis | |
Valenictus is related to the modern-day walrus, but lacked all teeth both in the lower and upper jaw except for the two tusks.[1]
