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Taxonomy
Oriensarctos was named by Mitchell (1968). Its type is Eumetopias watasei.
It was assigned to Odobeninae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Otariidae by Mitchell (1968), Repenning and Tedford (1977), Barnes (1989), Berta (2017).
It was assigned to Odobeninae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Otariidae by Mitchell (1968), Repenning and Tedford (1977), Barnes (1989), Berta (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1968 | Oriensarctos Mitchell p. 1881 |
1977 | Oriensarctos Repenning and Tedford p. 73 |
1989 | Oriensarctos Barnes p. 23 |
1997 | Oriensarctos McKenna and Bell p. 255 |
2017 | Oriensarctos Berta p. 156 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available