†Pteronarctos goedertae Barnes 1989 (pinniped)
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Synonyms: Pacificotaria hadromma Barnes 1992, Pteronarctos piersoni Barnes 1990
Full reference: L. G. Barnes. 1989. A new enaliarctine pinniped from the Astoria Formation, Oregon, and a classification of the Otariidae (Mammalia: Carnivora). Contributions in Science 403:1-26
Belongs to Pteronarctos according to R. W. Boessenecker and M. Churchill 2015
See also Barnes 1989, Barnes 1992, Barnes 2008, Berta 1994, Berta et al. 2018, Deméré et al. 2003 and Kienle and Berta 2019
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Pteronarctos goedertae: LACM 123883. Its type locality is Jumpoff Joe, which is in a Burdigalian marine siltstone in the Astoria Formation of Oregon.
- Pacificotaria hadromma: LACM 127973, a skull. Its type locality is Iron Mountain Bed, which is in a Burdigalian marine sandstone in the Astoria Formation of Oregon.
- Pteronarctos piersoni: LACM 127972. Its type locality is Iron Mountain Bed, which is in a Burdigalian marine sandstone in the Astoria Formation of Oregon.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (4: Oregon collections)
Total: 4 collections including 6 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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