Mammalia - Carnivora - Desmatophocidae
Full reference: T. Condon. 1906. A new fossil pinniped (Desmatophoca oregonensis) from the Miocene of the Oregon coast. University of Oregon Bulletin 3(3):1-14
Belongs to Desmatophoca according to R. W. Boessenecker and M. Churchill 2015
See also Barnes 1987, Barnes 1989, Barnes 2008, Berta et al. 2018, Boessenecker and Churchill 2013, Boessenecker and Churchill 2018, Condon 1906, Cullen et al. 2014, Deméré et al. 2003, Hay 1930, Kellogg 1922 and Repenning and Tedford 1977
Sister taxon: Desmatophoca brachycephala
Type specimen: UOMNH F735, a skull
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (3: Oregon collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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