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Odobenini

Mammalia - Carnivora - Odobenidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Odobenini Allen p. 5
1994Odobenini Deméré p. 117
1995Odobenini Kohno et al. p. 114
1997Odobenini McKenna and Bell p. 255
2008Odobenini Kohno and Ray p. 44
2018Odobenini Boessenecker et al. p. 282
2018Odobenini Magallanes et al. p. 31
2024Odobenini Boessenecker et al. p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
RankNameAuthor
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
—PanpinnipediaWolsan et al. 2020
—Pinnipedimorpha
—Pinnipedia()
superfamilyOtarioidea
familyOdobenidae()
subfamilyOdobeninae
tribeOdobenini
tribeOdobenini

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.

Tr. Odobenini Allen 1880
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G. Odobenus Brisson 1762 [walrus]
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†Odobenus mandanoensis Tomida 1989
†Odobenus obesus antiquus Kardas 1965
Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 [walrus]
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Invalid names: Trichechus cookii Fremerij 1831 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hemicaulodon effodiens Cope 1869 [synonym], Odobenus virginianus De Kay 1842 [synonym], Trichechus orientalis Dybowski 1922 [synonym], Trichechus virginianus Dekay 1842 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hemicaulodon Cope 1869 [synonym], Odobenotherium Gratiolet 1858 [synonym], Rosmarus Brunnich 1772 [synonym], Trichechus Linnaeus 1766 [synonym], Trichechus obesus Gill 1866 [nomen nudum]
G. †Valenictus Mitchell 1961
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†Valenictus chulavistensis Deméré 1994
†Valenictus imperialensis Mitchell 1961
†Valenictus sheperdi Boessenecker et al. 2024
Invalid names: Odobenina McKenna and Bell 1997 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteuc
Ontogeny: modification of partsuc
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2011-05-21 01:16:23
Modified: 2011-05-20 10:16:23
Source: f = family, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Kohno et al. 1995, Hendy et al. 2009, Carreño and Cronin 1993

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Holocene or 20.44000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (202 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Trichechus molassicus (47425)
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene15.97 - 0.781Netherlands Odobenus sp. (189573)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6USA (California) Odobenini indet. (77499)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Japan (Hokkaido) Odobenus sp. (45803)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Japan (Fukushima) Odobenus sp. (75426)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Valenictus imperialensis (58982 151983) Valenictus sheperdi (233252) Valenictus sp., Valenictus sheperdi (153705)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Japan (Fukushima) Hemicaulodon effodiens (102037)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Valenictus chulavistensis (233254)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Netherlands Odobenus sp. (87375 87376 87377 87378)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (California) Valenictus chulavistensis (178001)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan Odobenus sp. (75731)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Hokkaido) Odobenus sp. (102043)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Valenictus sp. (75482)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Netherlands Odobenus rosmarus (77634 77637 77640)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Netherlands Odobenus sp. (189574)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Odobenus rosmarus (65405 79745)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Hemicaulodon effodiens (57699) Odobenus sp. (65469)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Netherlands (Walcheren) Odobenus sp. (77660)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Canada (New Brunswick) Odobenus rosmarus (199566 199567)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Netherlands Odobenus rosmarus (53898) Odobenus sp. (65174)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Russian Federation (Sakhalin) Odobaenus obesus (101856)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Odobenus rosmarus (107702)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Belgium (Antwerpen) Trichechus rosmarus (196940)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Russian Federation Trichechus obesus (115316)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Canada (Quebec) Odobenus rosmarus (96823)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Belgium Odobenus obesus (89536)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan Odobenus sp. (102047)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Massachusetts) Odobenus sp. (88532)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0USA (New Hampshire) Odobenus rosmarus (104050)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0USA (New Jersey) Odobenus obesus (102847)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0USA (Maine) Odobenus rosmarus (104048)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Odobenus rosmarus (96816 96818 96819 96820 96821 96822 96824 96825)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Canada (British Columbia) Odobenus rosmarus (96832)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0USA (North Carolina) Odobenus rosmarus (104051)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Japan (Hokkaido) Odobenus sp. (102979)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Canada (New Brunswick) Odobenus rosmarus (96827 96828)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Canada (Nova Scotia) Odobenus rosmarus (96829)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Canada (New Brunswick) Odobenus rosmarus (199564)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Netherlands Odobenus rosmarus (53897)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Alaska) Odobenus rosmarus (52243 102046)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan (Chiba) Odobenus mandanoensis (65240) Odobenus sp. (102983)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan Odobenus sp. (102982)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (South Carolina) Odobenus sp. (79750)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (California) Odobenus rosmarus (84898)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Prince Edward Island) Odobenus rosmarus (73683)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alaska) Odobenus rosmarus (81681 81682)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (New Brunswick) Odobenus rosmarus (73674 73675 73676 73678 73679 73680)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Netherlands Odobenus rosmarus (82530 227871)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Odobenus rosmarus (73684)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maine) Odobenus rosmarus (104049)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation Odobenus rosmarus (232663)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Quebec) Odobenus rosmarus (81686)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Nova Scotia) Odobenus rosmarus (73681 73682)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Germany Odobenus rosmarus (82524 107956)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Odobenus rosmarus (57705 57706 73485 73486 107640)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117North Atlantic Odobenus rosmarus (73685 107643)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Shimane) Odobenus sp. (102048)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (British Columbia) Odobenus rosmarus (81684 167938)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Yukon) Odobenus rosmarus (73691)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Labrador) Odobenus rosmarus (197059)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Hokkaido) Odobenus sp. (56376) Odobenus sp., Odobenus rosmarus (65401)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Odobenus rosmarus (81687)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Odobenus rosmarus (81685)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Odobenus rosmarus (79746)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greenland Odobenus rosmarus (162544)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (New Jersey) Odobenus obesus (102853 102856)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Netherlands Odobenus obesus (102956 102957)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Iceland (Skagfjardarsysla) Odobenus obesus (102889)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Maine) Odobenus rosmarus (104047)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Iceland (Strandasysla) Odobenus obesus (102297 102887 102893)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Canada (New Brunswick) Odobenus rosmarus (73677)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Germany Odobenus obesus (102958)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Iceland Odobenus obesus (102890 102891 102892 102894 102895)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0North Atlantic Trichechus rosmarus, Odobenus obesus (102954)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0United Kingdom (England) Odobenus obesus (102953)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0France Odobenus obesus (102955)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0North Pacific Odobenus rosmarus (227242)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Nunavut) Odobenus rosmarus (73708 73709 160848 175964 175965 175966 175967 175973 175974 175975 175976 175977 175978 228756 228757 228765 228895 228896 228897 228898 228899 228919 228920 228928 229256 229484 229489)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (New Brunswick) Odobenus rosmarus (73673)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Michigan) Odobenus rosmarus (96878 221888)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Russian Federation (Wrangel Island) Odobenus rosmarus (198860)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Russian Federation Odobenus rosmarus (81680 168608 175940 175941 175942 198858 198859 198861)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Odobenus rosmarus (51005 221772 228766 228861)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Odobenus rosmarus (122270 175980)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Alaska) Odobenus rosmarus (90097 175943 175948 175950 175951 175952 175953 175954 175955 175956 176411)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (New York) Odobenus rosmarus (220346 220457)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Yukon) Odobenus rosmarus (96831)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greenland Odobenus rosmarus (160074 160075 160076 160077 162014 162545 175985 175995 227723 229885 229938 229939 229940 229942 229943 230120) Odobenus sp. (227754)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Newfoundland) Odobenus rosmarus (228844 228845)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Nova Scotia) Odobenus obesus (96830)