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
Parent taxon: Pinnipedimorpha according to A. Berta 2018
See also Barnes 1989, Barnes 1990, Barnes 2008, Berta 1994, Berta 2002, Berta 2009, Berta 2017, Boessenecker and Churchill 2015, Deméré et al. 2003, Kienle and Berta 2019, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Enaliarctidae, Enaliarctos, Pacificotaria, Phocomorpha, Pinnarctidion, Pinnipedia, Pinnipediformes
Subtaxa: Pteronarctos goedertae
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (4: Oregon collections)
Total: 4 collections including 6 occurrences
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