Kolponomos clallamensis Stirton 1960 (pinniped)

Mammalia - Carnivora

Full reference: R. A. Stirton. 1960. A marine carnivore from the Clallam Miocene Formation Washington. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 36(7):345-368

Belongs to Kolponomos according to R. A. Stirton 1960

Sister taxon: Kolponomos newportensis

Type specimen: UCMP 50056, a partial skull (rostrum). Its type locality is Slip Point Lighthouse, which is in an Aquitanian marine shale/sandstone in the Clallam Formation of Washington.

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Slip Point Lighthouse

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