Mammalia - Carnivora - Odobenidae
Full reference: R. Kellogg. 1921. A new Pinniped from the Upper Pliocene of California. Journal of Mammalogy 2(4):212-226
Belongs to Pliopedia according to I. Magallanes et al. 2018
See also Barnes 2008, Berta et al. 2018, Deméré 1994, Deméré et al. 2003, Hay 1930, Kellogg 1921, Mitchell 1968 and Repenning and Tedford 1977
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Stanford University C. 537, a set of limb elements. Its type locality is Santa Margarita, southeast, which is in a Zanclean marine sandstone in the Paso Robles Formation of California.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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