†Eotaria citrica Velez-Juarbe 2017 (eared seal)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Otariidae
Full reference: J. Velez-Juarbe. 2017. Eotaria citrica, sp. nov., a new stem otariid from the “Topanga” formation of Southern California. PeerJ 5:e3022
Belongs to Eotaria according to J. Velez-Juarbe 2017
See also Berta et al. 2018
Sister taxon: Eotaria crypta
Type specimen: LACM 122666, a mandible (nearly complete left mandible, including c1, p2–4, m1–2). Its type locality is Upper Oso Dam, which is in a Langhian marine sandstone in the "Topanga" Formation of California.
Ecology: amphibious piscivore
Distribution: found only at Upper Oso Dam
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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