†Pliopedia Kellogg 1921 (walrus)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Odobenidae
Full reference: R. Kellogg. 1921. A new Pinniped from the Upper Pliocene of California. Journal of Mammalogy 2(4):212-226
Parent taxon: Odobeninae according to T. A. Deméré et al. 2003
See also Barnes 1989, Barnes 2008, Berta et al. 2018, Carroll 1988, Deméré 1994, Hay 1930, Horikawa 1995, Kellogg 1921, McKenna and Bell 1997, Mitchell 1968, Repenning and Tedford 1977 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aivukus, Odobenini, Protodobenus
Subtaxa: Pliopedia pacifica
Type: Pliopedia pacifica
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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