Alternative spelling: Pomatotherium
Parent taxon: Pinnipedimorpha according to R. Paterson et al. 2019
See also Baskin 1998, Carroll 1988, Everett et al. 2022, Hay 1902, Koretsky and Domning 2014, Morlo 1996, Palmer 1904, Robles et al. 2010, Rybczynski et al. 2009, Sato et al. 2009, Wang et al. 2005 and Wolson 1993
Sister taxa: Enaliarctidae, Enaliarctos, Kolponomos, Pacificotaria, Phocomorpha, Pinnarctidion, Pinnipedia, Pinnipediformes, Pteronarctos, Puijila, Semantor
Subtaxa: Potamotherium hasnoti Potamotherium miocenicum Potamotherium vallentoni
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (4 collections), Germany (3), Hungary (1), Slovakia (1)
• Oligocene of Germany (1)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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