†Osodobenus Biewer et al. 2020 (walrus)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Odobenidae
Full reference: J. N. Biewer, J. Velez-Juarbe, and J. F. Parham. 2020. Insights on the dental evolution of walruses based on new fossil specimens from California. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1833896
Parent taxon: Odobenidae according to J. N. Biewer et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Archaeodobenus, Imagotaria, Kamtschatarctos, Nanodobenus, Neodobenia, Neotherium, Odobeninae, Pelagiarctos, Pontolis, Proneotherium, Prototaria, Pseudotaria, Titanotaria
Subtaxa: Osodobenus eodon
Type: Osodobenus eodon
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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