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
Belongs to Pontolis according to J. N. Biewer et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Pontolis kohnoi, Pontolis magnus
Type specimen: LACM 122444, a partial skeleton (nearly complete skull with associ- ated mandible and postcranial elements, including atlas, thoracic and caudal vertebrae; left scapula, humerus, radius, ulna, ). Its type locality is Aliso Viejo, which is in a Tortonian marine horizon in the Monterey Formation of California.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution: found only at Aliso Viejo
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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