†Enhydra macrodonta Kilmer 1972 (sea otter)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Full reference: F. H. Kilmer. 1972. A new species of sea otter from the late Pleistocene of northwestern California. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 71(3):150-157
Belongs to Enhydra according to Kilmer 1972
See also Kurten and Anderson 1980
Sister taxa: Enhydra lutris, Enhydra reevei
Type specimen: CSU-Humbolt 745-1, a mandible. Its type locality is Crannell Junction, which is in a Rancholabrean marine sandstone in California.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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