Mammalia - Carnivora - Odobenidae
Full reference: R. W. Boessenecker, A. W. Poust, S. J. Boessenecker and M. Churchill. 2024. Tusked walruses (Carnivora: Odobenidae) from the Miocene–Pliocene Purisima Formation of Santa Cruz, California (U.S.A.): a new species of the toothless walrus Valenictus and the oldest records of Odobeninae and Odobenini. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (e2296567)1-33
Belongs to Valenictus according to R. W. Boessenecker et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Valenictus chulavistensis, Valenictus imperialensis
Type specimen: UCMP 219091, a skull (nearly complete cranium). Its type locality is Capitola 2, which is in a Zanclean marine sandstone in the Purisima Formation of California.
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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