Mammalia - Carnivora - Otariidae
Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1872. On the Sea-bear of New Zealand (Arctocephalus cinereus) and the North-Australian Sea-bear (Gypsophoca tropicalis). Proceedings of the Zoological Society, London 653-662
Belongs to Arctocephalus according to F. Lopes et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Arctocephalus (Arctocephalus), Arctocephalus (Callotaria), Arctocephalus australis, Arctocephalus doriferus, Arctocephalus elegans, Arctocephalus eulophus, Arctocephalus falklandicus, Arctocephalus fischeri, Arctocephalus forsteri, Arctocephalus forsteri, Arctocephalus galapagoensis, Arctocephalus gazella, Arctocephalus grayii, Arctocephalus nivosus, Arctocephalus philippi, Arctocephalus philippii, Arctocephalus pusillus, Arctocephalus tasmanica, Arctocephalus townsendi, Halarctus delalandii
Ecology: amphibious piscivore
Distribution: found only at Marion Island (Quaternary of South Africa)
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