Mammalia - Carnivora - Otariidae
Alternative combination: Arctocephalus (Arctocephalus) townsendi
Belongs to Arctocephalus according to T. A. Deméré et al. 2003
See also Berta et al. 2018, Cullen et al. 2014, Repenning and Tedford 1977, Rice 1998, Riedman 1990, Trouessart 1904 and Vidal 1991
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 tropicalis, Halarctus delalandii
Ecology: amphibious piscivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (61: California)
Total: 62 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.