†subfamily Imagotariinae Mitchell 1968 (pinniped)

Mammalia - Carnivora

Alternative spelling: Imagotarinae

Synonyms: Kamtschararctinae Dubrovo 1981, Kamtschatarctinae Dubrovo 1981

Full reference: E. D. Mitchell. 1968. The Mio-Pliocene pinniped Imagotaria. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 25(9):1843-1900

Parent taxon: Otarioidea according to T. L. Fulton and C. Strobeck 2010

See also Barnes 1988, Barnes 1989, Barnes 2008, Dubrovo 1981, Dubrovo 1984, Horikawa 1995, Kohno et al. 1995, Koretsky and Barnes 2006 and Mitchell 1968

Sister taxa: Odobenidae, Otariidae

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of United States (1: California collection)

• Miocene of Japan (3), Mexico (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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