Mammalia - Carnivora - Odobenidae
Alternative combinations: Neotherium primigenum, Prototaria primigenia
Full reference: K. Takeyama and T. Ozawa. 1984. A new Miocene otarioid seal from Japan. Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B Physical and Biological Sciences 40(3):36-39
Belongs to Prototaria according to J. Velez and F. M. Salinas-Márquez 2018
See also Barnes 1989, Berta 2018, Berta et al. 2018, Boessenecker and Churchill 2013, Deméré et al. 2003, Kohno 1994, Kohno et al. 1995, Magallanes et al. 2018 and Takeyama and Ozawa 1984
Sister taxon: Prototaria planicephala
Type specimen: HUTE 1001, a skull (skull and some postcranial elements)
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Japan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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