Mammalia - Carnivora - Odobenidae
Full reference: L. G. Barnes and R. E. Raschke. 1991. Gomphotaria pugnax, a new genus and species of late Miocene dusignathine otariid pinniped (Mammalia: Carnivora) from California. Contributions in Science 426:1-16
Belongs to Gomphotaria according to J. N. Biewer et al. 2020
See also Barnes 2008, Barnes and Raschke 1991, Berta 2018, Berta et al. 2018, Boessenecker and Churchill 2013, Deméré 1994, Deméré et al. 2003 and Magallanes et al. 2018
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: LACM 121508, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is San Clemente, which is in a Messinian offshore siltstone in the Capistrano Formation of California.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: California collection)
• Miocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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