Mammalia - Carnivora - Otariidae
Full reference: C. A. Repenning and R. H. Tedford. 1977. Otarioid seals of the Neogene. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 992:1-93
Belongs to Thalassoleon according to R. W. Boessenecker and M. Churchill 2015
See also Barnes 1989, Barnes 2008, Berta et al. 2018, Deméré et al. 2003, Deméré and Berta 2005, Koretsky and Barnes 2006, Repenning and Tedford 1977 and Vidal 1991
Sister taxa: Thalassoleon inouei, Thalassoleon macnallyae
Type specimen: IGCU 902, a skull
Ecology: amphibious piscivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Japan (1 collection), United States (1: California)
• Miocene of Mexico (1), United States (1: California)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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