Mammalia - Carnivora - Odobenidae
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 Aivukus according to J. N. Biewer et al. 2020
See also Barnes 2008, Berta 2018, Berta et al. 2018, Boessenecker and Churchill 2013, Deméré 1994, Deméré et al. 2003, Magallanes et al. 2018, Repenning and Tedford 1977 and Vidal 1991
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IGCU 901, a partial skull (partial skull and limb elements). Its type locality is Locality 11, which is in a Messinian coastal horizon in the Almejas Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of Mexico (1 collection)
• Miocene of Mexico (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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