Mammalia - Carnivora - Otariidae

Alternative combination: Eumetopias watasei

Full reference: H. Matsumoto. 1925. [On a new species of fossil sea lion from Umegase Province of Kazusa]. Geological Society of Tokyo Journal 32:45-49

Belongs to Oriensarctos according to C. A. Repenning and R. H. Tedford 1977

See also Matsumoto 1926 and Mitchell 1968

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Megakura, which is in a Pleistocene marine sandstone in Japan

Ecology: amphibious piscivore

Distribution: found only at Megakura

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