Mammalia - Carnivora - Otariidae
Alternative spelling: Arctocephalus (Hydrarctos)
Full reference: C. Muizon. 1978. Arctocephalus (Hydrarctos) lomasiensis, subgen. nov. et nov sp., un nouvel Otariidae du Mio-Pliocene de Sacaco. Bulletin de l'Institute Francais d'Etudes Andines 7(3-4):169-189
Parent taxon: Otariidae according to N. Tsuzuku and N. Kohno 2020
See also Berta 2002, Berta 2009, Berta 2017, Berta et al. 2018, Deméré et al. 2003, Koretsky and Barnes 2006, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Muizon 1978
Sister taxa: Arctocephalinae, Arctocephalus, Callorhinae, Callorhinina, Callorhinus, Eotaria, Eumetopias, Eumetopiina, Neophoca, Oriensarctos, Otaria, Otaria oudriana, Otariinae, Phocarctos, Pithanotaria, Proterozetes, Thalassoleon, Zalophina, Zalophus
Subtaxa: Hydrarctos lomasiensis
Ecology: amphibious piscivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Peru (1 collection)
• Miocene of Peru (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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