Mirounga angustirostris Gill 1866 (northern elephant seal)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae

Alternative combination: Macrorhinus angustirostris

Belongs to Mirounga according to T. A. Deméré et al. 2003

See also Allen 1880, Berta et al. 2018, Cullen et al. 2014, Davis et al. 2004, Friant 1947, Gray 1871, Kienle and Berta 2019, Koretsky 2001, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Riedman 1990, Scheffer and Rice 1963, Trouessart 1898, Trouessart 1904 and Vidal 1991

Sister taxa: Mirounga leonina, Morunga elephantina

Ecology: amphibious piscivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (3: British Columbia collections), Mexico (1), United States (28: Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington)

Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence

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