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Odobenus obesus antiquus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Odobenidae

Taxonomy
Odobenus obesus antiquus was named by Kardas (1965) [first figured specimen in the type series is from the ANSP, but no specimen number is given]. Its type specimen is ANSP no number? and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Odobenus obesus antiquus Kardas p. 377 figs. Fig. 2-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
RankNameAuthor
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
—PanpinnipediaWolsan et al. 2020
—Pinnipedimorpha
—Pinnipedia()
familyOdobenidae()
subfamilyOdobeninae
tribeOdobenini
genusOdobenus
speciesobesus
subspeciesantiquus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Odobenus obesus antiquus Kardas 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteuc
Ontogeny: modification of partsuc
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2011-05-21 01:16:23
Modified: 2011-05-20 10:16:23
Source: f = family, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Kohno et al. 1995, Carreño and Cronin 1993, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Belgium Odobenus obesus (89536)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0USA (New Jersey) Odobenus obesus (102847)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Germany Odobenus obesus (102958)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Netherlands Odobenus obesus (102956 102957)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0North Atlantic Odobenus obesus (102954)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Iceland Odobenus obesus (102890 102891 102892 102894 102895)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Iceland (Strandasysla) Odobenus obesus (102297 102887 102893)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0France Odobenus obesus (102955)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0United Kingdom (England) Odobenus obesus (102953)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (New Jersey) Odobenus obesus (102853 102856)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Iceland (Skagfjardarsysla) Odobenus obesus (102889)