Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Odobenini

Mammalia - Carnivora - Odobenidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Odobenini Allen p. 5
1994Odobenini Deméré p. 117
1995Odobenini Kohno et al. p. 114
1997Odobenini McKenna and Bell p. 255
2008Odobenini Kohno and Ray p. 44
2018Odobenini Boessenecker et al. p. 282
2018Odobenini Magallanes et al. p. 31
2024Odobenini Boessenecker et al. p. 6
2024Odobenini Boisville et al.

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
RankNameAuthor
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
—PanpinnipediaWolsan et al. 2020
—Pinnipedimorpha
—Pinnipedia()
familyOdobenidae()
subfamilyOdobeninae
tribeOdobenini
tribeOdobenini

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.

Tr. Odobenini Allen 1880
show all | hide all
G. Odobenus Brisson 1762 [walrus]
hide
†Odobenus mandanoensis Tomida 1989
†Odobenus obesus antiquus Kardas 1965
Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 [walrus]
+
+
Invalid names: Trichechus cookii Fremerij 1831 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hemicaulodon effodiens Cope 1869 [synonym], Odobenus virginianus De Kay 1842 [synonym], Trichechus orientalis Dybowski 1922 [synonym], Trichechus virginianus Dekay 1842 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hemicaulodon Cope 1869 [synonym], Odobenotherium Gratiolet 1858 [synonym], Rosmarus Brunnich 1772 [synonym], Trichechus Linnaeus 1766 [synonym], Trichechus obesus Gill 1866 [nomen nudum]
G. †Ontocetus Leidy 1859
hide
†Ontocetus emmonsi Leidy 1859
+
Invalid names: Alachtherium africanum Geraads 1997 [synonym], Alachtherium antverpiensis Rutten 1907 [synonym], Alachtherium cretsii Du Bus 1867 [synonym], Prorosmarus alleni Berry and Gregory 1906 [synonym], Trichecodon huxleyi Lankester 1865 [synonym]
†Ontocetus posti Boisville et al. 2024
Invalid names: Alachtherium Du Bus 1867 [synonym], Prorosmarus Berry and Gregory 1906 [synonym], Trichecodon Lankester 1865 [synonym], Trichecodon koninckii Van Beneden 1871 [nomen dubium]
G. †Valenictus Mitchell 1961
hide
†Valenictus chulavistensis Deméré 1994
†Valenictus imperialensis Mitchell 1961
†Valenictus sheperdi Boessenecker et al. 2024
Invalid names: Odobenina McKenna and Bell 1997 [empty]
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: Carreño and Cronin 1993, Hendy et al. 2009, Kohno et al. 1995

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Holocene or 13.82000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma

Collections (272 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Netherlands Alachtherium sp., Trichechus huxleyi (53929)
Neogene23.04 - 2.58USA (Florida) Ontocetus emmonsi (77598 77599)
Neogene23.04 - 2.58USA (Georgia) Ontocetus emmonsi (77597)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Netherlands Alachterium cretsii (75152)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Belgium (Antwerpen) Alachterium cretsii, Trichecodon koninckii (66960)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Netherlands Alachtherium sp. (74896)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Florida) Ontocetus emmonsi (60036) Trichecodon huxleyi (18532 18595)
Late/Upper Hemphillian - Zanclean9.4 - 3.6USA (Florida) Trichecodon huxleyi (18535)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6USA (California) Odobenini indet. (77499)
Messinian - Early/Lower Pleistocene7.246 - 0.774Netherlands Odobenus sp., Ontocetus emmonsi (189573)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Japan (Nagano) Alachtherium sp. (156221)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Virginia) Ontocetus emmonsi (57908)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (Virginia) Ontocetus emmonsi (77577 77578 77579)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (Florida) Ontocetus emmonsi (45474) Trichecodon huxleyi (154720)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Japan (Hokkaido) Odobenus sp. (45803)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Valenictus imperialensis (58982 151983) Valenictus sheperdi (233252) Valenictus sp., Valenictus sheperdi (153705)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) Ontocetus emmonsi (77594)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Japan (Fukushima) Odobenus sp. (75426)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Ontocetus emmonsi (49982 51591 52582 77580 77581 77582 77583 77584 77585 77586)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (North Carolina) Ontocetus emmonsi (49983)