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Odobenus mandanoensis

Mammalia - Carnivora - Odobenidae

Taxonomy
Odobenus mandanoensis was named by Tomida (1989) [National Science Museum (Japan)]. Its type specimen is NSM-PV 18911, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mandano, which is in a Pleistocene marginal marine sandstone in the Mandano Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Odobenus mandanoensis Tomida p. 110 figs. Figure 3
1994Odobenus mandanoensis Deméré p. 121
2003Odobenus mandanoensis Deméré et al. p. 49 figs. Fig. 3.3
2018Odobenus mandanoensis Berta et al. p. 217 figs. Fig. 6
2018Odobenus mandanoensis Magallanes et al. p. 30 figs. Figure 14

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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
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
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()
superfamilyOtarioidea
familyOdobenidae()
subfamilyOdobeninae
tribeOdobenini
genusOdobenus
speciesmandanoensis

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 mandanoensis Tomida 1989
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Y. Tomida 1989A walrus of about the same size to, or somewhat larger than, the
recent Pacific subspecies Odobenus rosmarus divergens; mandibular symphysis robust
and vertically thick; dentary bone thickens laterally above the level of the mental
foramen posterior to C1 ;· diastema between C1 and P2 wide; teeth being implanted
obliquely, leaning anteriorly.
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, Kohno et al. 1995, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Middle Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan (Chiba) Odobenus mandanoensis (type locality: 65240)