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

Otaria fischeri

Mammalia - Carnivora - Otariidae

Taxonomy
Otaria fischeri was named by Gervais and Ameghino (1880). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Barrancas del Rio Parana, which is in a Tortonian marginal marine siltstone/sandstone in the Entre Rios Formation of Argentina.

It was recombined as Arctophoca fischeri by Ameghino (1886) and Ameghino (1889); it was recombined as Arctocephalus (Arctocephalus) fischeri by Trouessart (1898) and Trouessart (1904); it was considered a nomen nudum by True (1909); it was recombined as Arctocephalus fischeri by Kellogg (1922).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Otaria fischeri Gervais and Ameghino p. 223
1886Arctophoca fischeri Ameghino
1889Arctophoca fischeri Ameghino p. 342
1898Arctocephalus (Arctocephalus) fischeri Trouessart p. 374
1904Arctocephalus (Arctocephalus) fischeri Trouessart p. 281
1922Arctocephalus fischeri Kellogg p. 108

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
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
RankNameAuthor
Trechnotheria
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
familyOtariidae()
genusOtariaPeron 1816
speciesfischeri

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.

Otaria fischeri Gervais and Ameghino 1880
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteuc
Ontogeny: modification of partsuc
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousuc
Diet: piscivoret
Reproduction: viviparousuc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: t = tribe, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nowak 1991, Carreño and Cronin 1993, Gingerich 2003, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Tortonian or 11.62000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Argentina (Entre Rios) Otaria fischeri (type locality: 13626)