†Palaeotaria Leriche 1910 (pinniped)
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Full reference: M. Leriche. 1910. Sur le plus ancien reste connu de l'Ordre des Pinnipedes. Annales de la Societe geologique du Nord 39:369-370
Parent taxon: Pinnipedia according to R. Kellogg 1922
See also Leriche 1910
Sister taxa: Desmatophocidae, Otarioidea, Panotariidae, Phocoidea, Squalodon modesta
Subtaxa: Palaeotaria henriettae
Type: Palaeotaria henriettae
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution: found only at Rennes (Oligocene of France)
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