Mammalia - Carnivora - Otariidae
Full reference: R. W. Boessenecker and M. Churchill. 2015. The oldest known fur seal. Biology Letters
Parent taxon: Otariidae according to A. Berta 2018
See also Berta 2017, Berta et al. 2018, Boessenecker and Churchill 2015, Tsuzuku and Kohno 2020 and Velez-Juarbe 2017
Sister taxa: Arctocephalinae, Arctocephalus, Callorhinae, Callorhinina, Callorhinus, Eumetopias, Eumetopiina, Hydrarctos, Neophoca, Oriensarctos, Otaria, Otaria oudriana, Otariinae, Phocarctos, Pithanotaria, Proterozetes, Thalassoleon, Zalophina, Zalophus
Subtaxa: Eotaria citrica Eotaria crypta
Type: Eotaria crypta
Ecology: amphibious piscivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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