Zalophus wollebaeki Silversten 1954 (Galapagos sea lion)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Otariidae

Belongs to Zalophus according to A. Berta et al. 2018

See also Cullen et al. 2014 and Koretsky and Barnes 2006

Sister taxa: Zalophus californianus, Zalophus japonicus, Zalophus kimitsensis

Ecology: amphibious piscivore

Distribution: found only at Cabo Ibbetson, Isla Pinta (Quaternary of Ecuador)

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