Potamotherium Geoffroy 1833 (carnivoran)

Mammalia - Carnivora

Alternative spelling: Pomatotherium

Parent taxon: Panpinnipedia according to C. J. Everett et al. 2023

See also Baskin 1998, Carroll 1988, Hay 1902, Koretsky and Domning 2014, Morlo 1996, Palmer 1904, Robles et al. 2010, Rybczynski et al. 2009, Sato et al. 2009, Wang et al. 2005 and Wolson 1993

Sister taxa: Pinnipedimorpha, Puijila

Subtaxa: Potamotherium miocenicum Potamotherium vallentoni

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of France (4 collections), Germany (3), Hungary (1), Slovakia (1)

• Oligocene of Germany (1)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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