†subfamily Allodesminae Kellogg 1931

Mammalia - Carnivora - Desmatophocidae

Alternative spelling: Allodesmidae

Full reference: R. Kellogg. 1931. Pelagic mammals of the Temblor Formation of the Kern River region, California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 19(12):217-397

Parent taxon: Desmatophocidae according to W. Tonomori et al. 2021

See also Barnes 1979, Barnes 1989, Barnes 2008, Barnes and Hirota 1995, Boessenecker and Churchill 2018, Kellogg 1931, Kimura 1997, Kohno 1996, Koretsky and Barnes 2006, Mitchell 1968 and Tonomori et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Desmatophoca, Desmatophocinae, Eodesmus

Subtaxa: Allodesmus Atopotarus

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Distribution:

• Miocene of Japan (26 collections), Mexico (2), United States (16: California, Oregon, Washington)

• Oligocene of United States (2: California, Washington)

Total: 46 collections including 52 occurrences

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