Arctocephalus pusillus Schreber 1778 (brown fur seal)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Otariidae

Alternative combinations: Arctocephalus (Arctocephalus) pusillus, Phoca pusilla

Synonyms: Arctocephalus (Arctocephalus) antarcticus Thunberg 1811, Arctocephalus antarcticus Thunberg 1811, Phoca antarctica Thunberg 1811

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

See also Allen 1880, Berta and Churchill 2012, Cullen et al. 2014, Deméré et al. 2003, Gray 1871, Repenning and Tedford 1977, Rice 1998, Riedman 1990, Scheffer and Rice 1963, Trouessart 1898, Trouessart 1904, Turner 1912, Werdelin and Peigne 2010 and Wilson and Reeder 2005

Sister taxa: Arctocephalus (Arctocephalus), Arctocephalus (Callotaria), Arctocephalus australis, Arctocephalus californianus, Arctocephalus doriferus, Arctocephalus elegans, Arctocephalus falklandicus, Arctocephalus fischeri, Arctocephalus forsteri, Arctocephalus forsteri, Arctocephalus galapagoensis, Arctocephalus gazella, Arctocephalus nigriscens, Arctocephalus nivosus, Arctocephalus philippi, Arctocephalus philippii, Arctocephalus tasmanica, Arctocephalus townsendi, Arctocephalus tropicalis, Halarctus delalandii

Ecology: amphibious piscivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of South Africa (27 collections)

Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence

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