†Desmatophoca brachycephala Barnes 1987 (pinniped)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Desmatophocidae
Full reference: L. G. Barnes. 1987. An early Miocene pinniped of the genus Desmatophoca (Mammalia: Otariidae) from Washington. Contributions in Science 382:1-20
Belongs to Desmatophoca according to R. W. Boessenecker and M. Churchill 2018
See also Barnes 1987, Barnes 1989, Barnes 2008, Berta et al. 2018 and Deméré et al. 2003
Sister taxon: Desmatophoca oregonensis
Type specimen: LACM 120199, a skull. Its type locality is Knappton, east, which is in an Aquitanian marine horizon in the Astoria Formation of Washington.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution: found only at Knappton, east
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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