Pliopedia
| Pliopedia Temporal range: Late Miocene | |
|---|---|
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| Pliopedia pacifica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Caniformia |
| Superfamily: | Pinnipedia |
| Family: | Odobenidae |
| Genus: | Pliopedia Kellogg, 1921 |
| Species: | P. pacifica |
Pliopedia pacifica is an extinct species of walrus found in what is now Central Valley, California, United States, which lived during the late Miocene. It was an amphibious carnivore.[1]
References
- ↑ Kellogg, R. (1921). A new pinniped from the Upper Pliocene of California. Journal of Mammalogy, 2(4), 212-226.
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