Biology:Pacificotaria
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Pacificotaria is an extinct genus of basal pinnipediform that lived in Oregon during the early to middle Miocene epoch.[1] The only species of this genus is Pacificotaria hadromma making it a monotypic genus.[2]
It is a possible junior synonym of Pteronarctos. However, it is distinguished from its protruding orbits that is positioned further anteriorly on the cranium, its larger bony nares, a robust rostrum, a vaulted palate, and straighter upper cheek tooth rows.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Berta, Annalisa; Churchill, Morgan; Boessenecker, Robert W. (2018-05-30). "The Origin and Evolutionary Biology of Pinnipeds: Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses" (in en). Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences 46: 203–228. doi:10.1146/annurev-earth-082517-010009. ISSN 0084-6597. Bibcode: 2018AREPS..46..203B. https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-earth-082517-010009.
- ↑ "Pacificotaria Barnes, 1992" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/4833570.
Wikidata ☰ Q123015160 entry
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