Biology:Valenictus
From HandWiki
Short description: Extinct genus of carnivores
| Valenictus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Clade: | Pinnipedia |
| Family: | Odobenidae |
| Subfamily: | Odobeninae |
| Genus: | †Valenictus Mitchell, 1961 |
| Species | |
|
†V. chulavistensis | |
Valenictus is an extinct genus of Odobenidae from the Pliocene of California .
Description
Valenictus is related to the modern-day walrus, but lacked all teeth both in the lower and upper jaw except for the two tusks.[1]
References
- ↑ "Walrus" (in en). San Diego Museum of Natural History. https://www.sdnhm.org/exhibitions/fossil-mysteries/fossil-field-guide-a-z/walrus/.
Wikidata ☰ Q7910699 entry
 |  |
