Pontolis
Pontolis is a large extinct genus of walrus. It contained only the single species Pontolis magnus.[2]
| Pontolis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Clade: | Pinnipediformes |
| Clade: | Pinnipedia |
| Family: | Odobenidae |
| Genus: | †Pontolis |
| Species: | †P. magnus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Pontolis magnus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pontoleon magnus True, 1905[1] | |
An amphibious carnivore, it was found in marine or coastal areas in what is now California and Oregon between 11.608 and 5.332 million years ago, during the Miocene and Pliocene.[2]
References
- "Pontolis magnus". Fossilworks. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- "Pontolis". Fossilworks. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
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