- Odobenidae
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Odobenidae Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Suborder: Caniformia Superfamily: Pinnipedia Family: Odobenidae Genera Odobenus (walrus)
(see text for more)Odobenidae is a family of Pinnipeds. The only living species is walrus. In the past, however, the group was much more diverse, and includes more than ten fossil genera.
Taxonomy
All genera, except Odobenus, are extinct.
- Prototaria
- Proneotherium
- Neotherium
- Imagotaria
- Kamtschatarctos
- Pelagiarctos
- Pliopedia
- Oriensarctos
- Subfamily Dusignathinae
- Pontolis
- Dusignathus
- Gomphotaria
- Pseudobenus
- Subfamily Odobeninae
- Aivukus
- Alachtherium
- Gingimanducans
- Protodobenus
- Prorosmarus
- Valenictus
- Odobenus
Evolution
Sources
- Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, ed. William F. Perrin, Bernd Würsig, J.G.M. Thewissen
- Marine Mammals, Evolutionary Biology, 2nd ed.
Categories:- Pinnipeds
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