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Pliopedia

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Pliopedia
Temporal range: Late Miocene
Pliopedia pacifica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Clade: Pinnipedia
Family: Odobenidae
Genus: Pliopedia
Kellogg, 1921
Species:
P. pacifica
Binomial name
Pliopedia pacifica
Kellogg, 1921

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]

Discovery

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The holotype specimen (USNM 13627) was collected in 1909 by Robert Anderson, and consists of pieces of both forelimbs.[2]

Known Pliopedia fossils include a humerus, pieces of radius and ulna from both forelimbs, metacarpals, metatarsals, and phalanges. They were discovered in the Paso Robles Formation of San Luis Obispo County, California.

References

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  1. ^ Kellogg, R. (November 1921). "A New Pinniped from the Upper Pliocene of California". Journal of Mammalogy. 2 (4): 212–226. doi:10.2307/1373555. JSTOR 1373555.
  2. ^ Repenning, C.A.; Tedford, R.H. (1977). "Otarioid Seals of the Neogene: Classification, Historical Zoogeography, and Temporal Correlation of the Sea Lions and Walruses from the North Pacific Region". Geological Survey.