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Osodobenus eodon

Mammalia - Carnivora - Odobenidae

Taxonomy
Osodobenus eodon was named by Biewer et al. (2020). Its type specimen is LACM 150922, a skull (fairly complete skull, including left and right I3, canines, P1 and P2,), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lake Forest, which is in a Messinian marine sandstone in the Capistrano Formation of California. It is the type species of Osodobenus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Osodobenus eodon Biewer et al. figs. Figs. 6–15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
PanpinnipediaWolsan et al. 2020
Pinnipedimorpha
Pinnipedia()
familyOdobenidae()
genusOsodobenus
specieseodon

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Osodobenus eodon Biewer et al. 2020
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteuc
Ontogeny: modification of partsuc
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2011-05-21 01:16:23
Modified: 2011-05-20 10:16:23
Source: f = family, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Kohno et al. 1995, Hendy et al. 2009, Carreño and Cronin 1993

Age range: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Osodobenus eodon (type locality: 215598 215599 215600)