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Valenictus 
Summary
Valenictus es un género extinto de Odobenidae perteneciente al Plioceno que habitaba en California.
| Valenictus | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rango temporal: Plioceno | ||
 | ||
| Estado de conservación | ||
 Extinto | ||
| Taxonomía | ||
| Reino: | Animalia | |
| Filo: | Chordata | |
| Clase: | Mammalia | |
| Orden: | Carnivora | |
| Suborden: | Caniformia | |
| Superfamilia: | Pinnipedia | |
| Familia: | Odobenidae | |
| Género: | Valenictus | |
| Especies | ||
Valenictus chulavistensis | ||
Descripción
editarValenictus está emparentado con las morsas modernas, pero carecía de dientes tanto en la mandíbula inferior y superior a excepción de los dos colmillos.
Referencias
editar- ↑ Robert W. Boessenecker, Ashley W. Poust, Sarah J. Boessenecker and Morgan Churchill. 2024. Tusked Walruses (Carnivora: Odobenidae) from the Miocene–Pliocene Purisima Formation of Santa Cruz, California (U.S.A.): A New Species of the Toothless Walrus Valenictus and the Oldest Records of Odobeninae and Odobenini. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. e2296567. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2023.2296567
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Datos: Q7910699
Multimedia: Valenictus / Q7910699
