Odobenidae

Odobenidae
Temporal range: Middle Miocene to present
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Caniformia
Clade: Pinnipedia
Superfamily: Otarioidea
Family: Odobenidae
Allen, 1880
Genera

Odobenus (walrus)
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Odobenidae is a family of pinnipeds. The only living species is the 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.

References

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