Valenictus
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| Valenictus Temporal range: Pliocene
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| File:Valenictus chulavistensis.jpg | |
| Underside of skull | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Parvorder: | Pinnipedia |
| Family: | Odobenidae |
| Subfamily: | Odobeninae |
| Genus: | †Valenictus Mitchell, 1961 |
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†V. chulavistensis | |
Valenictus is an extinct genus of Odobenidae from the Pliocene of California.
Discovery and naming
[edit | edit source]Valenictus sheperdi was discovered in 2024 from the Purisima Formation in Santa Cruz, California.[1] The fossil was discovered by thirteen-year old, amateur paleontologist Forrest Sheperd, from whom the specific name is derived.[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]Valenictus is related to the modern-day walrus, but lacked all teeth both in the lower and upper jaw except for the two tusks.[3]
References
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