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<i>Enhydra macrodonta</i>

Enhydra macrodonta

Extinct species of otter

Enhydra macrodonta, the large-toothed sea otter, is an extinct mustelid known from the middle Pleistocene in California.[2]

Quick Facts Enhydra macrodonta Temporal range: Mid Pleistocene, Scientific classification ...

Description

The large-toothed sea otter is a close relative of the living sea otter. As its name implies, it is distinguishable from the modern sea otter by its larger, more robust teeth.[3]

Fossils of the large-toothed sea otter are dated to between 700 and 500 ka.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Enhydra macrodonta". Fossilworks.
  2. [2]
    Berta, Annalisa (2017). The Rise of Marine Mammals: 50 Million Years of Evolution. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 134. ISBN 9781421423265.
  3. [3]
    "Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey". Geological Survey (U.S.). 4 (3). 1976.
  4. [4]
    Davis, Randall W. (2019). Marine Mammals: Adaptations for an Aquatic Life. Springer International Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 9783319982809.


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