A new Miocene pinniped Allodesmus (Mammalia: Carnivora) from Hokkaido, northern Japan

A nearly complete pinniped skeleton from the middle Miocene Okoppezawa Formation (ca 16.3–13.9 Ma), Hokkaido, northern Japan, is described as the holotype of Allodesmus uraiporensis sp. nov. The new species is distinguishable from other species of the genus by having the palatine fissure (incisive f...

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Main Authors: Wataru Tonomori, Hiroshi Sawamura, Tamaki Sato, Naoki Kohno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2018-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.172440