A new tuskless walrus from the Miocene of Orange County, California, with comments on the diversity and taxonomy of odobenids

We describe Titanotaria orangensis (gen. et. sp. nov.), a new species of walrus (odobenid) from the upper Miocene Oso Member of the Capistrano Formation of Orange County, California. This species is important because: (1) It is one of the best-known and latest-surviving tuskless walruses; (2) It rai...

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Main Authors: Isaac Magallanes, James F. Parham, Gabriel-Philip Santos, Jorge Velez-Juarbe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-10-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5708.pdf