Valenictus

Valenictus
Temporal range: Pliocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Caniformia
Superfamily: Pinnipedia
Family: Odobenidae
Genus: Valenictus
Species

V. chulavistensis
V. imperialensis

Valenictus is an extinct genus of Odobenidae from the Pliocene of California.

Description

Valenictus is related to the modern-day walrus, but lacked all teeth both in the lower and upper jaw except for the two tusks.

Sources

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