- An
eared seal,
otariid, or
otary is any
member of the
marine mammal family Otariidae, one of
three groupings of pinnipeds. They
comprise 15
extant species...
- the Pleistocene.
Callorhinus may be a
sister genus to the
extinct giant otariid, Thal****oleon. Berta,
Annalisa (2017). The Rise of
Marine Mammals: 50 Million...
- not as fast in the
water as dolphins,
seals are more
flexible and agile.
Otariids primarily use
their front limbs to
propel themselves through the water...
- recently, many
researchers believed that
phocids evolved separately from
otariids and odobenids; and that they
evolved from otter-like animals, such as Potamotherium...
-
Pithanotaria is an
extinct genus of
otariid that
lived in the
North Pacific during the
Miocene epoch. It is a
monotypic genus that is
known from the species...
-
methods and
habits over
their families but they
remain relatively universal.
Otariids, or
eared sea lions,
raise their young, mate, and rest in more earthly...
- none of them
represent any
particular geographical area. As with
other otariids,
subantarctic fur
seals gather in
large rookeries on the s**** to breed...
-
subarctic because of the
cooler temperate climate of the area. Like all
otariids,
Steller sea
lions are
amphibious and
spend some time in
water and some...
- M Bryden,
Peter D.
Shaughnessy (September 2004). "Cranial
ontogeny of
otariid seals".
Systematics and Biodiversity. 2 (1): 83–110. Bibcode:2004SyBio...
- "bear-headed"). The name
pinniped refers to
mammals with
front and rear flippers.
Otariids arose about 15-17
million years ago in the Miocene, and were originally...
