-
remains as to
whether the
phocids diverged from the
otariids before or
after the walrus.
Otariids arose in the
Miocene (15–17
million years ago) in the...
-
vibrissa are
normally smooth in
otariids and walruses,
while those of most
phocids are wavey. The
whiskers of some
otariids grow
quite long—those of the...
- recently, many
researchers believed that
phocids evolved separately from
otariids and odobenids; and that they
evolved from otter-like animals, such as Potamotherium...
-
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...
-
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...
- "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...
-
indicates the
odobenids and
otariids diverged from the
phocids about 20–26
million years ago,
while the
odobenids and the
otariids separated 15–20 million...
- prominent. The
dental formula of the
adult is 3.1.4.22.1.4.1 Like
other otariids,
northern fur
seals are
built for
efficient terrestrial locomotion. Their...
-
agile while hunting. They use
their front flippers similarly to sea
lions (
otariids) and
leopard seal
females are
larger than males. They are
covered in a...
- the
evolution of
pinnipeds is that
pinnipeds are a
diphyletic group and
otariids and
odobenids are more
closely related to bears, and
phocids are more closely...
