-
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...
- 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...
-
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...
-
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...
- 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...
-
exception of the
North Atlantic. The 15
species (divided into
seven genera) of
otariids are
distinguished from
phocids by
visible external ears (pinnae), more...
- 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...
-
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...
