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 Pithanotaria starri.
| Pithanotaria Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Parvorder: | Pinnipedia |
| Family: | Otariidae |
| Genus: | †Pithanotaria Kellogg, 1925 |
| Species: | †P. starri |
| Binomial name | |
| †Pithanotaria starri Kellogg, 1925 | |
Palaeoecology
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edit- ↑ Valenzuela-Toro, Ana M.; Pyenson, Nicholas D.; Costa, Daniel P.; Clementz, Mark; Koch, Paul L. (1 September 2024). "Stable isotope evidence for resource partitioning in extinct marine carnivores". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 649 112302. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2024.112302. Retrieved 13 November 2024 – via Elsevier Science Direct.
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