| Pacificotaria Temporal range: Early-middle Miocene | |
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| Pacificotaria hadromma Barnes, 1992 | |
Pacificotaria is an extinct genus of basal pinnipediform that lived in Oregon during the early to middle Miocene epoch. [1] The only species of this genus is Pacificotaria hadromma making it a monotypic genus. [2]
It is a possible junior synonym of Pteronarctos . However it is distinguished from its protruding orbits that is positioned farther anteriorly on the cranium, its larger bony nares, a robust rostrum, a vaulted palate, and straighter upper cheek tooth rows. [1]