Pithanotaria

Pithanotaria Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Caniformia
Parvorder:	Pinnipedia
Family:	Otariidae
Genus:	† Pithanotaria Kellogg, 1925
Species:	†P. starri
Binomial name
†Pithanotaria starri Kellogg, 1925

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.

Palaeoecology

Pithanotaria was a carnivore that predominantly foraged in nearshore habitats. ^[1]

References

1. 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.