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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Clade: | Pinnipedia |
| Family: | Otariidae |
| Genus: | †Pithanotaria Kellogg, 1925 |
| Species: | †P. starri
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| †Pithanotaria starri Kellogg, 1925
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Palaeoecology
editPithanotaria was a carnivore that predominantly foraged in nearshore habitats.[1]
References
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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