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Odobenidae

Odobenidae is a family of pinnipeds, of which the only extant species is the walrus. In the past, however, the group was much more diverse, and includes more than a dozen fossil genera.

Taxonomy
All genera except Odobenus are extinct. • †Archaeodobenus • †Prototaria • †Proneotherium • †Nanodobenus • †Neotherium • †Imagotaria • †Kamtschatarctos • †Pelagiarctos • †Pontolis • †Pseudotaria • †TitanotariaClade Neodobenia • †GomphotariaSubfamily Dusignathinae • †DusignathusSubfamily Odobeninae • †Aivukus • †Ontocetus • †Pliopedia • †Protodobenus • †ValenictusOdobenus In re-analyzing Pelagiarctos, Boessenecker et al. (2013) proposed the phylogenetic relationships of Odobenidae as follows (this analysis excluded Archaeodobenus, Titanotaria, Nanodobenus, and Pliopedia; and included Enaliarctos, Pteronarctos, Allodesmus, Desmatophoca, Callorhinus, Monachus, and Erignathus): == References ==
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