Allodesmus
Sign in to saveAllodesmus is an extinct genus of pinniped from the middle to late Miocene of California and Japan that belongs to the extinct pinniped family Desmatophocidae.
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- Desmatophocidae
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- Allodesmus
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- Allodesmus
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- Kellogg, 1922
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Allodesmus is an extinct genus of pinniped from the middle to late Miocene of California and Japan that belongs to the extinct pinniped family Desmatophocidae.
==Description and biology== left|thumb|239x239px|Allodesmus skull Allodesmus measured about long and weighed . Allodesmus had the specific anatomical features found in modern polygynous pinnipeds: sexual dimorphism, strong canines for fights between bulls and teeth with well-defined growth zones, a result from periodic fasting (in order to defend their harem, males would not take to the sea to feed during the breeding season).
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