Imagotaria
Sign in to saveImagotaria is an extinct monotypic genus of walrus with the sole species Imagotaria downsi. Fossils of Imagotaria are known from the early late Miocene of California (c. 10-12 million years ago).
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- monotypic taxon
- Parent taxon
- Odobenidae
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- Imagotaria downsi.jpg
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- Imagotaria
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Imagotaria
- taxon author citation
- Mitchell, 1968
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Imagotaria is an extinct monotypic genus of walrus with the sole species Imagotaria downsi. Fossils of Imagotaria are known from the early late Miocene of California (c. 10-12 million years ago).
==Description== The long pinniped more closely resembled in its overall shape a sea lion rather than a walrus. Unlike the extant walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), Imagotaria did not possess elongate, ever-growing tusks, but instead bore enlarged canines (with respect to other pinnipeds).
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