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Restored skeleton ofPuijila darwini | |
Scientific classification![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Clade: | Pan-Pinnipedia |
Family: | †Semantoridae Orlov, 1931 |
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Semantoridae is an extinct family of stem-pinnipeds with fossils found inFrance,Kazakhstan, andCanada, dating back to various points in time in theMiocene epoch.[1][2] Based on their overall anatomy semantorids were not marine specialists, as their elongated bodies, a long tail and robust limbs suggest they were freshwater animals not unlikeotters.[1] Indeed, at least some taxa such asSemantor andPotamotherium were initially classified asmustelids closely related to otters.[1]
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