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Pithanotaria
Temporal range: Miocene
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Caniformia
Parvorder: Pinnipedia
Family: Otariidae
Genus: Pithanotaria
Kellogg, 1925
Species:
P. starri
Binomial name
Pithanotaria starri
Kellogg, 1925

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.

Palaeoecology

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Pithanotaria was a carnivore that predominantly foraged in nearshore habitats.[1]

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