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Potamotherium
''Potamotherium'' ('river beast') an extinct genus of caniform carnivoran from the Miocene epoch of France and Germany. It has been previously assigned to the mustelid family, but recent work suggests that it represents a primitive relative of pinnipeds. Classification The genus was first described in 1833. Carroll (1988) assigned it to the family Mustelidae as a member of the subfamily Oligobuninae. However, it was recently suggested that ''Potamotherium'' was not a mustelid at all, but rather a very basal pinniped. Berta et al. (2018) placed ''Potamotherium'' along with '' Puijila'' and '' Semantor'' in the family Semantoridae. Two species have been identified in the genus: ''P. valletoni'', the type species, and ''P. miocenicum''. Distribution Finds range from the mid-latitudes of Europe and North America, dated from the Oligocene/Miocene boundary and surviving through to the end of the Miocene.Mörs, T. & Von Koenigswald, W. (2000): ''Potamotherium valletoni'' (Carni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potamotherium
''Potamotherium'' ('river beast') an extinct genus of caniform carnivoran from the Miocene epoch of France and Germany. It has been previously assigned to the mustelid family, but recent work suggests that it represents a primitive relative of pinnipeds. Classification The genus was first described in 1833. Carroll (1988) assigned it to the family Mustelidae as a member of the subfamily Oligobuninae. However, it was recently suggested that ''Potamotherium'' was not a mustelid at all, but rather a very basal pinniped. Berta et al. (2018) placed ''Potamotherium'' along with '' Puijila'' and '' Semantor'' in the family Semantoridae. Two species have been identified in the genus: ''P. valletoni'', the type species, and ''P. miocenicum''. Distribution Finds range from the mid-latitudes of Europe and North America, dated from the Oligocene/Miocene boundary and surviving through to the end of the Miocene.Mörs, T. & Von Koenigswald, W. (2000): ''Potamotherium valletoni'' (Carni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potamotherium Valetoni Skull 45
''Potamotherium'' ('river beast') an extinct genus of caniform carnivoran from the Miocene epoch of France and Germany. It has been previously assigned to the mustelid family, but recent work suggests that it represents a primitive relative of pinnipeds. Classification The genus was first described in 1833. Carroll (1988) assigned it to the family Mustelidae as a member of the subfamily Oligobuninae. However, it was recently suggested that ''Potamotherium'' was not a mustelid at all, but rather a very basal pinniped. Berta et al. (2018) placed ''Potamotherium'' along with ''Puijila'' and ''Semantor'' in the family Semantoridae. Two species have been identified in the genus: ''P. valletoni'', the type species, and ''P. miocenicum''. Distribution Finds range from the mid-latitudes of Europe and North America, dated from the Oligocene/Miocene boundary and surviving through to the end of the Miocene.Mörs, T. & Von Koenigswald, W. (2000): ''Potamotherium valletoni'' (Carnivora, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
