Kingdom Animalia Suborder Caniformia Family Odobenidae Rank Genus | Class Mammalia Superfamily Pinnipedia Phylum Chordata Order Carnivores | |
Similar Pontolis, Gomphotaria, Imagotaria, Pliopedia, Ontocetus | ||
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Valenictus is an extinct genus of Odobenidae from the Pliocene of California.
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Description
Valenictus is related to the modern-day walrus, but lacked all teeth both in the lower and upper jaw except for the two tusks.
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Valenictus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA