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IRMNG taxon detailsPuijila Rybczynski, Dawson & Tedford, 2009 †
marine, terrestrial
fossil only
Rybczynski, N.; Dawson, M. R.; Tedford, R. H. (2009). A semi-aquatic Arctic mammalian carnivore from the Miocene epoch and origin of Pinnipedia. <em>Nature.</em> 458(7241): 1021-1024., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/nature07985
page(s): 1022 [details]
Taxonomic remark Originally assigned to Arctoida incertae sedis. From Berta, 2018: A problematic carnivoran fossil named Puijila darwini...
Taxonomic remark Originally assigned to Arctoida incertae sedis. From Berta, 2018: A problematic carnivoran fossil named Puijila darwini found in 20–24Ma rocks in a lake deposit in Canada was described as a morphological intermediate in the land to sea transition of pinnipeds (Rybczynski et al., 2009). Puijila was just over a meter in length. Unlike pinnipeds Puijila did not have flippers and more nearly resembles otters in its limb proportions and possession of a long tail and large, probably webbed feet. The large, robust canines and jaws suggest that Puijila had a strong bite and hunted prey on both land and in the water. Whether Puijila represents a stem pinnipedimorph or a stem arctoid more distantly related to pinnipeds requires further study. [details]
IRMNG (2022). Puijila Rybczynski, Dawson & Tedford, 2009 †. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1477280 on 2025-04-09
original description
Rybczynski, N.; Dawson, M. R.; Tedford, R. H. (2009). A semi-aquatic Arctic mammalian carnivore from the Miocene epoch and origin of Pinnipedia. <em>Nature.</em> 458(7241): 1021-1024., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/nature07985
page(s): 1022 [details] basis of record www.organismnames.com (Jul 2012) / web search [details] verified source for family Berta, A. (2018). Pinniped Evolution. pp. 712-722 in Bernd Würsig, J.G.M. Thewissen and Kit M. Kovacs (eds): Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals (Third Edition). Academic Press. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-804327-1.00196-5 note: refer note [details] current name source original publication [details] extant flag source inferred from original work (title) [details] habitat flag source inferred from original work (title) [details] Unreviewed
Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]Taxonomic remark Originally assigned to Arctoida incertae sedis. From Berta, 2018: A problematic carnivoran fossil named Puijila darwini found in 20–24Ma rocks in a lake deposit in Canada was described as a morphological intermediate in the land to sea transition of pinnipeds (Rybczynski et al., 2009). Puijila was just over a meter in length. Unlike pinnipeds Puijila did not have flippers and more nearly resembles otters in its limb proportions and possession of a long tail and large, probably webbed feet. The large, robust canines and jaws suggest that Puijila had a strong bite and hunted prey on both land and in the water. Whether Puijila represents a stem pinnipedimorph or a stem arctoid more distantly related to pinnipeds requires further study. [details] |
