Enhydra macrodonta explained

Enhydra macrodonta, the large-toothed sea otter, is an extinct mustelid known from the middle Pleistocene in California.[1]

Description

The large-toothed sea otter is a close relative of the living sea otter. As its name implies, it is distinguishable from the modern sea otter by its larger, more robust teeth.[2]

Fossils of the large-toothed sea otter are dated to between 700 and 500 ka.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Berta . Annalisa . The Rise of Marine Mammals: 50 Million Years of Evolution . 2017 . Johns Hopkins University Press . 9781421423265 . 134.
  2. Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey . Geological Survey (U.S.) . 1976 . 4 . 3.
  3. Book: Davis . Randall W. . Marine Mammals: Adaptations for an Aquatic Life . 2019 . Springer International Publishing . 9783319982809 . 21.

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