Satherium Explained

Satherium is an extinct genus of otters that lived in North America during the Pliocene and Pleistocene. Two species are known, Satherium piscinarium and Satherium ingens.

S. piscinarium was originally classified as a species of Lutra. The giant otter of South America is considered the closest living relative of this genus.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Prevosti . Francisco J. . Ferrero . Brenda S. . A Pleistocene giant river otter from Argentina: remarks on the fossil record and phylogenetic analysis . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 2008 . 28 . 4 . 1171–1181 . 10.1671/0272-4634-28.4.1171. 2008JVPal..28.1171P . 11336/80190 . free .