Pithanotaria

Pithanotaria is an extinct genus of otariid that lived in the North Pacific during the Miocene epoch. It is a monotypic genus that is known from the species Pithanotaria starri.

Pithanotaria Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Caniformia
Parvorder:	Pinnipedia
Family:	Otariidae
Genus:	†Pithanotaria Kellogg, 1925
Species:	†P. starri
Binomial name
†Pithanotaria starri Kellogg, 1925

Palaeoecology

Pithanotaria was a carnivore that predominantly foraged in nearshore habitats.^[1]