Pinnipedimorpha
clade of carnivorans (Carnivora) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pinnipedimorpha is a clade of carnivoran mammals. It contains seals and their extinct relatives. Most species are aquatic with long whiskers. Some well known speceis are the Harp seal and the walrus. Most species eat fish and some species could weigh more than 800 pounds. Most species are extinct. They only living group is Pinnipedia.
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Classification
- †Enaliarctidae Mitchell & Tedford, 1973
- Pinnipediformes Berta, 1994
- †Pinnarctidion Barnes, 1979
- †Pacificotaria Barnes, 1992
- †Pteronarctos Barnes, 1989
- Pinnipedia Illiger, 1811
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