<i>Pelagiarctos thomasi</i> Fossil (IMAGE)

University of Otago

<i>Pelagiarctos thomasi</i> Fossil

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Artist restoration of the head of Pelagiarctos thomasi, a fossil walrus from California. Once thought to be a "killer walrus" that ate marine mammals, new tooth enamel research is bolstering the case that it likely had a diet similar modern New Zealand fur seals and sea lions.

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Robert Boessenecker

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