LACM 4321 preserves enough cranial and postcranial anatomy to test locomotor capability in a stem pinniped; inferred swimming strokes and terrestrial performance remain comparative functional models.
claim:event:enaliarctos-skeleton-swimming-modelEnaliarctos skeleton and swimming model
The LACM 4321 skeleton tests how a stem pinniped combined aquatic propulsion with retained terrestrial capability.
Represented range23–23 Ma
RegionsPyramid Hill Sand Member, Jewett Sand, California, USA
CladesPinnipedimorpha · Enaliarctos
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References
- Skeletal morphology and locomotor capabilities of the archaic pinniped Enaliarctos mealsiBerta, A.; Ray, C.E. · 1990 · DOI 10.1080/02724634.1990.10011803