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Puijila holotype locomotor mosaic

A single associated skeleton preserves terrestrial limb proportions alongside traits used to infer freshwater swimming.

Represented range24–20 Ma
RegionsHaughton Formation, Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada
CladesPinnipedimorpha · Puijila

Claim ledger

morphology · high

Associated skeleton NUFV 405 directly documents a terrestrial–aquatic anatomical mosaic in an early Miocene lake setting; swimming mode, tree position and transition geography remain bounded interpretations.

claim:event:puijila-holotype-locomotor-mosaic

References

  1. A semi-aquatic Arctic mammalian carnivore from the Miocene epoch and origin of PinnipediaRybczynski, N.; Dawson, M.R.; Tedford, R.H. · 2009 · DOI 10.1038/nature07985
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