Enaliarctos emlongi
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Enaliarctos emlongi is an extinct species of pinniped
represented by fossils from coastal Oregon
. It existed between 13 and 20 million years ago, during the Hemingfordian age of the Oligocene
epoch. It was named for renowned fossil collector Douglas Emlong
in 1991 by paleontologist Annalisa Berta.
Pinniped
Pinnipeds or fin-footed mammals are a widely distributed and diverse group of semiaquatic marine mammals comprising the families Odobenidae , Otariidae , and Phocidae .-Overview: Pinnipeds are typically sleek-bodied and barrel-shaped...
represented by fossils from coastal Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
. It existed between 13 and 20 million years ago, during the Hemingfordian age of the Oligocene
Oligocene
The Oligocene is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 34 million to 23 million years before the present . As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the period are well identified but the exact dates of the start and end of the period are slightly...
epoch. It was named for renowned fossil collector Douglas Emlong
Douglas Emlong
Douglas Ralph Emlong was an amateur fossil collector from the Oregon Coast in the northwestern United States. His collections contributed to the discovery and description of numerous extinct marine mammal species, many of which are ancestral to extant groups...
in 1991 by paleontologist Annalisa Berta.