Pinnipedimorpha
| Pinnipedimorpha | |
|---|---|
| A Sea lion | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Clade: | Pan-Pinnipedia |
| Clade: | Pinnipedimorpha |
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Pinnipedimorpha is a clade of carnivoran mammals. It contains seals and their extinct relatives.Most speceis are aquatic with long whiskers. Some well known speceis are the Harp seal and the walrus. Most speceis eat fish and some speceis could weigh more than 800 pounds. Most speceis are extinct. They only living group is Pinnipedia.
Classification
- †Enaliarctidae Mitchell & Tedford, 1973
- Pinnipediformes Berta, 1994
- †Pinnarctidion Barnes, 1979
- †Pacificotaria Barnes, 1992
- †Pteronarctos Barnes, 1989
- Pinnipedia Illiger, 1811