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Pteronarctos

Pteronarctos is a genus of basal pinnipediform from middle Miocene marine deposits in Oregon.

Two species of Pteronarctos are known, P. goedertae and P. piersoni. Although originally described as a member of Enaliarctidae, cladistic analyses place Pteronarctos as sister to pinnipeds, in the clade Pinnipediformes.

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