Object Details Record Last Modified 3 Apr 2020 Specimen Count 1 Accession Number 150955 Other Numbers Mammals Field Number : No Number USNM Number 268350 Preparation Skull Sex Unknown Place Locality ...

This species, named Ontocetus posti, displays surprising similarities in feeding adaptations to the modern walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), highlighting an intriguing case of convergent evolution.

Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) are distinct for their massive, long tusks and fuzzy mustache-like faces, but a recently discovered extinct species looks slightly different from the creature that ...

This species, named Ontocetus posti, displays surprising similarities in feeding adaptations to the modern walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), highlighting an intriguing case of convergent evolution.

He has fond recollections of interacting with the Atlantic (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) and Pacific (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) walruses that inhabit the area.

Object Details Collector Fisher, (Dr.) Ocean/Sea/Gulf North Pacific Ocean Record Last Modified 8 Jun 2020 Specimen Count 1 Other Numbers Mammals Field Number : 216 USNM Number 8418 Preparation Fluid ...