Class Mammalia
Order Carnivora
Family Mustelidae
A large otter possibly ancestral to American otters, especially the Flat-tailed Otter, Pteroneura brasiliensis (Kurtén and Anderson 1980).
Sites.
Late Blancan: 111 Ranch (Morgan and White 2005).
Literature. Morgan and White 2005.
Synonyms. Lutra priscinaria.
Late Blancan: Anza-Borrego (Murray 2008).
Literature. Murray 2008.
Last Update: 29 Jul 2014