Pinnipedia

Pinnipedia
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Suborder: Caniformia Superfamily: Pinnipedia
Families
Odobenidae (walruses) Otariidae (fur seals and sea lions) Phocidae (true seals)

Pinnipeds are fin-footed mammals (from Latin pinna (fin) and ped (foot). They are a widely distributed and diverse group of semi-aquatic marine predators comprising the families Odobenidae (the walrus), Otariidae (eared seals, including sea lions and fur seals), and Phocidae (earless seals).

Gallery

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  Pacific Walrus
  (Odobenus divergens)
  Family: Odobenidae

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  California sea lion
  (Zalophus californianus)
  Family: Otariidae