ammonites
Arctocephalus australis Quoy and Gaimard 1830 (fur seal)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Otariidae

Alternative combinations: Arctocephalus (Arctocephalus) australis, Otaria australis

Belongs to Arctocephalus according to T. A. Demere et al. 2003

Sister taxa: Arctocephalus (Arctocephalus), Arctocephalus (Callotaria), Arctocephalus californianus, Arctocephalus doriferus, Arctocephalus elegans, Arctocephalus falklandicus, Arctocephalus fischeri, Arctocephalus forsteri, Arctocephalus galapagoensis, Arctocephalus gazella, Arctocephalus nigriscens, Arctocephalus nivosus, Arctocephalus philippi, Arctocephalus philippii, Arctocephalus pusillus, Arctocephalus tasmanica, Arctocephalus townsendi, Arctocephalus tropicalis, Gypsophoca subtropicalus, Halarctus delalandii

Subtaxa: Arctocephalus (Arctocephalus) australis gracilis

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Ecology: amphibious piscivore

Average measurements (in mm): femur length 93.4, humerus length 141.2, radius length 151.4, scapula length 159.3, tibia length 178.6

Estimated body mass: 9.16 kg based on femur length, humerus length, and tibia length