Tag Archive for 'Lutrinae'

Reconstruction of Enhydriodon omoensis (in background), compared with three current species, left to right: the South American giant otter; the sea otter; and an African otter. An australopithecine and a modern human shown here for size comparison. The femur and dental remains of Enhydriodon omoensis are shown in insets. Image credit: Sabine Riffaut / Camille Grohé / Palevoprim / CNRS - Université de Poitiers.

Lion-Sized Otters Lived in Ethiopia 3 Million Years Ago

Sep 8, 2022 by News Staff

Paleontologists have described a new species of the extinct otter genus Enhydriodon from fossilized teeth and bones found in the Lower Omo Valley in Ethiopia. Reconstruction...

The dispersal of Vishnuonyx otters from the Indian subcontinent to Africa and Europe about 13 million years ago; HAM 4 is the position of the Hammerschmiede site. Image credit: Nikos Kargopoulos.

11-Million-Year-Old Fossil of Large-Sized Otter Found in Germany

Sep 17, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new species of the extinct genus Vishnuonyx has been identified from the 11.4-million-year-old lower jaw found at the Upper Miocene site of Hammerschmiede...