| Satherium piscinarium Temporal range:
| |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Subfamily: | Lutrinae |
| Genus: | †Satherium |
| Species: | †S. piscinarium
|
| Binomial name | |
| †Satherium piscinarium (Leidy, 1873)
| |
Satherium piscinarium is an extinct species of giant otter of North America that lived during the Pliocene through Pleistocene from ~3.7–1.6 Ma. (AEO).[1] existing for approximately 2.1 million years.
Satherium piscinarium is stated to be related to the giant otter of Brazil and Suriname.[2][3] Fossil specimens have been found across the United States, from Washington in the northwest to Florida in the southeast. Idaho has yielded the largest number of collections of S. piscinarium.
- ^ Alroy, John, PaleoDB collection 20308, March 26, 1995, De Soto Shell Pit, Caloosahatchee Formation, DeSoto County, Florida
- ^ U.S. National Park Service, Critter Corner. Retrieved on 2013-01-10.
- ^ Idaho Museum of Natural History, Digital Atlas/Parks. Imnh.isu.edu. Retrieved on 2013-01-10.