Satherium piscinarium

Satherium piscinarium
Temporal range: Miocene–Pliocene
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

  1. ^ Alroy, John, PaleoDB collection 20308, March 26, 1995, De Soto Shell Pit, Caloosahatchee Formation, DeSoto County, Florida
  2. ^ U.S. National Park Service, Critter Corner. Retrieved on 2013-01-10.
  3. ^ Idaho Museum of Natural History, Digital Atlas/Parks. Imnh.isu.edu. Retrieved on 2013-01-10.