Otarioidea

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Otarioidea is a superfamily of marine mammals that includes the eared seals, such as sea lions and fur seals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf superfamily
taxon
belongsToClade Placentalia NERFINISHED
Theria
breathing air-breathing
class Mammalia
commonName eared seals superfamily
diet carnivorous
distinguishedFrom Phocidae NERFINISHED
distinguishingFeatureFromPhocidae can walk on land using all four limbs
distribution Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
Southern Ocean NERFINISHED
ecologicalRole marine predator
habitat coastal waters
marine environments
hasBodyCovering blubber layer
fur
hasCharacteristic ability to rotate hind flippers under body
adapted for swimming
external ear flaps
marine mammal
hasJawType synapsid
hasMammaryGlands true
hasSensoryAdaptation well-developed hearing underwater
hasSkullFeature external pinnae present
hasVertebralColumn true
includes Odobenidae NERFINISHED
Otariidae NERFINISHED
includesGroup fur seals
sea lions
infraorder Pinnipedia
kingdom Animalia
limbType flippers
locomotion swimming with foreflippers
order Carnivora
phylum Chordata
reproduction viviparous
reproductiveStrategy parental care of young
suborder Caniformia NERFINISHED
taxonRank superfamily
thermoregulation endothermic
typicalPrey cephalopods
fish
usesHabitat land for breeding
land for resting

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Otariidae parentTaxon Otarioidea