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Puijila is a genus of extinct pinniped that lived about 21 to 24 million years ago. Approximately a meter (3'4'') in length, the animal possessed only minimal physical adaptations for swimming. Unlike modern pinnipeds, it did not have flippers and its overall form was otter-like, albeit more specialized; its skull and teeth are the features that most clearly indicate that it is a seal. It is considered to be the most primitive member of the seal family yet found. It is named in honour of the English naturalist Charles Darwin. The one known specimen is a nearly complete fossilized skeleton. It is being housed at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Ontario.

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  • Puijila is a genus of extinct pinniped that lived about 21 to 24 million years ago. Approximately a meter (3'4'') in length, the animal possessed only minimal physical adaptations for swimming. Unlike modern pinnipeds, it did not have flippers and its overall form was otter-like, albeit more specialized; its skull and teeth are the features that most clearly indicate that it is a seal. It is considered to be the most primitive member of the seal family yet found. It is named in honour of the English naturalist Charles Darwin. The one known specimen is a nearly complete fossilized skeleton. It is being housed at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Ontario.
  • Puijila darwini is the only species in Puijila genus. It is an extinct species of seal which lived during the Miocene epoch about 21 to 24 million years ago. The one known specimen is a nearly complete fossilised skeleton. It is being housed at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Ontario. We don't know yet in which family it's included.
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  • Puijila darwini
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  • Puijila darwini
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  • Puijila
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  • Puijila is a genus of extinct pinniped that lived about 21 to 24 million years ago. Approximately a meter (3'4'') in length, the animal possessed only minimal physical adaptations for swimming. Unlike modern pinnipeds, it did not have flippers and its overall form was otter-like, albeit more specialized; its skull and teeth are the features that most clearly indicate that it is a seal. It is considered to be the most primitive member of the seal family yet found. It is named in honour of the English naturalist Charles Darwin. The one known specimen is a nearly complete fossilized skeleton. It is being housed at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Ontario.
  • Puijila darwini is the only species in Puijila genus. It is an extinct species of seal which lived during the Miocene epoch about 21 to 24 million years ago. The one known specimen is a nearly complete fossilised skeleton. It is being housed at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Ontario. We don't know yet in which family it's included.
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