Aivukus
# Aivukus

Aivukus is an extinct genus of walrus from the Miocene.

## Etymology

The generic name is derived from the Inuit word for walrus, aivuk.

## Description

From fossil records it was at least as big as, if not slightly bigger than, the modern walrus, and, like the modern walrus, was probably a molluscivore.

## Sources

* Marine Mammals: Evolutionary Biology by Annalisa Berta, James L. Sumich
* Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals by William F. Perrin, Bernd Wursig, and J. G.M. Thewissen
* Paleontology portal

vteGenera of pinnipeds and their stem-allies :

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Suborder: Caniformia

Infraorder: Arctoidea :

Pan-Pinnipedia :

Otarioidea :

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