Pliocene of Dikika, Lower Awash, Ethiopia (link to complete article).
A partial skull, low jaw section, humerus, and some femur fragments found in the Afar Valley, Ethiopia, have been used to describe a previously undescribed species of ancient otter. Geraads and colleagues state, "The most striking feature is its very large size", referring to the skull, which if proportioned like a modern otter would result in a skull 10 inches long. Estimating total size using the fossils found indicates an animal over 7 feet long, but these estimates would be very rough considering possible variations.
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