| Aivukus | |
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| An artist's illustration of Aivukus cedrosensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Caniformia |
| Superfamily: | Pinnipedia |
| Family: | Odobenidae |
| Genus: | †Aivukus Repenning & Tedford, 1977 |
| Species: | †Aivukus cedrosensiss |
| Binomial name | |
| †Aivukus cedrosensis Repenning & Tedford, 1977 | |
Aivukus is an extinct genus of walrus from the Miocene. 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. It was likely a shell-eater.