Satherium piscinarium

{{Short description|Extinct species of carnivore}}

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| genus = Satherium

| species = piscinarium

| authority = (Leidy, 1873)

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Satherium piscinarium is an extinct species of giant otter of North America that lived during the Pliocene through Pleistocene from ~3.7–1.6 Ma. (AEO).Alroy, John, PaleoDB collection 20308, March 26, 1995, De Soto Shell Pit, Caloosahatchee Formation, DeSoto County, Florida existing for approximately {{Mya|3.7-1.6|million years}}.

Satherium piscinarium is stated to be related to the giant otter of Brazil and Suriname.[https://web.archive.org/web/20061228232103/http://www.nps.gov/archive/hafo/crittercorner/satheriu.htm U.S. National Park Service, Critter Corner]. Retrieved on 2013-01-10.[http://imnh.isu.edu/DIGITALATLAS/geog/parks/hagerman/text/otter.htm Idaho Museum of Natural History, Digital Atlas/Parks]. Imnh.isu.edu. Retrieved on 2013-01-10. Fossil specimens have been found across the United States, from Washington in the northwest to Florida in the southeast. Idaho has yielded the largest number of collections of S. piscinarium.