Editing Odobenidae (section)

{{Short description|Seal family which includes the walrus}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| name = Odobenidae
| fossil_range = [[Middle Miocene]] to present
| image = 7 Walross 1999.jpg
| taxon = Odobenidae
| authority = [[Joel Asaph Allen|Allen]], 1880
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision = ''[[Odobenus]]'' (walrus) <br />
''(see text for extinct genera)''
}}

'''Odobenidae''' is a family of [[pinniped]]s, of which the only extant species is the [[walrus]] (''Odobenus rosmarus''). In the past, however, the group was much more diverse, and includes more than a dozen fossil genera.