Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae
Full reference: M. Kretzoi. 1941. Foka-maradvanyok az erdi Szarmatabol. Foldtani Kozlony 71:274-279
Parent taxon: Phocinae according to I. A. Koretsky and L. G. Barnes 2006
See also Berta 2017, Koretsky 1991, Koretsky 2001, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Batavipusa, Cryptophoca, Cystophora, Cystophorini, Erignathini, Erignathus, Frisiphoca, Gryphoca, Halichoerus, Histriophoca, Kawas, Leptophoca, Leptophoca amphiatlantica, Nanophoca, Necromites, Pagophilus, Phoca, Phocanella, Phocini, Platyphoca, Praepusa, Prophoca, Pusa, Sarmatonectes
Subtaxa: Monachopsis pontica
Type: Monachopsis pontica
Ecology: amphibious piscivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Azerbaijan (1 collection)
• Miocene of Moldova (3), Romania (1), the Russian Federation (2), Ukraine (8)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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