†Afrophoca libyca Koretsky and Domning 2014 (seal)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae
Full reference: I. A. Koretsky and D. P. Domning. 2014. One of the oldest seals (Carnivora, Phocidae) from the Old World. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(1):224-229
Belongs to Afrophoca according to A. Berta et al. 2022
See also Berta et al. 2018, Berta et al. 2015 and Koretsky and Domning 2014
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: ELNRP 2Z131, a mandible (partial right mandible with p3–m1 teeth). Its type locality is Jabal Zalatan Z131, which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal horizon in the Marada Formation of Libya.
Ecology: amphibious piscivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Jabal Zalatan Z131
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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