Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae

Full reference: L. Dewaele, O. Lambert, and S. Louwye. 2018. A critical revision of the fossil record, stratigraphy and diversity of the Neogene seal genus Monotherium (Carnivora, Phocidae). Royal Society Open Science 5:171669

Parent taxon: Monachinae according to L. Dewaele et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Acrophoca, Afrophoca, Australophoca, Hadrokirus, Homiphoca, Hydrurga, Leptonychotes, Lobodon, Lobodontini, Magnotherium, Mirounga, Miroungini, Monachini, Monachus, Monotherium, Neomonachus, Ommatophoca, Piscophoca, Pliophoca, Pontophoca, Sarcodectes

Subtaxa: Noriphoca gaudini

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Ecology: amphibious piscivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Chietino (Miocene of Italy)

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