†Sarcodectes magnus Rule et al. 2020 (seal)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae
Full reference: J. P. Rule, J. W. Adams, D. S. Rovinsky, D. P. Hocking, A. R. Evans and E. M. G. Fitzgerald. 2020. A new large-bodied Pliocene seal with unusual cutting teeth. Royal Society Open Science 7:1-32
Belongs to Sarcodectes according to J. P. Rule and T. Park 2024
See also Rule et al. 2020
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM PAL 475486. Its type locality is Lee Creek Mine, Yorktown Formation, which is in a Zanclean estuary/bay sandstone in the Yorktown Formation of North Carolina.
Ecology: amphibious piscivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (2: North Carolina collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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