Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae
Full reference: P. Otriazhyi, T. Obadă, O. Kovalchuk, D. Vasilyan, and P. Gol’din. 2025. A new seal from the Late Miocene of the Eastern Paratethys highlights the past regional diversity of true seals (Phocidae). Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 144(28):1-31
Parent taxon: Phocinae according to P. Otriazhyi et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Cystophora, Cystophorini, Erignathini, Erignathus, Halichoerus, Histriophoca, Kawas, Leptophoca, Monachopsis, Nanophoca, Necromites, Pagophilus, Phoca, Phocini, Praepusa, Pusa
Subtaxa: Paratethyphoca libera
Type: Paratethyphoca libera
Ecology: amphibious piscivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Moldova (1 collection), Ukraine (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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