†Paratethyphoca libera Otriazhyi et al. 2025 (seal)
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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
Belongs to Paratethyphoca according to P. Otriazhyi et al. 2025
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MCFFM V-150, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Mîrzeşti, which is in a Tortonian marine limestone in Moldova.
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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