Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae
Full reference: M. Kretzoi. 1941. Foka-maradvanyok az erdi Szarmatabol. Foldtani Kozlony 71:274-279
Parent taxon: Phocinae according to P. Otriazhyi et al. 2025
See also Berta 2017, Koretsky 1991, Koretsky 2001, Koretsky and Barnes 2006, McKenna and Bell 1997, Rule and Park 2024 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cystophora, Cystophorini, Erignathini, Erignathus, Halichoerus, Histriophoca, Kawas, Leptophoca, Nanophoca, Necromites, Pagophilus, Paratethyphoca, Phoca, Phocini, Praepusa, Pusa
Subtaxa: Monachopsis pontica
Type: Monachopsis pontica
Ecology: amphibious piscivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Azerbaijan (1 collection)
• Miocene of Moldova (3), Romania (1), the Russian Federation (2), Türkiye (1), Ukraine (13)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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