†Histriophoca alekseevi Koretsky 2001 (ribbon seal)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae
Full reference: I. Koretsky. 2001. Morphology and systematics of Miocene Phocinae (Mammalia: Carnivora) from Paratethys and the North Atlantic region. Geologica Hungarica Series Palaeontologica 54:1-109
Belongs to Histriophoca according to J. P. Rule and T. Park 2024
See also Berta and Churchill 2012, Berta et al. 2022, Koretsky 2001 and Koretsky and Barnes 2006
Sister taxon: Histriophoca fasciata
Type specimen: IZUAN 40-121, a partial skull (facial part of skull)
Ecology: amphibious piscivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Chisinau (Miocene of Moldova)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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