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Taxonomy
Auroraphoca was named by Dewaele et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Monachinae by Dewaele et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Monachinae by Dewaele et al. (2018).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2018 | Auroraphoca Dewaele et al. p. 15 figs. figures 3f, 4f, 5f, 6f, 7a–c |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| L. Dewaele et al. 2018 | Auroraphoca atlantica is a medium-sized phocid, comparable in size to the extant Lobodon carcinophaga, different from other extant and other extinct Monachinae by the abrupt distal termination of the deltopectoral crest, and the presence of a reduced and distally located epicondylar crest. It differs from all extinct Monachinae (except C. obscura) by the strong development of the lesser tubercle, exceeding the proximal level of the humeral head, and from all extinct Monachinae (except Pliophoca etrusca) by the weak development of the anconeal process on the ulna. |