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Taxonomy
Pontophoca was named by Kretzoi (1941) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. Its type is Pontophoca simionescui.
It was assigned to Phocini by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Carnivora by Sepkoski (2002); to Monachini by Koretsky (2001) and Koretsky and Grigorescu (2002); and to Monachinae by McLaren (1960), Koretsky (1991), Berta (2002), Deméré et al. (2003), Berta (2009), Koretsky et al. (2014) and Berta (2017).
It was assigned to Phocini by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Carnivora by Sepkoski (2002); to Monachini by Koretsky (2001) and Koretsky and Grigorescu (2002); and to Monachinae by McLaren (1960), Koretsky (1991), Berta (2002), Deméré et al. (2003), Berta (2009), Koretsky et al. (2014) and Berta (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1941 | Pontophoca Kretzoi p. 278 figs. Fig. 2 |
| 1960 | Pontophoca McLaren p. 57 |
| 1991 | Pontophoca Koretsky p. 41A |
| 1997 | Pontophoca McKenna and Bell p. 257 |
| 2001 | Pontophoca Koretsky p. 86 |
| 2002 | Pontophoca Berta p. 923 |
| 2002 | Pontophoca Koretsky and Grigorescu p. 151 |
| 2002 | Pontophoca Sepkoski |
| 2003 | Pontophoca Deméré et al. p. 49 figs. Fig. 3.3 |
| 2009 | Pontophoca Berta p. 863 |
| 2014 | Pontophoca Koretsky et al. p. 421 |
| 2017 | Pontophoca Berta p. 157 |
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G. †Pontophoca Kretzoi 1941
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†Pontophoca jutlandica Koretsky et al. 2014
†Pontophoca sarmatica Alekseev 1924
†Pontophoca simionescui Kretzoi 1941
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| I. Koretsky et al. 2014 | Lower premolars p1 and p2 double-rooted, placed parallel
11 to tooth row axis; protoconid on p2 triangular; diastemata present; metaconid and basal cingulum weakly developed. Deltoid crest of humerus terminates in middle of diaphysis, its proximal part averted in dorsal direction; distal epiphysis considerably inflated compared to proximal epiphysis; lesser tubercle located higher than proximal end of deltoid crest and head; index of head’s height (ratio of head width/head height ) near 100 %; supracondylar crest strongly developed. Height of femoral greater trochanter slightly exceeds that of head; its distal end narrower than its proximal end; head very small compared with the otherwise massive bone and seated on narrow neck; minimal width of diaphysis located in proximal part of bone between neck and distal part of greater trochanter; distal end of femur 1.4– 1.5 times broader than proximal end; condyles widely separated; maximal distance between epicondyles about or more than 70 % of bone’s length. |