Paratethyphoca

Paratethyphoca
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Parvorder: Pinnipedia
Family: Phocidae
Subfamily: Phocinae
Genus:
Species:
P. libera
Binomial name
Paratethyphoca libera
Otriazhyi et. al., 2025

Paratethyphoca is an extinct genus of phocine phocid that lived during the Late Miocene.

Distribution

Paratethyphoca libera is known from Moldova.[1]

References

  1. ^ Otriazhyi, Pavlo; Obadă, Theodor; Kovalchuk, Oleksandr; Vasilyan, Davit; Gol’din, Pavel (12 June 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 (1). doi:10.1186/s13358-025-00372-7. ISSN 1664-2376. PMC 12162803. PMID 40521107.