On Prophoca and Leptophoca (Pinnipedia, Phocidae) from the Miocene of the North Atlantic realm: redescription, phylogenetic affinities and paleobiogeographic implications

BACKGROUND: Prophoca and Leptophoca represent the oldest known genera of phocine seals, dating from the latest early to middle Miocene. Originally, Prophoca rousseaui and Prophoca proxima were described based on fragmentary remains from the Miocene of Belgium. However, several researchers contested...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dewaele, Leonard, Lambert, Olivier, Louwye, Stephen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2017
Materias:
Evolutionary Studies
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5322758/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28243538
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3024

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5322758/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28243538
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3024

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