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A new large-bodied Pliocene seal with unusual cutting teeth

Today, monachine seals display the largest body sizes in pinnipeds. However, the evolution of larger body sizes has been difficult to assess due to the murky taxonomic status of fossil seals, including fossils referred to Callophoca obscura, a species thought to be present on both sides of the North...

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Autores principales: Rule, James P., Adams, Justin W., Rovinsky, Douglass S., Hocking, David P., Evans, Alistair R., Fitzgerald, Erich M. G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7735334/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33391813
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.201591