Paratethyphoca

Paratethyphoca; Temporal range: Late Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Caniformia
Parvorder:	Pinnipedia
Family:	Phocidae
Subfamily:	Phocinae
Genus:	† Paratethyphoca
Species:	†P. libera
Binomial name
	†Paratethyphoca libera; Otriazhyi et. al., 2025

Last updated August 26, 2025

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

Distribution

Paratethyphoca libera is known from Moldova.^[1]

References

↑ 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) 28. doi: 10.1186/s13358-025-00372-7 . ISSN 1664-2376. PMC 12162803 . PMID 40521107.

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[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) 28. doi: 10.1186/s13358-025-00372-7 . ISSN 1664-2376. PMC 12162803 . PMID 40521107.

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