Pusa sibirica Gmelin 1788 (Arctic seal)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae
Alternative combinations: Phoca (Phoca) sibirica, Phoca (Pusa) sibirica, Phoca sibirica, Phoca vitulina sibirica, Pusa hispida sibirica, Pusa siberica
Belongs to Pusa according to D. W. Rice 1998
See also Berta et al. 2018, Cullen et al. 2014, Davis et al. 2004, Deméré et al. 2003, Kienle and Berta 2019, Koretsky 2001, Koretsky and Barnes 2006, McLaren 1960, Riedman 1990, Scheffer and Rice 1963, Thomas et al. 1982, Trouessart 1898 and Trouessart 1904
Sister taxa: Pusa caspica, Pusa hispida
Ecology: amphibious piscivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Sagan-Zaba II (Quaternary of Russian Federation)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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