Lobodon vetus Leidy 1853 (crabeater seal)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae

Alternative combination: Stenorhynchus vetus

Full reference: J. Leidy. 1853. [Observations on extinct Cetacea]. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences 6:377-378

Belongs to Lobodon according to A. Berta et al. 2022

See also Cope 1868, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Kellogg 1922, Leidy 1853, Leidy 1869, Ray 1976, Trouessart 1898 and Trouessart 1904

Sister taxa: Lobodon carcinophaga, Leptorhynchus crassidens

Ecology: amphibious piscivore-carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lobodon vetus in the database

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