Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae
Alternative combinations: Halichoerus (Halichoerus) grypus, Phoca grypus
Belongs to Halichoerus according to C. S. Davis et al. 2004
See also Allen 1880, Berta et al. 2018, Cullen et al. 2014, Deméré et al. 2003, Friant 1947, Gill 1866, Gray 1850, Gray 1866, Kienle and Berta 2019, Koretsky 2001, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Nilsson 1847, Riedman 1990, Scheffer and Rice 1963, Trouessart 1898, Trouessart 1904 and Turner 1912
Sister taxon: Halichoerus (Halichoerus)
Ecology: amphibious piscivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (2: Quebec collections), Estonia (1), Germany (1), the Netherlands (1), Spain (2), Sweden (5), the United Kingdom (1), United States (4: South Carolina, Virginia)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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