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Pagophilus groenlandica Erxleben 1777 (harp seal)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 80726

Alternative combinations: Pagophilus groenlandicus, Pagophoca groenlandica, Phoca (Pagophilus) groenlandica, Phoca (Pagophoca) groenlandica, Phoca groenlandica

Belongs to Pagophilus according to T. A. Deméré et al. 2003

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Average measurements (in mm): femur length 92.2, humerus length 119.9, radius length 119.9, scapula length 132.5, tibia length 24.4

Estimated body mass: 1.03 kg based on femur length, humerus length, and tibia length