Mirounga leonina Linnaeus 1758 (southern elephant seal)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 80793
Alternative combinations: Macrorhinus leonina, Macrorhinus leoninus, Otaria leonina, Phoca leonina
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Mirounga according to T. A. Deméré et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Mirounga angustirostris, Morunga elephantina
Type specimen: 1
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Average measurements (in mm): femur length 185.0, humerus length 300.0, radius length 260.0, scapula length 280.0, tibia length 375.0
Estimated body mass: 72.9 kg based on femur length, humerus length, and tibia length