Ommatophoca rossii Gray 1844 (Ross seal)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 80797
Alternative combination: Ommatophoca rossi
Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1844. The seals of the southern hemisphere. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus and Terror, under the command of Capt. Sir J. C. Ross, R. N., F. R. S., during the years 1839 to 1843. Vol. 1 Mammalia, birds. Londres : E.W. Janson 1:1-8
Belongs to Ommatophoca according to T. A. Deméré et al. 2003
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Average measurements (in mm): femur length 98.5, humerus length 114.0, radius length 124.5, scapula length 164.9, tibia length 247.5
Estimated body mass: 11.1 kg based on femur length, humerus length, and tibia length