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Nanophoca

Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae

Taxonomy
Nanophoca was named by Dewaele et al. (2017).

It was assigned to Phocinae by Dewaele et al. (2017).

Species
N. vitulinoides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Nanophoca Dewaele et al. p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
—PanpinnipediaWolsan et al. 2020
—Pinnipedimorpha
—Pinnipedia()
familyPhocidae()
subfamilyPhocinae
genusNanophoca

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Nanophoca Dewaele et al. 2017
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†Nanophoca vitulinoides Van Beneden 1876
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteuc
Ontogeny: modification of partsuc
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousuc
Diet: piscivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparousuc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nowak 1991, Carreño and Cronin 1993, Gingerich 2003, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Zanclean or 13.82000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Netherlands Phoca vitulinoides (190171)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Belgium N. vitulinoides (91520)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Netherlands Phoca vitulinoides (75152)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Belgium N. vitulinoides (116630 217346)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Belgium (Antwerpen) Phoca vitulinoides (52049)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium (Antwerpen) Phoca vitulinoides (57701)