Devinophoca claytoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Phocoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Ferae Cladus: Pancarnivora Cladus: Carnivoramorpha Cladus: Carnivoraformes Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Caniformia Infraordo: Arctoidea Parvordo: Mustelida Cladus: Pan-Pinnipedia Cladus: Pinnipedimorpha Cladus: Pinnipediformes Cladus: Pinnipedia Superfamilia: Phocoidea

Familia: Phocidae
Subfamilia: †Devinophocinae
Genus: †Devinophoca
Species: †Devinophoca claytoni

Name

Devinophoca claytoni Koretsky & Holec, 2002

Holotype: SNM Z14523

Type locality: "Stokerau lime quarry, Bonanza Hill, Devínska Kobyla, Slovak Republic"

Eponymy: "Clayton E. Ray"

References

Primary references

• Koretsky, I.A. & Holec, P. 2002. A Primitive Seal (Mammalia: Phocidae) from the Early Middle Miocene of Central Paratethys. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 93: 163–178. DOI: 10.5479/si.00810266.93.163 Reference page.  [p. 166]