Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae

Full reference: F. W. True. 1906. Description of a new genus and species of fossil seal from the Miocene of Maryland. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 30:835-840

Parent taxon: Phocinae according to I. A. Koretsky et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Batavipusa, Cryptophoca, Cystophora, Cystophorini, Erignathini, Erignathus, Gryphoca, Halichoerus, Histriophoca, Kawas, Necromites, Pagophilus, Phoca, Phocanella, Phocini, Platyphoca, Praepusa, Prophoca, Pusa

Subtaxa: Leptophoca amphiatlantica, Leptophoca lenis

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Type: Leptophoca lenis

Ecology: amphibious piscivore-carnivore