The Miocene seal Monachopsis pontica: isolated in a shrinking sea and adapting to its changing conditions

More than 170 years have passed since the description of the dwarf Miocene seal Monachopsis pontica. However, its cranial materials were rarely found and described. This paper re-describes M. pontica and discusses its ecological adaptations. M. pontica is among the latest seals that survived in the...

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Main Authors: Pavlo Otriazhyi, Davit Vasilyan, Karina Vishnyakova, Elena Gladilina, Pavel Gol’din
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2025-03-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.242261
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