Taxonomic implications of morphometric analysis of earless seal limb bones

Fossil Phocidae (earless seals) are mostly known from isolated postcranial material, forcing researchers to rely upon humeri and femora for the diagnosis of taxa and reconstruction of phylogeny. However, the utility of these elements has never been rigorously tested. Here, we provide the first quant...

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Main Authors: Morgan Churchill, Mark D. Uhen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Paleobiology PAS 2019-06-01
Series:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
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Online Access:http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app64/app006072019.pdf