Paratethyphoca is an extinct genus of phocine phocid that lived during the Late Miocene.
| Paratethyphoca Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Caniformia |
| Parvorder: | Pinnipedia |
| Family: | Phocidae |
| Subfamily: | Phocinae |
| Genus: | †Paratethyphoca |
| Species: | †P. libera |
| Binomial name | |
| †Paratethyphoca libera Otriazhyi et. al., 2025 | |
Distribution
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edit- ↑ Otriazhyi, Pavlo; Obadă, Theodor; Kovalchuk, Oleksandr; Vasilyan, Davit; Gol’din, Pavel (12 June 2025). "A new seal from the Late Miocene of the Eastern Paratethys highlights the past regional diversity of true seals (Phocidae)". Swiss Journal of Palaeontology. 144 (1) 28. doi:10.1186/s13358-025-00372-7. ISSN 1664-2376. PMC 12162803. PMID 40521107.