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Research articles

The origin of elephant seals: implications of a fragmentary late Pliocene seal (Phocidae: Miroungini) from New Zealand

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Pages 544-550 | Received 26 Feb 2016, Accepted 07 Jun 2016, Published online: 14 Jul 2016

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Figure 1. Map of New Zealand and Hawke’s Bay region showing locality of CD 35, Miroungini gen. et sp. indet. A, Map of New Zealand. B, Map of Hawke’s Bay region showing position of Waipunga Station.

Figure 1. Map of New Zealand and Hawke’s Bay region showing locality of CD 35, Miroungini gen. et sp. indet. A, Map of New Zealand. B, Map of Hawke’s Bay region showing position of Waipunga Station.

Figure 2. Preserved elements of the Waipunga Seal, Miroungini gen. et sp. indet., CD 35. A, Fragments of right maxilla with P3 and possible P2 root in approximate life position in lateral view with speculative margins of rostrum (dashed lines). B, Fragments of right maxilla in ventral view. C, Right maxilla fragments in dorsal view. D, Rostral fragments of maxilla in medial view. E, Left squamosal in ventral view. F, Left squamosal in dorsal view. G, Right P3 in labial view. H, Right P2 in lingual view. I, Right P2 in labial view. J, Right P2 in apical view.

Figure 2. Preserved elements of the Waipunga Seal, Miroungini gen. et sp. indet., CD 35. A, Fragments of right maxilla with P3 and possible P2 root in approximate life position in lateral view with speculative margins of rostrum (dashed lines). B, Fragments of right maxilla in ventral view. C, Right maxilla fragments in dorsal view. D, Rostral fragments of maxilla in medial view. E, Left squamosal in ventral view. F, Left squamosal in dorsal view. G, Right P3 in labial view. H, Right P2 in lingual view. I, Right P2 in labial view. J, Right P2 in apical view.

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