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Praepusa fossil map

Where fossils of Praepusa have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 15 million years ago and on today’s map.

Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 15 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →

GroupEarly mammals
Lived13.82–11.63 million years ago (Serravallian)
PeriodsNeogene
FamilyPhocidae
Named byKretzoi 1941
Fossil records10 occurrences at 5 locations (PBDB)
Found inMoldova, Hungary, Romania, Georgia
Rock formationstxn:41186, Eldari

About Praepusa

Praepusa is an extinct genus of earless seals from Neogene marine deposits in Europe. Five species, P. boeska, P. magyaricus, P. pannonica, P. tarchankutica and P. vindoboensis, are known.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Praepusa (revision 1345024523), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q30693586.

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