Bearded seal
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The bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus), also called the square flipper seal, is a medium-sized pinniped. It is found in and near to the Arctic Ocean.
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Genus: | Erignathus Gill, 1866 |
Species: | E. barbatus |
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Erignathus barbatus Erxleben, 1777 | |
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Fossils indicate that, during the Pleistocene epoch, bearded seals went as far south as South Carolina.[3]