Table 1. Posterior probabilities of assignment of fossils to ecomorphotype categories by the discriminant function analysis.
Fossil phocine humeri and femora represent isolated specimens and were analysed separately.
| Taxon | Specimen and element | Ecomorphotype 1 | Ecomorphotype 2 | Ecomorphotype 3 | Ecomorphotype 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phocanella pumila | USNM 329059 (humerus) | 0.04% | 99.16% | 0.81% | 0.002% |
| USNM 171151 (humerus) | 99.87% | 0.11% | 0.02% | 0.002% | |
| NHMUK PV M1199 (cast of IRSNB 1080-M227, humerus) | <0.001% | 99.96% | 0.03% | 0.02% | |
| NHMUK PV M1206 (cast of IRSNB 1101-M234, humerus) | <0.001% | 97.31% | 2.69% | <0.001% | |
| USNM 305283 (femur) | <0.001% | 99.63% | <0.001% | 0.37% | |
| USNM 329060 (femur) | 1.59% | 0.43% | <0.001% | 55.25% | |
| USNM 175217 (femur) | <0.001% | 76.11% | <0.001% | 23.88% | |
| USNM 181649 (femur) | <0.001% | 94.27% | 0.02% | 5.53% | |
| USNM 481569 (femur) | 96.08% | 0.55% | <0.001% | 3.36% | |
| Nanophoca vitulinoides | NHMUK PV M1212 (cast of IRSNB 1063-M242, humerus) | <0.001% | 96.99% | 0.14% | 2.87% |
| NHMUK PV M1216 (cast of IRSNB 1049-M247, femur) | 34.15% | 23.42% | <0.001% | 42.43% | |
| Cryptophoca maeotica | USNM 214979 (femur, cast of LPB 259) | 0.004% | 88.25% | 0.3% | 11.45% |
| Leptophoca “amphiatlantica” | USNM 321926 (femur) | <0.001% | 99.99% | <0.001% | <0.001% |
| Leptophoca proxima | USNM 559330 (femur) | 0.01% | 97.68% | 0.003% | 2.31% |
| Monachopsis pontica | USNM 214967 (femur, cast of LPB 21) | <0.001% | 99% | <0.001% | 0.99% |
| Praepusa vindobonensis | USNM 214993 (femur, cast of LPB 158?) | <0.001% | 93.03% | <0.001% | 6.97% |
| Praepusa? pannonica | USNM 214978 (femur, cast of LPB 5?) | <0.001% | 99.7% | <0.001% | 0.3% |