Holotype skull of the stem monachine Noriphoca gaudini, MSNUN123, presumably from the late Oligocene–early Miocene Lepidocyclina Limestone of the Bolognano Formation near Roccamorice, Italy, and originally described as Phoca gaudini by Guiscardi ([7]: plate 2), also including isolated teeth originally assigned to P. gaudini. Original drawing from Guiscardi [7] (a–e), and line drawing (f–j). Skull in right lateral view (a,f), and snout in anterior view (b,g). Corresponding scale bar equals 5 cm. Isolated right postcanine tooth in lingual (c,h), labial (d,i) and occlusal (e,j) view. Corresponding scale bar equals 2 cm. Sediment and obliterated parts are indicated in grey.