Noun
earless seals
Source: WordNetAll true seals are members of the family Phocidae main. Source: Internet
It is the sole surviving member of the family Odobenidae, one of three lineages in the suborder Pinnipedia along with true seals ( Phocidae ) and eared seals ( Otariidae ). Source: Internet
Fossil skull cast of Desmatophoca oregonensis from the extinct Desmatophocidae The ancestors of the Otarioidea and Phocoidea diverged 33 mya. citation The Phocidae are likely to have descended from the extinct family Desmatophocidae in the North Atlantic. Source: Internet