Magophoca
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| Magophoca Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Parvorder: | Pinnipedia |
| Family: | Phocidae |
| Subfamily: | Monachinae |
| Genus: | †Magophoca |
| Species: | †M. brevirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| †Magophoca brevirostris Dewaele and De Muizon, 2024 | |
Magophoca is an extinct genus of monachine carnivoran that lived in Peru during the Miocene epoch. It is a monotypic genus that contains the species M. brevirostris.[1]