Virginiaphoca
Extinct genus of monachine phocid
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Virginiaphoca is an extinct genus of monachine phocid known from the Eastover Formation of Virginia, US during the Late Miocene period. It contains a single species, V. magurai.[1]
| Virginiaphoca Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Parvorder: | Pinnipedia |
| Family: | Phocidae |
| Subfamily: | Monachinae |
| Genus: | †Virginiaphoca Dewaele et. al., 2018 |
| Species: | †V. magurai |
| Binomial name | |
| †Virginiaphoca magurai Dewaele et. al., 2018 | |
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