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| Magophoca Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Clade: | 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.
References
- Dewaele, Leonard; De Muizon, Christian (15 February 2024). "A new monachine seal (Monachinae, Phocidae, Mammalia) from the Miocene of Cerro La Bruja (Ica department, Peru)". Geodiversitas. 46 (3). doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2024v46a3. ISSN 1280-9659. Retrieved 15 December 2024 – via BioOne Digital Library.
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| Magophoca | |