Virginiaphoca

Virginiaphoca; Temporal range: Neogene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Parvorder:	Pinnipedia
Family:	Phocidae
Genus:	Virginiaphoca ; Dewaele et. al., 2018
Species:	V. magurai
Binomial name
	Virginiaphoca magurai; Dewaele et. al., 2018

Last updated October 05, 2025

Virginiaphoca is an extinct genus of monachine phocid that lived in Virginia during the Neogene period. It contains a single species, V. magurai.^[1]

References

↑ Dewaele, Leonard; Peredo, Carlos Mauricio; Meyvisch, Pjotr; Louwye, Stephen (7 March 2018). "Diversity of late Neogene Monachinae (Carnivora, Phocidae) from the North Atlantic, with the description of two new species". Royal Society Open Science . 5 (3) 172437. doi:10.1098/rsos.172437. ISSN 2054-5703. PMC 5882749 . PMID 29657825 . Retrieved 2 January 2025.

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[1] Dewaele, Leonard; Peredo, Carlos Mauricio; Meyvisch, Pjotr; Louwye, Stephen (7 March 2018). "Diversity of late Neogene Monachinae (Carnivora, Phocidae) from the North Atlantic, with the description of two new species". Royal Society Open Science . 5 (3) 172437. doi:10.1098/rsos.172437. ISSN 2054-5703. PMC 5882749 . PMID 29657825 . Retrieved 2 January 2025.

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