Virginiaphoca

Virginiaphoca; Temporal range: Late Miocene (Messinian) 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
Subfamily:	Monachinae
Genus:	† Virginiaphoca ; Dewaele et. al., 2018
Species:	†V. magurai
Binomial name
	†Virginiaphoca magurai; Dewaele et. al., 2018

Last updated February 15, 2026

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]

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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