Magophoca

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]

Magophoca Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Caniformia
Parvorder:	Pinnipedia
Family:	Phocidae
Subfamily:	Monachinae
Genus:	†Magophoca
Species:	†M. brevirostris
Binomial name
†Magophoca brevirostris Dewaele and De Muizon, 2024