Virginiaphoca

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

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
Suborder:	Caniformia
Parvorder:	Pinnipedia
Family:	Phocidae
Genus:	Virginiaphoca Dewaele et. al., 2018
Species:	V. magurai
Binomial name
Virginiaphoca magurai Dewaele et. al., 2018