Desmatophocidae
Desmatophocidae is an extinct family of pinnipeds closely related to true seals.[1]
Desmatophocidae Temporal range: Early to Late Miocene | |
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Skeleton of Allodesmus sp. at the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Clade: | Pinnipediformes |
Clade: | Pinnipedia |
Superfamily: | Otarioidea |
Family: | †Desmatophocidae |
Genera | |
Allodesmus |
Genera
- Allodesmus
- Atopotarus
- Desmatophoca
- Eodesmus
References
- Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, ed. William F. Perrin, Bernd Würsig, J.G.M. Thewissen
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