Phocageneus Temporal range: Middle Miocene ~20–16 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | †Squalodelphinidae |
Genus: | †Phocageneus Leidy 1869 |
Species: | †P. venustus |
Binomial name | |
†Phocageneus venustus Leidy 1869 |
Phocageneus is an extinct genus of river dolphin belonging to Squalodelphinidae. Specimens have been found in the middle Miocene Calvert Formation of Maryland and Virginia.
References
- Kellogg, R., 1957. Two additional Miocene porpoises from the Calvert Cliffs, Maryland. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 107:279–337.
- "Fossilworks: Phocageneus".
Taxon identifiers | |
---|---|
Phocageneus |