Leptophoca
| Leptophoca Temporal range: Miocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Caniformia |
| Superfamily: | Pinnipedia |
| Family: | Phocidae |
| Genus: | †Leptophoca True, 1906 |
Leptophoca is an extinct genus of earless seals. It contains the species L. lenis and L. amphiatlantica.[1]
References
- ↑ Irina A. Koretsky, Clayton E. Ray and Noud Peters (2012). "A new species of Leptophoca (Carnivora, Phocidae, Phocinae) from both sides of the North Atlantic Ocean (Miocene seals of the Netherlands, part I)". Deinsea 15: 1–12.