Phocageneus

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.[1][2]

References

1. Kellogg, R., 1957. Two additional Miocene porpoises from the Calvert Cliffs, Maryland. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 107:279–337.
2. "Fossilworks: Phocageneus".