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]

Phocageneus
Temporal range: Middle Miocene
~20–16 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this 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

References

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  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".