Magophoca

{{Short description|Extinct genus of mammals}}

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| fossil_range = Miocene

| display_parents = 2

| genus = Magophoca

| species = brevirostris

| authority = Dewaele and De Muizon, 2024

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Magophoca is an extinct genus of monachine carnivoran that lived in Peru during the Miocene epoch. It is a monotypic genus that contains the species M. brevirostris.{{Cite journal |last1=Dewaele |first1=Leonard |last2=De Muizon |first2=Christian |date=15 February 2024 |title=A new monachine seal (Monachinae, Phocidae, Mammalia) from the Miocene of Cerro La Bruja (Ica department, Peru) |url=https://bioone.org/journals/geodiversitas/volume-46/issue-3/geodiversitas2024v46a3/A-new-monachine-seal-Monachinae-Phocidae-Mammalia-from-the-Miocene/10.5252/geodiversitas2024v46a3.full |journal=Geodiversitas |volume=46 |issue=3 |doi=10.5252/geodiversitas2024v46a3 |issn=1280-9659 |access-date=15 December 2024 |via=BioOne Digital Library|url-access=subscription }}

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