Desmatophocidae

Desmatophocidae Temporal range: Early to Middle Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Caniformia
Superfamily:	Pinnipedia
Family:	Desmatophocidae
Genera
Desmatophoca Allodesmus

Desmatophocidae is an extinct family of Pinnipeds.^[1]

Taxonomy

• Desmatophoca
• Allodesmus

Some sources also list the following genera:

• Atopotarus
• Megagomphos
• Brachyallodesmus

References

1. ^ Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, ed. William F. Perrin, Bernd Würsig, J.G.M. Thewissen