Desmatophocidae

Desmatophoca oregonensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinnipedia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Ferae Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Caniformia Infraordo: Arctoidea Cladus: Pan-Pinnipedia Cladus: Pinnipedimorpha Cladus: Pinnipediformes Parvordo: Pinnipedia

Familia: †Desmatophocidae
Genera: †Allodesmus – †Atopotarus – †Brachyallodesmus – †Desmatophoca – †Eodesmus – †Megagomphos

Name

Desmatophocidae Hay, 1930: 557

References

Primary references

• Hay, O.P. 1929–30. Second bibliography and catalogue of the fossil Vertebrata of North America. Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication 390. Vol. I: 1–916 (1929), II. 1–1074 (1930). Wellcome Collection BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Berta, A. 2017. The Rise of Marine Mammals: 50 Million Years of Evolution. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-1-4214-2325-8 Reference page. 

Links

• Desmatophocidae – Taxon details on Fossilworks.

Vernacular names

日本語: デスマトフォカ科

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