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Antwerpibalaena fossil map

Where fossils of Antwerpibalaena have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 5 million years ago and on today’s map.

Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 5 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →

GroupEarly mammals
Lived3.6–2.58 million years ago (Piacenzian)
PeriodsNeogene
FamilyBalaenidae
Named byDuboys de Lavigerie et al. 2020
Fossil records2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB)
Found inNetherlands
Rock formationsLillo

About Antwerpibalaena

Antwerpibalaena is an extinct genus of balaenid that lived during the Pliocene epoch.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Antwerpibalaena (revision 1368929149), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q121364050.

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