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Araeodelphis fossil map

Where fossils of Araeodelphis have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 15 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 15 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
Lived23.04–13.82 million years ago (Aquitanian to Langhian)
PeriodsNeogene
FamilyPlatanistidae
Named byKellogg 1957
Fossil records6 occurrences at 3 locations (PBDB)
Found inUnited States
Rock formationsCalvert, Pungo River

About Araeodelphis

Araeodelphis is an extinct genus of river dolphin from the early Miocene of the East Coast of the United States.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Araeodelphis (revision 1238728275), 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: Q30693130.

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