Astadelphis fossil map
Where fossils of Astadelphis 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 →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 5.333–0.774 million years ago (Zanclean to Calabrian) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Delphinidae |
| Named by | Bianucci 1996 |
| Fossil records | 12 occurrences at 6 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Italy, Spain, United States |
| Rock formations | Sabbie d'Asti, Rojales Sandstone, Cuevas, Waccamaw, Valldunga |
About Astadelphis
Astadelphis is an extinct genus of Globicephaline delphinid cetacean from the Pliocene of the Sabbie d'Asti Formation of the Piedmont region of Northern Italy. Originally referred to as a species of the genus Steno, the type and only known species is Astadelphis gastaldii.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Astadelphis (revision 1380177485), 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: Q130530470.
