Blarinella fossil map
Where fossils of Blarinella 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 | 23.04–0.0117 million years ago (Aquitanian to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Soricidae |
| Named by | Thomas 1911 |
| Fossil records | 34 occurrences at 11 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | China, Greece, Poland, Russia |
| Rock formations | txn:40443, Komnina, Apolakkia |
About Blarinella
Blarinella is a small genus of shrews in the subfamily Soricinae of the family Soricidae. It contains the following two species:
Asiatic short-tailed shrew (Blarinella quadraticauda)
Burmese short-tailed shrew (Blarinella wardi)
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Blarinella (revision 1227544508), 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: Q728174.
