Brachydelphis fossil map
Where fossils of Brachydelphis 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 | 13.82–5.333 million years ago (Serravallian to Messinian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Pontoporiidae |
| Named by | Muizon 1988 |
| Fossil records | 28 occurrences at 12 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Peru, Chile |
| Rock formations | Pisco, Bahía Inglesa, txn:42965 |
About Brachydelphis
Brachydelphis is a genus of pontoporiid known from the Late Miocene Pisco Formation of Peru and the Bahía Inglesa Formation of Chile.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Brachydelphis (revision 1243131787), 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: Q46725307.
