Brujadelphis fossil map
Where fossils of Brujadelphis 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 →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 13.82–11.63 million years ago (Serravallian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Named by | Lambert et al. 2017 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Peru |
| Rock formations | Pisco |
About Brujadelphis
Brujadelphis is an extinct genus of river dolphin-like cetaceans of uncertain family placement from the Late Miocene epoch (Serravallian) of present-day Peru. The type species is Brujadelphis ankylorostris, recovered from the Pisco Formation.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Brujadelphis (revision 1233392577), 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: Q48966823.
