Casatia fossil map
Where fossils of Casatia 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 | 5.333–3.6 million years ago (Zanclean) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Monodontidae |
| Named by | Bianucci et al. 2019 |
| Fossil records | 6 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Italy, Belgium |
| Rock formations | txn:42963, Kattendijk |
About Casatia
Casatia is an extinct genus of cetacean in the family Monodontidae, known from the Early Pliocene, approximately between 5.1 to 4.5 million years ago. The type species, C. thermophila, was described in 2019 from a partial skull found in Italy, representing the only known fossils of a monodontid from the Mediterranean Basin. Its closest living relatives are the narwhal and beluga, though the remains were found farther south than these species, supporting the hypothesis that monodontids evolved in warmer regions before adapting to cold water. Other partial indeterminate remains are known from the Kattendijk Formation of Belgium.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Casatia (revision 1374806320), 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: Q66826886.
