Cetotherium fossil map
Where fossils of Cetotherium 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 | 20.45–0.774 million years ago (Burdigalian to Calabrian) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Cetotheriidae |
| Named by | Brandt 1843 |
| Fossil records | 62 occurrences at 29 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, Spain, Italy, Ukraine, Russia, Romania, Netherlands, France, Georgia, Austria … |
| Rock formations | txn:66751, St Marys, Yorktown, Vaqueros, Choptank, Calvert |
About Cetotherium
Cetotherium ("whale beast") is an extinct genus of baleen whales from the family Cetotheriidae. It was a relatively small whale with an estimated total length of 3–4 metres (9.8–13.1 ft).
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cetotherium (revision 1367448193), 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: Q478604.
