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Ciuciulea fossil map

Where fossils of Ciuciulea 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 →

Ciuciulea (whale)
Image: Brandtocetus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
GroupEarly mammals
Lived13.82–11.63 million years ago (Serravallian)
PeriodsNeogene
FamilyCetotheriidae
Named byGol'din 2018
Fossil records2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB)
Found inMoldova
Rock formationstxn:66751

About Ciuciulea

Ciuciulea is a genus of cetotheriid mysticete found in middle Miocene marine deposits in Moldova.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ciuciulea (whale) (revision 1276480072), 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: Q60791098.

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