Haborodelphis fossil map
Where fossils of Haborodelphis 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 | Ichishima et al. 2019 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Japan |
| Rock formations | Embetsu |
About Haborodelphis
Haborodelphis is an extinct genus of beluga-like odontocete cetacean known from the Early Pliocene from the north-west Pacific. It was first named by Hiroto Ichishima and colleagues in 2018 and the type species is H. japonicus.
The type fossil was found in the Embetsu Formation in Haboro, Japan. There is only one known specimen as of 2021.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Haborodelphis (revision 1282060363), 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: Q108667676.
