Haliaeetus fossil map
Where fossils of Haliaeetus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 0 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 0 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 | Prehistoric birds |
|---|---|
| Lived | 15.98 million years ago to the present (Langhian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Accipitridae |
| Named by | Savigny 1809 |
| Fossil records | 70 occurrences at 51 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, Spain, Japan, United Kingdom, Romania, Åland Islands, Greece, Timor-Leste, DR Congo, Russia … |
| Rock formations | txn:39323, Palos Verdes Sand, San Pedro, Manix, Okeechobee |
About Haliaeetus
Haliaeetus is a genus of four species of eagles, closely related to the sea eagles in the genus Icthyophaga.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Haliaeetus (revision 1348458621), 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: Q147403.
