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Helonetta fossil map

Where fossils of Helonetta 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 →

GroupPrehistoric birds
Lived4.7–1.4 million years ago (Zanclean to Calabrian)
PeriodsNeogene, Quaternary
FamilyAnatidae
Named byEmslie 1992
Fossil records1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB)
Found inUnited States
Rock formationsTamiami

About Helonetta

Helonetta is an extinct genus of anatid that lived during the Piacenzian stage of the Pliocene epoch.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Helonetta (revision 1322428955), 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: Q112980123.

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