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Herentalia fossil map

Where fossils of Herentalia 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 →

GroupEarly mammals
Lived11.63–7.246 million years ago (Tortonian)
PeriodsNeogene
FamilyCetotheriidae
Named byBisconti 2014
Fossil records2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB)
Found inBelgium
Rock formationsDiest

About Herentalia

Herentalia is a genus of cetotheriid mysticete in the subfamily Herpetocetinae. Remains have been found in Late Miocene marine deposits in Belgium.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Herentalia (revision 1358258268), 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: Q48966037.

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