Hoplocetus fossil map
Where fossils of Hoplocetus 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 | 20.45–0.0117 million years ago (Burdigalian to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Named by | Gervais 1852 |
| Fossil records | 22 occurrences at 9 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, France, Malta, United States |
| Rock formations | txn:NF, Red Crag, Sables d'Anvers, Gram, Sables à Gryphaea virleti |
About Hoplocetus
Hoplocetus is an extinct genus of raptorial cetacean of the sperm whale superfamily, Physeteroidea. Its remains have been found in the Miocene of Belgium, France, Germany and Malta, the Pliocene of Belgium and France, and the Pleistocene of the United Kingdom and South Carolina.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hoplocetus (revision 1353094731), 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: Q58901438.
