Lutrogale fossil map
Where fossils of Lutrogale 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 | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 2.58–0.0117 million years ago (Gelasian to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Quaternary |
| Family | Mustelidae |
| Fossil records | 6 occurrences at 3 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Greece, Indonesia |
| Rock formations | txn:41086 |
About Lutrogale
Lutrogale is a subgenus, originally proposed as a genus by John Edward Gray in 1865, for otters with a convex forehead and nose, using the smooth-coated otter L. perspicillata as type species.
The following extinct and fossil species are included:
L. cretensis – Cretan otter
L. palaeoleptonyx
L. robusta
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lutra (Lutrogale) (revision 1369371121), 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: Q138589737.
