Miobalaenoptera fossil map
Where fossils of Miobalaenoptera 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 | 11.63–3.6 million years ago (Tortonian to Zanclean) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Balaenopteridae |
| Named by | Tanaka and Watanabe 2019 |
| Fossil records | 4 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Japan |
| Rock formations | Horokaoshirarika, Noguchi or Furukuchi |
About Miobalaenoptera
Miobalaenoptera is an extinct genus of rorqual from the Late Miocene (Messinian) of Japan.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Miobalaenoptera (revision 1361302291), 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: Q65118902.
