Necromites fossil map
Where fossils of Necromites 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 | 1.8–0.774 million years ago (Calabrian) |
| Periods | Quaternary |
| Family | Phocidae |
| Named by | Bogachev 1940 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Azerbaijan |
| Rock formations | txn:41186 |
About Necromites
Necromites is extinct genus of stem-pinniped belonging to the extinct family Semantoridae during the upper Pliocene epoch. It is a monotypic genus with the only species in this genus being Necromites nestoris.
It was named in honor of Nestor Smirnov, a Soviet specialist in Pinnipeds.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Necromites (revision 1339246664), 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: Q56328139.
