Notoleptos fossil map
Where fossils of Notoleptos have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 30 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 30 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 | Prehistoric birds |
|---|---|
| Lived | 37.71–33.9 million years ago (Priabonian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Family | Diomedeidae |
| Named by | Acosta Hospitaleche and Gelfo 2017 |
| Fossil records | 1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Antarctica |
| Rock formations | La Meseta |
About Notoleptos
Notoleptos is an extinct monotypic genus of diomedeid bird that lived in Antarctica during the Priabonian stage of the Eocene epoch.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Notoleptos (revision 1349858699), 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: Q137806436.
