Odobenocetops fossil map
Where fossils of Odobenocetops 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 | 11.63–5.333 million years ago (Tortonian to Messinian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Odobenocetopsidae |
| Named by | de Muizon 1993 |
| Fossil records | 8 occurrences at 3 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Peru, Chile |
| Rock formations | Pisco, Bahía Inglesa |
About Odobenocetops
Odobenocetops is an extinct genus of small toothed whale that inhabited the southwestern coast of South America during the late Miocene. Two species of Odobenocetops are currently recognized, O. peruvianus and the slightly younger O. leptodon, both known from the Pisco Formation of Peru. More disarticulated, indeterminate remains are also known from the Bahía Inglesa Formation of Chile.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Odobenocetops (revision 1379407314), 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: Q131657.
