Platysvercus fossil map
Where fossils of Platysvercus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 15 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 15 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 | 20.45–15.98 million years ago (Burdigalian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Lophocetidae |
| Named by | Guo and Kohno 2023 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Japan |
| Rock formations | Sugota |
About Platysvercus
Platysvercus is an extinct genus of kentriodontid whale that inhabited the seas around what is now Japan during the Burdigalian stage of the Miocene epoch. It is a monotypic genus known from a single species, Platysvercus ugonis.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Platysvercus (revision 1375991276), 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: Q130426350.
