Pliodelphis fossil map
Where fossils of Pliodelphis 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 | 5.333–3.6 million years ago (Zanclean) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Delphinidae |
| Named by | Belluzzo and Lambert 2021 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Netherlands |
| Rock formations | Kattendijk |
About Pliodelphis
Pliodelphis (meaning "Pliocene dolphin") is a genus of small delphinid (oceanic dolphin) cetaceans that lived in Belgium during the Early Miocene epoch, about 5 million to 4.4 million years ago. The genus contains the type species Pliodelphis doelensis, named and described in 2021 based on a partial skull recovered from the littoral Kattendijk Formation.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pliodelphis (revision 1258083030), 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: Q118572586.
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