Schizodelphis fossil map
Where fossils of Schizodelphis 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 | 27.3–5.333 million years ago (Chattian to Messinian) |
| Periods | Paleogene, Neogene |
| Family | Eurhinodelphinidae |
| Named by | Gervais 1861 |
| Fossil records | 130 occurrences at 49 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, Switzerland, France, Italy, Austria, Egypt, Armenia, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands … |
| Rock formations | txn:63595, Calvert, molasse coquillière, Burgeschleinitz, Pietra Leccese, Berchem |
About Schizodelphis
Schizodelphis is an extinct genus of cetacean that lived during Miocene of Eurasia, Africa and Eastern North America.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Schizodelphis (revision 1380016655), 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: Q16758584.
