Neoceti

Neoceti

Gabriel Barathieu · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikidata/Commons. May be a photograph of a specimen, or an artist’s reconstruction — an interpretation of a skeleton, since colour and soft tissue are almost never preserved.

On record

Recorded, not inferred
Sits inside
PelagicetiPBDB
Diet
carnivorePBDB, for Cetacea
Life habit
aquatic, depth=surfacePBDB, for Cetacea
Motility
actively mobilePBDB, for Cetacea
Environment
marinePBDB, for Cetacea

Time the record covers

At least 36 million years on record.

The record covers at least 36.7 Mya to 11.7 ka. No occurrence read is dated outside 39.1 Mya to 0 Mya.

Eocene — about 6 of 5047 occurrencesEoceneOligocene — about 337 of 5047 occurrencesOligoceneMiocene — about 2290 of 5047 occurrencesMiocenePliocene — about 832 of 5047 occurrencesPleistocene — about 434 of 5047 occurrences40–39 Mya — about 0.2 occurrences39–37 Mya — about 1 occurrence37–36 Mya — about 2 occurrences36–35 Mya — about 2 occurrences35–33 Mya — about 7 occurrences33–32 Mya — about 11 occurrences32–31 Mya — about 11 occurrences31–29 Mya — about 11 occurrences29–28 Mya — about 11 occurrences28–27 Mya — about 55 occurrences27–25 Mya — about 93 occurrences25–24 Mya — about 84 occurrences24–23 Mya — about 77 occurrences23–21 Mya — about 60 occurrences21–20 Mya — about 86 occurrences20–19 Mya — about 138 occurrences19–17 Mya — about 143 occurrences17–16 Mya — about 147 occurrences16–15 Mya — about 218 occurrences15–13 Mya — about 231 occurrences13–12 Mya — about 302 occurrences12–11 Mya — about 224 occurrences11–9.3 Mya — about 184 occurrences9.3–8.0 Mya — about 188 occurrences8.0–6.6 Mya — about 180 occurrences6.6–5.3 Mya — about 173 occurrences5.3–4.0 Mya — about 409 occurrences4.0–2.7 Mya — about 396 occurrences2.7–1.3 Mya — about 178 occurrences1.3–0 Mya — about 1426 occurrences36.7 Mya11.7 ka39.9 Mya0 Mya

5,047 occurrences of Neoceti on record, most of them in the Miocene. The Paleobiology Database records this as a living group. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

5,047 occurrences

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. More on what this infers.

Found in

467 formations

Calvert — 38.60°N, 77.16°WCalvert — 39.20°N, 75.60°WCalvert — 38.67°N, 76.53°WCalvert — 38.58°N, 76.52°WCalvert — 38.50°N, 76.51°WCalvert — 38.17°N, 76.85°WCalvert — 38.54°N, 76.73°WCalvert — 38.74°N, 76.56°WCalvert — 38.22°N, 76.97°WCalvert — 37.77°N, 77.28°WCalvert — 37.54°N, 77.43°WCalvert — 37.93°N, 77.51°WCalvert — 38.20°N, 76.94°WCalvert — 38.29°N, 77.03°WCalvert — 38.29°N, 77.15°WCalvert — 38.02°N, 77.06°WCalvert — 38.46°N, 77.01°WCalvert — 38.40°N, 76.50°WCalvert — 37.77°N, 77.37°WCalvert — 37.66°N, 77.11°WCalvert — 37.22°N, 76.96°WCalvert — 38.07°N, 76.92°WCalvert — 38.38°N, 76.99°WCalvert — 38.75°N, 76.97°WCalvert — 38.61°N, 76.67°WCalvert — 37.78°N, 77.52°WCalvert — 38.44°N, 76.44°WCalvert — 38.42°N, 76.62°WCalvert — 38.42°N, 76.90°WCalvert — 38.77°N, 76.78°WPisco — 15.58°S, 74.72°WPisco — 15.50°S, 74.80°WPisco — 15.44°S, 74.87°WPisco — 14.56°S, 75.67°WPisco — 15.55°S, 74.80°WPisco — 14.35°S, 75.72°WPisco — 14.36°S, 75.71°WPisco — 14.45°S, 75.69°WPisco — 14.33°S, 75.90°WPisco — 14.31°S, 75.81°WPisco — 14.35°S, 75.88°WPisco — 14.79°S, 75.51°WPisco — 14.70°S, 75.32°WPisco — 15.06°S, 74.08°WPisco — 14.43°S, 75.77°WPisco — 15.50°S, 74.88°WYorktown — 36.33°N, 77.58°WYorktown — 35.93°N, 77.57°WYorktown — 36.45°N, 77.09°WYorktown — 35.36°N, 76.82°WYorktown — 37.20°N, 76.91°WYorktown — 37.04°N, 76.36°WYorktown — 35.60°N, 77.37°WYorktown — 37.29°N, 77.30°WYorktown — 37.08°N, 76.36°WYorktown — 35.90°N, 77.82°WYorktown — 36.45°N, 77.08°WMonterey — 33.56°N, 117.71°WMonterey — 34.40°N, 119.72°WMonterey — 34.61°N, 120.44°WMonterey — 36.60°N, 121.89°WMonterey — 33.79°N, 118.35°WMonterey — 35.95°N, 120.41°WMonterey — 37.11°N, 122.33°WMonterey — 33.60°N, 117.80°WMonterey — 33.78°N, 118.39°WMonterey — 34.95°N, 120.14°WMonterey — 33.60°N, 117.33°WPietra Leccese — 40.33°N, 18.19°EPietra Leccese — 40.35°N, 18.17°EPietra Leccese — 40.16°N, 18.29°EPietra Leccese — 40.14°N, 18.07°EPietra Leccese — 39.89°N, 18.33°EPietra Leccese — 40.15°N, 18.50°EBerchem — 51.17°N, 4.46°EBerchem — 51.22°N, 4.42°EBerchem — 51.15°N, 4.63°EBerchem — 51.29°N, 4.27°ERed Crag — 51.96°N, 1.35°ERed Crag — 51.87°N, 1.29°ERed Crag — 52.09°N, 1.31°ERed Crag — 51.97°N, 1.25°ERed Crag — 52.06°N, 1.23°EDiest — 51.19°N, 4.46°EDiest — 51.21°N, 4.43°EDiest — 51.18°N, 4.83°EPeace River — 27.75°N, 81.98°WPeace River — 27.89°N, 81.97°WPeace River — 27.83°N, 81.84°WPeace River — 27.84°N, 81.86°WPeace River — 27.90°N, 81.80°WPeace River — 27.68°N, 81.95°WGroote Heide — 52.04°N, 6.67°EGroote Heide — 52.10°N, 6.65°EChilcatay — 14.77°S, 75.39°WChilcatay — 14.59°S, 75.64°WChilcatay — 14.65°S, 75.65°WChilcatay — 14.38°S, 75.90°WChilcatay — 14.67°S, 75.67°WSan Diego — 32.74°N, 117.17°WSan Diego — 32.63°N, 117.10°WSan Diego — 32.90°N, 117.10°WSan Diego — 32.76°N, 117.14°WSan Diego — 32.64°N, 117.01°WSan Diego — 32.68°N, 117.10°WPurisima — 36.92°N, 121.85°WPurisima — 36.95°N, 122.04°WPurisima — 38.05°N, 122.94°WPurisima — 38.03°N, 122.96°WPurisima — 38.06°N, 122.97°WPurisima — 37.28°N, 122.41°WPurisima — 36.97°N, 121.95°WEl Cien — 24.38°N, 110.75°WEl Cien — 24.39°N, 111.09°WEl Cien — 24.34°N, 110.99°WEl Cien — 24.36°N, 111.02°WEl Cien — 23.44°N, 109.54°WEl Cien — 25.19°N, 110.91°WEl Cien — 24.44°N, 110.70°WEl Cien — 24.47°N, 110.70°WKokoamu Greensand — 44.92°S, 170.62°EKokoamu Greensand — 44.87°S, 170.72°EKokoamu Greensand — 44.68°S, 170.49°EKokoamu Greensand — 44.67°S, 170.36°EKokoamu Greensand — 44.78°S, 170.95°EKokoamu Greensand — 44.80°S, 170.97°EKokoamu Greensand — 44.64°S, 170.65°EKokoamu Greensand — 44.66°S, 170.65°EKokoamu Greensand — 43.63°S, 170.85°EKokoamu Greensand — 43.08°S, 170.63°EKokoamu Greensand — 44.68°S, 170.77°EKokoamu Greensand — 44.96°S, 170.66°EKokoamu Greensand — 43.39°S, 171.27°EChandler Bridge — 32.88°N, 80.16°WChandler Bridge — 32.98°N, 80.18°WChandler Bridge — 32.90°N, 80.07°WChandler Bridge — 33.03°N, 80.27°WChandler Bridge — 32.96°N, 80.15°WChandler Bridge — 32.89°N, 80.39°WChandler Bridge — 32.81°N, 80.11°WChandler Bridge — 32.85°N, 79.97°WBahía Inglesa — 27.08°S, 70.84°WBahía Inglesa — 27.14°S, 70.88°WBahía Inglesa — 27.16°S, 70.89°WBahía Inglesa — 27.04°S, 70.79°WGaiman — 42.78°S, 65.04°WGaiman — 43.30°S, 65.42°WGaiman — 43.33°S, 65.32°WGaiman — 43.44°S, 65.10°WGaiman — 45.67°S, 67.44°WGaiman — 43.40°S, 65.05°WGaiman — 43.65°S, 65.33°WGaiman — 42.33°S, 65.40°WGaiman — 43.54°S, 65.21°WGaiman — 43.05°S, 71.95°WBreda — 51.97°N, 6.73°EBreda — 52.15°N, 6.61°EBreda — 51.70°N, 5.73°EBreda — 51.37°N, 3.91°EAshley — 32.96°N, 80.09°WAshley — 32.90°N, 80.13°WAshley — 32.97°N, 80.15°WAshley — 32.93°N, 79.83°WAshley — 32.92°N, 79.95°WAshley — 33.05°N, 80.40°WAshley — 32.83°N, 79.99°WAshley — 32.95°N, 80.18°WAshley — 33.03°N, 80.27°WAshley — 32.85°N, 79.97°WAshley — 33.83°N, 79.88°WAshley — 32.84°N, 80.07°WPungo River — 35.40°N, 76.80°WOtekaike Limestone — 44.86°S, 170.62°EOtekaike Limestone — 44.80°S, 170.53°EOtekaike Limestone — 44.87°S, 170.71°EOtekaike Limestone — 44.96°S, 170.65°EOtekaike Limestone — 44.51°S, 170.37°EOtekaike Limestone — 44.66°S, 170.65°EOtekaike Limestone — 44.68°S, 170.49°EOtekaike Limestone — 44.70°S, 170.37°EOtekaike Limestone — 44.97°S, 170.98°EOtekaike Limestone — 42.69°S, 173.26°EJan Juc — 38.20°S, 144.27°EJan Juc — 38.37°S, 144.28°EJan Juc — 38.33°S, 144.30°EJan Juc — 35.97°S, 145.00°EVarswater — 32.98°S, 18.15°EVarswater — 33.67°S, 18.43°EVarswater — 33.00°S, 18.00°E

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The named rock units Neoceti has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 443 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 2,394 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Neoceti and its relatives

Miocene

Where Neoceti and its relatives were recorded in the Miocene.

Found in the same rock

1,924 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records at least 969 sites for Neoceti, and this reads 240 of them. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

1,431 references

Each of the 5,047 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. 1,419 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content1

Picture of Neoceti

Credit
Gabriel Barathieu
Licence
CC BY-SA 2.0
Commercial use
the licence allows it

No 3D scan of Neoceti was found in MorphoSource and Sketchfab.

Smithsonian Open Access was not reached for this taxon, so this list is what the others held rather than everything there is.

This is what the site found, which is not the same as what exists.

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Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. Fordyce and de Muizon 2001