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This paleomammalogy list records new fossil mammal taxa that were described during the year 2010, as well as notes other significant paleomammalogy discoveries and events which occurred during that year.
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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| Early Cretaceous | Western Siberia | ||||
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| Pleistocene | A marsupial belonging to the family Dasyuridae, a species of Antechinus . | ||||
Valid |
| Pleistocene | A marsupial belonging to the family Dasyuridae, a species of Antechinus . | ||||
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| Early Oligocene | A member of Didelphimorphia belonging to the superfamily Peradectoidea and the family Caroloameghiniidae. The type species is C. cristata. | ||||
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| Early Oligocene | A member of Microbiotheria, a species of Clenia. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Oligocene | A member of Microbiotheria, a species of Eomicrobiotherium. | ||||
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| Early Oligocene | A member of Argyrolagoidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is E. verticalis. | ||||
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| Oligo-Miocene | A bandicoot. | ||||
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| Aptian/Albian | |||||
Valid |
| Early Oligocene | A member of Bonapartheriiformes, a species of Hondonadia. | ||||
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| Early Oligocene | A member of Bonapartheriiformes, a species of Hondonadia. | ||||
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| Early Oligocene | A member of Bonapartheriiformes, a species of Hondonadia. | ||||
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| Bathonian | A tegotheriid docodont. The type species is H. yaomingi. | ||||
Valid |
| Lower Aptian | An amphidontid 'eutriconodont'. The type species is J. liaoningensis. | ||||
Valid |
| Aptian/Albian | An albionbaatarid multituberculate. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Oligocene | A member of Argyrolagoidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Klohnia. | ||||
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| Plio-Pleistocene | A marsupial belonging to the subfamily Zygomaturinae; a new genus for "Euowenia" robusta De Vis (1891). | ||||
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| Late Eocene to early Oligocene | A member of Polydolopiformes. The type species is K. mayoi (Odreman Rivas, 1978); genus also includes K. abanicoi (Flynn and Wyss, 1999) and K. mckennai (Flynn and Wyss, 2004), as well as new species K. fissuratus and K. maximus. | ||||
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| Late Cretaceous | A metatherian, a species of Leptalestes. | ||||
Valid |
| Probably middle Miocene | Riversleigh World Heritage Area | A marsupial belonging to the family Phascolarctidae (a relative of the koala). | |||
Valid |
| Late Oligocene | A marsupial belonging to the family Phascolarctidae (a relative of the koala). | ||||
Valid |
| Oxfordian | An amphitheriid, a species of Nanolestes. | ||||
Valid |
| Upper Cretaceous | A neoplagiaulacid multituberculate. The type species is N. occultus. | ||||
Valid |
| Miocene | Pinturas Formation | A marsupial belonging to the group Microbiotheria. | |||
Valid |
| Late Cretaceous | A multituberculate, a species of Paracimexomys. | ||||
Valid |
| Late Cretaceous | A neoplagiaulacid multituberculate. The type species is P. nelsoni. | ||||
Valid |
| Late Cretaceous | A cimolomyid multituberculate. The type species is P. carpenteri. | ||||
Valid |
| Middle Jurassic (Callovian) | A basal docodont. A new genus for "Shuotherium" kermacki Sigogneau-Russell, 1988. | ||||
Valid |
| Collón Curá Formation | A member of the family Thylacosmilidae. The type species is P. goini. | ||||
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| Early Oligocene | A member of Polydolopimorphia belonging to the suborder Hatcheriformes and the family Glasbiidae. The type species is P. ambiguus. | ||||
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| Early Oligocene | A member of Palaeothentidae, a species of Pilchenia. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Oligocene | A member of Palaeothentidae, a species of Pilchenia. | ||||
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| Early Oligocene | A member of Argyrolagoidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is P. aberrans. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Oligocene | A member of Bonapartheriiformes, a species of Rosendolops. | ||||
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| Bathonian | A simpsonodontid docodont. | ||||
Valid |
| Oxfordian | A eleutherodontid allotherian. | ||||
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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| Aptian | An early eutherian | ||||
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| A gundi. | |||||
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| Baringo Basin | A relative of the okapi. Its type species is A. leakeyi. | ||||
Valid |
| Eocene | An early member of Anthropoidea. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Miocene | A tragulid ruminant. | ||||
Valid |
| Probably Pleistocene | An oryzomyine rodent. The type species is A. donovani; genus also includes A. praeuniversitatis. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Oligocene | A ctenodactyloid rodent. The species is A. neimongolensis. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Eocene | |||||
Valid |
| Early Miocene | A eumyarionine cricetid. The species is A. sihongensis. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Eocene | A primate of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Altanius. | ||||
Valid |
| A murid rodent belonging to the subfamily Gerbillinae. The type species is A. grandis. | |||||
Junior synonym? |
| Late Oligocene | A lagomorph, a species of Amphilagus. Considered to be a probable junior synonym of Amphilagus antiquus by Fostowicz-Frelik (2016). [27] | ||||
Valid |
| Early Eocene | A member of Apatemyidae. | ||||
Valid |
| Oligocene (Rupelian) | |||||
Valid |
| Eocene | Creechbarrow Limestone Formation | An early bat. | |||
Valid |
| Early Eocene | A member of Arctocyonidae. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Pleistocene | Dmanisi locality | A large-sized deer. | |||
Valid |
| A squirrel belonging to the tribe Xerini, a relative of the Barbary ground squirrel. | |||||
Valid |
| Late Tertiary to Early Quaternary | One of the youngest known australopithecines to date. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Oligocene | An armadillo. The type species is "Meteutatus" rigidus Ameghino (1902); genus also includes "Meteutatus" tinguiririquensis Carlini et al. (2009), as well as new species Barrancatatus maddeni. | ||||
Valid |
| Late Hemphillian (Late Miocene) | Species:
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Valid |
| Middle Eocene | A shrew-like mammal, a species of Batodonoides. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Oligocene | A member of Leptictida. The type species is B. longinares; genus also includes B. latidens. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Pleistocene | |||||
Valid |
| Late Miocene (Huayquerian) | A euphractine armadillo related to Eutatus , a species of Chasicotatus. | ||||
Valid |
| Late Miocene (Huayquerian) | A euphractine armadillo related to Eutatus , a species of Chasicotatus. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Pliocene | Langebaanweg locality | A golden mole, a species of Chrysochloris . | |||
Valid |
| Early Pliocene | Langebaanweg locality | A golden mole, a species of Chrysochloris . | |||
Valid |
| Miocene (Colhuehuapian) | A rodent belonging to the family Eocardiidae. | ||||
Valid |
| Miocene | A rodent. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Miocene | |||||
Valid |
| Late Pliocene | Uquía Formation | A tuco-tuco. | |||
Valid |
| Middle Pliocene | An alcelaphine bovid. Its type species is Damalborea elisabethae. | ||||
Valid |
| Miocene | An anourosoricini soricidae. The type species is D. vandermeuleni. | ||||
Valid |
| Middle Eocene | A basal carnivoramorphan. | ||||
Valid |
| Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Deccan Intertrappean Beds | ||||
Valid |
| Early Miocene | |||||
Valid |
| Early Miocene | |||||
Valid |
| Miocene | A member of Talpidae. | ||||
Valid |
| Miocene | A member of Talpidae. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Miocene | An aletomerycine palaeomerycid. The type species is D. simonsi. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Eocene | |||||
Valid |
| Eocene (Ypresian) | |||||
Valid |
| Eocene | |||||
Valid |
| early Late Eocene (early Priabonian) | A hyracoid. The type species is D. patnaiki. | ||||
Valid |
| Earliest Priabonian | The oldest known afrosoricid. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Pleistocene | A relative of the Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Pliocene (Zanclean) | A small rorqual | ||||
Valid |
| Eocene (Irdinmanhan) | A rodent of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is D. dolus. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Oligocene | An octodontoid rodent of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is D. verai. | ||||
Valid |
| Middle Torrejonian | A primitive paromomyid plesiadapiform. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Eocene | A primitive myodont rodent. The species is E. combinatus. | ||||
Valid |
| Late Paleocene | A member of Mixodectidae. | ||||
Valid |
| A rodent related to the maned rat. The type species is F. heissigi. | |||||
Valid |
| Eocene | A rodent belonging to the family Remyidae. The type species is F. russelli. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Oligocene | A rodent belonging to the group Hystricognathi. | ||||
Valid |
| Late Oligocene | A cricetid rodent, a species of Geringia. | ||||
Valid |
| earliest Eocene | A miacid carnivoran. | ||||
Valid |
| Middle Miocene | A primitive cavioid rodent. | ||||
Valid |
| Late Paleocene | |||||
Valid |
| A gundi. The type species is H. deserta. | |||||
Valid |
| Oligocene | |||||
Valid |
| Pleistocene | Identification of H. gautengensis was based on partial skulls, several jaws, teeth and other bones found at various times at the Caves. It emerged over 2 million years ago and died out approximately 600,000 years ago, and is believed to have arisen earlier than Homo habilis. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Pliocene | A member of Leporidae belonging to the subfamily Archaeolaginae. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Miocene | An early catarrhine of uncertain affinity. The type species is I. alekileki. | ||||
Valid |
| earliest Late Miocene | A cetotheriid whale. The type species is J. shimizui. | ||||
Valid |
| earliest late Eocene | An anomaluroid rodent. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Miocene | An early catarrhine of uncertain affinity. The type species is K. akisimia. | ||||
Valid |
| Eocene | |||||
Valid |
| Early Miocene | A galago. | ||||
Valid |
| Miocene | A new name for Kotadasiren gracilis Das & Basu, 1994 (nomen nudum). The type species is Kutchisiren cylindrica. | ||||
Valid |
| Late Oligocene | A cricetid rodent, a species of Leidymys. | ||||
Valid |
| Late Miocene (Huayquerian) | A mylodontid. The type species is L. sprechmanni. | ||||
Valid |
| Miocene | A physeteroid whale. The type species is L. melvillei. | ||||
Valid |
| Late Miocene | |||||
Valid |
| Miocene (Colhuehuapian) | A rodent belonging to the family Eocardiidae. | ||||
Valid |
| Pliocene to Pleistocene | A relative of the African wild dog. | ||||
Valid |
| An octodontoid rodent. The type species is M. gregoriana. | |||||
Valid |
| Middle Eocene | A notharctid adapiform. The type species is Mazateronodon endemicus. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Miocene | A New World monkey related to Homunculus patagonicus and members of the genus Soriacebus . The type species is M. almendrae. | ||||
Valid |
| Late Eocene | An armadillo. The type species is M. ingens. | ||||
Valid |
| Late Oligocene | |||||
Valid |
| Late Hemphillian (Late Miocene) | Species: Metaliomys sevierensis | ||||
Valid |
| Early Eocene | Originally described as a species of Miacis , [23] subsequently transferred to the genus Gracilocyon. [85] | ||||
Valid |
| Middle Eocene | |||||
Valid |
| A free-tailed bat, a species of Mormopterus . | |||||
Valid |
| Early Pliocene | A member of Caprinae. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Eocene | A member of Erinaceomorpha belonging to the family Amphilemuridae. | ||||
Valid |
| Eocene (Priabonian) | Birket Qarun Formation | A primate of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is N. aenigmaticus. | |||
Valid |
| Late Pleistocene to Holocene | A shrew, a species of Notiosorex . | ||||
Valid |
| A shrew, a species of Notiosorex. | |||||
Valid |
| Middle Pliocene | A species of Nyctereutes (a relative of the raccoon dog). | ||||
Valid |
| Pleistocene | A pika. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Miocene | A dipodid rodent. | ||||
Valid |
| Late Oligocene | An eomyid rodent, a species of Orelladjidaumo. | ||||
Valid |
| Late Oligocene | A cricetid rodent, a species of Paciculus. | ||||
Valid |
| Lower Willwood Formation | |||||
Valid |
| Oligocene | A notohippid notoungulate. The type species is P. canterensis; genus also includes P. dukei. | ||||
Valid |
| Eocene | A rodent belonging to the family Phiomyidae. | ||||
Valid |
| Late Miocene (Tortonian) | Sediments of the Stirone River | A parabalaenopterine balaenopterid. The type species is P. quarantellii. | |||
Valid |
| early or middle Pleistocene | A prehistoric pilot whale (Family Delphinidae). The type species is P. hoekmani | ||||
Valid |
| Early Eocene | |||||
Valid |
| Paleocene | A cyriacotheriid pantodont. Species:
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Valid |
| Early Miocene | |||||
Valid |
| Pliocene | A member of Lagomorpha, a species of Prolagus . | ||||
Valid |
| Eocene | A rodent belonging to the family Phiomyidae. | ||||
Valid |
| Eocene | |||||
Valid |
| Rupelian | The youngest known afrosoricid. | ||||
Valid |
| Miocene | A rhinoceros, a new genus for "Dicerorhinus" leakeyi (Hooijer, 1966). | ||||
Valid |
| Oligocene | A catarrhine primate. The species was named S. hijazensis. | ||||
Sadypus minutus [34] | Valid |
| Early Oligocene | ||||
Valid |
| A murid rodent belonging to the subfamily Murinae. The type species is S. misrensis. | |||||
Valid |
| Oligocene | |||||
Valid |
| Late Eocene | An anomalure. The type species is S. minutus. | ||||
Valid |
| Middle Miocene | |||||
Valid |
| A hamster. | |||||
Valid |
| Early Miocene | A dipodid rodent. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Eocene | A rodent belonging to the family Paramyidae and the subfamily Microparamyinae. | ||||
Valid |
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Valid |
| Eocene to early Oligocene | A rodent belonging to the family Phiomyidae. The type species is "Phiomys" lavocati Wood (1968); genus also includes new species T. libycus. | ||||
Valid |
| Eocene | A member of Oligopithecidae. The type species is T. parvus. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Pleistocene | A tapir. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Miocene | |||||
Valid |
| Early Oligocene | An octodontoid rodent of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is V. mazzonii; genus might also include Vallehermosomys? merlinae. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Eocene | A member of Viverravidae. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Eocene | A rodent related to the gundis. The type species is Y. zhoui. | ||||
Multituberculata is an extinct order of rodent-like mammals with a fossil record spanning over 120 million years. They first appeared in the Middle Jurassic, and reached a peak diversity during the Cretaceous. They eventually declined from the late Paleocene onwards, disappearing from the known fossil record in the late Eocene. They are the most diverse order of Mesozoic mammals with more than 200 species known, ranging from mouse-sized to beaver-sized. These species occupied a diversity of ecological niches, ranging from burrow-dwelling to squirrel-like arborealism to jerboa-like hoppers. Multituberculates are usually placed as crown mammals outside either of the two main groups of living mammals—Theria, including placentals and marsupials, and Monotremata—but closer to Theria than to monotremes. Nonetheless, at least one study found a potential status as sister taxa to monotremes/Australosphenida.
Sparassodonta is an extinct order of carnivorous metatherian mammals native to South America. They were once considered to be true marsupials, but are now thought to be either a sister taxon to them, or far more distantly related, part of a separate clade of Gondwanan metatherians. A number of these mammalian predators closely resemble placental predators that evolved separately on other continents, and are cited frequently as examples of convergent evolution. They were first described by Florentino Ameghino, from fossils found in the Santa Cruz beds of Patagonia. Sparassodonts were present throughout South America's long period of "splendid isolation" during the Cenozoic; during this time, they shared the niches for large warm-blooded predators with the flightless terror birds. Previously, it was thought that these mammals died out in the face of competition from "more competitive" placental carnivorans during the Pliocene Great American Interchange, but more recent research has showed that sparassodonts died out long before eutherian carnivores arrived in South America. Sparassodonts have been referred to as borhyaenoids by some authors, but currently the term Borhyaenoidea refers to a restricted subgroup of sparassodonts comprising borhyaenids and their close relatives.
Eomyidae is a family of extinct rodents from North America and Eurasia related to modern day pocket gophers and kangaroo rats. They are known from the Middle Eocene to the Late Miocene in North America and from the Late Eocene to the Pleistocene in Eurasia. Eomyids were generally small, but occasionally large, and tended to be squirrel-like in form and habits. The family includes the earliest known gliding rodent, Eomys quercyi.
The Casamayoran age is a period of geologic time within the Early Eocene epoch of the Paleogene, used more specifically within the South American land mammal age (SALMA) classification. It follows the Itaboraian and precedes the Mustersan age.
The Divisaderan age is a South American land mammal age, covering a period of geologic time within the Middle and Late Eocene epochs of the Paleogene. It follows the Mustersan age and is followed by the Tinguirirican age.
The Tinguirirican age is a period of geologic time within the Late Eocene and Early Oligocene epochs of the Paleogene, used more specifically within the SALMA classification in South America. It follows the Divisaderan and precedes the Deseadan age.
The Deseadan age is a period of geologic time within the Oligocene epoch of the Paleogene to the Early Miocene epoch of the Neogene, used more specifically within the SALMA classification of South America. It follows the Tinguirirican and precedes the Colhuehuapian age.
Astrapotheriidae is an extinct family of herbivorous South American land mammals that lived from the Late Eocene to the Middle Miocene 37.8 to 15.97 million years ago. The most derived of the astrapotherians, they were also the largest and most specialized mammals in the Tertiary of South America. There are two sister taxa: Eoastrapostylopidae and Trigonostylopidae.
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Didolodontidae is a family of "condylarth" mammals known from the Paleocene to the late Eocene of South America.
This paleomammalogy list records new fossil mammal taxa that were described during the year 2011, as well as notes other significant paleomammalogy discoveries and events which occurred during that year.
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Astraponotus is an extinct genus of herbivorous mammals, belonging to the family of astrapotherids. It lived during the late Late Eocene and its fossil remains have been found in the Sarmiento Formation of Argentina, South America.
Hyaenodonta is an extinct order of hypercarnivorous placental mammals from clade Ferae. Hyaenodonts were important mammalian predators that arose during the early Paleocene in Europe and persisted well into the late Miocene.
Groeberiidae is a family of strange non-placental mammals from the Eocene and Oligocene epochs of Patagonia, Argentina and Chile, South America. Originally classified as paucituberculate marsupials, they are now argued to be late representatives of the allothere clade Gondwanatheria.
The Agua de la Piedra Formation is a Late Oligocene geologic formation of the Malargüe Group that crops out in the southernmost Precordillera and northernmost Neuquén Basin in southern Mendoza Province, Argentina.
This paleomammalogy list records new fossil mammal taxa that were described during the year 2015, as well as notes other significant paleomammalogy discoveries and events which occurred during that year.