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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 | ||||
Valid |
| 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 . | ||||
Valid |
| Early Oligocene | A member of Didelphimorphia belonging to the superfamily Peradectoidea and the family Caroloameghiniidae. The type species is C. cristata. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Oligocene | A member of Microbiotheria, a species of Clenia. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Oligocene | A member of Microbiotheria, a species of Eomicrobiotherium. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Oligocene | A member of Argyrolagoidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is E. verticalis. | ||||
Valid |
| Oligo-Miocene | A bandicoot. | ||||
Valid |
| Aptian/Albian | |||||
Valid |
| Early Oligocene | A member of Bonapartheriiformes, a species of Hondonadia. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Oligocene | A member of Bonapartheriiformes, a species of Hondonadia. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Oligocene | A member of Bonapartheriiformes, a species of Hondonadia. | ||||
Valid |
| 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. | ||||
Valid |
| Plio-Pleistocene | A marsupial belonging to the subfamily Zygomaturinae; a new genus for "Euowenia" robusta De Vis (1891). | ||||
Valid |
| 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. | ||||
Valid |
| 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. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Oligocene | A member of Polydolopimorphia belonging to the suborder Hatcheriformes and the family Glasbiidae. The type species is P. ambiguus. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Oligocene | A member of Palaeothentidae, a species of Pilchenia. | ||||
Valid |
| Early Oligocene | A member of Palaeothentidae, a species of Pilchenia. | ||||
Valid |
| 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. | ||||
Valid |
| 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 | ||||
Valid |
| A gundi. | |||||
Valid |
| 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. [86] | ||||
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. | ||||