| List of years in paleomammalogy |
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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.
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| Cenomanian | A "saber-toothed" dryolestoid. | ||||
Species | Disputed |
| Hauterivian to Barremian | A dryolestidan mammal. Martin et al. (2021) considered it a junior synonym of Crusafontia cuencana. [3] | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid |
| Itaboraí Basin | A protodidelphid "ameridelphian", a species of Guggenheimia. | ||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| Hauterivian/Barremian | A eobaatarid or a possible plagiaulacid multituberculate. | ||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| Middle Pleistocene | A Koala. | ||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| Aptian | An "eutriconodont". | ||||
Species | Valid |
| Late Miocene (Huayquerian) | A relative of lutrine opossum. | ||||
Gen. et 2 sp. | Valid |
| Miocene | Riversleigh World Heritage Area | A member of Dasyuromorphia of uncertain phylogenetic placement. [10] The type species is M. mirabilis; genus also includes M. moenia. | |||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| Early Miocene | |||||
Species | Valid |
| Aptian-Albian | A deltatheroidan mammal. | ||||
Species | Valid |
| Early Paleocene | A peradectid metatherian, a species of Peradectes. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid |
| Itaboraí Basin | A protodidelphid "ameridelphian". The type species is Periprotodidelphis bergqvistae. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid |
| Pleistocene | A relative of Kalinowski's mouse opossum. The type species is Sairadelphys tocantinensis. | ||||
Species | Valid |
| Bathonian | |||||
Species | Valid |
| Early Paleocene | A herpetotheriid metatherian, a species of Swaindelphys. | ||||
Species | Valid |
| Early Paleocene | A herpetotheriid metatherian, a species of Swaindelphys. | ||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sp. nov | Valid |
| Late Oligocene | A hemicyonine bear, a species of Adelpharctos . | ||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| Middle Eocene | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid |
| Middle Miocene | An ailuropodine bear, originally described as a species of Agriarctos . It was later made the type species of the genus Kretzoiarctos. [19] | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid |
| Late Miocene to early Pliocene | A bear, a species of Agriotherium. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid |
| Late Miocene | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid |
| Miocene (early Messinian) | |||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| Late Ypresian | An astrapotherian. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid |
| Late Miocene (Huayquerian) | A dinomyid rodent. The type species is Arazamys castiglionii. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid |
| Lower Miocene | A felid. The type species is Asilifelis coteae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid |
| Late Miocene (Hemphillian) | |||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| Middle/Late Puercan | A cimolestid cimolesta. | ||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| Ypresian | |||||
Gen. et 3 sp. nov | Valid |
| Early Oligocene (Orellan) | A rodent related to mylagaulids and the mountain beaver. The type species is Brachygaulus nicholsi; genus also contains Brachygaulus leistneri and Brachygaulus xerobothrus. | ||||
Species | Valid |
| Late Miocene or Pliocene. | A cardiomyine rodent, a species of Caviodon. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid |
| Miocene (middle Hemphillian) | |||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| Paleocene | |||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| Middle Puercan | A cimolestid cimolesta. | ||||
Species | Valid |
| Middle Pliocene | |||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| Colhuehuapian | An astrapotheriid. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid |
| Paleogene | A bat. Genus includes new species C. thevenini. | ||||
Species | Valid |
| Late Eocene-Early Oligocene | Otuma Formation | A basilosaurid cetacean. | |||
Gen. et 3 sp. nov. | Valid |
| A temnocyonine. The type species is Delotrochanter oryktes; genus also contains D. petersoni and D. major | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid |
| Early Miocene | Junggar Basin | A rodent belonging to the family Cricetidae. | |||
Species | Valid |
| Middle Eocene | A brontotheriid. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid |
| An otter. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid |
| Early Paleocene (Puercan) | A triisodontid, a species of Eoconodon. | ||||
Species | Valid |
| Ypresian | A brontotheriid. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid |
| Late Pleistocene | A species of Equus . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid |
| Oligocene (Whitneyan) | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid |
| Middle Miocene | A deer. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid |
| Middle Miocene | A rodent belonging to the family Cricetidae and the subfamily Cricetodontinae. | ||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| Eocene | A rodent-like notoungulate. | ||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| A small ground sloth. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid |
| Pleistocene | A machairodontine felid, a species of Homotherium . | ||||
Species | Valid |
| late Miocene/early Pliocene | new species in the genus Hystrix (Old World porcupine). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid |
| Miocene (late Hemphillian) | A cricetid rodent. Originally described as species of Jacobsomys ; Rincón et al. (2016) transferred it to the genus Postcopemys. [52] | ||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| A basal eutherian. The type species is Juramaia sinensis. | |||||
Karydomys debruijni [54] | Species | Valid |
| Early Miocene | ||||
Species | Valid |
| A hominoid. | |||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| Deseadan | |||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| Eocene | A zegdoumyid anomaluromorph rodent. The type species is Lazibemys zegdouensis. | ||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| ?Uintan-Duchesnean | |||||
Sp. nov. | Valid |
| Mid- or early late Arikareean | A temnocyonine, a species of Mammacyon | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid |
| Upper Miocene | A marten. | ||||
Megacricetodon beijiangensis [54] | Species | Valid |
| Early Miocene | A cricetid, a species of Megacricetodon . | |||
Sp. nov | Valid |
| Early Miocene | |||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| Uintan | |||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| A small odd-toed ungulate of uncertain phylogenetic position, possibly related to Tapiromorpha. The type species is Mesolambdolophus setoni. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Croft, Chick & Anaya | Middle Miocene | A dasyproctid rodent. The type species is Mesoprocta hypsodus. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Pérez & Vucetich | Middle Miocene | A member of Hystricognathi, a cavioid rodent. The type species is Microcardiodon williensis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid |
| Latest Pleistocene | An arvicoline rodent, a species of Microtus . | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid |
| Early Eocene | A member of Tapiroidea belonging to the family Lophialetidae. The type species is M. erlianensis. | ||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| Huayquerian | A megatheriid sloth. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid |
| Late Miocene | A paradoxurine viverrid. The type species is M. meini. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid |
| Late Miocene (Hemphillian) | |||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| Earliest Eocene | A mesonychian. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid |
| Late Middle Eocene | A member of the family Anthracotheriidae. The type species is M. kenyapotamoides. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid |
| Late Miocene | A hamster. | ||||
Gen. et 3 sp. nov | Valid |
| Pliocene (Blancan) | A relative of the long-clawed mole vole. The type species is Nevadomys fejfari; genus also contains Nevadomys lindsayi and Nevadomys downsi. | ||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| Early Pliocene | |||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| Bartonian | A basilosaurid cetacean. | ||||
Gen. et comb. et 3 sp. nov | Valid |
| Early Miocene to early Pliocene | A pedetid rodent, a new genus for "Megapedetes" pickfordi (Mein & Senut, 2003). Genus also contains 3 new species: Oldrichpedetes fejfari, O. brigitteae and O. praecursor. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid |
| Pliocene | A shrew. The type species is Paranotiosorex panacaensis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid |
| Late Miocene (Hemphillian) | A cricetid rodent. Originally described as a species of Paronychomys ; transferred to the separate genus Tsaphanomys by Martin & Zakrzewski (2019). [77] | ||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| Early Tiffanian | A palaechthonid plesiadapiform. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Martin & Mallory | Late Miocene | A pocket gopher, a species of Pliosaccomys . | ||||
Sp. nov. | Valid |
| Miocene | A spalacid rodent, a species of Pliospalax . | ||||
Gen. et 2 sp. et comb. nov | Valid |
| Pliocene (late Hemphillian and early Blancan) | A cricetid rodent. The type species is Postcopemys repenningi; genus also contains Postcopemys maxumensis, as well as "Peromyscus" valensis Shotwell (1967) and "Copemys" vasquezi Jacobs (1977). | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid |
| Miocene (late Hemphillian) | A gopher. The type species is Prothomomys warrenensis. | ||||
Species | Valid |
| Late Miocene | A bovid. | ||||
Species | Valid |
| Maastrichtian | A species of Protungulatum. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Croft, Chick & Anaya | Middle Miocene | An adelphomyine spiny rat. The type species is Quebradahondomys potosiensis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid |
| Pliocene (early Blancan) | |||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Originally described as a genus of taeniodonts and replacement name for Schochia Lucas & Williamson (1993); T. Williamson (2013) reinterpreted this fossil material as remains of taeniodont genus Wortmania . [85] | ||||||
Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid |
| A temnocyonine. The type species is Rudiocyon amplidens | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid |
| Early Miocene | A pedetid rodent. The type species is Rusingapedetes tsujikawai. | ||||
Species | Valid |
| Miocene | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid |
| Early Miocene (~17 Ma) | A birch mouse. | ||||
Sp. nov. | Valid |
| Miocene | A spalacid rodent, a species of Sinapospalax . | ||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| Bartonian | A basilosaurid cetacean. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid |
| Late Pleistocene | A tapir. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid |
| Middle Miocene | A tarsier. | ||||
Sp. nov. | Valid |
| Latest Oligocene, late mid-Arikareean | A temnocyonine, a species of Temnocyon | ||||
Sp. nov. | Valid |
| Latest Arikareean | A temnocyonine, a species of Temnocyon | ||||
Sp. nov. | Valid |
| Early Arikareean | A temnocyonine, a species of Temnocyon | ||||
Sp. nov. | Valid |
| A species of Tragelaphus . | |||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| Middle - Late Miocene | A short-snouted shrew. | ||||
Gen. et sp. | Valid |
| Late Paleocene/Earliest Eocene | A didolodontid "condylarth". | ||||