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This paleomammalogy list records new fossil mammal taxa that were described during the year 2016, as well as notes other significant paleomammalogy discoveries and events which occurred during that year.
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sp. nov | Valid | Travouillon | Late Pliocene to early Pleistocene | A relative of the pig-footed bandicoot. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Engelman, Anaya & Croft | Miocene | Honda Group | A palaeothentid paucituberculate. Genus includes new species C. ambiguus. | |||
Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Butler et al. | Oligocene-Miocene | Riversleigh World Heritage Area | A member of Macropodidae. Genus includes Cookeroo bulwidarri and Cookeroo hortusensis. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Pledge | Late Oligocene | A member of Phalangeroidea belonging to the family Ektopodontidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Travouillon et al. | Early Miocene | Riversleigh World Heritage Area | A member of Potoroinae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Travouillon et al. | Late Oligocene | Riversleigh World Heritage Area | A member of Potoroinae. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Ni et al. | Late Paleocene (Gashatan) | A probable member of the deltatheroidan family Deltatheridiidae. The type species is G. kara. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Chamberlain et al. | Early Miocene | A bandicoot. The type species is Kutjamarcoot brevirostrum. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kear, Aplin & Westerman | Latest Pleistocene to Holocene | Originally described as a member of the stem group of Peramelemorphia. The type species is L. aruensis. Travouillon & Phillips (2018) transferred this species to the genus Peroryctes . [15] | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Gillespie, Archer & Hand | Early Miocene | Riversleigh World Heritage Area | A member of Thylacoleonidae. The type species is M. attenboroughi. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Oliveira, Zimicz & Goin | A member of Jaskhadelphyidae, a species of Minusculodelphis. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Engelman, Anaya & Croft | Miocene | Honda Group | A palaeothentid paucituberculate. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Engelman, Anaya & Croft | Miocene | Honda Group | A palaeothentid paucituberculate. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Black | Middle Miocene | Riversleigh World Heritage Area | A member of Phascolarctidae. The type species is S. riversleighensis. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Archer et al. | Possibly middle or late Miocene | A member of Dasyuridae of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is W. tomnpatrichorum. | ||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Pujos et al. | Umala Formation | A member of Nothrotheriidae. The type species is Aymaratherium jeani. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ciancio et al. | Middle–late Eocene | An armadillo belonging to the subfamily Euphractinae; a species of Parutaetus. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ciancio et al. | Middle–late Eocene | An armadillo of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Punatherium catamarquensis. | ||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid [86] | Wang et al. | Middle Miocene | A member of Amebelodontidae. The type species is A. zhaoi. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lambert | Miocene (late Clarendonian) | A gomphothere. The type species is Eurybelodon shoshanii. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | Late Miocene | A gomphothere, a species of Konobelodon. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Voss in Voss, Berning & Reiter | Oligocene (Chattian) | A member of Sirenia belonging to the family Dugongidae. The type species is "Halitherium" cristolii Fitzinger (1842). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Balaguer & Alba | Eocene | A member of Dugongidae, a species of Prototherium. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Mothé et al. | Late Miocene | Xihe-Lixian Basin | A member of Mammutidae. The type species is Sinomammut tobieni. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | Late Miocene | A gomphothere, a species of Sinomastodon. | ||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Simmons, Seiffert & Gunnell | Eocene (Priabonian) | An omnivorous bat belonging to the family Aegyptonycteridae. The type species is Aegyptonycteris knightae. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ravel in Ravel et al. | Eocene | A bat of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is C. pusilli. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ravel in Ravel et al. | Eocene | A bat of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is D. glibzegdouensis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ravel in Ravel et al. | Eocene | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Gunnell et al. | Miocene | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ravel in Ravel et al. | Eocene | A member of Nycteridae. The type species is K. gunnelli. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ravel in Ravel et al. | Eocene | A member of Necromantidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ravel in Ravel et al. | Eocene | A member of Hipposideridae. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hand et al. | Eocene (late Ypresian) | A vesper bat. The type species is P. vesper. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ravel in Ravel et al. | Eocene | A sac-winged bat. The type species is P. parva. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ziegler, Howarth & Simmons | Middle Pleistocene to late Holocene | A vesper bat. The type species is Synemporion keana. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ravel in Ravel et al. | Eocene | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ravel in Ravel et al. | Eocene | |||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sp. nov | Valid | Averianov et al. | Eocene | A member of Amynodontidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Koufos & Vlachou | Miocene (early Turolian) | A member of Equidae, a species of Hipparion. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Koufos & Vlachou | Miocene (early Turolian) | A member of Equidae, a species of Hipparion. | ||||
Sp. nov | Wang et al. | Late Early Eocene | A member of Rhinocerotoidea belonging to the family Paraceratheriidae. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Remy, Krasovec & Marandat | Eocene | A member of Palaeotheriidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Geraads et al. | Early Miocene | A rhinoceros, tentatively assigned to the genus Victoriaceros. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Mihlbachler & Samuels | A member of Brontotheriidae. Genus includes new species X. cenosus. | |||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Pickford | A member of Suoidea belonging to the family Doliochoeridae (previously called the Palaeochoeridae); a new genus for "Palaeocherus" meissneri mut. elaverensis Viret (1929) (in the rank of the species Bransatochoerus elaverensis). | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ingicco in Ingicco et al. | Middle Pleistocene | A member of Suidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Emery, Davis & Hopkins | Eocene (Duchesnean) | An agriochoerid oreodont, a species of Diplobunops. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Kostopoulos & Sen | Miocene (Vallesian) | A chevrotain. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Prothero | A peccary. A new genus for "Thinohyus" osmonti Sinclair (1905). | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Solounias & Danowitz | Late Miocene | A member of Giraffidae, a species of Honanotherium. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ducrocq et al. | Eocene | A diacodexeid dichobunoid. The type species is Magwetherium burmense. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Titov & Shvyreva | Early Pleistocene (late Villafranchian) | A deer. Originally described as a species of Megaloceros ; Croitor (2018) transferred this species to the genus Arvernoceros. [112] | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Sileem et al. | Early Oligocene | An anthracothere; a new genus for "Rhagatherium" aegyptiacum Andrews (1906). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Danowitz, Domalski & Solounias | Early Miocene | A member of Ruminantia, a species of Prolibytherium. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wang, Li & Takeuchi | Pliocene | A relative of the sheep. The type species is Protovis himalayensis. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Pickford | Miocene |
| A tetraconodontine suid. The type species is Retroporcus complutensis Pickford & Laurent (2014); genus also contains "Conohyus" sindiensis Lydekker, 1884 and Hyotherium soemmeringi matritensis Golpe-Posse, 1972 (recombined as a separate species Retroporcus matritensis). The generic name was originally published in an article from 2014, [117] but without the diagnosis, necessitating its validation in a later publication. [116] | |||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sp. nov | Valid [119] | Lambert, Bianucci & De Muizon | Miocene (late Serravallian–Tortonian) | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Boersma & Pyenson | Oligocene (probably Chattian) | A member of Platanistoidea related to Allodelphis . The type species is A. yakataga. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Murakami | Latest Miocene | A member of Inioidea. The type species is A. hirayamai. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid [123] | Tanaka & Fordyce | Late Oligocene | A member of Platanistoidea. The type species is A. tokarahi. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bianucci et al. | Late Miocene | A beaked whale. The type species is C. maxillocristatus. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bianucci et al. | Late Miocene | A beaked whale. The type species is C. coloradensis. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ramassamy | Late Miocene | A beaked whale. Genus includes new species D. mojnum. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Churchill et al. | Late Oligocene | A member of Xenorophidae. The type species is E. sandersi. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bisconti & Bosselaers | Early Pliocene | A member of Balaenopteridae showing a mix of morphological characters that is intermediate between those of Eschrichtiidae and those of Balaenopteridae. The type species is Fragilicetus velponi. | ||||
Gen. et. sp. nov | Valid | Kimura & Barnes | Miocene (late Aquitanian) | A member of Allodelphinidae. The type species is Goedertius oregonensis. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Marx & Kohno | Miocene | A rorqual. The type species is I. anillodefuego. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Fordyce & Marx | Oligocene (Duntroonian, 27 Ma) | A species of Mammalodon, a member of Mammalodontidae. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid [134] | Boessenecker & Fordyce | Oligocene (latest Whaingaroan, 28.1–27.3 Ma) | A member of Eomysticetidae. The type species is M. waihao. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Lambert & Louwye | Pliocene (Zanclean) | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Marx, Bosselaers & Louwye | Miocene (late Tortonian) | A member of Cetotheriidae, a species of Metopocetus. | ||||
Gen. et sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Gol'din & Startsev | Miocene (Tortonian) | A member of Cetotheriidae. Genus includes new species M. eichwaldi, as well as "Kurdalagonus" adygeicus Tarasenko & Lopatin (2012) and "Cetotherium" mayeri (a nomen dubium ). | ||||
Gen. et. sp. nov | Valid | Kimura & Barnes | Miocene (late Burdigalian) | A member of Allodelphinidae. The type species is Ninjadelphis ujiharai. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bebej et al. | Eocene (Lutetian) | A member of Remingtonocetidae. The type species is Rayanistes afer. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Peredo & Uhen | Late Oligocene | A basal member of Chaeomysticeti. The type species is S. cornishorum. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Tsai & Fordyce | Oligocene (Chattian) | A baleen whale. The type species is Whakakai waipata. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Kimura & Barnes | Miocene (late Burdigalian-early Langhian) | A member of Allodelphinidae. | ||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sp. nov | Valid | Smith, Czaplewski & Cifelli | Miocene (Barstovian) | A simocyonine ailurid (a relative of the red panda), a species of Actiocyon. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Egi et al. | Late Eocene | A member of Feliformia. The type species is "Stenoplesictis" indigenus Dashzeveg (1996). | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Tomiya & Tseng | Eocene (Duchesnean) | A bear dog. The type species is "Miacis" australis Gustafson (1986). | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Smith, Czaplewski & Cifelli | Miocene (Barstovian) | A member of Mustelidae of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Brevimalictis chikasha. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Jasinski & Wallace | Middle Miocene | A member of Canidae belonging to the subfamily Borophaginae, a species of Cynarctus. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Geraads | Pleistocene | An otter-like member of the Mustelidae. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Tomiya & Tseng | Eocene (Chadronian) | A bear dog. The type species is "Miacis" cognitus Gustafson (1986). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prassack | Pliocene | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cherin et al. | Early Pleistocene (late Villafranchian) | An otter. The type species is Lutraeximia umbra. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Averianov et al. | Middle-late Eocene | A member of Nimravidae. The type species is Maofelis cantonensis. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Smith, Czaplewski & Cifelli | Miocene (Barstovian) | A member of Mustelidae of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Negodiaetictis rugatrulleum. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | McLaughlin, Hopkins & Schmitz | A member of Mustelidae. The type species is W. tabutsigwii. | |||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A gerbil related to members of the genus Taterillus . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A gerbil related to members of the genus Taterillus . | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A member of the family Distylomyidae. Genus includes new species A. stepposus. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A member of the family Muridae. Genus includes new species A. gaotegeensis. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A member of the family Aplodontiidae. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A member of the family Aplodontiidae. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A member of the family Aplodontiidae. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Savorelli, Colombero & Masini | Miocene | A member of Muridae. The type species is A. degiulii. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid [154] | Marivaux et al. | Early Oligocene | An anomalure. The type species is A. minutus. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A relative of the Barbary ground squirrel. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A relative of the Barbary ground squirrel. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A muroid rodent belonging to the family Tachyoryctoididae. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A muroid rodent belonging to the family Tachyoryctoididae. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Sallam & Seiffert | Eocene (late Priabonian) | A member of Phiomorpha of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Birkamys korai. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A member of Arvicolinae. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Li | Late Miocene | A member of Dipodidae, a species of Brachyscirtetes . | ||||
Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Boivin et al. | Late Oligocene | A caviomorph rodent of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is C. sylvaticus; genus also includes C. shipiborum. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Barbiere et al. | Late Pliocene | A member of Sigmodontinae. The type species is C. favaloroi. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A cricetid rodent. Genus includes new species C. xiaomingi. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A cricetid rodent. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Çinar Durgut & Ünay | Early Miocene | A member of Cricetodontini. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Çinar Durgut & Ünay | Early Miocene | A member of Cricetodontini. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A cricetid rodent. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Çinar Durgut & Ünay | Early Miocene | A member of Cricetodontini. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Çinar Durgut & Ünay | Early Miocene | A member of Cricetodontini. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid [154] | Marivaux et al. | Early Oligocene | A possible member of Zegdoumyidae. The type species is D. ultimus. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Marković, de Bruijn & Wessels | A member of the family Sciuridae. The type species is "Ratufa" obtusidens Dehm (1950). | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A member of the family Castoridae. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A relative of the northern three-toed jerboa. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A relative of the northern three-toed jerboa. | |||||
Gen. et 2 sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Korth & Tabrum | Eocene-Oligocene | A member of Cylindrodontidae. The type species is D. vukae; genus also includes new species D. rahnensis, as well as "Pseudocylindrodon" medius Burke (1938), "Pseudocylindrodon" tobeyi Black (1970) and "Pseudocylindrodon" texanus Wood (1974). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Bonilla-Salomón et al. | Eocene | A member of Theridomyidae, a species of Elfomys . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Tesakov | Early Middle Pleistocene | A species of Ellobius . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Kelly & Murphey | Eocene (early Uintan) | Turtle Bluff Member, Bridger Formation | A possible member of Dipodidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A relative of the Chinese jumping mouse. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A member of the family Castoridae. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Li, Meng & Wang | Late Eocene | A member of Cricetidae, a species of Eucricetodon. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Korth | A member of the family Eutypomyidae. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Martin | Early Pleistocene | A pocket gopher, a species of Geomys . | ||||
Gen. et sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Wu et al. | Late Oligocene to early Miocene | A dormouse related to the forest dormouse. The type species is Gliruloides zhoui; genus also includes "Vasseuromys" duplex Ünay (1994). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A cricetid rodent. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | ||||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | ||||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A member of the family Castoridae. | |||||
Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Lu et al. | Early Miocene | A member of Mylagaulidae belonging to the subfamily Promylagaulinae. The type species is I. minor; genus also includes I. major. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A member of Murinae. The type species is K. hipparionus (Schlosser, 1924). | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A member of the family Eomyidae. | |||||
Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A cricetid rodent. Genus includes new species K. baii and K. cheni. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A cricetid rodent. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Rasia & Candela | Late Miocene | A species of Lagostomus . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A member of the family Eomyidae. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Boivin et al. | Late Oligocene | A caviomorph rodent belonging to the superfamily Octodontoidea. The type species is L. minutus. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Oliver & Peláez-Campomanes | Early Miocene | A cricetid rodent, a species of Megacricetodon. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A cricetid rodent. Genus includes new species M. mengicus. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A cricetid rodent. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A cricetid rodent. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Korth & Evander | Miocene (early Barstovian) | A heteromyid rodent, a species of Mioheteromys. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Tiunov, Golenishchev & Voyta | Late Pleistocene | An arvicoline cricetid, a species of Mimomys . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A member of Arvicolinae. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Mörs, Tomida & Kalthoff | Early Miocene | A member of Castoridae. The type species is Minocastor godai. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Sallam & Seiffert | Eocene (late Priabonian) | A member of Phiomorpha of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Mubhammys vadumensis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Lindsay & Flynn | Early Miocene | A member of Cricetidae, a species of Myocricetodon . | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Savorelli & Masini | Miocene | A member of Cricetidae. The type species is M. giganteus. | ||||
Sp. nov. | Valid | Carranza-Castañeda | Late Blancan-Irvingtonian | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid [154] | Marivaux et al. | Early Oligocene | A member of Anomaluroidea. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Gunnell, Zonneveld & Bartels | A member of Ischyromyidae belonging to the subfamily Paramyinae, tentatively assigned to the genus Notoparamys. | |||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A dormouse related to members of the genus Dryomys . Genus includes O. wuae (Qiu, 1996). | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid [154] | Marivaux et al. | Early Oligocene | A member of Zenkerellinae. The type species is O. zenkerellinopsis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Lindsay et al. | Oligocene | A member of Cricetidae, a species of Paciculus . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | ||||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Boivin et al. | Late Oligocene | A New World porcupine. The type species is P. amazonensis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Li, Meng & Wang | Late Eocene | A member of Cricetidae, a species of Pappocricetodon. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Bonilla-Salomón et al. | Eocene | A member of Theridomyidae, a species of Paradelomys . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A member of Dipodidae related to members of the genus Allactaga . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A member of Dipodidae related to members of the genus Allactaga . | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A member of the family Aplodontiidae. Genus includes new species P. mengensis. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid [154] | Marivaux et al. | Early Oligocene | An anomalure. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Vianey-Liaud & Marivaux | Oligocene | A member of Theridomyidae. The type species is "Theridomys" ludensis Vianey-Liaud (1985); genus also includes P. margaritae (Vianey-Liaud, 1989) and P. vassoni (Pomel, 1853). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A member of the family Eomyidae. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A cricetid rodent. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Jin | Cenozoic (probably Miocene) | A member of Sciurini. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Boivin et al. | Late Oligocene | A caviomorph rodent, possibly a New World porcupine. The type species is P. newelli. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Rincón et al. | Early Pliocene | A member of Cricetidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Kerber et al. | Late Miocene | A potamarchine dinomyid, a species of Potamarchus . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Lindsay & Flynn | Early Miocene | A member of Cricetidae, a species of Potwarmus . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Lindsay & Flynn | Late Oligocene to Early Miocene | A member of Cricetidae, a species of Primus . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Maridet et al. | Late Oligocene | A member of Aplodontiidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A member of the family Distylomyidae. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A member of the family Muridae. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A member of Dipodidae related to members of the genus Allactaga . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A member of the family Aplodontiidae. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kerber et al. | Late Miocene | A potamarchine dinomyid. The type species is Pseudopotamarchus villanuevai. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Jin | Cenozoic (probably Miocene) | A relative of the oriental giant squirrels. The type species is P. wanensis. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A member of the family Aplodontiidae. Genus includes new species Q. paradoxus. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A cricetid rodent. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | López-Antoñanzas et al. | Early Miocene | Middle Hatzeva Formation | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Boivin et al. | Late Oligocene | A caviomorph rodent belonging to the superfamily Chinchilloidea. Originally described as a species of Scleromys ; subsequently made the type species of a separate genus Maquiamys. [186] | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A birch mouse. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A birch mouse. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | ||||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A cricetid rodent. Genus includes new species S. deligeri. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A relative of the chipmunks. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A muroid rodent belonging to the family Tachyoryctoididae. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | A muroid rodent belonging to the family Tachyoryctoididae. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu & Li | ||||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Boivin et al. | Late Oligocene | A caviomorph rodent, possibly a member of the superfamily Chinchilloidea. The type species is U. crassidens. | ||||
Gen. et sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Olivares et al. | Miocene (Huayquerian) | A member of Echimyidae. Genus includes new species U. pattoni, as well as "Eumysops" intermedius Rovereto. | ||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sp. nov | Valid | Femenias-Gual et al. | Early Eocene | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Beard et al. | Early Oligocene | A species of Apidium. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ni et al. | Early Oligocene | A member of Eosimiidae, a species of Bahinia. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Marivaux et al. | Late Oligocene | A New World monkey related to Soriacebus . The type species is C. amazonensis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Robinson | Early Eocene | A member of Notharctidae. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ni et al. | Early Oligocene | A relative of Ekgmowechashala . The type species is Gatanthropus micros. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ni et al. | Early Oligocene | A member of Adapiformes belonging to the family Sivaladapidae. The type species is Laomaki yunnanensis. | ||||
Gen. et comb. et sp. nov | Valid | Robinson | Eocene | A member of Notharctidae. A new genus for "Pelycodus" trigonodus Matthew (1915); genus also includes new species M. matthewi. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ni et al. | Early Oligocene | A tarsier-like primate. The type species is Oligotarsius rarus. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bloch et al. | Early Miocene | A New World monkey, probably a member of Cebidae. The type species is Panamacebus transitus. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Robinson | Eocene | A member of Notharctidae. The type species P. meikei. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Takai et al. | Late Pliocene | A gray langur. | ||||
Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Ni et al. | Early Oligocene | A member of Adapiformes belonging to the family Sivaladapidae. The type species is Yunnanadapis folivorus; genus also includes Yunnanadapis imperator. | ||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sp. nov | Valid | Borths, Holroyd & Seiffert | Eocene (latest Priabonian) | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Erbajeva, Angelone & Alexeeva | Miocene | A lagomorph, a species of Amphilagus. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Korth & Evander | Miocene (early Barstovian) | A shrew, a species of Antesorex. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | De Bast & Smith | Paleocene | A member of Palaeoryctidae. The type species is B. thaleri. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Borths, Holroyd & Seiffert | Eocene (latest Priabonian) | A teratodontine hyaenodont. The type species is B. ephalmos. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Smith et al. | Eocene (Ypresian) | A perissodactyl-like ungulate. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | De Bast & Smith | Paleocene | A eutherian of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a member of the family Louisinidae. The type species is C. magioncaldai. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Gunnell, Zonneveld & Bartels | A member of Leptictida belonging to the family Leptictidae. The type species is E. novaceki. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | De Bast & Smith | Paleocene | A member of Pantolesta belonging to the family Pentacodontidae. The type species is E. dupuisi. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Li, Wang & Fostowicz-Frelik | Eocene (Irdinmanhan) | A member of Glires belonging to the family Mimotonidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Croft et al. | Miocene (Langhian) | Cerdas beds | A notoungulate, a species of Hegetotherium. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Smith et al. | Eocene (Ypresian) | A member of Tillodontia. The type species is I. suratensis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Korth & Evander | Miocene (early Barstovian) | A member of Erinaceidae, a species of Lanthanotherium. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Li et al. | Middle Paleocene | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Chiba et al. | Miocene | A desmostylian. The type species is Ounalashkastylus tomidai. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Velazco & Novacek | Eocene (Uintan) | A member of Leptictida belonging to the family Leptictidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Velazco & Novacek | Eocene (Uintan) | A member of Leptictida belonging to the family Leptictidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Gunnell, Zonneveld & Bartels | A member of Pantolestidae. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Cheme Arriaga, Dozo & Gelfo | Miocene (Colhuehuapian) | A member of Litopterna belonging to the family Macraucheniidae and the subfamily Cramaucheniinae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Li & Ni | Earliest Oligocene | Lijiawa Mammalian Fossil locality | A treeshrew related to the pen-tailed treeshrew. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Scott, Fox & Redman | Paleocene (Puercan) | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | De Bast & Smith | Paleocene | A eutherian of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a member of Erinaceomorpha. The type species is Q. sigei. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Sansalone, Kotsakis & Piras | Pliocene to Pleistocene (Villanyian) | A relative of the American shrew mole. A new genus for "Neurotrichus" polonicus Skoczeń (1980) and "Neurotrichus" skoczeni Zijlstra (2010). | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Mao et al. | Early Eocene | A member of Phenacolophidae (a group of archaic ungulate mammals of uncertain phylogenetic placement). The type species is Sanshuilophus zhaoi. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Korth & Evander | Miocene (early Barstovian) | A member of Talpidae, a species of Scalopoides. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Shockey, Billet & Salas-Gismondi | Oligocene (Deseadan) | Moquegua Formation | A mesotheriid notoungulate, a species of Trachytherus. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Solé et al. | Latest Paleocene | A basal member of Carnivoraformes, a species of Vassacyon. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Fostowicz-Frelik | Late Cretaceous (?late Campanian) | A relative of Zalambdalestes . The type species is Z. longidens. | ||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bi et al. | Early Cretaceous | A symmetrodont belonging to the family Zhangheotheriidae. The type species is A. luoi. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Butler & Sigogneau-Russell | Middle Jurassic (late Bathonian) | A possible member of Morganucodonta. The type species is C. leei. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cifelli, Cohen & Davis | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A member of Tribosphenida of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is C. kielanae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Cifelli, Cohen & Davis | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A member of Tribosphenida of uncertain phylogenetic placement. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Butler & Sigogneau-Russell | Middle Jurassic (late Bathonian) | A member of Triconodontidae. The type species is E. sophron. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Butler & Sigogneau-Russell | Middle Jurassic (late Bathonian) | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Han & Meng | Early Cretaceous | A 'symmetrodont' related to Spalacolestes . Genus includes new species L. sheni. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Rougier et al. | Late Cretaceous (probably late Campanian) | A djadochtatheriid multituberculate. The type species is M. udanii. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Butler & Sigogneau-Russell | Middle Jurassic (late Bathonian) | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Butler & Sigogneau-Russell | Middle Jurassic (late Bathonian) | A member of Eutriconodonta. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Butler & Sigogneau-Russell | Middle Jurassic (late Bathonian) | A possible member of Morganucodonta. The type species is S. hookeri. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Martin et al. | Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) | A plagiaulacid multituberculate. The type species is T. langenbergensis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Debuysschere | Late Triassic (Rhaetian) | A member of Haramiyida belonging to the family Theroteinidae. | ||||
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