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This paleomammalogy list records new fossil mammal taxa that were described during the year 2020, as well as notes other significant paleomammalogy discoveries and events which occurred during the year.
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sp. nov | Valid | Perini, Nascimento & Cozzuol | Late Pleistocene | A manatee. | ||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sp. nov | Valid | Gheerbrant et al. | An early member of Embrithopoda. Announced in 2020; the final article version was published in 2021. | |||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fanchangia [10] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Harrison et al. | Early Miocene | A member of Pliopithecoidea. Genus includes new species F. jini. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Gilbert et al. | A catarrhine of uncertain affinities; originally identified as a gibbon, but subsequently argued to be a pliopithecoid. [12] Genus includes new species K. ramnagarensis. | |||||
| Nesomomys [13] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Beard et al. | Eocene (Lutetian) | Uzunçarşidere | A member of the family Omomyidae. Genus includes new species N. bunodens. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming was published in 2021. | ||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Seiffert et al. | A member of the family Parapithecidae. Genus includes new species U. perdita. | |||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anomalomys grytsivensis [88] | Sp. nov | In press | Nesin & Kovalchuk | Miocene | A member of the family Anomalomyidae | |||
| Argaleogaulus [89] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Korth & Kron | Arikareean | Troublesome | ( | A member of the family Mylagaulidae. Genus includes new species A. primoticus. | |
| Arvicola nahalensis [90] | Sp. nov | Valid | Maul, Rabinovich & Biton | Late Pleistocene | A species of Arvicola . Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. | |||
| Balantiomys coloradensis [89] | Sp. nov | Valid | Korth & Kron | Troublesome | ( | A member of the family Heteromyidae. | ||
| Bibimys massoiai [91] | Sp. nov | Valid | Das Neves et al. | Late Quaternary | A species of Bibimys . | |||
| Borikenomys [92] | Gen. et sp. nov | Marivaux et al. | late Early Oligocene | San Sebastián | ( | A member of the superfamily Chinchilloidea, possibly belonging to the family Dinomyidae. The type species is B. praecursor. | ||
| Ceratogaulus cornutasagma [93] | Sp. nov | Valid | Calede & Samuels | ( | ||||
| "Cricetodon" venczeli [94] | Sp. nov | Valid | Hír, Codrea & Prieto | Miocene | A large hamster. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. | |||
| Ctenomys viarapaensis [95] | Sp. nov | In press | De Santi et al. | Holocene | A tuco-tuco | |||
| Cupidinimus robinsoni [89] | Sp. nov | Valid | Korth & Kron | Troublesome | ( | A member of the family Heteromyidae. | ||
| Entoptychus rensbergeri [89] | Sp. nov | Valid | Korth & Kron | Troublesome | ( | A gopher. | ||
| Episiphneus dalianensis [96] | Sp. nov | Valid | Qin et al. | Late Pliocene | A zokor. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. | |||
| Golunda aouraghei [97] | Sp. nov | Valid | Piñero et al. | Pliocene-Pleistocene boundary | A relative of the Indian bush rat | |||
| Gregorymys mixtecorum [98] | Sp. nov | Valid | Ortiz-Caballero, Jiménez-Hidalgo & Bravo-Cuevas | Oligocene (Arikareean) | A gopher. | |||
| Gregorymys montanus [89] | Sp. nov | Valid | Korth & Kron | Troublesome | ( | A gopher. | ||
| Gregorymys tavenneri [99] | Sp. nov | Valid | Calede & Rasmussen | Arikareean | Renova | ( | A gopher. | |
| Harrymys cyanothos [89] | Sp. nov | Valid | Korth & Kron | Troublesome | ( | A member of the family Heteromyidae. | ||
| Harrymys taussigi [89] | Sp. nov | Valid | Korth & Kron | Troublesome | ( | A member of the family Heteromyidae. | ||
| Honeymys [100] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Martin et al. | Miocene (Clarendonian) | ( | A member of the family Cricetidae, possibly belonging to the subfamily Sigmodontinae; a new genus for "Copemys" mariae Baskin & Korth (1996). Genus also includes "Copemys" esmeraldensis Clark, Dawson & Wood (1964). [101] | ||
| Huerzelerimys asiaticus [102] | Sp. nov | Valid | Wang, Qiu & Li | Late Miocene | Liushu | A member of the family Muridae belonging to the subfamily Murinae | ||
| Hystrix brevirostra [103] | Sp. nov | Valid | Wang & Qiu | Late Miocene and early Pliocene | Hewangjia Liushu | A species of Hystrix . | ||
| Luantus sompallwei [104] | Sp. nov | In press | Solórzano et al. | Miocene | Cura-Mallín | A member of Caviomorpha. | ||
| Namaphiomys [105] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Pickford | Eocene | A member of Phiomorpha of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is N. scopulus. | |||
| Oregonomys perilaccos [89] | Sp. nov | Valid | Korth & Kron | Troublesome | ( | A member of the family Heteromyidae. | ||
| Paraethomys baeticus [106] | Sp. nov | Valid | Piñero & Verzi | Pliocene (Ruscinian) | Baza | A member of the family Muridae belonging to the subfamily Murinae. | ||
| Pareumys flynni [107] | Sp. nov | Valid | Korth | Eocene (Bridgerian and Uintan) | Washakie | ( | A member of the family Cylindrodontidae. | |
| Pareumys muffleri [108] | Sp. nov | Valid | Lofgren et al. | Eocene | ( | |||
| Pauromys turnbulli [107] | Sp. nov | Valid | Korth | Eocene (Uintan) | Washakie | ( | A member of the family Sciuravidae. | |
| Perasciuravus [109] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Korth | Eocene (Bridgerian) | Washakie | ( | A member of the family Sciuravidae. Genus includes new species P. mcintoshi. | |
| Petaurista tetyukhensis [110] | Sp. nov | Valid | Tiunov & Gimranov | Late Pleistocene | A species of Petaurista . Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. | |||
| Pleurolicus compressus [89] | Sp. nov | Valid | Korth & Kron | Troublesome | ( | A gopher. | ||
| Pleurolicus gwinni [99] | Sp. nov | Valid | Calede & Rasmussen | Arikareean | Renova | ( | A gopher. | |
| Pleurolicus mensae [89] | Sp. nov | Valid | Korth & Kron | Troublesome | ( | A gopher. | ||
| Pleurolicus nelsoni [99] | Sp. nov | Valid | Calede & Rasmussen | Arikareean | Renova | ( | A gopher. | |
| Pleurolicus rensbergeri [99] | Sp. nov | Valid | Calede & Rasmussen | Arikareean | Renova | ( | A gopher. | |
| Protospermophilus parvus [89] | Sp. nov | Valid | Korth & Kron | Troublesome | ( | A member of the family Sciuridae. | ||
| Pseudocylindrodon yihesubuensis [111] | Sp. nov | Valid | Li | Late Eocene | Erlian Basin | A member of the family Cylindrodontidae. | ||
| Rupestromys [105] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Pickford | Eocene | A member of Phiomorpha of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is R. brevirostris. | |||
| Schizodontomys bareia [89] | Sp. nov | Valid | Korth & Kron | Troublesome | ( | A member of the family Heteromyidae. | ||
| Spermophilinus kumkolensis [112] | Sp. nov | Valid | Li et al. | Middle Miocene | Shimagou | A member of the family Sciuridae belonging to the subfamily Sciurinae. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. | ||
| Thisbemys intermedius [113] | Sp. nov | Valid | Korth | Bridgerian | Washakie | ( | A member of the family Ischyromyidae. | |
| Thryonomys kamulai [114] | Sp. nov | Valid | Tanabe et al. | Late Miocene | Nakali | A cane rat. | ||
| Uromys aplini [115] | Sp. nov | Valid | Cramb, Hocknull & Price | Middle Pleistocene | A species of Uromys . | |||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alilepus spassovi [129] | Sp. nov | Valid | Sen | Early Pliocene | Chepino Basin | A member of the family Leporidae. | ||
| Chiromyoides kesiwah [130] | Sp. nov | Valid | Beard et al. | Tiffanian | ( | A member of the family Plesiadapidae. | ||
| Tonomochota [131] | Gen. et 3 sp. nov | Valid | Tiunov & Gusev | Late Pleistocene | A pika. Genus includes new species T. khasanensis, T. sikhotana and T. major. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. | |||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Barasoain et al. | Late Miocene | A fairy armadillo. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Cuadrelli et al. | Quaternary | |||||
Sp. nov | In press | Brambilla, Lopez & Parent | Late Pleistocene | A glyptodont. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Barasoain et al. | An armadillo belonging to the subfamily Euphractinae. | |||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gen. et comb. et sp. nov | Valid | Rincón & McDonald | Miocene (Laventan to Huayquerian) | A Mylodontidae sloth. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Rincón, Valerio & Laurito | A Megatheriidae sloth. | |||||
Sp. nov | In press | Stinnesbeck et al. | A Megalonychidae sloth. | |||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sp. nov | Valid | Crespo et al. | Early Miocene | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Aplin & Armstrong in Armstrong, Aplin & Motokawa | Pliocene or early Pleistocene | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Gunnell & Manthi | Kanapoi site | Announced in 2018; the final article version was published in 2020. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Gunnell & Manthi | Kanapoi site | Announced in 2018; the final article version was published in 2020. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Gunnell & Manthi | Kanapoi site | Announced in 2018; the final article version was published in 2020. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Gunnell & Manthi | Kanapoi site | Announced in 2018; the final article version was published in 2020. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Gunnell & Manthi | Kanapoi site | A very large fruit bat, larger than all extant fruit bats other than select Pteropus and Hypsignathus . | ||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archaeogaia [162] | Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Zimicz et al. | Paleocene | Mealla | An early notoungulate. Genus includes new species A. macachaae. | ||
| Juchuysillu [163] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Croft & Anaya | Miocene | Nazareno | A member of the family Interatheriidae. Genus includes new species J. arenalesensis. | ||
| Teratopithecus [164] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | López et al. | Early Eocene | ?Laguna del Hunco | A member of the family Archaeopithecidae. Genus includes new species T. elpidophoros. | ||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amynodontopsis jiyuanensis [175] | Sp. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | Middle Eocene | Niezhuang | A member of the family Amynodontidae | ||
| "Dihoplus" bethlehemsis [176] | Sp. nov | Valid | Pandolfi, Rivals & Rabinovich | Pliocene | Israel-Palestine water divide | A rhinoceros | ||
Sp. nov | Valid | Bai et al. | Early–middle Eocene | Possibly a member of the family Hyracodontidae. | ||||
Gobioceras [177] | Gen. et sp. nov | Junior homonym | Bai et al. | Early Eocene | Arshanto | A relative of Forstercooperia . The type species is G. wangi. The generic name is preoccupied by Gobioceras Bogoslovskaya (1988). | ||
Sp. nov | Valid | Bai et al. | Early Eocene | Arshanto | A member of the family Hyrachyidae. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Pickford | Early Miocene | A chalicothere belonging to the subfamily Chalicotheriinae. The type species is I. pyroclasticum. | ||||
| Mesaceratherium tschani [179] | Sp. nov | Valid | Tissier, Antoine & Becker | Late Oligocene | A rhinoceros. | |||
| Rhodopagus guoi [180] | Sp. nov | Valid | Paepen et al. | Eocene (Arshantan) | Arshanto | Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming was published in 2021. | ||
Sp. nov | Valid | Bai et al. | Early Eocene | Arshanto | A member of Rhinocerotoidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement. | |||
Nom. nov | Valid | Pickford | Early Miocene | A chalicothere belonging to the subfamily Chalicotheriinae; a replacement name for Butleria de Bonis et al. (1995). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Bai et al. | Early Eocene | Arshanto | A member of Rhinocerotoidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement. | |||
Yimengia magna [177] | Sp. nov | Valid | Bai et al. | Early Eocene | A member of Rhinocerotoidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement. | |||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubalus murrensis extremus [196] | Subsp. nov | Valid | Vislobokova, Tarasenko & Lopatin | Late Pleistocene | ( | A subspecies of the European water buffalo. | ||
| Cervus canadensis combrayicus [197] | Subsp. nov | Valid | Croitor | Late Pleistocene | A subspecies of the elk. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. | |||
| Geniokeryx [198] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Ducrocq | Late Eocene | Krabi Basin | A member of the family Anthracotheriidae; a new genus for "Anthracokeryx" thailandicus Ducrocq (1999). | ||
| Heliosus [199] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Burger & Jolley | Eocene (Bridgerian) | Washakie | ( | A member of the family Helohyidae. The type species is H. apophis. | |
| Metkatius babbiangalensis [200] | Sp. nov | Valid | Waqas & Rana | Eocene | Subathu | A member of the family Raoellidae | ||
| Nyanzachoerus nakaliensis [201] | Sp. nov | Valid | Tsubamoto et al. | Late Miocene | Nakali | A member of the family Suidae belonging to the subfamily Tetraconodontinae | ||
| Palembertina [202] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Weppe et al. | Eocene | Quercy Phosphorites | A member of the family Cainotheriidae. The type species is P. deplasi. | ||
| Paukkaungmeryx [203] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ducrocq et al. | Middle Eocene | Pondaung | A relative of Archaeomeryx . Genus includes new species P. minutus. | ||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Croitor, Zakharov & Mararescul | A small muntjac-like deer. The type species is "Eostyloceros" pidoplitschkoi Korotkevich (1964); genus also includes P. triangularis (Zdansky, 1925). | |||||
| Prolistriodon [205] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Pickford et al. | Early Miocene | Soma | A member of the family Suidae belonging to the subfamily Listriodontinae. The type species is P. smyrnensis. | ||
| Qurliqnoria chorakensis [206] | Sp. nov | Valid | Kostopoulos et al. | Late Miocene | A stem-caprine bovid. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. | |||
| Stenomeryx [203] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ducrocq et al. | Middle Eocene | Pondaung | Probably an early chevrotain. Genus includes new species S. bahinensis. | ||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankylorhiza [211] | Gen. et comb. nov | Boessenecker et al. | Oligocene | Ashley Chandler Bridge | ( | A large dolphin. Genus includes "Squalodon" tiedemani. | ||
| Antwerpibalaena [212] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lavigerie et al. | Pliocene | A stem-balaenid. Genus includes new species A. liberatlas. | |||
| Archaebalaenoptera liesselensis [213] | Sp. nov | Valid | Bisconti et al. | Miocene (Tortonian) | Breda | A rorqual | ||
| Archaeobalaena [214] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Tanaka, Furusawa & Kimura | Pliocene (Zanclean) | Chippubetsu | A member of the family Balaenidae. The type species is A. dosanko. | ||
| Atlanticetus [215] | Gen. et comb. et sp. nov | Valid | Bisconti et al. | Miocene | Calvert Pietra da Cantoni | An early baleen whale. The type species is "Aglaocetus" patulus Kellogg (1968); genus also includes new species A. lavei. | ||
| Cozzuoliphyseter [216] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Paolucci et al. | Miocene | Gran Bajo del Gualicho | A member of the family Physeteridae; a new genus for "Aulophyseter" rionegrensis. | ||
| Dolgopolis [217] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Viglino et al. | Miocene (Burdigalian) | Gaiman | A toothless platanistoid dolphin. Genus includes new species D. kinchikafiforo. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. | ||
| Ensidelphis [218] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bianucci et al. | Miocene (Burdigalian) | Chilcatay | A member of Platanistoidea. The type species is E. riveroi. | ||
| Furcacetus [218] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bianucci et al. | Miocene (Burdigalian) | Chilcatay | A member of the family Squalodelphinidae. The type species is F. flexirostrum. | ||
| Marzanoptera [219] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bisconti et al. | Pliocene | A rorqual. Genus includes new species M. tersillae. | |||
| Norisdelphis [220] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kimura & Hasegawa | Miocene (Tortonian) | Haraichi | An oceanic dolphin. Genus includes new species N. annakaensis. | ||
| Perditicetus [221] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Nelson & Uhen | Oligocene–Miocene (Chattian–Aquitanian) | Nye | ( | A member of Platanistoidea. Genus includes new species P. yaconensis. | |
| Platyscaphokogia [222] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Collareta et al. | Miocene (Messinian) | Pisco | A member of the family Kogiidae belonging to the subfamily Scaphokogiinae. The type species is P. landinii. | ||
| Protororqualus wilfriedneesi [223] | Sp. nov | Valid | Bisconti & Bosselaers | Pliocene (Zanclean | Kattendijk Sands Yorktown | ( | ||
| Rhaphicetus [224] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lambert et al. | Miocene (Burdigalian) | Chilcatay | A member of Physeteroidea. Genus includes new species R. valenciae. | ||
| Samaydelphis [225] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lambert et al. | Miocene (Tortonian) | Pisco | A member of the family Pontoporiidae. Genus includes new species S. chacaltanae. | ||
| Scaphokogia totajpe [226] | Sp. nov | Valid | Benites-Palomino et al. | Late Miocene | Pisco | A member of the family Kogiidae. | ||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriotherium hendeyi [260] | Sp. nov | Valid | Jiangzuo & Flynn | Late Hemphillian | Quiburis | ( | Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. | |
Gen. et sp. nov | Jiangzuo & Flynn | Late Barstovian | A bear belonging to the subfamily Ursinae. The type species is A. tirawa. | |||||
| Canis borjgali [235] | Sp. nov. | Valid | Bartolini Lucenti et al. | Early Pleistocene | Dmanisi | An ancestor of wolf-like canids | ||
| Circamustela peignei [262] | Sp. nov | Valid | Valenciano et al. | Miocene (Vallesian) | Cerro de los Batallones fossil site | A member of the family Mustelidae belonging to the subfamily Guloninae. | ||
| Cryptailurus tinaynakti [263] | Sp. nov | Valid | Barrett et al. | Hemingfordian | Mascall | ( | A hypercarnivorous feliform | |
| Cynelos stenos [264] | Sp. nov | Valid | Hunt & Yatkola | Early Miocene | Runningwater | ( | A bear dog | |
| Cynodictis peignei [265] | Sp. nov | Valid | Le Verger, Solé & Ladevèze | Late Eocene to early Oligocene | Quercy Phosphorites | A bear dog | ||
| Eodesmus [266] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Tate-Jones et al. | Miocene (Burdigalian) | Astoria | ( | An early member of the family Desmatophocidae. Genus includes new species E. condoni. | |
| Eomonachus [267] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Rule et al. | Pliocene | Tangahoe | A monk seal. Genus includes new species E. belegaerensis. | ||
| Ferrucyon [268] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Ruiz-Ramoni et al. | Pliocene | A vulpine canid; a new genus for "Cerdocyon" avius. | |||
| Jinomrefu [269] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Friscia et al. | Paleogene–Neogene boundary | A member of the family Barbourofelidae. Genus includes new species J. lakwanza. | |||
| Leptoplesictis peignei [270] | Sp. nov | Valid | Grohé et al. | Miocene | Mae Moh Basin | A mongoose | ||
| Lycophocyon tabrumi [108] | Sp. nov | Valid | Lofgren et al. | Eocene | ( | A caniformian carnivoran. | ||
| Martes crassidens [271] | Sp. nov | Valid | Jiangzuo et al. | Early Pleistocene | A marten. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. | |||
| Oriensmilus [272] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wang, White & Guan | Middle Miocene | Tongxin | A barbourofeline. Genus includes new species O. liupanensis. | ||
| Osodobenus [273] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Biewer, Velez-Juarbe & Parham | Miocene (Messinian) | Capistrano | ( | A member of the family Odobenidae. The type species is O. eodon. | |
| Panthera balamoides [274] | Sp. nov | Valid | Stinnesbeck et al. | Pleistocene | A species of Panthera . Announced in 2018; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. | |||
| Pontolis barroni [273] | Sp. nov | Valid | Biewer, Velez-Juarbe & Parham | Miocene (probably Tortonian) | Monterey | ( | A member of the family Odobenidae. | |
| Pontolis kohnoi [273] | Sp. nov | Valid | Biewer, Velez-Juarbe & Parham | Miocene (Messinian) | Capistrano | ( | A member of the family Odobenidae. | |
| Sarcodectes [275] [276] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Rule et al. | Pliocene (Zanclean) | Yorktown | ( | An earless seal belonging to the subfamily Monachinae. The type species is S. magnus. | |
| Siamictis [270] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Grohé et al. | Miocene | Mae Moh Basin | A member of the family Viverridae belonging to the subfamily Paradoxurinae. The type species is S. carbonensis. | ||
| Siamogale bounosa [270] | Sp. nov | Valid | Grohé et al. | Miocene | Mae Moh Basin | An otter | ||
| Skopelogale [277] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Baskin | Miocene (Barstovian) | ( | A member of the family Mustelidae of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is S. melitodes. | ||
| Storchictis [278] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | De Bonis | Possibly middle or late Eocene | Quercy phosphorites | A bear dog. The type species is "Cynodon" miacinus Teilhard de Chardin (1915). | ||
| Tungurictis peignei [279] | Sp. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | Middle Miocene | Suosuoquan | A hyena | ||
| Vishnuonyx maemohensis [270] | Sp. nov | Valid | Grohé et al. | Miocene | Mae Moh Basin | An otter | ||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africtis [280] | Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Mattingly et al. | Early Oligocene | An early member of Carnivoraformes. Genus includes new species A. sirtensis. | |||
| Atelerix steensmai [281] | Sp. nov | Valid | Van Dam, Mein & Alcalá | Late Miocene | Teruel Basin | A hedgehog, a species of Atelerix . | ||
| Desmana marci [282] | Sp. nov | Valid | Minwer-Barakat et al. | Early Pliocene | A relative of the Russian desman. | |||
| Ereberix [283] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lopatin | Early Miocene | Loo | A member of the family Erinaceidae. Genus includes new species E. erebericulus. | ||
| Lantanotherium anthrace [284] | Sp. nov | Valid | Cailleux et al. | Miocene | Mae Moh | A gymnure. | ||
| Leonhardtina meridianum [285] | Sp. nov | Valid | Solé, Marandat & Lihoreau | Eocene | A member of the family Hyaenodontidae. | |||
| Matthodon peignei [285] | Sp. nov | Valid | Solé, Marandat & Lihoreau | Eocene | A member of the family Hyaenodontidae. | |||
| Mesolicaphrium [286] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | McGrath, Anaya & Croft | Miocene (Laventan) | Honda Group (La Venta) | A member of Litopterna belonging to the family Proterotheriidae, a new genus for " Prolicaphrium" sanalfonensis. | ||
| Oxyaenoides aumelasiensis [285] | Sp. nov | Valid | Solé, Marandat & Lihoreau | Eocene | A member of the family Hyaenodontidae. | |||
| Plioblarinella [287] | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Koenigswald & Reumer | Pliocene | A shrew belonging to the tribe Blarinellini; a new genus for "Petenyia" dubia | |||
| Proscalops brevidens [288] | Sp. nov | Valid | Korth | Oligocene (Whitneyan) | ( | A soricomorph. | ||
| Pseudobrachytherium [289] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Corona et al. | Miocene (Huayquerian) | Camacho | A member of Litopterna belonging to the family Proterotheriidae. Genus includes new species P. breve. | ||
| Pseudotrimylus metaxy [288] | Sp. nov | Valid | Korth | Oligocene (Whitneyan) | ( | A shrew belonging to the subfamily Heterosoricinae. Originally described as a species of Pseudotrimylus , but subsequently transferred to the genus Noritrimylus. [290] | ||
| Rodcania [291] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Gelfo, García-López & Bergqvist | Paleocene | Río Loro | A member of Xenungulata. Genus includes new species R. kakan. | ||
| Saltaodus [292] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Gelfo et al. | Eocene | Lumbrera | A native South American ungulate belonging to the family Didolodontidae. Genus includes new species S. sirolli. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. | ||
| Suncus honeyi [293] | Sp. nov | Valid | Flynn et al. | Late Miocene | Dhok Pathan Nagri | A shrew, a species of Suncus | ||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisonalveus gracilis [301] | Sp. nov | Valid | Fox & Scott | Paleocene (Tiffanian) | Paskapoo | ( | A member of the family Pentacodontidae. | |
| Wyonycteris kingi [302] | Sp. nov | Valid | Hooker | Paleogene | Woolwich | A member of the family Nyctitheriidae. Announced in 2018; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. | ||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sp. nov | Valid | Chornogubsky | Eocene | A member of Polydolopimorphia belonging to the family Polydolopidae. | ||||
Amphidolops minimus [309] | Sp. nov | Valid | Chornogubsky | Eocene | Tufolitas Laguna del Hunco | A member of Polydolopimorphia belonging to the family Polydolopidae. | ||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Babot et al. | A small bunodont metatherian, possibly an early divergent member of Polydolopimorphia. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Cohen, Davis & Cifelli | ||||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Engelman, Anaya & Croft | A member of Sparassodonta. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Korth et al. | A member of the family Herpetotheriidae. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Engelman et al. | A Thylacosmilinae Sparassodonta. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Cohen, Davis & Cifelli | Late Cretaceous (Edmontonian) | A member of Marsupialiformes belonging to the group Pediomyoidea. Originally described as a species of Glasbius ; subsequently made the type species of the separate genus Heleocola. [315] | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Chornogubsky | Eocene | Huancache | A Polydolopidae Polydolopimorphia. | |||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | A marsupial lion; | ||||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Beck et al. | Late Oligocene | A member of Vombatoidea. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Goin et al. | A probable Polydolopimorphia. | |||||
Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Junior homonym | Cohen, Davis & Cifelli | An aquiladelphid Pediomyoidea. | |||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Averianov et al. | An euharamiyidan of uncertain phylogenetic placement. | |||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adalatherium [329] [330] [331] [332] [333] [334] [335] [336] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Krause, Hoffmann, Wible & Rougier in Krause et al. | A Gondwanatherian. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Goin et al. | Late Cretaceous (late Campanian to early Maastrichtian) | A Gondwanatherian, possibly a Ferugliotheriidae. | ||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Martin et al. | A pinheirodontid multituberculate. Genus includes new species B. alatus. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Martin et al. | Early Cretaceous (Barremian–Aptian) | An eobaatarid multituberculate. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kusuhashi, Wang & Jin | An eobaatarid multituberculate. | |||||
Gen. et comb. nov | In press | Weaver et al. | Belly River Group | A ptilodontoid multituberculate. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Mao et al. | An eobaatarid multituberculate. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Averianov et al. | A member of Multituberculata. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Averianov et al. | Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) | A multituberculate. | ||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sp. nov | Valid | Foster, Pagnac & Hunt-Foster | A member of the family Dryolestidae. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kusuhashi et al. | A gobiconodontid eutriconodontan. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Rich et al. | Early Cretaceous (late Barremian to early Aptian) | A possible Ausktribosphenidae?. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Mao et al. | A zhangheotheriid. | ||||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Rich, Flannery & Vickers-Rich | A monotreme. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Rich et al. | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | A possible monotreme. | ||||
Sp. nov | valid | Jäger, Cifelli & Martin | ||||||
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