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This paleomammology list records new fossil mammal taxa that were described during the year 2021, as well as notes other significant paleomammology discoveries and events which occurred during 2021.
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Senut & Pickford | A Afrohypselodontidae Macroscelidea. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Senut & Pickford | Eocene (Bartonian-Priabonian) | A Rhynchocyonidae Macroscelidea | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Senut & Pickford | Eocene (Bartonian-Priabonian) | An elephant shrew. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Stevens et al. | Late Oligocene | A Rhynchocyoninae elephant shrew. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Senut & Pickford | Eocene (Bartonian-Priabonian) | A myohyracine elephant shrew. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Stevens et al. | Late Oligocene | Nsungwe Formation | A myohyracine elephant shrew. | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hautier et al. | Eocene (Lutetian) | A stem group Elephantiformes. | ||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Erbajeva & Bayarmaa | Early Miocene | A pika. | ||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Nom. nov | Uncertain | Roksandic et al. | Middle Pleistocene | Bodo D'ar in Afar | A species of Homo closely related to Homo sapiens. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ji & Ni in Ji et al. | Middle Pleistocene [33] | Upper Huangshan Formation | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Pickford et al. | Miocene | A member of the family Dendropithecidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | In press | Godinot & Vidalenc in Godinot et al. | Cos, near Caylus (Quercy) | |||||
Sp. nov | In press | Godinot & Vidalenc in Godinot et al. | Eocene | Cos, near Caylus (Quercy) | A cercamoniine adapiform. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Godinot & Vidalenc in Godinot et al. | Eocene | A member of the family Microchoeridae. Genus includes new species Q. eloisae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Mattingly et al. | Early Oligocene | |||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | In press | Bonilla Salomón et al. | Early Miocene | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Candela et al. | A member of Cavioidea. | |||||
Gen. et comb. nov | In press | Vianey-Liaud & Marivaux | Eocene | A member of the family Pseudosciuridae. The type species is "Ailuravus" subita Comte et al. (2012). | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Boivin et al. | A member of Caviomorpha. Genus includes new species B. huallagaensis. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ochoa et al. | ||||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lu, Ni & Maridet | Early Oligocene | A member of the family Cricetidae. The type species is C. yani. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Marivaux et al. | Early Oligocene | A member of Geomorpha. Genus includes new species C. merzeraudi. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ochoa et al. | Pleistocene to late Holocene | A cloud rat, a species of Carpomys . | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Boivin et al. | Eocene | A member of Caviomorpha. Genus includes new species C. kathetos. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ochoa et al. | Pleistocene to late Holocene | A cloud rat, a species of Crateromys . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | De Santi et al. | Early Pleistocene | A tuco-tuco. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Van de Weerd, de Bruijn & Wessels | Late Oligocene | Kızılırmak, Güvendik | A member of Hystricognathi belonging to the subfamily Baluchimyinae. The type species is D. fragilis. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Van de Weerd, de Bruijn & Wessels | Late Oligocene | Kızılırmak, Güvendik | A member of the family Muridae belonging to the subfamily Eucricetodontinae. | |||
Eucricetodon ruber [165] | Sp. nov | Valid | Van de Weerd, de Bruijn & Wessels | Late Oligocene | Kızılırmak | A member of the family Muridae belonging to the subfamily Eucricetodontinae. | ||
Subsp. nov | In press | Lazagabaster et al. | Late Pleistocene | A subspecies of the maned rat. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Mistretta et al. | Holocene | A species of Megalomys . | ||||
Gen. et comb. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Piñero et al. | Late Miocene to Miocene-Pliocene boundary | A member of Octodontoidea related to the family Octodontidae. The type species is "Cercomys" primitiva; genus also includes new species M. calfucalel and M. dimi. | ||||
Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Boivin & Walton in Boivin et al. | Miocene (Laventan) | A member of Chinchilloidea. The type species is M. paradoxalis; genus also includes M. cribriphilus. Originally described in the framework of Anne H. Walton's Ph.D. thesis from 1990, but formally named in 2021. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Boivin & Walton in Boivin et al. | Miocene (Laventan) | Villavieja Formation | A member of Erethizontoidea. The type species is M. jacobsi. Originally described in the framework of Anne H. Walton's Ph.D. thesis from 1990, but formally named in 2021. | |||
Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Croft et al. | Miocene | A member of the family Chinchillidae. Genus includes new species M. surirense and M. plurinacionalis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Bilgin et al. | Early Miocene | A species of Myomimus . | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Ercoli et al. | Late Miocene | A New World porcupine. Genus includes new species N. hypsodonta. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Boivin & Walton in Boivin et al. | Miocene (Colloncuran-Laventan) | A member of Erethizontoidea. The type species is N. chinqaska. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Van de Weerd et al. | Late Oligocene | A member of the family Spalacidae. The type species is P. paragovensis. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Piñero et al. | Late Miocene | Loma de Las Tapias Formation | A member of the tribe Echimyini. Genus includes "Eumysops" ponderosus Rovereto (1914). | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Al-Ashqar et al. | Late Eocene | A member of Phiomorpha belonging to the subfamily Phiocricetomyinae. The type species is Q. safroutus. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Vianey-Liaud & Marivaux | Eocene | A basal member of Theridomorpha. The type species is R. rhomboides. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Boivin & Walton in Boivin et al. | Miocene (Laventan) | Villavieja Formation | A member of Octodontoidea belonging to the family Adelphomyidae. The type species is R. longidens. Originally described in the framework of Anne H. Walton's Ph.D. thesis from 1990, but formally named in 2021. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Gong, Li & Ni | Late Eocene | A member of Ctenodactyloidea. | ||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Kawatani & Kohno | A beaked whale, a species of Berardius . | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Godfrey, Gutstein & Morgan | Probably Eastover Formation | Possibly a member of the family Iniidae. The type species is I. borealis. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Solis-Añorve et al. | Late Miocene | A member of Balaenopteroidea. Genus includes new species K. pericorum. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Guo & Kohno | ||||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Benites-Palomino et al. | Late Miocene | A species of Kogia . | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Gohar et al. | Eocene (Lutetian) | A protocetid. Genus includes new species P. anubis. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Belluzzo & Lambert | An oceanic dolphin. The type species is P. doelensis. | |||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Li et al. | Tiejianggou Formation | A member of Bovoidea. Originally described as a species of Amphimoschus , but subsequently made the type species of the separate genus Dimidiomeryx by Sánchez et al. (2024). [216] | ||||
Gen. et comb. et sp. nov | Valid | Mennecart et al. | Late Eocene | Shinao Formation | A ruminant belonging to the group Tragulina and the family Lophiomerycidae. The type species is "Lophiomeryx" shinaoensis Miao (1982); genus also includes new species C. flavimperatoris, and possibly also "Lophiomeryx" turgaicus Flerow (1938). | |||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Late Barstovian-early Clarendonian | A peccary. The type species is "Prosthennops" niobrarense Colbert (1935). | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Li & Li | Eocene | An even-toed ungulate positioned outside of the anthracotheriid-suoid-dichobunoid clade. Genus includes new species E. primitivus. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | An anthracothere. Genus includes new species E. ribollaense. | ||||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kostopoulos et al. | Late Miocene | A member of the family Bovidae belonging to the subfamily Antilopinae. The type species is G. anatolica. | ||||
Sp. nov | In press | Ducrocq et al. | Late Eocene | Krabi Basin | An anthracothere. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Mennecart et al. | Late Eocene | Shinao Formation | A chevrotain. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Prothero | Middle Clarendonian | A peccary. The type species is M. parisidutrai. | ||||
Sp. nov | In press | Croitor et al. | Early Pleistocene | A deer. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Rana et al. | Middle Eocene | Subathu Group | A member of the family Raoellidae. Genus includes new species R. gunnelli. | |||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Prothero | Early through early late Barstovian | Calvert Formation | A peccary. The type species is "Prosthennops" xiphidonticus Barbour (1925). | |||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Prothero | Early Hemingfordian to late Barstovian | A peccary. The type species is "Cynorca" occidentale Woodburne (1969). | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Prothero | Late Clarendonian | Love Bone Bed | A peccary. The type species is W. macfaddeni. | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Morales et al. | Late Miocene | A bear dog. Genus includes new species A. kainos. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Martinez-Navarro et al. | Early Pleistocene | A species of Canis . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Morlo et al. | Early Miocene | A bear dog. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Morales et al. | Early Miocene | A bear dog. The type species is "Amphicyon" schlosseri Dehm (1950). | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Morales & Pickford | Early Miocene | A member of the family Viverridae. The type species is "Leptoplesictis" senutae Morales, Pickford & Salesa (2008); genus also includes "Leptoplesictis" rangwai Schmidt-Kittler (1987) and possibly also "Leptoplesictis" mbitensis Schmidt-Kittler (1987) and "Leptoplesictis" namibiensis Morales, Pickford & Salesa (2008). | ||||
Sp. nov | In press | Alba et al. | Miocene | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Valenciano, Morales & Govender | Early Pliocene | |||||
Eusmilus adelos [271] | Sp. nov | Valid | Paul Zachary Barrett | Early Oligocene | White River Formation | United States( Wyoming) | A nimravid. | |
Gen. et sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Morales & Pickford | Middle Miocene | A member of the family Viverridae. The type species is F. ibericus; genus also includes "Stenogale" aurelianensis Schlosser (1889) and "Herpestes (Leptoplesictis) aurelianensis" atavus Beaumont (1973; raised to the rank of a separate species F. atavus). | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Galiano et al. | Miocene | Linxia Basin | A hyena belonging to the subfamily Protelinae. The type species is G. megalotis. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Orcutt & Calede | Miocene (Hemphillian) | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Rahmat et al. | Late Miocene | A monachine earless seal. Genus includes new species M. johnsii. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Ferrusquía-Villafranca & Wang | A member of the family Mustelidae. Genus includes new species O. ruizi. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Welsh | ||||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Morales et al. | Early Miocene | A bear dog. The type species is "Pseudocyon" bohemicus Schlosser (1899). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Wallace & Lyon | Pliocene (Blancan) | A member of the family Ailuridae. Published online in 2021, but the copyright is listed as © 2022. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Koretsky & Rahmat | Middle-late Miocene | An earless seal belonging to the subfamily Phocinae. The type species is P. semenovi. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ruiz-Ramoni, Wang & Rincón | Late Pliocene/Early Pleistocene | A canid belonging to the subtribe Cerdocyonina. Announced in 2021; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2022. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Wang et al. | Miocene | Tunggur Formation | A member of the family Mustelidae, possibly belonging to the subfamily Mellivorinae. Genus includes new species S. moralesi. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Kargopoulos et al. | Miocene | An otter. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Bartolini Lucenti | Yushe Basin | A fox, a species of Vulpes | ||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Rosina & Pickford | Miocene | A member of the family Emballonuridae. Genus includes new species A. namibensis. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Unavailable | Jones et al. | Early Eocene. The name is not available under the ICZN Art. 8.5.3. as the electronic publication lacks evidence of registration in ZooBank. | Junggar Basin | Genus includes new species A. aurora. | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hooker | Late Eocene–Early Oligocene | A nyctitheriid. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Hooker | Late Eocene–Early Oligocene | Solent Group | A Nyctitheriid. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hooker | Late Eocene–Early Oligocene | Solent Group | A Nyctitheriid. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Hooker | Late Eocene–Early Oligocene | Solent Group | A Nyctitheriid. | |||
Euronyctia plesiolambda [330] | Sp. nov | Valid | Hooker | Late Eocene–Early Oligocene | Solent Group | A Nyctitheriid. | ||
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Das, Carolin & Bajpai | Early Eocene | Cambay Shale | A Nyctitheriid. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Hooker | Late Eocene–Early Oligocene | Solent Group | A Nyctitheriid. | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Vera, Scarano & Reguero | Cerro Boleadoras Formation | A member of Interatheriinae. Genus includes new species is B. praeludium. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Fernández et al. | A member of Typotheria. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Castro et al. | Early Eocene | Itaboraí Basin | A basal notoungulate. Genus includes new species N. tutuca. | |||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Fernández, Fernicola & Cerdeño | A member of the family Interatheriidae; a new genus for "Icochilus" undulatus. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Martínez et al. | A member of Toxodonta. The type species is T. camaronensis. | |||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | In press | Sun, Deng & Jiangzuo | Late Miocene | |||||
Eoazara [347] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Geraads & Zouhri | Late Miocene | Ouarzazate Basin | Morocco | A rhinoceros in the subfamily Elasmotheriinae. The type species is E. xerrii. | |
Sp. nov | In press | Ducrocq et al. | Late Eocene | Krabi Basin | ||||
Gobicerops [348] | Nom. nov | Bai et al. | Early Eocene | Arshanto | China | A rhinocerotoid belonging to the family Forstercooperiidae; a replacement name for Gobioceras Bai et al. (2019) | ||
Sp. nov | Valid | Perales-Gogenola et al. | Late Eocene | Miranda-Treviño Basin | A member of the family Palaeotheriidae. | |||
Leptolophus franzeni [349] | Sp. nov | Valid | Perales-Gogenola et al. | Late Eocene | Miranda-Treviño Basin | A member of the family Palaeotheriidae. | ||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Giaourtsakis | Miocene | A rhinoceros belonging to the tribe Rhinocerotini and the subtribe Dicerotina. The type species is "Atelodus" neumayri Osborn (1900). | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Antoine et al. | A rhinoceros. Genus includes "Rhinoceros" philippinensis von Koenigswald (1956) and "Rhinoceros sinensis" hayasakai Otsuka & Lin (1984; raised to the rank of a separate species N. hayasakai). | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Deng et al. | ||||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Pandolfi et al. | Early Pliocene | A rhinoceros. The type species is "Rhinoceros" megarhinus de Christol (1834); genus also includes "Dicerorhinus" miguelcrusafonti Guérin & Santafé-Llopis (1978). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Tissier, Antoine & Becker | A rhinoceros. | |||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | In press | Solé et al. | A Hyaenodont. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Flink et al. | Early Miocene | A Teratodontidae hyaenodont. | ||||
Sp. nov | In press | Solé et al. | Eocene (Ypresian) | A Hyaenodont. | ||||
Sp. nov | In press | Solé et al. | Eocene (Ypresian) | A Hyaenodont. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Tomiya et al. | A basal member of Carnivoraformes. | |||||
Sp. nov | In press | Terhune et al. | Early Pleistocene | |||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Fernicola et al. | Lumbrera Formation | A Cingulatan. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Barasoain et al. | Middle Miocene | A Dasypodini dasypodid armadillo. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Fernicola et al. | Middle Eocene | Quebrada de Los Colorados Formation | A Cingulatan. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Herrera et al. | Eocene (Bartonian) | Lumbrera Formation | A Euphractinae chlamyphorid hairy armadillo of uncertain generic affiliation. | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Valid | McAfee et al. | Late Pleistocene-early Holocene | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Pujos et al. | Agua de la Piedra Formation | A small non-megalonychid megatherioid sloth. | ||||
Sp. nov | In press | Valerio et al. | ||||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | In press | Godinot & Vidalenc in Godinot et al. | Eocene | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lopatin & Averianov | Eocene (Irdinmanhan) | Khaychin Formation | A member of the family Apatemyidae. Genus includes new species A. onchin. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Gheerbrant & Teodori | Formation des Grès de Labarre | An early eutherian of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a member of the family Zhelestidae. The type species is A. ragei. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Atteberry & Eberle | A member of the family Periptychidae. Genus includes new species B. honeyi. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Atteberry & Eberle | Puercan | Fort Union Formation | A member of the family Periptychidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Montellano-Ballesteros, Fox & Scott | Late Paleocene | A member of the family Phenacodontidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Bai et al. | Eocene (Arshantan) | A member of the family Hyopsodontidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Korth, Kihm & Schumaker | ||||||
Gen. et comb. et sp. nov | Valid | Atteberry & Eberle | Early Paleocene | Denver Formation | A member of the family Periptychidae. The type species is "Oxyacodon" archibaldi Middleton & Dewar (2004); genus also includes new species M. jeanninae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Korth, Kihm & Schumaker | Chadronian | |||||
Sp. nov | Wilson Mantilla et al. | Early Paleocene | ||||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Korth, Kihm & Schumaker | Chadronian | An apatemyid. | ||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Travouillon, Beck & Case | Late Oligocene | A potential thylacomyid. Genus includes new species B. warburtonae | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Travouillon, Beck & Case | Late Oligocene | A member of Yaraloidea. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Travouillon, Beck & Case | Late Oligocene | A member of Yaraloidea. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Travouillon, Beck & Case | Late Oligocene | A member of Yaraloidea. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Abello, Martin & Cardoso | Early Miocene | A shrew opossum. Genus includes new species C. miocaenicus. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Oliveira, Carneiro & Goin | Itaboraí Basin | A member of the family Derorhynchidae. The type species is D. brevirostris. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Abello, Martin & Cardoso | Early Miocene | A shrew opossum. Genus includes new species G. pascuali. | ||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Cohen, Davis & Cifelli | A member of Pediomyoidea belonging to the family Aquiladelphidae; | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Abello, Martin & Cardoso | Early Miocene | A shrew opossum. | ||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Scott | Early Paleocene | A multituberculate belonging to the family Ptilodontidae. Genus includes new species A. aries. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Martin et al. | A member of Meridiolestida. Genus includes new species A. meridionalis. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Martin et al. | A member of the family Dryolestidae. The type species is H. germanicus. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Mao et al. | Early Cretaceous (early Barremian to early Aptian) | A member of Eutriconodonta. Genus includes new species J. cheni. | ||||
Sp. nov | In press | Smith et al. | Late Cretaceous | A multituberculate. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Lopatin & Averianov | Early Cretaceous | A multituberculate belonging to the family Eobaataridae; a new genus for "Eobaatar" minor Kielan-Jaworowska, Dashzeveg & Trofimov (1987). | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Martinelli et al. | Late Cretaceous (late Campanian to early Maastrichtian) | A member of Meridiolestida belonging to the family Mesungulatidae. The type species is O. tzen. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Martin et al. | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Mata Amarilla Formation | A dryolestid. Genus includes new species T. shehuensis. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Hu & Han | Late Cretaceous | A multituberculate. | ||||
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This article records new taxa of fossil primates of every kind are scheduled to be described during the year 2019, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleontology of primates that are scheduled to occur in the year 2019.
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.
Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 2021.
This list of fossil reptiles described in 2021 is a list of new taxa of fossil reptiles that were described during the year 2021, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to reptile paleontology that occurred in 2021.
This article records new taxa of fossil plants that are scheduled to be described during the year 2021, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleobotany that are scheduled to occur in the year 2021.
This list of fossil fish research presented in 2021 is a list of new taxa of jawless vertebrates, placoderms, acanthodians, fossil cartilaginous fishes, bony fishes, and other fishes that were described during the year, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleoichthyology that occurred in 2021.
This paleomammology list records new fossil mammal taxa that were described during the year 2022, as well as notes other significant paleomammalogy discoveries and events which occurred during 2022.
Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 2022.
This paleobotany list records new fossil plant taxa that were to be described during the year 2022, as well as notes other significant paleobotany discoveries and events which occurred during 2022.
This list of fossil fish research presented in 2022 is a list of new fossil taxa of jawless vertebrates, placoderms, cartilaginous fishes, bony fishes, and other fishes that were described during the year, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleoichthyology that occurred in 2022.
This article records new taxa of fossil mammals of every kind that are scheduled to be described during the year 2023, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleontology of mammals that are scheduled to occur in the year 2023.
This article records new taxa of fossil mammals of every kind that are scheduled to be described during the year 2024, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleontology of mammals that are scheduled to occur in the year 2024.
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