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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.
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Wang & Li | Tunggur Formation | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Miocene | ||||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Zouhri, Zalmout & Gingerich | Late Eocene | Samlat Formation | A member of the family Protosirenidae. The type species is D. marocensis. | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Arenson et al. | Early Pleistocene | Lower Ngaloba Beds | A guenon | ||||
Sp. nov | In press | Chaimanee et al. | Late Miocene | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Gommery et al. | Late Miocene | Lukeino Formation | An Old World monkey belonging to the subfamily Colobinae. The type species is S. lukeinoensis. | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Korth et al. | A member of the family Sciuridae. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Korth et al. | Chadronian-Orellan | A member of the family Aplodontiidae belonging to the subfamily Prosciurinae. The type species is C. attasorus. | ||||
Sp. nov | In press | De Bruijn et al. | Late Eocene | A member of the family Spalacidae. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Vianey-Liaud & Hautier | Eocene | A member of Theridomyoidea. The type species is E. lapradensis. | ||||
Sp. nov | In press | Bilgin et al. | Early Miocene | |||||
Eumyarion beyderensis [107] | Sp. nov | In press | Bilgin et al. | Early Miocene | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Calede, Tse & Cairns | A member of the family Sminthidae. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Vianey-Liaud & Hautier | Eocene | A member of Theridomyoidea. The type species is H. egerkingensis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | White et al. | Late Pleistocene | A species of Capybara. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Czernielewski | Pliocene | A species of Hystrix . Announced in 2022; the final article version was published in 2023. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Korth et al. | Chadronian-Orellan | Chadron Formation | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kraatz | Miocene | Baynunah Formation | A member of the subfamily Gerbillinae. The type species is J. rex. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Patnaik et al. | Late Miocene | A rhizomyine. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Daxner-Höck et al. | Miocene | Tagay Formation | A member of the family Eomyidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Korth et al. | Chadronian | Chadron Formation | A member of the family Florentiamyidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Korth et al. | Chadronian-Orellan | Chadron Formation | A member of the family Eomyidae. | |||
Gen. et sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Agustí et al. | Early Pleistocene | A member of Arvicolidae. The type species is M. orcensis; genus also includes "Mimomys" oswaldoreigi Agustí, Castillo & Galobart (1993). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Vianey-Liaud et al. | Eocene (Lutetian) | A member of Theridomorpha belonging to the family Masillamyidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Čermák, Oliver & Fejfar | Miocene | A member of the family Cricetidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Calede | A member of the family Castoridae belonging to the subfamily Anchitheriomyinae. | ||||||
Ssp. nov | Valid | Markova & Borodin | Middle Pleistocene | A vole belonging to the genus Microtus . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Stoetzel & Pickford | Middle Pleistocene | A species of Mus . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Patnaik et al. | Late Miocene | A gerbilline. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Korth et al. | Chadronian-Orellan | Chadron Formation | A member of the family Eomyidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Stoetzel & Pickford | Middle Pleistocene | A member of the family Muridae belonging to the subfamily Murinae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Wang | Miocene | Probably Liushu Formation | A member of the family Spalacidae belonging to the subfamily Tachyoryctoidinae and the tribe Pararhizomyini. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Patnaik et al. | Late Miocene | A murine. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Korth et al. | Chadronian-Orellan | Chadron Formation | A member of the family Aplodontiidae belonging to the subfamily Ansomyinae. The type species is P. gulottai. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Arnal et al. | Paleogene | A caviomorph rodent. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Sinitsa & Delinschi | Late Miocene | |||||
Sinotamias topachevskyi [122] | Sp. nov | Valid | Sinitsa & Delinschi | Late Miocene | A ground squirrel. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Korth et al. | Chadronian | Chadron Formation | A member of the family Cylindrodontidae. The type species is S. sullivani. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Daxner-Höck et al. | Miocene | Tagay Formation | A member of the family Sciuridae belonging to the subfamily Sciurinae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Patnaik et al. | Late Miocene | A species of Tamias . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Tesakov & Bondarev | Late Pliocene | A member of the tribe Lemmini. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Arnal et al. | Paleogene | Santa Rosa fossil site | A caviomorph rodent, possibly a member of Chinchilloidea. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Arnal et al. | Paleogene | Santa Rosa fossil site | A caviomorph rodent. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Korth et al. | Chadronian | Chadron Formation | A member of the family Eomyidae. | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Erbajeva, Flynn & Daxner-Höck | Late Oligocene | A member of the family Ochotonidae belonging to the subfamily Sinolagomyinae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Sen & Pickford | Early Pleistocene | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Sehgal et al. | Miocene | A treeshrew. The type species is S. ramnagarensis. | ||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Sánchez et al. | Miocene | A chevrotain. | ||||
Afrotragulus megalomilos [146] | Sp. nov | Valid | Sánchez et al. | Miocene | A chevrotain. | |||
Afrotragulus moralesi [146] | Sp. nov | Valid | Sánchez et al. | Miocene | A chevrotain. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Peri et al. | Miocene (Burdigalian) | A toothed whale belonging to the group Physeteroidea. The type species is A. cursiensis. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Gingerich, Amane & Zouhri | Eocene (Bartonian) | A basilosaurid cetacean. The type species is "Platyosphys" aithai Gingerich & Zouhri (2015). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Bisconti et al. | Miocene (Tortonian) | A rorqual. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Wang et al. | Early Miocene | Halamagai Formation | A member of Giraffoidea belonging to the family Prolibytheriidae. The type species is D. xiezhi. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Moyà-Solà, Quintana Cardona & Köhler | Probably Neogene | |||||
Hemiauchenia mirim [152] | Sp. nov | Valid | Greco et al. | Late Pleistocene | Brazil | A camelid. | ||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kimura, Hasegawa & Suzuki | Miocene (Burdigalian) | A baleen whale of uncertain affinities. Genus includes new species J. pacificus. Published online in 2022, but the issue date is listed as January 2023. [153] | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hernández-Cisneros | Late Oligocene | An aetiocetid cetacean. Genus includes new species K. thesaurus. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ríos et al. | Miocene | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Wang et al. | Miocene | Linxia Basin | An antelope belonging to the tribe Nesotragini. The type species is L. dengi. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Van der Made et al. | Late Miocene | A member of the family Suidae belonging to the subfamily Listriodontinae. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kimura & Hasegawa | A Physeteroidea sperm whale. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ducrocq et al. | Eocene | A member of the family Dichobunidae. The type species is N. myaingensis. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bosselaers & Munsterman | Miocene (Tortonian) | A baleen whale belonging to the group Balaenomorpha. The type species is P. renefraaijeni. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Lazaridis, Tsoukala & Kostopoulos | Miocene (Turolian) | A member of the family Suidae belonging to the subfamily Suinae and the tribe Dicoryphochoerini. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bianucci et al. | Early Pleistocene | An oceanic dolphin belonging to the subfamily Globicephalinae. Type species is R. stamatiadisi. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Pickford | Miocene | An anthracothere. The type species is "Brachyodus" aequatorialis MacInnes (1951). | ||||
Ua [164] | Gen. et sp. nov | Solounias, Smith & Rios Ibàñez | Miocene | Chinji Formation | A member of the family Giraffidae, possibly a relative of the okapi. The type species is U. pilbeami. The generic name is shared with the hymenopteran genus Ua Girault (1929). [165] | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et comb. nov | In press | Jiangzuo, Werdelin & Sun | A member of Machairodontinae; a new genus for "Machairodus" kabir Peigné et al. (2005). | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Jiangzuo & Spassov | Miocene (Messinian) | Lozenets Formation | An ursid belonging to the subfamily Ailuropodinae and the tribe Ailuropodini. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Valenciano et al. | A small-sized mustelid. The type species is A. araid. | |||||
Canis hewitti [218] | Sp. nov | In press | Fourvel & Frerebeau | Pliocene-Pleistocene | South Africa | A Canina canine. | ||
Sp. nov | Valid | Kargopoulos et al. | Miocene (Tortonian) | A mustelid belonging to the subfamily Guloninae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Grohé, Uno & Boisserie | Plio-Pleistocene | An otter. | ||||
Sp. nov | In press | Hafed et al. | Neogene | An earless seal belonging to the subfamily Monachinae. | ||||
Sp. nov | In press | Hafed et al. | Neogene | An earless seal belonging to the subfamily Monachinae. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Jiangzuo et al. | Late Miocene | A member of Machairodontinae. The type species is L. xingyongi. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Jianzuo et al. | Early Pleistocene | Linxia Basin | A lynx. | |||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Morales & Pickford | Early Miocene | An amphicyonid; a new genus for "Cynelos" anubisi Morlo et al. (2019). | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Valenciano & Baskin | A mellivorine mustelid. The type species is M. intrepidus. | |||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Morales & Pickford | Early Miocene | An amphicyonid; a new genus for "Ysengrinia" ginsburgi Morales et al. (1998). | ||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Deshmukh & Valenciano | Late Miocene | A member of the family Mephitidae; a replacement name for Yunnanotherium Qi (2014). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Tarasenko | Miocene | A cystophorine seal. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Poust, Barrett & Tomiya | Eocene | A member of the family Nimravidae. Genus includes new species P. egiae. | ||||
Ssp. nov | Valid | Jiangzuo et al. | Middle Pleistocene | Announced in 2022; the final article version was published in 2023. | ||||
Sp. nov | Hemmer | Pliocene | A species of Panthera . | |||||
Ssp. nov | Valid | Hemmer | Pleistocene (Marine Isotope Stage 14) | A subspecies of the snow leopard. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Wallace & Lyon | Pliocene (Blancan) | A member of the family Ailuridae. Published online in 2021, but the copyright is listed as © 2022. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Jiangzuo et al. | Late Miocene | A metailurine felid. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Xiong | Miocene | Zhang'embao Formation | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ruiz-Ramoni, Wang & Rincón | Late Pliocene/Early Pleistocene | A Cerdocyonina canine. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Jiangzuo, Werdelin & Sun | Early Pleistocene | A member of Machairodontinae. The type species is T. liui. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Solé et al. | Miocene (Serravallian) | An amphicyonid. The type species is T. cazanavei. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Jiangzuo et al. | Late Miocene | A metailurine felid. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Jiangzuo et al. | Late Miocene | A metailurine felid. | ||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Czaplewski et al. | Eocene (Bridgerian) | A member of the family Palaeochiropterygidae. | ||||
Ssp. nov | Valid | Lopatin | Early Pleistocene | Crimean Peninsula | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Czaplewski et al. | Eocene (Bridgerian) | Sheep Pass Formation | A probable member of the family Vespertilionidae. The type species is S. handae. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Czaplewski et al. | Eocene (Bridgerian) | Sheep Pass Formation | Possibly a member of the family Onychonycteridae. The type species is V. simmonsae. | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Crespo & Jiménez-Hidalgo in Jiménez-Hidalgo, Guerrero-Arenas & Crespo | Oligocene (Rupelian) | A gymnure. The type species is D. landeri. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Zazhigin & Voyta | Late Miocene | Ishim Formation | A red-toothed shrew belonging to the tribe Anourosoricini. The type species is I. ishimiensis. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Journal of Asian Earth Sciences:X | Wazir et al. | Late Oligocene | Kargil Formation | A hedgehog. The type species is L. iugummontis. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Oberg & Samuels | Pliocene | |||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Korth et al. | Possibly Chadronian to Arikareean | A shrew belonging to the subfamily Heterosoricinae. The type species is "Domnina" compressa Galbreath (1953); genus also includes "Trimylus" dakotensis Repenning (1967) and "Pseudotrimylus" metaxy Korth (2020). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Korth | A member of the family Erinaceidae. | |||||
Ocajila rasmusseni [299] | Sp. nov | Valid | Korth | A member of the family Erinaceidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Korth et al. | Chadronian-Orellan | Chadron Formation | A member of the family Oligoryctidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Zazhigin & Voyta | Late Miocene and early Pliocene | Novaya Stanitsa Formation | A red-toothed shrew belonging to the tribe Anourosoricini. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Oberg & Samuels | Pliocene | Gray Fossil Site | A species of Parascalops . | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Li | Miocene | A member of the family Plesiosoricidae. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Li et al. | Early Miocene | A hedgehog. Genus includes new species S. wendusui. | |||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Eisenmann | Early Pleistocene | A species of Equus . | |||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Bai & Qi | A hyracodontid; a replacement name for Ulania Qi (1990). | |||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ferrero et al. | Late Pliocene–early Pleistocene | A toxodontid notoungulate. The type species is C. uruguayensis. | ||||
Diegoaelurus [327] | Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Zack, Poust, & Wagner | Mid Eocene | Santiago Formation | United States ( California) | A machaeroidine oxyaenid. The type species is D. vanvalkenburghae. | |
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Zimicz et al. | Eocene (Itaboraian) | Lumbrera Formation | A South American native ungulate, possibly a relative of mioclaenids, litopterns, didolodontids and phenacodontids. The type species is K. churcalensis. | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Barasoain et al. | Late Miocene | A glyptodont. The type species is K. castroi. | ||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Gaudin et al. | A member of the family Nothrotheriidae. The type species is "Xyophorus" bondesioi Scillato-Yané (1979). | |||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Cokotherium [356] | Gen. et sp. nov | Wang et al. | Early Cretaceous | Jiufotang Formation | China | A basal eutherian. The type species is C. jiufotangensis. | ||
Indoclemensia [357] | Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Mantilla et al. | Paleocene | India | An indeterminate eutherian. Includes the type species I. naskalensis and I. magnus. | ||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Goin, Crespo & Pickford | Eocene (Ypresian-Lutetian) | A member of the family Adapisoriculidae. The type species is N. australis. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Korth | Eocene | A member of Leptictida. The type species is "Ictops" thomsoni Matthew (1903). | ||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Travouillon et al. | Miocene | A member of Macropodiformes. | ||||
Gumardee webbi [365] | Sp. nov | Valid | Travouillon et al. | Miocene | A member of Macropodiformes. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Crespo, Goin & Pickford | Miocene (Burdigalian) | Possibly member of the family Herpetotheriidae. The type species is M. aenigmaticus. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Kerr & Prideaux | Late Pleistocene | A member of the family Macropodidae belonging to the subfamily Macropodinae. The type species is "Protemnodon" nombe Flannery et al. (1983). | ||||
Sp. nov | In press | Stutz et al. | Miocene (Laventan) | Ipururo Formation | A member of Paucituberculata. | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Flannery et al. | Pleistocene | An echidna. The type species is "Zaglossus" hacketti Glauert (1914). | ||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lasseron et al. | Jurassic–Cretaceous transition | A member of the family Donodontidae. The type species is A. orbis. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lasseron et al. | Jurassic–Cretaceous transition | Ksar Metlili Formation | A member of the family Donodontidae. The type species is A. incidens. | |||
Beckumia [381] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Martin et al. | Early Cretaceous (Barremian-Aptian) | Germany | A member of Dryolestidae. The type species is B. sinemeckelia. | ||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Mao et al. | Middle Jurassic | A member of the family Kermackodontidae. Genus includes new species B. quadratus. | ||||
Cifellitherium [381] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Martin et al. | Early Cretaceous (Barremian-Aptian) | Germany | A spalacotheriid symmetrodont. The type species is C. suderlandicum. | ||
Sp. nov | Valid | Lasseron et al. | Jurassic–Cretaceous transition | Ksar Metlili Formation | A member of the family Donodontidae. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Jin et al. | A multituberculate belonging to the group Taeniolabidoidea. The type species is E. ganensis. | |||||
Minutolestes [381] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Martin et al. | Early Cretaceous (Barremian-Aptian) | Germany | A member of Dryolestidae. The type species is M. submersus. | ||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lasseron et al. | Jurassic–Cretaceous transition | Ksar Metlili Formation | A member of the family Donodontidae. The type species is S. amerrukensis. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Mao et al. | Middle Jurassic | White Limestone Formation | An allotherian of uncertain affinities. Genus includes new species W. parva. | |||
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