2026 in paleomammalogy

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This article records new taxa of fossil mammals of every kind that are scheduled to be described during the year 2026, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleontology of mammals that are scheduled to occur in the year 2026.

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Afrotherians

Proboscideans

Proboscidean research

Sirenians

Sirenia research

Other afrotherians

Miscellaneous afrotherian research

Euarchontoglires

Primates

Primate research

General paleoanthropology

Rodents

Rodent research

Other euarchontoglires

Miscellaneous euarchontoglires research

Laurasiatherians

Artiodactyls

Cetaceans

Cetacean research

Other artiodactyls

Other artiodactyl research

Carnivorans

Carnivoran research

  • Haji-Sheikh, Haji-Sheikh & Naples (2026) present new cranial endocasts of Smilodon fatalis , and calculate that the range of brain endocast volumes of the studied species overlaps with the published range of brain volumes of modern lions. [1]

Chiropterans

Chiropteran research

Eulipotyphlans

Eulipotyphlan research

Perissodactyls

Perissodactyl research

Other laurasiatherians

Miscellaneous laurasiatherian research

Xenarthrans

Cingulatans

Cingulatan research

Pilosans

Pilosan research

General xenarthran research

Other eutherians

Miscellaneous eutherian research

Metatherians

Metatherian research

Monotremes

Monotreme research

Other mammals

Other mammalian research

General mammalian research

References

  1. ↑ Haji-Sheikh, M. S.; Haji-Sheikh, M. J.; Naples, V. L. (2026). "Determination of Smilodon fatalis (Carnivora: Felidae) brain volume and its place among extant felids by use of MicroCT scans". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 147 (1) blaf140. doi: 10.1093/biolinnean/blaf140 .
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