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2010 in paleomammalogy

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This paleomammalogy list records new fossil mammal taxa that were described during the year 2010, as well as notes other significant paleomammalogy discoveries and events which occurred during that year.

Non eutherian mammals

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Acinacodus[1]

Valid

  • Lopatin
  • Maschenko
  • Averianov

Early Cretaceous

Western Siberia

Russia

An amphidontid 'eutriconodont'.

Antechinus yammal[2]

Valid

  • Cramb
  • Hocknull

Pleistocene

Australia

A marsupial belonging to the family Dasyuridae, a species of Antechinus.

Antechinus yuna[2]

Valid

  • Cramb
  • Hocknull

Pleistocene

Australia

A marsupial belonging to the family Dasyuridae, a species of Antechinus.

Canchadelphys[3]

Valid

  • Goin
  • Abello
  • Chornogubsky

Early Oligocene

Argentina

A member of Didelphimorphia belonging to the superfamily Peradectoidea and the family Caroloameghiniidae. The type species is C. cristata.

Clenia brevis[3]

Valid

  • Goin
  • Abello
  • Chornogubsky

Early Oligocene

Argentina

A member of Microbiotheria, a species of Clenia.

Eomicrobiotherium matutinum[3]

Valid

  • Goin
  • Abello
  • Chornogubsky

Early Oligocene

Argentina

A member of Microbiotheria, a species of Eomicrobiotherium.

Epiklohnia[3]

Valid

  • Goin
  • Abello
  • Chornogubsky

Early Oligocene

Argentina

A member of Argyrolagoidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is E. verticalis.

Galadi[4]

Valid

Oligo-Miocene

Australia

A bandicoot.

Heishanobaatar[5]

Valid

Aptian/Albian

Shahai & Fuxin

China

An eobaatarid multituberculate.

Hondonadia parca[3]

Valid

  • Goin
  • Abello
  • Chornogubsky

Early Oligocene

Argentina

A member of Bonapartheriiformes, a species of Hondonadia.

Hondonadia praecipitia[3]

Valid

  • Goin
  • Abello
  • Chornogubsky

Early Oligocene

Argentina

A member of Bonapartheriiformes, a species of Hondonadia.

Hondonadia pumila[3]

Valid

  • Goin
  • Abello
  • Chornogubsky

Early Oligocene

Argentina

A member of Bonapartheriiformes, a species of Hondonadia.

Hutegotherium[6]

Valid

Bathonian

Itat Formation

Russia

A tegotheriid docodont. The type species is H. yaomingi.

Juchilestes[7]

Valid

Lower Aptian

Yixian Formation

China

An amphidontid 'eutriconodont'. The type species is J. liaoningensis.

Kielanobaatar[5]

Valid

Aptian/Albian

Shahai and Fuxin formations

China

An albionbaatarid multituberculate.

Klohnia major[3]

Valid

  • Goin
  • Abello
  • Chornogubsky

Early Oligocene

Argentina

A member of Argyrolagoidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Klohnia.

Kukaodonta[8]

Valid

  • Mackness

Plio-Pleistocene

Australia

A marsupial belonging to the subfamily Zygomaturinae; a new genus for "Euowenia" robusta De Vis (1891).

Kramadolops[3]

Valid

  • Goin
  • Abello
  • Chornogubsky

Late Eocene to early Oligocene

Argentina

A member of Polydolopiformes. The type species is K. mayoi (Odreman Rivas, 1978); genus also includes K. abanicoi (Flynn and Wyss, 1999) and K. mckennai (Flynn and Wyss, 2004), as well as new species K. fissuratus and K. maximus.

Leptalestes toevsi[9]

Valid

  • Hunter
  • Heinrich
  • Weishampel

Late Cretaceous

St. Mary River Formation

USA

A metatherian, a species of Leptalestes.

Litokoala dicktedfordi[10]

Valid

  • Pledge

Probably middle Miocene

Riversleigh World Heritage Area

Australia

A marsupial belonging to the family Phascolarctidae (a relative of the koala).

Litokoala thurmerae[10]

Valid

  • Pledge

Late Oligocene

Etadunna Formation

Australia

A marsupial belonging to the family Phascolarctidae (a relative of the koala).

Nanolestes mackennai[11]

Valid

  • Martin
  • Averianov
  • Pfretzschner

Oxfordian

Qigu Formation

China

An amphitheriid, a species of Nanolestes.

Nidimys[9]

Valid

  • Hunter
  • Heinrich
  • Weishampel

Upper Cretaceous

St. Mary River Formation

USA

A neoplagiaulacid multituberculate. The type species is N. occultus.

Pachybiotherium illuminatum[12]

Valid

  • Goin et al.

Miocene

Pinturas Formation

Argentina

A marsupial belonging to the group Microbiotheria.

Paracimexomys propriscus[9]

Valid

  • Hunter
  • Heinrich
  • Weishampel

Late Cretaceous

St. Mary River Formation

USA

A multituberculate, a species of Paracimexomys.

Paressonodon[13]

Valid

  • Wilson
  • Dechesne
  • Anderson

Late Cretaceous

Laramie Formation

USA

A neoplagiaulacid multituberculate. The type species is P. nelsoni.

Parikimys[13]

Valid

  • Wilson
  • Dechesne
  • Anderson

Late Cretaceous

Laramie Formation

USA

A cimolomyid multituberculate. The type species is P. carpenteri.

Paritatodon[14]

Valid

  • Martin
  • Averianov

Middle Jurassic (Callovian)

Balabansai Formation

Kyrgyzstan

A basal docodont. A new genus for "Shuotherium" kermacki Sigogneau-Russell, 1988.

Patagosmilus[15]

Valid

  • Forasiepi
  • Carlini

Miocene (Colloncuran)

Collón Curá Formation

Argentina

A member of the family Thylacosmilidae. The type species is P. goini.

Periakros[3]

Valid

  • Goin
  • Abello
  • Chornogubsky

Early Oligocene

Argentina

A member of Polydolopimorphia belonging to the suborder Hatcheriformes and the family Glasbiidae. The type species is P. ambiguus.

Pilchenia antiqua[3]

Valid

  • Goin
  • Abello
  • Chornogubsky

Early Oligocene

Argentina

A member of Palaeothentidae, a species of Pilchenia.

Pilchenia intermedia[3]

Valid

  • Goin
  • Abello
  • Chornogubsky

Early Oligocene

Argentina

A member of Palaeothentidae, a species of Pilchenia.

Praedens[3]

Valid

  • Goin
  • Abello
  • Chornogubsky

Early Oligocene

Argentina

A member of Argyrolagoidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is P. aberrans.

Rosendolops ebaios[3]

Valid

  • Goin
  • Abello
  • Chornogubsky

Early Oligocene

Argentina

A member of Bonapartheriiformes, a species of Rosendolops.

Simpsonodon sibiricus[6]

Valid

Bathonian

Itat Formation

Russia

A simpsonodontid docodont.

Sineleutherus[11]

Valid

  • Martin
  • Averianov
  • Pfretzschner

Oxfordian

Qigu Formation

China

A eleutherodontid allotherian.

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Newly named eutherians

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Acristatherium[16]

Valid

Aptian

Yixian Formation

China

An early eutherian

Africanomys bahariyaensi[17]

Valid

Vallesian

Egypt

A gundi.

Afrikanokeryx[18]

Valid

  • Harris
  • Solounias
  • Geraads

Miocene

Baringo Basin

Kenya

A relative of the okapi. Its type species is A. leakeyi.

Afrotarsius libycus[19]

Valid

  • Jaeger et al.

Eocene

Libya

An early member of Anthropoidea.

Afrotragulus[20]

Valid

Early Miocene

Lothidok Formation

Kenya

A tragulid ruminant.

Agathaeromys[21]

Valid

  • Zijlstra
  • Madern
  • van den Hoek Ostende

Probably Pleistocene

Bonaire

An oryzomyine rodent. The type species is A. donovani; genus also includes A. praeuniversitatis.

Ageitonomys[22]

Valid

  • Wang Ban-Yue

Early Oligocene

Ulantatal Formation

China

A ctenodactyloid rodent. The species is A. neimongolensis.

Ailuravus mitchelli[23]

Valid

  • Hooker

Early Eocene

Blackheath Formation

United Kingdom

Alloeumyarion[24]

Valid

  • Qiu Zhu-Ding

Early Miocene

Xiacaowan Formation

China

A eumyarionine cricetid. The species is A. sihongensis.

Altanius magnus[25]

Valid

  • Maschenko & Takai

Early Eocene

Naran Bulak Formation

Mongolia

A primate of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Altanius.

Ameuromys[17]

Valid

Vallesian

Egypt

A murid rodent belonging to the subfamily Gerbillinae. The type species is A. grandis.

Amphilagus wuttkei[26]

Junior synonym?

  • Mörs & Kalthoff

Late Oligocene

Enspel Formation

Germany

A lagomorph, a species of Amphilagus. Considered to be a probable junior synonym of Amphilagus antiquus by Fostowicz-Frelik (2016).[27]

Apatemys prouti[23]

Valid

  • Hooker

Early Eocene

Blackheath Formation

United Kingdom

A member of Apatemyidae.

Apterodon rauenbergensis[28]

Valid

  • Frey et al.

Oligocene (Rupelian)

Germany

Archaeonycteris relicta[29]

Valid

  • Harrison
  • Hooker

Eocene

Creechbarrow Limestone Formation

United Kingdom

An early bat.

Arctocyonides jefferyi[23]

Valid

  • Hooker

Early Eocene

Blackheath Formation

United Kingdom

A member of Arctocyonidae.

Arvernoceros insolitus[30][31]

Valid

  • Vekua
  • Bendukidze
  • Kiladze

Early Pleistocene

Dmanisi locality

Georgia

A large-sized deer.

Atlantoxerus xiyuensis[32]

Valid

  • Wei

Miocene

Halamagai Formation

China

A squirrel belonging to the tribe Xerini, a relative of the Barbary ground squirrel.

Australopithecus sediba[33]

Valid

Late Tertiary to Early Quaternary

Cradle of Humankind

South Africa

One of the youngest known australopithecines to date.

Australopithecus sediba

Barrancatatus[34]

Valid

  • Carlini
  • Ciancio
  • Scillato-Yané

Early Oligocene

Argentina
Chile

An armadillo. The type species is "Meteutatus" rigidus Ameghino (1902); genus also includes "Meteutatus" tinguiririquensis Carlini et al. (2009), as well as new species Barrancatatus maddeni.

Basirepomys[35]

Valid

  • Kortha
  • De Blieux

Late Hemphillian (Late Miocene)

Sevier River Formation

USA

Species:

  • B. pliocenicus (previously Peromyscus pliocenicus Wilson 1937) (type)
  • B. robertsi

Batodonoides walshi[36]

Valid

  • Kelly

Middle Eocene

Sespe Formation

United States

A shrew-like mammal, a species of Batodonoides.

Blacktops[37]

Valid

  • Meehan
  • Martin

Early Oligocene

Brule Formation

United States

A member of Leptictida. The type species is B. longinares; genus also includes B. latidens.

Bos buiaensis[38]

Valid

  • Martínez-Navarro et al.

Early Pleistocene

Eritrea

A member of Bovidae, species of Bos.

Chasicotatus powelli[39]

Valid

  • Scillato–Yané, Krmpotic & Esteban

Late Miocene (Huayquerian)

Argentina

A euphractine armadillo related to Eutatus, a species of Chasicotatus.

Chasicotatus spinozai[39]

Valid

  • Scillato–Yané, Krmpotic & Esteban

Late Miocene (Huayquerian)

Argentina

A euphractine armadillo related to Eutatus, a species of Chasicotatus.

Chrysochloris arenosa[40]

Valid

  • Asher
  • Avery

Early Pliocene

Langebaanweg locality

South Africa

A golden mole, a species of Chrysochloris.

Chrysochloris bronneri[40]

Valid

  • Asher
  • Avery

Early Pliocene

Langebaanweg locality

South Africa

A golden mole, a species of Chrysochloris.

Chubutomys leucoreios[41]

Valid

  • Pérez
  • Vucetich
  • Kramarz

Miocene (Colhuehuapian)

Argentina

A rodent belonging to the family Eocardiidae.

“Cricetodon” fandli[42]

Valid

  • Prieto, Böhme & Gross

Miocene

Austria

A rodent.

Cricetodon wanhei[24]

Valid

  • Qiu Zhu-Ding

Early Miocene

Xiacaowan Formation

China

A cricetodontine cricetid.

Ctenomys uquiensis[43]

Valid

  • Verzi
  • Olivares
  • Morgan

Late Pliocene

Uquía Formation

Argentina

A tuco-tuco.

Damalborea[44]

Valid

  • Gentry

Middle Pliocene

Hadar Formation

Ethiopia

An alcelaphine bovid. Its type species is Damalborea elisabethae.

Darocasorex[45]

Valid

  • van Dam

Miocene

Spain

An anourosoricini soricidae. The type species is D. vandermeuleni.

Dawsonicyon[46]

Valid

  • Spaulding
  • Flynn
  • Stucky

Middle Eocene

Bridger Formation

USA

A basal carnivoramorphan.

Deccanolestes narmadensis[47]

Valid

  • Prasad et al.

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

Deccan Intertrappean Beds

India

Democricetodon suensis[24]

Valid

  • Qiu Zhu-Ding

Early Miocene

Xiacaowan Formation

China

A copemyine cricetid.

Dendropithecus ugandensis[48]

Valid

  • Pickford et al.

Early Miocene

Uganda

Desmanodon crocheti[49]

Valid

  • Prieto

Miocene

Germany

A member of Talpidae.

Desmanodon fluegeli[50]

Valid

  • Prieto et al.

Miocene

Austria

A member of Talpidae.

Diabolocornis[51]

Valid

  • Beatty

Early Miocene

United States

An aletomerycine palaeomerycid. The type species is D. simonsi.

Diacodexis morrisi[23]

Valid

  • Hooker

Early Eocene

Blackheath Formation

United Kingdom

Diacodexis parvus[52]

Valid

  • Kumar et al.

Eocene (Ypresian)

Cambay Formation

India

Didolodus magnus[53]

Valid

  • Gelfo

Eocene

Argentina

Dimaitherium[54]

Valid

  • Barrow
  • Seiffert
  • Simons

early Late Eocene (early Priabonian)

Birket Qarun Formation

Egypt

A hyracoid. The type species is D. patnaiki.

Dilambdogale[55]

Valid

  • Seiffert

Earliest Priabonian

Birket Qarun Formation

Egypt

The oldest known afrosoricid.

Diplothrix yangziensis[56]

Valid

  • Wang
  • Jin
  • Wei

Early Pleistocene

China

A relative of the Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat.

Diunatans[57]

Valid

  • Bosselaers
  • Post

Early Pliocene (Zanclean)

Kattendijk Formation

Netherlands
South Africa[58]

A small rorqual

Dolosimus[59]

Valid

  • Dawson
  • Li
  • Qi

Eocene (Irdinmanhan)

China

A rodent of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is D. dolus.

Draconomys[60]

Valid

  • Vucetich et al.

Early Oligocene

Argentina

An octodontoid rodent of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is D. verai.

Edworthia[61]

Valid

  • Fox
  • Scott
  • Rankin

Middle Torrejonian

Paskapoo Formation

Canada

A primitive paromomyid plesiadapiform.

Erlianomys[62]

Valid

  • Li Qian
  • Meng Jin

Early Eocene

Arshanto Formation

China

A primitive myodont rodent. The species is E. combinatus.

Eudaemonema webbi[63]

Valid

  • Scott

Late Paleocene

Canada

A member of Mixodectidae.

Faraframys[17]

Valid

Vallesian

Egypt

A rodent related to the maned rat. The type species is F. heissigi.

Frontanyamys[64]

Valid

  • Quer
  • Agustí

Eocene

Spain

A rodent belonging to the family Remyidae. The type species is F. russelli.

Gaudeamus lavocati[65]

Valid

  • Coster et al.

Early Oligocene

Libya

A rodent belonging to the group Hystricognathi.

Geringia copiosus[66]

Valid

  • Korth

Late Oligocene

United States

A cricetid rodent, a species of Geringia.

Gracilocyon[67]

Valid

  • Smith
  • Smith

earliest Eocene

Belgium USA

A miacid carnivoran.

Guiomys[68]

Valid

  • Pérez

Middle Miocene

Argentina

A primitive cavioid rodent.

Hapalodectes paleocenus[69]

Valid

  • Beard et al.

Late Paleocene

Nomogen Formation

China

Helanshania[70]

Valid

  • Vianey-Liaud
  • Rodrigues
  • Marivaux

Oligocene

China

A gundi. The type species is H. deserta.

Henricofilholia vucetichia[71]

Valid

  • Ribeiro
  • López
  • Bond

Oligocene

Sarmiento Formation

Argentina

A leontiniid notoungulate.

Homo gautengensis[72]

Valid

  • Curnoe

Pleistocene

Cradle of Humankind

South Africa

Identification of H. gautengensis was based on partial skulls, several jaws, teeth and other bones found at various times at the Caves. It emerged over 2 million years ago and died out approximately 600,000 years ago, and is believed to have arisen earlier than Homo habilis.

Hypolagus balearicus[73]

Valid

  • Quintana et al.

Early Pliocene

Spain

A member of Leporidae belonging to the subfamily Archaeolaginae.

Iriripithecus[48]

Valid

  • Pickford et al.

Early Miocene

Uganda

An early catarrhine of uncertain affinity. The type species is I. alekileki.

Joumocetus[74]

Valid

  • Kimura
  • Hasegawa

earliest Late Miocene

Haraichi Formation

Japan

A cetotheriid whale. The type species is J. shimizui.

Kabirmys[75]

Valid

earliest late Eocene

Birket Qarun Formation

Egypt

An anomaluroid rodent.

Karamojapithecus[48]

Valid

  • Pickford et al.

Early Miocene

Uganda

An early catarrhine of uncertain affinity. The type species is K. akisimia.

Karanisia arenula[19]

Valid

  • Jaeger et al.

Eocene

Libya

Komba walkeri[76]

Valid

  • Harrison

Early Miocene

Kenya

A galago.

Kutchisiren[77]

Valid

Miocene

Khari Nadi Formation

India

A new name for Kotadasiren gracilis Das & Basu, 1994 (nomen nudum). The type species is Kutchisiren cylindrica.

Leidymys juxtaparvulus[66]

Valid

  • Korth

Late Oligocene

United States

A cricetid rodent, a species of Leidymys.

Lestobradys[78]

Valid

Late Miocene (Huayquerian)

Camacho Formation

Uruguay

A mylodontid. The type species is L. sprechmanni.

Livyatan[79]

Valid

Miocene

Pisco Formation

Peru

A physeteroid whale. The type species is L. melvillei.

Livyatan

Lokotunjailurus fanonei[80]

Valid

  • De Bonis et al.

Late Miocene

Chad

A saber-toothed cat.

Luantus minor[41]

Valid

  • Pérez
  • Vucetich
  • Kramarz

Miocene (Colhuehuapian)

Argentina

A rodent belonging to the family Eocardiidae.

Lycaon sekowei[81]

Valid

  • Hartstone-Rose et al.

Pliocene to Pleistocene

South Africa

A relative of the African wild dog.

Marisela[82]

Valid

  • Vucetich et al.

Pliocene

San Gregorio Formation

Venezuela

An octodontoid rodent. The type species is M. gregoriana.

Mazateronodon[83]

Valid

  • Marigó, Minwer-Barakat & Moyà-Solà

Middle Eocene

Spain

A notharctid adapiform. The type species is Mazateronodon endemicus.

Mazzonicebus[84]

Valid

  • Kay

Early Miocene

Sarmiento Formation

Argentina

A New World monkey related to Homunculus patagonicus and members of the genus Soriacebus. The type species is M. almendrae.

Mazzoniphractus[34]

Valid

  • Carlini
  • Ciancio
  • Scillato-Yané

Late Eocene

Sarmiento Formation

Argentina

An armadillo. The type species is M. ingens.

Mendozahippus[85]

Valid

  • Cerdeño
  • Vera

Late Oligocene

Agua de la Piedra Formation

Argentina

A notohippid notoungulate.

Metaliomys[35]

Valid

  • Kortha
  • De Blieux

Late Hemphillian (Late Miocene)

Sevier River Formation

USA

Species: Metaliomys sevierensis

Miacis rundlei[23]

Valid

  • Hooker

Early Eocene

Blackheath Formation

United Kingdom

Originally described as a species of Miacis,[23] subsequently transferred to the genus Gracilocyon.[86]

Miocyon vallisrubrae[87]

Valid

  • Friscia
  • Rassmussen

Middle Eocene

Uinta Formation

USA

Mormopterus barrancae[88]

Valid

  • Czaplewski

Colhuehuapian

Argentina

A free-tailed bat, a species of Mormopterus.

Myotragus palomboi[89]

Valid

  • Bover
  • Quintana
  • Alcover

Early Pliocene

Spain

A member of Caprinae.

Neomatronella gassoni[23]

Valid

  • Hooker

Early Eocene

Blackheath Formation

United Kingdom

A member of Erinaceomorpha belonging to the family Amphilemuridae.

Nosmips[90]

Valid

  • Seiffert et al.

Eocene (Priabonian)

Birket Qarun Formation

Egypt

A primate of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is N. aenigmaticus.

Notiosorex dalquesti[91]

Valid

  • Carraway

Late Pleistocene to Holocene

Mexico
United States

A shrew, a species of Notiosorex.

Notiosorex harrisi[91]

Valid

  • Carraway

Late Miocene to Holocene

Mexico
United States

A shrew, a species of Notiosorex.

Nyctereutes lockwoodi[92]

Valid

  • Geraads et al.

Middle Pliocene

Ethiopia

A species of Nyctereutes (a relative of the raccoon dog).

Ochotona kormosi[93]

Valid

  • Fostowicz-Frelik
  • Frelik
  • Gasparik

Pleistocene

Hungary

A pika.

Omoiosicista[94]

Valid

  • Kimura

Early Miocene

China

A dipodid rodent.

Orelladjidaumo amplus[95]

Valid

  • Korth

Late Oligocene

United States

An eomyid rodent, a species of Orelladjidaumo.

Paciculus dakotensis[66]

Valid

  • Korth

Late Oligocene

United States

A cricetid rodent, a species of Paciculus.

Palaeonictis wingi[96]

Valid

  • Chester et al.

Eocene (Wasatchian)

Lower Willwood Formation

United States

Patagonhippus[97]

Valid

  • López
  • Ribeiro
  • Bond

Oligocene

Argentina

A notohippid notoungulate. The type species is P. canterensis; genus also includes P. dukei.

Phiomys hammudai[98]

Valid

  • Jaeger et al.

Eocene

Libya

A rodent belonging to the family Phiomyidae.

Plesiobalaenoptera[99]

Valid

  • Bisconti

Late Miocene (Tortonian)

Sediments of the Stirone River

Italy

A parabalaenopterine balaenopterid. The type species is P. quarantellii.

Platalearostrum[100]

Valid

  • Post
  • Kompanje

early or middle Pleistocene

the Netherlands

A prehistoric pilot whale (Family Delphinidae). The type species is P. hoekmani

Pliolophus barnesi[23]

Valid

  • Hooker

Early Eocene

Blackheath Formation

United Kingdom

Presbytherium[101]

Valid

  • Scott

Paleocene

Paskapoo Formation

Canada

A cyriacotheriid pantodont. Species:

  • P. rhodorugatus
  • P. taurus

Primus pusillus[24]

Valid

  • Qiu Zhu-Ding

Early Miocene

Xiacaowan Formation

China

A copemyine cricetid.

Prolagus osmolskae[102]

Valid

  • Fostowicz-Frelik

Pliocene

Poland

A member of Lagomorpha, a species of Prolagus.

Protophiomys durattalahensis[98]

Valid

  • Jaeger et al.

Eocene

Libya

A rodent belonging to the family Phiomyidae.

Pseudoloris pyrenaicus[103]

Valid

  • Minwer-Barakat
  • Marigó
  • Moyà-Solà

Eocene

Spain

A primate belonging to the family Omomyidae.

Qatranilestes[55]

Valid

  • Seiffert

Rupelian

Jebel Qatrani Formation

Egypt

The youngest known afrosoricid.

Rusingaceros[104]

Valid

  • Geraads

Miocene

Kenya

A rhinoceros, a new genus for "Dicerorhinus" leakeyi (Hooijer, 1966).

Saadanius[105]

Valid

Oligocene

Shumaysi Formation

Saudi Arabia

A catarrhine primate. The species was named S. hijazensis.

Saadanius

Sadypus minutus[34]

Valid

  • Carlini
  • Ciancio
  • Scillato-Yané

Early Oligocene

Sarmiento Formation

Argentina

An armadillo, a species of Sadypus.

Saharamys[17]

Valid

Vallesian

Egypt

A murid rodent belonging to the subfamily Murinae. The type species is S. misrensis.

Scarrittia barranquensis[71]

Valid

  • Ribeiro
  • López
  • Bond

Oligocene

Sarmiento Formation

Argentina

A leontiniid notoungulate.

Shazurus[106]

Valid

  • Sallam
  • Seiffert
  • Simons

Late Eocene

Egypt

An anomalure. The type species is S. minutus.

Simiolus andrewsi[107]

Valid

  • Harrison

Middle Miocene

Kenya

A dendropithecid.

Sinocricetus major[108]

Valid

  • Li

Pliocene

China

A hamster.

Sinodonomys[94]

Valid

  • Kimura

Early Miocene

China

A dipodid rodent.

Sparnacomys georgei[23]

Valid

  • Hooker

Early Eocene

Blackheath Formation

United Kingdom

A rodent belonging to the family Paramyidae and the subfamily Microparamyinae.

Steatomys bartheli[17]

Valid

Vallesian

Egypt

A rodent, a species of Steatomys.

Talahphiomys[98]

Valid

  • Jaeger et al.

Eocene to early Oligocene

Egypt
Libya

A rodent belonging to the family Phiomyidae. The type species is "Phiomys" lavocati Wood (1968); genus also includes new species T. libycus.

Talahpithecus[19]

Valid

  • Jaeger et al.

Eocene

Libya

A member of Oligopithecidae. The type species is T. parvus.

Tapirus lundeliusi[109]

Valid

  • Hulbert

Early Pleistocene

United States

A tapir.

Turkanapithecus rusingensis[48]

Valid

  • Pickford et al.

Early Miocene

Kenya
Uganda

Vallehermosomys[60]

Valid

  • Vucetich et al.

Early Oligocene

Argentina

An octodontoid rodent of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is V. mazzonii; genus might also include Vallehermosomys? merlinae.

Viverravus lawsoni[23]

Valid

  • Hooker

Early Eocene

Blackheath Formation

United Kingdom

A member of Viverravidae.

Yuanomys[110]

Valid

  • Meng
  • Li

Early Eocene

Nomogen Formation

China

A rodent related to the gundis. The type species is Y. zhoui.

Close

Notes

  1. Travouillon, Gurovich, Beck, Muirhead.
  2. Kusuhashi, Hu, Wang, Setoguchi, Marsuoka.
  3. Averianov, Lopatin, Krasnolutskii, Ivantsov.
  4. Gao, Wilson, Luo, Maga, Meng, Wang.
  5. Hu, Meng, Li, Wang.
  6. Sánchez, Quiralte, Morales, Pickford.
  7. Berger, de Ruiter, Churchill, Schmid, Carlson, Dirks, Kibii.
  8. Sallam, Seiffert, Simons, Brindley.
  9. Bajpai, Domning, Das, Velez-Juarbe, Mishra.
  10. Rinderknechta, Bostelmann, Pereab, Lecuona.
  11. Lambert, Bianucci, Post, de Muizon, Salas-Gismondi, Urbina, Reumer.
  12. Zalmout, Sanders, MacLatchy, Gunnell, Al-Mufarreh, Ali, Nasser, Al-Masari, Al-Sobhi, Nadhra, Matari, Wilson, Gingerich.

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