2013 in paleomammalogy

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This paleomammalogy list records new fossil mammal taxa that were described during the year 2013, as well as notes other significant paleomammalogy discoveries and events which occurred during that year.

Non-eutherian mammals

Monotremes

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Obdurodon tharalkooschild[1]

Sp. nov

Valid

Pian, Archer & Hand

Neogene; estimates range from middle Miocene to Pliocene

Riversleigh

Australia

A relative of the platypus, a species of Obdurodon.

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Metatherians

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Armintodelphys dufraingi[2]

Sp. nov

Valid

Smith & Smith

Early Eocene

Tielt Formation

Belgium

A peradectid opossum, a species of Armintodelphys.

Bulungu[3]

Gen. et 3 sp. nov

Valid[4]

Gurovich et al.

Late Oligocene to Middle Miocene

Etadunna Formation
Riversleigh
Wipajiri Formation

Australia

A bandicoot. The type species is Bulungu palara Gurovich et al. (2013); genus also contains additional new species Bulungu muirheadae Travouillon et al. (2013) and Bulungu campbelli Travouillon et al. (2013).[5]

Eomicrobiotherium mykerum[6]

Sp. nov

Valid

Goin & Abello

Miocene (Colhuehuapian)

Colhué Huapí Member

Argentina

A microbiotheriid marsupial, a species of Eomicrobiotherium.

Fieratherium[7]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid[8]

Forasiepi et al.

Late Oligocene

Agua de la Piedra Formation

Argentina

A relative of shrew opossums. The type species is Fieratherium sorex.

Galadi adversus[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Travouillon et al.

Miocene

Riversleigh

Australia

A bandicoot, a species of Galadi.

Galadi amplus[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Travouillon et al.

Miocene

Riversleigh

Australia

A bandicoot, a species of Galadi.

Galadi grandis[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Travouillon et al.

Miocene

Riversleigh

Australia

A bandicoot, a species of Galadi.

Litokoala dicksmithi[10]

Sp. nov

Valid[11]

Black, Louys & Price

Miocene

Riversleigh

Australia

A relative of koala, a species of Litokoala.

Neohelos davidridei[12]

Species

Valid

Black, Archer, Hand, & Godthelp

Middle Miocene

Riversleigh World Heritage Area fossil deposit

Australia

A diprotodontid, a species of Neohelos.

Neohelos solus[12]

Species

Valid

Black, Archer, Hand, & Godthelp

Middle Miocene

Riversleigh World Heritage Area fossil deposit

Australia

A diprotodontid, a species of Neohelos.

Proargyrolagus argentinus[6]

Sp. nov

Valid

Goin & Abello

Miocene (Colhuehuapian)

Colhué Huapí Member

Argentina

An argyrolagid metatherian, a species of Proargyrolagus.

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Others

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Alopocosmodon[13]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Scott, Spivak & Sweet

Early Paleocene (middle Torrejonian)

Porcupine Hills Formation

Canada

A multituberculate, possibly a member of Microcosmodontidae. The type species is Alopocosmodon hadrus.

Arboroharamiya[14]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Zheng et al.

Middle-Late Jurassic boundary

Tiaojishan Formation

China

A member of the (possibly paraphyletic) group Haramiyida. The type species is Arboroharamiya jenkinsi.

Argillomys[15]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Cifelli, Gordon & Lipka

Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

Patuxent Formation

United States

A multituberculate. The type species is Argillomys marylandensis.

Cimolodon peregrinus[16]

Sp. nov

Valid

Donohue, Wilson & Breithaupt

Latest Cretaceous (Lancian)

Lance Formation

United States

A multituberculate, a species of Cimolodon.

Dakotamys shakespeari[17]

Sp. nov

Valid

Eaton

Late Cretaceous (Santonian)

Straight Cliffs Formation

United States

A multituberculate, a species of Dakotamys.

Indobaatar[18]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Parmar, Prasad & Kumar

Early or Middle Jurassic

Kota Formation

India

An eobaatarid multituberculate. The type species is Indobaatar zofiae.

Megaconus[19]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Zhou et al.

Middle Jurassic (at least 164 Ma)

Tiaojishan Formation

China

An eleutherodontid haramiyidan. The type species is Megaconus mammaliaformis.

Rugosodon[20]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Yuan et al.

Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)

Tiaojishan Formation

China

A paulchoffatiid multituberculate. The type species is Rugosodon eurasiaticus.

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Newly named eutherians

Xenarthrans

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Anadasypus aequatorianus[21]

Sp. nov

Valid[22]

Carlini et al.

Late Miocene

Letrero Formation

Ecuador

An armadillo, a species of Anadasypus.

Megistonyx[23]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

McDonald, Rincón & Gaudin

Late Pleistocene (Lujanian)

Cueva de los Huesos

Venezuela

A megalonychid sloth. The type species is Megistonyx oreobios.

Neosclerocalyptus castellanosi[24]

Sp. nov

Valid

Zurita et al.

Late Pliocene

Argentina

A glyptodont, a species of Neosclerocalyptus.

Prepoplanops[25]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Carlini, Brandoni & Dal Molin

Miocene

Cerro Boleadoras Formation

Argentina

A ground sloth. The type species is Prepoplanops boleadorensis.

Scirrotherium antelucanus[26]

Sp. nov

Valid

Laurito & Valerio

Late Miocene (early Hemphillian)

Costa Rica

A pampatheriid xenarthran, a species of Scirrotherium.

Scirrotherium carinatum[27]

Sp. nov

Valid

Góis et al.

Late Miocene (Huayquerian)

Ituzaingó Formation
Puerto Madryn Formation
Solimões Formation

Argentina
Brazil

A pampatheriid xenarthran. Originally described as a species of Scirrotherium; Jiménez-Lara (2020) transferred this species to the genus Kraglievichia.[28]

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Odd-toed ungulates

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Aceratherium porpani[29]

Sp. nov

Valid

Deng, Hanta & Jintasakul

Late Miocene

Thailand

A rhinoceros, a species of Aceratherium.

Brachypotherium minor[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Geraads & Miller

Early Miocene (c. 17 Ma)

Bakate Formation

Kenya

A rhinoceros, a species of Brachypotherium.

Chalicotherium hebeiense[31]

Sp. nov

Valid

Chen & Liu

Middle Miocene

Jiulongkou Formation

China

A chalicothere, a species of Chalicotherium.

Eurygnathohippus woldegabrieli[32]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bernor et al.

Pliocene

Ethiopia

A member of Hipparionini, a species of Eurygnathohippus.

Guangnanodon[33]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wang et al.

Paleogene (probably latest Eocene)

Yanshan Formation

China

An odd-toed ungulate related to Eggysodon. The type species is Guangnanodon youngi

Hipparion (Hipparion) lufengense[34]

Sp. nov

Valid

Sun

Late Miocene

China

An equid, a species of Hipparion.

Molassitherium[35]

Gen. et comb. et sp. nov

Valid[36]

Becker, Antoine & Maridet

Early to early Late Oligocene

France
Germany
Hungary
 Switzerland
Turkey

A rhinoceros. Genus contains "Aceratherium" albigense Roman (1912) and a new species Molassitherium delemontense (however, Tissier, Antoine & Becker, 2020 transferred M. delemontense to the genus Epiaceratherium).[37]

Pachynolophus eulaliensis[38]

Sp. nov

Valid

Danilo et al.

Eocene, probably middle Ypresian

France

A palaeotheriid equoid odd-toed ungulate, a species of Pachynolophus.

Sivalhippus anwari[39]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wolf, Bernor & Hussain

Late Miocene

Sivalik Hills

Pakistan

An equid related to Hipparion, a species of Sivalhippus.

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Even-toed ungulates

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Arretotherium meridionale[40]

Sp. nov

Valid

Rincon et al.

Early Miocene

Panama

A bothriodontine anthracothere, a species of Arretotherium.

Bison (Eobison) degiulii[41]

Sp. nov

Valid

Masini, Palombo & Rozzi

Pleistocene

Italy

A species Bison. The binomial Eobison degiulii was originally introduced by Masini (1989) in a dissertation thesis which did not meet the criteria of formal publication; according to Kostopoulos, Maniakas & Tsoukala (2018) the name wasn't validly published until Masini, Palombo & Rozzi (2013) designated a holotype and provided a description of basic cranial features and comparisons, altogether constituting sufficient elements of an available nomenclature act in a published work under ICZN.[42]

Dama roberti[43]

Sp. nov

Valid

Breda & Lister

Middle Pleistocene

France
United Kingdom

A relative of the fallow deer.

Damalacra harrisi[44]

Sp. nov

Valid

Geraads, Bobe & Manthi

Pliocene

Kenya

An alcelaphine bovid, a species of Damalacra.

Eucladoceros dicranios tanaitensis[45]

Subsp. nov.

Valid

Baygusheva & Titov

Early Pleistocene

Russia

A deer, a subspecies of Eucladoceros dicranios.

Gerontochoerus koobiforaensis[46]

Sp. nov

Valid

Pickford

Pliocene

Koobi Fora Formation

Kenya

A member of the family Suidae.

Kolpochoerus millensis[47]

Sp. nov

Valid

Haile-Selassie & Simpson

Pliocene

Woranso-Mille and Gona sites

Ethiopia

A suid, a species of Kolpochoerus.

Myanmarius[48]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Tsubamoto et al.

Middle Eocene

Pondaung Formation

Myanmar

A member of Cetartiodactyla of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a raoellid or a member of Suoidea. The type species is Myanmarius chitseini.

Skinnerhyus shermerorum[49]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Prothero & Pollen

Miocene

Ash Hollow Formation

United States

A peccary, the type species is S. shermerorum.

Woodburnehyus grenaderae[49]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Prothero & Pollen

Miocene

Green Valley Formation

United States

A peccary, the type species is W. grenaderae.

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Cetaceans

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Balaenoptera bertae[50]

Sp. nov

Valid

Boessenecker

Pliocene

Purisima Formation

United States

A rorqual, a species of Balaenoptera.

Basilotritus[51]

Gen. et sp. et comb. nov

Valid

Gol'din & Zvonok

Middle Eocene

Kiev Formation

Ukraine
United States

A basilosaurid cetacean. Genus contains "Eocetus" wardii Uhen (1999) and a new species Basilotritus uheni. Later study considered that it is synonmous with Pachycetus.[52]

Brachydelphis jahuayensis[53]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lambert & De Muizon

Late Miocene (Tortonian)

Pisco Formation

Peru

A relative of the La Plata dolphin, a species of Brachydelphis.

Choneziphius leidyi[54]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bianucci et al.

Neogene (probably Late Early to Middle Miocene)

Atlantic Ocean floor off the Galician coast of Spain and the coast of Portugal

A beaked whale, a species of Choneziphius.

Globicetus[54]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Bianucci et al.

Neogene (probably Late Early to Middle Miocene)

Atlantic Ocean floor off the Galician coast of Spain

A beaked whale. The type species is Globicetus hiberus.

Imocetus[54]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Bianucci et al.

Neogene (probably Late Early to Middle Miocene)

Atlantic Ocean floor off the coast of Portugal

A beaked whale. The type species is Imocetus piscatus.

Notoziphius[55]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Buono & Cozzuol

Late Miocene

Puerto Madryn Formation

Argentina

A beaked whale. The type species is Notoziphius bruneti.

Parietobalaena campiniana[56]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bisconti, Lambert & Bosselaers

Miocene

Belgium
Netherlands

A relative of cetotheriids, a species of Parietobalaena.

Septidelphis[57]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Bianucci

Pliocene

Italy

A member of Delphinidae. The type species is Septidelphis morii.

Tusciziphius atlanticus[54]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bianucci et al.

Neogene (probably Late Early to Middle Miocene)

Atlantic Ocean floor off the Galician coast of Spain and the coast of Portugal
United States

A beaked whale, a species of Tusciziphius.

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Carnivorans

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Buisnictis metabatos[58]

Sp. nov

Valid[59]

Wang, Carranza-Castañeda & Aranda-Gómez

Early Pliocene

San José del Cabo Basin

Mexico

A skunk, a species of Buisnictis.

Chasmaporthetes gangsriensis[60]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tseng, Li and Wang

Pliocene

Zanda Basin

China

A hyena, a species of Chasmaporthetes.

Cyonarctos[61]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

De Bonis

Late Oligocene

France

A hemicyonine. The type species is Cyonarctos dessei.

Enhydriodon afman[62]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Werdelin & Lewis

Pliocene

Kenya

An otter, a species of Enhydriodon

Ferinestrix rapax[63]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Wolsan & Sotnikova

Pliocene

Russia

A stem meline badger, a species of Ferinestrix.

Filholictis[61]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

De Bonis

Paleogene

France

A hemicyonine; a new genus for "Canis" filholi Munier-Chalmas in Filhol (1877).

Genetta nyakitongwer[62]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Werdelin & Lewis

Pleistocene

Kenya

A genet

Hadrokirus[64]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid[65]

Amson & de Muizon

Late Miocene or Early Pliocene

Pisco Formation

Peru

An earless seal. The type species is Hadrokirus martini.

Hydrictis gudho[62]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Werdelin & Lewis

Pleistocene

Kenya

An otter, related to the extant spotted-necked otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)

Pachyphoca[66]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Koretsky & Rahmat

Middle Miocene (middle Sarmatian, 12.3-11.2 Mya)

Ukraine

An earless seal related to the hooded seal. The type species is Pachyphoca ukrainica; genus also contains Pachyphoca chapskii.

Pekania occulta[67]

Sp. nov

Valid

Samuels & Cavin

Early Hemphillian

Rattlesnake Formation

United States

A relative of fishers, a species of Pekania.

Rhizosmilodon[68]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wallace & Hulbert

Early Pliocene

Bone Valley Formation

United States

A machairodontine felid. The type species is Rhizosmilodon fiteae.

Teruelictis[69]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Salesa et al.

Late Miocene

Spain

An otter-like mustelid. The type species is Teruelictis riparius.

Vulpes skinneri[70]

Sp. nov

Valid

Hartstone-Rose et al.

Early Pleistocene

South Africa

A fox, a species of Vulpes.

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Lagomorphs

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Amphilagus magnus[71]

Sp. nov

Valid

Erbajeva

Early Miocene

Mongolia

A lagomorph, a species of Amphilagus.

Amphilagus orientalis[71]

Sp. nov

Valid

Erbajeva

Early Miocene

Mongolia

A lagomorph, a species of Amphilagus.

Amphilagus plicadentis[71]

Sp. nov

Valid

Erbajeva

Early Miocene

Mongolia

A lagomorph, a species of Amphilagus.

Ephemerolagus[72]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Vianey-Liaud & Lebrun

Early Oligocene

France

A lagomorph. The type species is Ephemerolagus nievae.

Limitolagus[73]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Fostowicz-Frelik

Eocene (late Chadronian)

United States

A palaeolagid lagomorph. The type species is Limitolagus roosevelti.

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Rodents

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Argorheomys[74]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Korth & Emry

Late middle Eocene (Duchesnean)

United States

A rodent related to Pipestoneomys. The type species is Argorheomys septendrionalis.

Bransatoglis bosniensis[75]

Sp. nov

Valid

de Bruijn, Marković & Wessels

Late Oligocene

Bosnia and Herzegovina

A dormouse, a species of Bransatoglis.

Ceratogaulus robustus[76]

Sp. nov

Valid

Korth

Middle Miocene

Tesuque Formation

United States

A mylagaulid rodent.

Chardina gansuensis[77]

Sp. nov

Valid

Liu et al.

Early Pliocene

China

A zokor, a species of Chardina.

Deperetomys magnus[75]

Sp. nov

Valid

de Bruijn, Marković & Wessels

Late Oligocene

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbia[78]

A murid rodent, a species of Deperetomys.

Eumyarion margueritae[75]

Sp. nov

Valid

de Bruijn, Marković & Wessels

Late Oligocene

Bosnia and Herzegovina

A eumyarionine murid rodent, a species of Eumyarion.

Garridomys[79]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kramarz, Vucetich & Arnal

Early Miocene

Cerro Bandera Formation

Argentina

A rodent closely related to chinchillids. The type species is Garridomys curunuquem.

Megacricetodon vandermeuleni[80]

Sp. nov

Valid

Oliver & Peláez-Campomanes

Miocene (middle Aragonian)

Spain

A cricetid rodent, a species of Megacricetodon.

Mesosiphneus primitivus[77]

Sp. nov

Valid

Liu et al.

Early Pliocene

China

A zokor, a species of Mesosiphneus.

Mimomys glendae[81]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Mayhew

Early Pleistocene

Norwich Crag Formation

United Kingdom

An arvicoline rodent, a species of Mimomys.

Ninamys[82]

Gen. et comb. et sp. nov

Valid

Vianey-Liaud, Rodrigues & Marivaux

Oligocene to early Miocene

China
Mongolia
United States[83]
Kazakhstan?

An aplodontiid rodent, a new genus for "Prosciurus" arboraptus Shevyreva 1971; genus also contains a new species Ninamys kazimierzi,[82] "Campestrallomys" annectens Korth (1989)[83] and possibly also "Prosciurus" daxnerae Lopatin 2000[82] (though Maridet et al., 2016 assigned this species to the genus Proansomys instead).[84]

Nonanomalurus[85]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Pickford et al.

Miocene

Kenya
Uganda

A member of Anomaluroidea; a new genus for "Paranomalurus" soniae Lavocat (1973).

Notogaulus[76]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Korth

Middle Miocene

Tesuque Formation

United States

A mylagaulid rodent. Genus contains two species: Notogaulus minor and N. major.

Paracricetops[86]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Maridet & Ni

Early Oligocene

China

A cricetid rodent. The type species is Paracricetops virgatoincisus.

Paradjidaumo disjunctus[87]

Sp. nov

Valid

Korth

Paleogene

United States

An eomyid rodent, a species of Paradjidaumo.

Paradjidaumo nanus[88]

Sp. nov

Valid

Emry & Korth

Eocene (middle Chadronian)

White River Formation

United States

An eomyid rodent, a species of Paradjidaumo.

Paransomys[82]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Vianey-Liaud, Rodrigues & Marivaux

Late Oligocene to early Miocene

Western Europe

An aplodontiid rodent, a new genus for "Sciurodon" descendens Dehm 1950, "Plesispermophilus" argoviensis Stehlin & Schaub 1951, and "Allomys" storeri Tedrow & Korth, 1997.

Parapliosaccomys martini[89]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kelly

Miocene (Hemphillian)

Coal Valley Formation

United States

A gopher, a species of Parapliosaccomys.

Paronychomys jacobsi[89]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kelly

Miocene (Hemphillian)

Coal Valley Formation

United States

A cricetid rodent, a species of Paronychomys.

Proansomys[90]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Bi et al.

Late Oligocene

Suosuoquan Formation
Tieersihabahe Formation

China

An ansomyine aplodontid rodent. The type species is Proansomys dureensis.

Protohummus[91]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kraatz et al.

Late Miocene

Baynunah Formation

United Arab Emirates

A relative of cane rats. The type species is Protohummus dango.

Protospermophilus minimus[92]

Sp. nov

Valid

Korth

Miocene

United States

A ground squirrel, a species of Protospermophilus.

Sciamys petisensis[93]

Sp. nov

Valid

Arnal & Pérez

Middle Miocene

Argentina

An acaremyid rodent, a species of Sciamys.

Simpligaulus[94]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wu et al.

Early Middle Miocene

Halamagai Formation

China

A promylagauline mylagaulid rodent. The type species is Simpligaulus yangi.

Tamias anatoliensis[95]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bosma, De Bruijn & Wessels

Late Miocene

Turkey

A chipmunk.

Vetusspalax[75]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

de Bruijn, Marković & Wessels

Late Oligocene

Bosnia and Herzegovina

A relative of mole rats assigned to the genus Spalax. The type species is Vetusspalax progressus.

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Primates and plesiadapiforms

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Archicebus[96]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Ni et al.

Early Eocene

China

A haplorhine primate. The type species is Archicebus achilles.

Cartelles[97]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Halenar & Rosenberger

Pleistocene

Toca da Boa Vista cave

Brazil

A New World monkey, a relative of howler monkeys. The type species is Cartelles coimbrafilhoi.

Foxomomys[98]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Chester & Bloch

Paleocene

Canada
United States

A micromomyid plesiadapiform, a new genus for "Micromomys" fremdi Fox (1984), "Micromomys" vossae Krause (1978) and "Micromomys" gunnelli Secord (2008).

Hesperotarsius[99]

Gen. et sp. et comb. nov

Valid

Zijlstra, Flynn & Wessels

Miocene

Pakistan
Thailand

A tarsier. Genus contains "Tarsius" thailandicus Ginsburg & Mein (1987) and a new species Hesperotarsius sindhensis.

Krabia[100]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Chaimanee et al.

Late Eocene

Thailand

An amphipithecid primate. The type species is Krabia minuta.

Nievesia[101]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Marigó, Minwer-Barakat & Moyà-Solà

Early Late Eocene

Spain

A notharctid adapiform. The type species is Nievesia sossisensis.

Nsungwepithecus[102]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Stevens et al.

Oligocene (25.2 Myr)

Nsungwe Formation

Tanzania

An early Old World monkey. The type species is Nsungwepithecus gunnelli.

Rukwapithecus[102]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Stevens et al.

Oligocene (25.2 Myr)

Nsungwe Formation

Tanzania

An early ape. The type species is Rukwapithecus fleaglei.

Soromandrillus[103]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Gilbert

Pliocene to Pleistocene

Shungura Formation
Usno Formation

Angola
Ethiopia

An Old World monkey belonging to the subfamily Cercopithecinae and to the tribe Papionini. The type species is "Papio" quadratirostris Iwamoto (1982).

Zanycteris honeyi[104]

Sp. nov

Valid

Burger

Late Paleocene

Fort Union Formation

United States

A picrodontid plesiadapiform, a species of Zanycteris.

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Others

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Anthraconyx[105]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Rose et al.

Early Eocene

Cambay Shale Formation

India

A member of Tillodontia. The type species is Anthraconyx hypsomylus.

Aphronorus bearspawensis[13]

Sp. nov

Valid

Scott, Spivak & Sweet

Early Paleocene (middle Torrejonian)

Porcupine Hills Formation

Canada

A pentacodontid cimolestan, a species of Aphronorus.

Apulogalerix[106]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Masini & Fanfani

Late Miocene

Italy

A gymnure. The type species is Apulogalerix pusillus.

Archaeoparadoxia[107]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Barnes

Late Oligocene

Skooner Gulch Formation

United States

A paleoparadoxiid desmostylian; a new genus for "Paleoparadoxia" weltoni Clark (1991).

Archaeoryctes wangi[108]

Sp. nov

Valid

Missiaen et al.

Middle Paleocene

China

A member of Didymoconidae, a species of Archaeoryctes.

Batodonoides rileyi[109]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kelly

Eocene (late Uintan)

Sespe Formation

United States

A member of Geolabididae, a species of Batodonoides.

Ceruttia[110]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Tomiya

Eocene (Uintan)

Mission Valley Formation
Santiago Formation

United States

A member of Carnivoramorpha and Carnivoraformes. The type species is Ceruttia sandiegoensis.

Deinogalerix masinii[111]

Sp. nov

Valid

Villier et al.

Miocene

Italy

A gymnure, a species of Deinogalerix.

Eudaemonema bohachae[13]

Sp. nov

Valid

Scott, Spivak & Sweet

Early Paleocene (middle Torrejonian)

Porcupine Hills Formation

Canada

A mixodectid, a species of Eudaemonema.

Fordonia lawsoni[112]

Sp. nov

Valid

Hooker

Earliest Eocene

United Kingdom

A pseudorhyncocyonid, a species of Fordonia.

Galecyon gallus[113]

Sp. nov

Valid

Solé, Gheerbrant & Godinot

Early Eocene

France

A sinopanine hyaenodontid, a species of Galecyon.

Hegetotheriopsis[114]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kramarz & Paz

Late Oligocene[115] and Miocene (Colhuehuapian)

Sarmiento Formation

Argentina

A hegetotheriid notoungulate. The type species is Hegetotheriopsis sulcatus.

Leptictidium listeri[112]

Sp. nov

Valid

Hooker

Middle Eocene

Germany

A pseudorhyncocyonid, a species of Leptictidium.

Leptictidium prouti[112]

Sp. nov

Valid

Hooker

Earliest Eocene

United Kingdom

A pseudorhyncocyonid, a species of Leptictidium.

Leptictidium storchi[112]

Sp. nov

Valid

Hooker

Late Eocene

France

A pseudorhyncocyonid, a species of Leptictidium.

Mistralestes[116]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Tabuce et al.

Late Cretaceous (late Campanian)

France

A possible zhelestid. The type species is Mistralestes arcensis.

Neoparadoxia[107]

Gen. et sp. et comb. nov

Valid

Barnes

Middle to early late Miocene

United States

A paleoparadoxiid desmostylian. The type species is Neoparadoxia cecilialina; genus also contains "Paleoparadoxia" repenningi Domning & Barnes (2007).

Phakodon[112]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Hooker

Paleocene

France

A pseudorhyncocyonid, a new genus for "Bessoecetor" levei Russell, Louis & Poirier (1966).

Piauhytherium[117]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Guérin & Faure

Late Pleistocene

Brazil

A toxodontid. The type species is Piauhytherium capivarae.

Promioclaenus thnetus[13]

Sp. nov

Valid

Scott, Spivak & Sweet

Early Paleocene (middle Torrejonian)

Porcupine Hills Formation

Canada

A mioclaenid, a species of Promioclaenus.

Sasayamamylos[118]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kusuhashi et al.

Early Cretaceous (early Albian)

Japan

A eutherian related to Ukhaatherium, Asioryctes and Kennalestes. The type species is Sasayamamylos kawaii.

Sorex bifidus[119]

Sp. nov

Valid

Rzebik-Kowalska

?Late Pliocene/Early Pleistocene boundary and middle Early Pleistocene

Poland

A red-toothed shrew, a species of Sorex.

Vassacyon taxidiotis[120]

Sp. nov

Valid

Solé, Gheerbrant & Godinot

Early Eocene

France

A "miacid" carnivoramorph, a species of Vassacyon.

Walshius[110]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Tomiya

Eocene (Uintan)

Friars Formation

United States

A member of Carnivoramorpha and Carnivoraformes. The type species is Walshius pacificus.

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