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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 |
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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 |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Chaimanee et al. |
Late Miocene |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Gommery et al. |
Late Miocene |
Lukeino Formation |
AnOld 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. |
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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. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
De Bruijn et al. |
Late Eocene |
A member of the family Spalacidae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Vianey-Liaud & Hautier |
Eocene |
A member of Theridomyoidea. The type species is E. lapradensis. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Bilgin et al. |
Early Miocene |
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Eumyarion beyderensis[107] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Bilgin et al. |
Early Miocene |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Calede, Tse & Cairns |
A member of the family Sminthidae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Vianey-Liaud & Hautier |
Eocene |
A member of Theridomyoidea. The type species is H. egerkingensis. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
White et al. |
Late Pleistocene |
A species of Capybara. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Czernielewski |
Pliocene |
A species of Hystrix. Announced in 2022; the final article version was published in 2023. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Korth et al. |
Chadronian-Orellan |
Chadron Formation |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Kraatz |
Miocene |
Baynunah Formation |
A member of the subfamily Gerbillinae. The type species is J. rex. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Patnaik et al. |
Late Miocene |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Daxner-Höck et al. |
Miocene |
Tagay Formation |
A member of the family Eomyidae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Korth et al. |
Chadronian |
Chadron Formation |
A member of the family Florentiamyidae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Korth et al. |
Chadronian-Orellan |
Chadron Formation |
A member of the family Eomyidae. |
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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). |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vianey-Liaud et al. |
Eocene (Lutetian) |
A member of Theridomorpha belonging to the family Masillamyidae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Čermák, Oliver & Fejfar |
Miocene |
A member of the family Cricetidae. |
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Sp. nov |
Calede |
A member of the family Castoridae belonging to the subfamily Anchitheriomyinae. |
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Ssp. nov |
Valid |
Markova & Borodin |
Middle Pleistocene |
A vole belonging to the genus Microtus. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Stoetzel & Pickford |
Middle Pleistocene |
A species of Mus. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Patnaik et al. |
Late Miocene |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Korth et al. |
Chadronian-Orellan |
Chadron Formation |
A member of the family Eomyidae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Stoetzel & Pickford |
Middle Pleistocene |
A member of the family Muridae belonging to the subfamily Murinae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang |
Miocene |
Probably Liushu Formation |
A member of the family Spalacidae belonging to the subfamily Tachyoryctoidinae and the tribe Pararhizomyini. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Patnaik et al. |
Late Miocene |
Amurine. |
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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. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Arnal et al. |
Paleogene |
A caviomorph rodent. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sinitsa & Delinschi |
Late Miocene |
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Sinotamias topachevskyi[122] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sinitsa & Delinschi |
Late Miocene |
A ground squirrel. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Korth et al. |
Chadronian |
Chadron Formation |
A member of the family Cylindrodontidae. The type species is S. sullivani. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Daxner-Höck et al. |
Miocene |
Tagay Formation |
A member of the family Sciuridae belonging to the subfamily Sciurinae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Patnaik et al. |
Late Miocene |
A species of Tamias. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tesakov & Bondarev |
Late Pliocene |
A member of the tribe Lemmini. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Arnal et al. |
Paleogene |
Santa Rosa fossil site |
A caviomorph rodent, possibly a member of Chinchilloidea. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Arnal et al. |
Paleogene |
Santa Rosa fossil site |
A caviomorph rodent. |
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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. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sen & Pickford |
Early Pleistocene |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Sehgal et al. |
Miocene |
Atreeshrew. 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 |
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Afrotragulus megalomilos[146] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sánchez et al. |
Miocene |
A chevrotain. |
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Afrotragulus moralesi[146] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sánchez et al. |
Miocene |
A chevrotain. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Peri et al. |
Miocene (Burdigalian) |
A toothed whale belonging to the group Physeteroidea. The type species is A. cursiensis. |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Gingerich, Amane & Zouhri |
Eocene (Bartonian) |
Abasilosaurid cetacean. The type species is "Platyosphys" aithai Gingerich & Zouhri (2015). |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bisconti et al. |
Miocene (Tortonian) |
Arorqual. |
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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. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Moyà-Solà, Quintana Cardona & Köhler |
Probably Neogene |
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Hemiauchenia mirim[152] | Sp. nov | Valid | Greco et al. | Late Pleistocene | ![]() |
Acamelid. | ||
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] |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Hernández-Cisneros |
Late Oligocene |
Anaetiocetid cetacean. Genus includes new species K. thesaurus. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ríos et al. |
Miocene |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Wang et al. |
Miocene |
Linxia Basin |
An antelope belonging to the tribe Nesotragini. The type species is L. dengi. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Van der Made et al. |
Late Miocene |
A member of the family Suidae belonging to the subfamily Listriodontinae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Kimura & Hasegawa |
APhyseteroidea sperm whale. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Ducrocq et al. |
Eocene |
A member of the family Dichobunidae. The type species is N. myaingensis. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Bosselaers & Munsterman |
Miocene (Tortonian) |
Abaleen whale belonging to the group Balaenomorpha. The type species is P. renefraaijeni. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lazaridis, Tsoukala & Kostopoulos |
Miocene (Turolian) |
A member of the family Suidae belonging to the subfamily Suinae and the tribe Dicoryphochoerini. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Bianucci et al. |
Early Pleistocene |
Anoceanic dolphin belonging to the subfamily Globicephalinae. Type species is R. stamatiadisi. |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Pickford |
Miocene |
Ananthracothere. The type species is "Brachyodus" aequatorialis MacInnes (1951). |
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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). |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jiangzuo & Spassov |
Miocene (Messinian) |
Lozenets Formation |
Anursid belonging to the subfamily Ailuropodinae and the tribe Ailuropodini. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Valenciano et al. |
A small-sized mustelid. The type species is A. araid. |
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Canis hewitti[219] | Sp. nov | In press | Fourvel & Frerebeau | Pliocene-Pleistocene | ![]() |
ACanina canine. | ||
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kargopoulos et al. |
Miocene (Tortonian) |
A mustelid belonging to the subfamily Guloninae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Grohé, Uno & Boisserie |
Plio-Pleistocene |
Anotter. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Hafed et al. |
Neogene |
Anearless seal belonging to the subfamily Monachinae. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Hafed et al. |
Neogene |
An earless seal belonging to the subfamily Monachinae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Jiangzuo et al. |
Late Miocene |
A member of Machairodontinae. The type species is L. xingyongi. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jianzuo et al. |
Early Pleistocene |
Linxia Basin |
Alynx. |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Morales & Pickford |
Early Miocene |
Anamphicyonid; a new genus for "Cynelos" anubisi Morlo et al. (2019). |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Valenciano & Baskin |
Amellivorine mustelid. The type species is M. intrepidus. |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Morales & Pickford |
Early Miocene |
An amphicyonid; a new genus for "Ysengrinia" ginsburgi Morales et al. (1998). |
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Nom. nov |
Valid |
Deshmukh & Valenciano |
Late Miocene |
A member of the family Mephitidae; a replacement name for Yunnanotherium Qi (2014). |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tarasenko |
Miocene |
Acystophorine seal. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Poust, Barrett & Tomiya |
Eocene |
A member of the family Nimravidae. Genus includes new species P. egiae. |
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Ssp. nov |
Valid |
Jiangzuo et al. |
Middle Pleistocene |
Announced in 2022; the final article version was published in 2023. |
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Sp. nov |
Hemmer |
Pliocene |
A species of Panthera. |
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Ssp. nov |
Valid |
Hemmer |
Pleistocene (Marine Isotope Stage 14) |
A subspecies of the snow leopard. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wallace & Lyon |
Pliocene (Blancan) |
A member of the family Ailuridae. Published online in 2021, but the copyright is listed as © 2022. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jiangzuo et al. |
Late Miocene |
Ametailurine felid. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Xiong |
Miocene |
Zhang'embao Formation |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ruiz-Ramoni, Wang & Rincón |
Late Pliocene/Early Pleistocene |
ACerdocyonina canine. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Jiangzuo, Werdelin & Sun |
Early Pleistocene |
A member of Machairodontinae. The type species is T. liui. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Solé et al. |
Miocene (Serravallian) |
An amphicyonid. The type species is T. cazanavei. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jiangzuo et al. |
Late Miocene |
A metailurine felid. |
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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. |
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Ssp. nov |
Valid |
Lopatin |
Early Pleistocene |
Crimean Peninsula |
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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. |
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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) |
Agymnure. The type species is D. landeri. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Zazhigin & Voyta |
Late Miocene |
Ishim Formation |
Ared-toothed shrew belonging to the tribe Anourosoricini. The type species is I. ishimiensis. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Journal of Asian Earth Sciences:X |
Wazir et al. |
Late Oligocene |
Kargil Formation |
Ahedgehog. The type species is L. iugummontis. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Oberg & Samuels |
Pliocene |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Korth et al. |
Possibly Chadronian to Arikareean |
Ashrew 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). |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Korth |
A member of the family Erinaceidae. |
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Ocajila rasmusseni[300] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Korth |
A member of the family Erinaceidae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Korth et al. |
Chadronian-Orellan |
Chadron Formation |
A member of the family Oligoryctidae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zazhigin & Voyta |
Late Miocene and early Pliocene |
Novaya Stanitsa Formation |
A red-toothed shrew belonging to the tribe Anourosoricini. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Oberg & Samuels |
Pliocene |
Gray Fossil Site |
A species of Parascalops. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Li |
Miocene |
A member of the family Plesiosoricidae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Liet 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. |
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Nom. nov |
Valid |
Bai &Qi |
Ahyracodontid; 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 |
Atoxodontid notoungulate. The type species is C. uruguayensis. |
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Diegoaelurus[328] | Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Zack, Poust, & Wagner | Mid Eocene | Santiago Formation | ![]() ( ![]() |
Amachaeroidine oxyaenid. The type species is D. vanvalkenburghae. | ![]() |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Zimicz et al. |
Eocene (Itaboraian) |
Lumbrera Formation |
ASouth 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 |
Aglyptodont. 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[357] | Gen. et sp. nov | Wang et al. | Early Cretaceous | Jiufotang Formation | ![]() |
A basal eutherian. The type species is C. jiufotangensis. | ![]() | |
Indoclemensia[358] | Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Mantilla et al. | Paleocene | ![]() |
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. |
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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. |
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Gumardee webbi[366] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Travouillon et al. |
Miocene |
A member of Macropodiformes. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Crespo, Goin & Pickford |
Miocene (Burdigalian) |
Possibly member of the family Herpetotheriidae. The type species is M. aenigmaticus. |
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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). |
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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 |
Anechidna. The type species is "Zaglossus" hacketti Glauert (1914). |
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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. |
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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. |
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Beckumia[382] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Martin et al. | Early Cretaceous (Barremian-Aptian) | ![]() |
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. |
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Cifellitherium[382] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Martin et al. | Early Cretaceous (Barremian-Aptian) | ![]() |
Aspalacotheriid 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. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Jin et al. |
Amultituberculate belonging to the group Taeniolabidoidea. The type species is E. ganensis. |
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Minutolestes[382] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Martin et al. | Early Cretaceous (Barremian-Aptian) | ![]() |
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. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Mao et al. |
Middle Jurassic |
White Limestone Formation |
Anallotherian of uncertain affinities. Genus includes new species W. parva. |