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Overview of the events of 2011 in paleomammalogy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This paleomammalogy list records new fossil mammal taxa that were described during the year 2011, as well as notes other significant paleomammalogy discoveries and events which occurred during that year.
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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Cenomanian |
A "saber-toothed" dryolestoid. |
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Species |
Disputed |
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Hauterivian to Barremian |
A dryolestidan mammal. Martin et al. (2021) considered it a junior synonym of Crusafontia cuencana.[3] |
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Guggenheimia crocheti[4] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
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Itaboraí Basin |
A protodidelphid "ameridelphian", a species of Guggenheimia. |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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Hauterivian/Barremian |
A eobaatarid or a possible plagiaulacid multituberculate. |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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Middle Pleistocene |
A Koala. |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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Aptian |
An "eutriconodont". |
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Lutreolina materdei[8] |
Species |
Valid |
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Late Miocene (Huayquerian) |
A relative of lutrine opossum. |
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Gen. et 2 sp. |
Valid |
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Miocene |
Riversleigh World Heritage Area |
A member of Dasyuromorphia of uncertain phylogenetic placement.[10] The type species is M. mirabilis; genus also includes M. moenia. |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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Early Miocene |
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Species |
Valid |
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Aptian-Albian |
A deltatheroidan mammal. |
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Species |
Valid |
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Early Paleocene |
A peradectid metatherian, a species of Peradectes. |
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Periprotodidelphis[4] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
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Itaboraí Basin |
A protodidelphid "ameridelphian". The type species is Periprotodidelphis bergqvistae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
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Pleistocene |
A relative of Kalinowski's mouse opossum. The type species is Sairadelphys tocantinensis. |
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Species |
Valid |
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Bathonian |
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Swaindelphys encinensis[13] |
Species |
Valid |
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Early Paleocene |
A herpetotheriid metatherian, a species of Swaindelphys. |
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Swaindelphys johansoni[13] |
Species |
Valid |
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Early Paleocene |
A herpetotheriid metatherian, a species of Swaindelphys. |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Adelpharctos ginsburgi[16] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
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Late Oligocene |
A hemicyonine bear, a species of Adelpharctos. |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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Middle Eocene |
Gebel Hof Formation |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
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Middle Miocene |
Calatayud-Daroca Basin |
An ailuropodine bear, originally described as a species of Agriarctos. It was later made the type species of the genus Kretzoiarctos.[19] |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
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Late Miocene to early Pliocene |
A bear, a species of Agriotherium. |
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Alilepus elongatus[21] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
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Late Miocene |
Dhok Pathan Formation |
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Alilepus meini[22] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
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Miocene (early Messinian) |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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Late Ypresian |
An astrapotherian. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
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Late Miocene (Huayquerian) |
A dinomyid rodent. The type species is Arazamys castiglionii. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
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Lower Miocene |
A felid. The type species is Asilifelis coteae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
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Late Miocene (Hemphillian) |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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Middle/Late Puercan |
A cimolestid cimolesta. |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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Ypresian |
Ghazij Formation |
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Brachygaulus[29] |
Gen. et 3 sp. nov |
Valid |
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Early Oligocene (Orellan) |
A rodent related to mylagaulids and the mountain beaver. The type species is Brachygaulus nicholsi; genus also contains Brachygaulus leistneri and Brachygaulus xerobothrus. |
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Species |
Valid |
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Late Miocene or Pliocene. |
Aisol Formation |
A cardiomyine rodent, a species of Caviodon. |
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Cernictis repenningi[31] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
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Miocene (middle Hemphillian) |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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Paleocene |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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Middle Puercan |
A cimolestid cimolesta. |
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Species |
Valid |
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Middle Pliocene |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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Colhuehuapian |
An astrapotheriid. |
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Cryptobune[35] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
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Paleogene |
A bat. Genus includes new species C. thevenini. |
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Species |
Valid |
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Late Eocene-Early Oligocene |
Otuma Formation |
A basilosaurid cetacean. |
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Gen. et 3 sp. nov. |
Valid |
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A temnocyonine. The type species is Delotrochanter oryktes; genus also contains D. petersoni and D. major |
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Democricetodon sui[38] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
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Early Miocene |
Junggar Basin |
A rodent belonging to the family Cricetidae. |
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Species |
Valid |
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Middle Eocene |
A brontotheriid. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
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An otter. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
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Early Paleocene (Puercan) |
A triisodontid, a species of Eoconodon. |
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Species |
Valid |
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Ypresian |
Ghazij Formation |
A brontotheriid. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
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Late Pleistocene |
A species of Equus. |
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Eumys euryodus[44] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
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Oligocene (Whitneyan) |
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Euprox altus[45] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
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Middle Miocene |
Damiao Formation |
A deer. |
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Gobicricetodon filippovi[46] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
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Middle Miocene |
A rodent belonging to the family Cricetidae and the subfamily Cricetodontinae. |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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Eocene |
A rodent-like notoungulate. |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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A small ground sloth. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
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Pleistocene |
Mesa Formation |
A machairodontine felid, a species of Homotherium. |
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Species |
Valid |
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late Miocene/early Pliocene | new species in the genus Hystrix (Old World porcupine). | ||||
Jacobsomys dailyi[51] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
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Miocene (late Hemphillian) |
A cricetid rodent. Originally described as species of Jacobsomys; Rincón et al. (2016) transferred it to the genus Postcopemys.[52] |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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A basal eutherian. The type species is Juramaia sinensis. |
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Karydomys debruijni[54] |
Species |
Valid |
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Early Miocene |
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Species |
Valid |
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Irrawaddy Formation |
A hominoid. |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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Deseadan |
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Lazibemys[57] |
Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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Eocene |
Glib Zegdou Formation |
A zegdoumyid anomaluromorph rodent. The type species is Lazibemys zegdouensis. |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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?Uintan-Duchesnean |
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Mammacyon ferocior[37] |
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
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Mid- or early late Arikareean |
A temnocyonine, a species of Mammacyon |
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Martes ginsburgi[59] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
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Upper Miocene |
A marten. |
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Megacricetodon beijiangensis[54] |
Species |
Valid |
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Early Miocene |
A cricetid, a species of Megacricetodon. |
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Megapeomys repenningi[60] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
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Early Miocene |
Nakamura Formation |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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Uintan |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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A small odd-toed ungulate of uncertain phylogenetic position, possibly related to Tapiromorpha. The type species is Mesolambdolophus setoni. |
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Mesoprocta[63] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Croft, Chick & Anaya |
Middle Miocene |
A dasyproctid rodent. The type species is Mesoprocta hypsodus. |
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Microcardiodon[64] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Pérez & Vucetich |
Middle Miocene |
A member of Hystricognathi, a cavioid rodent. The type species is Microcardiodon williensis. |
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Microtus (Pedomys) parmaleei[65] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
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Latest Pleistocene |
An arvicoline rodent, a species of Microtus. |
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Minchenoletes[66] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
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Early Eocene |
Nomogen Formation |
A member of Tapiroidea belonging to the family Lophialetidae. The type species is M. erlianensis. |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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Huayquerian |
A megatheriid sloth. |
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Mioparadoxurus[68] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
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Late Miocene |
A paradoxurine viverrid. The type species is M. meini. |
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Miotomodon[26] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
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Late Miocene (Hemphillian) |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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Earliest Eocene |
A mesonychian. |
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Myaingtherium[70] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
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Late Middle Eocene |
Pondaung Formation |
A member of the family Anthracotheriidae. The type species is M. kenyapotamoides. |
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Nannocricetus wuae[71] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
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Late Miocene |
A hamster. |
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Nevadomys[72] |
Gen. et 3 sp. nov |
Valid |
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Pliocene (Blancan) |
A relative of the long-clawed mole vole. The type species is Nevadomys fejfari; genus also contains Nevadomys lindsayi and Nevadomys downsi. |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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Early Pliocene |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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Bartonian |
Paracas Formation |
A basilosaurid cetacean. |
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Oldrichpedetes[75] |
Gen. et comb. et 3 sp. nov |
Valid |
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Early Miocene to early Pliocene |
A pedetid rodent, a new genus for "Megapedetes" pickfordi (Mein & Senut, 2003). Genus also contains 3 new species: Oldrichpedetes fejfari, O. brigitteae and O. praecursor. |
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Paranotiosorex[76] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
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Pliocene |
A shrew. The type species is Paranotiosorex panacaensis. |
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Paronychomys shotwelli[26] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
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Late Miocene (Hemphillian) |
A cricetid rodent. Originally described as a species of Paronychomys; transferred to the separate genus Tsaphanomys by Martin & Zakrzewski (2019).[77] |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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Early Tiffanian |
A palaechthonid plesiadapiform. |
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Pliosaccomys prowitteorum[79] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Martin & Mallory |
Late Miocene |
A pocket gopher, a species of Pliosaccomys. | |||
Pliospalax complicatus[80] |
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
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Miocene |
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Postcopemys[81] |
Gen. et 2 sp. et comb. nov |
Valid |
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Pliocene (late Hemphillian and early Blancan) |
A cricetid rodent. The type species is Postcopemys repenningi; genus also contains Postcopemys maxumensis, as well as "Peromyscus" valensis Shotwell (1967) and "Copemys" vasquezi Jacobs (1977). |
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Prothomomys[51] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
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Miocene (late Hemphillian) |
A gopher. The type species is Prothomomys warrenensis. |
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Species |
Valid |
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Late Miocene |
A bovid. |
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Species |
Valid |
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Maastrichtian |
A species of Protungulatum. |
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Quebradahondomys[63] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Croft, Chick & Anaya |
Middle Miocene |
An adelphomyine spiny rat. The type species is Quebradahondomys potosiensis. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
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Pliocene (early Blancan) |
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Nom. nov |
Valid |
Originally described as a genus of taeniodonts and replacement name for Schochia Lucas & Williamson (1993); T. Williamson (2013) reinterpreted this fossil material as remains of taeniodont genus Wortmania.[85] |
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Rudiocyon[37] |
Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
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A temnocyonine. The type species is Rudiocyon amplidens |
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Rusingapedetes[75] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
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Early Miocene |
A pedetid rodent. The type species is Rusingapedetes tsujikawai. |
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Species |
Valid |
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Miocene |
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Sicista primus[88] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
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Early Miocene (~17 Ma) |
A birch mouse. |
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Sinapospalax berdikensis[80] |
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
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Miocene |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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Bartonian |
Paracas Formation |
A basilosaurid cetacean. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
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Late Pleistocene |
Rio Madeira Formation |
A tapir. |
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Tarsius sirindhornae[90] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
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Middle Miocene |
Na Khaem Formation |
A tarsier. |
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Temnocyon fingeruti[37] |
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
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Latest Oligocene, late mid-Arikareean |
A temnocyonine, a species of Temnocyon |
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Temnocyon macrogenys[37] |
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
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Latest Arikareean |
Anderson Ranch Formation |
A temnocyonine, a species of Temnocyon |
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Temnocyon subferox[37] |
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
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Early Arikareean |
A temnocyonine, a species of Temnocyon |
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Tragelaphus lockwoodi[91] |
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
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A species of Tragelaphus. |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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Middle - Late Miocene |
A short-snouted shrew. |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
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Late Paleocene/Earliest Eocene |
Muñami Formation |
A didolodontid "condylarth". |
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