2010 in paleomammalogy
Newly named non-eutherian mammals
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Early Cretaceous |
Western Siberia |
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Oligo-Miocene |
A bandicoot. | ||||
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Aptian/Albian |
Shahai and Fuxin formations |
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Bathonian |
A tegotheriid docodont. The type species is H. yaomingi. | ||||
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Lower Aptian |
An amphidontid 'eutriconodont'. The type species is J. liaoningensis. | ||||
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Aptian/Albian |
Shahai and Fuxin formations |
An albionbaatarid multituberculate. | |||
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Late Cretaceous |
A metatherian, a species of Leptalestes. | ||||
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Oxfordian |
An amphitheriid, a species of Nanolestes. | ||||
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Upper Cretaceous |
A neoplagiaulacid multituberculate. The type species is N. occultus. | ||||
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Late Cretaceous |
A multituberculate, a species of Paracimexomys. | ||||
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Late Cretaceous |
A neoplagiaulacid multituberculate. The type species is P. nelsoni. | ||||
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Late Cretaceous |
A cimolomyid multituberculate. The type species is P. carpenteri. | ||||
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Middle Jurassic (Callovian) |
A basal docodont. A new genus for "Shuotherium" kermacki Sigogneau-Russell, 1988. | ||||
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Oxfordian |
A eleutherodontid allotherian. | ||||
Newly named eutherians
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Aptian |
An early eutherian |
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Early Miocene |
Lothidok Formation |
A tragulid ruminant. |
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Early Oligocene |
Ulantatal Formation |
A ctenodactyloid rodent. The species is A. neimongolensis. |
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Early Miocene |
Xiacaowan Formation |
A eumyarionine cricetid. The species is A. sihongensis. |
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Early Eocene |
Naran Bulak Formation |
A primate of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Altanius. |
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Amphilagus wuttkei[15] |
Junior synonym? |
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Late Oligocene |
Enspel Formation |
A lagomorph, a species of Amphilagus. Considered to be a probable junior synonym of Amphilagus antiquus by Fostowicz-Frelik (2016).[16] |
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Late Tertiary to Early Quaternary |
One of the youngest known australopithecines to date. |
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Late Hemphillian (Late Miocene) |
Sevier River Formation |
Species:
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Middle Eocene |
A shrew-like mammal, a species of Batodonoides. |
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Chasicotatus powelli[20] |
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Late Miocene (Huayquerian) |
An euphractine armadillo related to Eutatus, a species of Chasicotatus. |
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Chasicotatus spinozai[20] |
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Late Miocene (Huayquerian) |
An euphractine armadillo related to Eutatus, a species of Chasicotatus. |
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Middle Pliocene |
Hadar Formation |
An alcelaphine bovid. Its type species is Damalborea elisabethae. |
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Miocene |
An anourosoricini soricidae. |
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Middle Eocene |
A basal carnivoramorphan. |
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early Late Eocene (early Priabonian) |
Birket Qarun Formation |
A hyracoid. The type species is D. patnaiki. |
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Earliest Priabonian |
Birket Qarun Formation |
The oldest known afrosoricid. |
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Early Pliocene (Zanclean) |
Kattendijk Formation |
A small rorqual |
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Middle Torrejonian |
A primitive paromomyid plesiadapiform. |
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Early Eocene |
Arshanto Formation |
A primitive myodont rodent. The species is E. combinatus. |
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Geringia copiosus[29] |
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Late Oligocene |
A cricetid rodent, a species of Geringia. |
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earliest Eocene |
A miacid carnivoran. |
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Middle Miocene |
A primitive cavioid rodent. |
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Pleistocene |
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. |
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earliest Late Miocene |
Haraichi Formation |
A cetotheriid whale. The type species is J. shimizui. |
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earliest late Eocene |
Birket Qarun Formation |
An anomaluroid rodent. |
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Early Miocene |
A galago. |
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Miocene |
Khari Nadi Formation |
A new name for Kotadasiren gracilis Das & Basu, 1994 (nomen nudum). The type species is Kutchisiren cylindrica. |
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Leidymys juxtaparvulus[29] |
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Late Oligocene |
A cricetid rodent, a species of Leidymys. |
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Late Miocene (Huayquerian) |
Camacho Formation |
A mylodontid. The type species is L. sprechmanni. |
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Miocene |
A physeteroid whale. The type species is L. melvillei. |
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Pliocene to Pleistocene |
A relative of the African wild dog. |
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Mazateronodon[40] |
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Middle Eocene |
A notharctid adapiform. The type species is Mazateronodon endemicus. |
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Late Oligocene |
Agua de la Piedra Formation |
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Late Hemphillian (Late Miocene) |
Sevier River Formation |
Species: Metaliomys sevierensis |
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Nyctereutes lockwoodi[42] |
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Middle Pliocene |
A species of Nyctereutes (a relative of the raccoon dog). |
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Early Miocene |
A dipodid rodent. |
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Orelladjidaumo amplus[44] |
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Late Oligocene |
An eomyid rodent, a species of Orelladjidaumo. |
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Paciculus dakotensis[29] |
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Late Oligocene |
A cricetid rodent, a species of Paciculus. |
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Late Miocene (Tortonian) |
Sediments of the Stirone River |
A parabalaenopterine balaenopterid. The type species is P. quarantellii. |
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early or middle Pleistocene |
A prehistoric pilot whale (Family Delphinidae). The type species is P. hoekmani |
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Paleocene |
A cyriacotheriid pantodont. Species:
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Miocene |
A rhinoceros, a new genus for "Dicerorhinus" leakeyi (Hooijer, 1966). |
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Oligocene |
Shumaysi Formation |
A catarrhine primate. The species was named S. hijazensis. |
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Middle Miocene |
A dendropithecid. |
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Early Miocene |
A dipodid rodent. |
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Rupelian |
The youngest known afrosoricid. |
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Notes
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