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Thispaleomammalogy list records newfossilmammaltaxa that weredescribed during the year 2014, 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 comb. nov | Valid | Forasiepi, Babot & Zimicz | Late Oligocene (Deseadan) | Deseado Formation | Aborhyaenid; a new genus for"Borhyaena" antiqua Ameghino (1894). | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Blacket al. | Middle Miocene | Riversleigh World Heritage Area | Abalbaridmacropodiform, a species ofBalbaroo. | ![]() | ||
Nom. nov | Valid | Miocene (Chasicoan) | Loma de las Tapias Formation | Ahathlyacynidsparassodont; a replacement name forSimpsonia Contreras (1990) (preoccupied). | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Travouillonet al. | Middle Miocene | Riversleigh World Heritage Area | ![]() | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Travouillonet al. | Early Miocene | Riversleigh World Heritage Area | A basal member ofMacropodidae, a species ofGanguroo. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Williamson & Lofgren | Late Paleocene (Tiffanian) | Aherpetotheriidmetatherian. The type species isGolerdelphys stocki. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Bateset al. | Miocene | Riversleigh World Heritage Area | A relative of themusky rat-kangaroo. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Bateset al. | Miocene | Riversleigh World Heritage Area | A relative of themusky rat-kangaroo. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Bateset al. | Miocene | Riversleigh World Heritage Area | A relative of themusky rat-kangaroo. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Travouillonet al. | Middle Miocene | Riversleigh World Heritage Area | A relative ofbilbies. The type species isLiyamayi dayi. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Kelly | Latest Cretaceous? | Apediomyid, a species ofProtolambda. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Cuenca-Bescóset al. | Early Cretaceous | Aspalacotheriid "symmetrodont". The type species isAliaga molinensis; genus might also contain"Spalacotherium" henkeli Krebs (1985). | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Averianov, Martin & Lopatin | Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) | A member ofDryolestidae. The type species isAnthracolestes sergeii. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Codreaet al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Akogaionidmultituberculate, a species ofBarbatodon. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Cifelli, Davis & Sames | LateBerriasian orValanginian | Aplagiaulacidmultituberculate, a species ofBolodon. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hou & Meng | Early Cretaceous | A member ofEutriconodonta of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species isChaoyangodens lii. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Beard & Dawson | Late early Eocene | Aneoplagiaulacidmultituberculate, a species ofEctypodus. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cifelli, Davis & Sames | LateBerriasian orValanginian | A spalacotheriidsymmetrodontan. The type species isInfernolestes rougieri. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cifelli, Davis & Sames | LateBerriasian orValanginian | A mammal of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Originally described as adryolestidtrechnotherian, but subsequently argued to be a possible member ofMeridiolestida.[15] The type species isLakotalestes luoi. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Debuysschere, Gheerbrant & Allain | Late Triassic (Rhaetian) | Amorganucodont, a species ofMegazostrodon. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cifelli, Davis & Sames | LateBerriasian orValanginian | An allodontoidmultituberculate. The type species isPassumys angelli. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Debuysschere, Gheerbrant & Allain | Late Triassic (Rhaetian) | Amorganucodont. The type species isRosierodon anceps. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Biet al. | Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) | Aeuharamiyidanallotherian of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species isShenshou lui. | ![]() | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Krauseet al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Asudamericidgondwanatherian. The type species isVintana sertichi. | ![]() | |||
Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Biet al. | Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) | Aneleutherodontideuharamiyidanallotherian. Genus contains two species:Xianshou linglong andXianshou songae. | ![]() |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Pujoset al. | Middle Miocene (Laventan) | Honda Group | Anothrotheriidsloth. The type species isLakukullus anatisrostratus. | |||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Brandoni | Miocene (Tortonian) | Amegalonychidsloth; a new genus for"Ortotherium" brevirostrum" Bordas, 1942. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Castroet al. | Middle Pliocene | Anarmadillo related to the species assigned to the genusDasypus. The type species isPliodasypus vergelianus. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Subsp. nov | Valid | Garrido & Arribas | Early Pleistocene | Agomphothere, a subspecies ofAnancus arvernensis. | ||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Senut & Georgalis | Miocene | Anelephant shrew; a replacement name forBrachyrhynchocyon Senut, 2008 (preoccupied). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Vélez-Juarbe & Domning | Late Oligocene | A halitheriinedugongid, a species ofMetaxytherium. | ![]() | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Gheerbrantin Gheerbrantet al. | Paleocene (Thanetian) | Anafrotherian of uncertain phylogenetic placement, probably related to the cladePaenungulata. With description of new material ofO. daouiensis and erection of the monotypic family Ocepeiidae,Ocepeia becomes the oldest known Afrotherian skull and best-known African mammal of the Paleocene.[25] | ![]() | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | van der Geeret al. | Late Pleistocene | A member ofElephantidae, a species ofPalaeoloxodon. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Vélez-Juarbe & Domning | Early Oligocene | A halitheriinedugongid. The type species isPriscosiren atlantica. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Sigéet al. | Early Miocene | Arhinopomatidbat. The type species isCorbarhina handae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Maitre | Early Oligocene | Afree-tailed bat, a species ofCuvierimops. | ||||
Subsp. nov | Valid | Maitre | Late Eocene | Afree-tailed bat, a subspecies ofCuvierimops parisiensis. | ||||
Subsp. nov | Valid | Maitre | Late Eocene | Afree-tailed bat, a subspecies ofCuvierimops parisiensis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Maitre | Late Eocene to early Oligocene | A member ofHipposideridae, a species ofHipposideros. | ||||
Hipposideros (Pseudorhinolophus) morloti sequens[29] | Subsp. nov | Valid | Maitre | Late Eocene to early Oligocene | A member ofHipposideridae, a subspecies ofHipposideros morloti. | |||
Hipposideros (Pseudorhinolophus) russelli[29] | Sp. nov | Valid | Maitre | Late Eocene | A member ofHipposideridae, a species ofHipposideros. | |||
Hipposideros (Pseudorhinolophus) schlosseri salemensis[29] | Subsp. nov | Valid | Maitre | Late Eocene | A member ofHipposideridae, a subspecies ofHipposideros schlosseri. | |||
Hipposideros (Pseudorhinolophus) tenuis[29] | Sp. nov | Valid | Maitre | Late Eocene | A member ofHipposideridae, a species ofHipposideros. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Maitre | Early Oligocene | A member ofHipposideridae, a species ofPalaeophyllophora. | ||||
Palaeophyllophora parva[29] | Sp. nov | Valid | Maitre | Late Eocene to early Oligocene | A member ofHipposideridae, a species ofPalaeophyllophora. | |||
Palaeophyllophora rosierensis[29] | Sp. nov | Valid | Maitre | Late Eocene to early Oligocene | A member ofHipposideridae, a species ofPalaeophyllophora. | |||
Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Gunnell, Simmons & Seiffert | Late Eocene (Priabonian) to early Oligocene (Rupelian) | Amyzopodidbat. Genus contains two species:Phasmatonycteris phiomensis andPhasmatonycteris butleri (thetype species was not designated). | |||||
Pipistrellus semenovi[31] | Sp. nov | Valid | Rosina & Sinitsa | Miocene (earlyTurolian) | Avesper bat, a species ofPipistrellus. | |||
Protorhinolophus[32] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ravelet al. | Middle Eocene | Ahorseshoe bat. The type species isProtorhinolophus shanghuangensis. | |||
Stehlinia alia[29] | Sp. nov | Valid | Maitre | Middle Eocene | A member ofPalaeochiropterygidae, a species ofStehlinia. | |||
Stehlinia gracilis mutans[29] | Subsp. nov | Valid | Maitre | Late Eocene to Oligocene | A member ofPalaeochiropterygidae, a subspecies ofStehlinia gracilis. | |||
Stehlinia revilliodi[29] | Sp. nov | Valid | Maitre | Middle Eocene | A member ofPalaeochiropterygidae, a species ofStehlinia. | |||
Vaylatsia astruci[29] | Sp. nov | Valid | Maitre | Late Eocene | A member ofHipposideridae, a species ofVaylatsia. | |||
Vaylatsia cregolensis[29] | Sp. nov | Valid | Maitre | Late Eocene | A member ofHipposideridae, a species ofVaylatsia. | |||
Vaylatsia frequens[29] | Sp. nov | Valid | Maitre | Late Eocene to early Oligocene | A member ofHipposideridae, a species ofVaylatsia. | |||
Vaylatsia pelissiei[29] | Sp. nov | Valid | Maitre | Early Oligocene | A member ofHipposideridae, a species ofVaylatsia. | |||
Vaylatsia valettei[29] | Sp. nov | Valid | Maitre | Late Eocene | A member ofHipposideridae, a species ofVaylatsia. | |||
Vespertiliavus disjunctus[29] | Sp. et 2 subsp. nov | Valid | Maitre | Eocene to Oligocene | Asac-winged bat, a species ofVespertiliavus. The species contains two subspecies:Vespertiliavus disjunctus disjunctus andVespertiliavus disjunctus nauzensis. | |||
Vespertiliavus (Sigeia) lizierensis[29] | Subgen. et sp. nov | Valid | Maitre | Late Eocene | Asac-winged bat, a species ofVespertiliavus. | |||
Vespertiliavus (Sigeia) recens[29] | Sp. nov | Valid | Maitre | Early Oligocene | Asac-winged bat, a species ofVespertiliavus. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Athanassiou et al. | Late Miocene | Arhinoceros, a species ofAcerorhinus. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Böhme et al. | A member ofRhinocerotidae, a species ofEpiceratherium. | |||||
Sp. nov. | Disputed | Alberdiet al. | Late Pleistocene (Rancholabrean) | A member ofEquidae. Originally described as a species ofEquus; considered to be ajunior synonym ofHaringtonhippus francisci by Jiménez-Hidalgo & Díaz-Sibaja (2020).[36] | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Missiaen & Gingerich | Eocene (Ypresian) | An odd-toed ungulate of uncertain phylogenetic placement; considered to be abasal member of the familyEquidae by Bai, Wang & Meng (2018).[38] The type species isGhazijhippus talibhasani. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Lazaridis & Tsoukala | A member ofEquidae, a species ofHipparion. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Baiet al. | Early Eocene | A member of (probably non-monophyletic) family 'Isectolophidae'; a basal member ofTapiromorpha. The type species isMeridiolophus expansus. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Xueet al. | Late Miocene | Achalicothere, a species ofNestoritherium. | ||||
Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Missiaen & Gingerich | Eocene (Ypresian) | An odd-toed ungulate of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species isPerissobune intizarkhani; genus also containsPerissobune munirulhaqi. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ferrusquía-Villafrancaet al. | Late Miocene | A member ofEquidae, a species ofPliohippus. | ||||
Rhinoceros fusuiensis[43] | Sp. nov | Valid | Yanet al. | Early Pleistocene | Arhinoceros, initially descriebd as a species ofRhinoceros, later transferred toDicerorhinus. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Milleret al. | Early Miocene | Wadi Moghra site | A member ofAnthracotheriidae, a species ofAfromeryx. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Milleret al. | Early Miocene | Wadi Moghra site | A member ofAnthracotheriidae. Originally described as a species ofAfromeryx, but subsequently transferred to the genusMasrimeryx.[45] | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Khan & Akhtar | Late Pliocene | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Böhme et al. | A member ofAnthracotheriidae, a species ofBakalovia. | |||||
Subsp. nov | Valid | Donget al. | Early Pleistocene | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Geraads | Early Pleistocene | Acamel. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Hou & Deng | Late Miocene | A member ofSuidae, a species ofChleuastochoerus. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Denget al. | Late Miocene | Adeer, a species ofEostyloceros. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Stucky & Covert | Early Eocene (Ypresian) | A homacodontid. The type species isGagadon minimonstrum. | ||||
Sp. nov | Disputed | Van der Geer | Late Miocene | A hoplitomerycid cervoid (relative ofdeers), a species ofHoplitomeryx. Mazzaet al. (2016) considered the species to be based on dubious body mass calculations and size class scoring.[53] | ||||
Sp. nov | Disputed | Van der Geer | Late Miocene | A hoplitomerycid cervoid (relative ofdeers), a species ofHoplitomeryx. Mazzaet al. (2016) considered the species to be based on dubious body mass calculations and size class scoring.[53] | ||||
Sp. nov | Disputed | Van der Geer | Late Miocene | A hoplitomerycid cervoid (relative ofdeers), a species ofHoplitomeryx. Mazzaet al. (2016) considered the species to be based on dubious body mass calculations and size class scoring.[53] | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Milleret al. | Early Miocene | Wadi Moghra site | A member ofAnthracotheriidae. The type species isJaggermeryx naida. | ![]() | ||
Sp. nov | Valid | Suraprasitet al. | Late middle Miocene | A lagomerycinedeer, a species ofLagomeryx. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Lihoreauet al. | Late Miocene | A member ofAnthracotheriidae, a species ofLibycosaurus. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Van der Made | Early Pleistocene | A species ofMegaloceros. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Mennecart & Métais | Oligocene | Astem-pecoran; a new genus for"Gelocus" quercyi Jehenne (1987). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Donget al. | Late Miocene | Amuntjac. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Boisserieet al. | Late Miocene | Toros-Ménalla fossiliferous area | Atetraconodontinesuid, a species ofNyanzachoerus. | ![]() | ||
Sp. nov | Valid | Pickford & Laurent | Miocene | |||||
Gen. et comb. et sp. nov | Disputed | Van der Geer | Late Miocene | A hoplitomerycid cervoid (relative ofdeers). A new genus for"Hoplitomeryx" minutus Mazza & Rustioni, 2011; genus also contains"H." falcidens Mazza & Rustioni, 2011,"H." apulicus Mazza & Rustioni, 2011,"H." apruthiensis Mazza & Rustioni, 2011,"H." magnus Mazza & Rustioni, 2011 and a new speciesScontromeryx mazzai. Mazzaet al. (2016) considered the genusScontromeryx to be invalid and the speciesS. mazzai to be imperfectly defined.[53] | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Shiet al. | Upper Miocene | A member ofBovidae, possibly a member ofOvibovini; a species ofShaanxispira. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Denget al. | Middle Miocene | A lagomerycinedeer, a species ofStephanocemas. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Disputed | Protheroet al. | Late Miocene or Quaternary[65] | Originally described as a dromomerycinepalaeomerycid. The type species isSurameryx acrensis. Gaspariniet al. (2021) reinterpretedS. woodburnei as described on the basis of fossils of a deer.[65] | ||||
Subsp. nov | Valid | Donget al. | Middle-Late Pleistocene | Apig, a subspecies ofSus xiaozhu. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Shi | Late Miocene | An ovibovinebovid, a species ofTsaidamotherium. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Pickford | Miocene | Atetraconodontinesuid. The type species isVersoporcus steinheimensis (Fraas 1870); genus also includesVersoporcus grivensis (Gaillard 1899). |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Gol’din & Startsev | Late Miocene | Ukraine | Acetotheriidbaleen whale. The type species isBrandtocetus chongulek. | ![]() | ||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Geisler, Colbert & Carew | Oligocene | Anodontocete. The type species isCotylocara macei. | ![]() | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bajpai & Thewissen | Eocene | A member ofProtocetidae. The type species isDhedacetus hyaeni. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Murakamiet al. | Late Miocene | Anoceanic dolphin. A new genus for"Stenella" kabatensis Horikawa, 1977. | ||||
Herentalia[74] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bisconti | Miocene | Acetotheriidbaleen whale. The type species isHerentalia nigra. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | El Adli, Deméré & Boessenecker | Late Pliocene | Acetotheriidbaleen whale, a species ofHerpetocetus. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lambert, Bianucci & Urbina | Early Miocene | Ariver dolphin, a member ofSqualodelphinidae. The type species isHuaridelphis raimondii. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Salinas-Márquezet al. | Middle Miocene | Akentriodontiddelphinoid, a species ofKentriodon. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Kazár & Hampe | Middle or Late Miocene | Akentriodontiddelphinoid, a species ofKentriodon. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Bajpai & Thewissen | Eocene | A member ofProtocetidae; a new genus for"Gaviacetus" sahni Bajpai & Thewissen (1998). | ![]() | |||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Tanaka & Fordyce | Late Oligocene | A relative ofWaipatia maerewhenua and theSouth Asian river dolphin; a new genus for"Prosqualodon" marplesi Dickson (1964). | ![]() | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Aguirre-Fernández & Fordyce | Early Miocene | Adolphin. The type species isPapahu taitapu. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Racicot, Deméré, Beatty & Boessenecker | Pliocene | Aporpoise. The type species isSemirostrum ceruttii. | ![]() | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Gingerich & Cappetta | Eocene (middleLutetian) | Aprotocetidcetacean. The type species isTogocetus traversei. | ||||
Gen. et sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Boessenecker & Fordyce | Late Oligocene | Aneomysticetidbaleen whale. The type species isTohoraata raekohao; genus also contains"Mauicetus" waitakiensis Marples (1956). | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Tarasenko | Late Miocene | Acetotheriid. The type species isZygiocetus nartorum. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Werdelin, Lewis & Haile-Selassie | Pliocene | A member ofCanidae, a species belonging to the (paraphyletic) genusEucyon. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Koretsky, Rahmat & Peters | Late Miocene to early Pliocene | Aphocineearless seal, a species ofGryphoca. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Li | Late Pliocene | A member ofFelidae, a species ofMetailurus. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Tsenget al. | Late Miocene to early Pliocene | Apantherinefelid. Originally described as a species ofPanthera; Hemmer (2023) transferred it to the genusPalaeopanthera.[89] | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Koretsky, Rahmat & Peters | Miocene (early-middleTortonian) | Aphocineearless seal, a species ofPlatyphoca. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Koretsky, Rahmat & Peters | Miocene (early-middleTortonian) | Amonachineearless seal, a species ofPontophoca. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu, Deng & Wang | Late Miocene (late Bahean) | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Wanget al. | Early Pliocene | Afox related to theArctic fox. | ||||
Gen. et sp. et comb. nov | Junior homonym | Qi | Late Miocene | Originally described as amelinemustelid. The type species isYunnanotherium lufengense; genus also contains"Trochotherium" yuanmouense Zong (1997). The generic name is preoccupied byYunnanotherium Han (1986); Deshmukh & Valenciano (2022) coined a replacement nameNeoyunnanotherium, and reinterpreted is as a member of the familyMephitidae.[93] |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kelly & Whistler | Late Miocene | Acricetid rodent. The type species isAcrolophomys rhodopetros. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Kelly & Whistler | Late Miocene | Acricetid rodent, a species ofAntecalomys. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Vucetichet al. | Late Oligocene (Deseadan) | Sarmiento Formation | An acaremyid octodontoidcaviomorph. The type species isChangquin woodi. | |||
Gen. et sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Vianey-Liaudin Vianey-Liaudet al. | Oligocene (earlyChattian), possibly also early Miocene | A member ofSciuridae. The type species isComtia bernardi Vianey-Liaudin Vianey-Liaudet al. (2014); genus might also contain"Sciurus" giganteus Freudenberg (1941). | ||||
Gen. et 3 sp. nov | Valid | Zijlstraet al. | Late Pliocene or early Pleistocene to Holocene | Acricetidrodent. Genus contains three species:Cordimus hooijeri,Cordimus debuisonjei andCordimus raton. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | López-Guerreroet al. | Middle Miocene | A cricetodontinecricetid, a species ofCricetodon. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Korth | Oligocene (Whitneyan) | Asciurid rodent, a species ofDouglassciurus. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Arnalet al. | Early Miocene | An octodontoidcaviomorphrodent. The type species isDudumus ruigomezi. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Liuet al. | Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Liuet al. | Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Daxner-Höck, Badamgarav & Maridet | Oligocene to early Miocene | |||||
Heosminthus chimidae[102] | Sp. nov | Valid | Daxner-Höck, Badamgarav & Maridet | Oligocene | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kelly & Whistler | Late Miocene | Acricetid rodent. The type species isLindsaymys takeuchii. | ||||
Lophocricetus cimishliensis[103] | Sp. nov | Valid | Delinschi | Late Miocene (middleTurolian) | A member ofDipodidae, a species ofLophocricetus. | |||
Maxomys pliosurifer[104] | Sp. nov | Valid | Nishiokaet al. | Late Pliocene | ||||
Megacricetodon yenicekentensis[105] | Sp. nov | Valid | Erten, Sen & Görmüş | Miocene | Acricetid, a species ofMegacricetodon. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kerberet al. | Late Quaternary | A chinchilloidcaviomorph,[106] possibly adinomyid.[107] The type species isNiedemys piauiensis. | ||||
Onjosminthus[102] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Daxner-Höck, Badamgarav & Maridet | Early Oligocene | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Korth | Oligocene (Whitneyan) | Acricetid rodent, a species ofPaciculus. | ||||
Plesiosminthus olzi[102] | Sp. nov | Valid | Daxner-Höck, Badamgarav & Maridet | Early Miocene | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Maridetet al. | Early Miocene | A microtoidcricetid. The type species isPrimoprismus fejfari. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Marivauxet al. | Eocene (Bartonian) | A member ofHystricognathi, a species ofProtophiomys. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Li & Wang | Late Miocene | Amurid. The type species isQaidamomys fortelii | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Sostillo, Montalvo & Verzi | Late Miocene (Huayquerian) | Anechimyid, a species ofReigechimys. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Machadoet al. | Pleistocene | Tarija Formation | Anoryzomyine rodent; a new genus for"Holochilus" primigenus Steppan (1996). | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | López-Antoñanzas, Peláez-Campomanes & Álvarez-Sierra | Late Miocene | Acricetid rodent, a species ofRotundomys. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ruiz-Sánchezet al. | Late Oligocene | Adormouse, a species ofVasseuromys. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Amamria[115] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Marivauxet al. | Eocene (Bartonian) | An earlysimian or a relative of simians. The type species isAmamria tunisiensis. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Lofgrenet al. | Aplesiadapid, a species ofNannodectes. | |||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Pickford & Uhen | Eocene (Lutetian) | Probably a member of the familyAdapidae;[118] a replacement name forNamaia Pickfordet al., 2008 (preoccupied). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Foxet al. | Aplesiadapiform, a species ofPandemonium. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Fox, Scott & Buckley | Aplesiadapiform related toPurgatorius. The type species isUrsolestes perpetior. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Rankin | Late Paleocene | A member ofPantolestidae. The type species isAatotomus placochton. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Rankin & Holroyd | Eocene (earlyWasatchian) | A member ofPalaeoryctidae. The type species isAceroryctes dulcis. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Disputed | Koretsky & Domning | Early to middle Miocene | A placental mammal of uncertain affinities. The type species isAfrophoca libyca. Originally described as amonachineearless seal;Pickford & De Muizon (2024) reinterpreted itsholotype as a bone of theanthracothereAfromeryx zelteni.[124] | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | García-López & Babot | Late Eocene | Aninteratheriidnotoungulate. The type species isAntofagastia turneri. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Seoane & Cerdeño | Late Oligocene (Deseadan) | Agua de la Piedra Formation | Ahomalodotheriidnotoungulate, a species ofAsmodeus. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Rankin | Late Paleocene | A member ofPantolestidae, a species ofBessoecetor. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Solé, Falconnet & Yves | Early Eocene | A proviverrinehyaenodontid. The type species isBoritia duffaudi. | ||||
Nom. nov | Junior homonym | Cifelli & Ortiz-Jaureguizar | Paleogene (Itaboraian) | Itaboraí Formation | Adidolodontid "condylarth"; a replacement name forPaulacoutoia Cifelli, 1983 (preoccupied). The replacement name itself is a junior homonym ofDepaulacoutoia Kretzoi & Kretzoi (2000);Mones (2015) coined a new replacement nameRicardocifellia.[129] | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Furió, van Dam & Kaya | Late Miocene | A member ofTalpidae, a species ofDesmanodon. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Soléet al. | Earliest Eocene | A member ofCarnivoramorpha and Carnivoraformes; a new genus for"Miacis" latouri Quinet, 1966. | ![]() | |||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Solé, Falconnet & Yves | Early Eocene | A proviverrinehyaenodontid; a new genus for"Proviverra" eisenmanni Godinot (1981). | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Fostowicz-Frelik & Li | Middle Eocene | An early member ofLagomorpha. The type species isErenlagus anielae. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Soléet al. | Eocene (late Ypresian or middle Lutetian) | A hyainailourinehyaenodontid. The type species isFurodon crocheti. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cerdeño & Vera | Late Oligocene (Deseadan) | Agua de la Piedra Formation | Aleontiniidnotoungulate. The type species isGualta cuyana. | ![]() | ||
Sp. nov | Valid | Solé, Falconnet & Yves | Early Eocene | A proviverrinehyaenodontid, a species ofLeonhardtina. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Solé, Falconnet & Yves | Early Eocene | A proviverrinehyaenodontid. The type species isMinimovellentodon russelli. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cooperet al. | Middle Eocene | A member ofAnthracobunidae (a group of placental mammals of uncertain phylogenetic placement; might bestem-perissodactyls or relatives of proboscideans and sirenians). The type species isObergfellia occidentalis. | ![]() | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Rankin | Late Paleocene | A member ofPantolestidae, a species ofPalaeosinopa. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kelly | Latest Cretaceous? | A "condylarth", possibly a member of the familyPeriptychidae. The type species isPaleoungulatum hooleyi. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Soléet al. | Eocene (late Ypresian or middle Lutetian) | A hyainailourinehyaenodontid. The type species isParvavorodon gheerbranti. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Lofgrenet al. | Ahyopsodontid, a species ofPromioclaenus. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Lofgrenet al. | Ahyopsodontid, a species ofProtoselene. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Solé | Early Eocene | A member ofCarnivoramorpha and Carnivoraformes, a species ofQuercygale. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Rzebik-Kowalska | Early Pliocene to early Pleistocene | Aneurotrichinetalpid, a species ofQuyania. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Eberle, Rybczynski & Greenwood | Early Eocene | Driftwood Creek beds | Anerinaceid. The type species isSilvacola acares. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Morloet al. | Eocene | Ahyaenodontid, a species ofSinopa. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Rzebik-Kowalska | Early Pleistocene | Atalpinetalpid; a new genus for"Geotrypus" copernici Skoczeń (1980). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Solé | Early Eocene | A member ofCarnivoramorpha and Carnivoraformes, a species ofUintacyon. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Averianov & Archibaldin Averianov, Archibald & Dyke | Santonian or Campanian | Azhelestid. The type species isZhalmouzia bazhanovi. |