2009 in paleomammalogy

Mammals

Newly named mammals
Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Anoiapithecus[2]

Valid

Middle Miocene

 Spain

Arcantiodelphys[3]

Valid

Cenomanian

 France

Bonisicyon[4]

Valid

  • Werdelin & Simpson

Late Miocene

 Ethiopia
 Kenya

A bear dog. The type species is Bonisicyon illacabo.

Corriebaatar[5]

Valid

Aptian

Wonthaggi Formation

 Australia

First Australian multituberculate.

Darwinius[6]

Valid

early Geiseltalian

Messel Formation

 Germany

Diaceratherium massiliae[7]

Valid

  • Ménouret & Guérin

Late Oligocene

 France

A rhinoceros, a species of Diaceratherium.

Disallomys[8]

Valid

  • Korth

Late Oligocene

 United States

An aplodontiid rodent, a new genus for the species "Allomys" storeri Tedrow and Korth. Genus also contains two new species: Disallomys robustus and D. intermedius.

Douglassciurus sapphirus[9]

Valid

  • Korth

Late Oligocene

 United States

A sciurine squirrel, a species of Douglassciurus.

Duerotherium[10]

Valid

  • Cuesta
  • Badiola

Middle Eocene

An anoplotheriine artiodactyl

Eritherium[11]

Valid

  • Gheerbrant

Early Thanetian

Ouled Abdoun basin

 Morocco

The oldest, smallest and most primitive elephant relative.

Ganlea[12]

Valid

late Middle Eocene

Pondaung Formation

 Myanmar

Heliscomys walshi[13]

Valid

  • Kelly

Middle Eocene

Sespe Formation

 United States

A heliscomyid rodent, a species of Heliscomys.

Kahawamys[14]

Valid

Late Oligocene

Nsungwe Formation

 Tanzania

A thryonomyoid rodent

Legionarictis[15]

Valid

  • Tseng
  • Wang
  • Stewart

Miocene (Barstovian)

Temblor Formation

 United States

A mustelid. The type species is Legionarictis fortidens.

Maiacetus[16]

Valid

early Middle Eocene

Habib Rahi Formation

 Pakistan

Maddenia[17]

Valid

  • Kramarz
  • Bond

Late Oligocene

Sarmiento Formation

 Argentina

An astrapothere astrapotherid.

Meiconodon[18]

Valid

Aptian/Albian

Fuxin Formation
Shahai Formation

 China

A alticonodontine triconodontid

Mustela nivalis kudarensis[19]

Valid

  • Baryshnikov

Middle to late Pleistocene

South Ossetia

A fossil subspecies of the least weasel.

Nalameryx[20]

Valid

  • Métais
  • Welcomme
  • Ducrocq

Middle Oligocene

Chitarwata Formation

 Pakistan

A lophiomerycid ruminant

Niglarodon brachyodon[8]

Valid

  • Korth

Late Oligocene

 United States

An aplodontiid rodent, a species of Niglarodon.

Oligospermophilus emryi[9]

Valid

  • Korth

Late Oligocene

 United States

A cedromurine squirrel, a species of Oligospermophilus emryi.

Praesinomegaceros venustus[21]

Valid

  • Vislobokova

Late Miocene (late Turolian)

 Russia

A megacerine deer, a species of Praesinomegaceros.

Prosciurus clausulus[8]

Valid

  • Korth

Late Oligocene

 United States

An aplodontiid rodent, a species of Prosciurus.

Proterix minimus[22]

Valid

  • Korth

Late Oligocene

 United States

An erinaceid, a species of Proterix.

Puijila[23]

Valid

  • Rybczynski
  • Dawson
  • Tedford

Early Miocene

 Canada

Extinct genus of pinniped.

Notes

  1. Moyà-Solà, Alba, Almécija, Casanovas-Vilar, Köhler, De Esteban-Trivigno, Robles, Galindo, Fortuny.
  2. Vullo, Gheerbrant, de Muizon, Néraudeau.
  3. Rich, Vickers-Rich, Flannery, Kear, Cantrill, Komarower, Kool, Pickering, Trusler, Morton, van Klaveren, Fitzgerald.
  4. Franzen, Gingerich, Habersetzer, Hurum, von Koenigswald, Smith.
  5. Beard, Marivaux, Chaimanee, Jaeger, Marandat, Tafforeau, Soe, Tun, Kyaw.
  6. Stevens, Holroyd, Roberts, O'connor, Gottfried.
  7. Gingerich, ul-Haq, von Koenigswald, Sanders, Smith, Zalmout.
  8. Kusuhashi, Hu, Wang, Hirasawa, Matsuoka.

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  10. Cuesta, Miguel-ÁNgel; Badiola, Ainara; Miguel-Ángel Cuesta; Ainara Badiola (2009). "Duerotherium sudrei gen. et sp. nov., a new anoplotheriine artiodactyl from the middle Eocene of the Iberian Peninsula". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 29 (1): 303–308. doi:10.1671/039.029.0110.
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  20. Métais, GréGoire; Welcomme, Jean-Loup; Ducrocq, StéPhane; Grégoire Métais; Jean-Loup Welcomme; Stéphane Ducrocq (2009). "New Lophiomerycid Ruminants from the Oligocene of the Bugti Hills (Balochistan, Pakistan)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 29 (1): 231–241. doi:10.1671/039.029.0115. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
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