2009 in paleomammalogy

Mammals

  • A study by J. R. Foster is published estimating the body masses of mammals from the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation by using the ratio of dentary length to body mass of modern marsupials as a reference. Foster concludes that Docodon was the most massive mammal genus of the formation at 141g and Fruitafossor was the least massive at 6g. The average Morrison mammal had a mass of 48.5g. A graph of the body mass distribution of Morrison mammal genera produced a right-skewed curve, meaning that there were more low-mass genera.[1]
  • Fujiwara, S.-I. 2009. Olecranon orientation as an indicator of elbow joint angle in the stance phase, and estimation of forelimb posture in extinct quadruped animals. Journal of Morphology. doi:10.1002/jmor.10748.
  • Fujiwara, S.-I., Kuwazuru, O., Inuzuka, N., and Yochikawa, N. 2009. Relationship between scapular position and structural strength of rib cage in quadruped animals. Journal of Morphology. doi:10.1002/jmor.10744.
  • Mitchell, G., van Sittert, S.J., and Skinner, J.D. 2009. Sexual selection is not the origin of long necks in giraffes. Journal of Zoology. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00573.x.
Newly named mammals
Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Anoiapithecus[2]

Valid

Middle Miocene

 Spain

Apatemys pygmaeus[3]

Valid

  • Beard & Dawson

Early Wasatchian

 United States

A member of the family Apatemyidae.

Arcantiodelphys[4]

Valid

Cenomanian

 France

Bonisicyon[5]

Valid

  • Werdelin & Simpson

Late Miocene

 Ethiopia
 Kenya

A bear dog. The type species is Bonisicyon illacabo.

Choctawius[3]

Valid

  • Beard & Dawson

Early Wasatchian

 United States

A member of Primatomorpha belonging to the family Microsyopidae. The type species is C. foxi; genus also includes "Navajovius" mckennai Szalay (1969).

Colpocherus[3]

Valid

  • Beard & Dawson

Early Wasatchian

 United States

A member of the family Amphilemuridae. The type species is C. mississippiensis.

Corbarimys? nomadus[3]

Valid

  • Beard & Dawson

Early Wasatchian

 United States

A rodent related to members of the genus Paramys.

Corriebaatar[6]

Valid

Aptian

Wonthaggi Formation

 Australia

First Australian multituberculate.

Darwinius[7]

Valid

early Geiseltalian

Messel Formation

 Germany

Diaceratherium massiliae[8]

Valid

  • Ménouret & Guérin

Late Oligocene

 France

A rhinoceros, a species of Diaceratherium.

Diacocherus dockeryi[3]

Valid

  • Beard & Dawson

Early Wasatchian

 United States

A member of Erinaceomorpha belonging to the group Litocherinae.

Disallomys[9]

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[10]

Valid

  • Korth

Late Oligocene

 United States

A sciurine squirrel, a species of Douglassciurus.

Duerotherium[11]

Valid

  • Cuesta
  • Badiola

Middle Eocene

An anoplotheriine artiodactyl

Ectocion nanabeensis[3]

Valid

  • Beard & Dawson

Early Wasatchian

 United States

Eogale[3]

Valid

  • Beard & Dawson

Early Wasatchian

 United States

A member of the family Miacidae. The type species is E. parydros.

Eritherium[12]

Valid

  • Gheerbrant

Early Thanetian

Ouled Abdoun basin

 Morocco

The oldest, smallest and most primitive elephant relative.

Franimys? actites[3]

Valid

  • Beard & Dawson

Early Wasatchian

 United States

A rodent related to members of the genus Paramys.

Ganlea[13]

Valid

late Middle Eocene

Pondaung Formation

 Myanmar

Haplomylus meridionalis[3]

Valid

  • Beard & Dawson

Early Wasatchian

 United States

A member of the family Hyopsodontidae.

Heliscomys walshi[14]

Valid

  • Kelly

Middle Eocene

Sespe Formation

 United States

A heliscomyid rodent, a species of Heliscomys.

Howellictis[15]

Valid

  • De Bonis et al.

Late Miocene

 Chad

A member of Mustelidae belonging to the subfamily Mellivorinae. The type species is H. valentini.

Kahawamys[16]

Valid

Late Oligocene

Nsungwe Formation

 Tanzania

A thryonomyoid rodent

Legionarictis[17]

Valid

  • Tseng
  • Wang
  • Stewart

Miocene (Barstovian)

Temblor Formation

 United States

A mustelid. The type species is Legionarictis fortidens.

Maiacetus[18]

Valid

early Middle Eocene

Habib Rahi Formation

 Pakistan

Maddenia[19]

Valid

  • Kramarz
  • Bond

Late Oligocene

Sarmiento Formation

 Argentina

An astrapothere astrapotherid.

Meiconodon[20]

Valid

Aptian/Albian

Fuxin Formation
Shahai Formation

 China

A alticonodontine triconodontid

Miacis igniculus[3]

Valid

  • Beard & Dawson

Early Wasatchian

 United States

Mimoperadectes houdei[21]

Valid

  • Horovitz et al.

Early Wasatchian

Willwood Formation

 United States

Mimoperadectes sowasheensis[3]

Valid

  • Beard & Dawson

Early Wasatchian

 United States

Miosengi[22]

Valid

  • Grossman
  • Holroyd

Early Miocene

Lothidok Formation

 Kenya

An elephant shrew. The type species is M. butleri.

Mustela nivalis kudarensis[23]

Valid

  • Baryshnikov

Middle to late Pleistocene

South Ossetia

A fossil subspecies of the least weasel.

Myomimus igdeliensis[24]

Valid

  • Suata-Alpaslan

Early Pliocene (Ruscinian)

 Turkey

A dormouse, a species of Myomimus.

Mytonolagus ashcrafti[25]

Valid

  • Fostowicz-Frelik & Tabrum

Eocene

 United States

A member of the family Leporidae.

Nalameryx[26]

Valid

  • Métais
  • Welcomme
  • Ducrocq

Middle Oligocene

Chitarwata Formation

 Pakistan

A lophiomerycid ruminant

Naranius americanus[3]

Valid

  • Beard & Dawson

Early Wasatchian

 United States

A member of the family Cimolestidae.

Niglarodon brachyodon[9]

Valid

  • Korth

Late Oligocene

 United States

An aplodontiid rodent, a species of Niglarodon.

Notiolofos[27]

Valid

  • Bond et al.

Eocene

La Meseta Formation

Antarctica
(Seymour Island)

A member of Litopterna belonging to the family Sparnotheriodontidae; a replacement name for Notolophus Bond et al. (2006).[28]

Occitanomys (Rhodomys) vandami[29]

Valid

  • Suata-Alpaslan

Early Pliocene (Ruscinian)

 Turkey

A member of the family Muridae.

Ochotona mediterranensis[30]

Valid

  • Suata-Alpaslan

Early Pliocene (Ruscinian)

 Turkey

A pika.

Oligospermophilus emryi[10]

Valid

  • Korth

Late Oligocene

 United States

A cedromurine squirrel, a species of Oligospermophilus emryi.

Palaeosinopa aestuarium[3]

Valid

  • Beard & Dawson

Early Wasatchian

 United States

Paramys dispar[3]

Valid

  • Beard & Dawson

Early Wasatchian

 United States

Praesinomegaceros venustus[31]

Valid

  • Vislobokova

Late Miocene (late Turolian)

 Russia

A megacerine deer, a species of Praesinomegaceros.

Proconsul meswae[32]

Valid

  • Harrison
  • Andrews

Early Miocene

 Kenya

A species of Proconsul[32] or Ugandapithecus.[33]

Prosciurus clausulus[9]

Valid

  • Korth

Late Oligocene

 United States

An aplodontiid rodent, a species of Prosciurus.

Proterix minimus[34]

Valid

  • Korth

Late Oligocene

 United States

An erinaceid, a species of Proterix.

Pseudomeriones hansi[35]

Valid

  • Suata-Alpaslan

Early Pliocene (Ruscinian)

 Turkey

A gerbil.

Puijila[36]

Valid

  • Rybczynski
  • Dawson
  • Tedford

Early Miocene

 Canada

Extinct genus of pinniped.

Sallamys quispea[37]

Valid

  • Shockey et al.

Deseadan

Moquegua Formation
Salla Beds[38]

 Bolivia[38]
 Peru

A caviomorph rodent related to the group Octodontoidea. Originally described as a species of Sallamys; subsequently transferred to the genus Migraveramus by Pérez et al. (in press).[38]

Viverriscus[3]

Valid

  • Beard & Dawson

Early Wasatchian

 United States

A member of the family Viverravidae. The type species is V. omnivorus.

Wyonycteris primitivus[3]

Valid

  • Beard & Dawson

Early Wasatchian

 United States

A member of Soricomorpha belonging to the family Nyctitheriidae.

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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