2010 in paleomammalogy

Newly named non-eutherian mammals

Newly named eutherians

Name	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Acristatherium[10]	Valid	Hu Meng et al.[CAL 5]	Aptian	Yixian Formation	China	An early eutherian
Afrotragulus[11]	Valid	Sánchez Quiralte et al.[CAL 6]	Early Miocene	Lothidok Formation	Kenya	A tragulid ruminant.
Ageitonomys[12]	Valid	Wang Ban-Yue	Early Oligocene	Ulantatal Formation	China	A ctenodactyloid rodent. The species is A. neimongolensis.
Alloeumyarion[13]	Valid	Qiu Zhu-Ding	Early Miocene	Xiacaowan Formation	China	A eumyarionine cricetid. The species is A. sihongensis.
Altanius magnus[14]	Valid	Maschenko & Takai	Early Eocene	Naran Bulak Formation	Mongolia	A primate of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Altanius.
Australopithecus sediba[15]	Valid	Berger de Ruiter et al.[CAL 7]	Late Tertiary to Early Quaternary	Cradle of Humankind	South Africa	One of the youngest known australopithecines to date.	Australopithecus sediba
Basirepomys[16]	Valid	Kortha De Blieux	Late Hemphillian (Late Miocene)	Sevier River Formation	USA	Species: B. pliocenicus (previously Peromyscus pliocenicus Wilson 1937) (type) B. robertsi
Batodonoides walshi[17]	Valid	Kelly	Middle Eocene	Sespe Formation	United States	A shrew-like mammal, a species of Batodonoides.
Chasicotatus powelli[18]	Valid	Scillato–Yané, Krmpotic & Esteban	Late Miocene (Huayquerian)		Argentina	An euphractine armadillo related to Eutatus, a species of Chasicotatus.
Chasicotatus spinozai[18]	Valid	Scillato–Yané, Krmpotic & Esteban	Late Miocene (Huayquerian)		Argentina	An euphractine armadillo related to Eutatus, a species of Chasicotatus.
Damalborea[19]	Valid	Gentry	Middle Pliocene	Hadar Formation	Ethiopia	An alcelaphine bovid. Its type species is Damalborea elisabethae.
Darocasorex[20]	Valid	van Dam	Miocene			An anourosoricini soricidae.
Dawsonicyon[21]	Valid	Spaulding Flynn Stucky	Middle Eocene	Bridger Formation	USA	A basal carnivoramorphan.
Dimaitherium[22]	Valid	Barrow Seiffert Simons	early Late Eocene (early Priabonian)	Birket Qarun Formation	Egypt	A hyracoid. The type species is D. patnaiki.
Dilambdogale[23]	Valid	Seiffert	Earliest Priabonian	Birket Qarun Formation	Egypt	The oldest known afrosoricid.
Diunatans[24]	Valid	Bosselaers Post	Early Pliocene (Zanclean)	Kattendijk Formation	Netherlands	A small rorqual whale
Edworthia[25]	Valid	Fox Scott Rankin	Middle Torrejonian	Paskapoo Formation	Canada	A primitive paromomyid plesiadapiform.
Erlianomys[26]	Valid	Li Qian Meng Jin	Early Eocene	Arshanto Formation	China	A primitive myodont rodent. The species is E. combinatus.
Geringia copiosus[27]	Valid	Korth	Late Oligocene		United States	A cricetid rodent, a species of Geringia.
Gracilocyon[28]	Valid	Smith Smith	earliest Eocene		Belgium  USA	A miacid carnivoran.
Guiomys[29]	Valid	Pérez	Middle Miocene		Argentina	A primitive cavioid rodent.
Homo gautengensis[30]	Valid	Curnoe	Pleistocene	Cradle of Humankind	South Africa	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.
Joumocetus[31]	Valid	Kimura Hasegawa	earliest Late Miocene	Haraichi Formation	Japan	A cetotheriid whale. The type species is J. shimizui.
Kabirmys[32]	Valid	Sallam Seiffert et al.[CAL 8]	earliest late Eocene	Birket Qarun Formation	Egypt	An anomaluroid rodent.
Komba walkeri[33]	Valid	Harrison	Early Miocene		Kenya	A galago.
Kutchisiren[34]	Valid	Bajpai Domning et al.[CAL 9]	Miocene	Khari Nadi Formation	India	A new name for Kotadasiren gracilis Das & Basu, 1994 (nomen nudum). The type species is Kutchisiren cylindrica.
Leidymys juxtaparvulus[27]	Valid	Korth	Late Oligocene		United States	A cricetid rodent, a species of Leidymys.
Lestobradys[35]	Valid	Rinderknechta Bostelmann et al.[CAL 10]	Late Miocene (Huayquerian)	Camacho Formation	Uruguay	A mylodontid. The type species is L. sprechmanni.
Livyatan[36]	Valid	Lambert Bianucci et al.[CAL 11]	Miocene	Pisco Formation	Peru	A physeteroid whale. The type species is L. melvillei.	Livyatan
Lycaon sekowei[37]	Valid	Hartstone-Rose et al.	Pliocene to Pleistocene		South Africa	A relative of the African wild dog.
Mazateronodon[38]	Valid	Marigó, Minwer-Barakat & Moyà-Solà	Middle Eocene		Spain	A notharctid adapiform. The type species is Mazateronodon endemicus.
Mendozahippus[39]	Valid	Cerdeño Vera	Late Oligocene	Agua de la Piedra Formation	Argentina	A notohippid notoungulate.
Metaliomys[16]	Valid	Kortha De Blieux	Late Hemphillian (Late Miocene)	Sevier River Formation	USA	Species: Metaliomys sevierensis
Omoiosicista[31]	Valid	Kimura	Early Miocene		China	A dipodid rodent.
Orelladjidaumo amplus[40]	Valid	Korth	Late Oligocene		United States	An eomyid rodent, a species of Orelladjidaumo.
Paciculus dakotensis[27]	Valid	Korth	Late Oligocene		United States	A cricetid rodent, a species of Paciculus.
Plesiobalaenoptera[41]	Valid	Bisconti	Late Miocene (Tortonian)	Sediments of the Stirone River	Italy	A parabalaenopterine balaenopterid. The type species is P. quarantellii.
Platalearostrum[42]	Valid	Post Kompanje	early or middle Pleistocene		the Netherlands	A prehistoric pilot whale (Family Delphinidae). The type species is P. hoekmani
Presbytherium[43]	Valid	Scott	Paleocene	Paskapoo Formation	Canada	A cyriacotheriid pantodont. Species: P. rhodorugatus P. taurus
Rusingaceros[44]	Valid	Geraads	Miocene		Kenya	A rhinoceros, a new genus for "Dicerorhinus" leakeyi (Hooijer, 1966).
Saadanius[45]	Valid	Zalmout Sanders et al.[CAL 12]	Oligocene	Shumaysi Formation	Saudi Arabia	A catarrhine primate. The species was named S. hijazensis.	Saadanius
Simiolus andrewsi[46]	Valid	Harrison	Middle Miocene		Kenya	A dendropithecid.
Sinodonomys[31]	Valid	Kimura	Early Miocene		China	A dipodid rodent.
Qatranilestes[23]	Valid	Seiffert	Rupelian	Jebel Qatrani Formation	Egypt	The youngest known afrosoricid.

Notes

References

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