2013 in paleomammalogy

none 2013 paleomammalogy paleontology paleobotany arthropod paleontology paleoentomology paleoichthyology paleomalacology reptile paleontology archosaur paleontology This paleomammalogy list records new fossil mammal taxa that were described during the year 2013, as well as notes other significant paleomammalogy discoveries and events which occurred during that year. Non-eutherian mammals Monotremes Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesObdurodon tharalkooschildRebecca Pian Michael Archer Suzanne J. Hand 2013 A new, giant platypus, Obdurodon tharalkooschild, sp. nov. (Monotremata, Ornithorhynchidae), from the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, Australia Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33 6 1255–1259 10.1080/02724634.2013.782876 2013JVPal..33.1255P free Sp. nov ValidPian, Archer & HandNeogene; estimates range from middle Miocene to PlioceneRiversleighAustraliaA relative of the platypus, a species of Obdurodon. Metatherians Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesArmintodelphys dufraingiThierry Smith Richard Smith 2013 A land micro-mammal fauna from the Early Eocene marine Egem deposits (NP12, Belgium) and the first occurrence of the peradectid marsupial Armintodelphys outside North America Geologica Belgica 16 4 302–310 http://popups.ulg.ac.be/Geol/document.php?id=4309 2013-12-08 2013-10-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029184014/http://popups.ulg.ac.be/Geol/document.php?id=4309 Sp. nov ValidSmith & SmithEarly EoceneTielt FormationBelgiumA peradectid. Originally described as a species of Armintodelphys, but subsequently transferred to the genus Europeradectes by Gernelle, Ladevèze & Tabuce (2026).Killian Gernelle Sandrine Ladevèze Rodolphe Tabuce 2026 A comprehensive evolutionary history of Peradectidae (Mammalia: Metatheria) revealed by a new dental morphology-based phylogenetic framework, with insights from late early Eocene French specimens Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 24 2 2665303 10.1080/14772019.2026.2665303 BulunguYamila Gurovich Kenny J. Travouillon Robin M. D. Beck Jeanette Muirhead Michael Archer 2014 Biogeographical implications of a new mouse-sized fossil bandicoot (Marsupialia: Peramelemorphia) occupying a dasyurid-like ecological niche across Australia Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 12 3 265–290 10.1080/14772019.2013.776646 2014JSPal..12..265G 140187280 11336/5406 free Gen. et 3 sp. nov Valid http://zoobank.org/References/18955DCC-DB8C-4216-AF38-921E1E5C1F79 ZooBank.orgGurovich et al.Late Oligocene to Middle MioceneEtadunna Formation Riversleigh Wipajiri FormationAustraliaA bandicoot. The type species is Bulungu palara Gurovich et al. (2013); genus also contains additional new species Bulungu muirheadae Travouillon et al. (2013) and Bulungu campbelli Travouillon et al. (2013).Kenny J. Travouillon Robin M. D. Beck S.J. Hand Michael Archer 2013 The oldest fossil record of bandicoots (Marsupialia; Peramelemorphia) from the late Oligocene of Australia Palaeontologia Electronica 16 2 Article number 16.2.13A http://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2013/400-late-oligocene-bandicoot Eomicrobiotherium mykerumFrancisco Javier Goin María Alejandra Abello 2013 Los Metatheria sudamericanos de comienzos del Neógeno (Mioceno temprano, edad–mamífero Colhuehuapense). Parte II: Microbiotheria y Polydolopimorphia Ameghiniana 50 1 51–78 http://www.ameghiniana.org.ar/index.php/ameghiniana/article/view/570 10.5710/amgh.9.11.2012.570 129111824 11336/76812 free Sp. nov ValidGoin & AbelloMiocene (Colhuehuapian) Colhué Huapí MemberArgentinaA microbiotheriid marsupial, a species of Eomicrobiotherium.FieratheriumAnalía M. Forasiepi Francisco J. Goin M. Alejandra Abello Esperanza Cerdeño 2014 A unique, Late Oligocene shrew-like marsupial from western Argentina and the evolution of dental morphology Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 12 5 549–564 10.1080/14772019.2013.799611 2014JSPal..12..549F 11336/32498 49345938 http://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/93161/1/14772019.2013.799611.pdf Gen. et sp. novValid http://zoobank.org/References/5F6D3A50-6345-4E66-BE3E-7FEF6CC66A9B ZooBank.orgForasiepi et al.Late OligoceneAgua de la Piedra FormationArgentinaA relative of shrew opossums. The type species is Fieratherium sorex.Galadi adversusK. J. Travouillon Y. Gurovich M. Archer S. J. Hand J. Muirhead 2013 The genus Galadi: three new bandicoots (Marsupialia, Peramelemorphia) from Riversleigh's Miocene deposits, northwestern Queensland, Australia Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33 1 153–168 10.1080/02724634.2012.713416 2013JVPal..33..153T 11336/5382 53525712 free Sp. nov ValidTravouillon et al.MioceneRiversleighAustraliaA bandicoot, a species of Galadi.Galadi amplusSp. nov ValidTravouillon et al.MioceneRiversleighAustraliaA bandicoot, a species of Galadi.Galadi grandisSp. nov ValidTravouillon et al.MioceneRiversleighAustraliaA bandicoot, a species of Galadi.Litokoala dicksmithiKaren H. Black Julien Louys Gilbert J. Price amp 2014 Understanding morphological variation in the extant koala as a framework for identification of species boundaries in extinct koalas (Phascolarctidae; Marsupialia) Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 12 2 237–264 10.1080/14772019.2013.768304 2014JSPal..12..237B 46906299 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:296685/UQ296685OA.pdf Sp. novValid http://zoobank.org/References/EE5D13C1-47BB-4432-B281-16398A1781E1 ZooBank.orgBlack, Louys & PriceMioceneRiversleighAustraliaA relative of koala, a species of Litokoala.Neohelos davidrideiKaren H. Black Michael Archer Suzanne J. Hand Henk Godthelp amp 2013 Revision in the marsupial diprotodontid genus Neohelos: systematics and biostratigraphy http://app.pan.pl/article/item/app20120001.html Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 58 4 679–706 10.4202/app.2012.0001 free SpeciesValidBlack, Archer, Hand, & GodthelpMiddle MioceneRiversleigh World Heritage Area fossil depositAustraliaA diprotodontid, a species of Neohelos.Neohelos solusSpeciesValidBlack, Archer, Hand, & GodthelpMiddle MioceneRiversleigh World Heritage Area fossil depositAustraliaA diprotodontid, a species of Neohelos.framelessProargyrolagus argentinusSp. nov ValidGoin & AbelloMiocene (Colhuehuapian) Colhué Huapí MemberArgentinaAn argyrolagid metatherian, a species of Proargyrolagus. Others Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAlopocosmodonCraig S. Scott Daniel N. Spivak Arthur R. Sweet 2013 First mammals from the Paleocene Porcupine Hills Formation of southwestern Alberta, Canada Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 50 3 355–378 10.1139/e2012-044 2013CaJES..50..355S Gen. et sp. nov ValidScott, Spivak & SweetEarly Paleocene (middle Torrejonian)Porcupine Hills FormationCanadaA multituberculate, possibly a member of Microcosmodontidae. The type species is Alopocosmodon hadrus.ArboroharamiyaXiaoting Zheng Shundong Bi Xiaoli Wang Jin Meng 2013 A new arboreal haramiyid shows the diversity of crown mammals in the Jurassic period Nature 500 7461 199–202 10.1038/nature12353 23925244 2013Natur.500..199Z 2164378 Gen. et sp. nov ValidZheng et al.Middle-Late Jurassic boundaryTiaojishan FormationChinaA member of the (possibly paraphyletic) group Haramiyida. The type species is Arboroharamiya jenkinsi.ArgillomysRichard L. Cifelli Cynthia L. Gordon Thomas R. Lipka 2013 New multituberculate mammal from the Early Cretaceous of eastern North America Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 50 3 315–323 10.1139/e2012-051 2013CaJES..50..315C Gen. et sp. nov ValidCifelli, Gordon & LipkaEarly Cretaceous (Aptian)Patuxent FormationUnited StatesA multituberculate. The type species is Argillomys marylandensis.Cimolodon peregrinusShelly L. Donohue Gregory P. Wilson Brent H. Breithaupt 2013 Latest Cretaceous multituberculates of the Black Butte Station local fauna (Lance Formation, southwestern Wyoming), with implications for compositional differences among mammalian local faunas of the Western Interior Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33 3 677–695 10.1080/02724634.2013.745416 2013JVPal..33..677D 55614488 Sp. nov ValidDonohue, Wilson & BreithauptLatest Cretaceous (Lancian)Lance FormationUnited StatesA multituberculate, a species of Cimolodon.Dakotamys shakespeariJeffrey G. Eaton 2013 Late Cretaceous Mammals from Bryce Canyon National Park and Vicinity, Paunsaugunt Plateau, Southwestern Utah Alan L. Titus Mark A. Loewen At the Top of the Grand Staircase: The Late Cretaceous of Southern Utah Indiana University Press 329–369 978-0-253-00896-1 Sp. nov ValidEatonLate Cretaceous (Santonian)Straight Cliffs FormationUnited StatesA multituberculate, a species of Dakotamys.IndobaatarVarun Parmar Guntupalli V. R. Prasad Deepak Kumar 2013 The first multituberculate mammal from India Naturwissenschaften 100 6 515–523 10.1007/s00114-013-1047-0 23644519 2013NW....100..515P 18371712 Gen. et sp. nov ValidParmar, Prasad & KumarEarly or Middle JurassicKota FormationIndiaAn eobaatarid multituberculate. The type species is Indobaatar zofiae.MegaconusChang-Fu Zhou Shaoyuan Wu Thomas Martin Zhe-Xi Luo 2013 A Jurassic mammaliaform and the earliest mammalian evolutionary adaptations Nature 500 7461 163–167 10.1038/nature12429 23925238 2013Natur.500..163Z 4346751 Gen. et sp. nov ValidZhou et al.Middle Jurassic (at least 164 Ma)Tiaojishan FormationChinaAn eleutherodontid haramiyidan. The type species is Megaconus mammaliaformis.RugosodonChong-Xi Yuan Qiang Ji Qing-Jin Meng Alan R. Tabrum Zhe-Xi Luo 2013 Earliest Evolution of Multituberculate Mammals Revealed by a New Jurassic Fossil Science 341 6147 779–783 10.1126/science.1237970 23950536 2013Sci...341..779Y 25885140 Gen. et sp. nov ValidYuan et al.Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)Tiaojishan FormationChinaA paulchoffatiid multituberculate. The type species is Rugosodon eurasiaticus.frameless Newly named eutherians Xenarthrans Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAnadasypus aequatorianusAlfredo A. Carlini Mariela C. Castro Richard H. Madden Gustavo J. Scillato-Yané 2013 A new species of Dasypodidae (Xenarthra: Cingulata) from the late Miocene of northwestern South America: implications in the Dasypodini phylogeny and diversity Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology 26 6 728–736 10.1080/08912963.2013.840832 84132172 11336/13579 free Sp. novValid http://www.zoobank.org/References/9dc76603-d831-4e68-be55-90113228e0f4 ZooBank.orgCarlini et al.Late MioceneLetrero FormationEcuadorAn armadillo, a species of Anadasypus.MegistonyxH. Gregory McDonald Ascanio D. Rincón Timothy J. Gaudin 2013 A new genus of megalonychid sloth (Mammalia, Xenarthra) from the late Pleistocene (Lujanian) of Sierra de Perija, Zulia State, Venezuela Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33 5 1226–1238 10.1080/02724634.2013.764883 2013JVPal..33.1226M 86159558 Gen. et sp. nov ValidMcDonald, Rincón & GaudinLate Pleistocene (Lujanian) Cueva de los HuesosVenezuelaA megalonychid sloth. The type species is Megistonyx oreobios.framelessNeosclerocalyptus castellanosiAlfredo E. Zurita Matias Taglioretti Martin Zamorano Gustavo J. Scillato-Yané Carlos Luna Daniel Boh Mariano Magnussen Saffer 2013 A new species of Neosclerocalyptus Paula Couto (Mammalia: Xenarthra: Cingulata): the oldest record of the genus and morphological and phylogenetic aspects Zootaxa 3721 4 387–398 10.11646/zootaxa.3721.4.6 26120683 11336/2402 free Sp. nov ValidZurita et al.Late PlioceneArgentinaA glyptodont, a species of Neosclerocalyptus.PrepoplanopsAlfredo A. Carlini Diego Brandoni Carlos N. Dal Molin 2013 A new genus and species of Planopinae (Xenarthra: Tardigrada) from the Miocene of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina Zootaxa 3694 6 565–578 10.11646/zootaxa.3694.6.4 26312311 11336/18925 free Gen. et sp. nov ValidCarlini, Brandoni & Dal MolinMioceneCerro Boleadoras FormationArgentinaA ground sloth. The type species is Prepoplanops boleadorensis.framelessScirrotherium antelucanusCésar A. Laurito Ana L. Valerio 2013 Scirrotherium antelucanus una nueva especie de Pampatheriidae (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) del Mioceno Superior de Costa Rica, América Central Revista Geológica de América Central 49 49 45–62 http://www.geologia.ucr.ac.cr/revista/revista/to_pdf/revista/49/4-Laurito&Valerio.pdf 10.15517/rgac.v0i49.13101 Sp. novValidLaurito & ValerioLate Miocene (early Hemphillian)Costa RicaA pampatheriid xenarthran, a species of Scirrotherium.Scirrotherium carinatumFlávio Góis Gustavo Juan Scillato-Yané Alfredo Armando Carlini Edson Guilherme 2013 A new species of Scirrotherium Edmund & Theodor, 1997 (Xenarthra, Cingulata, Pampatheriidae) from the late Miocene of South America Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology 37 2 177–188 10.1080/03115518.2013.733510 2013Alch...37..177G 129039539 11336/18791 free Sp. novValidGóis et al.Late Miocene (Huayquerian)Ituzaingó Formation Puerto Madryn Formation Solimões FormationArgentina BrazilA pampatheriid xenarthran. Originally described as a species of Scirrotherium; Jiménez-Lara (2020) transferred this species to the genus Kraglievichia.Kevin Jiménez-Lara 2020 Systematic revision and redefinition of the genus Scirrotherium Edmund and Theodor, 1997 (Cingulata, Pampatheriidae): Implications for the origin of pampatheriids and the evolution of the South American lineage including Holmesina Geobios 62 1–21 10.1016/j.geobios.2020.07.002 2020Geobi..62....1J 225404004 http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/124709 Odd-toed ungulates Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAceratherium porpaniTao Deng Rattanaphorn Hanta Pratueng Jintasakul 2013 A new species of Aceratherium (Rhinocerotidae, Perissodactyla) from the late Miocene of Nakhon Ratchasima, northeastern Thailand Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33 4 977–985 10.1080/02724634.2013.748058 2013JVPal..33..977D 84438829 Sp. nov ValidDeng, Hanta & JintasakulLate MioceneThailandA rhinoceros, a species of Aceratherium.Brachypotherium minorDenis Geraads Ellen Miller 2013 Brachypotherium minor n. sp., and other Rhinocerotidae from the Early Miocene of Buluk, Northern Kenya Geodiversitas 35 2 359–375 10.5252/g2013n2a5 2013Geodv..35..359G 54606359 https://zenodo.org/record/5371984 Sp. nov ValidGeraads & MillerEarly Miocene (c. 17 Ma)Bakate FormationKenyaA rhinoceros, a species of Brachypotherium.Chalicotherium hebeienseShao-Kun Chen Yan Liu amp 2013 The taxonomic status of "Macrotherium cf. M. brevirostris" from the Middle Miocene of Jiulongkou, Cixian County, Hebei Province Vertebrata PalAsiatica 51 3 205–210 http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/201309/P020130922598842548757.pdf 10.19615/j.cnki.1000-3118.2013.03.004 Sp. novValidChen & LiuMiddle MioceneJiulongkou FormationChinaA chalicothere, a species of Chalicotherium.Eurygnathohippus woldegabrieliRaymond L. Bernor Henry Gilbert Gina M. Semprebon Scott Simpson Sileshi Semaw 2013 Eurygnathohippus woldegabrieli, sp. nov. (Perissodactyla, Mammalia), from the middle Pliocene of Aramis, Ethiopia Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33 6 1472–1485 10.1080/02724634.2013.829741 2013JVPal..33.1472B 86225938 Sp. nov ValidBernor et al.PlioceneEthiopiaA member of Hipparionini, a species of Eurygnathohippus.GuangnanodonHai-Bing Wang Bin Bai Feng Gao Wang-Chong Huang Yuan-Qing Wang amp 2013 New eggysodontid (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) material from the Paleogene of the Guangnan Basin, Yunnan Province, China Vertebrata PalAsiatica 51 4 305–320 http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/201312/P020131204401436936093.pdf 10.19615/j.cnki.1000-3118.2013.04.005 Gen. et sp. novValidWang et al.Paleogene (probably latest Eocene)Yanshan FormationChinaAn odd-toed ungulate related to Eggysodon. The type species is Guangnanodon youngiHipparion (Hipparion) lufengenseBo-Yang Sun 2013 The Miocene Hipparion (Equidae, Perissodactyla) from Shihuiba Locality, Lufeng, Yunnan Vertebrata PalAsiatica 51 2 141–161 http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/201305/P020130507383338265913.pdf 10.19615/j.cnki.1000-3118.2013.02.005 Sp. novValidSunLate MioceneChinaAn equid, a species of Hipparion.MolassitheriumDamien Becker Pierre-Olivier Antoine Olivier Maridet amp 2013 A new genus of Rhinocerotidae (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) from the Oligocene of Europe Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 11 8 947–972 10.1080/14772019.2012.699007 2013JSPal..11..947B 55036210 https://zenodo.org/record/3662392 Gen. et comb. et sp. novValid http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0A6A2A39-719A-40A1-96B8-ABB25F02C03E ZooBank.orgBecker, Antoine & MaridetEarly to early Late OligoceneFrance Germany Hungary Switzerland TurkeyA rhinoceros. Genus contains "Aceratherium" albigense Roman (1912) and a new species Molassitherium delemontense (however, Tissier, Antoine & Becker, 2020 transferred M. delemontense to the genus Epiaceratherium).Jérémy Tissier Pierre-Olivier Antoine Damien Becker 2020 New material of Epiaceratherium and a new species of Mesaceratherium clear up the phylogeny of early Rhinocerotidae (Perissodactyla) Royal Society Open Science 7 7 200633 10.1098/rsos.200633 free 32874655 7428265 2020RSOS....700633T Pachynolophus eulaliensisLaure Danilo Jean A. Remy Monique Vianey-Liaud Bernard Marandat Jean Sudre Fabrice Lihoreau 2013 A new Eocene locality in southern France sheds light on the basal radiation of Palaeotheriidae (Mammalia, Perissodactyla, Equoidea) Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33 1 195–215 10.1080/02724634.2012.711404 2013JVPal..33..195D 85106756 Sp. nov ValidDanilo et al.Eocene, probably middle YpresianFranceA palaeotheriid equoid odd-toed ungulate, a species of Pachynolophus.Sivalhippus anwariDominik Wolf Raymond L. Bernor Taseer Hussain amp 2013 A Systematic, Biostratigraphic, and Paleobiogeographic Reevaluation of the Siwalik Hipparionine Horse Assemblage from the Potwar Plateau, Northern Pakistan Palaeontographica Abteilung A 300 1–6 1–115 http://www.schweizerbart.de/papers/pala/detail/300/80914/A_Systematic_Biostratigraphic_and_Paleobiogeographic_Reevaluation_of_the_Siwalik_Hipparionine_Horse_Assemblage_from_the_Potwar_Plateau_Northern_Pakistan 10.1127/pala/300/2013/1 2013PalAA.300....1W 2014-07-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924095914/http://www.schweizerbart.de/papers/pala/detail/300/80914/A_Systematic_Biostratigraphic_and_Paleobiogeographic_Reevaluation_of_the_Siwalik_Hipparionine_Horse_Assemblage_from_the_Potwar_Plateau_Northern_Pakistan 2015-09-24 subscription Sp. novValidWolf, Bernor & HussainLate MioceneSivalik HillsPakistanAn equid related to Hipparion, a species of Sivalhippus. Even-toed ungulates Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesArretotherium meridionaleAldo F. Rincon Jonathan I. Bloch Bruce J. Macfadden Carlos A. Jaramillo 2013 First Central American record of Anthracotheriidae (Mammalia, Bothriodontinae) from the early Miocene of Panama Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33 2 421–433 10.1080/02724634.2013.722573 2013JVPal..33..421R 129158960 free Sp. nov ValidRincon et al.Early MiocenePanamaA bothriodontine anthracothere, a species of Arretotherium.Bison (Eobison) degiuliiFederico Masini Maria Rita Palombo Roberto Rozzi 2013 A reappraisal of the Early to Middle Pleistocene Italian Bovidae Quaternary International 288 45–62 10.1016/j.quaint.2012.03.026 2013QuInt.288...45M Sp. nov ValidMasini, Palombo & RozziPleistoceneItalyA species Bison. The binomial Eobison degiulii was originally introduced by Masini (1989) in a dissertation thesis which did not meet the criteria of formal publication; according to Kostopoulos, Maniakas & Tsoukala (2018) the name wasn't validly published until Masini, Palombo & Rozzi (2013) designated a holotype and provided a description of basic cranial features and comparisons, altogether constituting sufficient elements of an available nomenclature act in a published work under ICZN.Dimitris S. Kostopoulos Ioannis Maniakas Evangelia Tsoukala 2018 Early bison remains from Mygdonia Basin (Northern Greece) Geodiversitas 40 13 283–319 10.5252/geodiversitas2018v40a13 2018Geodv..40..283K http://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/en/periodiques/geodiversitas/40/13 free Dama robertiMarzia Breda Adrian M. Lister 2013 Dama roberti, a new species of deer from the early Middle Pleistocene of Europe, and the origins of modern fallow deer Quaternary Science Reviews 69 155–167 10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.01.029 2013QSRv...69..155B Sp. novValidBreda & ListerMiddle PleistoceneFrance United KingdomA relative of the fallow deer.Damalacra harrisiDenis Geraads René Bobe Fredrick Kyalo Manthi 2013 New ruminants (Mammalia) from the Pliocene of Kanapoi, Kenya, and a revision of previous collections, with a note on the Suidae Journal of African Earth Sciences 85 53–61 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2013.04.006 2013JAfES..85...53G https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01455164/file/Geraads_Kanapoi_Ruminants_JournalofHumanEvolution.pdf Sp. nov ValidGeraads, Bobe & ManthiPlioceneKenyaAn alcelaphine bovid, a species of Damalacra.Eucladoceros dicranios tanaitensisVera S. Baygusheva Vadim V. Titov amp 2013 Large deer from the Villafranchian of Eastern Europe (Sea of Azov Region): Evolution and paleoecology Quaternary International 284 110–122 10.1016/j.quaint.2012.04.001 2013QuInt.284..110B Subsp. nov.ValidBaygusheva & TitovEarly PleistoceneRussiaA deer, a subspecies of Eucladoceros dicranios.Gerontochoerus koobiforaensisMartin Pickford 2013 Reappraisal of Hylochoerus euilus Hopwood, 1926 (Suidae, Mammalia) from the Albertine Rift (Pliocene) Uganda Geo-Pal Uganda 6 1–26 Sp. nov ValidPickfordPlioceneKoobi Fora FormationKenyaA member of the family Suidae.Kolpochoerus millensisYohannes Haile-Selassie Scott W. Simpson 2013 A new species of Kolpochoerus (Mammalia: Suidae) from the Pliocene of Central Afar, Ethiopia: Its Taxonomy and Phylogenetic Relationships Journal of Mammalian Evolution 20 2 115–127 10.1007/s10914-012-9207-0 16355424 Sp. novValidHaile-Selassie & SimpsonPlioceneWoranso-Mille and Gona sitesEthiopiaA suid, a species of Kolpochoerus.MyanmariusTakehisa Tsubamoto Naoko Egi Masanaru Takai Thaung-Htike Zin-Maung-Maung-Thein amp 2013 A New Genus and Species of Bunodont Artiodactyl from the Eocene Pondaung Formation, Myanmar Paleontological Research 17 4 297–311 10.2517/1342-8144-17.4.297 2013PalRe..17..297T 128546565 Gen. et sp. novValidTsubamoto et al.Middle EocenePondaung FormationMyanmarA member of Cetartiodactyla of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a raoellid or a member of Suoidea. The type species is Myanmarius chitseini.Skinnerhyus shermerorumDonald R. Prothero Audrianna Pollen 2013 New late Miocene peccaries from California and Nebraska Kirtlandia 58 1–12 https://www.academia.edu/4309145 Gen. et sp. nov ValidProthero & PollenMioceneAsh Hollow FormationUnited StatesA peccary, the type species is S. shermerorum.framelessWoodburnehyus grenaderaeGen. et sp. nov ValidProthero & PollenMioceneGreen Valley FormationUnited StatesA peccary, the type species is W. grenaderae. Cetaceans Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesBalaenoptera bertaeRobert W. Boessenecker 2013 A new marine vertebrate assemblage from the Late Neogene Purisima Formation in Central California, part II: Pinnipeds and Cetaceans Geodiversitas 35 4 815–940 https://www.academia.edu/5569897 10.5252/g2013n4a5 2013Geodv..35..815B 85940452 Sp. novValidBoesseneckerPliocenePurisima FormationUnited StatesA rorqual, a species of Balaenoptera.BasilotritusPavel Gol'din Evgenij Zvonok amp 2013 Basilotritus uheni, a New Cetacean (Cetacea, Basilosauridae) from the Late Middle Eocene of Eastern Europe Journal of Paleontology 87 2 254–268 10.1666/12-080R.1 2013JPal...87..254G 83864139 Gen. et sp. et comb. novValidGol'din & ZvonokMiddle EoceneKiev FormationUkraine United StatesA basilosaurid cetacean. Genus contains "Eocetus" wardii Uhen (1999) and a new species Basilotritus uheni. Later study considered that it is synonmous with Pachycetus.van Vliet H. Bosselaers M. Vahldiek B.W. Paymans T. Verheijen I. 2020 Eocene cetaceans from the Helmstedt region, Germany, with some remarks on Platyosphys, Basilotritus and Pachycetus https://natuurtijdschriften.nl/pub/1011370 Cainozoic Research 20 1 121–148framelessBrachydelphis jahuayensisOlivier Lambert Christian De Muizon 2013 A new long-snouted species of the Miocene pontoporiid dolphin Brachydelphis and a review of the Mio-Pliocene marine mammal levels in the Sacaco Basin, Peru Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33 3 709–721 10.1080/02724634.2013.743405 2013JVPal..33..709L 131400071 Sp. nov ValidLambert & De MuizonLate Miocene (Tortonian)Pisco FormationPeruA relative of the La Plata dolphin, a species of Brachydelphis.Choneziphius leidyiGiovanni Bianucci Ismael Miján Olivier Lambert Klaas Post Octávio Mateus amp 2013 Bizarre fossil beaked whales (Odontoceti, Ziphiidae) fished from the Atlantic Ocean floor off the Iberian Peninsula Geodiversitas 35 1 105–153 10.5252/g2013n1a6 2013Geodv..35..105B 129787505 http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/front/medias/publication/49712_g2013n1a6.pdf 2013-12-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20131212181615/http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/front/medias/publication/49712_g2013n1a6.pdf 2013-12-12 Sp. novValidBianucci et al.Neogene (probably Late Early to Middle Miocene)Atlantic Ocean floor off the Galician coast of Spain and the coast of PortugalA beaked whale, a species of Choneziphius.GlobicetusGen. et sp. novValidBianucci et al.Neogene (probably Late Early to Middle Miocene)Atlantic Ocean floor off the Galician coast of SpainA beaked whale. 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Gilbert 2013 Cladistic analysis of extant and fossil African papionins using craniodental data Journal of Human Evolution 64 5 399–433 10.1016/j.jhevol.2013.01.013 23490264 2013JHumE..64..399G https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_pubs/648 subscription Gen. et comb. nov ValidGilbertPliocene to PleistoceneShungura Formation Usno FormationAngola EthiopiaAn Old World monkey belonging to the subfamily Cercopithecinae and to the tribe Papionini. The type species is "Papio" quadratirostris Iwamoto (1982).Zanycteris honeyiBenjamin John Burger 2013 A new species of the archaic primate Zanycteris from the late Paleocene of western Colorado and the phylogenetic position of the family Picrodontidae PeerJ 1 e191 10.7717/peerj.191 24255808 3817582 free Sp. novValidBurgerLate PaleoceneFort Union FormationUnited StatesA picrodontid plesiadapiform, a species of Zanycteris. Others Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAnthraconyxKenneth D. Rose Kishor Kumar Rajendra S. Rana Ashok Sahni Thierry Smith 2013 New Hypsodont Tillodont (Mammalia, Tillodontia) from the Early Eocene of India Journal of Paleontology 87 5 842–853 10.1666/13-027 2013JPal...87..842R 131056281 Gen. et sp. nov ValidRose et al.Early EoceneCambay Shale FormationIndiaA member of Tillodontia. The type species is Anthraconyx hypsomylus.Aphronorus bearspawensisSp. nov ValidScott, Spivak & SweetEarly Paleocene (middle Torrejonian)Porcupine Hills FormationCanadaA pentacodontid cimolestan, a species of Aphronorus.ApulogalerixFederico Masini Flaviano Fanfani amp 2013 Apulogalerix pusillus nov. gen., nov. sp., the small-sized Galericinae (Erinaceidae, Mammalia) from the "Terre Rosse" fissure filling of the Gargano (Foggia, South-Eastern Italy) Geobios 46 1–2 89–104 10.1016/j.geobios.2012.10.008 2013Geobi..46...89M Gen. et sp. novValidMasini & FanfaniLate MioceneItalyA gymnure. The type species is Apulogalerix pusillus.ArchaeoparadoxiaLawrence G. Barnes 2013 A new genus and species of late Miocene paleoparadoxiid (Mammalia, Desmostylia) from California Contributions in Science 521 51–114 10.5962/p.210565 http://stage.nhm.org/site/sites/default/files/pdf/contrib_science/CS521.51-114.pdf Gen. et comb. nov ValidBarnesLate OligoceneSkooner Gulch FormationUnited StatesA paleoparadoxiid desmostylian; a new genus for "Paleoparadoxia" weltoni Clark (1991).Archaeoryctes wangiPieter Missiaen Floréal Solé Eric de Bast Jian Yang Cheng-Sen Li Thierry Smith 2013 A new species of Archaeoryctes from the Middle Paleocene of China and the phylogenetic diversification of Didymoconidae Geologica Belgica 16 4 245–253 http://popups.ulg.ac.be/Geol/document.php?id=4273 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot Sp. nov ValidMissiaen et al.Middle PaleoceneChinaA member of Didymoconidae, a species of Archaeoryctes.Batodonoides rileyiThomas S. Kelly 2013 New records of small mammals from the latest Uintan (middle Eocene) Strathern local fauna, Sespe Formation, California Paludicola 9 2 56–69 Sp. nov ValidKellyEocene (late Uintan)Sespe FormationUnited StatesA member of Geolabididae, a species of Batodonoides.CeruttiaSusumu Tomiya 2013 New carnivoraforms (Mammalia) from the middle Eocene of California, USA, and comments on the taxonomic status of 'Miacis' gracilis Palaeontologia Electronica 16 2 Article number 16.2.14A http://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2013/435-eocene-carnivoraforms Gen. et sp. novValidTomiyaEocene (Uintan)Mission Valley Formation Santiago FormationUnited StatesA member of Carnivoramorpha and Carnivoraformes. The type species is Ceruttia sandiegoensis.Deinogalerix masiniiBoris Villier Lars W. Van Den Hoek Ostende John De Vos Marco Pavia amp 2013 New discoveries on the giant hedgehog Deinogalerix from the Miocene of Gargano (Apulia, Italy) Geobios 46 1–2 63–75 10.1016/j.geobios.2012.10.001 2013Geobi..46...63V Sp. novValidVillier et al.MioceneItalyA gymnure, a species of Deinogalerix.Eudaemonema bohachaeSp. nov ValidScott, Spivak & SweetEarly Paleocene (middle Torrejonian)Porcupine Hills FormationCanadaA mixodectid, a species of Eudaemonema.Fordonia lawsoniJerry J. Hooker 2013 Origin and evolution of the Pseudorhyncocyonidae, a European Paleogene family of insectivorous placental mammals Palaeontology 56 4 807–835 10.1111/pala.12018 2013Palgy..56..807H free Sp. nov ValidHookerEarliest EoceneUnited KingdomA pseudorhyncocyonid, a species of Fordonia.Galecyon gallusFloréal Solé Emmanuel Gheerbrant Marc Godinot amp 2013 Sinopaninae and Arfianinae (Hyaenodontida, Mammalia) from the Early Eocene of Europe and Asia; evidence for dispersal in Laurasia around the Paleocene/Eocene boundary and for an unnoticed faunal turnover in Europe Geobios 46 4 313–327 10.1016/j.geobios.2013.02.003 2013Geobi..46..313S Sp. novValidSolé, Gheerbrant & GodinotEarly EoceneFranceA sinopanine hyaenodontid, a species of Galecyon.HegetotheriopsisAlejandro Gustavo Kramarz Ernesto Rodrigo Paz 2013 Un Hegetotheriidae (Mammalia, Notoungulata) basal del Mioceno temprano de Patagonia Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas 30 1 186–195 http://satori.geociencias.unam.mx/30-1/%2813%29Kramarz.pdf Gen. et sp. novValidKramarz & PazLate OligoceneAlejandro Gustavo Kramarz Mariano Bond 2017 Systematics and stratigraphical range of the hegetotheriids Hegetotheriopsis sulcatus and Prohegetotherium sculptum (Mammalia: Notoungulata) Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 15 12 1027–1036 10.1080/14772019.2016.1266047 2017JSPal..15.1027K 90853697 11336/46835 free and Miocene (Colhuehuapian)Sarmiento FormationArgentinaA hegetotheriid notoungulate. The type species is Hegetotheriopsis sulcatus.Leptictidium listeriSp. nov ValidHookerMiddle EoceneGermanyA pseudorhyncocyonid, a species of Leptictidium.Leptictidium proutiSp. nov ValidHookerEarliest EoceneUnited KingdomA pseudorhyncocyonid, a species of Leptictidium.Leptictidium storchiSp. nov ValidHookerLate EoceneFranceA pseudorhyncocyonid, a species of Leptictidium.MistralestesRodolphe Tabuce Thierry Tortosa Monique Vianey-Liaud Géraldine Garcia Renaud Lebrun Pascal Godefroit Yves Dutour Sévérine Berton Xavier Valentin Gilles Cheylan 2013 New eutherian mammals from the Late Cretaceous of Aix-en-Provence Basin, south-eastern France Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 169 3 653–672 10.1111/zoj.12074 82961064 free Gen. et sp. nov ValidTabuce et al.Late Cretaceous (late Campanian)FranceA possible zhelestid. The type species is Mistralestes arcensis.NeoparadoxiaGen. et sp. et comb. nov ValidBarnesMiddle to early late MioceneUnited StatesA paleoparadoxiid desmostylian. The type species is Neoparadoxia cecilialina; genus also contains "Paleoparadoxia" repenningi Domning & Barnes (2007).framelessPhakodonGen. et comb. nov ValidHookerPaleoceneFranceA pseudorhyncocyonid, a new genus for "Bessoecetor" levei Russell, Louis & Poirier (1966).PiauhytheriumClaude Guérin Martine Faure amp 2013 Un nouveau Toxodontidae (Mammalia, Notoungulata) du Pléistocène supérieur du Nordeste du Brésil Geodiversitas 35 1 155–205 10.5252/g2013n1a7 2013Geodv..35..155G 128495398 http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/front/medias/publication/49695_g2013n1a7.pdf 2013-12-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20131212181313/http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/front/medias/publication/49695_g2013n1a7.pdf 2013-12-12 Gen. et sp. novValidGuérin & FaureLate PleistoceneBrazilA toxodontid. The type species is Piauhytherium capivarae.framelessPromioclaenus thnetusSp. nov ValidScott, Spivak & SweetEarly Paleocene (middle Torrejonian)Porcupine Hills FormationCanadaA mioclaenid, a species of Promioclaenus.framelessSasayamamylosNao Kusuhashi Yukiyasu Tsutsumi Haruo Saegusa Kenji Horie Tadahiro Ikeda Kazumi Yokoyama Kazuyuki Shiraishi amp 2013 A new Early Cretaceous eutherian mammal from the Sasayama Group, Hyogo, Japan Proceedings of the Royal Society B 280 1759 20130142 10.1098/rspb.2013.0142 23536594 3619506Gen. et sp. novValidKusuhashi et al.Early Cretaceous (early Albian)JapanA eutherian related to Ukhaatherium, Asioryctes and Kennalestes. The type species is Sasayamamylos kawaii.Sorex bifidusBarbara Rzebik-Kowalska 2013 Sorex bifidus n. sp. and the rich insectivore mammal fauna (Erinaceomorpha, Soricomorpha, Mammalia) from the Early Pleistocene of Żabia Cave in Poland Palaeontologia Electronica 16 2 Article number: 16.2.12A http://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2013/428-a-new-shrew-species Sp. novValidRzebik-Kowalska?Late Pliocene/Early Pleistocene boundary and middle Early PleistocenePolandA red-toothed shrew, a species of Sorex.Vassacyon taxidiotisFloréal Solé Emmanuel Gheerbrant Marc Godinot 2013 The "miacids" (Carnivoraformes, Mammalia) from the Early Eocene locality of Le Quesnoy (MP7, France); first occurrence of Vassacyon in Europe Comptes Rendus Palevol 12 4 191–202 10.1016/j.crpv.2013.05.001 2013CRPal..12..191S Sp. nov ValidSolé, Gheerbrant & GodinotEarly EoceneFranceA "miacid" carnivoramorph, a species of Vassacyon.WalshiusGen. et sp. novValidTomiyaEocene (Uintan)Friars FormationUnited StatesA member of Carnivoramorpha and Carnivoraformes. 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