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Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils.[1] This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 2006.
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Gen et sp nov |
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Karafit et al. |
An athyriaceous fern |
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Gen et sp nov |
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Smith et al. |
An athyriaceous fern |
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Sp nov |
Valid |
Serbet & Rothwell |
A fern of uncertain affinity |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
valid |
Elliot, Mindell, & Stockey |
A juglandaceous fruit. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp nov |
Valid |
Schweigert & Garassino |
A stenochirid. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et 3 sp. nov |
valid |
Archibald, Cover, & Moreau |
A myrmeciine bulldog ant |
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Trib, Gen, et sp. nov |
valid |
Shcherbakov |
Green River Formation |
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Gen et 3 sp nov |
Valid |
Dlussky & Radchenko |
A Myrmicin ant |
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Gen et sp nov |
valid |
Poinar |
A mantidfly |
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Gen et sp. nov |
valid |
Archibald, Cover, & Moreau |
A myrmeciine bulldog ant |
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Sp nov |
valid |
Archibald & Makarkin |
An ithionid giant lacewing |
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Sp nov |
valid |
Archibald & Makarkin |
An ithionid giant lacewing |
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Sp nov |
valid |
Archibald & Makarkin |
An ithionid giant lacewing |
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Sp nov |
valid |
Archibald & Makarkin |
An ithionid giant lacewing |
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Sp nov |
valid |
Archibald & Makarkin |
An ithionid giant lacewing |
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Sp nov |
valid |
Nel & Auvray |
A vespid wasp |
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Gen et 3 sp nov |
valid |
Archibald & Makarkin |
An ithionid giant lacewing parataxon |
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Gen, sp., et comb nov |
valid |
Archibald, Cover, & Moreau |
A myrmeciine bulldog ant |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Tirolonautilus feltgeni[14] |
Sp nov |
Valid |
Chirat, Vaslet & Le Nindre |
A nautiloid. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Tiktaalik[15] |
Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Type species T. roseae. The Earliest Tetrapod. |
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Late Carboniferous |
The type species is Iberospondylus schultzei. |
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Early Triassic |
The type species is Tirraturhinus smisseni. |
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Middle Triassic |
The type species is Trematolestes hagdorni. |
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Late Jurassic/Early Cretaceous |
The type species is Pangerpeton sinensis. |
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Early Cretaceous |
The type species is Maiaspondylus lindoei. |
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Late Permian |
Two species was descript: Rautiania alexandri (type) and R. minchi. |
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Late Triassic |
The type species is Bobosaurus forojuliensis. |
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Late Cretaceous |
The type species is Futabasaurus suzukii. | ||||
Valid |
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Early Cretaceous |
The type species is Opallionectes andamookaensis. | ||||
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Early Cretaceous |
The type species is Umoonasaurus demoscyllus. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Apesteguia & Zaher |
Late Cretaceous |
Type sp N rionegrina. |
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Valid |
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Muwaqqar Chalk Marl Formation |
A sea turtle. The type species is G. salahi. |
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Valid |
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Late Cretaceous |
A notosuchian. The type species is Adamantinasuchus navae. |
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Valid |
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Pleistocene |
A crocodylid. The type species is Aldabrachampsus dilophus. |
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Valid |
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Late Triassic |
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A rauisuchian. The type species is Effigia okeeffeae. |
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Valid |
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Early-Late Cretaceous |
A eusuchian. The type species is Isisfordia duncani. |
Data are courtesy of George Olshevky's dinosaur genera list.[32]
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Adamantisaurus[33] | Valid taxon | |||||
Agujaceratops | Valid taxon |
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Alaskacephale[34] | Valid taxon |
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Apachycephalosaurid from Alaska. | |||
Aniksosaurus[35] | Valid taxon |
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Antarctopelta.[36] | Valid taxon |
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An Ankylosaur from Antarctica | ||
Balochisaurus | Valid taxon |
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"Bayosaurus" | Nomen nudum | |||||
Cedrorestes[37] | Valid taxon | |||||
Dracorex[38] | Jr. Synonym |
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Jr. Synonym of Pachycephalosaurus. | ||
Dracovenator[39] | Valid taxon |
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An African Neotheropod related to Dilophosaurus. | |||
Erketu[40] | Valid taxon |
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Europasaurus[41] | Valid taxon |
Mateus Laven Knötschke vide:
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A basal macronarian sauropod exhibiting insular dwarfism. | ||
Fusuisaurus[42] | Valid taxon |
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Guanlong[43] | Valid taxon |
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A basal, crested Tyrannosauroid. | ||
Huanghetitan.[44] | Valid taxon |
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Jiutaisaurus[45] | Valid taxon |
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Juravenator[46] | Valid taxon |
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A feathered Compsognathid. | |||
Khetranisaurus[citation needed] | Valid taxon |
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Koutalisaurus[47] | Jr. Synonym |
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Jr. Synonym of Pararhabdodon. | ||
Ligabuesaurus[48] | Valid taxon |
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An Argentine Titanosaur. | ||
Mantellisaurus[49] | Valid taxon |
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Mapusaurus[50] | Valid taxon | An Argentine Carcharodontosaur. | ||||
Marisaurus[citation needed] | Valid taxon |
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Maxakalisaurus[51] | Valid taxon |
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Othnielosaurus[52] | Valid taxon | |||||
Pakisaurus[citation needed] | Valid taxon |
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Razanandrongobe[53] | Valid taxon |
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Described by the authors as a possible crocodylomorph or theropod. |
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Sacisaurus[54] | Valid taxon |
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Possibly a Dinosaur. | ||
Sonidosaurus | Valid taxon |
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Sulaimanisaurus[citation needed] | Valid taxon |
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Theiophytalia[55] | Valid taxon |
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Tsaagan[56] | Valid taxon |
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Turiasaurus[57] | Valid taxon |
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Vitakridrinda.[citation needed] | Valid taxon |
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An Abelisaur from Pakistan. | |||
Xuanhuaceratops[58] | Valid taxon |
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Yamaceratops[59] | Valid taxon |
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Yinlong[60] | Valid taxon |
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Yuanmousaurus[61] | Valid taxon |
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Zapalasaurus | Valid taxon |
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An Argentine Rebbachisaur. |
Name | Status | Novelty | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Nomen Nudum |
Thesis name |
Early Ypresian |
A species of Charadriiformes, Abdounornithidae. |
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Nomen Nudum |
Thesis name |
Bourdon |
Middle Eocene |
A species of Pelagornithidae. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Early or Middle Pleistocene |
A species of Anas. |
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Valid |
Gen et Sp. nov. |
An Ornithurae, type sp A. spathula. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Middle Turolian |
An Anatidae. |
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Valid |
Gen. et Sp. nov. |
An Enantiornithes, described from a brain endocast. |
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Valid |
Gen. et Sp. nov. |
A Passeriformes Incertae Sedis. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
A Psittacidae. |
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
An Enantiornithes, type species is Dal. liweii. |
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
An Enantiornithes, type species Dap. sentisorhinus |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Subrecent |
A Columbidae. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Subrecent |
A Columbidae. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Steadman |
A Psittacidae. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Jeremy J. Kirchman & Steadman |
A Rallidae. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Kirchman & Steadman |
A Rallidae. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Kirchman & Steadman |
A Rallidae. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Kirchman & Steadman |
A Rallidae. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Kirchman & Steadman |
Holocene |
A Rallidae. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Late Eocene |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Subrecent |
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Middle Eocene |
A Masillaraptoridae, type species M. parvunguis |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Olson & Wingate |
An Ardeidae. |
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Nomen Nudum |
Thesis name |
Bourdon |
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Nomen Nudum |
Thesis name |
Bourdon |
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Valid |
Gen. et Sp. nov. |
Early or Middle Pleistocene |
An Anatidae. Type species is P. bravardi. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Late Wasatchian |
A Leptosomidae. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Weidig |
Late Wasatchian |
A Leptosomidae. | ||||
Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Kirchman & Steadman |
A Rallidae. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Hospitaleche, Chávez, & Fritis |
A Spheniscidae. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
?Early Pliocene |
A Spheniscidae. |
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Valid |
Gen. et Sp. nov. |
Early Pleistocene |
A Phasianidae, type species is S. fenyinis |
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Late Eocene |
A Spheniscidae, two species T. mesetaensis & T. minimum |
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Early Paleocene |
Basic Waipara Greensand |
A stem Spheniscidae. The type species is Wa. manneringi. Originally the second species, Wa. tuatahi, was assigned to this genus as well; Mayr et al. (2018) transferred this species to the separate genus Muriwaimanu.[86] |
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Valid |
Gen. et Sp. nov. |
An early Passeriformes Incertae Sedis, type species is Wi. weissi |
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Early Cretaceous |
A pterodactyloid. The type species is Cathayopterus grabaui. |
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Valid |
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Late Triassic |
A rhamphorhynchoid. The type species is Caviramus schesaplanensis. | ||||
Valid |
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Early Cretaceous |
A pterodactyloid. The type species is Longchengpterus zhoai. | ||||
Valid |
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Late Cretaceous |
Austin Group |
The type species is Muzquizopteryx coahuilensis. | |||
Valid |
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Early Cretaceous |
A pterodactyloid. The type species is Yixianopterus jingangshanensis. |
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Valid |
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Late Permian |
The type species is Herpetoskylax hopsoni. |
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Valid |
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Upper Triassic |
The type species is Elliotherium kerstenae (emmend.). | ||||
Valid |
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Upper Permian |
The type species is Idelisaurus tataricus. | ||||
Valid |
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Early Triassic |
The type species is Langbergia modisei. | ||||
Valid |
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Middle Triassic |
The type species is Nanogomphodon wildi. | ||||
Valid |
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The type species is Oromycter dolesorum. | |||||
Valid |
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The type species is Pachydectes elsi. | |||||
Valid |
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Upper Permian |
The type species is Paraburnetia sneeubergensis. | ||||
Valid |
Bonaparte, Soares, & Schultz |
Middle Triassic |
Type sp P. estudianti. |
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Disputed |
Tong & Wang |
Early Eocene |
A member of the family Oxyaenidae. Genus includes new species A. palustris. Subsequently, Solé, Gheerbrant & Godinot (2013) considered the genus Anthracoxyaena to be a junior synonym of the genus Arfia, though the authors maintained A. palustris as a distinct species within the latter genus.[103] | ||||
Valid |
Tong & Wang |
Early Eocene |
A member of the family Hyopsodontidae. Genus includes new species A. confuciusi. | ||||
Valid |
Tong & Wang |
Early Eocene |
A member of the family Leptictidae. Genus includes new species A. mckennai. | ||||
Valid |
Tong & Wang |
Early Eocene |
A possible member of the family Archaeolambdidae. Genus includes new species C. wangzhaoi. | ||||
Valid |
Tong & Wang |
Early Eocene |
A member of the family Isectolophidae. Genus includes new species C. laoshanensis. | ||||
Valid |
Tong & Wang |
Early Eocene |
A possible member of the family Paromomyidae. Genus includes new species D. ambiguus. | ||||
Valid |
Tong & Wang |
Early Eocene |
A member of Mesonychia belonging to the family Mesonychidae. | ||||
Valid |
Tong & Wang |
Early Eocene |
A member of Mesonychia belonging to the family Hapalodectidae. | ||||
Valid |
Tong & Wang |
Early Eocene |
A member of the family Coryphodontidae. | ||||
Valid |
Tong & Wang |
Early Eocene |
A possible member of the family Amphilemuridae. Genus includes new species H. qiensis. | ||||
Valid |
Tong & Wang |
Early Eocene |
A member of the family Erinaceidae. Genus includes new species L. erinaceanus. | ||||
Valid |
Tong & Wang |
Early Eocene |
A member of Arctostylopida belonging to the family Arctostylopidae. Genus includes new species M. roboreus and M. rosella. | ||||
Valid |
Tong & Wang |
Early Eocene |
A member of the family Eomoropidae. Genus includes new species P. taishanensis. | ||||
Valid |
Tong & Wang |
Early Eocene |
A member of Tillodontia. Genus includes new species P. orientalis. | ||||
Valid |
Tong & Wang |
Early Eocene |
A member of the family Hyaenodontidae belonging to the subfamily Proviverrinae. Genus includes new species P. youngi. | ||||
Valid |
Tong & Wang |
Early Eocene |
A possible member of the family Amphilemuridae. Genus includes new species Q. schieboutae. | ||||
Valid |
Tong & Wang |
Early Eocene |
A member of the family Leptictidae. Genus includes new species S. simplus and S? stenotalus. | ||||
Valid |
Tong & Wang |
Early Eocene |
A member of Anagalida belonging to the family Pseudictopidae. Genus includes new species S. changleensis. | ||||
Valid |
Tong & Wang |
Early Eocene |
A rodent. | ||||
Valid |
Tong & Wang |
Early Eocene |
A possible member of the family Nyctitheriidae. Genus includes new species T. asiatica. | ||||
Valid |
Tong & Wang |
Early Eocene |
A member of the family Viverravidae. Genus includes new species V. vegetatus. | ||||
Valid |
Tong & Wang |
Early Eocene |
A member of the family Coryphodontidae. Genus includes new species W. xianwui. | ||||
Valid |
Tong & Wang |
Early Eocene |
A member of Suiformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species W. primiveris. | ||||
Valid |
Tong & Wang |
Early Eocene |
A member of the family Astigalidae. Genus includes new species Y. weifangensis. | ||||
Valid |
Tong & Wang |
Early Eocene |
A member of the family Miacidae. Genus includes new species Z. zetesios. |