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.
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Middle Miocene |
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Early Wasatchian |
A member of the family Apatemyidae. |
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Cenomanian |
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Late Miocene |
A bear dog. The type species is Bonisicyon illacabo. |
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Early Wasatchian |
A member of Primatomorpha belonging to the family Microsyopidae. The type species is C. foxi; genus also includes "Navajovius" mckennai Szalay (1969). |
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Early Wasatchian |
A member of the family Amphilemuridae. The type species is C. mississippiensis. |
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Aptian |
First Australian multituberculate. |
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early Geiseltalian |
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Late Oligocene |
A rhinoceros, a species of Diaceratherium. |
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Early Wasatchian |
A member of Erinaceomorpha belonging to the group Litocherinae. |
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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. |
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Late Oligocene |
United States |
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Middle Eocene |
An anoplotheriine artiodactyl |
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Early Thanetian |
The oldest, smallest and most primitive elephant relative. |
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late Middle Eocene |
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Middle Eocene |
United States |
A heliscomyid rodent, a species of Heliscomys. |
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Late Miocene |
A member of Mustelidae belonging to the subfamily Mellivorinae. The type species is H. valentini. |
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Late Oligocene |
A thryonomyoid rodent |
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Miocene (Barstovian) |
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A mustelid. The type species is Legionarictis fortidens. |
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early Middle Eocene |
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Late Oligocene |
An astrapothere astrapotherid. |
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Aptian/Albian |
A alticonodontine triconodontid |
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Early Wasatchian |
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Middle to late Pleistocene |
A fossil subspecies of the least weasel. |
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A member of the family Leporidae. |
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Middle Oligocene |
A lophiomerycid ruminant |
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Early Wasatchian |
A member of the family Cimolestidae. |
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Late Oligocene |
United States |
An aplodontiid rodent, a species of Niglarodon. |
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A member of Litopterna belonging to the family Sparnotheriodontidae; a replacement name for Notolophus Bond et al. (2006).[25] |
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Late Oligocene |
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A cedromurine squirrel, a species of Oligospermophilus emryi. |
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Early Wasatchian |
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Late Miocene (late Turolian) |
A megacerine deer, a species of Praesinomegaceros. |
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Early Miocene |
A species of Proconsul[27] or Ugandapithecus.[28] |
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Late Oligocene |
United States |
An aplodontiid rodent, a species of Prosciurus. |
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Late Oligocene |
United States |
An erinaceid, a species of Proterix. |
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Early Miocene |
Extinct genus of pinniped. |
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Early Wasatchian |
A member of Soricomorpha belonging to the family Nyctitheriidae. |
Notes
References
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- ^ Louis de Bonis; Stephane Peigné; Franck Guy; Andossa Likius; Hassane T. Makaye; Patrick Vignaud; Michel Brunet (2009). "A new mellivorine (Carnivora, Mustelidae) from the Late Miocene of Toros Menalla, Chad". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen. 252 (1): 33–54. doi:10.1127/0077-7749/2009/0252-0033.
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