2018 in mammal paleontology
Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes
Allodesmus demerei Sp . nov Valid Boessenecker & Churchill Miocene ( Tortonian ) Montesano Formation United States ( Washington )
Allodesmus uraiporensis Sp . nov Valid Tonomori et al Middle Miocene Okoppezawa Formation Japan
Auroraphoca Gen. et sp . nov Valid Dewaele et al Pliocene ( Zanclean ) Yorktown Formation United States ( North Carolina ) An earless seal belonging to the subfamily Monachinae . The type species is A. atlantica
Canis lupus cristaldii Subsp . nov Valid Angelici & Rossi Holocene Italy A wolf subspecies
Civettictis braini Sp . nov Valid Fourvel Pliocene - Pleistocene transition Kromdraai fossil site South Africa A relative of the African civet
Enhydrictis praegalictoides Sp . nov Valid Rook et al Pleistocene Italy A member of the family Mustelidae belonging to the subfamily Ictonychinae and to the tribe Galictini
Frisiphoca Gen. et comb . nov Valid Dewaele , Lambert & Louwye Late Miocene Probably Diest Formation Belgium An earless seal belonging to the subfamily Phocinae . The type species is Monotherium aberratum Van Beneden ( 1876 ) ; genus also includes Monotherium affine Van Beneden ( 1876 )
Gulo sudorus Sp . nov Valid Samuels , Bredehoeft & Wallace Early Pliocene ( earliest Blancan ) Gray Fossil Site United States ( Tennessee ) A relative of the wolverine
Katifelis Gen. et sp . nov Valid Adrian , Werdelin & Grossman Early Miocene Lothidok Formation Kenya A member of the family Felidae . The type species is K. nightingalei
Kichechia savagei Sp . nov Valid Adrian , Werdelin & Grossman Early Miocene Lothidok Formation Kenya A member of the family Viverridae belonging to the subfamily Paradoxurinae
Martellictis Gen. et comb . nov Valid Bartolini Lucenti Pleistocene Austria France Italy Netherlands Slovakia A member of the family Mustelidae . Genus includes Mustela ardea Gervais ( 1848-1852 )
Meles magnus Sp . nov Valid Jiangzuo et al Early Pleistocene China A badger , a species of Meles
Nanodobenus Gen. et sp . nov Valid Velez-Juarbe & Salinas-Márquez Miocene Tortugas Formation Mexico A relative of the walrus . The type species is N. arandai
Nasua mastodonta Sp . nov Valid Emmert & Short Blancan United States ( Florida ) A species of Nasua
Noriphoca Gen. et comb . nov Valid Dewaele , Lambert & Louwye Late Oligocene or early Miocene Probably Bolognano Formation Italy An earless seal belonging to the subfamily Monachinae . The type species is Monotherium gaudini ( Guiscardi , 1870 )
Pannonictis baroniensis Sp . nov Valid Rook et al Pleistocene Italy A member of the family Mustelidae belonging to the subfamily Ictonychinae and to the tribe Galictini
Panthera balamoides Sp . nov In press Stinnesbeck et al Pleistocene Mexico A species of Panthera . Announced in 2018 ; the final version of the article naming it is not published yet
Procyon gipsoni Sp . nov Valid Emmert & Short Blancan United States ( Florida ) A species of Procyon
Procyon megalokolos Sp . nov Valid Emmert & Short Blancan United States ( Florida ) A species of Procyon
Tchadailurus Gen. et sp . nov Valid De Bonis et al Late Miocene Chad A member of the family Felidae belonging to the subfamily Machairodontinae . The type species is T. adei
Eutherians -- Carnivorans
This article records new taxa of fossil mammals that were described during the year 2018, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to the paleontology of mammals in the year 2018.