2018 in mammal paleontology
Rodents
A study on the late Miocene rodents of the Iberoccitanian Region (Iberian Peninsula and southern France), aiming to identify the rodent metacommunities and to analyse their reactions to environmental changes, is published by Blanco et al.

2018 in mammal paleontology

Section Title: Rodents
Table Section Text: A study on the late Miocene rodents of the Iberoccitanian Region (Iberian Peninsula and southern France), aiming to identify the rodent metacommunities and to analyse their reactions to environmental changes, is published by Blanco et al.

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images

Aepyocricetus	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Li et al.	Pliocene	Zanda Basin	China	A hamster. Genus includes new species A. liuae.

Allosminthus gobiensis	Sp. nov	Valid	Li	Paleogene	China	A member of the family Dipodidae.

Bustrania	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	De Bruijn et al.	Eocene	Serbia	A member of Muroidea belonging to the subfamily Pappocricetodontinae. The type species is B. dissimile.

Cholamys	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Pérez et al.	Deseadan	Salla beds	Bolivia	A New World porcupine. Genus includes new species C. tetralophodonta.

Douglassciurus oaxacaensis	Sp. nov	Valid	Ferrusquia-Villafranca et al.	Eocene	Yolomécatl Formation	Mexico	A sciurid rodent.

Eoincamys parvus	Sp. nov	Valid	Boivin et al.	Early Oligocene	Pozo Formation	Peru	Possibly a member of Chinchilloidea.

Eoincamys valverdei	Sp. nov	Valid	Boivin et al.	Early Oligocene	Pozo Formation	Peru	Possibly a member of Chinchilloidea.

Eumyarion gordesensis	Sp. nov	Valid	Pelaez-Campomanes et al.	Early Miocene	Turkey	A member of the family Muridae.

Euroxenomys nanus	Sp. nov	Valid	Mörs & Tomida	Early Miocene	Nakamura Formation	Japan	A member of the family Castoridae.

Gregorymys veloxikua	Sp. nov	Valid	Jiménez-Hidalgo, Guerrero-Arenas & Smith	Eocene (Chadronian)	Mexico	A member of Geomyidae.

Karydomys strati	Sp. nov	Valid	López‐Antoñanzas et al.	Miocene	Keramia Formation	Greece	A species of Karydomys.

Kichkasteiromys	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Boivin et al.	Early Oligocene	Pozo Formation	Peru	A member of Erethizontoidea. The type species is K. raimondii.

Kraglievichimys	Gen. et comb. nov	Valid	Barbière, Ortiz & Pardiñas	Pliocene	Monte Hermoso Formation	Argentina	A sigmodontine rodent; a new genus for "Auliscomys" formosus Reig (1978).

Lapazomys	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Pérez et al.	Deseadan	Salla beds	Bolivia	A caviomorph rodent related to the group Octodontoidea. Genus includes new species L. hartenbergeri.

Leggadina irvini	Sp. nov	Valid	Cramb, Price & Hocknull	Age uncertain, likely Middle or Late Pleistocene	Australia	A species of Leggadina.

Leggadina webbi	Sp. nov	Valid	Cramb, Price & Hocknull	Middle Pleistocene	Australia	A species of Leggadina.

Mayomys	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Boivin et al.	Early Oligocene	Pozo Formation	Peru	A member of Octodontoidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is M. confluens.

Microparamys solis	Sp. nov	Valid	Dawson & Constenius	Middle Eocene	Kishenehn Formation	United States ( Montana)

Migraveramus lavocati	Sp. nov	Valid	Pérez et al.	Deseadan	Salla beds	Bolivia	A caviomorph rodent related to the group Octodontoidea.

Mogilia	Gen. et 2 sp. nov	Valid	Wessels et al.	Eocene and early Oligocene	Serbia	A member of the family Muridae belonging to the subfamily Melissiodontinae. The type species is M.

Namaparamys	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Mein & Pickford	Eocene (Ypresian/Lutetian)	Black Crow Limestone	Namibia	Possibly a relative of Reithroparamys. The type species is N. inexpectatus.

Nannocricetus qiui	Sp. nov	Valid	Li et al.	Pliocene	Zanda Basin	China	A hamster.

Neocavia pampeana	Sp. nov	Valid	Madozzo-Jaén et al.	Huayquerian	Cerro Azul Formation	Argentina	A member of Caviinae.

Orcemys	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Martin et al.	Early Pleistocene	Spain	A member of Arvicolidae. Genus includes new species O. giberti.

Paracricetodon gracilis	Sp. nov	Valid	Van de Weerd et al.	Early Oligocene	Serbia	A member of the family Muridae belonging to the subfamily Paracricetodontinae.

Paracricetodon stojanovici	Sp. nov	Valid	Van de Weerd et al.	Late Eocene and early Oligocene	Serbia	A member of the family Muridae belonging to the subfamily Paracricetodontinae.

Pararhizomys huaxiaensis	Sp. nov	Valid	Wang	Late Miocene	Linxia Basin	China	A member of the family Spalacidae belonging to the subfamily Tachyoryctoidinae and the tribe Pararhizomyini.

Pararhizomys longensis	Sp. nov	Valid	Wang	Late Miocene	Linxia Basin	China	A member of the family Spalacidae belonging to the subfamily Tachyoryctoidinae and the tribe Pararhizomyini.

Phenacomys europaeus	Sp. nov	Valid	Van Kolfschoten, Tesakov & Bell	Early Pleistocene (Gelasian)	Netherlands	A heather vole, the first known European member of the genus Phenacomys.

Protosteiromys pattersoni	Sp. nov	Valid	Pérez et al.	Deseadan	Salla beds	Bolivia	A New World porcupine.

Protozetamys	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Ferrusquia-Villafranca et al.	Late middle Eocene	Yolomécatl Formation	Mexico	A relative of Zetamys, assigned to the new family Zetamyidae; a possible member of Caviomorpha. Genus includes new species P.

Pseudorhizomys	Gen. et 4 sp. nov	Valid	Wang	Late Miocene	Linxia Basin	China	A member of the family Spalacidae belonging to the subfamily Tachyoryctoidinae and the tribe Pararhizomyini. Genus includes new species P.

Sallamys woodi	Sp. nov	Valid	Pérez et al.	Deseadan	Salla beds	Bolivia	A caviomorph rodent related to the group Octodontoidea.

Selvamys	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Boivin et al.	Early Oligocene	Pozo Formation	Peru	A member of Octodontoidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is S. paulus.

Shapajamys	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Boivin et al.	Early Oligocene	Pozo Formation	Peru	A member of Erethizontoidea. The type species is S. labocensis.

Simplomys hugi	Sp. nov	Valid	Prieto et al.	Miocene	Switzerland	A dormouse.

Tarapotomys	Gen. et 2 sp. nov	Valid	Boivin et al.	Early Oligocene	Pozo Formation	Peru	A member of Caviomorpha of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is T. subandinus; genus also includes T. mayoensis.

Tsaukhaebmys	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Pickford	Eocene (Ypresian/Lutetian)	Black Crow Limestone	Namibia	A member of the family Zegdoumyidae. The type species is T. calcareus.

Tufamys	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid	Pickford	Eocene (Bartonian, possibly Priabonian)	Eocliff Limestone	Namibia	A member of Hystricognathi belonging to the new family Tufamyidae. The type species is T. woodi.

Vasseuromys tectus	Sp. nov	Valid	Sinitsa & Nesin	Late Miocene	Ukraine	A dormouse belonging to the subfamily Leithiinae.

Witenia europea	Sp. nov	Valid	De Bruijn et al.	Eocene	Serbia	A member of Muroidea belonging to the subfamily Pappocricetodontinae.

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A study on the Eocene Yolomécatl Formation was published by Ferrusquía-Villafranca et al. in 2018.

final_sentence: A study on the Eocene Yolomécatl Formation was published by Ferrusquía-Villafranca et al. in 2018.