Merialus

Extinct genus of mammals

Merialus
Temporal range: Early Eocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Cimolesta
Suborder:
Pantolesta
Family:
Paroxyclaenidae
Subfamily:
Merialinae
Genus:
Merialus
Species:
M. martinae
Binomial name
Merialus martinae
Russell and Godinot, 1988

Merialus is a genus of extinct squirrel-like mammals belonging to the order Cimolesta.

Taxonomy

There are two species of Merialus recognized so far, M. martinae and M. bruneti. Both have been found in Ypresian-age deposits in the Paris Basin.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ D. E. Russell and M. Godinot. 1988. The Paroxyclaenidae (Mammalia) and a new form from the early Eocene of Palette, France. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 62(3/4):319-331
  2. ^ Floréal Solé; Olivia Plateau; Kévin Le Verger; Alain Phélizon (2019). New paroxyclaenid mammals from the early Eocene of the Paris Basin (France) shed light on the origin and evolution of these endemic European cimolestans. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology Online edition. doi:10.1080/14772019.2018.1551248.
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Leptictidium nasutum

Palaeosinopa didelphoides Wortmania otariidens

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Taxon identifiers
Merialus


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