Mammals Georges Cuvier describes fossil from the Paris Basin. He determines that two particular taxa based on their fossils were similar to modern mammals such as tapirs, camels, or ruminants but otherwise were not close analogues. He names the perissodactyl Palaeotherium ("old beast") and the artiodactyl Anoplotherium ("unarmed beast").
New taxa
Taxon Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images Palaeotherium Gen. nov. Valid Cuvier Late Eocene Paris Basin Genus of equoid of the Palaeotheriidae, previously considered to be closely related to and resembling tapirs. Anoplotherium Gen. nov. Valid Cuvier Late Eocene Paris Basin Genus of artiodactyl belonging to the Anoplotheriidae, endemic to western Europe.
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