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Merialus Temporal range: Early Eocene
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Cimolesta
Family:	†Paroxyclaenidae
Subfamily:	†Merialinae
Genus:	†Merialus Russell & Godinot, 2019
Type species
†M. martinae Russell & 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

^ 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
^ 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.

Eutheria

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria

Synapsida

- see Synapsida

Cynodontia

- see Cynodontia

Mammalia

see Mammalia
Eutheria	see below↓

Eutheria

Ferrequitherium
Horolodectes

†Leptictida

Gypsonictopidae	Gypsonictops Sikuomys
Pseudorhyncocyonidae	Diaphyodectes Leptictidium Phakodon Pseudorhyncocyon
Leptictidae	Amphigyion Blacktops Gallolestes Ictopidium Labes Lainodon Leptictis Leptonysson Megaleptictis Myrmecoboides Ongghonia Palaeictops Praolestes Prodiacodon Protictops Wania

†Palaeoryctidae

†Pantolesta

Paroxyclaenidae	Dulcidon Euhookeria Fratrodon Kiinkerishella Kopidodon Merialus Paraspaniella Paroxyclaenus Pugiodens Sororodon Spaniella Vulpavoides
Pantolestidae	Amaramnis Aphronorus Bessoecetor Bisonalveus Bogdia Bouffinomus Buxolestes Chadronia Coriphagus Cryptopithecus Dyspterna Galethylax Gobipithecus Kochictis Oboia Pagonomus Palaeosinopa Pantolestes Pentacodon Thelysia Todralestes

†Taeniodonta

Schowalteria
Conoryctidae	Conoryctella Conoryctes Huerfanodon
Onychodectidae	Onychodectes
Stylinodontidae	Ectoganus Psittacotherium Stylinodon Wortmania