Teilhardimys, KRETZOI & KRETZOI, 2000

Hooker, Jerry J. & Russell, Donald E., 2012, Early Palaeogene Louisinidae (Macroscelidea, Mammalia), their relationships and north European diversity, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 164 (4), pp. 856-936 : 912

GENUS TEILHARDIMYS KRETZOI & KRETZOI, 2000

Type species: Teilhardimys musculus ( Teilhard de Chardin, 1927) , early Ypresian, Neustrian ELMA, Zone PEI, Eocene, Dormaal, Belgium, Kyson, Ferry Cliff, UK, Pourcy, France;?including Teilhardimys cf. musculus , late Thanetian, Cernaysian ELMA, Tendruy, Spain (López-Martínez & Peláez- Campomanes, 1999).

Referred species: Teilhardimys reisi ( Antunes, Estravis & Russell, 1987) comb. nov., early Ypresian, Neustrian ELMA, Zone PEII?, Silveirinha, Portugal; Te. brisswalteri sp. nov., late Thanetian, Cernaysian ELMA, Cernay, Berru.

Diagnosis: Small louisinines. P 4 with neoformed metaconule. P 4 buccal cusps crested. M 1 with: hypocone subequal to protocone (shared with Louisina and Dipavali ). Parastyle high on M 1–3. M 1 with: hypoconid more than half height of protoconid; entoconid subequal to metaconid (shared with Louisina ).

Comment on nomenclature: Teilhardimys Kretzoi & Kretzoi, 2000 is a replacement name for Microhyus Teilhard de Chardin, 1927 (not 1928 as given by Kretzoi & Kretzoi, 2000: 401), which is preoccupied by Microhyus Leconte, 1876 , a curculionid beetle ( Leconte, 1876: 237–238).