Paraspaniella
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Pantolesta |
| Family: | †Paroxyclaenidae |
| Genus: | †Paraspaniella |
| Species: | †P. gunnelli
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| †Paraspaniella gunnelli Solé et al., 2019
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Paraspaniella is an extinct genus of paroxyclaenid mammal that lived in France during the Ypresian stage of the Eocene epoch.
Description
Depending on the methodology employed, the body mass estimate for Paraspaniella gunnelli ranges from 0.735 kg to 1.640 kg.[1]
References
- ^ Solé, Floréal; Plateau, Olivia; Le Verger, Kévin; Phélizon, Alain (18 October 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. 17 (20): 1711–1743. doi:10.1080/14772019.2018.1551248. ISSN 1477-2019. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via Taylor and Francis Online.