2013 in paleontology
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Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils.[1] This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 2013.
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Plants[edit]
Cnidarians[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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| Sp. nov | Valid | Bromfield | Miocene | A stony coral, a species of Alveopora. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bromfield | Miocene | A stony coral, a species of Alveopora. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Chwieduk | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Cyathopsidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bromfield | Miocene | A stony coral, a species of Astreopora. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Löser, Castro & Nieto | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | A stony coral, a species of Aulastraea. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Chwieduk | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Aulophyllidae. The type species is B. crinisphyllia. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Niko & Adachi | Gionyama Formation | A tabulate coral belonging to the family Halysitidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bromfield | Miocene | A stony coral, a species of Caulastraea. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bromfield | Miocene | A stony coral, a species of Caulastraea. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bromfield | Miocene | A stony coral belonging to the family Faviidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bromfield | Miocene | A stony coral belonging to the family Faviidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bromfield | Miocene | A stony coral belonging to the family Faviidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bromfield | Miocene | A stony coral, a species of Euphyllia. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Chwieduk | A rugose coral belonging to the order Stauriida and the family Polycoeliidae. The type species is F. spitsbergensis; genus also includes "Sochkineophyllum" zavodovskyi Sokolov (1959).[6] | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Chwieduk | A rugose coral belonging to the order Stauriida and the family Kleopatrinidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bromfield | Miocene | A stony coral, a species of Galaxea. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bromfield | Pliocene | A stony coral, a species of Galaxea. | ||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Chwieduk | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Aulophyllidae. The type species is G. minor; genus also includes G. parvum. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Niko & Adachi | Gionyama Formation | A tabulate coral belonging to the family Halysitidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Niko & Adachi | Gionyama Formation | A tabulate coral belonging to the family Halysitidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Niko & Adachi | Gionyama Formation | A tabulate coral belonging to the family Halysitidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Chwieduk | A rugose coral belonging to the order Stauriida and the family Kleopatrinidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Chwieduk | A rugose coral belonging to the order Stauriida and the family Kleopatrinidae. | |||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Löser, Castro & Nieto | Early Cretaceous | A stony coral belonging to the group Heterocoeniina and the family Elasmocoeniidae. A new genus for "Pseudopistophyllum" quinqueseptatum Turnšek & Buser (1976). | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Chwieduk | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Antiphyllidae. The type species is K. pachyseptata. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bromfield | Miocene | A stony coral, a species of Leptoria. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bromfield | Miocene | A stony coral, a species of Leptoria. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bromfield | Miocene | Lau Group | A stony coral belonging to the family Agariciidae. | |||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Chwieduk | A rugose coral belonging to the order Stauriida and the suborder Aulophyllina. The type species is L. spitsbergensis; genus also includes L. longiseptatum. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bromfield | Miocene | A stony coral belonging to the family Pocilloporidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bromfield | Miocene | A stony coral belonging to the family Pocilloporidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Löser, Castro & Nieto | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | A stony coral, a species of Metaulastraea. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Löser, Castro & Nieto | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | A stony coral, a species of Mitrodendron. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bromfield | Miocene | A stony coral, a species of Montipora. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bromfield | Miocene | A stony coral, a species of Montipora. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bromfield | Early Pleistocene | A stony coral, a species of Montipora. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Niko, Ibaraki & Tazawa | Early Carboniferous | Omi Limestone | A tabulate coral belonging to the order Auloporida and the family Multithecoporidae. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Löser, Castro & Nieto | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | A stony coral, a species of Paraacanthogyra. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Löser | Cretaceous (Albian and Cenomanian[9]) | A stony coral belonging to the superfamily Eugyroidea and the family Eugyridae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bromfield | Miocene | A stony coral, a species of Platygyra. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Löser, Castro & Nieto | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | A stony coral belonging to the group Heterocoeniina and the family Elasmocoeniidae. The type species is Pleurodendron prebeticum. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Niko | Early Carboniferous | Akiyoshi Limestone Group | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Chwieduk | Carboniferous (Gzhelian) to Permian (Sakmarian) | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Bothrophyllidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Chwieduk | Carboniferous (Gzhelian) to Permian (Sakmarian) | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Bothrophyllidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Chwieduk | Carboniferous (Gzhelian) to Permian (Sakmarian) | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Bothrophyllidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Löser, Castro & Nieto | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | A stony coral, a species of Silingastraea. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Niko, Haikawa & Fujikawa | Akiyoshi Limestone Group | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bromfield | Early Pleistocene | A stony coral belonging to the family Mussidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Chwieduk | A rugose coral belonging to the order Stauriida and the family Lithostrotionidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Chwieduk | A rugose coral belonging to the order Stauriida and the family Lithostrotionidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bromfield | Miocene | A stony coral, a species of Turbinaria. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Chwieduk | Carboniferous (Gzhelian) and Permian (Sakmarian) | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Aulophyllidae. |
Arthropods[edit]
Bryozoans[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Gautier, Jackson & McKinney | Permian | An acanthocladiid bryozoan. The type species is Adlatipora fossulata. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Zágoršek & Gordon | Late Tortonian | Mut Basin | An ascophoran bryozoan. Its type species is Basyaylella elsae. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Dick et al. | Cretaceous (late Albian or early Cenomanian) | A cheilostome bryozoan. Originally described as a species of Charixa; Dick, Sakamoto & Komatsu (2018) transferred this species to the genus Kenocharixa.[15] | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Taylor & Calzada | A member of Malacostegina belonging to the family Electridae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Di Martino & Taylor | Late Cretaceous (Late Campanian or Maastrichtian) | United Arab Emirates–Oman border region | A species of Conopeum. | |||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Dick et al. | Cretaceous (late Albian or early Cenomanian) | A malacostegan. Genus contains two species: H. hayamiae and H. clusum. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Tolokonnikova | Early Carboniferous | A species of Heloclema. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Di Martino & Taylor | Late Cretaceous (Late Campanian or Maastrichtian) | United Arab Emirates–Oman border region | A species of Monoceratopora. | |||
| Ostrovskia[13] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Zágoršek & Gordon | Late Tortonian | Mut Basin | An ascophoran bryozoan. Its type species is Ostrovskia triforamina. | ||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Sonar & Gaikwad | Eocene (Lutetian) to Miocene (Burdigalian) | A member of Flustrina belonging to the family Poricellariidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Sonar & Gaikwad | Eocene (Lutetian) to Miocene (Burdigalian) | A member of Flustrina belonging to the family Poricellariidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Tolokonnikova | Early Carboniferous | A species of Primorella. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Sonar & Gaikwad | Oligocene (Chattian) | Maniyara Fort Formation | A member of Flustrina belonging to the family Steginoporellidae. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Sonar & Gaikwad | Miocene (Aquitanian) | A member of Flustrina belonging to the family Steginoporellidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Sonar & Gaikwad | Miocene (Burdigalian) | Chhasara Formation | A member of Flustrina belonging to the family Steginoporellidae. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Di Martino & Taylor | Late Cretaceous (Late Campanian or Maastrichtian) | United Arab Emirates–Oman border region | A species of Tyloporella. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Sonar & Gaikwad | Eocene (Lutetian) to Miocene (Burdigalian) | A member of Flustrina belonging to the family Vinculariidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Di Martino & Taylor | Late Cretaceous (Late Campanian or Maastrichtian) | United Arab Emirates–Oman border region | A species of Wilbertopora. |
Brachiopods[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subgen. et comb. nov | Valid | Rong et al. | Ordovician (Hirnantian and Katian) to Silurian (Aeronian) | Kosov Formation | A member of Plectambonitoidea belonging to the family Xenambonitidae. The type species is "Schuchertella" planissima Reed (1915); the subgenus also includes Aegiromena durbenensis Nikitin et al. (1980), "Chonetoidea" obliqua Jin & Chatterton (1997), Aegiromena ultima Havlíček (1967) and Aegiromena urbana Havlíček (1967). | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Rzhonsnitskaya in Modzalevskaya, Alvarez & Rzhonsnitskaya | A member of Athyridida belonging to the family Athyrididae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Rzhonsnitskaya in Modzalevskaya, Alvarez & Rzhonsnitskaya | A member of Athyridida belonging to the family Athyrididae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Rong et al. | A member of Strophomenoidea belonging to the family Sowerbyellidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Benedetto, Halpern & Inchausti | Late Ordovician (Hirnantian) | A species of Arenorthis. | ||||
| sp nov | Valid | Topper et al. | Lower Cambrian | A member of Paterinata, a species of Askepasma. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Xu | Ordovician (late Darriwilian) | A member of Dalmanelloidea belonging to the family Portranellidae. The type species is B. baoshanensis. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Madison | Ordovician | A member of Strophomenida. The type species is Biseptata briani. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Rong et al. | Anji Formation | A member of Enteletoidea belonging to the family Schizophoriidae. The type species is C. chunanensis. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Rong et al. | A member of the family Craniidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Rong et al. | A member of Orthoidea belonging to the family Hesperorthidae. | |||||
| Subgen. et sp. nov | Valid | Rong et al. | Silurian (Rhuddanian), possibly also Ordovician (Katian) | Anji Formation | A member of Strophomenoidea belonging to the family Eopholidostrophiidae. The type species is Eopholidostrophia (Megapholidostrophia) magnifica; the subgenus might also include Eopholidostrophia mediocostalis (Reed, 1905). | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Rong et al. | A member of Strophomenoidea belonging to the family Sowerbyellidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Rong et al. | A member of Spiriferida belonging to the family Eospiriferidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Popov & Cocks | A member of Spiriferida belonging to the family Eospiriferidae. | |||||
| Subgen. nov | Valid | Rong et al. | Ordovician (Katian and Hirnantian) | Changwu Formation | A member of Spiriferida belonging to the family Eospiriferidae. The type species is Eospirifer praecursor Rong, Zhan & Han (1994). | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Rong et al. | A member of Dalmanelloidea belonging to the family Dicoelosiidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Rong et al. | A member of Orthotetida belonging to the family Chilidiopsidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Calzada, Maza & Moreno | A member of the family Dallinidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Rong et al. | A member of Orthoidea belonging to the family Hesperorthidae. | |||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Popov & Cocks | Qarabil Limestone | A member of Spiriferida belonging to the family Hedeinopsidae. The type species is I. qarabilensis. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Vörös | ||||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Rong et al. | A member of Strophomenoidea belonging to the family Strophomenidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Popov in Ghobadi Pour et al. | A member of Strophomenida belonging to the group Strophomenoidea and the family Rafinesquinidae. | |||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Feldman | Middle Triassic (early Ladinian) | A zeilleriid terebratulid. The type species is Menathyris wilsoni. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Rong et al. | A member of Dalmanelloidea belonging to the family Rhipidomellidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Zhang et al. | Late Permian (Changhsingian) | A member of Rugosochonetidae, a species of Neochonetes. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Zhang et al. | Late Permian (Changhsingian) | A member of Rugosochonetidae, a species of Neochonetes. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Zhang et al. | Late Permian (Changhsingian) | A member of Rugosochonetidae, a species of Neochonetes. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Zhang et al. | Late Permian (Changhsingian) | A member of Rugosochonetidae, a species of Neochonetes. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Wright & Garratt | Late Silurian | Florence Quartzite | A member of Rhynchonellida belonging to the family Hebetoechiidae. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Wright & Garratt | Late Silurian | Mount Ida Formation | A member of Rhynchonellida belonging to the family Hebetoechiidae. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Zhan et al. | A member of Strophomenoidea belonging to the family Strophomenidae. The type species is O. plana. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Zhan et al. | Ordovician (Darriwilian) | Chiatsun Group | A member of the family Orthidae. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Benedetto, Halpern & Inchausti | Late Ordovician (Hirnantian) | Possibly a species of Plectothyrella. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Zhan et al. | A member of Strophomenoidea belonging to the family Glyptomenidae. The type species is P. globula. | |||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Colmenar, Villas & Vizcaïno | Late Ordovician | A platyorthid. The type species is Proclinorthis vailhanensis. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bassett et al. | Middle Ordovician (Darriwilian) | A member of Craniida, a species of Pseudocrania. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Xu | Ordovician (late Darriwilian) | A member of Orthoidea belonging to the new family Pupiaoiidae. The type species is P. pupiaoensis. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Blodgett et al. | A gypidulinid brachiopod. Genus includes new species S. santuccii. | |||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Zhan et al. | A member of Strophomenoidea belonging to the family Rafinesquinidae. The type species is S. elongata. | |||||
| Gen. et comb. et sp. nov | Valid | Vörös | Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous (Tithonian to Berriasian) | A pygopid terebratulid. A new genus for "Terebratula" misilmerensis Gemmellaro (1871); genus also contains the new species Sphenope bifida. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Rong et al. | ||||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Zhang et al. | Late Permian (Changhsingian) | A member of Rugosochonetidae, a species of Tethyochonetes. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Zhang et al. | Late Permian (Changhsingian) | A member of Rugosochonetidae, a species of Tethyochonetes. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Rong et al. | Ordovician (Hirnantian) and Silurian (Rhuddanian) | Anji Formation | A member of Dalmanelloidea belonging to the family Dalmanellidae. The type species is Y. yui. |
Molluscs[edit]
Echinoderms[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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| Sp. nov | Valid | Kroh et al. | Miocene | An abertellid sand dollar, a species of Abertella. | ||||
| Gen. et 4 sp. nov | Valid | Thuy & Meyer | Jurassic (Toarcian to Kimmeridgian)[42] | An ophiacanthid brittle star. The type species is Alternacantha occulta; genus also includes A. schwermannorum, A. arges and A. dilionessa.[42] | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Zamora | Middle Cambrian | An edrioasteroid. The type species is Aragocystites belli. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Smith | Santonian | A spatangoid. The type species is Bathyovulaster disjunctus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Müller, Hahn and Bohatý | Middle Devonian | An agelacrinitid edrioasteroid. The type species is Bellastrella eifeliana. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thompson, Ausich & Smith | Early Devonian (Emsian) | A crinoid, a species of Ctenocrinus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Saucede et al. | Middle Jurassic (late Callovian) | An echinoid, a species of Cyclolampas. | ||||
| Gen. et 3 sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Thuy | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. The type species is D. leonorae; genus also includes new species D. pattyana and D. carli, as well as "Ophiocten" seeweni Kutscher & Hary (1991). | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. | |||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | Triassic (Anisian and Carnian) and Early Jurassic (late Sinemurian to early Pliensbachian) | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. The type species is E. hagdorni; genus also includes E. imminens. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Thuy, Marty & Comment | Late Jurassic (late Oxfordian) | An ophiolepidid brittle star. The type species is Eozonella bergeri. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | Felsöörs Formation | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. The type species is E. paciphila. | ||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | Middle Jurassic (Bajocian-Bathonian boundary) to Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. The type species is G. teckliformis; genus also includes G. touertensis. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Zamora, Rahman & Smith | Middle Cambrian | A basal cinctan echinoderm. The type species is Graciacystis ambigua. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thompson, Ausich & Smith | Early Devonian (Emsian) | A crinoid, a species of Griphocrinus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Thuy & Meyer | Early[42] and Middle Jurassic | An ophiacanthid brittle star. The type species is Hanshessia trochitophila. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. | |||||
| Gen. et comb. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. The type species is "Ophiopholis" trispinosa Hess (1965); genus also includes new species I. hirokoae and I. fuersichi. | |||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Thuy, Marty & Comment | Late Jurassic (late Oxfordian) | An ophiacanthid brittle star. The type species is Juracantha hottingeri. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Rozhnov | Middle Ordovician | A member of Parablastoidea. The type species is Kosachenkoastrus volkhovensis. | ||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | Jurassic (late Sinemurian to Kimmeridgian) | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. The type species is K. mira; genus also includes K. ampla. | ||||
| Gen. et 9 sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Thuy | Jurassic and Early Cretaceous (late Sinemurian to Albian) | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. The type species is L. hystricarboris; genus also includes L. caeloscopus, L. coreytaylori, L. etteri, L. lukenederi, L. mastodon, L. mathcore, L. wolfii and L. varuna, as well as "Sinosura" fasciata Kutscher & Villier (2003). | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Thompson, Ausich & Smith | Early Devonian (Emsian) | A crinoid. The type species is Lutocrinus boliviaensis. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Krivicich, Ausich & Keyes | A crinoid. | |||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Thuy | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. The type species is "Ophiomyxa" curvata Kutscher & Jagt (2000). | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bohatý & Hein | Devonian | A camerate crinoid belonging to the group Monobathrida and the family Hexacrinitidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Chen & Han | A member of Stylophora. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | Late Cretaceous (late Campanian) | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. | |||||
| Gen. et comb. et sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | Jurassic and Cretaceous (late Sinemurian to Maastrichtian) |
| A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. The type species is "Ophiacantha" constricta Hess (1966); genus also includes "Ophiacantha" danica Rasmussen (1952) and "Ophiacantha" dorecki Hess (1962), as well as new species O. stans. | |||
| Gen. et 2 sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Thuy | Late Jurassic and Cretaceous (Oxfordian to Maastrichtian) | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. The type species is O. acklesi; genus also includes new species O. irimurai, as well as "Hemieuryale" argoviensis Hess (1966) and "Ophiosmilax" alternatus Kutscher & Jagt (2000). | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | Early Jurassic (late Sinemurian to late Pliensbachian) | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. The type species is O. watsoni. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | Early Cretaceous (latest Aptian to earliest Albian) | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | Early Jurassic (late Sinemurian to early Pliensbachian) | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | Early Cretaceous (latest Aptian to earliest Albian) | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | Early Cretaceous (latest Aptian to earliest Albian) | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. | ||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | Middle Jurassic (Callovian) to Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian) | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. The type species is O. beneficarum; genus also includes O. stevenwilsoni. | ||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Thuy & Schulz | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. The type species is "Ophiurites" crinitus Quenstedt (1876). | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy & Meyer | Middle Jurassic | An ophiomycetid brittle star, a species of Ophiotholia. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | Early Cretaceous (latest Aptian to earliest Albian) | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Osborn, Mooi & Ciampaglio | A sand dollar belonging to the group Scutellina and the family Protoscutellidae. | |||||
| Sp nov | Valid | Nardin & Bohatý | Devonian (Eifelian) | A blastozoan belonging to the family Pleurocystitidae. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | Early Jurassic (late Sinemurian to early Pliensbachian) | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. The type species is R. dissidens. | ||||
| Sp nov | Valid | Sumrall, Heredia, Rodríguez & Mestre | Silurian (lower Ludlow) | A rhenopyrgid edrioasteroid, a species of Rhenopyrgus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae. The type species is S. archetypa. | |||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov. | Valid | Prokop | Devonian (Pragian, Emsian and Eifelian) | A crinoid belonging to the group Disparida, possibly a member of the family Myelodactylidae. The type species is Simakocrinus facilis sp. nov (col.); genus also contains Simakocrinus diligens sp. nov (col.). |
Conodonts[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sp nov | Valid | Zeballo & Albanesi | Late Cambrian (late Furongian) or early Ordovician (Tremadocian) | A species of Acanthodus. | ||||
| Sp nov | Valid | Zeballo & Albanesi | Late Cambrian (late Furongian) or early Ordovician (Tremadocian) | A species of Acanthodus. | ||||
| Sp nov | Valid | Zeballo & Albanesi | Late Cambrian (late Furongian) or early Ordovician (Tremadocian) | A species of Acodus. | ||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic (late Carnian to early Norian) | A gondolellid ozarkodinid. The type species is Acuminatella acuminata; genus also contains Acuminatella angusta. | ||||
| Subsp nov | Valid | Kononova & Weyer | Devonian (late Famennian) | A subspecies of Bispathodus ultimus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic (late Carnian) | A gondolellid ozarkodinid, a species of Carnepigondolella. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic (late Carnian) | A gondolellid ozarkodinid, a species of Carnepigondolella. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Lee | Cambrian | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | Ordovician | Lower Klimoli Formation | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Ishida, Suzuki & Inada | Carboniferous (middle–late Bashkirian to early Moscovian) | Ko-yama Limestone Group | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Rosscoe & Barrick | Carboniferous | Exline Limestone | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Rosscoe & Barrick | Carboniferous | Hushpuckney Shale | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Rosscoe & Barrick | Carboniferous | Hushpuckney Shale | ||||
| Sp nov | Valid | Zeballo & Albanesi | Late Cambrian (late Furongian) or early Ordovician (Tremadocian) | A species of Kallidontus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic (late Carnian) | A gondolellid ozarkodinid. The type species is Kraussodontus peteri. | ||||
| Sp nov | Valid | Wang in Zhou et al. | Permian (probably Wordian) | A species of Mesogondolella. | ||||
| Sp nov | Valid | Wang in Zhou et al. | Permian (probably Wordian) | A species of Mesogondolella. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Karádi, Kozur & Görögt | Late Triassic (late Carnian and early Norian) | Csővár Limestone Formation | ||||
| Nom. nov | Valid | Bardashev & Bardasheva | Middle Devonian (Givetian) | A replacement name for Muellerina Bardashev & Bardasheva (2012) (preoccupied). | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Tolmacheva | Middle Ordovician | The type species is Naimanodus degtyarevi. | ||||
| Sp nov | Valid | Kononova & Weyer | Devonian (late Famennian) | A species of Neopolygnathus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Aldridge et al. | Late Ordovician | Soom Shale Member, Cedarberg Formation | A member of Prioniodontida belonging to the family Balognathidae. The type species is Notiodella keblon. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Karádi, Kozur & Görögt | Late Triassic (early Norian) | Csővár Limestone Formation | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Savage | Late Devonian | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Savage | Late Devonian | |||||
| Subsp. nov | Valid | Savage | Late Devonian | |||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic (late Carnian to early Norian) | A gondolellid ozarkodinid. The type species is Parapetella prominens. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Savage | Late Devonian | |||||
| Subsp. nov | Valid | Savage | Late Devonian | |||||
| Subsp. nov | Valid | Savage | Late Devonian | |||||
| Subsp. nov | Valid | Savage | Late Devonian | |||||
| Subsp. nov | Valid | Savage | Late Devonian | |||||
| Subsp. nov | Valid | Savage | Late Devonian | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Gholamalian et al. | Devonian | A species of Polygnathus. | ||||
| Sp nov | Valid | Klapper & Vodrážková | Devonian | A species of Polygnathus. | ||||
| Gen. et comb. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic (late Carnian to early Norian) | A gondolellid ozarkodinid. A new genus for "Epigondolella" primitia Mosher (1970); genus also contains new species Primatella asymmetrica and Primatella conservativa. | ||||
| Subsp. nov | Valid | Savage | Late Devonian | |||||
| Subsp. nov | Valid | Savage | Late Devonian | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Savage | Late Devonian | |||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic (late Carnian) | A gondolellid ozarkodinid. The type species is Quadralella lobata. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Savage | Late Devonian | |||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Zeballo & Albanesi | Early Ordovician | A new genus for "Utahconus" humahuacensis Albanesi and Aceñolaza (2005). | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Voldman, Albanesi & Zeballo in Voldman et al. | Early Ordovician | Originally described as a possible species of Trapezognathus; subsequently made the type species of a separate genus Zentagnathus.[76] | ||||
| Sp nov | Valid | Zeballo & Albanesi | Late Cambrian (late Furongian) or early Ordovician (Tremadocian) | A species of Utahconus. | ||||
| Sp nov | Valid | Zeballo & Albanesi | Late Cambrian (late Furongian) or early Ordovician (Tremadocian) | A species of Utahconus. | ||||
| Sp nov | Valid | Zeballo & Albanesi | Late Cambrian (late Furongian) or early Ordovician (Tremadocian) | A species of Utahconus. | ||||
| Sp nov | Valid | Zeballo & Albanesi | Late Cambrian (late Furongian) or early Ordovician (Tremadocian) | A species of Variabiloconus. |
Fishes[edit]
Amphibians[edit]
Research[edit]
- Laloy et al. (2013) reinterpret the Eocene frog species Rana cadurcorum from the Quercy Phosphorites (France) as a junior synonym of Thaumastosaurus gezei.[77]
Newly named temnospondyls[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sp. nov | Valid | Holmes, Berman & Anderson | A dissorophid, a species of Broiliellus. | |||||
| Sp nov | Valid | Sulej & Niedźwiedzki | Late Olenekian | A species of Parotosuchus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Maddin et al. | Early Permian | A dissorophid. The type species is Reiszerpeton renascentis. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Schoch & Sues | Early Permian | A dissorophid. The type species is Scapanops neglecta. | ||||
| Sp nov | Valid | Anderson & Bolt | Early Permian | A species of Tersomius. | ||||
| Sp nov | Valid | Milner & Schoch | Early Permian | A species of Trimerorhachis. |
Newly named lepospondyls[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sp. nov | Valid | Glienke | Early Permian (Rotliegend) | A species of Batropetes. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Huttenlocker et al. | Early Permian | A recumbirostran. The type species is Huskerpeton englehorni. | ||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Huttenlocker et al. | Early Permian | A recumbirostran, a new genus for "Euryodus" bonneri. |
Newly named lissamphibians[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Henrici, Báez & Grande | Early Eocene (Wasatchian) | A relative of parsley frogs. The type species is Aerugoamnis paulus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Folie et al. | Early Eocene | A bombinatorid. Its type species is Eobarbourula delfinoi. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Báez | Early Cretaceous (late Barremian) | A relative of the family Pipidae. The type species is Gracilibatrachus avallei. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Báez | Early Cretaceous (late Barremian) | A close relative of the genus Discoglossus. The type species is Iberobatrachus angelae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Schoch & Rasser | Miocene | A newt related to the Alpine newt. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Folie et al. | Early Eocene | A possible rhacophorid. Its type species is Indorana prasadi. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Worthy et al. | Early Miocene | A member of Leiopelmatidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Worthy et al. | Early Miocene | A member of Leiopelmatidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Dong et al. | Early Cretaceous (Barremian) | An anuran of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Liaobatrachus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Demar | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | A mudpuppy. The type species is Paranecturus garbanii. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Vasilyan et al. | Miocene | A relative of cryptobranchids. The type species is Ukrainurus hypsognathus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Sweetman & Gardner | Barremian | An albanerpetontid. |
Turtles[edit]
Research[edit]
- A study on the anatomy of the brain and inner ear of the Jurassic turtle Plesiochelys etalloni is published by Paulina Carabajal et al. (2013).[95]
Newly named turtles[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sp. nov | Valid | Danilov et al. | Late Eocene | An adocid, a species of Adocus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hutchison | Early Paleocene (Puercan) | A trionychid. The type species is Atoposemys entopteros. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Weems & Knight | Late Oligocene | A podocnemidid pleurodiran, a species of Bairdemys. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Sullivan, Jasinski & Lucas | Late Campanian | A nanhsiungchelyid turtle, a species of Basilemys. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Tong & Meylan | Early Paleocene | A cryptodiran closely related to Sandownia. The type species is Brachyopsemys tingitana. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Pérez-García & Murelaga | Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian or Barremian) | Cameros Basin | A member of Pan-Cryptodira (the clade containing living cryptodirans and all turtles sharing a more recent common ancestor with them than with pleurodirans), possibly a xinjiangchelyid. The type species is Camerochelys vilanovai. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hutchison | Early Eocene (Wasatchian) | A turtle of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Originally described as a platysternid, but subsequently argued to be a member of Kinosternoidea.[102] The type species is Cardichelyon rogerwoodi. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Gmira et al. | Pliocene | A tortoise, possibly a species of Centrochelys. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Brinkman et al. | Early Cretaceous | A member of (likely paraphyletic) group "Macrobaenidae". The type species is Changmachelys bohlini. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Yates | Late Miocene | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Zacarías et al. | Late Pleistocene (58–22 ka) | A tortoise, a species of Chelonoidis. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Weems & George | Miocene | A relative of the painted turtle. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Naksri et al. | Late Middle or early Late Miocene | An Asian box turtle. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Weems & George | Miocene | A tortoise, a species of Floridemys. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hirayama, Isaji & Hibino | Early Cretaceous | A turtle of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Originally considered to be a relative of trionychids; Skutschas et al. (2017) considered it to be either a pan-trionychian (sister taxon to Trionychia) or a pan-carettochelyid.[110] The type species is Kappachelys okurai. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Disputed | Sereno & ElShafie | Aptian or Albian | An araripemydid pleurodiran. The type species is Laganemys tenerensis. Pérez-García (2019) considered this species to be a junior synonym of Taquetochelys decorata.[112] | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Pérez-García & de Lapparent de Broin | Eocene (Ypresian) | A podocnemidid, a species of Neochelys. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Larson et al. | Santonian | A neurankyline baenid, a species of Neurankylus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Georgalis et al. | Early Miocene | A pleurodiran, a member of Podocnemidoidea. The type species is Nostimochelone lampra. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Takahashi et al. | Early middle Miocene | |||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bardet et al. | Late Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian) | Oulad Abdoun Basin | A relative of dermochelyids and protostegids. The type species is Ocepechelon bouyai. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Danilov & Sukhanov | Late Paleocene | A basal member of Testudinoidea. The type species is Paramongolemys khosatzkyi. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Hutchison | Early Eocene (Wasatchian) | A relative of trionychids, a species of Planetochelys. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hutchison | Early Eocene (Wasatchian) | The earliest North American emydid. The type species is Psilosemys wyomingensis. | ||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Sullivan, Jasinski & Lucas | Late Campanian | A baenid cryptodiran, a new genus for "Baena" ornata Gilmore (1935). | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Li et al. | Late Cretaceous | A lindholmemydid testudinoid. The type species is Shandongemys dongwuica. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Tong & Brinkman | Early Cretaceous | A sinemydid cryptodiran, a species of Sinemys. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Smith & Kear | Early or middle Albian | A meiolaniid-like turtle. The type species is Spoochelys ormondea. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Gmira et al. | Pliocene | |||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Sterli, de la Fuente & Cerda | Late Cretaceous (late Campanian to early Maastrichtian) | A relative of meiolaniid. The type species is Trapalcochelys sulcata. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hutchison | Maastrichtian to early Paleocene (Puercan) | A chelydrid. The type species is Tullochelys montanus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bourque | Late Oligocene (early Arikareean) | A kinosternid, a species of Xenochelys. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Brinkman et al. | Late Middle or early Late Jurassic | A species of Xinjiangchelys. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Rabi et al. | Middle Jurassic | A species of Xinjiangchelys. |
Thalattosaurs[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Zhao et al. | Triassic | A thalattosaurid thalattosaur. The type species is Concavispina biseridens |
Ichthyopterygians[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sp. nov | Valid | Chen et al. | Early Triassic | A species of Chaohusaurus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cuthbertson, Russell & Anderson | Early Triassic | A grippidian. The type species is Gulosaurus helmi. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Fischer et al. | Early Cretaceous (late Hauterivian to Barremian) | A basal member of Thunnosauria. The type species is Malawania anachronus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Ji, Jiang & Motani in Yang et al. | ||||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Fröbisch et al. | Middle Triassic | A merriamosaur ichthyosaur. The type species is Thalattoarchon saurophagis |
Lepidosauromorphs[edit]
Newly named sauropterygians[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Vincent, Bardet & Mattioli | Pliensbachian | A pliosaurid. The type species is Cryonectes neustriacus | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Disputed | Hampe | Early Cretaceous (Berriasian) | A member of Plesiosauroidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement,[134] possibly a leptocleidid[133] or an elasmosaurid.[135] The type species is Gronausaurus wegneri. Sachs, Hornung & Kear (2016) considered it to be a junior synonym of Brancasaurus brancai.[134] | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Schumacher, Carpenter & Everhart | Late Cretaceous (middle Turonian) | A pliosaurid. The type species is Megacephalosaurus eulerti. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Neenan, Klein & Scheyer | Early Middle Triassic | A relative of placodonts. The type species is Palatodonta bleekeri. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Benson et al. | Late Jurassic | Kimmeridge Clay Formation | A pliosaurid, a species of Pliosaurus | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Benson et al. | Late Jurassic | Kimmeridge Clay Formation | A pliosaurid, a species of Pliosaurus | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Benson et al. | Late Jurassic | Kimmeridge Clay Formation | A pliosaurid, a species of Pliosaurus | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Diedrich | Middle Triassic (Anisian) | A pachypleurosaur, a species of Serpianosaurus. |
Newly named rhynchocephalians[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Martínez et al. | Late Triassic | An opisthodontian rhynchocephalian. The type species is Sphenotitan leyesi. |
Newly named lizards[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Nydam, Rowe & Cifelli | Late Cretaceous (late Campanian, Judithian) | A member of Scincomorpha of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Apsgnathus triptodon. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Houssaye et al. | Early Cretaceous (Barremian or Aptian) | Cameros Basin | An anguimorph lizard, possibly a varanoid. The type species is Arcanosaurus ibericus. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Smith & Gauthier | Early Eocene | A member of Glyptosaurinae, a species of Arpadosaurus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Head et al. | Late middle Eocene (37.2 ± 1.3 Ma) | An iguanian lizard related to the genus Uromastyx. The type species is Barbaturex morrisoni. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Nydam | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A member of Polyglyphanodontinae, a species of Bicuspidon. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Folie, Smith & Smith | Early Eocene | An amphisbaenian. The type species is Blanosaurus primeocaenus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Folie, Smith & Smith | Late Paleocene | Originally described as an amphisbaenian; Čerňanský & Vasilyan (2024) tentatively assigned it to the family Lacertidae.[146] The type species is Camptognathosaurus parisiensis. Čerňanský & Vasilyan (2024) considered C. parisiensis to be a junior synonym of "Glyptosaurus" walbeckensis Kuhn (1940), but maintained Camptognathosaurus as a distinct genus, resulting in a new combination Camptognathosaurus walbeckensis.[146] | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Nydam, Rowe & Cifelli | Late Cretaceous (late Campanian, Judithian) | A night lizard. The type species is Catactegenys solaster. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Longrich, Bhullar & Gauthier | Late Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian) | A platynotan lizard of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Cemeterius monstrosus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Nydam | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A member of Anguimorpha related to xenosaurids. The type species is Cnodontosaurus suchockii. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Junior homonym | Nydam | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A member of Scincomorpha of uncertain phylogenetic placement, assigned by Nydam (2013) to an informal paramacellodid-cordylid grade.[144] The type species is Dakotasaurus gillettorum. The generic name turned out to be preoccupied by Dakotasaurus Branson & Mehl (1932); the lizard genus was subsequently renamed Dakotaseps.[149] | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Alifanov | Late Cretaceous | A phrynosomatid lizard. The type species is Desertiguana gobiensis. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Makádi | Late Cretaceous (Santonian) | A member of Polyglyphanodontinae. The type species is Distortodon rhomboideus. | ||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Smith & Gauthier | Early Eocene | A relative of species belonging to the genus Xenosaurus. Genus contains two species: Entomophontes incrustatus and Entomophontes hutchisoni. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Páramo | Campanian | A mosasaur, a new species of Eonatator. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Smith & Gauthier | Early Eocene | A member of Glyptosaurinae, a species of Glyptosaurus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Rana et al. | Early Eocene (early to middle Ypresian) | A member of Priscagamidae. The type species is Heterodontagama borsukae. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Rana et al. | Early Eocene (early to middle Ypresian) | A member of Agamidae. The type species is Indiagama gujarata. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Longrich, Bhullar & Gauthier | Late Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian) | A squamate of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Lamiasaura ferox. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Longrich, Bhullar & Gauthier | Late Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian) | A scincomorph lizard of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Lonchisaurus trichurus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Nydam | Late Cretaceous (Santonian) | A member of Scincomorpha of uncertain phylogenetic placement, assigned by Nydam (2013) to an informal paramacellodid-cordylid grade.[144] The type species is Monocnemodon syphakos. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Longrich, Bhullar & Gauthier | Late Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian) | A polyglyphanodontian lizard of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Obamadon gracilis. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Nydam | Late Cretaceous | A member of Anguidae, a species of Odaxosaurus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Smith & Gauthier | Early Eocene | A night lizard, a species of Palaeoxantusia. | ||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Smith & Gauthier | Early Eocene | A night lizard. Genus contains two species: Palepidophyma paradisa and Palepidophyma lilliputiana. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Nydam | Late Cretaceous | A member of Platynota of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Parasaniwa. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Longrich, Bhullar & Gauthier | Late Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian) | An iguanid lizard of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Pariguana lancensis. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Makádi | Late Cretaceous (Santonian) | A chamopsiid. The type species is Pelsochamops infrequens. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Čerňanský & Augé | Late Oligocene | A lacertid lizard, a species of Plesiolacerta. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Folie, Smith & Smith | Early Paleocene | An amphisbaenian. The type species is Polyodontobaena belgica. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Smith & Gauthier | Early Eocene | A relative of the Chinese crocodile lizard, a species of Provaranosaurus. | ||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Palci, Caldwell & Papazzoni | Late Cretaceous (early Turonian to early Santonian) | A mosasaur related to Russellosaurus and Yaguarasaurus. Genus contains two species: Romeosaurus fumanensis and Romeosaurus sorbinii. | ||||
| Nom. nov | Valid | Nydam, Chure & Evans | Late Jurassic | A replacement name for Schilleria Evans & Chure (1999). | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Smith & Gauthier | Early Eocene | A member of Lacertiformes, a species of Scincoideus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Longrich, Bhullar & Gauthier | Late Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian) | A chamopsiid polyglyphanodontian lizard, a species of Socognathus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Rana et al. | Early Eocene (early to middle Ypresian) | A member of Agamidae. The type species is Suratagama neeraae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Smith & Gauthier | Early Eocene | A member of Pleurodonta, a species of Suzanniwana. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Disputed | Čerňanský & Hutchinson | Pliocene | A blue-tongued skink. Possibly a junior synonym of Tiliqua frangens.[159] | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Nydam | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A contogeniid scincomorph, a species of Utahgenys. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Nydam | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A scincomorph related to skinks. The type species is Webbsaurus lofgreni. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Smith & Gauthier | Early Eocene | A member of Glyptosaurinae, a species of Xestops. |
Newly named snakes[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Longrich, Bhullar & Gauthier | Late Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian) | An alethinophidian snake of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Cerberophis robustus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Junior homonym | Scanferla et al. | Early Paleocene (Danian) | A macrostomatan snake related to caenophidians. The type species is Kataria anisodonta. The generic name is preoccupied by Kataria Faubel (1983); Deshmukh et al. (2022) coined a replacement name Katariana.[161] | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Vasile, Csiki-Sava & Venczel | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Haţeg Basin | A madtsoiid. The type species is Nidophis insularis. |
Archosauromorphs[edit]
Newly named basal archosauromorphs[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lucas, Spielmann & Hunt | Late Triassic | A doswelliid. The type species is Ankylosuchus chinlegroupensis. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Nesbitt, Butler & Gower | Middle Triassic (probably late Anisian) | A non-archosaurian archosauriform of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Asperoris mnyama. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Fraser, Rieppel & Chun | Middle Triassic (Ladinian) |
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