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Protozoans
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Valid |
Poinar |
Oldest record of the |
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Diatoms
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gen et sp nov |
valid |
Wolfe & Edlund |
Early Eocene
Ypresian |
An aulacoseiraceous freshwater diatom |
Plants
Conifers
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gen et Sp nov |
Valid |
Hernandez-Castillo, Stockey & Beard |
Earliest Eocene
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A pollen cone .The type species is H. littoralis |
Angiosperms
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gen et sp nov |
Bogner, Hoffman, & Aulenback |
An orontioid Infructescence. |
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Gen et sp nov |
dubious |
Li |
Early Cretaceous |
Jianshangou Formation |
The type species is Archaeamphora longicervia |
Archaeamphora longicervia | ||
|
sp nov |
Valid |
Radtke, Pigg, & Wehr |
Early Eocene
Ypresian |
A Corylopsis species |
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|
sp nov |
Valid |
Radtke, Pigg, & Wehr |
Early Eocene
Ypresian |
A Fothergilla species |
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|
Gen et Sp nov |
Valid |
Pigg & DeVore |
Middle Miocene |
"Yakima Canyon Flora" |
A crape myrtle relative, type species S. grahamae
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Shirleya grahamae | ||
|
sp nov |
valid |
Denk & Dillhoff |
Early Eocene
Ypresian |
Eocene Okanagan Highlands |
An elm species. |
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Gen et sp nov |
von Balthazar, Pedersen and Friis |
Vale de Agua 320 |
A plant ascribed to Ranunculales. |
Fungi
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gen et sp nov |
Van der Ham & Dortangs |
A ascomycetous fungus in Brachyphyllum patens foliageThe type species is P. brachyphylli |
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Sp nov |
valid |
Rossi, Kotrba, & Triebel |
A laboulbeniaceous parasite of Prosphyracephala succini |
Arthropoda
Arachnids
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen et sp nov |
valid |
Giribet & Dunlop |
An ortholasmatine nemastomatid harvestman. Type species is H. grimaldii |
Insects
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp nov |
Valid |
Lapolla |
Oldest record of trophophoresy in ants
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Menon, Martins-Neto, & Martill |
A nymphid lacewing |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Engel & Grimaldi |
A possible C. occidentalis
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|
Sp nov |
valid |
Poinar |
A mosquito, a vector of Plasmodium dominicana |
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|
Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Archibald |
Eocene Okanagan Highlands |
Six species named D. andersoni, D. dowsonae, |
Dinokanaga andersoni | |||
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Gen et sp nov |
homonym |
Nel Et al. |
A rhachiberothide lacewing, |
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|
Gen et sp nov |
valid |
Nel, Petrulevicius, & Jarzembowski |
A Libellulid dragonfly, |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Engel & Grimaldi |
A sphecomyrmine ant. |
Myanmyrma gracilis | ||||
|
Gen et comb nov |
valid |
Nel Et al. |
A rhachiberothide lacewing, |
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Gen et sp nov |
jr synonym |
Engel & Grimaldi |
A stem group ant, |
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|
Sp nov |
Valid |
Poinar |
Oldest record of the |
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Xiphosurans
- Fossils of Lunataspis, the earliest known xiphosuran, are discovered in Canada. It was not given a formal description until 2008, however.
Plesiosaurs
New taxa
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Archosauromorphs
Newly named Non-Avian dinosaurs
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[21]
| Name | Status | Authors | Age | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachiosaurus[22] | Valid taxon |
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Late Cretaceous |  USA
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A Tyrannosaurid from Appalachia |             Stormbergia   |
| Archaeodontosaurus | Valid taxon |
|
Middle Jurassic |  Madagascar
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An early Sauropod | |
| Auroraceratops | Valid taxon |
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Early Cretaceous |  China
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| " Bakesaurus "
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Nomen nudum |
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| Baurutitan | Valid taxon |
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Late Cretaceous |  Brazil
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| Brachytrachelopan[23] | Valid taxon |
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Middle Jurassic |  Argentina
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A short necked Sauropod | |
| Buitreraptor[24] | Valid taxon |
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Late Cretaceous | Argentina
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A small fish eating raptor | |
| Cathartesaura | Valid taxon |
|
Late Cretaceous | Argentina
|
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| Changchunsaurus[25] | Valid taxon |
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Early Cretaceous | China
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a primitive Ornithopod | |
| Chebsaurus[26] | Valid taxon |
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from Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic |  Algeria
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| Condorraptor[27] | Valid taxon |
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Middle Jurassic | Argentina
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| Daanosaurus[28] | Valid taxon |
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Late Jurassic | China
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| Dashanpusaurus | Valid taxon |
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from middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic | China
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| Dubreuillosaurus | Valid taxon |
|
 France
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| Falcarius[29] | Valid taxon |
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Early Cretaceous | USA
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An early Therizinosaur | |
| Ferganocephale[30] | Valid taxon |
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Middle Jurassic |  Kyrgyzstan
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An early Pachycephalosaur | |
| " Galveosaurus"[31]
|
Junior synonym
|
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Junior synonym of Galvesaurus. | |||
Galvesaurus
|
Valid taxon |
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Early Cretaceous |  Spain
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| Hagryphus | Valid taxon |
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Late Cretaceous | United States
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| Hexinlusaurus | Valid taxon |
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Middle Jurassic | China
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| Hungarosaurus[32] | Valid taxon |
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Late Cretaceous |  Hungary
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| Jinfengopteryx[33] | Valid taxon |
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Early Cretaceous | China
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| Karongasaurus[34] | Valid taxon |
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Early Cretaceous |  Malawi
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| Lanzhousaurus | Valid taxon |
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Early Cretaceous | China
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| Nemegtomaia | Valid taxon |
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Late Cretaceous |  Mongolia
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| Neuquenraptor[35] | Valid taxon |
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Late Cretaceous | Argentina
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May be a subjective junior synonym of Unenlagia. | |
| Pedopenna[36] | Valid taxon |
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Middle Jurassic | China
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| Penelopognathus | Valid taxon |
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Early Cretaceous | China
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| Puertasaurus | Valid taxon |
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Late Cretaceous | Argentina
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| Shixinggia[37] | Valid taxon |
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Late Cretaceous | China
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Stormbergia
|
Valid taxon |
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Early Jurassic |  Lesotho
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A primitive Ornithischian | |
| Tanycolagreus[38] | Valid taxon |
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Late Jurassic | USA
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A primitive Tyrannosaur | |
| Trigonosaurus | Disputed |
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Late Cretaceous | Brazil
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Subsequently argued by Silva Junior et al. (2022) to be a junior synonym of Baurutitan.[39] | |
| Tyrannotitan[40] | Valid taxon |
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Late Cretaceous | Argentina
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| Xinjiangovenator[41] | Valid taxon |
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Early Cretaceous | China
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Newly named birds
| Name | Status | Novelty | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Late Miocene |
An Anatidae, the oldest from Africa. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
An Island Accipitridae. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Early Middle Eocene |
MP 11
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A Coliiformes, Chascacocoliidae Zelenkov et Dyke, 2008.
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Riversleigh
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A Ciconiidae .
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Late Paleocene |
A Spheniscidae .
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Early Cretaceous, Early Albian |
An Ornithurae Haeckel, 1866. This is the type species of the genus. |
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Early Eocene |
MP 8; MP 11
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A Fluvioviridavidae Mayr, 2005.
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Riversleigh
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A Rallidae , in 2011 this species becomes the type species of the new genus Australlus Worthy et Boles, 2011.
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
David W. Steadman
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A Rallidae .
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
An Ornithuromorphae Chiappe, Ji, Ji et Norell, 1999, Hongshanornithidae O’Connor, Gao et Chiappe, 2010. This is the type species of the genus. | |||||
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Late Early Eocene |
A Fregatidae, Limnofregatinae Olson, 1977.
|
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
A Prophaethontidae Harrison et Walker, 1976. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Trevor H. Worthy
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An Anatidae, extinct since the 16th century. |
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Early Oligocene |
A Parvigruidae Mayr, 2005.
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
A Cathartidae .
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|
Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Early Middle Eocene |
MP 11
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A Cypselomorphae (Sensu Mayr, 2002).
|
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Early Middle Eocene |
MP 11
|
A Trogonidae , In 2009 Mayr creates the new genus Masillatrogon for this species and makes ?Primotrogon pumilio its type species.
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Late Pleistocene |
Coastal cliffs near Rio de la Plata estuary
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A Furnariidae .
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
A Rallidae .
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
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A Drepanidini .
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
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A Drepanidini .
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Early Oligocene |
A Ramphastidae Vigors, 1825)
|
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Known from eggshells |
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|
Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Wang Zhao |
Late Miocene |
Transferred to, and made the type species of a new genus Orientornis Wang, 2008.[65] |
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Julia A. Clarke
|
Middle to Late Maastrichtian |
An ?Anseriformes. This is the type species of the genus. |
Newly named pterosaurs
| Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Valid |
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Upper Cretaceous |
The type species is Bakonydraco galaczi. |
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Valid |
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Lower Cretaceous |
The type species is Boreopterus cuiae. | ||||
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Valid |
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Early Cretaceous |
The type species is Caulkicephalus trimicrodon. | ||||
|
Valid |
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Early Cretaceous |
The type species is Eoazhdarcho liaoxiensis. | ||||
|
Valid |
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Early Cretaceous |
The type species is Eopteranodon lii. | ||||
|
Valid |
|
Early Cretaceous |
The type species is Feilongus youngi. | ||||
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Synonym |
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Early Cretaceous |
The type species is Huaxiapterus jii. Huaxiapterus is a junior synonym of Sinopterus[74] | |||
|
Valid |
|
Early Cretaceous |
The type species is Liaoxipterus brachyognathus. | ||||
|
Valid |
|
Early Cretaceous |
The type species is Nurhachius ignaciobritoi. | ||||
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Synonym |
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The type species is Paranurognathus tischlingeri. Paranurognathus is a junior synonym of Anurognathus. |
Synapsids
Non-mammalian
| Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Valid |
|
Upper Triassic |
The type species is Irajatherium hernadezi. |
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Valid |
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Triassic |
The type species is Madysaurus sharovi. | ||||
|
Valid |
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Lower Triassic |
The type species is Putillosaurus sennikovi. |
Mammals
New taxa
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
Early Oligocene
|
An amphicynodontid. | |||
|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
Early Oligocene
|
An amphicynodontid. |
Footnotes
Complete author list
As science becomes more collaborative, papers with large numbers of authors are becoming more common. To prevent the deformation of the tables, these footnotes list the contributors to papers that erect new genera and have many authors.
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