2008 in paleontology
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Protozoa
New taxa
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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sp nov |
Valid |
second record, and youngest, of the extinct genus Paleoleishmania |
Plants
Angiosperms
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Unnamed Formation, Kamloops Group |
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Mohr, Bernardes-de-Oliveira & Taylor |
Crato Formation |
Monocots
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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sp nov |
Valid |
Herrera et al |
only fossil record of the genus Montrichardia |
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gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Herrera et al |
Two named species Petrocardium cerrejonense and Petrocardium wayuuorum |
Arthropoda
Arachnomorphs
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
valid |
Briggs, Lieberman, Hendricks, Halgedahl & Jarrard |
Middle Cambrian
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An arachnormorph of uncertain classification. |
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Gen et sp nov |
valid |
Briggs, Lieberman, Hendricks, Halgedahl & Jarrard |
Middle Cambrian
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An arachnormorph of uncertain classification. |
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Gen et sp nov |
valid |
Poinar |
A stylocellid harvestman. |
Crustaceans
Research
- Schram (2008) publishes an adjustment to the taxonomy of Archaeocarididae.[8]
Insects
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp et comb nov |
Valid |
Dlussky |
Middle Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Fossil formicine ant, two species |
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Sp nov |
Valid |
Dlussky |
Middle Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Fossil dolichoderine ant |
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Gen et sp nov |
valid |
Azar & Nel |
Middle Eocene
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Baltic Amber
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A Megapodagrionidae damselfly |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Perrichot & Nel |
A bethylid wasp |
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gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Jiulongshan Formation
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A bittacid
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gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Perrichot et al |
Middle Cretaceous
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A Sphecomyrminae ant, type species H. mammuthus |
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gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Jiulongshan Formation
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A bittacid
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sp nov |
Valid |
Poinar |
Vector for the extinct Paleoleishmania neotropicum
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sp nov |
Valid |
Jarzembowski |
Lower Cretaceous
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sp nov |
Valid |
Jarzembowski |
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Sp nov |
valid |
Johnson, Musetti & Masner |
A member of Platygastroidea. |
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Sp nov |
Valid |
Perrichot & Nel |
A bethylid wasp |
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gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Ren, Nel, & Prokop |
Third Namurian age griffenfly described.
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Nom nov |
valid |
Zhang in Johnson, Musetti & Masner |
A member of Platygastroidea; |
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Sp nov |
jr syn |
Perrichot et al |
Middle Cretaceous |
Charentese amber |
A stem group ant |
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Sp nov |
Valid |
Woodruff |
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Sp nov |
Valid |
A termite bug
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Xiphosurans
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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gen et sp nov |
Valid taxon |
Fishes
Bony fish
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Valid |
Lu & Zhu |
A Dipnomorpha . The type species is A. porosus.
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Valid |
Long, Choo, & Young |
A basal member of Actinopterygii. Genus includes new species D. schaefferi. |
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Valid |
Takeuchi & Huddleston |
Late Miocene |
A relative of the white croaker. |
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Comb nov |
valid |
(Wilson) |
A Eohiodon woodruffi Wilson 1978
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Valid |
Qiao & Zhu |
A lungfish. |
Cartilaginous fish
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et. sp. nov. |
Jr. synonym |
Grogan & Lund |
Type species is T. gracia. Genus now a junior synonym of Thrinacodus. |
Placoderms
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et. sp. nov. |
Valid |
Dupret & Zhu |
A phyllolepid. |
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Materpiscis[27] |
gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Long, Trinajstic, Young, & Senden |
Late Devonian
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discovered with fossilized embryo. |
General research
- Hilton & Grande redescribe the fossil Hiodon.[23]
- Cicimurri, Paris, & Everhart describe a partial dentition from a Holocephali chimaeroid fish found in the Niobrara Chalk.[28]
Amphibians
Jenkins, F. A., jr, Shubin, N. H., Gatesy, S. M., and Warren, A., 2008, Gerrothorax pulcherrimus from the Upper Triassic Fleming Fjord Formation of East Greenland and a reassessment of head lifting in temnospondyl feeding: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 28, n. 4, p. 935-950.
Newly named amphibians
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Beelzebufo[29] | Valid taxon | Late Cretaceous (70 mya) | Maevarano Formation | ||||
Gerobatrachus[30] | Valid taxon |
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Early Permian (290 mya)
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Oumtkoutia[31] | Valid taxon |
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Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Kem Kem Beds
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A pipid anuran. |
Archosaurs
Newly named pseudosuchians
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Delfino, Martin & Buffetaut |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wilkinson, Young & Benton |
Kimmeridge Clay Formation |
A metriorhynchid crocodyliform. Originally described as a species of Dakosaurus, subsequently transferred to the separate genus Torvoneustes.[34] |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Riff & Aguilera |
Late Miocene |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Barbosa, Kellner & Viana |
A dyrosaurid crocodyliform. Genus includes new species G. munizi. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Jouve et al. |
A member of Gavialoidea. Genus includes new species O. eoafricanus. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Peyer et al. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Parker, Stocker & Irmis |
An aetosaur Genus includes new species S. macalpini. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Andrade & Bertini |
A sphagesaurid crocodyliform. Originally described as a species of Sphagesaurus, but subsequently transferred to the genus Caipirasuchus.[41] |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Martinelli & Pais |
A baurusuchid crocodyliform. Genus includes new species W. australis. |
Newly named pterosaurs
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Dinosaurs
- Oviraptorosaurian eggs with embryonic skeletons are discovered for the first time in China.[43]
- Mongolian Late Jurassic theropod fossils are found for the first time.[44]
- A new study on morphological variation in shed theropod teeth from the Mil River Formation is published.[45]
Newly named dinosaurs
28 new dinosaur genera were erected in 2008. Data courtesy of George Olshevky's dinosaur genera list.[46]
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Valid |
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Campanian–Maastrichtian |
The largest dromaeosaurid yet discovered in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Valid |
Barremian |
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A new genus for "Iguanodon" lakotaensis (Weishampel and Bjork, 1989). |
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Valid |
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Lower Cretaceous |
A basal titanosaur .
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Junior synonym |
Late Cretaceous |
Objective junior synonym of Nedoceratops; possible junior synonym of Triceratops. |
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Valid |
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Barremian |
An iguanodontian. |
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Valid |
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early Late Cretaceous |
A titanosauriform .
|
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Valid |
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Bajocian |
A megalosaurid. |
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Valid |
Aptian/Albian |
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Valid |
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Middle Jurassic |
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Valid |
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Late Jurassic |
Daohugou Beds
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An avialian. |
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|
Valid |
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Late Cretaceous |
Baruungoyot Formation
|
Possible junior synonym of Bagaceratops. |
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Valid |
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Aptian/Albian |
An abelisaurid. |
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Valid |
Callovian |
A stegosaurid. |
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Campanian |
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Valid |
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Maastrichtian |
Pari Aike Formation
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A neovenatorid. |
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Valid |
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Lower Cretaceous |
A nodosaurid ankylosaur. |
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Valid |
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Campanian |
A titanosaur. |
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Valid |
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Late Cretaceous |
A titanosaur. |
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Valid |
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Maastrichtian |
A lambeosaurine hadrosaurid. |
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Valid |
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Aptian |
A caudipterid oviraptorosaur. |
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Valid |
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Aptian |
A titanosauriform. Lurasiformes. |
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Valid |
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Upper Cretaceous |
A titanosaur. |
Tethyshadros | |||
Valid |
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Maastrichtian |
A saurolophine hadrosaurid. |
Newly named birds
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Early/Middle Pleistocene |
A Strigidae .
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Late Pleistocene |
An Accipitridae, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Trevor H. Worthy
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Subrecent |
A Columbidae, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Middle Pleistocene |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
A Falconidae. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Early Cretaceous |
A Cathayornithidae Zhou, Jin et Zhang, 2006, Enantiornithes Walker, 1981.
|
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Early Miocene |
MN 3
|
A Certhioidea, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Lower Cretaceous |
Basal Sapeornithidae , this is the type species of the new genus.
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Upper Cretaceous |
An Enantiornithes Walker, 1981, Avisauridae Brett-Surman et Paul, 1985, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Zhonghe Zhou
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Lower Cretaceous
|
A Primitive Confuciusornithidae Hou, Zhou, Gu et Zhang, 1995, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Late Miocene |
ca 7 Ma
|
A Ciconiidae .
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Early Oligocene |
Late Rupelian |
A new European species of the Trochilidae .
|
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Subrecent |
Not seen since 1672 |
The original Foudia from Réunion. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Takayuki Katoh
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Late Oligocene |
A Plotopteridae Howard, 1969, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Early Pliocene |
Middle El Jebe Member |
A Ciconiidae .
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Late Miocene |
A Ciconiidae .
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Trevor H. Worthy
Suzanne J. Hand
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Early-Middle Miocene |
Bannockburn Formation
|
An Anatidae, Anserinae. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Trevor H. Worthy
|
Late Holocene |
Subrecent |
A Spheniscidae , when it became extinct it made room for Megadyptes antipodes.
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Early Eocene, |
Described in the Psittaciformes .
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
A Phasianidae. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Late Pliocene |
A Pelagornithidae Fürbringer, 1888. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Julia A. Clarke
|
An Enantiornithes Walker, 1981, this is the type species of the new genus and the type genus of the new family Pengornithidae Wang, O’Connor, Zheng, Wang, Hu et Zhou, 2014. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Early Eocene |
Early Ypresian |
A Phaethontidae , this is the type species of the new genus.
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene |
A Cathartidae , this is the type species of the new genus.
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
David W. Steadman
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Early Miocene |
USA: |
A Cuculidae , this is the type species of the new genus.
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Trevor H. Worthy
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An Anatidae, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Lower Cretaceous
|
Basal Aves , this is the type species of the new genus.
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Early Oligocene |
MP 23-24 |
A Zygodactylidae Brodkorb, 1971, ?Piciformes. |
Other publications
- Hutchinson, J.R., Miller, C., Fritsch, G., and Hildebrandt, T. 2008. The anatomical foundation for multidisciplinary studies of animal limb function: examples from dinosaur and elephant limb imaging studies; pp. 23–38 in Endo, H. and Frey, R. (eds.), Anatomical Imaging: Towards a New Morphology. Springer Verlag, Tokyo.
- Witmer, L.M., Ridgely, R.C., Dufeau, D.L., and Semones, M.C. 2008. Using CR to peer into the past: 3D visualization of the brain and ear regions of birds, crocodiles, and nonavian dinosaurs; pp. 67–88 in Endo, H. and Frey, R. (eds.), Anatomical Imaging: Towards a New Morphology. Springer Verlag, Tokyo.
Turtles
Newly named turtles
Currently valid turtle genera named in 2008 | ||||
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Name | Status | Location | Authors | Images |
Condorchelys[94] | Valid taxon | Argentina |
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Kharakhutulia[95] | Valid taxon | Mongolia |
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Odontochelys[96] | Valid taxon | China |
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Squamates
new taxa
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Rage |
Middle Paleocene |
A "booid"-grade snake of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Itaboraiophis depressus. |
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gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Evans & Manabe |
Early Cretaceous (Valanginian to Hauterivian) |
A polyglyphanodontian lizard. The type species is Kuwajimalla kagaensis. |
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gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Klembara |
Early Miocene |
A member of Anguimorpha, might be related to the Chinese crocodile lizard. The type species is Merkurosaurus ornatus. |
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gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Norell, Gao, & Conrad |
near Ukhaa Tolgod |
one of the oldest monitor lizards |
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gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Rage |
Middle Paleocene |
A snake related to members of the genus Ungaliophis. The type species is Paraungaliophis pricei. |
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gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Rage |
Middle Paleocene |
A booid-grade snake of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Paulacoutophis perplexus. |
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sp nov |
Valid |
Schulp et al. |
A mosasaur. |
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sp nov |
Valid |
Polcyn & Everhart |
Late Cretaceous (early Santonian) |
Niobrara Chalk
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A mosasaur. |
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sp nov |
Valid |
Caldwell, Konishi, Obata, & Muramoto |
Third identified species for the genus Taniwhasaurus |
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gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Lü et al. |
A polyglyphanodontian lizard. The type species is Tianyusaurus zhengi. |
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Sp nov |
Valid |
Prasad & Bajpai |
Early Eocene |
Cambay Shale |
An agamid lizard, a species of Tinosaurus. |
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gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Smith & Buchy |
Late Cretaceous (early Turonian) |
A member of Mosasauroidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Vallecillosaurus donrobertoi. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Prasad & Bajpai |
Early Eocene |
Cambay Shale |
An agamid lizard. The type species is Vastanagama susani. |
New papers
- Everhart, M.J. (2008). "A bitten skull of Tylosaurus kansasensis (Squamata: Mosasauridae) and a review of mosasaur-on-mosasaur pathology in the fossil record". Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 111 (3/4): 251–262. S2CID 85647383.
- Everhart, M.J. 2008. The mosasaurs of George F. Sternberg, paleontologist and fossil photographer. Proceedings of the Second Mosasaur Meeting, Fort Hays Studies Special Issue 3, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas, pp. 37–46.
- Polcyn, M.J. and Everhart, M.J. 2008. Description and phylogenetic analysis of a new species of Selmasaurus (Mosasauridae: Plioplatecarpinae) from the Niobrara Chalk of western Kansas. Proceedings of the Second Mosasaur Meeting, Fort Hays Studies Special Issue 3, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas, pp. 13–28.
- Polcyn, M.J., Bell, G.L., Jr., Shimada, K. and Everhart, M.J. 2008. The oldest North American mosasaurs (Squamata: Mosasauridae) from the Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) of Kansas and Texas with comments on the radiation of major mosasaur clades. Proceedings of the Second Mosasaur Meeting, Fort Hays Studies Special Issue 3, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas, pp. 137–155.
- Everhart, M.J. 2008. Rare occurrence of a Globidens sp. (Reptilia; Mosasauridae) dentary in the Sharon Springs Member of the Pierre Shale (Middle Campanian) of Western Kansas. p. 23-29 in Farley G. H. and Choate, J.R. (eds.), Unlocking the Unknown; Papers Honoring Dr. Richard Zakrzewski, Fort Hays Studies, Special Issue No. 2, 153 p., Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS.
Sauropterygians
New taxa
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Synapsids
Non-mammalian
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Valid |
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A new genus for "Biarmosuchus" tagax |
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Valid |
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Upper Permian |
Mammal
Newly named mammals | |||||||
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Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
Valid |
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Late Pliocene |
A member of Delphinoidea belonging to the family Albireonidae, a species of Albireo. | ||||
Valid |
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Early Cretaceous (late Hauterivian‐early Barremian) |
A multituberculate belonging to the family Pinheirodontidae. The type species is C. abadi. | ||||
Valid |
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Eocene |
A member of Protocetidae. The type species is Crenatocetus rayi. | ||||
Valid |
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Hemingfordian
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A member of Canidae belonging to the subfamily Borophaginae, a species of Cynarctoides. | |||
Valid |
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Cabbage Patch beds |
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Valid |
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Late Miocene |
A member of Lutrinae . The type species is D. dabba.
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Valid |
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Late Miocene to earliest Pliocene |
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A member of Gelocidae belonging to the subfamily Pseudoceratinae. The type species is F. floridanus; genus also includes "Pseudoceras" klausi Frick (1937). | |||
Valid |
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A member of Brontotheriidae; a new genus for "Telmatherium" diploconus Osborn (1895) | |||||
Valid |
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Late Oligocene |
A member of Borhyaenidae. The type species is Fredszalaya hunteri. | ||||
Valid |
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Eocene (Lutetian) |
A rodent belonging to the family Zegdoumyidae, a species of Glibia. | ||||
Valid |
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Late Miocene |
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Valid |
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Late Clarendonian to early Hemphillian |
Ash Hollow Formation |
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A fox. The type species is Metalopex merriami. | ||
Valid |
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Late Hemingfordian to Barstovian
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A rodent belonging to the family Heteromyidae, a species of Mioheteromys. | ||||
Valid |
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Eocene (Lutetian) |
A hyrax. The type species is Namahyrax corvus. | ||||
Valid |
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Eocene (Lutetian) |
Probably a member of the family Adapidae.[124] The type species is Namaia bogenfelsi. The generic name turned out to be preoccupied; Pickford and Uhen (2014) created a replacement name Notnamaia.[125] | ||||
Valid |
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Eocene (Lutetian) |
A member of Cimolesta belonging to the family Todralestidae. The type species is Namalestes gheerbranti. | ||||
Valid |
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Eocene (Lutetian) |
An embrithopod. The type species is Namatherium blackcrowense. | ||||
Valid |
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Late Eocene (Ulangochuian) |
A member of Brontotheriidae; a new genus for "Metatitan" progressus Granger and Gregory (1943). | ||||
Valid |
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A member of Brontotheriidae; a new genus for "Telmatherium" altidens Osborn (1908). | |||||
Valid |
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Eocene (Lutetian) |
A rodent belonging to the family Diamantomyidae. The type species is Prepomonomys bogenfelsi. | ||||
Valid |
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Late Oligocene |
A member of Toxodontidae, a species of Proadinotherium. | ||||
Valid |
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Middle Miocene |
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Valid |
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Eocene (Lutetian) |
A rodent belonging to the family Myophiomyidae. The type species is Silicamys cingulatus. | ||||
Valid |
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Late Miocene |
A member of Lutrinae .
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Valid |
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Miocene ( Hemingfordian )
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A camelid .
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Valid |
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Early Eocene |
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Valid |
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Sand Wash Basin |
A member of Brontotheriidae. The type species is Wickia brevirhinus. |
Related happenings in geology
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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