1915 in paleontology
Arthropods
Newly named insects
Archosauromorphs
Newly named pseudosuchians
Newly named dinosaurs
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
Kangnasaurus | Valid taxon | Gen et sp nov | Haughton | Middle Cretaceous | An iguanodontian | |||
Kentrosaurus | Valid taxon | Gen et sp nov | Hennig | Late Jurassic | Tendaguru Formation | An African stegosaurid | ||
Spinosaurus | Valid taxon | Gen et sp nov | Stromer | Cretaceous | Bahariya Formation | A Sail-backed meat-eating Theropod. |
Anapsids
Turtles
Synapsids
Non-mammalian
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Location | Notes | Images |
Alopecognathus | Valid | Broom | 263 Millions years ago. | |||
Cerdodon | Valid | Broom | 266 Millions years ago. | |||
Galesuchus | Synonym of Eriphostoma. | Haughton | ||||
Moschosaurus | Valid | Haughton | ||||
Scylacorhinus | Valid | Broom | 263 Millions years ago. | |||
Simorhinella | Valid | Broom | ||||
Struthiocephalus | Valid | Haughton | 263 Millions years ago. | Ostrich-Head ProtoMammal. | ||
Trochosaurus | Valid | Haughton | 263 Millions years ago. | |||
Tropidostoma'' | Valid | Broom | 257 Millions years ago. |