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Plants
Angiosperms
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
Anonaspermum warmanensis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Wang, Blanchard & Dilcher | Eocene | Cockfield Formation | A member of Annonaceae. | ||
Atli | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Smith et al. | Late Cretaceous | A ranunculalean known from a stem with lianoid anatomy. The type specimen is Atli morinii. | |||
Bambusiculmus | Gen. et 2 sp. nov. | Valid | Wang & Zhou in Wang et al. | Miocene | Dajie Formation | A bamboo. The type specimen is Bambusiculmus angustus; genus also includes Bambusiculmus latus. | ||
Bambusium angustifolia | Sp. nov. | Valid | Wang & Zhou in Wang et al. | Miocene | Dajie Formation | A bamboo, a species of Bambusium. | ||
Bambusium latifolia | Sp. nov. | Valid | Wang & Zhou in Wang et al. | Miocene | Dajie Formation | A bamboo, a species of Bambusium. | ||
Bombacacioxylon | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Mehrotra et al. | Late Miocene to early Pliocene | Tipam Group | A possible relative of Bombax. The type specimen is Bombacacioxylon tertiarum. | ||
Carpolithus warmanensis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Wang, Blanchard & Dilcher | Eocene | Cockfield Formation | A fossil fruit. | ||
Cornerocarpon | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Grote in Wang, Blanchard & Dilcher | Eocene | Cockfield Formation | A member of Rosales belonging or related to the family Moraceae. Genus includes new species C. copiosum. | ||
Corylopsis grotei | Sp. nov. | Valid | Wang, Blanchard & Dilcher | Eocene | Cockfield Formation | A species of Corylopsis. | ||
Diospyros neyveliensis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Mukherjee & Prasad | Miocene | Neyveli Formation | A member of the family Ebenaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. Originally described as a species of Diospyros; Srivastava et al. transferred this species to the genus Ebenoxylon. | ||
Firmiana oligocenica | Sp. nov. | Valid | Srivastava & Mehrotra | Oligocene | Tikak Parbat Formation | A species of Firmiana. | ||
Grotea | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Wang, Blanchard & Dilcher | Eocene | Cockfield Formation | A member of the family Bignoniaceae. Genus includes new species G. warmanensis. | ||
Guadua morronei | Sp. nov. | Valid | Brea, Zucol & Franco | Pliocene–Pleistocene | Ituzaingó Formation | A bamboo, a species of Guadua. | ||
Hamamelis warmanensis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Wang, Blanchard & Dilcher | Eocene | Cockfield Formation | A witch-hazel. | ||
Indovitis | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Manchester, Kapgate & Wen | Late Cretaceous | Deccan Intertrappean Beds | A member of the family Vitaceae. Genus includes new species I. chitaleyae. | ||
Iterophyllum | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Barral et al. | Early Cretaceous | A basal eudicot. The type specimen is Iterophyllum lobatum. | |||
Jaguariba wiersemana | Gen. nov. et sp. nov. | Valid | Coiffard, Mohr & Bernardes-de-Oliveira | Early Cretaceous | Crato Formation | Fossil Nymphaeales. | ||
Lagerstroemia corvinusii | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad | Mio-Pliocene | Churia Formation | A species of Lagerstroemia. | ||
Laurelia otagoensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Conran, Bannister & Lee | Early Miocene | A species of Laurelia. | |||
Lauroflorum | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Wang, Blanchard & Dilcher | Eocene | Cockfield Formation | A member of Lauraceae. Genus includes new species L. warmanensis. | ||
Lindera acuminatissima | Sp. nov | Valid | Dao & Sun in Dao et al. | Late Pliocene | Mangbang Formation | A species of Lindera. | ||
"Magnolia" szakmanycsabae | Sp. nov. | Valid | Hably | Late Miocene | A plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a relative of Magnoliaceae–Lauraceae. | |||
Micropetasos | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Poinar, Chambers & Wunderlich | Late Cretaceous | Burmese amber | An early flowering plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species M. burmensis. | ||
Myrtineoxylon | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Oskolski, Feng & Jin | Late Eocene | Youganwo Formation | A member of Myrtaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species M. maomingensis. | ||
Palmoxylon vastanensis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad et al. | Eocene | Cambay Shale Formation | A palm tree, a species of Palmoxylon. | ||
Paranephelium makumensis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Srivastava & Mehrotra | Oligocene | Tikak Parbat Formation | A species of Paranephelium. | ||
Poeciloneuron preindicum | Sp. nov. | Valid | Srivastava & Mehrotra | Late Oligocene | A species of Poeciloneuron. | |||
Pongamia arjunkholaensis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Prasad | Mio-Pliocene | Churia Formation | A species of Pongamia. | ||
Potomacapnos | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Jud & Hickey | Early Cretaceous | Potomac Group | A close relative of ranunculalean eudicots. The type specimen is Potomacapnos apeleutheron. | ||
Pterygota palaeoalata | Sp. nov. | Valid | Srivastava & Mehrotra | Oligocene | Tikak Parbat Formation | A species of Pterygota. | ||
Sapindus palaeoemarginatus | Sp. nov. | Valid | Srivastava & Mehrotra | Oligocene | Tikak Parbat Formation | A species of Sapindus. | ||
Spixiarum kipea | Gen. nov. et sp. nov. | Valid | Coiffard, Mohr & Bernardes-de-Oliveira | Early Cretaceous | Crato Formation | Fossil Aroid. | ||
Trapa pannonica | Sp. nov. | Valid | Hably | Late Miocene | A water caltrop. | |||
Trapa rozsaszentmartoni | Sp. nov. | Valid | Hably | Late Miocene | A water caltrop. | |||
Virola dominicana | Sp. nov. | Valid | Poinar & Steeves | Cenozoic | A member of Myristicaceae found in Dominican amber, a species of Virola. | |||
Vitis szakmanygyorgyi | Sp. nov. | Valid | Hably | Late Miocene | A species of Vitis. |
Other seed plants
Other plants
Cnidarians
Arthropods
Bryozoans
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
Adlatipora | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Gautier, Jackson & McKinney | Permian | An acanthocladiid bryozoan. The type species is Adlatipora fossulata. | |||
Basyaylella | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Zágoršek & Gordon | Late Tortonian | Mut Basin | An ascophoran bryozoan. Its type species is Basyaylella elsae. | ||
Charixa goshouraensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Dick et al. | Cretaceous | A cheilostome bryozoan. Originally described as a species of Charixa; Dick, Sakamoto & Komatsu transferred this species to the genus Kenocharixa. | |||
Charixa sagnieri | Sp. nov | Valid | Taylor & Calzada | Early Cretaceous | A member of Malacostegina belonging to the family Electridae. | |||
Conopeum wilsoni | Sp. nov | Valid | Di Martino & Taylor | Late Cretaceous | Simsima Formation | United Arab Emirates–Oman border region | A species of Conopeum. | |
Haplostoechios | Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Dick et al. | Cretaceous | A malacostegan. Genus contains two species: H. hayamiae and H. clusum. | |||
Heloclema uralicum | Sp. nov | Valid | Tolokonnikova | Early Carboniferous | A species of Heloclema. | |||
Monoceratopora whybrowi | Sp. nov | Valid | Di Martino & Taylor | Late Cretaceous | Simsima Formation | United Arab Emirates–Oman border region | A species of Monoceratopora. | |
| Ostrovskia | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Zágoršek & Gordon | Late Tortonian | Mut Basin | An ascophoran bryozoan. Its type species is Ostrovskia triforamina. | ||
Poricellaria sakurkari | Sp. nov | Valid | Sonar & Gaikwad | Eocene to Miocene | A member of Flustrina belonging to the family Poricellariidae. | |||
Poricellaria waioriensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Sonar & Gaikwad | Eocene to Miocene | A member of Flustrina belonging to the family Poricellariidae. | |||
Primorella kodinkensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Tolokonnikova | Early Carboniferous | A species of Primorella. | |||
Steginoporella chiplonkari | Sp. nov | Valid | Sonar & Gaikwad | Oligocene | Maniyara Fort Formation | A member of Flustrina belonging to the family Steginoporellidae. | ||
Steginoporella mathuri | Sp. nov | Valid | Sonar & Gaikwad | Miocene | A member of Flustrina belonging to the family Steginoporellidae. | |||
Steginoporella murachbanensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Sonar & Gaikwad | Miocene | Chhasara Formation | A member of Flustrina belonging to the family Steginoporellidae. | ||
Tyloporella smithi | Sp. nov | Valid | Di Martino & Taylor | Late Cretaceous | Simsima Formation | United Arab Emirates–Oman border region | A species of Tyloporella. | |
Vincularia feddeni | Sp. nov | Valid | Sonar & Gaikwad | Eocene to Miocene | A member of Flustrina belonging to the family Vinculariidae. | |||
Wilbertopora cheethami | Sp. nov | Valid | Di Martino & Taylor | Late Cretaceous | Simsima Formation | United Arab Emirates–Oman border region | A species of Wilbertopora. |
Brachiopods
Molluscs
Echinoderms
Conodonts
Fishes
Amphibians
Research
- Laloy et al. reinterpret the Eocene frog species Rana cadurcorum from the Quercy Phosphorites as a junior synonym of Thaumastosaurus gezei.
Newly named temnospondyls
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
Broiliellus reiszi | Sp. nov | Valid | Holmes, Berman & Anderson | Early Permian | El Cobre Canyon Formation | A dissorophid, a species of Broiliellus. | ||
Parotosuchus ptaszynskii | Sp nov | Valid | Sulej & Niedźwiedzki | Late Olenekian | A species of Parotosuchus. | |||
Reiszerpeton | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Maddin et al. | Early Permian | Archer City Formation | A dissorophid. The type species is Reiszerpeton renascentis. | ||
Scapanops | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Schoch & Sues | Early Permian | Nocona Formation | A dissorophid. The type species is Scapanops neglecta. | ||
Tersomius dolesensis | Sp nov | Valid | Anderson & Bolt | Early Permian | A species of Tersomius. | |||
Trimerorhachis greggi | Sp nov | Valid | Milner & Schoch | Early Permian | A species of Trimerorhachis. |
Newly named lepospondyls
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
Batropetes niederkirchensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Glienke | Early Permian | Saar–Nahe Basin | A species of Batropetes. | ||
Huskerpeton | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Huttenlocker et al. | Early Permian | Eskridge Formation | A recumbirostran. The type species is Huskerpeton englehorni. | ||
Proxilodon | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Huttenlocker et al. | Early Permian | Speiser Formation | A recumbirostran, a new genus for "Euryodus" bonneri. |
Newly named lissamphibians
Turtles
Research
- A study on the anatomy of the brain and inner ear of the Jurassic turtle Plesiochelys etalloni is published by Paulina Carabajal et al..
Newly named turtles
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
Adocus inexpectatus | Sp. nov | Valid | Danilov et al. | Late Eocene | Youganwo Formation | An adocid, a species of Adocus. | ||
Atoposemys | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hutchison | Early Paleocene | Fort Union Formation | A trionychid. The type species is Atoposemys entopteros. | ||
Bairdemys healeyorum | Sp. nov | Valid | Weems & Knight | Late Oligocene | Chandler Bridge Formation | A podocnemidid pleurodiran, a species of Bairdemys. | ||
Basilemys gaffneyi | Sp. nov | Valid | Sullivan, Jasinski & Lucas | Late Campanian | A nanhsiungchelyid turtle, a species of Basilemys. | |||
Brachyopsemys | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Tong & Meylan | Early Paleocene | Ouled Abdoun Basin | A cryptodiran closely related to Sandownia. The type species is Brachyopsemys tingitana. | ||
Camerochelys | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Pérez-García & Murelaga | Early Cretaceous | Cameros Basin | A member of Pan-Cryptodira, possibly a xinjiangchelyid. The type species is Camerochelys vilanovai. | ||
Cardichelyon | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hutchison | Early Eocene | A turtle of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Originally described as a platysternid, but subsequently argued to be a member of Kinosternoidea. The type species is Cardichelyon rogerwoodi. | |||
?Centrochelys marocana | Sp. nov | Valid | Gmira et al. | Pliocene | A tortoise, possibly a species of Centrochelys. | |||
Changmachelys | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Brinkman et al. | Early Cretaceous | Xiagou Formation | A member of group "Macrobaenidae". The type species is Changmachelys bohlini. | ||
Chelodina murrayi | Sp. nov | Valid | Yates | Late Miocene | Waite Formation | A chelid, a species of Chelodina. | ||
Chelonoidis lutzae | Sp. nov | Valid | Zacarías et al. | Late Pleistocene | A tortoise, a species of Chelonoidis. | |||
Chrysemys isoni | Sp. nov | Valid | Weems & George | Miocene | Calvert Formation | A relative of the painted turtle. | ||
Cuora chiangmuanensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Naksri et al. | Late Middle or early Late Miocene | An Asian box turtle. | |||
Floridemys hurdi | Sp. nov | Valid | Weems & George | Miocene | Calvert Formation | A tortoise, a species of Floridemys. | ||
Kappachelys | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hirayama, Isaji & Hibino | Early Cretaceous | Akaiwa Formation | A turtle of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Originally considered to be a relative of trionychids; Skutschas et al. considered it to be either a pan-trionychian or a pan-carettochelyid. The type species is Kappachelys okurai. | ||
Laganemys | Gen. et sp. nov | Disputed | Sereno & ElShafie | Aptian or Albian | Elrhaz Formation | An araripemydid pleurodiran. The type species is Laganemys tenerensis. Pérez-García considered this species to be a junior synonym of Taquetochelys decorata. | ||
Neochelys liriae | Sp. nov | Valid | Pérez-García & de Lapparent de Broin | Eocene | A podocnemidid, a species of Neochelys. | |||
Neurankylus lithographicus | Sp. nov | Valid | Larson et al. | Santonian | Milk River Formation | A neurankyline baenid, a species of Neurankylus. | ||
Nostimochelone | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Georgalis et al. | Early Miocene | Zeugostasion Formation | A pleurodiran, a member of Podocnemidoidea. The type species is Nostimochelone lampra. | ||
Ocadia tanegashimensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Takahashi et al. | Early middle Miocene | Kawachi Formation | A geoemydid, a species of Ocadia. | ||
Ocepechelon | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bardet et al. | Late Cretaceous | Oulad Abdoun Basin | A relative of dermochelyids and protostegids. The type species is Ocepechelon bouyai. | ||
Paramongolemys | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Danilov & Sukhanov | Late Paleocene | Naranbulak Formation | A basal member of Testudinoidea. The type species is Paramongolemys khosatzkyi. | ||
Planetochelys dithyros | Sp. nov | Valid | Hutchison | Early Eocene | A relative of trionychids, a species of Planetochelys. | |||
Psilosemys | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hutchison | Early Eocene | The earliest North American emydid. The type species is Psilosemys wyomingensis. | |||
Scabremys | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Sullivan, Jasinski & Lucas | Late Campanian | A baenid cryptodiran, a new genus for "Baena" ornata Gilmore. | |||
Shandongemys | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Li et al. | Late Cretaceous | A lindholmemydid testudinoid. The type species is Shandongemys dongwuica. | |||
Sinemys brevispinus | Sp. nov | Valid | Tong & Brinkman | Early Cretaceous | Luohandong Formation | A sinemydid cryptodiran, a species of Sinemys. | ||
Spoochelys | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Smith & Kear | Early or middle Albian | Griman Creek Formation | A meiolaniid-like turtle. The type species is Spoochelys ormondea. | ||
Testudo oughlamensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Gmira et al. | Pliocene | A tortoise, a species of Testudo. | |||
Trapalcochelys | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Sterli, de la Fuente & Cerda | Late Cretaceous | Allen Formation | A relative of meiolaniid. The type species is Trapalcochelys sulcata. | ||
Tullochelys | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hutchison | Maastrichtian to early Paleocene | Fort Union Formation Hell Creek Formation | A chelydrid. The type species is Tullochelys montanus. | ||
Xenochelys floridensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Bourque | Late Oligocene | A kinosternid, a species of Xenochelys. | |||
Xinjiangchelys radiplicatoides | Sp. nov | Valid | Brinkman et al. | Late Middle or early Late Jurassic | Shishugou Formation | A species of Xinjiangchelys. | ||
Xinjiangchelys wusu | Sp. nov | Valid | Rabi et al. | Middle Jurassic | ?Qigu Formation | A species of Xinjiangchelys. |
Thalattosaurs
Ichthyopterygians
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
Chaohusaurus zhangjiawanensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Chen et al. | Early Triassic | Jialingjiang Formation | A species of Chaohusaurus. | ||
Gulosaurus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cuthbertson, Russell & Anderson | Early Triassic | Sulphur Mountain Formation | A grippidian. The type species is Gulosaurus helmi. | ||
Malawania | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Fischer et al. | Early Cretaceous | A basal member of Thunnosauria. The type species is Malawania anachronus. | |||
Qianichthyosaurus xingyiensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Ji, Jiang & Motani in Yang et al. | Middle Triassic | Falang Formation | |||
Thalattoarchon | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Fröbisch et al. | Middle Triassic | A merriamosaur ichthyosaur. The type species is Thalattoarchon saurophagis |
Lepidosauromorphs
Newly named sauropterygians
Newly named rhynchocephalians
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
Sphenotitan | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Martínez et al. | Late Triassic | Quebrada del Barro Formation | An opisthodontian rhynchocephalian. The type species is Sphenotitan leyesi. |
Newly named lizards
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
Apsgnathus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Nydam, Rowe & Cifelli | Late Cretaceous | Aguja Formation | A member of Scincomorpha of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Apsgnathus triptodon. | ||
Arcanosaurus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Houssaye et al. | Early Cretaceous | Cameros Basin | An anguimorph lizard, possibly a varanoid. The type species is Arcanosaurus ibericus. | ||
Arpadosaurus sepulchralis | Sp. nov | Valid | Smith & Gauthier | Early Eocene | Wasatch Formation | A member of Glyptosaurinae, a species of Arpadosaurus. | ||
Barbaturex | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Head et al. | Late middle Eocene | Pondaung Formation | An iguanian lizard related to the genus Uromastyx. The type species is Barbaturex morrisoni. | ||
Bicuspidon smikros | Sp. nov | Valid | Nydam | Late Cretaceous | Dakota Formation | A member of Polyglyphanodontinae, a species of Bicuspidon. | ||
Blanosaurus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Folie, Smith & Smith | Early Eocene | An amphisbaenian. The type species is Blanosaurus primeocaenus. | |||
Camptognathosaurus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Folie, Smith & Smith | Late Paleocene | An amphisbaenian. The type species is Camptognathosaurus parisiensis. | |||
Catactegenys | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Nydam, Rowe & Cifelli | Late Cretaceous | Aguja Formation | A night lizard. The type species is Catactegenys solaster. | ||
Cemeterius | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Longrich, Bhullar & Gauthier | Late Cretaceous | Lance Formation | A platynotan lizard of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Cemeterius monstrosus. | ||
Cnodontosaurus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Nydam | Late Cretaceous | Dakota Formation | A member of Anguimorpha related to xenosaurids. The type species is Cnodontosaurus suchockii. | ||
Dakotasaurus | Gen. et sp. nov | Junior homonym | Nydam | Late Cretaceous | Dakota Formation | A member of Scincomorpha of uncertain phylogenetic placement, assigned by Nydam to an informal paramacellodid-cordylid grade. The type species is Dakotasaurus gillettorum. The generic name turned out to be preoccupied by Dakotasaurus Branson & Mehl ; the lizard genus was subsequently renamed Dakotaseps. | ||
Desertiguana | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Alifanov | Late Cretaceous | A phrynosomatid lizard. The type species is Desertiguana gobiensis. | |||
Distortodon | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Makádi | Late Cretaceous | A member of Polyglyphanodontinae. The type species is Distortodon rhomboideus. | |||
Entomophontes | Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Smith & Gauthier | Early Eocene | Wasatch Formation | A relative of species belonging to the genus Xenosaurus. Genus contains two species: Entomophontes incrustatus and Entomophontes hutchisoni. | ||
Eonatator coellensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Páramo | Campanian | A mosasaur, a new species of Eonatator. | |||
Glyptosaurus agmodon | Sp. nov | Valid | Smith & Gauthier | Early Eocene | Wasatch Formation | A member of Glyptosaurinae, a species of Glyptosaurus. | ||
Heterodontagama | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Rana et al. | Early Eocene | Cambay Shale Formation | A member of Priscagamidae. The type species is Heterodontagama borsukae. | ||
Indiagama | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Rana et al. | Early Eocene | Cambay Shale Formation | A member of Agamidae. The type species is Indiagama gujarata. | ||
Lamiasaura | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Longrich, Bhullar & Gauthier | Late Cretaceous | Lance Formation | A squamate of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Lamiasaura ferox. | ||
Lonchisaurus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Longrich, Bhullar & Gauthier | Late Cretaceous | Lance Formation | A scincomorph lizard of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Lonchisaurus trichurus. | ||
Monocnemodon | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Nydam | Late Cretaceous | Straight Cliffs Formation | A member of Scincomorpha of uncertain phylogenetic placement, assigned by Nydam to an informal paramacellodid-cordylid grade. The type species is Monocnemodon syphakos. | ||
Obamadon | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Longrich, Bhullar & Gauthier | Late Cretaceous | Hell Creek Formation Lance Formation | A polyglyphanodontian lizard of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Obamadon gracilis. | ||
Odaxosaurus roosevelti | Sp. nov | Valid | Nydam | Late Cretaceous | Kaiparowits Formation | A member of Anguidae, a species of Odaxosaurus. | ||
Palaeoxantusia amara | Sp. nov | Valid | Smith & Gauthier | Early Eocene | Wasatch Formation | A night lizard, a species of Palaeoxantusia. | ||
Palepidophyma | Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Smith & Gauthier | Early Eocene | Wasatch Formation | A night lizard. Genus contains two species: Palepidophyma paradisa and Palepidophyma lilliputiana. | ||
Parasaniwa cynochoros | Sp. nov | Valid | Nydam | Late Cretaceous | Kaiparowits Formation | A member of Platynota of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Parasaniwa. | ||
Pariguana | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Longrich, Bhullar & Gauthier | Late Cretaceous | Lance Formation | An iguanid lizard of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Pariguana lancensis. | ||
Pelsochamops | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Makádi | Late Cretaceous | Csehbánya Formation | A chamopsiid. The type species is Pelsochamops infrequens. | ||
Plesiolacerta eratosthenesi | Sp. nov | Valid | Čerňanský & Augé | Late Oligocene | A lacertid lizard, a species of Plesiolacerta. | |||
Polyodontobaena | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Folie, Smith & Smith | Early Paleocene | Hainin Formation | An amphisbaenian. The type species is Polyodontobaena belgica. | ||
Provaranosaurus fatuus | Sp. nov | Valid | Smith & Gauthier | Early Eocene | Wasatch Formation | A relative of the Chinese crocodile lizard, a species of Provaranosaurus. | ||
Romeosaurus | Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Palci, Caldwell & Papazzoni | Late Cretaceous | A mosasaur related to Russellosaurus and Yaguarasaurus. Genus contains two species: Romeosaurus fumanensis and Romeosaurus sorbinii. | |||
Schillerosaurus | Nom. nov | Valid | Nydam, Chure & Evans | Late Jurassic | Morrison Formation | A replacement name for Schilleria Evans & Chure. | ||
Scincoideus grassator | Sp. nov | Valid | Smith & Gauthier | Early Eocene | Wasatch Formation | A member of Lacertiformes, a species of Scincoideus. | ||
Socognathus brachyodon | Sp. nov | Valid | Longrich, Bhullar & Gauthier | Late Cretaceous | Lance Formation | A chamopsiid polyglyphanodontian lizard, a species of Socognathus. | ||
Suratagama | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Rana et al. | Early Eocene | Cambay Shale Formation | A member of Agamidae. The type species is Suratagama neeraae. | ||
Suzanniwana revenanta | Sp. nov | Valid | Smith & Gauthier | Early Eocene | Wasatch Formation | A member of Pleurodonta, a species of Suzanniwana. | ||
Tiliqua laticephala | Sp. nov | Valid | Čerňanský & Hutchinson | Pliocene | A blue-tongued skink. | |||
Utahgenys antongai | Sp. nov | Valid | Nydam | Late Cretaceous | Dakota Formation | A contogeniid scincomorph, a species of Utahgenys. | ||
Webbsaurus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Nydam | Late Cretaceous | Dakota Formation | A scincomorph related to skinks. The type species is Webbsaurus lofgreni. | ||
Xestops savagei | Sp. nov | Valid | Smith & Gauthier | Early Eocene | Wasatch Formation | A member of Glyptosaurinae, a species of Xestops. |
Newly named snakes
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
Cerberophis | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Longrich, Bhullar & Gauthier | Late Cretaceous | Hell Creek Formation | An alethinophidian snake of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Cerberophis robustus. | ||
Kataria | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Scanferla et al. | Early Paleocene | Santa Lucía Formation | A macrostomatan snake related to caenophidians. The type species is Kataria anisodonta. | ||
Nidophis | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Vasile, Csiki-Sava & Venczel | Late Cretaceous | Haţeg Basin | A madtsoiid. The type species is Nidophis insularis. |
Archosauromorphs
Newly named basal archosauromorphs
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
Ankylosuchus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lucas, Spielmann & Hunt | Late Triassic | Colorado City Formation | A doswelliid. The type species is Ankylosuchus chinlegroupensis. | ||
Asperoris | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Nesbitt, Butler & Gower | Middle Triassic | Manda beds | A non-archosaurian archosauriform of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Asperoris mnyama. | ||
Fuyuansaurus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Fraser, Rieppel & Chun | Middle Triassic | Falang Formation | A protorosaur. The type species is Fuyuansaurus acutirostris. | ||
Jaxtasuchus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Schoch & Sues | Middle Triassic | Erfurt Formation | A doswelliid. The type species is Jaxtasuchus salomoni. | ||
Machaeroprosopus lottorum | Sp. nov | Valid | Hungerbühler et al. | Late Triassic | Cooper Canyon Formation | A phytosaur, a species of Machaeroprosopus. | ||
Macrocnemus obristi | Sp. nov | Valid | Fraser & Furrer | Middle Triassic | Prosanto Formation | A protorosaur, a species of Macrocnemus. | ||
Wannia | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Stocker | Late Triassic | A phytosaur; a new genus for "Paleorhinus" scurriensis Langston. |
Archosaurs
Other reptiles
Synapsids
Non-mammalian synapsids
Research
- The postcranial skeleton of therocephalian Ictidosuchoides is described by Heidi Fourie.
New taxa