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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 2003.

Contents

Plants

Conifers

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeUnitLocationNotesImages

Chamaecyparis eureka [2]

Sp nov

Valid

Kotyk, Basinger, & McIlver

Lutetian

Buchanan Lake Formation, Axel Heiberg Island

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the oldest confirmed species of Chamaecyparis [2]

Tsuga swedaea [3]

Sp nov

Valid

LePage

Lutetian

Buchanan Lake Formation, Axel Heiberg Island

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A hemlock species

Angiosperms

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeUnitLocationNotesImages

Araripia florifera [4]

Gen et sp

Valid

Mohr & Eklund

lower Cretaceous

Crato Formation

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Carpinus perryae [5]

Sp nov

Valid

Pigg, Manchester, & Wehr

Ypresian

Klondike Mountain Formation

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A hornbeam

Carpinus parryae Carpinus parryae fruit SRIC SR 11-06-09 A img1.tif
Carpinus parryae

Corylus johnsonii [5]

Sp nov

Valid

Pigg, Manchester, & Wehr

Ypresian

Klondike Mountain Formation

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A hazelnut

Corylus johnsonii Corylus johnsonii Holotype SR 98-01-02 A.jpg
Corylus johnsonii

Palaeocarpinus barksdaleae [5]

Sp nov

Valid

Pigg, Manchester, & Wehr

Ypresian

Klondike Mountain Formation

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A betulaceous fruit

Palaeocarpinus barksdaleae Palaeocarpinus barksdaleae fruit 01.jpg
Palaeocarpinus barksdaleae

Palaeocarpinus dentatus [5]

Comb nov

Valid

(Penhallow)

Ypresian

"Stump lake", Coldwater Beds

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A betulaceous fruit;
moved from Carpolithes dentatus (Penhallow, 1890)

Palaeocarpinus stonebergae [5]

Sp nov

Valid

Pigg, Manchester, & Wehr

Ypresian

Allenby Formation

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A betulaceous fruit

Pseudosalix [6]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Boucher, Manchester, & Judd

latest Ypresian

Green River Formation

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A willow relative

Gnetophytes

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeUnitLocationNotesImages

Cratonia cotyledon [7]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Rydin, Mohr, & Friis

lower Cretaceous

Crato Formation

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A relative to Welwetschia

Fungi

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeUnitLocationNotesImages

Aureofungus [8]

Get et sp nov

Valid

Hibbett et al

Burdigalian

Dominican amber.

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An agaricalean fungus
Type species A. yaniguaensis

Arthropods

Arachnids

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeUnitLocationNotesImages

Cornupalpatum [9]

Gen et sp nov

valid

Poinar & Brown

Albian-Cenomanian

Burmese amber

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An Ixodid hard tick

Cornupalpatum burmanicum Cornupalpatum burmanicum Burmese amber.jpg
Cornupalpatum burmanicum

Insects

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeUnitLocationNotesImages

Archimyrmex piatnitzkyi [10]

Comb nov.

vaild

(Viana & Haedo Rossi)

Middle Eocene

Ventana Formation

Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

A myrmeciine ant.
moved from Ameghinoia piatnitzkyi (1957)

Archimyrmex piatnitzkyi Archimyrmex piatnitzkyi NHMW1976-1783-6 profile.jpg
Archimyrmex piatnitzkyi

Archimyrmex smekali [10]

Comb nov.

valid

(Rossi de Garcia)

Middle Eocene

Ventana Formation

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A myrmeciine ant.
moved from Polanskiella smekali (1983)

Brownimeciinae [11]

Subfam. Gen. et Sp. nov

Valid

Bolton

Turonian

New Jersey amber

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A stem group ant, type species B. clavata

Brownimecia clavata Brownimecia clavata AMNH-NJ667 holotype 01.jpg
Brownimecia clavata

Halictus? savenyei [12]

Sp. nov

valid

Engel & Archibald

Ypresian

Coldwater Beds

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first apoid bee fossil described from Canada

Lasioglossum celinae [13]

Sp. nov

Valid

Nel & Petrulevicius

Rupelian

Dauphin

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A sweat bee

Lasioglossum celinae Lasioglossum celinae holotype MNHN.F.R11185 direct lighting.jpg
Lasioglossum celinae

Oligoapis [13]

Gen et sp nov

Jr synonym

Nel & Petrulevicius

Aquitanian

Bes-Konak

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An apine bee,
type species O. beskonakensis
Moved to Bombus beskonakensis in 2019 [14]

Bombus beskonakensis Dehon et al 2019 Zookeys Fig1-D Bombus (Mendacibombus) beskonakensis.jpg
Bombus beskonakensis

Palaeopsychops dodgeorum [15]

Sp nov

valid

Makarkin & Archibald

Ypresian

Coldwater Beds

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An ithionid giant lacewing

Paraelectrobombus [13]

Gen et sp nov

Jr synonym

Nel & Petrulevicius

Aquitanian

Bes-Konak

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Described as an Electrobombini bee
type species P. patriciae
Moved to Bombus (Paraelectrobombus) patriciae in (2019)

Bombus (Paraelectrobombus) patriciae Dehon et al 2019 Zookeys Fig1-D Bombus (Paraelectrobombus) patriciae.jpg
Bombus (Paraelectrobombus) patriciae

Raphidia funerata [16]

sp nov

synonym

Engel

Priabonian

Florissant Formation

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A snakefly.
moved to Florissantoraphidia funerata in 2014

Wesmaelius mathewesi [17]

Sp. nov

valid

Engel & Archibald

Ypresian

Coldwater beds, Princeton Group

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(Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia)

A Hemerobiinae lacewing

Xylocopa celineae [13]

Sp nov

valid

Nel & Petrulevicius

Chattian

Camoins-les-Bains

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A carpenter bee

Xylocopa celineae Xylocopa celineae holotype MNHN part side direct lighting.jpg
Xylocopa celineae

Conodont paleozoology

German paleontologist and stratigrapher Heinz Walter Kozur (1942-2013) described the conodont genus Carnepigondolella .

Vertebrate paleozoology

Parareptiles

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeUnitLocationNotesImages

Bunostegos

Valid

Sidor

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This was one of the largest herbivores of their time

Bunostegos Bunostegos akokanensis.jpg
Bunostegos

Non-avian dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list. [18]

NameStatusAuthorsLocationNotesImages
"Abdallahsaurus" [19]

Nomen nudum .

Nomen nudum ; possibly a junior synonym of Giraffatitan or Brachiosaurus

"Blancocerosaurus" [20]

Nomen nudum .

Nomen nudum ; possibly a junior synonym of Giraffatitan or Brachiosaurus

Amazonsaurus [21] Valid taxon
  • Carvalho
  • Avilla
  • Salgado
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Antetonitrus [22] Valid taxon
  • Yates
  • Kitching
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Aviatyrannis [23] Valid taxon
  • Rauhut
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Aviatyrannis.jpg
Bainoceratops [24] Valid taxon
  • Tereschenko
  • Alifanov
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Brohisaurus Valid taxon
  • Malkani
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Colepiocephale [25] Valid taxon
  • Sullivan
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Colepiocephale updating version.JPG
"Domeykosaurus" Nomen nudum

Rubilar-Rogers and Vargas vide:

  • Anonymous on May 29, 2003 Reuters news reports.
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Dromaeosauroides [26] Valid taxon
  • Christiansen
  • Bonde
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Dromaeosauroides Dromaeosauroides.jpg
Dromaeosauroides
Equijubus [27] Valid taxon
  • You
  • Luo
  • Shubin
  • Witmer
  • Tang Z.
  • Tang F.
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Ferganasaurus [28] Valid taxon
  • Alifanov
  • Averianov
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Fukuisaurus [29] Valid taxon
  • Kobayashi
  • Azuma
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Gobititan [30] Valid taxon
  • You
  • Tang F.
  • Luo
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Hanssuesia [25] Valid taxon
  • Sullivan
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Hanssuesia Hanssuesia sternbergi.jpg
Hanssuesia
Heyuannia [31] Valid taxon
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Heyuannia Ajancingenia restoration.jpg
Heyuannia
Hongshanosaurus [32] Valid taxon
  • You
  • Xu X.
  • Wang X.
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Hongshanosaurus Hongshanosaurus houi 1.JPG
Hongshanosaurus
Isisaurus [33] Valid taxonFlag of India.svg  India
Isisaurus Isisaurus colberti reconstruction.png
Isisaurus
"Issasaurus" [19]

Nomen nudum ; possibly a junior synonym of Dicraeosaurus

Lamaceratops [34] Valid taxon
  • Alifanov
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"Ligomasaurus" [19]

Nomen nudum ; possibly a junior synonym of Giraffatitan or Brachiosaurus

Lusotitan [35] Valid taxon
  • Antunes
  • Mateus
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Magnirostris [36] Valid taxonFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Magnirostris MagnirostrisDodsoni(Skull)-PaleozoologicalMuseumOfChina-May23-08.jpg
Magnirostris
Mendozasaurus [37] Valid taxon
  • González-Riga (as González Riga)
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"Mohammadisaurus" [19]

Nomen nudum .

Nomen nudum ; possibly a junior synonym of Tornieria

"Mtapaiasaurus" [19]

Nomen nudum .

Nomen nudum ; possibly a junior synonym of Giraffatitan or Brachiosaurus

"Mtotosaurus" [19]

Nomen nudum .

Nomen nudum ; possibly a junior synonym of Dicraeosaurus

"Nteregosaurus" [19]

Nomen nudum .

Nomen nudum ; possibly a junior synonym of Janenschia

"Nyororosaurus" [19]

Nomen nudum ; possibly a junior synonym of Dicraeosaurus

Olorotitan [38] Valid taxon
  • Godefroit
  • Bolotsky
  • Alifanov
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Olorotitan Olorotitan DB.jpg
Olorotitan
Olorotitan Olorotitan 28-12-2007 14-52-33.jpg
Olorotitan
Platyceratops [34] Valid taxon
  • Alifanov
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Rajasaurus [39] Valid taxonFlag of India.svg  India
Rajasaurus Rajasaurus restoration.jpg
Rajasaurus
Rinconsaurus [40] Valid taxon
  • Calvo
  • González-Riga (as González Riga)
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Rinconsaurus Rinconsaurus test 2.jpg
Rinconsaurus
"Salimosaurus" [19]

Nomen nudum .

Nomen nudum ; possibly a junior synonym of Giraffatitan or Brachiosaurus

"Selimanosaurus" [19]

Nomen nudum .

Nomen nudum ; possibly a junior synonym of Dicraeosaurus

Serendipaceratops [41] Valid taxon
  • T. Rich
  • Vickers-Rich
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Shenzhousaurus [42] Valid taxonFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Shuangmiaosaurus [43] Valid taxon
  • You
  • Ji Q.
  • Li J.
  • Li Y. X.
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Silesaurus [44] Valid taxon
  • Dzik
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Silesaurus Silesaurus opolensis flipped.jpg
Silesaurus
Sinornithomimus [45] Valid taxon
  • Kobayashi
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Sinornithomimus Sinornithomimus.jpg
Sinornithomimus
Sphaerotholus [46] Possible junior synonym of Prenocephale
  • Williamson
  • Carr
"Wangonisaurus" [19]

Nomen nudum .

Nomen nudum ; possibly a junior synonym of Giraffatitan or Brachiosaurus

Yixianosaurus [47] Valid taxon
  • Xu X.
  • Wang X.
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Zalmoxes [48] Valid taxon
  • Weishampel
  • Jianu
  • Csiki
  • Norman
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Zalmoxes Zalmoxes dichotomy.jpg
Zalmoxes
Zupaysaurus [49] Valid taxon

Arcucci & Coria

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Zupaysaurus Zupaysaurus.jpg
Zupaysaurus

Newly named birds

NameStatusNoveltyAuthorsAgeUnitLocationNotesImages

Amanuensis pickfordi [50]

Gen. et sp. nov

valid

Cécile Mourer-Chauviré

Middle Miocene

MN 4

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A Sagittariidae, relative of the secretarybird. The type species of Amanuensis Mourer-Chauviré, 2003.

Amitabha urbsinterdictensis [51]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Bonnie E. Gulas-Wroblewski

Anton F.-J. Wroblewski

Middle Eocene

Bridger Formation

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The type species of Amitabha Gulas-Wroblewski & Wroblewski, 2003. Placed in crown Galliformes, but only compared with Phasianidae, not with other Eocene birds from North America.

Anhinga minuta [52]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Herculano M. F. de Alvarenga

Edson Guilherme

Late Miocene-Early Pliocene

Huayquerian-Montehermosian,

Solimõas Formation

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An Anhingidae.

Coenocorypha miratropica [53]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Trevor H. Worthy

Holocene

Vitilevu

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A Scolopacidae.

Diomedea tanakai [54]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Paul G. Davis

Late Early Miocene

Oi Formation

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A Diomedeidae.

Eoeurypyga olsoni [55]

Nomen Nudum

Thesis name.

Ilka Weidig

Early Eocene

Green River Formation

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A Eurypygidae.

Falco umanskajae [56]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Denis V. Sobolev

Pliocene

MN 16

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A Falconidae.

Gallicolumba leonpascoi [57]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Trevor H. Worthy

Graham M. Wragg

Late Pleistocene-Holocene

Henderson Island

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A Columbidae.

Hemignathus vorpalis [58]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Helen F. James

Storrs L. Olson

Subresent

Hawaii

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A Fringillidae, Carduelinae, Drepanidini.

Macranhinga ranzii [52]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Herculano M. F. de Alvarenga

Edson Guilherme

Late Miocene-Early Pliocene

Huayquerian-Montehermosian

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An Anhingidae.

Milvago carbo [59]

Valid

Sp. nov.

William Suárez Duque

Storrs L. Olson

Quaternary, possibly Late Pleistocene or Early Holocene

Las Breas de San Felipe

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A Falconidae.

Morus peruvianus [60]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Marcelo Stucchi

Pliocene

Pisco Formation

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A Sulidae.

Namibiavis senutae [50]

Gen. et sp. nov

valid

Cécile Mourer-Chauviré

Middle Miocene

MN 4

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Initially thought to be an Idiornithidae, Cariamiformes but in 2011 reinterpreted as an Opisthocomidae, a relative of the hoatzin. [61] The type species of Namibiavis Mourer-Chauviré, 2003.

Nycticorax olsoni [62]

Valid

Sp. nov.

W. R. P. Bourne

N. P. Ashmole

K. E. L. Simmons

Subrecent

Ascension Island

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An Ardeidae.

Palaeogrus mainburgensis [63]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Ursula B. Göhlich

Early Middle Miocene (MN 5)

Upper Freshwater Molasse

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A Gruidae.

Parargornis messelensis [64]

Valid

Gen. nov et Sp. nov.

Gerald Mayr

Early Middle Eocene

Messel pit,

MP 11

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An Apodiformes, Cypselavidae Mourer-Chauviré, 2006.

Shandongornis yinansis [65]

Valid

Gen. nov et Sp. nov.

Hou Lianhai

Pliocene

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A Phasianidae.

Spheniscus chilensis [66]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Steven D. Emslie

Carlos Guerra Correa

Pliocene

Mejillones Formation

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A Spheniscidae.

Spheniscus megaramphus [67]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Marcello Stucchi

Mario Urbina

Alfredo Giraldo

Late Miocene

Pisco Formation

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A Spheniscidae.

Sula magna [60]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Marcello Stucchi

Late Miocene-Early Pliocene

Pisco Formation

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A Sulidae.

Sula sulita [60]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Marcello Stucchi

Late Miocene-Early Pliocene

Pisco Formation

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A Sulidae.

Wyomingcypselus pohli [55]

Nomen Nudum

Thesis name.

Ilka Weidig

Early Eocene

Green River Formation

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An Apodiformes.

Plesiosaurs

NameStatusAuthorsNotes

Terminonatator

Valid

Sato

Thililua

Valid

Bardet Suberbiola Jalil

Pterosaurs

NameStatusAuthorsNotes

Beipiaopterus

Valid

Lü J.-C.

Chaoyangopterus

Valid

Wang Zhou

Harpactognathus

Valid

Carpenter Unwin et al.

Jidapterus

Valid

Dong, Sun, & Wu,

Liaoningopterus

Valid

Wang X.-L. and Zhou Z.-H

Liaoningopteryx

Valid

Wang X. Zhao

Ludodactylus

Valid

Frey, E., Martill Buchy, M

Nurhachius

Valid

Wang Kellner et al.

Phosphatodraco

Valid

Pereda-Suberbiola N. Bardet et al.

Sinopterus

Valid

Wang, X. Zhou, Z

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

NameStatusAuthorsDiscovery yearAgeUnitLocationNotesImages

Archaeovenator [68]

Valid

  • Reisz
  • Dilkes

Upper Carboniferous
(Upper Pennsylvanian)

Hamilton Quarry

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a pelycosaur

Brasilitherium [69]

Valid

  • Bonaparte
  • Martinelli
  • Schultz
  • Rupert

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Brasilodon [69]

Valid

  • Bonaparte
  • Martinelli
  • Schultz
  • Rupert

Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Bullacephalus [70]

Valid

  • Rubidge
  • Kitching

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Colobodectes [71]

Valid

  • Modesto
  • Rubidge
  • Visser
  • Welman

Upper/Middle Permian
(Capitanian)

Abrahamskraal formation

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an anomodont

Lanthanostegus [72]

Valid

  • Modesto
  • Rubidge
  • Welman

Middle/Upper Permian
(Capitanian)

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an anomodont; replacement name for Lanthanocephalus Modesto, Rubidge & Welman, 2002, preoccupied by the cnidarian genus Lanthanocephalus Williams & Starmer, 2000 [73]

Santacruzodon [74]

Valid

  • Abdala
  • Ribeiro

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Xiyukannemeyeria [75]

Valid

  • Liu
  • Li

Middle Triassic
(Anisian)

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an anomodont; new genus for "Parakannemeyeria" brevirostris

Mammals

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeUnitLocationNotesImages

Caracal depereti [76]

Sp nov

Disputed

Morales et al.

Pliocene

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A Caracal . Boscaini et al. (2016) considered this species to be a junior synonym of Lynx issiodorensis . [77]

Guangxicyon [78] Gen. et sp. nov.ValidZhai et al.EoceneNadu FormationFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China An amphicyonid.

Iridodon [79]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Morlo & Gunnell

Bridgerian

Wasatch Formation

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A limnocyonid hyaenodont.The type species is I. datzae.

Kogolepithecus [80]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Pickford et al.

Miocene

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A catarrhine of uncertain affinity. The type species is K. morotoensis.

Yuesthonyx [81] Gen. et sp. nov.ValidTong, Wang & FuPaleocene Dazhang Formation Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China A tillodont. The type species is Y. tingae.

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Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. 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 2005.

Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. 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 2006.

Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. 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 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 in paleontology</span> Overview of the events of 2008 in paleontology

Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. 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 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aguja Formation</span>

The Aguja Formation is a geological formation in North America, exposed in Texas, United States and Chihuahua and Coahuila in Mexico, whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. Fossil palms have also been unearthed here.

The Balabansai Formation is a geological formation in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan whose strata date back to the Bathonian and Callovian stages of the Middle Jurassic. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. The lithology primarily consists of variegated sandstones, siltstones, claystones, and rare gravels and marls. Many taxa have been found in the formation, including amphibians and mammals

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ouled Abdoun Basin</span> Phosphate basin in Morocco

The Oulad Abdoun Basin is a phosphate sedimentary basin located in Morocco, near the city of Khouribga. It is the largest in Morocco, comprising 44% of Morocco's phosphate reserves, and at least 26.8 billion tons of phosphate. It is also known as an important site for vertebrate fossils, with deposits ranging from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian) to the Eocene epoch (Ypresian), a period of about 25 million years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luis M. Chiappe</span> Argentine paleontologist (born 1962)

Luis María Chiappe is an Argentine paleontologist born in Buenos Aires who is best known for his discovery of the first sauropod nesting sites in the badlands of Patagonia in 1997 and for his work on the origin and early evolution of Mesozoic birds. He is currently the Vice President of Research and Collections at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and director of the museum's Dinosaur Institute. He was a postdoctoral researcher at the American Museum of Natural History, New York after immigrating from Argentina. Chiappe is currently the curator of the award winning Dinosaur Hall at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California, BBC advisor and author of scientific and popular books.

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