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This article records new taxa of fossil archosaurs of every kind that are scheduled described during the year 2015, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleontology of archosaurs that are scheduled to occur in the year 2015.

Contents

Pseudosuchians

Research

New taxa

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeUnitLocationNotesImages

Albertosuchus [9]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wu & Brinkman

Latest Cretaceous

Scollard Formation

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

A crocodylian, probably a crocodyloid. The type species is Albertosuchus knudsenii.

Allodaposuchus hulki [10]

Sp. nov

Valid

Blanco et al.

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

Tremp Formation

Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

A eusuchian crocodylomorph, a species of Allodaposuchus.

Caiman wannlangstoni [11]

Sp. nov

Valid

Salas-Gismondi et al.

Late Middle Miocene

Pebas Formation

Flag of Peru.svg  Peru

A caiman, a species of Caiman .

Caiman wannlangstoni size.jpg

Carnufex [12]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Zanno et al.

Late Triassic (Carnian)

Pekin Formation

Flag of the United States.svg  United States

An early member of Crocodylomorpha. The type species is Carnufex carolinensis.

Skeletal reconstruction of Carnufex cropped.png

Dagasuchus [13]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Lacerda, Schultz & Bertoni-Machado

Triassic (late Ladinian/early Carnian)

Santa Maria Formation

Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

A non-crocodylomorph loricatan. The type species is Dagasuchus santacruzensis.

Dagasuchus santacruzensis holotype ilium in 2015.png

Gnatusuchus [11]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Salas-Gismondi et al.

Late Middle Miocene

Pebas Formation

Flag of Peru.svg  Peru

A caiman. The type species is Gnatusuchus pebasensis.

Gnatusuchus skeletal.jpg

Gorgetosuchus [14]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Heckert et al.

Late Triassic

Pekin Formation

Flag of the United States.svg  United States

An aetosaur. The type species is Gorgetosuchus pekinensis.

Koumpiodontosuchus [15]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Sweetman, Pedreira-Segade & Vidovic

Early Cretaceous (Barremian)

Wessex Formation

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom

A crocodyliform related to Bernissartia . The type species is Koumpiodontosuchus aprosdokiti.

Koumpiodontosuchus aprosdokiti.jpg

Kuttanacaiman [11]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Salas-Gismondi et al.

Late Middle Miocene

Pebas Formation

Flag of Peru.svg  Peru

A caiman. The type species is Kuttanacaiman iquitosensis.

Kuttanacaiman size.jpg

Lohuecosuchus [16]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Narváez et al.

Late Cretaceous (late Campanian-early Maastrichtian)

Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

A eusuchian crocodyliform related to Allodaposuchus . The type species is Lohuecosuchus megadontos; genus also contains Lohuecosuchus mechinorum.

Lohuecosuchus megadontos - Holotype HUE-04498 - lateral view.jpg

Zoneait [17]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wilberg

Middle Jurassic (Aalenian–Bajocian)

Snowshoe Formation

Flag of the United States.svg  United States

A thalattosuchian crocodylomorph. The type species is Zoneait nargorum.

Zoneait holotype2.png

Non-avian dinosaurs

Research

New taxa

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeUnitLocationNotesImages

Augustynolophus [24]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Prieto-Márquez et al.

Late Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian)

Moreno Formation

Flag of the United States.svg  United States

A hadrosaurid; a new genus for "Saurolophus" morrisi Prieto-Márquez & Wagner (2013).

Saurolophus morrisi.jpg

Boreonykus [25]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Bell & Currie

Late Cretaceous (late Campanian)

Wapiti Formation

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

A dromaeosaurid theropod. The type species is Boreonykus certekorum.

Boreonykus LM.jpg

Chilesaurus [26]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Novas et al.

Late Jurassic (Tithonian)

Toqui Formation

Flag of Chile.svg  Chile

A dinosaur of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Originally classified as a theropod dinosaur (a basal member of Tetanurae), but subsequently argued to be an ornithischian. [27] The type species is Chilesaurus diegosuarezi.

Chilesasaurus.png

Crichtonpelta [28]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid [29]

Arbour & Currie

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian–Turonian)

Sunjiawan Formation

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

An ankylosaurine ankylosaurid; a new genus for "Crichtonsaurus" benxiensis Lü, Ji, Gao & Li (2007).

Dakotaraptor [30]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

DePalma et al.

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

Hell Creek Formation

Flag of the United States.svg  United States

A member of Dromaeosauridae. The type species is Dakotaraptor steini.

Dakotaraptor wiki.jpg
Eucnemesaurus entaxonis [31]

Sp. nov

Valid

McPhee et al.

Late Triassic

Lower Elliot Formation

Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

A non-sauropod sauropodomorph, a species of Eucnemesaurus.

Eucnemesaurus pes.png

Galeamopus [18]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Tschopp, Mateus & Benson

Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian)

Morrison Formation

Flag of the United States.svg  United States

A diplodocid sauropod; a new genus for "Diplodocus" hayi Holland (1924).

Galeamopus pabsti skull cast - NHM.jpg
Gspsaurus [32] Gen. et comb. novDubiousMalkaniLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Pab Formation Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan A titanosauriform sauropod. The type species is G. Pakistani.

Haestasaurus [33]

Gen. et comb. nov.

Valid

Upchurch, Mannion & Taylor

Early Cretaceous (late Berriasian—Valanginian)

Hastings Beds

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom

A macronarian sauropod of uncertain phylogenetic placement; a new genus for "Pelorosaurus" becklesii Mantell (1852).

Haestasaurus skin.PNG

Horshamosaurus [34]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Blows

Early Cretaceous

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom

A new genus for "Polacanthus" rudgwickensis Blows (1996).

Hualianceratops [35]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Han et al.

Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)

Shishugou Formation

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

A basal ceratopsian, possibly a member of Chaoyangsauridae. The type species is Hualianceratops wucaiwanensis.

IVVP V18641.jpg

Huanansaurus [36]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

et al.

Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian)

Nanxiong Formation

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

An oviraptorid theropod. The type species is Huanansaurus ganzhouensis.

Huanansaurus.png

Iguanodon galvensis [37]

Sp. nov

Valid

Verdú et al.

Early Cretaceous (early Barremian)

Galve, Teruel

Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

An ornithopod, a species of Iguanodon.

Iguanodon galvensis.png

Ischioceratops [38]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

He et al.

Late Cretaceous

Wangshi Group

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

A leptoceratopsid ceratopsian. The type species is Ischioceratops zhuchengensis.

Ischioceratops skeleton.jpg

Koshisaurus [39]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Shibata & Azuma

Early Cretaceous

Kitadani Formation

Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

A non-hadrosaurid hadrosauroid. The type species is Koshisaurus katsuyama.

Koshisaurus.jpg

Kunbarrasaurus [40]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Leahey et al.

Cretaceous (late Albian–(?)early Cenomanian)

Allaru Mudstone

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

An ankylosaur. The type species is Kunbarrasaurus ieversi.

Kunbarrasaurus skeleton.jpg

Lepidocheirosaurus [41]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Disputed

Alifanov & Saveliev

Late Jurassic (Tithonian?)

Ukureyskaya Formation

Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

A dinosaur of uncertain phylogenetic placement; considered to be a theropod dinosaur related to Nqwebasaurus by the authors of its description, [41] but subsequently argued to be an ornithischian, possibly synonymous with Kulindadromeus . [42] [43] The type species is Lepidocheirosaurus natatilis.

Lepidus [44]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Nesbitt & Ezcurra

Late Triassic

Dockum Group

Flag of the United States.svg  United States

A coelophysoid theropod. The type species is Lepidus praecisio.

Lepidus praecisio.jpg

Morelladon [45]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Gasulla et al.

Early Cretaceous (probably late Barremian)

Arcillas de Morella Formation

Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

An ornithopod dinosaur, a basal member of Styracosterna. The type species is Morelladon beltrani.

Morelladon dorsal vertebrae.PNG

Mosaiceratops [46]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Zheng, Jin & Xu

Late Cretaceous (early-middle Turonian—middle Campanian)

Xiaguan Formation

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

A basal neoceratopsian. The type species is Mosaiceratops azumai.

Mosaiceratops LM.jpg

Nebulasaurus [47]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Xing et al.

Middle Jurassic (Aalenian or Bajocian)

Zhanghe Formation

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

A eusauropod sauropod. The type species is Nebulasaurus taito.

Nebulasaurus.jpg

Padillasaurus [48]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Carballido et al.

Early Cretaceous (Barremian)

Paja Formation

Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia

A brachiosaurid sauropod. The type species is Padillasaurus leivaensis.

FICHA 4 VERTEBRAS.gif

Probrachylophosaurus [49]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Freedman Fowler & Horner

Late Cretaceous (Campanian)

Judith River Formation

Flag of the United States.svg  United States

A hadrosaurid. The type species is Probrachylophosaurus bergei.

Probrachylophosaurus.PNG

Pulanesaura [50]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

McPhee et al.

Early Jurassic (probably late Hettangian to Sinemurian)

Upper Elliot Formation

Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

A basal sauropod. The type species is Pulanesaura eocollum.

Pulanesaura eocollum.jpg

Qijianglong [51]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Xing et al.

Late Jurassic

Suining Formation

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

A mamenchisaurid sauropod. The type species is Qijianglong guokr.

Regaliceratops [52]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Brown & Henderson

Late Cretaceous (probably middle Maastrichtian)

St. Mary River Formation

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

A chasmosaurine ceratopsid. The type species is Regaliceratops peterhewsi.

Regaliceratops peterhewsi.jpg

Saurornitholestes sullivani [53]

Sp. nov

Valid

Jasinski

Late Cretaceous (late Campanian)

Kirtland Formation

Flag of the United States.svg  United States

A member of Dromaeosauridae, a species of Saurornitholestes.

Sefapanosaurus [54]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Otero et al.

Late Triassic or Early Jurassic

Elliot Formation

Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

A non-sauropod sauropodomorph. The type species is Sefapanosaurus zastronensis .

Sirindhorna [55]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Shibata et al.

Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

Khok Kruat Formation

Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand

A basal member of Hadrosauroidea. The type species is Sirindhorna khoratensis.

Sirindhorna skull and head.PNG

Ugrunaaluk [56]

Gen. et sp. nov

Disputed

Mori, Druckenmiller & Erickson

Late Cretaceous (early Maastrichtian)

Prince Creek Formation

Flag of the United States.svg  United States

A saurolophine hadrosaurid. The type species is Ugrunaaluk kuukpikensis. The genus Ugrunaaluk was considered to be a junior synonym of the genus Edmontosaurus by Takasaki et al. (2020). [57]

Wendiceratops [58]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Evans & Ryan

Late Cretaceous (Campanian)

Oldman Formation

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

A centrosaurine ceratopsid. The type species is Wendiceratops pinhornensis.

Wendiceratops restoration.PNG

Yi [59]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Xu et al.

Jurassic (Callovian or Oxfordian)

Tiaojishan Formation

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

A scansoriopterygid theropod. The type species is Yi qi.

Speculative mating display of Yi qi.png

Zhenyuanlong [60]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Lü & Brusatte

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

A dromaeosaurid theropod. The type species is Zhenyuanlong suni.

Zhenyuanlong transparent bg.png

Birds

Research

New taxa

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeUnitLocationNotesImages

Aegypius tugarinovi [71]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Manegold & Zelenkov

Early Pliocene, Ruscinian

Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova

An Old World vulture, Accipitridae, related to the cinereous vulture.

Alopecoenas norfolkensis [72]

Sp. nov

Valid

Forshaw

Holocene

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

A new scientific name for the Norfolk ground dove. The previous name used to refer to this species, Columba norfolciensis Latham (1801), was suppressed by ICZN in 2010. [73]

Gallicolumba norfolciensis.JPG

Anas kurochkini [74]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Zelenkov & Panteleyev

Late Miocene

Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

An Anatidae.

Archaeornithura [75]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Wang et al.

Hauterivian

Huajiying Formation

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

A Hongshanornithidae. Type species A. meemannae.

Archaeornithura meemannae Holotype.jpg

Athene inexpectata [76]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Pavia, Manegold, & Haarhoff

Early Pliocene

Varswater Formation

Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

A Strigidae

Circaetus haemusensis [77]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Boev

Early Pleistocene

Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria

A snake eagle

Cratoavis [78]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Carvalho et al.

Aptian

Crato Member, Santana Formation

Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

A member of Euenantiornithes of uncertain phylogenetic placement. [78] [79]
The type species is C. cearensis.

Cratoavis by themingau dezpfxm.png

Dunhuangia [80]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Wang et al.

Early Cretaceous

Xiagou Formation

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

A member of Enantiornithes. The type species is D. cuii.

Eopachypteryx [81]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Mayr

Eocene

Messel Formation

Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

A bird of uncertain phylogenetic placement.
Type species E. praeterita.

Feitianius [82]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

O’Connor et al.

Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

Xiagou Formation

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

A member of Enantiornithes. The type species is Feitianius paradisi.

Feitianius paradisi.jpg

Foshanornis [83]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Zhao et al.

Early Eocene

Buxin Formation

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

A bird of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a relative of trogons. Type species F. songi.

Fumicollis [84]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Bell & Chiappe

Late Cretaceous (late Coniacian—early Campanian)

The Smoky Hill Member of the Niobrara Chalk

Flag of the United States.svg  United States

A member of Hesperornithiformes. The type species is Fumicollis hoffmani.

Fumicollis.png

Gallinago azovica [74]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Zelenkov & Panteleyev

Middle Turolian

Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

A snipe, Scolopacidae.

Hakawai [85]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid [86]

De Pietri et al.

Early Miocene (19–16 Ma)

Bannockburn Formation

Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

A member of Scolopaci of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Hakawai melvillei.

Holbotia [87]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid [88]

Zelenkov & Averianov

Early Cretaceous

Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia

A member of Enantiornithes, probably a relative of Gobipteryx . Type species H. ponomarenkoi.

Houornis [89]

Gen. et comb. nov.

Valid [90]

Wang & Liu

Early Cretaceous

Jiufotang Formation

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

A member of Enantiornithes of uncertain phylogenetic placement; a new genus for "Cathayornis" caudatus Hou (1997).

Hypsipetes cowlesi [91]

Sp. nov.

Valid [92]

Hume

Holocene

Flag of Rodrigues.png  Rodrigues

A bulbul, Pycnonotidae

Juehuaornis [93]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Wang, Wang & Hu

Early Cretaceous

Jiufotang Formation

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

A basal member of Ornithuromorpha. Type species J. zhangi.

Kuntur [94]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Stucchi et al.

Late Miocene

Pisco Formation

Flag of Peru.svg  Peru

A condor. Type species K. cardenasi.

Lavadytis [95]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid [96]

Stidham & Hilton

Miocene (16.1–14.6 Ma)

Flag of the United States.svg  United States

A member of Anatidae; a member or a relative of members of the subfamily Oxyurinae. The type species is Lavadytis pyrenae.

Llallawavis [97]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Degrange et al.

Late Pliocene

Playa Los Lobos Allo Formation

Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

A mesembriornithine phorusrhacid. Type species L. scagliai.

Llallawavis scagliai.jpg

Makahala [98]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Mayr

Latest Eocene or early Oligocene

Makah Formation

Flag of the United States.svg  United States

A member of Procellariiformes. Type species M. mirae.

Mangystania [99]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Zvonok, Zelenkov & Danilov

Eocene (Bartonian)

Shorym Formation

Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan

Possibly a member of Suliformes. The type species is Mangystania humilicristata.

Miobaptus huzhiricus [100]

Sp. nov

Valid

Zelenkov

Miocene

Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

A grebe

Mioporphyrula [101]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Zelenkov in Zelenkov & Kurochkin

Late Miocene

Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova

A member of Rallidae. A new genus for "Tertiariaporphyrula" lungi Kurochkin & Ganea (1972).

Mwalau [102]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Worthy et al.

Holocene

Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu

A megapode. The type species is M. walterlinii.

Namapsitta [103]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Mourer-Chauviré, Pickford, & Senut

Middle Eocene

Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia

A Psittaciformes incertae sedis. Type species N. praeruptorum.

Nyctisoma [104]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Elżanowski & Zelenkov

Middle Miocene

Öoshin Formation

Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia

An Ardeidae. Type species N. robusta.

Oligonomus [105]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

De Pietri, Camens, & Worthy

Late Oligocene

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

A member of Charadriiformes related to the plains-wanderer. Type species O. milleri.

Opisthodactylus horacioperezi [106]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Agnolin & Chafrat

Early Miocene

Chichinales Formation

Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

A rheid ratite

Parapengornis [107]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Hu, O’Connor & Zhou

Early Cretaceous

Jiufotang Formation

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

A member of Enantiornithes, a relative of Pengornis . Type species P. eurycaudatus.

Parapengornis holotype.png

Patagorhacos [106]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Agnolin & Chafrat

Early Miocene

Chichinales Formation

Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

A member of Phorusrhacidae. Type species P. terrificus.

Petrosushkinia [101]

Nom. nov

Valid

Zelenkov in Zelenkov & Kurochkin

Late Miocene

Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan

A member of Falconidae. A replacement name for Sushkinia Tugarinov (1935) (preoccupied).

Porzana botunensis [108]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Boev

Early Pleistocene

Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria

A member of Rallidae, a species of crake.

Pterodroma imberi [109]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Tennyson, Cooper & Shepherd

Holocene

Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

A member of Procellariidae, a species of gadfly petrel.

Pterygornis [110]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid [111]

Wang, Hu & Li

Early Cretaceous

Jiufotang Formation

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

A member of Enantiornithes. Type species P. dapingfangensis.

Rallus adolfocaesaris [112]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Alcover et al.

Holocene

Flag of Madeira.svg  Madeira (Porto Santo Island)

A member of Rallidae, a species of Rallus

Rallus carvaoensis [112]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Alcover et al.

Holocene

Flag of the Azores.svg  Azores (São Miguel Island)

A member of Rallidae, a species of Rallus

Rallus lowei [112]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Alcover et al.

Holocene

Flag of Madeira.svg  Madeira (Madeira Island)

A member of Rallidae, a species of Rallus

Rallus minutus [112]

Sp. nov.

Junior homonym

Alcover et al.

Holocene

Flag of the Azores.svg  Azores (São Jorge Island)

A member of Rallidae, a species of Rallus . The specific name is a junior homonym of Rallus minutus Pallas (1776), Rallus minutus Gmelin (1789) and Rallus minutus Forster (1844). Alcover et al. (2016) coined a replacement name Rallus nanus. [113]

Rallus montivagorum [112]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Alcover et al.

Holocene

Flag of the Azores.svg  Azores (Pico Island)

A member of Rallidae, a species of Rallus

Ramphastosula aguirrei [114]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Stucchi, Varas-Malca & Urbina-Schmitt

Miocene

Pisco Formation

Flag of Peru.svg  Peru

A member of Sulidae, a species of Ramphastosula .

Scolopax brachycarpa [115]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Takano & Steadman

Late Holocene

Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti

A woodcock.

Scopelortyx [103]

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Valid

Mourer-Chauviré, Pickford, & Senut

Middle Eocene

Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia

A Paraortygidae, Galliformes. Type species S. klinghardtensis.

Shiriyanetta [116]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Watanabe & Matsuoka

Pleistocene

Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

A duck. The type species is Shiriyanetta hasegawai.

Spheniscus anglicus [117]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Benson

Late Miocene

Bahía Inglesa Formation

Flag of Chile.svg  Chile

A banded penguin.

Spheniscus anglicus.png

Stemec [118]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Kaiser, Watanabe & Johns

Late Oligocene

Sooke Formation

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

A member of Plotopteridae. The type species is Stemec suntokum.

Stemec Coracoid.png

Sula brandi [114]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Stucchi, Varas-Malca & Urbina-Schmitt

Miocene

Pisco Formation

Flag of Peru.svg  Peru

A booby.

Sula figueroae [114]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Stucchi, Varas-Malca & Urbina-Schmitt

Miocene

Pisco Formation

Flag of Peru.svg  Peru

A booby.

Tyto cravesae [119]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Suárez & Olson

Quaternary (probably late Pleistocene)

Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba

A barn-owl, a species of Tyto .

Tyto richae [76]

Sp. nov

Valid

Pavia, Manegold, & Haarhoff

Early Pliocene

Varswater Formation

Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

A Tytonidae barn-owl.

Yuanjiawaornis [120]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Hu et al.

Early Cretaceous

Jiufotang Formation

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

A member of Enantiornithes. Type species Yuanjiawaornis viriosus.

Pterosaurs

Research

New taxa

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeUnitLocationNotesImages

Arcticodactylus [126]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Kellner

Late Triassic (?Norian-Rhaetian)

Fleming Fjord Formation

Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland

A non-pterodactyloid pterosaur of uncertain phylogenetic placement; a new genus for "Eudimorphodon" cromptonellus Jenkins et al. (2001).

Austriadraco [126]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kellner

Late Triassic (late Norian)

Seefeld Formation

Flag of Austria.svg  Austria

A non-pterodactyloid pterosaur of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Austriadraco dallavecchiai.

Banguela [127]

Gen. et sp. nov

Disputed

Headden & Campos

Early Cretaceous

Romualdo Formation

Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

The type species is Banguela oberlii. Originally described as a dsungaripterid; Pêgas, Costa & Kellner (2018) considered the genus Banguela to be a junior synonym of the genus Thalassodromeus , and transferred the species B. oberlii to the latter genus. [128]

Banguela oberlii.png

Bergamodactylus [126]

Gen. et sp. nov

Disputed

Kellner

Late Triassic (Alaunian)

Calcari di Zorzino Formation

Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Originally interpreted as a relative of Campylognathoides . The type species is Bergamodactylus wildi. Dalla Vecchia (2018) considers B. wildi to be a junior synonym of Carniadactylus rosenfeldi. [129]

Bergamodactylus wildi.jpg

Cimoliopterus dunni [130]

Sp. nov

Valid

Myers

Late Cretaceous (late Cenomanian)

Britton Formation

Flag of the United States.svg  United States

A member of Pterodactyloidea, probably a pteranodontoid; a species of Cimoliopterus.

Cimoliopterus dunni.jpg

Daohugoupterus [131]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Cheng et al.

Late Jurassic

Daohugou Beds

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

A non-pterodactyloid pterosaur. The type species is Daohugoupterus delicatus.

Linlongopterus [132]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Rodrigues et al.

Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

Jiufotang Formation

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

A member of Pteranodontoidea, possibly related to anhanguerians. The type species is Linlongopterus jennyae.

Orientognathus [133]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

et al.

Late Jurassic

Tuchengzi Formation

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

A rhamphorhynchid. The type species is Orientognathus chaoyngensis.

Rhamphorhynchus etchesi [134]

Sp. nov

Valid

O'Sullivan & Martill

Late Jurassic

Kimmeridge Clay Formation

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom

A species of Rhamphorhynchus.

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