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This list of fossil reptiles described in 2015 is a list of new taxa of fossil reptiles that were described during the year 2015, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to reptile paleontology that occurred in 2015.
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Motani et al. | Early Triassic (Olenekian) | A relative of ichthyopterygians. The type species is Cartorhynchus lenticarpus. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Brusatte et al. | Jurassic (Toarcian–Bajocian) | A basal member of Neoichthyosauria. The type species is Dearcmhara shawcrossi. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Chen et al. | Early Triassic (late Spathian) | A hupehsuchian. The type species is Eretmorhipis carrolldongi. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Lomax & Massare | Early Jurassic (Hettangian/Sinemurian–Pliensbachian) | A species of Ichthyosaurus . | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Maxwell et al. | Early Cretaceous (Barremian–Aptian) | A member of Ophthalmosauridae. The type species is Muiscasaurus catheti. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cau & Fanti | Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) | A pliosaurid. The type species is Anguanax zignoi. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Smith | Early Jurassic | A rhomaleosaurid plesiosaur; a new genus for "Plesiosaurus" megacephalus Stutchbury (1846). | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Araújo et al. | Late Cretaceous (early Maastrichtian) | An elasmosaurid plesiosaur. The type species is Cardiocorax mukulu. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Shang & Li | Middle Triassic (Anisian) | A member of Eosauropterygia of uncertain phylogenetic placement, more closely related to nothosaurs than to plesiosaurs. The type species is Dianmeisaurus gracilis. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Fischer et al. | Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian) | A pliosaurid. The type species is Makhaira rossica. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | O’Gorman et al. | Late Cretaceous (early Maastrichtian) | An elasmosaurid plesiosaur. The type species is Vegasaurus molyi. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ma et al. | Middle Triassic (Ladinian) | A pistosauroid. The type species is Wangosaurus brevirostris. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Klein et al. | Late Triassic (Rhaetian) | A clevosaurid sphenodontian, a species of Clevosaurus. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Longrich et al. | Late Palaeocene | A rhineurid amphisbaenian. The type species is Archaerhineura mephitis. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Evans & Matsumoto | Early Cretaceous | A lizard of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Asagaolacerta tricuspidens. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Park, Evans & Huh | Late Cretaceous | A member of Anguimorpha, probably a member of Monstersauria. The type species is Asprosaurus bibongriensis. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Conrad | Eocene (approximately 48 Ma) | A member of Corytophanidae. The type species is Babibasiliscus alxi. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Venczel & Codrea | Late Cretaceous (early Maastrichtian) | Haţeg Basin | Originally assigned to the family Teiidae, but subsequently transferred to the separate family Barbatteiidae within the group Teiioidea. [26] The type species is Barbatteius vremiri. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Bolet et al. | Eocene | A gekkotan lizard, a species of Cadurcogekko. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Makádi & Nydam | Late Cretaceous (Santonian) | A member of Scincomorpha of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Chromatogenys tiliquoides. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Longrich et al. | Probably early Palaeocene | Bug Creek Anthills, Fort Union Formation | An amphisbaenian, the only member of the new family Chthonophidae. The type species is Chthonophis subterraneus. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Čerňanský, Augéc & Rage | Eocene (Bartonian) | A blanid amphisbaenian. The type species is Cuvieribaena carlgansi. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wick, Lehman & Brink | Late Cretaceous (early Campanian) | A member of Varanoidea. The type species is Dryadissector shilleri. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Bolet et al. | Eocene | A skink; a new genus for "Cadurcogekko" rugosus Augé (2005). | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Simões et al. | Late Cretaceous (Turonian-Campanian) | The first member of Acrodonta (a relative of agamids and chameleons) described from South America. The type species is Gueragama sulamericana. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Evans & Matsumoto | Early Cretaceous | A squamate of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Hakuseps imberis. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Evans & Matsumoto | Early Cretaceous | A lizard of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Kuroyuriella mikikoi. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Conrad & Daza | Early Cretaceous (probably approximately 130 Mya) | Öösh Basin | A member of Gekkonomorpha of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Norellius nyctisaurops. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Klembara | A glass lizard. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ikeda, Ota & Saegusa | Early Cretaceous | Sasayama Group | A squamate of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Pachygenys. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Konishi et al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | A halisaurine mosasaur, a species of Phosphorosaurus. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Cuthbertson & Holmes | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | A mosasaur, a species of Plioplatecarpus. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Klembara | Early Miocene | A relative of the sheltopusik. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Martill, Tischlinger & Longrich | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | A squamate reptile of uncertain phylogenetic placement; originally classified as an early, four-legged snake, [39] but subsequently argued to be a dolichosaurid. [40] [41] The type species is Tetrapodophis amplectus. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Caldwell et al. | Late Jurassic | A basal snake; a new genus for "Parviraptor" gilmorei Evans (1996). | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Caldwell et al. | Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) | A basal snake. The type species is Eophis underwoodi. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Caldwell et al. | Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) | A basal snake. The type species is Portugalophis lignites. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Mccartney & Seiffert | Eocene (Priabonian) | A member of Colubroidea. The type species is Renenutet enmerwer. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Sonoda et al. | Early Cretaceous | A species of Adocus. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lively | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | A member of Baenidae. The type species is Arvinachelys goldeni. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ferreira et al. | Miocene | A podocnemidid belonging to the clade Stereogenyina, a species of Bairdemys. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Lichtig & Lucas | Eocene (early Bridgerian) | A member of Kinosternidae, a species of Baltemys. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Schwimmer et al. | Late Cretaceous | A member of Dermochelyidae, a species of Corsochelys. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Cadena & Parham | A member of Protostegidae, species of Desmatochelys . | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Sterli, de la Fuente & Krause | Middle Eocene | A member of Meiolaniidae. The type species is Gaffneylania auricularis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Danilov et al. | Paleocene | A member of Trionychidae, a species of Gobiapalone. The genus Gobiapalone was considered to be a junior synonym of the genus Kuhnemys by Georgalis & Joyce (2017), though the authors maintained G. palaeocenica as a distinct species within the latter genus. [52] | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bourque et al. | Early Wasatchian | A member of Dermatemydidae. The type species is Gomphochelys nanus. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Brinkman | Late Cretaceous | A member of (likely non-monophyletic) Macrobaenidae, a species of Judithemys. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Pérez-García | Late Jurassic (early Tithonian) | A basal member of Eucryptodira. The type species is Jurassichelon oleronensis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Danilov et al. | Late Cretaceous (Santonian or early Campanian) | A trionychine trionychid, a species of Khunnuchelys. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Brinkman et al. | Late Cretaceous (late Campanian) | A chelonioid turtle. The type species is Kimurachelys slobodae. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Early Cretaceous (Barremian-Aptian) | A member of Pan-Cryptodira belonging to the family Sandownidae. The type species is Leyvachelys cipadi. | |||||
Sp. nov. | Valid | Takahashi et al. | Late Pleistocene | A pond turtle. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Lively | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | A member of Baenidae, a species of Neurankylus. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Lively | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | A member of Baenidae, a species of Neurankylus. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Li, Joyce & Liu | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | A soft-shelled turtle of uncertain phylogenetic placement; it might be a stem- or a crown-trionychid. The type species is Perochelys lamadongensis. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Tong et al. | Late Jurassic | A xinjiangchelyid eucryptodiran. The type species is Phunoichelys thirakhupti. | ||||
Sp. nov. | Valid | Anquetin, Püntener & Billon-Bruyat | Late Jurassic (late Kimmeridgian) | A plesiochelyid eucryptodiran, a species of Portlandemys. | ||||
Sp. nov. | Valid | Bourque & Schubert | Late Hemphillian | A musk turtle. | ||||
Sp. nov. | Valid | Bourque & Schubert | Late Hemphillian | A musk turtle. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Pérez-García | Early Oligocene | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Vlachos & Tsoukala | Late Pliocene (early Villafranchian) | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Püntener, Anquetin & Billon-Bruyat | Late Jurassic (late Kimmeridgian) | A basal member of Pancryptodira, a species of Thalassemys. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Pérez-García et al. | Early Cretaceous (early Albian) | A pleurosternid paracryptodiran. The type species is Toremys cassiopeia. | ||||
"Trionyx" jixiensis [69] | Sp. nov. | Valid | Li et al. | Early Cretaceous | A member of Trionychinae of uncertain phylogenetic placement. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Zhou & Rabi | Early Cretaceous (Barremian-early Aptian) | A member of Sinemydidae. The type species is Xiaochelys ningchengensis. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Butler et al. | Middle Triassic (early Anisian) | A basal rhynchosaur. The type species is Eohyosaurus wolvaardti. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Modesto et al. | Carboniferous (Gzhelian) | A relative of bolosaurids. The type species is Erpetonyx arsenaultorum. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bulanov & Sennikov | Late Permian | A member of Weigeltisauridae. The type species is Glaurung schneideri. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Reisz et al. | Early Permian | A member of Captorhinidae. The type species is Opisthodontosaurus carrolli. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Schoch & Sues | Middle Triassic (Ladinian) | A stem-turtle. The type species is Pappochelys rosinae. | ||||
"Thalassodromeus" sebesensis [77] | Sp. nov | Valid | Grellet-Tinner & Codrea | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | A reptile of uncertain phylogenetic placement; initially classified as a pterosaur and a species of Thalassodromeus , [77] but subsequently argued to be a turtle and a junior synonym of Kallokibotion bajazidi. [78] |
Shonisaurus is a genus of very large ichthyosaurs. At least 37 incomplete fossil specimens of the marine reptile have been found in the Luning Formation of Nevada, USA. This formation dates to the late Carnian age of the late Triassic period, about 237–227 million years ago.
Chaohusaurus is an extinct genus of basal ichthyopterygian, depending on definition possibly ichthyosaur, from the Early Triassic of Chaohu and Yuanan, China.
Thalattosauria is an extinct order of prehistoric marine reptiles that lived in the Middle to Late Triassic. Thalattosaurs were diverse in size and shape, and are divided into two superfamilies: Askeptosauroidea and Thalattosauroidea. Askeptosauroids were endemic to the Tethys Ocean, their fossils have been found in Europe and China, and they were likely semiaquatic fish eaters with straight snouts and decent terrestrial abilities. Thalattosauroids were more specialized for aquatic life and most had unusual downturned snouts and crushing dentition. Thalattosauroids lived along the coasts of both Panthalassa and the Tethys Ocean, and were most diverse in China and western North America. The largest species of thalattosaurs grew to over 4 meters (13 feet) in length, including a long, flattened tail utilized in underwater propulsion. Although thalattosaurs bore a superficial resemblance to lizards, their exact relationships are unresolved. They are widely accepted as diapsids, but experts have variously placed them on the reptile family tree among Lepidosauromorpha, Archosauromorpha, ichthyosaurs, and/or other marine reptiles.
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 2010.
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 2011.
Reptiles arose about 320 million years ago during the Carboniferous period. Reptiles, in the traditional sense of the term, are defined as animals that have scales or scutes, lay land-based hard-shelled eggs, and possess ectothermic metabolisms. So defined, the group is paraphyletic, excluding endothermic animals like birds that are descended from early traditionally-defined reptiles. A definition in accordance with phylogenetic nomenclature, which rejects paraphyletic groups, includes birds while excluding mammals and their synapsid ancestors. So defined, Reptilia is identical to Sauropsida.
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 2012.
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 2013.
The Erfurt Formation, also known as the Lower Keuper, is a stratigraphic formation of the Keuper group and the Germanic Trias supergroup. It was deposited during the Ladinian stage of the Triassic period. It lies above the Upper Muschelkalk and below the Middle Keuper.
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 2018.
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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 2017.
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This list of fossil reptiles described in 2021 is a list of new taxa of fossil reptiles that were described during the year 2021, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to reptile paleontology that occurred in 2021.
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