2020 in archosaur paleontology

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In paleontology
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In paleobotany
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In arthropod paleontology
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In paleoentomology
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In paleomalacology
2017
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In paleoichthyology
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This article records new taxa of fossil archosaurs of every kind that are scheduled described during the year 2020, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleontology of archosaurs that are scheduled to occur in the year 2020.

Contents

General research

Pseudosuchians

Research

New taxa

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeType localityCountryNotesImages

Alligator hailensis [47]

Sp. nov

Valid

Stout

Early Pleistocene

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(Flag of Florida.svg  Florida)

An alligator.

Andrianavoay [48]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Johnson, Young & Brusatte

Middle Jurassic (Bathonian)

Kandreho

Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar

A machimosaurid teleosauroid. The type species is " Steneosaurus " baroni Newton (1893).

Bottosaurus fustidens [49]

Sp. nov

Valid

Cossette

Paleocene (Tiffanian)

Black Peaks

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(Flag of Texas.svg  Texas)

A caiman.

Brochuchus parvidens [50]

Sp. nov

Valid

Cossette et al.

Miocene

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A member of the family Crocodylidae.

Charitomenosuchus [48]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Johnson, Young & Brusatte

Middle Jurassic (Middle Callovian)

Oxford Clay

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A machimosaurid teleosauroid. The type species is "Steneosaurus" leedsi Andrews (1909).

A descriptive catalogue of the marine reptiles of the Oxford clay. Based on the Leeds Collection in the British Museum (Natural History), London (1910) (20687022809).jpg

Clovesuurdameredeor [48]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Johnson, Young & Brusatte

Middle Jurassic (Bathonian)

Cornbrash

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A machimosaurid teleosauroid. The type species is "Steneosaurus" stephani Hulke (1877).

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Cricosaurus puelchorum [51]

Sp. nov

Valid

Herrera, Fernández & Vennari

Early Cretaceous (Berriasian)

Vaca Muerta

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A species of Cricosaurus . Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021. Geosaurus BW.jpg
Deinosuchus schwimmeri [52] Sp. novValidCossette & Brochu Late Cretaceous (Campanian) Coffee Sand
Mooreville
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(Flag of Alabama.svg  Alabama
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A species of Deinosuchus . Deinosuchus riograndensis.png

Dorbignysuchus [53]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Jouve et al.

Paleocene

Santa Lucía

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A dyrosaurid. The type species is D. niatu.

Dynamosuchus [54]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Müller et al.

Late Triassic (Carnian)

Santa Maria

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A member of the family Ornithosuchidae. The type species is D. collisensis.

Dynamosuchus Castro life restoration.png

Indosinosuchus kalasinensis [48]

Sp. nov

Valid

Johnson, Young & Brusatte

Late Jurassic (Tithonian?)

Phu Krandung

Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand

A teleosaurid teleosauroid.

Indosinosuchus kalasinensis.png

Luciasuchus [53]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Jouve et al.

Paleocene

Santa Lucía

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A dyrosaurid. The type species is L. lurusinqa.

Melanosuchus latrubessei [55]

Sp. nov

Valid

Souza-Filho et al.

Late Miocene

Solimões

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A relative of the black caiman.

Neosteneosaurus [48]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Johnson, Young & Brusatte

Middle Jurassic (Middle Callovian)

Oxford Clay
Marnes de Dives

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A machimosaurid teleosauroid. The type species is "Steneosaurus" edwardsi Eudes-Deslongchamps (1867).

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Ogresuchus [56]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Sellés et al.

Late Cretaceous (early Maastrichtian)

Tremp

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A sebecid crocodyliform. The type species is O. furatus. Announced in 2020; the correction including the required evidence of registration in ZooBank was published in 2021. [57]

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Paludirex [58]

Gen. et sp. et comb. nov

Valid

Ristevski et al.

Pliocene and Pleistocene

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A mekosuchine. The type species is P. vincenti; genus also includes "Pallimnarchus" gracilis Willis & Molnar (1997).

Swamp King (Paludirex gracilis).png

Plagiophthalmosuchus [48]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Johnson, Young & Brusatte

Early Jurassic (Early Toarcian)

Dudelange
Whitby Mudstone
Alum Shale

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A basal teleosauroid. The type species is "Steneosaurus" gracilirostris Westphal (1961).

Plagiophthalmosuchus.png

Proexochokefalos [48]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Johnson, Young & Brusatte

Middle Jurassic (Upper Callovian)

Marnes de Dives
Calcaire de Caen
Reuchenette

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A machimosaurid teleosauroid. The type species is "Steneosaurus" heberti Morel de Glasville, 1876; genus also includes 'S.' cf. bouchardi Sauvage (1872).

Proexochokefalos cf. bouchardi.png

Rodeosuchus [53]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Jouve et al.

Paleocene

Santa Lucía

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A dyrosaurid. The type species is R. machukiru.

Seldsienean [48]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Johnson, Young & Brusatte

Middle Jurassic (Bathonian)

Calcaire de Caen
Great Oolite
Cornbrash
Forest Marble

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A machimosaurid teleosauroid. The type species is "Steneosaurus" megistorhynchus Saint-Hilaire (1866).

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Thalattosuchus [59]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Young et al.

Jurassic (Callovian/Oxfordian)

Marnes de Dives
Oxford Clay

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A metriorhynchid crocodylomorph; a new genus for "Crocodilus" superciliosus Blainville in Eudes-Deslongchamps (1852).

Metriorhynchus superciliosum.jpg

Non-avialan dinosaurs

Research

General

  • A study on the palynological record from the Carnian–Norian transition in the western Barents Sea region is published by Klausen, Paterson & Benton (2020), who interpret their findings as indicating that major sea‐level changes across the vast delta plains situated in the northern Pangaea might have triggered terrestrial turnovers during the Carnian–Norian transition and facilitated the gradual rise of the dinosaurs to ecosystem dominance. [60]
  • A study comparing and testing for correlation between rates of morphological evolution and extinction at the species level in non-avian dinosaurs is published by Crouch (2020). [61]
  • A study on the biogeography of the Cretaceous Australian dinosaur fauna is published by Kubo (2020). [62]
  • A study assessing the accuracy and precision of two major approaches to body mass estimation in non-avian dinosaurs is published by Campione & Evans (2020). [63]
  • A study on the relationships between trabecular bone architecture and its mechanical properties in dinosaurs is published by Aguirre et al. (2020). [64]
  • A study on small dinosaur tracks from the Lower Jurassic Portland Formation (Connecticut, United States), aiming to reconstruct the foot motions of the trackmaker, is published by Falkingham, Turner & Gatesy (2020). [65]
  • A review of the Late Cretaceous dinosaur tracksites of Bolivia is published by Meyer et al. (2020), who describe new dinosaur tracksites from the Chuquisaca and Potosi departments, and report parallel trackways of subadult ankylosaurs interpreted as evidence of social behavior amongst these dinosaurs. [66]
  • A study on the evolutionary history of dinosaur integument, aiming to determine the most likely ancestral integumentary condition in dinosaurs, is published by Campione, Barrett & Evans (2020). [67]
  • A study aiming to determine dinosaur body temperatures on the basis of data from fossil eggshells, comparing them with paleoenvironmental temperatures, and evaluating their implications for the knowledge of dinosaur thermoregulation, is published by Dawson et al. (2020). [68]
  • A study on body temperatures of Late Cretaceous sauropods and theropods from western and central India, based on data from fossil eggshells, is published by Laskar et al. (2020). [69]
  • Evidence for an originally non-biomineralized, soft-shelled nature of eggs of Mussaurus and Protoceratops is presented by Norell et al. (2020), who argue that the first dinosaur egg was soft-shelled, and that the calcified, hard-shelled dinosaur egg evolved independently at least three times throughout the Mesozoic era; [70] their interpretation of a soft Mussaurus eggshell is subsequently contested by Choi et al. (2022). [71] [72]
  • A study on the trace elements and isotopic compositions of eggshells of dinosaur eggs from the Cretaceous Zhaoying Formation (Henan, China), evaluating their implications for reconstructions of local paleoenvironment, is published by He et al. (2020). [73]
  • A study on the affinities of putative gekkotan eggshells from the Late Cretaceous of Europe is published by Choi et al. (2020), who interpret the fossil material of Pseudogeckoolithus as theropod eggshells. [74]
  • Remains of small theropod eggs, providing new information on the diversity of small dinosaurs in the Hyogo region (Japan), are reported from the Cretaceous (Albian) of the Kamitaki Egg Quarry (Ohyamashimo Formation) by Tanaka et al. (2020), who name new ootaxa Himeoolithus murakamii (the smallest non-avian theropod egg known to date), Nipponoolithus ramosus and Subtiliolithus hyogoensis. [75]
  • Chapelle, Fernandez & Choiniere (2020) evaluate the possibility of estimating the developmental stage of dinosaur embryos, on the basis of a study of skull ossification sequences in embryos of Massospondylus carinatus and extant saurians. [76]
  • Fossil remains of a member or a relative of the genus Scelidosaurus and of an indeterminate neotheropod are described from the Lower Jurassic Lias Group (Northern Ireland) by Simms et al. (2020), representing the first non-avian dinosaur remains reported from Ireland. [77]
  • Prasad & Parmar (2020) describe fossil teeth of ornithischian and theropod dinosaurs (including five morphotypes of putative dromaeosaurid teeth) from the Middle Jurassic Kota Formation, providing new information on the Jurassic dinosaur fauna of India. [78]
  • Two sacral vertebrae representing the oldest record of fusion of these vertebrae among dinosaurs are described from the Upper Triassic Candelária Sequence (Brazil) by Moro et al. (2020), who also review the occurrence of sacral fusion in dinosaurs and their close relatives. [79]
  • A study aiming to test whether non-avian dinosaurs were in long-term decline prior to the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event is published by Bonsor et al. (2020); [80] the study is subsequently criticized by Sakamoto, Benton & Venditti (2021). [81]
  • A study on the causes of extinction of non-avian dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous, evaluating dinosaur habitability in the wake of climatic perturbations caused by various asteroid impact and Deccan volcanism scenarios, is published by Chiarenza et al. (2020). [82]

Saurischians

  • A study on the skeletal anatomy and phylogenetic relationships of Daemonosaurus chauliodus is published by Nesbitt & Sues (2020). [83]
  • A study on the evolutionary trends and functional relationships between giant body size and hip anatomy in saurischians is published by Tsai et al. (2020). [84]
  • A study on the metabolism of Coelophysis and Plateosaurus , aiming to determine whether the absence of large sauropodomorph dinosaurs in the tropical to subtropical latitudes during the Late Triassic (e.g. the Chinle Formation) was caused by physiological limitations, is published by Lovelace et al. (2020). [85]
  • A study on locomotion in non-avian theropods, aiming to determine the selective pressures that influenced evolution of limb length and proportions of limb components in theropods, is published by Dececchi et al. (2020). [86]
  • A study on the growth strategies of theropod dinosaurs, with a focus on gigantic tyrannosaurids and carcharodontosaurids, is published by Cullen et al. (2020). [87]
  • The discovery of sternal plates of Tawa hallae from the Late Triassic of New Mexico and Arizona, representing the oldest known dinosaur sternal plates described so far, is reported by Bradley et al. (2020), who note the presence of morphological features similar to sternal traits in avialans. [88]
  • A study on the anatomy and phylogenetic relationships of Dilophosaurus wetherilli, based on data from the holotype, referred, and previously undescribed specimens from the Kayenta Formation, is published by Marsh & Rowe (2020). [89]
  • Redescription of the anatomy, revision of the taxonomy and a study on the phylogenetic relationships of the genus Sarcosaurus is published by Ezcurra et al. (2020). [90]
  • New fossil material of theropod dinosaurs representing a wide taxonomic range is reported from the Late Jurassic of the Langenberg Quarry (Lower Saxony, Germany) by Evers & Wings (2020), who interpret these fossils as evidence of the presence of several taxa of theropods in the Late Jurassic archipelago in the area of Central Europe. [91]
  • Teeth attributed to the genus Ceratosaurus are described from the Late Jurassic Tacuarembó Formation (Uruguay) by Matías et al., (2020). [92]
  • A vertebra of an elaphrosaurine theropod is described from the Lower Cretaceous (Albian) Eumeralla Formation (Victoria, Australia) by Poropat et al. (2020), representing the first record of Elaphrosaurinae from Australia reported so far. [93]
  • New theropod fossil material is reported from the Griman Creek Formation by Brougham, Smith & Bell (2020), who interpret it as evidence of the presence of noasaurids in Australia during the Cretaceous. [94]
  • A study on the bone microstructure and growth dynamics of Vespersaurus paranaensis is published by Souza et al. (2020). [95]
  • A study on a row of large foramina on the external surface of the skull of Skorpiovenator bustingorryi is published by Cerroni et al. (2020), who report evidence indicating that these foramina were linked to an internal canal that ran across the nasal bones, which they interpret as indicative of the presence of blood vessels and nerves, and attempt to determine possible biological significance of this neurovascular system. [96]
  • A study on the anatomy of the skull of Carnotaurus sastrei is published by Cerroni, Canale & Novas (2020). [97]
  • Almost complete skeleton of Majungasaurus crenatissimus preserving evidence of multiple pre-mortem pathologies is described from the Upper Cretaceous Maevarano Formation (Madagascar) by Gutherz et al. (2020), who interpret these pathologies as most likely to be the result of multiple non-fatal events experienced during the life of the individual, rather than a single traumatic incident. [98]
  • Hornung (2020) interprets the holotype specimen of "Ornithocheirus" hilsensis as a partial phalanx of a large-sized theropod, making it one of the earliest dinosaur discoveries in Germany and one of the few records of large-sized theropods near the Valanginian/Hauterivian boundary of Central Europe. [99]
  • Pereira et al. (2020) describe theropod fossil material from the Albian-Cenomanian Açu Formation (Brazil), and evaluate the diversity of theropods from this formation. [100]
  • Fragmentary maxilla of a member of the genus Torvosaurus is described from the Middle Jurassic (Callovian) Ornatenton Formation (Germany) by Rauhut et al. (2020), representing the first occurrence of this genus from Germany and the oldest record of Torvosaurus reported so far. [101]
  • A study on the formation time and replacement rates of spinosaurid teeth from the Kem Kem Group (Morocco), comparing them to those of other archosaurs and evaluating their palaeoecological implications, is published by Heckeberg & Rauhut (2020). [102]
  • A study on the anatomy of the braincase of Irritator challengeri, and on its implications for the knowledge of the neuroanatomy and ecology of this dinosaur, is published by Schade, Rauhut & Evers (2020). [103]
  • A study on the anatomy of the tail of Spinosaurus aegyptiacus is published by Ibrahim et al. (2020), who present evidence of tall neural spines and elongate chevrons forming a large, flexible fin-like organ, interpreted by the authors as evidence of adaptation to tail-propelled aquatic locomotion. [104]
  • A study on the taxonomic status of spinosaurs from the Kem Kem Group (Morocco) is published by Smyth, Ibrahim & Martill (2020), who consider Oxalaia quilombensis, Spinosaurus maroccanus, and Sigilmassasaurus brevicollis to be junior synonyms of Spinosaurus aegyptiacus. [105]
  • Beevor et al. (2020) report a new locality near Tarda on the northern margin of the Tafilalt (Morocco) dominated by dental remains of Spinosaurus, and interpret the high abundance of spinosaur teeth compared to remains of terrestrial dinosaurs as evidence supporting the interpretation of Spinosaurus as an aquatic animal. [106]
  • A study on the anatomy of teeth of Sinraptor dongi, comparing it with dentition of other theropods and evaluating its implications for the knowledge of the feeding ecology of S. dongi, is published by Hendrickx et al. (2020). [107]
  • A study on theropod bite marks on Late Jurassic vertebrate fossils from the Mygatt-Moore Quarry (Colorado, United States), the identification of the trace makers and their feeding ecology is published by Drumheller et al. (2020), who report possible evidence of cannibalism in Allosaurus . [108]
  • A revision of putative carcharodontosaurid teeth from the Upper Cretaceous Bauru Group (Brazil) is published by Delcourt et al. (2020), who interpret the studied fossil material as more likely to belong to abelisaurid theropods. [109]
  • A study on an indeterminate megaraptoran specimen from the Winton Formation (Australia) is published by White et al. (2020), who interpret this finding as evidence of either ontogenetic or intraspecific variation in Australovenator , or the presence of a second megaraptorid taxon in the Winton Formation. [110]
  • Two partial skeletons of large-bodied megaraptorid theropods, representing the most ancient unquestionable records of Megaraptoridae from South America reported so far, are described from the Upper Cretaceous (CenomanianTuronian) Bajo Barreal Formation (Argentina) by Lamanna et al. (2020). [111]
  • A study on the pneumaticity of the sacrum and tail of Aoniraptor libertatem, and on its implications for the knowledge of the evolution of pneumaticity through Theropoda, is published by Rolando, Marsà & Novas (2020). [112]
  • Pol & Goloboff (2020) present a protocol that identifies unstable taxa that decrease support measures in the phylogenetic analyses, and explore a dataset of coelurosaurian relationships published by Pei et al. (2020) [113] using this protocol. [114]
  • A study on the biogeography of coelurosaurian theropods is published by Ding et al. (2020). [115]
  • A study on the endocranial anatomy of Bistahieversor sealeyi, evaluating its implications for the knowledge of the evolution of the brains and sinuses of tyrannosauroids, is published by McKeown et al. (2020). [116]
  • A metatarsal bone of a young tyrannosaurid theropod, assigned to a very small juvenile Gorgosaurus is described from the Campanian Dinosaur Park Formation (Alberta, Canada) by Yun (2020). [117]
  • A frontal bone of a subadult Daspletosaurus torosus is described from the Campanian Dinosaur Park Formation (Alberta, Canada) by Yun (2020). [118]
  • A study on the proposed autapomorphies of Dynamoterror dynastes is published by Yun (2020), who determined a taxonomic name to be a nomen dubium. [119]
  • A study on the bone microstructure of two half-grown specimens of Tyrannosaurus rex, evaluating its implications for the knowledge of the early life history of members of this species and the taxonomic validity of Nanotyrannus lancensis, is published by Woodward et al. (2020). [120]
  • A study on changes in skeleton of Tyrannosaurus rex during its growth, aiming to assign known specimens of this taxon to specific growth categories, is published by Carr (2020). [121]
  • A study on the pathologies observed in the caudal vertebrae and left fibula of the Tyrannosaurus rex specimen FMNH PR2081 ("Sue") is published by Hamm et al. (2020), who diagnose this specimen as affected by osteomyelitis. [122]
  • A study on the anatomy of the integumentary structures of Juravenator starki and Sciurumimus albersdoerferi from the Kimmeridgian Torleite Formation of southern Germany is published by Foth et al. (2020). [123]
  • A unique scale type with distinctive circular nodes, interpreted as integumentary sense organs analogous to those in modern crocodylians, is reported from the tail of Juravenator starki by Bell & Hendrickx (2020). [124]
  • A study on diversity and possible functions of the epidermal covering of Juravenator starki is published online by Bell & Hendrickx (2020). [125]
  • A compsognathid specimen preserved with elaborate integumentary structures was described from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation (Brazil); [126] the announcement of its discovery sparked a legal and ethical controversy regarding the circumstances of the fossil's export from Brazil, and the publication describing the specimen was subsequently withdrawn. [127]
  • A study on the pneumatic chambers in the vertebrae of Nothronychus mckinleyi is published by Smith, Sanders & Wolfe (2020). [128]
  • A review of the research on the phylogenetic relationships, morphology and locomotory (including aerial) capabilities of scansoriopterygids, and on their implications for the knowledge of the origin of oviraptorosaurs, is published by Sorkin (2020). [129]
  • Partial skeleton of an oviraptorosaur theropod closely associated with two eggs (one within the pelvic canal and the other just posterior to it) is described from the Upper Cretaceous Nanxiong Formation (China) by Jin et al. (2020), who note the complete absence of medullary bone in this egg-bearing specimen. [130]
  • New fossil material of Chirostenotes pergracilis, representing the first associated mandibular and postcranial material of a caenagnathid from the Dinosaur Park Formation (Alberta, Canada), is described by Funston & Currie (2020), who evaluate the implications of these fossils for the knowledge of taxonomy and diversity of caenagnathids from the Dinosaur Park Formation and the growth patterns of Chirostenotes pergracilis. [131]
  • Description of new caenagnathid fossil material from the Dinosaur Park Formation (Alberta, Canada), providing new information on pelvic anatomy of caenagnathids, is published by Rhodes, Funston & Currie (2020). [132]
  • Description of a partial skeleton of a caenagnathid theropod from the Upper Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation (Montana, United States) and study on the bone histology of this specimen is published by Cullen et al. (2020), who evaluate the implications of their findings for the knowledge of the utility of size as a determinant for referral of incomplete or fragmentary skeletal remains to specific or new coelurosaur taxa. [133]
  • An adult oviraptorid specimen preserved atop an egg clutch that contains embryonic remains, representing the first such finding among non-avialan dinosaurs, is described by Bi et al. (2020). [134]
  • The first probable deinonychosaur (likely troodontid) tracks from Canada are described from the Campanian Wapiti Formation (Alberta) by Enriquez et al. (2020). [135]
  • New theropod teeth, possibly belonging to members of the family Dromaeosauridae and representing the first record of that group from the southern Junggar Basin, are reported from the Upper Jurassic Qigu Formation (China) by Maisch & Matzke (2020). [136]
  • A study on the facial pneumatic features of members of the family Dromaeosauridae, and on the evolutionary history of these features, is published by Brownstein (2020). [137]
  • A study on the differences in the locomotor and predatory specializations of eudromaeosaurs and unenlagiines, as indicated by the anatomy of their hindlimbs, is published by Gianechini, Ercoli & Díaz‐Martínez (2020). [138]
  • A study on eudromaeosaurian maxillae, aiming to determine the extent to which maxillae can be used to draw ecological and phylogenetic inferences about dromaeosaurids, is published by Powers, Sullivan & Currie (2020). [139]
  • Evidence of sequential wing feather molt in a specimen of Microraptor is presented by Kiat et al. (2020), who evaluate the implications of this finding for the knowledge of the ecology and locomotion of this theropod. [140]
  • Partial dentary of a juvenile saurornitholestine dromaeosaurid is described from the Upper Cretaceous Prince Creek Formation (Alaska, United States) by Chiarenza et al. (2020), representing the first confirmed non-dental fossil specimen of a member of Dromaeosauridae in the Arctic. [141]
  • The first cranial material of Saurornitholestes is described from the Judith River Formation (Montana, United States) by Wilson & Fowler (2020), representing the easternmost occurrence of this genus reported so far. [142]
  • A study testing for dietary changes through growth in Deinonychus antirrhopus is published by Frederickson, Engel & Cifelli (2020). [143]
  • A study on the anatomy of the hindbrain and inner ear of Velociraptor mongoliensis, evaluating its implications for the knowledge of the trophic ecology and sensory aptitude of this theropod, is published by King et al. (2020). [144]
  • A study aiming to determine the thermoregulatory efficiency of contact incubation of partially buried eggs by Troodon formosus is published by Hogan & Varricchio (2020). [145]
  • Description of the anatomy of the skeleton of Rahonavis ostromi is published by Forster et al. (2020). [146]
  • A study on the flight potential and gliding capabilities of Yi qi and Ambopteryx longibrachium is published by Dececchi et al. (2020). [147]
  • A study on the chemical preservation of fossil feathers preserved in association with the skeleton of Anchiornis huxleyi is published by Cincotta et al. (2020). [148]
  • A study on the quality of the sauropodomorph fossil record is published by Cashmore et al. (2020). [149]
  • A study on the anatomy of the endocranial cavity and the probable anatomy of the brain of Buriolestes schultzi is published by Müller et al. (2020). [150]
  • Description of new fossil material of Thecodontosaurus antiquus, providing new information on the skeletal anatomy of this species, is published by Ballell, Rayfield & Benton (2020), who evaluate the implications of these fossils for the knowledge of the paleoecology of Thecodontosaurus and the taxonomy of Late Triassic British sauropodomorphs. [151]
  • A study on the anatomy of the braincase of Thecodontosaurus antiquus is published by Ballell et al. (2020), who also reconstruct the anatomy of the brain of this dinosaur, and evaluate its implications for the knowledge of the paleobiology of Thecodontosaurus. [152]
  • Greenfield et al. (2020) reviewed the nomenclature of Coloradisaurus and determined that the authorship should be attributed to Peter Galton and not David Lambert. [153]
  • A study on the morphological variation of Plateosaurus occurring at the genus level, as indicated by data on the shape variation of a sample of limb long bones, is published by Lefebvre et al. (2020). [154]
  • New skeleton of Plateosaurus, representing the first substantially complete specimen of a juvenile Plateosaurus and the first such specimen with a body size significantly below the known adult size range of this taxon, is described from the Norian Klettgau Formation (Switzerland) by Nau et al. (2020). [155]
  • The second-known specimen of Ignavusaurus rachelis, extending known geographic range of this species, is described from the Likhoele Mountain near Mafeteng (Upper Elliot Formation, Lesotho) by Bodenham & Barrett (2020). [156]
  • A study on teeth development in embryos of Lufengosaurus is published by Reisz et al. (2020). [157]
  • A study on the histology of the humeri of two basal sauropod specimens from the Jurassic of Niger and Thailand, reporting evidence of a layer of the radial fibrolamellar bone buried in the outer cortex of these bones, is published by Jentgen-Ceschino, Stein & Fischer (2020), who interpret their findings as evidence of these sauropods being affected by pathologies similar to Ewing's sarcoma and avian osteopetrosis or haemangioma. [158]
  • A study comparing articulation and range of motion of necks of extant giraffes and Spinophorosaurus nigerensis is published by Vidal et al. (2020). [159]
  • A study on the body plan, functional morphology of the neck and feeding capabilities of Spinophorosaurus nigerensis is published by Vidal et al. (2020). [160]
  • A study on the skeletal anatomy and phylogenetic relationships of Klamelisaurus gobiensis is published by Moore et al. (2020). [161]
  • Two vertebrae of diplodocoid sauropods are described from the Middle Jurassic (Callovian) Podosinki Formation (Russia) by Averianov & Zverkov (2020), who evaluate the implications of this finding for the knowledge of the initial radiation of Diplodocoidea. [162]
  • Fossils of a member of Flagellicaudata are described from the Middle Jurassic Otlaltepec Formation (Mexico) by Rivera-Sylva & Espinosa-Arrubarrena (2020), representing the first conclusive evidence of the occurrence of Flagellicaudata in this part of North America throughout the Bathonian-Callovian. [163]
  • Baron (2020) argues that the elongate tails of diplodocid sauropods were used for herding co-ordination. [164]
  • A review of the distribution of the Cretaceous fossils of rebbachisaurid sauropods is published by Pereira et al. (2020), who report the first occurrence of a rebbachisaurid from the Açu Formation (Potiguar Basin, Brazil), and discuss its paleobiogeographic implications. [165]
  • A reconstruction of the epaxial and hypaxial musculature of the tail of Giraffatitan brancai is published by Díez Díaz et al. (2020). [166]
  • A humerus of a titanosauriform sauropod, likely belonging to a member or a relative of the genus Duriatitan , is described from the Tithonian-Berriasian Rupelo Formation (Burgos, Spain) by Torcida Fernández-Baldor, Canudo & Huerta (2020). [167]
  • A large sauropod humerus, probably belonging to a member of the species Fusuisaurus zhaoi, is described from the Lower Cretaceous Xinlong Formation (Guangxi, China) by Mo et al. (2020). [168]
  • A study on sauropod teeth from the Cenomanian Griman Creek Formation (Australia), evaluating their implications for the knowledge of the diversity and palaeoecology of the sauropods from this formation, is published by Frauenfelder et al. (2020), who report evidence of the presence of at least two taxa of non-titanosaur titanosauriforms and a possible titanosaur. [169]
  • A study on histology and affinities of two bone fragments from the Upper Cretaceous (lower Santonian to/or lower Campanian) of the Western Srednogorie (Bulgaria) is published by Nikolov et al. (2020), who interpret these fossils as bones of a titanosaur sauropod, coming from a time interval when sauropods are rare in the fossil record of Europe. [170]
  • An almost intact embryonic skull of a titanosaur sauropod is described from the Upper Cretaceous Allen Formation (Argentina) by Kundrát et al. (2020), who interpret this specimen as indicating that titanosaurs hatched with a temporary monocerotid (single-horned) face, retracted narial openings, and early binocular vision. [171]
  • Evidence of aggressive case of osteomyelitis affecting a titanosaur specimen from the Upper Cretaceous Adamantina Formation (Brazil) is reported by Aureliano et al. (2020), who also report the preservation of tens of parasites throughout the specimen’s vascular canals. [172]
  • Description of the skeletal anatomy of Savannasaurus elliottorum is published by Poropat et al. (2020). [173]
  • A study on the anatomy of the brain and inner ear of Narambuenatitan palomoi is published by Paulina-Carabajal, Filippi & Knoll (2020). [174]
  • Voegele et al. (2020) reconstruct the forelimb and shoulder girdle musculature of Dreadnoughtus schrani, [175] as well as the pelvic girdle and hindlimb musculature of this sauropod. [176]
  • A study on the anatomy of the appendicular skeleton of Patagotitan mayorum is published by Otero, Carballido & Moreno (2020), who also provide a new body mass estimate of this species. [177]

Ornithischians

  • A study on the phylogenetic relationships of the silesaurids is published by Müller & Garcia (2020), who recover silesaurids as an evolutionary grade of early ornithischian dinosaurs. [178]
  • A study on the microstructure of the tooth enamel of Manidens condorensis, evaluating its implications for the knowledge of the evolution of tooth enamel in Ornithischia, is published by Becerra & Pol (2020). [179]
  • A study on tooth replacement in Manidens condorensis is published by Becerra et al. (2020). [180]
  • New specimens of Scutellosaurus lawleri, providing new information on the anatomy of this species, are described from the Lower Jurassic Kayenta Formation (Arizona, United States), by Breeden & Rowe (2020). [181]
  • Studies on the structure and development of the dermal skeleton of Scelidosaurus harrisonii, the neurocranium and the associated principal sensory systems of this dinosaur, its locomotor abilities, breathing, and on its phylogenetic relationships, are published by Norman (2020). [182] [183]
  • Description of the dermal armor of Stegosaurus , revision of the various reconstructions of the dermal armor of S. ungulatus and S. stenops, and a summary of the evidence for and against the different functions proposed for the plates and spines of Stegosaurus is published by Galton (2020). [184]
  • An isolated caudal vertebra representing the first evidence of the presence of an ankylosaur in the Upper Jurassic Qigu Formation (China) is described by Augustin et al. (2020). [185]
  • A study aiming to determine the social lifestyle of ankylosaurs, as indicated by anatomy, taphonomic history, ontogenetic composition of the mass death assemblages and inferred habitat characteristics, is published by Botfalvai, Prondvai & Ősi (2020). [186]
  • Redescription of the anatomy of the holotype specimens of Hylaeosaurus armatus and Polacanthus foxii, and a study on the taxonomy of all ankylosaur specimens from the British Wealden Supergroup, is published by Raven et al. (2020). [187]
  • Fossil stomach contents preserved within the abdominal cavity of the holotype specimen of Borealopelta markmitchelli are described by Brown et al. (2020). [188]
  • Description of the anatomy of braincases of three specimens of Bissektipelta archibaldi is published by Kuzmin et al. (2020). [189]
  • A study on the phylogenetic relationships of cerapodan ornithischians is published by Dieudonné et al. (2020). [190]
  • A study on the bone histology and probable life history of Jeholosaurus shangyuanensis is published by Han et al. (2020). [191]
  • A study on the bone histology and growth patterns of Trinisaura santamartaensis and Morrosaurus antarcticus is published by Garcia-Marsà et al. (2020). [192]
  • Redescription of Eucercosaurus tanyspondylus and Syngonosaurus macrocercus from the Cenomanian Cambridge Greensand (United Kingdom) is published by Barrett & Bonsor (2020), who interpret both these taxa as described on the basis of fossils of iguanodontian dinosaurs possessing no clear diagnostic features. [193]
  • A study on the bone microstructure of Mongolian hadrosauroid dinosaurs, evaluating its implications for the knowledge of growth strategies and evolution of gigantism in hadrosauroids, is published by Słowiak et al. (2020). [194]
  • Brownstein (2020) describes new fossil material of hadrosauromorphs from the Maastrichtian New Egypt Formation (New Jersey, United States), including a skeleton of a specimen which was probably a small-bodied adult hadrosauromorph from a lineage outside Hadrosauridae and fossils of juvenile hadrosauromorphs. [195]
  • A study on the anatomy of the tail of Tethyshadros insularis is published by Dalla Vecchia (2020). [196]
  • A study on pathologies affecting two hadrosaurid vertebrae from the Dinosaur Provincial Park (Alberta, Canada) is published by Rothschild et al. (2020), who consider Langerhans cell histiocytosis to be the most likely diagnosis, making it the first case of LCH recognized in a dinosaur so far. [197]
  • A study on a set of fused hadrosaur vertebrae with fragments of a tooth of Tyrannosaurus rex scattered through the intervertebral space is published by Rothschild et al. (2020), who interpret this findings as evidence indicating that the space between the vertebrae was not occupied by intervertebral discs, but rather by an articular space similar to that in modern reptiles. [198]
  • A study on the migratory behaviours of hadrosaurs, as indicated by strontium isotope data from hadrosaur teeth from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta (Canada), is published by Terrill, Henderson & Anderson (2020). [199]
  • A study aiming to determine whether body size and ontogenetic age were strongly correlated in hadrosaurid dinosaurs from the Dinosaur Park Formation (Alberta, Canada), and to test the hypothesis of a rapid growth rate of hadrosaurids from the Dinosaur Park Formation relative to those from the Two Medicine Formation, is published by Wosik et al. (2020). [200]
  • Partial forelimb of a large hadrosaurid with similarities to forelimbs of lambeosaurines is described from the Maastrichtian New Egypt Formation (New Jersey, United States) by Brownstein & Bissell (2020), who interpret this findings as evidence of the presence of a morphotype of large hadrosauromorph with elongate forelimbs in the latest Maastrichtian of eastern North America. [201]
  • A study on the anatomy of fossils of Ugrunaaluk kuukpikensis and on the taxonomic status of this species is published by Takasaki et al. (2020), who consider Ugrunaaluk to be a junior synonym of the genus Edmontosaurus . [202]
  • Evidence of pre-mortem traumatic injuries in multiple skeletal elements (especially in tail vertebrae) of Edmontosaurus annectens from the Lance Formation (Wyoming, United States) is presented by Siviero et al. (2020). [203]
  • A study on the taphonomy and depositional history of an extensive Maastrichtian bonebed in the Lance Formation of eastern Wyoming dominated by fossils of Edmontosaurus annectens is published by Snyder et al. (2020). [204]
  • A study on the interior structure of the nasal spine of Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus is published by Zhang et al. (2020). [205]
  • Description of new fossil material of Pararhabdodon isonensis, and a study on the bone histology and life history of this taxon, is published by Serrano et al. (2020). [206]
  • A study on the morphology and likely causes of the injuries in the holotype specimen of Parasaurolophus walkeri is published by Bertozzo et al. (2020). [207]
  • Evidence of preservation of proteins, chromosomes and chemical markers of DNA in the cartilage of a nestling of Hypacrosaurus stebingeri from the Campanian Two Medicine Formation (Montana, United States) is presented by Bailleul et al. (2020). [208]
  • A study on patterns of morphological variation of the ceratopsian frill, and on its implications for the knowledge of the ontogeny and evolution of this structure, is published by Prieto‐Márquez et al. (2020). [209]
  • New protoceratopsid specimens are described from the Üüden Sair and Zamyn Khond localities (Mongolia) by Czepiński (2020), who evaluates the implications of these specimens for correlation of fossil sites of the Djadochta Formation, and interprets one of these specimens as probable evidence of an anagenetic transition from Protoceratops andrewsi to Bagaceratops rozhdestvenskyi. [210]
  • Evidence of osteosarcoma affecting a specimen of Centrosaurus apertus, representing the first case of osteosarcoma in a dinosaur reported so far, is presented by Ekhtiari et al. (2020). [211]
  • Description of an immature specimen of Styracosaurus albertensis (the smallest known for this species) from the Campanian Dinosaur Park Formation (Alberta, Canada), and a study comparing the ontogeny and individual variation of the skulls in Styracosaurus and Centrosaurus , is published by Brown, Holmes & Currie (2020). [212]
  • A study on the braincases of two specimens of Triceratops is published by Sakagami & Kawabe (2020), who present three-dimensional virtual renderings of the endocasts of the cranial cavities and bony labyrinths, and compare the endocranial endocasts of specimens of Triceratops and other ceratopsians. [213]

New taxa

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeType localityCountryNotesImages

Abdarainurus [214]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Averianov & Lopatin

Late Cretaceous

Alagteeg

Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia

A sauropod dinosaur, probably a basal member of Titanosauria. The type species is A. barsboldi.

Abdarainurus Size Comparison.svg

Adratiklit [215]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Maidment et al.

Middle Jurassic (Bathonian)

El Mers II

Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

A member of Stegosauria. The type species is A. boulahfa. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming was published in 2020.

Adratiklit LM.png
Ajnabia [216] Gen. et sp. novValidLongrich et al. Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Ouled Abdoun Basin Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco A lambeosaurine hadrosaurid. The type species is A. odysseus. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming was published in 2021. Life reconstruction of Ajnabia odysseus.png

Allosaurus jimmadseni [217]

Sp. nov

Valid

Chure & Loewen

Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian)

Morrison

Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
Flag of Utah.svg  Utah
Flag of Wyoming.svg  Wyoming)

A species of Allosaurus .
Allosaurus jimmadseni skeletal.png

Amanzia [218]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Schwarz et al.

Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian)

Reuchenette

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland

A non-neosauropod eusauropod of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is "Ornithopsis" greppini Huene (1922).

Amanzia reconstruction (cropped).png

Analong [219]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Ren et al.

Middle Jurassic

Chuanjie

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

A mamenchisaurid sauropod. The type species is A. chuanjieensis.

Anhuilong [220]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Ren, Huang & You

Middle Jurassic

Hongqin

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

A mamenchisaurid sauropod. The type species is A. diboensis. Announced in 2018; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.

Aratasaurus [221] [222] Gen. et sp. novValidSayão et al. Early Cretaceous (Albian) Romualdo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil A basal member of Coelurosauria. The type species is A. museunacionali. Aratasaurus museunacionali.jpg
Bagualia [223] Gen. et sp. novValidPol et al. Early Jurassic (Toarcian) Cañadón Asfalto Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina An early member of Eusauropoda. The type species is B. alba.

Beg [224]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Yu et al.

Latest Early or earliest Late Cretaceous

Ulaanoosh

Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia

An early member of Neoceratopsia. The type species is B. tse.

Beg tse - skull and drawing.png

Bravasaurus [225]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Hechenleitner et al.

Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian)

Ciénaga del Río Huaco

Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

A titanosaur sauropod. The type species is B. arrierosorum.

Punatitan (right) compared with Bravasaurus (left) Bravasaurus & Punatitan.png
Punatitan (right) compared with Bravasaurus (left)
Changmiania [226] Gen. et sp. novValidYang et al. Early Cretaceous (Barremian) Yixian Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China A basal ornithopod. The type species is C. liaoningensis. Changmiania holotype.png
Citipes [227] Gen. et comb. novValidFunston Late Cretaceous (Campanian) Dinosaur Park Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
(Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta)
An oviraptorosaur theropod. The type species is "Ornithomimus" elegans Parks (1933). Caenagnathid tarsometatarsi.jpg

Dineobellator [228]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Jasinski, Sullivan & Dodson

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

Ojo Alamo

Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(Flag of New Mexico.svg  New Mexico)

A dromaeosaurid theropod. The type species is D. notohesperus.

Dineobellator Sergey Krasovskiy.png

Erythrovenator [229]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Müller

Late Triassic (Carnian-Norian)

Candelária

Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

A basal theropod. The type species is E. jacuiensis. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.

Erythrovenator pronto.png

Garrigatitan [230]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Díez Díaz et al.

Late Cretaceous (Campanian)

Grès à Reptiles

Flag of France.svg  France

A titanosaur sauropod. The type species is G. meridionalis. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.

Huinculsaurus [231]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Baiano, Coria & Cau

Late Cretaceous (late Cenomanian-Turonian)

Huincul

Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

A theropod related to Elaphrosaurus . The type species is H. montesi.

Huinculsaurus LM.png

Irisosaurus [232] [233]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Peyre de Fabrègues et al.

Early Jurassic

Fengjiahe

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

An early member of Sauropodiformes. The type species is I. yimenensis.

Irisosaurus life restoration.jpg

Jinbeisaurus [234]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wu et al.

Late Cretaceous

Huiquanpu

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

A tyrannosauroid theropod. The type species is J. wangi. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming was published in 2020.

Kholumolumo [235]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Fabrègues & Allain

Late Triassic

Elliot

Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho

An early member of Sauropodomorpha. The type species is K. ellenbergerorum.

Lajasvenator [236]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Coria et al.

Early Cretaceous (Valanginian)

Mulichinco

Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

A carcharodontosaurid theropod. The type species is L. ascheriae. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming was published in 2020.

Lajasvenator ascheriae J..jpg
Lusovenator [237] Gen. et sp. novValidMalafaia et al. Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) Praia da Amoreira-Porto Novo Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal A carcharodontosaurian theropod. The type species is L. santosi. Lusovenator.jpg

Narindasaurus [238]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Royo-Torres et al.

Middle Jurassic (Bathonian)

Isalo III

Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar

A sauropod belonging to the group Turiasauria. The type species is N. thevenini.

Navajoceratops [239]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Fowler & Freedman Fowler

Late Cretaceous (Campanian)

Kirtland

Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(Flag of New Mexico.svg  New Mexico)

A chasmosaurine ceratopsid. The type species is N. sullivani.

Navajoceratops.png
Niebla [240] Gen. et sp. novValidAranciaga Rolando et al.Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Allen Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina An abelisaurid theropod. The type species is N. antiqua . Niebla antiqua.jpg

Oksoko [241]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Funston et al.

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

Nemegt

Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia

An oviraptorid theropod. The type species is O. avarsan.

Oksoko Restoration.png

Omeisaurus puxiani [242]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tan et al.

Middle Jurassic

Shaximiao

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

A species of Omeisaurus , a mamenchisaurid sauropod. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming was published in 2021. Omeisaurus tianfuensis34.jpg

Overoraptor [243]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Motta et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian)

Huincul

Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

A paravian theropod, possibly a relative of Rahonavis . The type species is O. chimentoi.

Paraxenisaurus [244]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Serrano-Brañas et al.

Late Cretaceous

Cerro del Pueblo

Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico

A deinocheirid ornithomimosaur theropod. The type species is P. normalensis.

Paraxenisaurus normalensis as Deinocheirid.jpg

Punatitan [225]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Hechenleitner et al.

Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian)

Ciénaga del Río Huaco

Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

A titanosaur sauropod. The type species is P. coughlini.

Punatitan (right) compared with a Bravasaurus (left) Bravasaurus & Punatitan.png
Punatitan (right) compared with a Bravasaurus (left)

Riabininohadros [245]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Lopatin & Averianov

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

An ankylopollexian iguanodont. The type species is "Orthomerus" weberi Riabinin (1945).

Riabininohardos NT.png
Schleitheimia [246] Gen. et sp. novValidRauhut, Holwerda & Furrer Late Triassic (Norian) Klettgau Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland An early member of Sauropodiformes. The type species is S. schutzi.
Sinankylosaurus [247] Gen. et sp. novValidWang et al. Late Cretaceous (Campanian) Wangshi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China An ankylosaur. The type species is S. zhuchengensis.

Smitanosaurus [248]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Whitlock & Wilson

Late Jurassic

Morrison

Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado)

A dicraeosaurid sauropod; a new genus for "Morosaurus" agilis Marsh (1889).

Spectrovenator [249]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Zaher et al.

Early Cretaceous (Barremian-Aptian)

Quiricó

Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

An abelisaurid theropod. The type species is S. ragei.

Spectrovenator life reconstrution.png

Stellasaurus [250]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wilson, Ryan & Evans

Late Cretaceous (Campanian)

Two Medicine

Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(Flag of Montana.svg  Montana)

A centrosaurine ceratopsid. The type species is S. ancellae.

Rubeosaurus nasals.jpg

Terminocavus [239]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Fowler & Freedman Fowler

Late Cretaceous (Campanian)

Kirtland

Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(Flag of New Mexico.svg  New Mexico)

A chasmosaurine ceratopsid. The type species is T. sealeyi.

Terminocavus.jpg

Thanatotheristes [251]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Voris et al.

Late Cretaceous (Campanian)

Foremost

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
(Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta)

A tyrannosaurid theropod. The type species is T. degrootorum.

Thanatotheristes Size Comparison.svg
Thanos [252] Gen. et sp. novValidDelcourt & Iori Late Cretaceous (Santonian) São José do Rio Preto Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil An abelisaurid theropod. The type species is T. simonattoi. Announced in 2018; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. Thanos simonattoi.png

Tralkasaurus [253]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Cerroni et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian)

Huincul

Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

An abelisaurid theropod. The type species is T. cuyi. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming was published in 2020.

Trierarchuncus [254] [255] Gen. et sp. novValidFowler et al. Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Hell Creek Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(Flag of Montana.svg  Montana)
An alvarezsaurid theropod. The type species is T. prairiensis.

Vallibonavenatrix [256]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Malafaia et al.

Early Cretaceous (Barremian)

Arcillas de Morella

Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

A spinosaurid theropod. The type species is V. cani. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.

Vallibonavenatrix cani.jpg

Vectaerovenator [257]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Barker et al.

Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

Ferruginous Sands

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom

A tetanuran theropod of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is V. inopinatus.

VectaerovenatorCameronSpahn.jpg

Wulong [258]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Poust et al.

Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

Jiufotang

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

A microraptorine dromaeosaurid theropod. The type species is W. bohaiensis.

Wulong bohaiensis full skeleton.png

Xunmenglong [259]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Xing et al.

Early Cretaceous

Huajiying

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

A compsognathid theropod. The type species is X. yinliangis. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.

Xun Meng Long Hua Shi Fu Zhi Pin .jpg
Yamanasaurus [260]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Apesteguía et al.

Late Cretaceous

Río Playas

Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador

A saltasaurine titanosaur. The type species is Y. lojaensis. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.

Yamanasaurus.jpg

Yunyangosaurus [261]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Dai et al.

Middle Jurassic

Xintiangou

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

A tetanuran theropod, possibly a member of Megalosauroidea. The type species is Y. puanensis.

Birds

Research

New taxa

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeType localityCountryNotesImages
Abitusavis [318] Gen. et sp. novValidWang et al. Early Cretaceous Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China A relative of Yanornis . The type species is A. lii.
Aldiomedes [319] Gen. et sp. novValid Mayr & TennysonLate Pliocene Tangahoe Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand An albatross. The type species is A. angustirostris. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.

Antarcticavis [320]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Cordes-Person et al.

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

Snow Hill Island

Antarctica

A bird of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a member of Ornithuromorpha belonging to the group Ornithurae. The type species is A. capelambensis. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming was published in 2020.

Asio ecuadoriensis [321]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lo Coco, Agnolín & Carrión

Late Pleistocene

Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador

An owl, a species of Asio .

Asteriornis [322]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Field et al.

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

Maastricht

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium

An early member of Neornithes, occupying a position close to the last common ancestor of Galloanserae. The type species is A. maastrichtensis.

Aviraptor [323]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Mayr & Hurum

Oligocene (Rupelian)

Flag of Poland.svg  Poland

A member of the family Accipitridae. The type species is A. longicrus.

Buteo sanfelipensis [324] Sp. novValidSuárezQuaternaryLas Breas de San Felipe tar seepsFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba A species of Buteo .
Buteogallus royi [324] Sp. novValidSuárezQuaternaryLas Breas de San Felipe tar seepsFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba A species of Buteogallus .
Cathartes emsliei [325] Sp. novValidSuárez & Olson Late Pleistocene to HoloceneFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba A species of Cathartes .
Chauvireria bulgarica [326] Sp. novValidBoevEarly Pleistocene Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria A species of Chauvireria , a member of the family Phasianidae.
Coragyps seductus [324] Sp. novValidSuárezQuaternaryLas Breas de San Felipe tar seepsFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba A New World vulture.
Corvus bragai [327] Sp. novValidPaviaPlio-Pleistocene transitionFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa A species of Corvus .
Cousteauvia [328] Gen. et sp. novValidZelenkovEocene (Priabonian)Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan A member of Anseriformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is C. kustovia.

?Crossvallia waiparensis [329]

Sp. nov

Valid

Mayr et al.

Paleocene

Waipara

Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

A large-sized penguin. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.

Dobrosturnus [330]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Boev

Middle Miocene

Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria

A starling. The type species is D. kardamensis.

Empeirodytes [331] Gen. et sp. novValidOhashi & Hasegawa Oligocene Ashiya GroupFlag of Japan.svg  Japan A member of the family Plotopteridae. The type species is E. okazakii.
Eudyptes atatu [332] Sp. novValidThomas, Tennyson, Scofield & Ksepka in Thomas et al. Pliocene (Piacenzian) Tangahoe Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand A crested penguin.
Falcatakely [333] Gen. et sp. novValidO’Connor et al.Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Maevarano Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar A member of Enantiornithes. The type species is F. forsterae. Falcatakely restoration.jpg
Fulica montanei [334] Sp. novValidAlarcón-Muñoz, Labarca & Soto-AcuñaLate Pleistocene-early Holocene Laguna de Tagua Tagua Flag of Chile.svg  Chile A coot.
Gastornis laurenti [335] Sp. novValid Mourer-Chauviré & BourdonEarly Eocene Flag of France.svg  France A species of Gastornis .
Gigantohierax itchei [324] Sp. novValidSuárezQuaternaryLas Breas de San Felipe tar seepsFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba A member of the family Accipitridae
Glaucidium ireneae [327] Sp. novValidPaviaPlio-Pleistocene transitionFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa A pygmy owl.
Icterus turmalis [336] Sp. novValid Steadman & OswaldLate PleistoceneTalara tar seepsFlag of Peru.svg  Peru A New World oriole.

Jacamatia [337]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Duhamel et al.

Early Oligocene

Flag of France.svg  France

A member of the stem group of Galbulae. The type species is J. luberonensis.

Khinganornis [338]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wang et al.

Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

Longjiang

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

A derived member of Ornithuromorpha. The type species is K. hulunbuirensis.

Kompsornis [339]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wang et al.

Early Cretaceous

Jiufotang

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

A member of Jeholornithiformes. The type species is K. longicaudus.

Linxiavis [340] Gen. et sp. novValidLi et al.Late Miocene Liushu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China A sandgrouse. The type species is L. inaquosus.
Milvago diazfrancoi [324] Sp. novValidSuárezQuaternaryLas Breas de San Felipe tar seepsFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba A species of Milvago .
Mirusavis [341] Gen. et sp. novValidWang et al. Early Cretaceous Yixian Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China A member of Enantiornithes. The type species is M. parvus. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.
Molothrus resinosus [336] Sp. novValidSteadman & OswaldLate PleistoceneTalara tar seepsFlag of Peru.svg  Peru A cowbird.
Nahmavis [342] Gen. et sp. novValidMusser & Clarke Early Eocene Green River Flag of the United States.svg  United States A member of Neoaves of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a charadriiform or a stem-gruiform. The type species is N. grandei.
Ornimegalonyx ewingi [343] Sp. novValidSuárezQuaternaryFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba A giant owl.
?Palaeoplancus dammanni [344] Sp. novValidMayr & Perner Eocene (Chadronian)White River GroupFlag of the United States.svg  United States
(Flag of Wyoming.svg  Wyoming)
Probably a stem group representative of the family Accipitridae.

Phasianus bulgaricus [345]

Sp. nov

Valid

Boev

Miocene (Turolian)

Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria

A species of Phasianus .

Primoptynx [346] Gen. et sp. novValidMayr, Gingerich & Smith Eocene (Wasatchian) Willwood Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(Flag of Wyoming.svg  Wyoming)
A large-sized owl. The type species is P. poliotauros.
Prosobonia sauli [347] Sp. novValidDe Pietri et al.HoloceneFlag of the Pitcairn Islands.svg  Pitcairn Islands A Polynesian sandpiper.
Similiyanornis [318] Gen. et sp. novValidWang et al.Early CretaceousFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China A relative of Yanornis . The type species is S. brevipectus.
Stenornis [331] Gen. et sp. novValidOhashi & HasegawaOligoceneAshiya GroupFlag of Japan.svg  Japan A member of the family Plotopteridae. The type species is S. kanmonensis.
Tongoenas [348] Gen. et sp. novValid Steadman & TakanoPleistocene and HoloceneFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga A pigeon. The type species is T. burleyi.
Tyto maniola [349] Sp. novValidSuárez & Olson PleistoceneFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba A species of Tyto .
Vinchinavis [350] Gen. et sp. novValidTambussi et al. Miocene Toro Negro Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina A large eagle. The type species is V. paka. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.
Vorombe Gen. et comb. novDisputedHansford & Turvey Holocene Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar An elephant bird. The type species is "Aepyornis" titan Andrews (1894). Announced in 2018; [351] the correction including the required ZooBank accession number was published in 2020. [352] Tentatively synonymised with Aepyornis maximus by Grealy et al. (2023). [353]
Wilaru prideauxi Sp. nov.ValidDe Pietri et al.Early Miocene Etadunna
Wipajiri
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia A species of Wilaru . Announced in 2016; [354] the correction including the required ZooBank accession number was published in 2020. [355]

Pterosaurs

Research

New taxa

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeType localityCountryNotesImages
Aerodraco [378] Gen. et comb. novValidHolgado & Pêgas Early Cretaceous (Albian) Cambridge Greensand Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom A coloborhynchine pterosaur. The type species is "Pterodactylus" sedgwickii Owen (1859).

Afrotapejara [379]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Martill et al.

Cretaceous

Kem Kem

Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

A tapejarid pterosaur. The type species is A. zouhri.

Afrotapejara zouhri.jpg

Albadraco [380]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Solomon et al.

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

Sard

Flag of Romania.svg  Romania

An azhdarchid pterosaur. The type species is A. tharmisensis. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.

Apatorhamphus [381]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

McPhee et al.

Middle Cretaceous (Albian/Cenomanian)

Kem Kem

Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

A possible chaoyangopterid azhdarchoid pterosaur. The type species is A. gyrostega. [381]

Ikrandraco

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wang et al.

Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

Jiufotang

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

A non-anhanguerian pteranodontoid. The type species is Ikrandraco avatar. Announced in 2014; [382] the correction including evidence of registration in ZooBank within the work itself was published in 2020. [383]

Leptostomia [384]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Smith et al.

Cretaceous (?AlbianCenomanian)

Kem Kem

Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

A small, long-beaked pterosaur, likely a member of Azhdarchoidea. The type species is L. begaaensis. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.

Leptostomia begaaensis, by Nick Longrich.jpg

Luchibang [385]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Hone et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian

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

A member of the family Istiodactylidae. The type species is L. xingzhe. [386]

Luopterus [387]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Hone

Jurassic

Tiaojishan

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

A member of the family Anurognathidae; a new genus for "Dendrorhynchoides" mutoudengensis & Hone (2012).

Nicorhynchus [378] Gen. et comb. novValidHolgado & Pêgas Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) Cambridge Greensand
Kem Kem Group
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
A coloborhynchine pterosaur. The type species is "Ornithocheirus" capito Seeley (1870); genus also includes "Coloborhynchus" fluviferox Jacobs et al. (2019).

Coloborhynchus fluviferox by Nick Longrich.jpg

Ordosipterus [388]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Ji

Early Cretaceous

Luohandong

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

A member of the family Dsungaripteridae. The type species is O. planignathus.

Otogopterus [389]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Ji & Zhang

Early Cretaceous

Luohandong

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

A member of the family Ctenochasmatidae. The type species is O. haoae.

Uktenadactylus rodriguesae [378] Sp. novValidHolgado & PêgasEarly Cretaceous (Barremian) Wessex Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom A species of Uktenadactylus , a coloborhynchine pterosaur.
Wightia [390] Gen. et sp. novValidMartill et al. Early Cretaceous (Barremian) Wessex Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom A tapejarid pterosaur. The type species is W. declivirostris.

Other archosaurs

Research

New taxa

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeType localityCountryNotesImages
Kongonaphon [396] Gen. et sp. novValidKammerer et al.Mid-to-Late Triassic Isalo II Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar A member of the family Lagerpetidae. The type species is K. kely. Kongonaphon life restoration.png

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