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This list of fossil reptiles described in 2023 is a list of new taxa of fossil reptiles that were described during the year 2023, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to reptile paleontology that occurred in 2023.
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Čerňanský et al. | Eocene | |||||
| Bentiabasaurus [2] | Gen. et sp. nov. | Polcyn, Schulp & Gonçalves | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Mocuio Formation | A mosasaurine belonging to the group Plotosaurini. The type species is B. jacobsi. | | ||
Gen. et sp. nov | Čerňanský et al. | Eocene (Ypresian) | An iguanian belonging to the group Pleurodonta. The type species is B. ragei. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Cabezuelo-Hernández & Pérez-García | A member of Pythonomorpha. | |||||
Carentonosaurus soaresi [5] | Sp. nov | Pimentel et al. | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A member of Pythonomorpha. Berrocal-Casero et al. 2024 placed it in the new genus Segurasaurus [6] | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Carvalho & Santucci | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | A member of Polyglyphanodontia. The type species is C. pachysymphysealis. Announced in 2023; the final article version will be published in 2024. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Yadav et al. | Late Cretaceous-Paleocene | A possible member of Cordyliformes. The type species is D. palaeoindicus. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Kiernan & Ebersole | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | A mosasaur belonging to the subfamily Plioplatecarpinae. | ||||
Ectenosaurus tlemonectes [9] | Sp. nov | Valid | Kiernan & Ebersole | Late Cretaceous (Coniacian-Campanian) | A mosasaur belonging to the subfamily Plioplatecarpinae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Palci et al. | Eocene (Lutetian) | Geiseltal Lagerstätte | A snake belonging to the group Booidea. | |||
| Eryx linxiaensis [11] | Sp. nov. | Shi et al. | Miocene | Liushu Formation | A species of Eryx. | |||
Sp. nov | Shaker et al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | A mosasaur belonging to the subfamily Halisaurinae. Announced in 2023; the final article version will be published in 2024. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Meyer et al. | Late Jurassic (Tithonian) | A member of the family Ardeosauridae. The type species is H. dickersonae. | ||||
| Jormungandr [14] | Gen. et sp. nov. | Zietlow, Boyd & van Vranken | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | Pierre Shale | A mosasaur belonging to the subfamily Mosasaurinae. The type species is J. walhallaensis. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Meyer et al. | Late Jurassic (Tithonian) | A member of the family Ardeosauridae. The type species is "Homoeosaurus" digitatellus Grier 1914. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Konishi et al. | Late Cretaceous (Campanian/Maastrichtian) | Toyajo Formation | A mosasaurine mosasaur. The type species is M. wakayamaensis. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Polcyn et al. | Late Cretaceous (Turonian) | A mosasaur belonging to the subfamily Plioplatecarpinae. The type species is S. dahli. | |||||
| Stelladens [17] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Longrich et al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Ouled Abdoun Basin | A mosasaurid belonging to the clade Mosasaurinae. Genus includes new species S. mysteriosus. | | |
Gen. et sp. nov | Čerňanský, Tabuce & Vidalenc | Eocene (MP 10–11) | A glyptosaurine. The type species is S. gallicus. | |||||
| Yaguarasaurus regiomontanus [20] | Sp. nov | Rivera-Sylva et al. | Late Cretaceous (Turonian-Coniacian) | Agua Nueva Formation | A mosasaur belonging to the subfamily Plioplatecarpinae. Announced in 2023; the final article version was published in 2024. | | ||
| Yechilacerta [21] | Gen. et sp. nov | Xing, Niu, & Evans | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Hekou Formation | A member of Polyglyphanodontia. The type species is Y. yingliangia. | | ||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chubutinectes [51] | Gen. et sp. nov | O'Gorman et al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | La Colonia Formation | An elasmosaurid. The type species is C. carmeloi. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Liu et al. | Early Triassic (Olenekian) | A member of the family Pachypleurosauridae. The type species is C. xiangensis. | | ||||
| Lorrainosaurus [53] | Gen. et comb. nov | Sachs et al. | Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) | Marnes de Gravelotte | A thalassophonean pliosaur. The type species is "Simolestes". keileni. | | ||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Xu et al. | Middle Triassic (Anisian) | A member of the family Pachypleurosauridae. The type species is L. imparilis. | ||||
| Martinectes [55] | Gen. et comb. nov | In press | Clark, O'Keefe, & Slack | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | Pierre Shale | ( | A polycotylid. The type species is "Dolichorhynchops" bonneri. Announced in 2023; the final article version will be published in 2024. | |
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wolniewicz et al. | Early Triassic (Olenekian) | A saurosphargid. The type species is P. yingzishanensis. | | |||
| Scalamagnus [55] | Gen. et comb. nov | In press | Clark, O'Keefe, & Slack | Late Cretaceous (Turonian) | Tropic Shale | ( | A polycotylid. The type species is "Dolichorhynchops" tropicensis. Announced in 2023; the final article version will be published in 2024. | |
Sp. nov | Valid | Armour Smith & O'Keefe | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | |||||
| Unktaheela [55] | Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Clark, O'Keefe, & Slack | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | Sharon Springs Formation | ( | A polycotylid. The type species is U. specta. Announced in 2023; the final article version will be published in 2024. | |
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Pérez-García | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | A member of the family Bothremydidae. The type species is A. chapmanae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Kehlmaier et al. | Holocene | A tortoise, a species of Astrochelys . | ||||
Sp. nov | In press | White et al. | Cenozoic (probably late Oligocene or younger in age) | A member of the family Carettochelyidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Weems | Miocene | A tortoise. | ||||
| Gehennachelys [78] | Gen. et comb. nov | Adrian, Smith, & Noto | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Lewisville Formation | A member of the family Baenidae; a new genus for "Trinitichelys" maini Adrain et al. (2019). | |||
Nom. nov | McDavid & Hooks | Late Cretaceous | A member of the family Protostegidae; a replacement name for Microstega Hooks (1998). | | ||||
| Khargachelys [80] | Gen. et sp. nov | AbdelGawad et al. | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | Quseir Formation | A member of Bothremydidae. The type species is K. caironensis | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ke et al. | Late Cretaceous | A member of the family Nanhsiungchelyidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Cadena & Vanegas | Miocene (Serravallian) | A species of Podocnemis . | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Kim et al. | Early Cretaceous | A member of the family Adocidae. The type species is P. hadongensis. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Massonne et al. | Eocene (Bartonian–Priabonian) | A pan-trionychid. The type species is S. baba. | ||||
Sp. nov | Pappa, Vlachos & Moser | Miocene (Burdigalian/Langhian boundary) | A tortoise. | |||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gen. et sp. nov | Datta & Ray | Late Triassic | A mystriosuchine phytosaur. The type species is C. techniensis. | |||||
| Jupijkam [119] | Gen. et sp. nov | Brownstein | Late Triassic (Norian-Rhaetian) | A mystriosuchine phytosaur. The type species is J. paleofluvialis. | | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Paes-Neto et al. | Late Triassic (Carnian) | Santa Cruz do Sul Sequence of the Santa Maria Supersequence | A rhadinosuchine proterochampsid. The type species is K. dornellesi. | ||||
| Mystriosuchus alleroq [121] | Sp. nov | López-Rojas et al. | Late Triassic | A mystriosuchine phytosaur. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Paes-Neto et al. | Triassic (Ladinian-Carnian) | Pinheiros-Chiniquá Sequence of the Santa Maria Supersequence | A rhadinosuchine proterochampsid. The type species is P. rodriguesi. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ezcurra et al. | Early Triassic (Induan) | A chasmatosuchine proterosuchid. The type species is S. pamelae. | ||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Agnolín et al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | A sphenodontid rhynchocephalian. The type species is A. mineri. Announced in 2023; the final article version will be published in 2024. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wang, Lei & Li | Middle Triassic (Anisian) | A member of the family Dinocephalosauridae. The type species is A. minuta. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Fitch et al. | Late Triassic (Carnian) | A rhynchosaur belonging to the subfamily Hyperodapedontinae. The type species is B. cooowuse. | | ||||
Sp. nov | Bhat et al. | Late Triassic | ||||||
| Gansurhinus naobaogouensis [129] | Sp. nov | Liu | Late Permian | Naogaobou Formation | A member of the family Captorhinidae. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Wang et al. | Middle Triassic (Anisian) | An early diverging archosauromorph with a long neck, likely a tanystropheid. The type species is G. latens. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Henrici et al. | Carboniferous (Gzhelian) | A member of Araeoscelidia. The type species is H. gregarius. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Butler et al. | Late Triassic | A member of the family Procolophonidae belonging to the subfamily Leptopleuroninae. The type species is H. trispiculum. | | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lu & Liu | Middle Triassic (Anisian) | A member of the family Tanystropheidae. The type species is L. terrestris. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Sues & Schoch | Middle Triassic (Ladinian) | A member of the family Trilophosauridae. The type species is R. tytthos. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Boyarinova & Golubev | Permian | A pareiasaur. The type species is S. karamzini. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Matamales-Andreu et al. | Permian | A member of the family Captorhinidae belonging to the subfamily Moradisaurinae. The type species is T. tiai. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Sues & Schoch | Middle Triassic (Ladinian) | An early rhynchocephalian. The type species is W. hauboldae. | |||||
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