List of years in archosaur paleontology |
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New taxa of fossil archosaurs of every kind were described during the year 2025 (or scheduled to), and other studies related to the paleontology of archosaurs were published that year.
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Image |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Salih et al. | Atbara River | A crocodile, a species of Crocodylus . | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Iori et al. | An itasuchid peirosaurian. The type species is I. gelcae. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Novas et al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | A peirosaurid. The type species is K. atrox. | ![]() | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Haldar, Ray & Bandyopadhyay | An aetosaur belonging to the tribe Paratypothoracini. The type species is K. minori. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wu et al. | Late Triassic | An early member of Crocodylomorpha. The type species is P. gracilis. | ![]() | |||
Sp. nov | Zamora-Vega et al. | A gavialid. | ||||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Courville et al. | Lower Siwalik | A member of Gavialoidea. The type species is "Gharialis" curvirostris Lydekker (1886). | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Wilberg et al. | An itasuchid peirosaurian. The type species is S. maliensis. | ||||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bravo et al. | Early Paleocene | A sebecosuchian. The type species is T. salamanquensis | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Carvalho et al. | Early Cretaceous | A notosuchian. The type species is T. scutorectangularis. | ||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Lovelace et al. | Late Triassic (Carnian) | An early saurischian, possibly a basal sauropodomorph. The type species is A. bahndooiveche. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Yao et al. | A basal ornithischian. The type species is A. asiaticus. Announced in 2024; the final article version was published in 2025. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bellardini et al. | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A rebbachisaurid sauropod. The type species is A. genuflexa. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Agnolín et al. | A rinconsaurian titanosaur. The type species is C. calvoi. | ![]() | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Simón & Salgado | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian) | A rebbachisaurid sauropod. The type species is C. sanchezi. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kobayashi et al. | A therizinosaurid theropod. The type species is D. tsogtbaatari. | |||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Averianov & Sues | Late Cretaceous (Turonian) | An ornithomimid theropod. The type species is "Archaeornithomimus" bissektensis Nesov (1995). | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Coria et al. | Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) | An ornithopod belonging to the group Rhabdodontomorpha. The type species is E. alessandrii. Announced in 2024; the final article version was published in 2025. | ![]() | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Maidment & Barrett | A non-cerapodan neornithischian. The type species is E. mollyborthwickae. | ![]() | ||||
Huadanosaurus [56] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Qiu et al. | Early Cretaceous (Barremian) | A compsognathid-like theropod belonging to the group Sinosauropterygidae. The type species is H. sinensis. | ![]() | ||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Mo et al. | A basal eusauropodan sauropod. The type species is H. qini. | ![]() | ||||
Istiorachis [58] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lockwood, Martill, & Maidment | Early Cretaceous (Barremian) | Wessex Formation | ![]() | A styracosternan ornithopod. The type species is I. macarthurae. | ![]() |
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Li et al. | Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) | A basal eusauropodan sauropod. The type species is J. niedu. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Voris et al. | A tyrannosauroid theropod. The type species is K. mongoliensis. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ezcurra et al. | Late Triassic (Norian) | A herrerasaurian saurischian. The type species is M. kuttyi. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Serrano-Brañas et al. | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | An ornithomimid theropod. The type species is M. longimanus. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Czepiński & Madzia | Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian) | An ornithopod belonging to the group Rhabdodontomorpha. The type species is "Rhabdodon" septimanicus Buffetaut & Le Loeuff (1991). | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Díez Díaz et al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | A titanosaur sauropod. The type species is "Magyarosaurus" hungaricus Huene (1932). | ![]() | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Yang, King & Xu | Jurassic (Callovian-Oxfordian) | An early-diverging neornithischian. The type species is P. qinglong. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Dai et al. | An early-diverging hadrosauromorph. The type species is Q. changshengi. Announced in 2024; the final article version was published in 2025. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Moutrille et al. | Late Cretaceous | A dromaeosaurid theropod; a species of Shri . | ![]() | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Qiu et al. | Early Cretaceous (Barremian) | A compsognathid-like theropod; a species of Sinosauropteryx . | ![]() | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Longrich et al. | A lambeosaurine hadrosaurid belonging to the tribe Arenysaurini. The type species is T. taleta. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kellermann, Cuesta & Rauhut | A carcharodontosaurid theropod. The type species is T. markgrafi. | ![]() | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wei et al. | Late Jurassic | A mamenchisaurid sauropod. The type species is T. zhimingi. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Díez Díaz et al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | A titanosaur sauropod. The type species is U. kadici. | ![]() | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | Early Jurassic (Hettangian to Sinemurian) | A massopodan sauropodomorph. The type species is W. wui. | ||||
Sp. nov | Chen et al. | A massopodan sauropodomorph; a species of Xingxiulong . | ![]() | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Zou et al. | Middle Jurassic | A metriacanthosaurid theropod. The type species is Y. jinshajiangensis. | ![]() | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hao et al. | Early Cretaceous | An oviraptorosaurian theropod. The type species is Y. bainian. Announced in 2024; the final article version was published in 2025. | ![]() | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Zhang et al. | Early Cretaceous | An ankylosaurid; a species of Zhongyuansaurus . | ||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Mayr & Smith | A bird of uncertain affinities. The type species is A. rarus. | ![]() | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Zelenkov | A duck related to the Brazilian teal. | |||||
Sp. nov | Pavia et al. | A swift, a species of Apus | ||||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Mayr et al. | An early-diverging sphenisciform. The type species is A. waitahaorum. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | De Pietri et al. | A member of the family Laridae. The type species is A. bakeri. | ||||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Chen et al. | An early avialan bearing a pygostyle. The type species is B. zhenghensis. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Ksepka et al. | Eocene | A member of the family Morsoravidae. The type species is C. turdirostris. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Mayr et al. | An early-diverging sphenisciform. The type species is D. primaevus. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Mayr & Goedert | Oligocene | A member of the family Plotopteridae belonging to the subfamily Tonsalinae. The type species is F. discrepans. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bocheński et al. | A duck. The type species is G. happi. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Yu & Li | Late Miocene-early Pliocene | Linxia Basin (upper Liushu Formation to lower Hewangjia Formation) | A member of the family Phasianidae. The type species is G. linxia. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Agnolín et al. | Miocene | A grebe. Genus includes new species H. huayanen. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | De Pietri et al. | Miocene | Bannockburn Formation | A member of the family Laridae. The type species is M. rectirostrum. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Worthy et al. | Miocene | A member of the family Artamidae belonging to the subfamily Cracticinae. The type species is M. canora | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | O'Connor et al. | A enantiornithean. The type species is N. pubisculata. | |||||
Sp. nov | Agnolín et al. | Miocene | Las Flores Formation | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Mayr & Kitchener | Eocene (Ypresian) | London Clay | A member of the family Parvigruidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Mayr & Kitchener | A member of the family Lithornithidae; a species of Pseudocrypturus. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Mayr & Kitchener | Eocene (Ypresian) | London Clay | A member of the family Lithornithidae; a species of Pseudocrypturus. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | A euornithean in the family Gansuidae. The type species is S. angelai. Announced in 2024; the final article version was published in 2025. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Rawlence et al. | Holocene | A shelduck, a species of Tadorna . | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Mayr et al. | An early-diverging sphenisciform. The type species is W. kenlovei. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Mayr et al. | Paleocene | Waipara Greensand | An early-diverging sphenisciform. The type species is W. gracilitarsus. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Mayr & Kitchener | Eocene (Ypresian) | London Clay | A stone-curlew or a bird with affinities with this group. The type species is W. burhinoides. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Agnolín et al. | Miocene | Las Flores Formation | A duck belonging to the subfamily Tadorninae. Genus includes new species Z. hebe. | ||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Cheng et al. | Jurassic | A member of the family Wukongopteridae; a species of Darwinopterus . | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kligman et al. | Late Triassic | An early-diverging pterosaur. The type species is E. mcintireae. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Manitkoon et al. | Early Cretaceous | A member of the family Ctenochasmatidae belonging to the subfamily Gnathosaurinae. The type species is G. buffetauti. | ![]() | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Thomas et al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | A member of the family Azhdarchidae. The type species is I. hastacollis. | ![]() | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Zhou et al. | Late Cretaceous | A member of the family Azhdarchidae. The type species is N. mifunensis. Announced in 2024; the final article version was published in 2025. | ![]() | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Averianov | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A member of Ornithocheirae belonging to the group Targaryendraconia. The type species is S. glickmani. | ![]() | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Fernandes et al. | Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) | A member of the family Ctenochasmatidae belonging to the subfamily Gnathosaurinae. The type species is S. roeperi. | ||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Müller | Middle–Late Triassic (Ladinian–early Carnian) | Pinheiros-Chiniquá Sequence of the Santa Maria Supersequence | A sulcimentisaurian member of the possibly paraphyletic family Silesauridae. The type species is G. paraisensis. Announced in 2024; the final article version was published in 2025. | ![]() | ||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Paes Neto et al. | Late Triassic (Carnian) | Santa Cruz Sequence of the Santa Maria Supersequence | A "silesaurid". The type species is I. occulta. | |||