Arthropods

Insects

Mollusca

Newly named bivalves

Fish

Newly named Actinopterygii ("Ray-fined Fish")

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Nardovelifer[6]	gen et sp nov	Valid	C. Sorbini & L. Sorbini	Campanian	Nardo		Nardovelifer altipinnis

Archosauromorphs

• Ornithomimid gastroliths documented.^[7]

Newly named dinosauriforms

Newly named dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list^[9] and Dr. Jeremy Montague's dinosaur genus database.^[10]

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Achillobator[11]	Gen et sp nov	Valid	Perle, Norell, & Clark	Late Cretaceous	Bayan Shireh Formation		A large dromaeosaurid.	Achillobator
Agustinia[12]	Gen et sp nov	Valid	Bonaparte	Albian	Lohan Cura Formation		An armored sauropod	Agustinia
"Airakoraptor"[11]	gen nov	Nomen nudum	Perle, Norell, & Clark		A possible dromaeosaurid that has yet to be fully described.
Animantarx[13]	Gen et sp nov	Valid	Carpenter, Kirkland, Burge, & Bird	Late Cretaceous	Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah		Nodosaur whose name means "living citadel."	Animantarx ramaljonesi
"Archaeoraptor"[14]	Hoax	Stephen Czerkas vide:C. P. Sloan vide:Olson	Chimera of Yanornis and Microraptor.
Atlasaurus[15]	gen et sp nov	Valid	Monbaron, Russell, & Taquet	Middle Jurassic	Tiougguit Formation		A primitive sauropod
Beipiaosaurus[16]	gen et sp nov	Valid	Xu, Tang, & Wang	Early Cretaceous	Yixian Formation		A therizinosaur	Beipiaosaurus
"Bilbeyhallorum"[17]	Nomen nudum	Burge, Bird, McClelland, & Cicconetti	Aptian	Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah		informal name for Cedarpelta.	Cedarpelta
Cedarosaurus[18]	gen et sp nov	Valid	Tidwell, Carpenter, & Brooks	Barremian	Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah		A sauropod.
Chaoyangsaurus[19]	gen et sp nov	Valid	Zhao, Cheng, & Xu	Late Jurassic	Tuchengzi Formation		An extremely primitive ceratopsian	Chaoyangsaurus
Dinheirosaurus[20]	gen et sp nov	Valid	Bonaparte & Mateus	Kimmeridgian	Alcoba a Formation		A diplodocid.
"Eugongbusaurus"[21]	gen nov	Nomen nudum	Knoll	Late Jurassic	Shishugou Formation		A ?hypsilophodont that hasn't yet been formally named.
Gondwanatitan[22]	gen et sp nov	Valid	Kellner & Azevedo	Late Cretaceous	Adamantina Formation		A titanosaur
Guaibasaurus[23]	gen et sp nov	Valid	Bonaparte, Ferigolo, & Ribeiro	Late Triassic	Caturrita Formation		A sauropodomorph.	Guaibasaurus
Jobaria[24]	gen et sp nov	Valid	Sereno, et al	Middle Jurassic	Tiourar n Formation		A eusauropod	Jobaria
Lessemsaurus[25]	gen et sp nov	Valid	Bonaparte	Late Triassic	Los Colorados Formation		A primitive sauropodomorph	Lessemsaurus sauropoides
Lirainosaurus[26]	gen et sp nov	Valid	Sanz et al	Late Cretaceous	Vitoria Formation		A titanosaurid.
Lurdusaurus[27]	gen et sp nov	Valid	Taquet & Russell	Aptian	Elrhaz Formation	\	A hadrosaur	Lurdusaurus
"Newtonsaurus"[28]	gen et sp nov	Nomen nudum	Welles vide: Welles & Pickering	Late Triassic	Rhaetic beds		Informal name	"Newtonsaurus"
Nigersaurus[24]	gen et sp nov	Valid	Sereno et al	Early Cretaceous	Elrhaz Formation		A rebbachisaurid	Nigersaurus
Nodocephalosaurus[29]	gen et sp nov	Valid taxon	Sullivan	Campanian	Kirtland Formation		An anklyosaurid
Proyandusaurus[21]	gen nov	synonym	Knoll	Bajocian	Shaximiao Formation		informal name for Hexinlusaurus
Qantassaurus[30]	gen et sp nov	Valid	Rich & Vickers-Rich	Early Cretaceous	Wonthaggi Formation		A possible hypsilophodontid	Qantassaurus intrepidus
Santanaraptor[31]	gen et sp nov	Valid	Kellner	Cenomanian	Santana Formation		A theropod	Santanaraptor placidus
Saturnalia[32]	gen et sp nov	Valid	Langer, Abdala, Richter, & Benton	Carnian	Santa Maria Formation		A basal sauropodomorph
Sinornithosaurus[33]	gen et sp nov	Valid	Xu, Wang, & Wu	Aptian	Yixian Formation		A Dromaeosaurid	Sinornithosaurus
Tangvayosaurus[34]	Gen et sp nov	Valid	Allain et at	Early Cretaceous	Gr s Sup rior Formation		A titanosaur
Tehuelchesaurus[35]	Gen et sp nov	Valid	Rich et al	Middle Jurassic	Ca adon Asfalto Formation		A eusauropod

Newly named Pterosaurs

Lepidosauromorphs

Newly named Plesiosaurs

References

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