Plants
Angiosperms
Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesChaneyaGen et 2 comb novValidWang & ManchesterLate EoceneFlorissant FormationA genus of uncertain affiliation The type species is Porana tenuis (1908)Also includes P. kokangensis (1939)Palaeocarpinus sikhotealinensisSp novValidAkhmetiev & ManchesterLatest Eocene or Earliest OligoceneKizi GroupBuoy Bay MemberA betulaceous fruit
Arthropods
Arachnids Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesBaltoctenizaGen et sp nov ValidEskov & ZonsteinEarly Eocene (Miocene)Baltic amber The type and only species is Baltocteniza kulickaeElectrocteniza Gen et sp novValidEskov & ZonsteinEarly Eocene (Miocene)Baltic amberThe type and only species is Electrocteniza sadilenkoi
Crustaceans
Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesTillocheles kaoriaeSp novValidYokoi & KarasawaCenomanian-TuronianYezo GroupA stenochirid
Insects
Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesMakarkiniidaeFam novjr synonymMartins-NetoAptianCrato FormationA lacewing family, syn of KalligrammatidaeNeurosymploca? oligocenicaSp novvalidFernández-Rubio & NelRupelianPaleolake CéresteA moth, possibly a species of Neurosymploca
Molluscs
Bivalves Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesCamyidaefam novvalidHinz-SchallreuterEarly CambrianBornholm type and only genus Camya
Fishes
Newly named placoderms Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAleosteusGen et sp novValidJohnson, Elliott, & WittkeLower DevonianSevy Dolomite Formation, NevadaThe type species is Aleosteus eganensis.
Newly named cartilaginous fish Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesDebeeriusGen et sp novValidGrogan & LundCarboniferous (late Chesterian)Heath Formation()An early cartilaginous fish with an anatomy intermediate to the chimaeroid and selachian plans. The type species is D. ellefseni.
Amphibians Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAvitabatrachusValid Baez Trueb CalvoMiddle CretaceousCandeleros FormationThe type species is Avitabatrachus uliana. BanksiopsValid Warren MariscanoA replacement genus for Banksia Warren & Mariscano, 1998 preoccupied for arachnid Banksia Voigt & Oudermans, 1905.JeholotritonValid WangEarly CretaceousDaohugou Bed FormationThe type species is Jeholotriton paradoxus.RileymillerusValid Bolt ChatterjeeUpper TriassicCooper Canyon FormationThe type species is Rileymillerus cosgriffi.
Ichthyosaurs Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAegirosaurusValid Bardet FernándezUpper JurassicThe type species is Aegirosaurus leptospondylus. CallawayiaValid Maisch MatzkeUpper TriassicPardonet FormationA new genus for "Shastasaurus" neoscapularis.GuizhouichthyosaurusValid Cao LuoUpper TriassicFalang FormationThe type species is Guizhouichthyosaurus tangae.PhantomosaurusValid Maisch MatzkeMiddle TriassicUpper Muschelkalk FormationA new genus for "Shastasaurus" neubigi.
Archosauromorphs
Newly named crurotarsans Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAdzhosuchusValid Efimov Gubin KurzanovLate JurassicShar Teg BedsA basal crocodylomorph. The type species is Adzhosuchus fuscus. KyasuchusEfimov, M.B. & Leshchinskiy, S.V. (2000). First finding of the fossil crocodile skull in Siberia [in Russian]. In: Komarov, A.V., ed., Materialy regional’noj konferencii geologov Sibiri, Dal’nego Vostoka i Severo−Vostoka Rossii. Tom II, 361–363. GalaPress, Tomsk.Valid Efimov LeshchinskiyEarly CretaceousIlek FormationA basal crocodilomorph. The type species is Kyasuchus saevi.SimosuchusValid Buckley Brochu Krause PolLate CretaceousMaevarano FormationA notosuchian. The type species is Simosuchus clarki.StolokrosuchusValid Larrson GaboEarly CretaceousEl Rhaz FormationA neosuchian. The type species is Stolokrosuchus lapparenti.
Newly named dinosaurs Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.
Name Status Authors Discovery year Age Unit Location Notes Images BambiraptorBurnham, D.A., K.L. Derstler, P.J. Currie, R.T. Bakker, Z. Zhou, and J.H. Ostrom. 2000. Remarkable new birdlike dinosaur (Theropoda: Maniraptora) from the Upper Cretaceous of Montana. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions 13: pp. 1-14. Valid Burnham Derstler et al.Burnham, Derstler, Phillip Currie, Robert Bakker, Zhou Z., John Ostrom.Two Medicine FormationA very bird-like two foot long dromaeosaurid. May be a juvenile Saurornitholestes. ByronosaurusNorell, M.A., P.J. Makovicky, and J.M. Clark. 2000. A new troodontid theropod from Ukhaa Tolgod, Mongolia. Jpornal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20: pp. 1-11. Valid Mark Norell Makovicky ClarkDjadochta FormationA five foot long troodontid. Mysteriously, skulls of extremely small juveniles have been recovered from an oviraptorosaur nest. This may be evidence of brood parasitism or predator-prey relationships between the two species.Caudipteryx dongi ValidZhou Zhonghe Wang XiaolinEarly CretaceousLower Yixian FormationA caudipterygid oviraptorosaur CharonosaurusGodefroit P., S. Zan, and L. Jin. 2000. Charonosaurus jiayinensis n.g., n.sp., a lambeosaurine dinosaur from the Late Maastrichtian of northeastern China. Comptes Rendus Académie des Sciences du Paris, Sciences de la Terre et des Planètes 330: pp. 875–882 (Paléontologie des Vertébrés). Valid Godefroit Zan Jin L.Yuliangze FormationA 13 m (42.5 ft) long Parasaurolophus-like lambeosaur. ChuanjiesaurusFang, Pang, Lü, Zhang, Pan, Wang, Li, and Cheng. 2000. Lower, Middle and Upper Jurassic divisions of the Lufeng region of Yunnan Province. Pp. 208-214 in: Proceedings of the Third National Stratigraphical Conference of China. Geological Publishing House, Beijing. Valid Fang Pang et al.Fang, Pang, Lu, Zhang Z., Pan, Wang Y., Li X. K., Cheng Z.Chuanjie FormationA mamenchisaurid. FukuiraptorAzuma, Y. and P.J. Currie. 2000. A new carnosaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Lower Cretaceous of Japan. Can. J. Earth Sci. 37: pp. 1735-1753. Valid Azuma Phillip CurrieKitadani FormationA neovenatorid known only from juvenile specimens. "Ginnareemimus" Nomen nudum KanekoSao Khua FormationFormally named Kinnareemimus in 2009 in paleontology. GlyptodontopeltaFord, T.L. 2000. A review of ankylosaur osteoderms from New Mexico and a preliminary review of ankylosaur armor. In: Dinosaurs of New Mexico (S.G. Lucas and A.B. Heckert, eds.). New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 17: pp. 157-176. Valid FordOjo Alamo SandstoneNamed after the armored mammal Glyptodon. GraciliceratopsSereno, P.C. 2000. The fossil record, systematics and evolution of pachycephalosaurs and ceratopsians from Asia. In The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia (M.J. Benton, M.A. Shishkin, D.M. Unwin, and E.N. Kurochkin, eds.). Cambridge University Press, New York: pp. 480-516. Valid Paul SerenoSheeregeen Gashoon FormationPrimitive ceratopsian. Only a partial skeleton has been found. HuabeisaurusPang and Cheng. 2000. A new family of sauropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Tianzhen, Shanxi Province, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 74 (2): pp. 117-125. Valid Pang Cheng Z.Huiquanpu FormationOpisthocoelicaudia-like titanosaurid. "Iguanoides" Nomen nudum; synonym of Iguanodon Conybeare vide: CadburyJunior synonym of Iguanodon. IlokelesiaCoria, R.A. and L. Salgado. 2000. A basal Abelisauria Novas 1992 (Theropoda- Ceratosauria) from the Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina. Gaia 15: pp. 89-102 Valid Rodolfo Coria SalgadoRio Limay FormationA primitive abelisaur who name is derived from "flesh lizard" in Mapuche. Isanosaurus Valid Buffetaut Suteethorn et al.Buffetaut, Suteethorn, Cuny, Tong, Le Loeuff, Khansubha, Jongautchariyakul.Nam Phong FormationA small, 6.5 metres (21 ft) long sauropod. JeholosaurusXu, X., X. Wang, and H. You. 2000. A primitive ornithopod from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Liaoning. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 38 (4): pp. 318-325. Valid Xu Xing Wang X. YouYixian FormationA 71.1 centimetres (28.0 in) long hypsilophodont. Microraptor Valid Xu Xing Zhou Z. Wang X.Jiufotang Formation A tiny "four-winged" dromaeosaurid. NanyangosaurusXu, Z., X.J. Zhao, J.-C. Lu, W.-B. Huang, Z.-Y. Li Z., and Z.-M. Dong. 2000. A new Iguanodontian from Sangping Formation of Neixiang, Henan and its stratigraphical implications. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 38 (3): pp. 176-191. Valid Xu Xing Zhao X. et al.Xu Xing, Zhao X., Lü, Huang W., Li Z., Dong Zhiming.Sangping FormationA hadrosauroid. Nomingia Valid Rinchen Barsbold Halszka Osmólska et al.Rinchen Barsbold, Halszka Osmólska, Watabe, Phillip Currie, Tsogtbaatar.Beds of Bugeen TsavThe first non-avian dinosaur known to have a pygostyle at the end of its tail. In life this structure probably supported a fan of feathers. Nqwebasaurus Valid de Klerk Forster et al.de Klerk, Forster, Sampson, Chinsamy, Ross.Kirkwood FormationThe earliest known coelurosaur from Gondwana, the type specimen was a three foot long juvenile with preserved gastroliths in its stomach. "Ponerosteus"Olshevsky, G. 2000. An annotated checklist of dinosaur species by continent. Mesozoic Meanderings 3: pp. 1-157. Nomen dubium; possibly non-dinosaurian George Olshevsky, A dubious taxon whose name means "useless bone" to reflect the low quality of the material, which had fueled taxonomic confusion. Pyroraptor Valid Allain Philippe TaquetGrès à ReptilesA dromaeosaurid known from a single specimen. Rocasaurus Valid Salgado AzpilicuetaAllen FormationA small, 8 meter long titanosaur. "Saltriosaurus" Nomen nudum Dal SassoAn Allosaurus-like theropod estimated to be 8 meters (26 ft) long. Only ten percent of its skeleton is known. SauroposeidonWedel M.J., R.L. Cifelli, and R.K. Sanders. 2000. Osteology, paleobiology, and relationships of the sauropod dinosaur Sauroposeidon. Acta Palaeontologica Polinica 45 (4): pp. 343–388 Valid Wedel Cifelli SandersAntlers FormationA gigantic brachiosaur with an estimated length of up to 34 m (112 ft) and a mass of 50–60 t (55–66 short tons). It is known from four neck vertebrae. TendaguriaBonaparte, J.F., W.D. Heinrich, and R. Wild. 2000. Review of Janenschia Wild, with the description of a new sauropod from the Tendaguru beds of Tanzania and a discussion on the systematic value of procoelous caudal vertebrae in the Sauropoda. Palaeontographica A 256: pp. 25–76. Valid Jose Bonaparte Heinrich WildTendaguru FormationA 20 meters (66 ft) long sauropod.
Newly named birds Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAlca stewarti ValidSp. nov.James W. R. Martin
Cyril A. Walker
Richard H. C. Bonser
Gareth J. DykeEarly PlioceneKattendijk Sands Formation:An Alcidae.Ameripodius alexis ValidSp. nov.Cécile Mourer-ChauviréEarly MioceneMN 2aA Quercymegapodiidae Mourer-Chauviré, 1992.Brachypteracias langrandi ValidSp. nov.Steven M. GoodmanHoloceneAmpozaA Brachypteraciidae.Cerestenia pulchrapenna ValidGen. nov. et Sp. nov.Gerald MayrMiddle OligoceneMP 23Possibly a stem Turnicidae, this is the type species of the new genus.Cygnus verae ValidSp. nov.Zlatozar N. BoevEarly PlioceneMN 14, RuscinianAn Anatidae.Eocoracias brachyptera ValidGen. nov. et Sp. nov.Gerald Mayr
Cécile Mourer-ChauviréMiddle EoceneMessel pit,
MP 11:The type species of the new genus, placed in the new family Eocoraciidae G. Mayr et Mourer-Chauviré, 2000.Fratercula dowi ValidSp. nov.Daniel A. Guthrie
Howell W. Thomas
George L. KennedyLate PleistoceneLate Rancholabrean,
San Nicolas Island:An Alcidae.Frigidafons babaheydariensis ValidSp. nov.Dieter S. Peters
Ali HamedaniEarly OligoceneRupelianA Diomedeoididae Fischer, 1985, transferred to Diomedeoides Fischer, 1985 by Mayr, Peters & Rietschel, 2002 and to Rupelornis van Beneden, 1871 by Mayr & Smith, 2012.Gallirallus huiatua ValidSp. nov.David W. Steadman
Trevor H. Worthy
Atholl J. Anderson
Richard WalterHolocenePrehistoricA Rallidae.Geranopterus milneedwardsi ValidSp. nov.Gerald Mayr
Cécile Mourer-ChauviréEocene or OligocenePhosphotites du Quercy,