1925 in paleontology

Plants Liverworts Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymized taxa Notes ImagesLejeunea eophilaSp nov.jr synonymCockerell EoceneYpresianGreen River FormationA leafy liverwort morphospecies.Moved to Jungermannites eophila (1947).

Angiosperms Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymized taxa Notes ImagesAlsinitesGen et sp. novvalidCockerell EoceneWasatchianGreen River FormationA carnation family flower morphospecies.Amorpha utensisSp. novvalidCockerell EoceneWasatchianGreen River FormationA legume leaf morphospecies.Banksites lineatulusSp. novjr synonymCockerellEoceneWasatchianGreen River FormationFirst named as a proteaceous seed morphotype Synonymized into Cedrelospermum nervosum in 1989)Bumelia coloradensisSp. novjr synonymCockerell EoceneWasatchianGreen River FormationFirst named as a sapotaceous leaf morphospecies Synonymized into Leguminosites lesquereuxiana by 1952Clethra? lepidioidesSp. novjr synonymCockerell EoceneWasatchianGreen River FormationA tetramelaceous fruit morphotype Moved to Parvaspicula lepidioidea in 2023 Dalbergia knowltoniSp. novjr synonymCockerell EoceneWasatchianGreen River FormationFirst named as a legume leaf morphospecies. Synonymized into Leguminosites lesquereuxiana by 1952Liquidambar callarcheSp. novvalidCockerell EoceneWasatchianGreen River FormationA sweet-gum species.Lomatia obtusiusculaSp. novjr synonymCockerell EoceneWasatchianGreen River FormationFirst named as a Lomatia leaf morphotype Synonymized into "Cardiospermum" coloradensis in 1969)Melia coloradensisComb. novjr synonym(Knowlton) Cockerell EoceneWasatchianGreen River FormationIdentified as a Melia leaf morphotypeMoved from Phyllites coloradensis (1923) Moved to Lomatia coloradensis in 1929Moved to "Cardiospermum" coloradensis in 1969)Populus wilmattaeSp. novvalidCockerell EoceneWasatchianGreen River FormationAn Aspen/cottonwood relative.Potentilla? byramiSp. novjr synonymCockerell EoceneWasatchianGreen River FormationFirst named as a possible potentilla flower morphospecies Synonymized into Pseudosalix handleyi by 2003

Arthropods Insects Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesCardiophorus exhumatusSp. novvalidCockerell EoceneWasatchianGreen River FormationAn elaterid click beetle species.Cyttaromyia obdurescensSp. novvalidCockerell EoceneWasatchianGreen River FormationA long-bodied cranefly.EoliarusGen, sp. et comb novvalidCockerell EoceneWasatchianGreen River FormationA Fulgoroid plant hopper genus. The type species is E. quadristictusThe genus also includes Oliarus? lutensis (1890).Inocellia exustaSp nov jr synonymCockerell & CusterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationAn inocelliid snakefly moved to Fibla exusta in 1936 MesoraphidiaFam, Gen, et 4 sp nov validMartynovLate JurassicKarabastau FormationA snakefly The type genus of the new family Mesoraphidiidae Includes the new species M. elongata, M. grandis, M. inaequalis, and M. similisThamnotettix packardiSp. novvalidCockerell EoceneWasatchianGreen River FormationA cicadellid leafhopper.

Archosauromorpha General pseudosuchian research Longman describes a crocodilian skull discovered at Lansdown Station in Australia, assigning it to the genus Pallimnarchus (now Paludirex).

Dinosaurs Taxon Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images Arrhinoceratops brachyops Gen et sp nov Valid Parks CretaceousMaastrichtian Horseshoe Canyon Formation A ceratopsid Trachodon amurense Sp. nov. Nomen dubium Riabinin CretaceousMaastrichtian Yuliangze Formation A species of Trachodon later given the genus name Mandschurosaurus

Newly named plesiosaurs Name Status Authors Age Location Notes Images Tapinosaurus nomen invalidum RabeckMislabeling of an image, not a valid genus name

Synapsids Non-mammalian

Name Status Authors Age Location NotesImagesLycaenodonValidBroom257 Millions of years ago LycaenoidesValidBroomLycaenopsValidBroom A Dog-like Gorgonopsian.NotosollasiaJr. synonymJr. synonym of Theriognathus.

Mammals Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesArdynictisGen et sp novValidMatthew & GrangerLate EoceneErgilin Dzo Formation A didymoconid, type species is A. furunculus.ArdynomysGen et sp novValidMatthew & GrangerLate EoceneErgilin Dzo Formation A rodent, type species is A. olseni.Hyaenodon eminusSp novValid Matthew & GrangerLate EoceneErgilin Dzo Formation A hyaenodont

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