Arthropoda
Newly named crustaceans Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images Astacus politus Sp novJr synonym SchlüterEarly CretaceousBückeberg Formation Moved to the genus Protastacus in 1983. Enoploclytia paucispina Sp novValidSchlüterAn erymid. EurycarpusGen et sp novValidSchlüterA decapod, type species is E. nanodactylus.Hoploparia macrodactylaSp novValidSchlüterA lobsterNecrocarcinus senonensisSp novValidSchlüterA necrocarcinid.Palaeocorystes laevisSp novJr synonymSchlüterLate Cretaceous (Upper Santonian)Moved to Bournelyreidus in 2012.Squilla cretaceaSp novValidSchlüterCretaceousA mantis shrimp
Newly named insects Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAphaenogaster berendtiSp novjr synonym MayrMiddle EoceneBaltic amberA myrmicine ant. Moved to Stenamma berendti in 1915Aphaenogaster sommerfeldtiSp novvalid MayrMiddle EoceneBaltic amberA myrmicine ant. Camponotus constrictusSp novJr synonym MayrMiddle EoceneBaltic amberFossil formicine ant., moved to Formica constrictus in 1915 Synonym of Cataglyphoides constrictusCamponotus mengeiSp novvalid MayrMiddle EoceneBaltic amberFossil formicine ant.EnneamerusGen et 2 sp novvalid MayrMiddle EoceneBaltic amberA myrmecine ant. 2 speciesFormica floriSp novvalid MayrMiddle EoceneBaltic amberFossil formicine ant Hypoclinea balticusSp novJr synonym MayrMiddle EoceneBaltic amberFossil Dolichoderine ant, moved to Dolichoderus balticus in 1893 Hypoclinea constrictaSp novJr synonym MayrMiddle EoceneBaltic amberFossil Dolichoderine ant, jr synonym of Yantaromyrmex constricta Hypoclinea cornutaSp novJr synonym MayrMiddle EoceneBaltic amberFossil Dolichoderine ant, moved to Dolichoderus cornutus in 1893 Hypoclinea geinitziSp novJr synonym MayrMiddle EoceneBaltic amberFossil Dolichoderine ant, jr synonym of Yantaromyrmex geinitzi Hypoclinea goeppertiSp novJr synonymMayrMiddle EoceneBaltic amberFossil Dolichoderine ant, moved to Bothriomyrmex goepperti in 1893, jr synonym of Ctenobethylus goeppertiHypoclinea longipennisSp novJr synonym MayrMiddle EoceneBaltic amberFossil Dolichoderine ant, moved to Dolichoderus longipennis in 1893Hypoclinea sculpturataSp novJr synonym MayrMiddle EoceneBaltic amberFossil Dolichoderine ant, moved to Dolichoderus sculpturata in 1893Hypoclinea tertiariaSp novJr synonym MayrMiddle EoceneBaltic amberFossil Dolichoderine ant, moved to Dolichoderus tertiaria in 1893Myrmica duisburgisp novjr synonym MayrMiddle EoceneBaltic amberFossil Agroecomyrmecine ant, moved to Agroecomyrmex duisburgi in 1910 Pheidologeton antiquussp novjr synonym MayrMiddle EoceneBaltic amberFossil myrmicine ant, moved to Aeromyrma antiqua in 1891 Synonym of Carebara antiqua Ponera succineaSp novjr synonymMayrMiddle EoceneBaltic AmberA ponerine ant, moved to Pachycondyla succinea in 1995Prenolepis pygmaeaSp novJr synonym MayrMiddle EoceneEuropean amberFossil formicine ant, jr synonym of Nylanderia pygmaea StigmomyrmexGen et sp novvalid MayrMiddle EoceneEuropean amberA myrmicin ant. Type species S. venustus
Archosauromorphs
Dinosaurs Leidy collaborated with artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins to mount Hadrosaurus foulkii for the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. This became both the first mounted dinosaur skeleton ever mounted for public display and also one of the most popular exhibits in the history of the academy. Estimates have the Hadrosaurus exhibit as increasing the number of visitors by up to 50%.
New taxa Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images Aublysodon Gen et sp novNomen dubium LeidyLate CretaceousJudith River Formation ()Possible subjective synonym of Albertosaurus or Deinodon. Diplotomodon Gen novNomen dubiumLeidyLate CretaceousNavesink Formation or Hornerstown Formation()Possible subjective synonym of Dryptosaurus.
Plesiosaurs
New taxa
Name Status Authors Notes Elasmosaurus Valid Cope
Synapsids
Non-mammalian
Name Status Authors Discovery year Age Unit Location Notes ImagesPristerodonValidHuxley
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