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This archosaur paleontology list records new fossil archosauriform taxa that were described during the year 2016, as well as notes other significant Archosaur paleontology discoveries and events which occurred during the year.
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Li et al. |
Middle Triassic |
Falang Formation |
Probably a relative of Vancleavea. The type species is L. somnii. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Stocker et al. |
Late Triassic (latest Carnian-early Norian) |
Probably a basal member of Archosauriformes. The type species is T. primus. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Narváez et al. |
Late Cretaceous (late Campanian–Maastrichtian) |
A member of Allodaposuchidae. Genus includes new species Agaresuchus fontisensis, as well as “Allodaposuchus” subjuniperus. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Barrios, Paulina-Carabajal & Bona |
Late Cretaceous |
Cerro Lisandro Formation |
A peirosaurid crocodyliform. The type species is Bayomesasuchus hernandezi. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Meunier & Larsson |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid[39] |
Young et al. |
Cretaceous (late Albian-early Cenomanian) |
A dyrosaurid or a relative of dyrosaurids; a new genus for "Elosuchus" felixi de Lapparent de Broin (2002). |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Salas-Gismondi et al. |
Miocene |
A member of Gryposuchinae, a species of Gryposuchus. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Yates & Pledge |
Pliocene |
Tirari Formation |
A member of Mekosuchinae. The type species is K. aurivellensis. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jouve |
Eocene (late Lutetian) |
A member of Tomistominae, a species of Kentisuchus. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Martin & De Lapparent De Broin |
Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) |
A notosuchian. The type species is L. sigogneaurusselae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Fiorelli et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian?) |
A notosuchian crocodyliform. The type species is Llanosuchus tamaensis. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fanti et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
A teleosaurid crocodylomorph, a species of Machimosaurus. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Lio et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Turonian–Coniacian) |
A peirosaurid crocodylomorph. The type species is Patagosuchus anielensis. |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Wang, Sullivan & Liu |
Middle Paleocene |
Wanghudun Formation |
A member of Alligatoroidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement; a new genus for "Eoalligator" huiningensis Young (1982). |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Shiller, Porras-Muzquiz & Lehman |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
A member of Dyrosauridae[48] or Pholidosauridae.[49] The type species is S. coahuilensis. |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Tennant, Mannion & Upchurch |
Cretaceous (late Barremian–Maastrichtian) |
A member of Paralligatoridae. The type species is "Theriosuchus" ibericus Brinkmann (1989); genus also includes "Theriosuchus" sympiestodon Martin, Rabi & Csiki (2010). |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Parker |
Late Triassic (middle Norian) |
An aetosaur. The type species is Scutarx deltatylus. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Stein, Hand & Archer |
Late Oligocene |
Riversleigh World Heritage Area |
A member of Mekosuchinae. The type species is U. willisi. Yates & Stein (2024) subsequently interpreted U. willisi as a junior synonym of "Baru" huberi, but maintained Ultrastenos as a distinct mekosuchine genus, resulting in a new combination Ultrastenos huberi.[54] |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Lessner et al. |
Late Triassic (Norian) |
A rauisuchid. The type species is V. haydeni. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Martínez et al. |
Late Triassic (Norian) |
A lagerpetid dinosauromorph, a species of Dromomeron. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Cabreira et al. |
Late Triassic (Carnian) |
A lagerpetid dinosauromorph. The type species is I. polesinensis. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid[143] |
Lehman, Wick & Barnes |
Late Cretaceous |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Late Jurassic |
A stegosaur; a new genus for "Stegosaurus" longispinus Gilmore (1914). This species was previously made the type species of the new genus Natronasaurus by Ulansky (2014); however, Galton & Carpenter (2016) claim it did not meet the requirements of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.[144] |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Motta et al. |
Late Cretaceous (middle Cenomanian-early Turonian) |
A theropod dinosaur of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a possible relative of Deltadromeus. The type species is A. libertatem. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Funston & Currie |
Late Cretaceous |
A caenagnathid theropod. The type species is Apatoraptor pennatus. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Bandeira et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian) |
A titanosaur sauropod. The type species is A. magnificus. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Hu, Wang & Huang |
Early Cretaceous |
A compsognathid theropod. The type species is B. jii. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Cabreira et al. |
Late Triassic (Carnian) |
A basal member of Sauropodomorpha. The type species is B. schultzi. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Xu et al. |
Late Cretaceous |
A non-hadrosaurid hadrosauroid ornithopod. The type species is Datonglong tianzhenensis. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Martill et al. |
Early Jurassic (Hettangian) |
Blue Lias Formation |
A basal member of Neotheropoda. The type species is Dracoraptor hanigani. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Prieto-Marquez, Erickson & Ebersole |
Late Cretaceous (latest Santonian) |
A hadrosaurid ornithopod. The type species is Eotrachodon orientalis. |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Schott & Evans |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) |
A new genus for "Stegoceras" brevis Lambe (1918). |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Azuma et al. |
A member of Maniraptora of uncertain phylogenetic placement, subsequently argued to be a therizinosaur.[155] The type species is Fukuivenator paradoxus. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kinneer, Carpenter & Shaw |
Early Cretaceous |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lehman, Wick & Wagner |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
A hadrosaurid, possibly a species of Gryposaurus. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Apesteguía et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian to Turonian) |
A theropod dinosaur of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a possible relative of Deltadromeus. The taxon informally referred to as "Nototyrannus" before its formal description. The type species is G. shinyae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Díaz et al. |
Late Cretaceous (late Campanian-early Maastrichtian) |
A titanosaur sauropod. The type species is L. pandafilandi. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Lund et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) |
A centrosaurine ceratopsian. The type species is Machairoceratops cronusi. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Fuentes Vidarte et al. |
Early Cretaceous (late Hauterivian or early Barremian) |
Golmayo Formation |
A basal member of Styracosterna. The type species is M. soriaensis. |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Peyre de Fabrègues & Allain |
Late Triassic |
Lower Elliot Formation |
A non-sauropod sauropodomorph. The type species is "Melanorosaurus" thabanensis Gauffre (1993). |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Rozadilla et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
An iguanodontian ornithopod. The type species is Morrosaurus antarcticus. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Coria & Currie |
Late Cretaceous (Coniacian) |
A theropod belonging to the group Megaraptora. The type species is M. barrosaensis. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
González Riga et al. |
Late Cretaceous (late Coniacian–early Santonian) |
A titanosaur sauropod. The type species is Notocolossus gonzalezparejasi. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
McFeeters et al. |
Late Cretaceous (late Campanian) |
An ornithomimid theropod. The type species is R. evadens. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Martínez et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian) |
A titanosaur sauropod, a basal member of Lithostrotia. The type species is Sarmientosaurus musacchioi. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Poropat et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-early Turonian) |
A titanosaur sauropod. The type species is S. elliottorum. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Mallon et al. |
Late Cretaceous (late Campanian) |
A chasmosaurine ceratopsian. The type species is Spiclypeus shipporum. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Motta et al. |
Late Cretaceous (middle Cenomanian-early Turonian) |
A carcharodontosaurid theropod. The type species is T. violantei. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Brusatte et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Turonian) |
A non-tyrannosaurid tyrannosauroid. The type species is Timurlengia euotica. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Lü et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
An oviraptorid theropod. The type species is T. limosus. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Serrano-Brañas et al. |
Late Cretaceous |
Packard Shale Formation |
An ornithomimid theropod. The type species is Tototlmimus packardensis. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Filippi et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Santonian) |
A brachyrostran abelisaurid theropod. The type species is Viavenator exxoni. |
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Rauhut, Hübner & Lanser |
Middle Jurassic (Callovian) |
A megalosaurid theropod. The type species is W. albati. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Antarctoboenus [224] |
Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Cenizo, Noriega & Reguero |
Early Eocene |
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Wang, Zhou & Zhou |
Early Cretaceous |
A basal member of Ornithuromorpha. The type species is B. rectusunguis. The original generic name was Bellulia, which turned out to be preoccupied by Bellulia Fibiger (2008). |
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Nesbitt & Clarke |
Early Eocene |
A member of Lithornithidae. The type species is C. grandei. |
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Centropus bairdi [228] |
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Shute, Prideaux & Worthy |
Pleistocene |
A member of the Cuculidae. |
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Centropus maximus [228] |
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Shute, Prideaux & Worthy |
Pleistocene |
A member of the Cuculidae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Huang et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) |
An early member of Euornithes. The type species is C. ahgmi. |
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
O’Connor et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of Enantiornithes, probably belonging to the family Pengornithidae. The type species is C. magnapremaxillo. |
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Chionoides [231] |
Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
De Pietri et al. |
Late Oligocene |
A member of Chionoidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement, showing the mosaic of characters shared with both sheathbills and the Magellanic plover. The type species is C. australiensis. |
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) |
A member of Avialae of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is C. zhengi. |
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Cypseloramphus [233] |
Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Mayr |
Early Eocene |
Possibly a basal member of Apodiformes. The type species is C. dimidius. |
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Daphoenositta trevorworthyi [234] |
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Nguyen |
Miocene |
Riversleigh World Heritage Area |
A sittella |
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid [236] |
O'Connor, Wang & Hu |
Early Cretaceous |
A basal member of Ornithuromorpha. The type species is D. longimaxilla. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Worthy et al. |
Late Oligocene–Early Miocene |
A member of Dromornithidae |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Mayr |
Early Eocene |
An early owl. Originally described as a species of Eostrix, but subsequently transferred to the genus Ypresiglaux.[239] |
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Eurobambusicola [213] |
Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Zelenkov |
Late Miocene |
A member of the family Phasianidae. The type species is E. turolicus. |
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Galligeranoides [240] |
Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Bourdon, Mourer-Chauviré, & Laurent |
middle Ypresian |
A bird of uncertain phylogenetic placement, might be a member of the family Geranoididae[240] or a member of Palaeognathae related to Palaeotis.[241] The type species is G. boriensis. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Steadman & Takano |
Late Quaternary |
A member of Scolopacidae, a species of Gallinago. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Aotsuka & Sato |
A species of Hesperornis. |
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Mayr & Goedert |
Latest Eocene or Early Oligocene |
A Plotopteridae. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Mayr & Goedert |
Latest Eocene or Early Oligocene |
A member of Plotopteridae. possibly a species of Klallamornis. |
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Lapillavis [233] |
Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Mayr |
Early Eocene |
A bird of uncertain phylogenetic placement, showing similarities to Foshanornis songi. The type species is L. incubarens. |
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Linyiornis [245] |
Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of Enantiornithes. The type species is L. amoena. |
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Mioneophron [246] |
Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Li et al. |
Late Miocene |
A member of Gypaetinae Vieillot (1816). The type species is M. longirostris. |
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Mioryaba [213] |
Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Zelenkov |
Late Miocene |
A member of the family Phasianidae. The type species is M. magyarica. |
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Monoenantiornis [247] |
Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid[248] |
Hu & O’Connor |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of Enantiornithes. The type species is M. sihedangia. |
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Neilus [231] |
Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
De Pietri et al. |
Early Miocene |
A member of Chionoidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement, showing the mosaic of characters shared with both sheathbills and the Magellanic plover. The type species is N. sansomae. |
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Notoleptos [249] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Acosta Hospitaleche & Gelfo |
Late Eocene |
A probable relative of albatrosses. The type species is N. giglii. |
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Mayr & Goedert |
Latest Eocene or Early Oligocene |
A member of Plotopteridae. The type species is O. thieli. |
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Phalcoboenus napieri [250] |
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Adams & Woods |
Holocene |
A member of Phalcoboenus. |
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Primozygodactylus longibrachium [251] |
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Early Eocene |
A member of Zygodactylidae. |
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Primozygodactylus quintus [251] |
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Early Eocene |
A member of Zygodactylidae. |
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Protomelanitta bakeri [252] |
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Stidham & Zelenkov |
Miocene |
A primitive diving duck. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Stefanini, Gómez & Tambussi |
Early Pleistocene |
Miramar Formation |
An ovenbird |
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Rallus nanus [254] |
Nom. nov. |
Valid |
Alcover et al. |
Holocene |
A member of Rallidae, a species of Rallus; a replacement name for Rallus minutus Alcover et al. (2015) (preoccupied). |
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Bourdon, Kristoffersen & Bonde |
Eocene (Ypresian) |
A member of Coracii belonging to the family Primobucconidae. The type species is S. morsensis. |
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Wang et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Turonian) |
A member of Ornithurae of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is T. arctica. |
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Uria onoi [257] |
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Watanabe et al. |
Late Pleistocene |
A member of Alcidae |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
De Pietri et al. |
Early Miocene |
Etadunna Formation |
A species of Wilaru. Announced in 2016; the correction including the required ZooBank accession number was published in 2020.[258] |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Codorniú et al. |
Early-Middle Jurassic |
A non-pterodactyloid member of Breviquartossa. The type species is A. koi. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Pêgas, Leal & Kellner |
A member of Tapejarinae. The type species is A. cearensis. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Jiang et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of Archaeopterodactyloidea. The type species is F. jeholensis. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lü et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Lü et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
A toothed member of Pterodactyloidea. The type species is P. liui. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lü et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
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