Protozoans
Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesTrypanosoma antiquusValid PoinarBurdigalianDominican amberOldest record of the vector association between Triatoma and Trypanosoma
Diatoms Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Location Notes ImagesEoseriaGen et sp novvalidWolfe & EdlundEarly EoceneYpresianEocene Okanagan HighlandsHorsefly shalesAn aulacoseiraceous freshwater diatomThe type species is E. wilsonii
Plants Conifers Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Location Notes ImagesHomalcoiaGen et Sp novValidHernandez-Castillo, Stockey & BeardEarliest Eocene"Appian Way Beds"A cupressaceous pollen cone.The type species is H. littoralis
Angiosperms Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Location Notes ImagesAlbertarumGen et sp novBogner, Hoffman, & AulenbackCretaceousLate CampanianHorseshoe Canyon FormationAn orontioid Infructescence.The type species is A. pueri.ArchaeamphoraGen et sp novdubiousLi Early CretaceousJianshangou FormationThe type species is Archaeamphora longicerviaCorylopsis reedaesp novValidRadtke, Pigg, & WehrEarly EoceneYpresianEocene Okanagan HighlandsKlondike Mountain FormationA Corylopsis species Fothergilla malloryisp novValidRadtke, Pigg, & WehrEarly EoceneYpresianEocene Okanagan HighlandsKlondike Mountain FormationA Fothergilla speciesShirleyaGen et Sp novValidPigg & DeVoreMiddle Miocene"Yakima Canyon Flora"A crape myrtle relative, type species S. grahamaeUlmus okanaganensissp novvalidDenk & DillhoffEarly EoceneYpresianEocene Okanagan HighlandsTranquille FormationMcAbee Fossil BedsAn elm species.Also found in other Eocene Okanagan Highlands locations.TeixeiraeaGen et sp novvon Balthazar, Pedersen and FriisCretaceousVale de Agua 320A plant ascribed to Ranunculales.The type species is T. lusitanica.
Fungi Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Location Notes ImagesPteropusGen et sp novVan der Ham & DortangsCretaceousMaastrichtian Maastricht FormationA ascomycetous fungus in Brachyphyllum patens foliageThe type species is P. brachyphylliStigmatomyces succiniSp novvalidRossi, Kotrba, & TriebelEocenePriabonianBaltic amberA laboulbeniaceous parasite of Prosphyracephala succini
Arthropoda
Arachnids Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Location Notes ImagesHalithersesGen et sp novvalidGiribet & DunlopCretaceousCenomanianBurmese amberAn ortholasmatine nemastomatid harvestman. Type species is H. grimaldii
Insects Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Location Notes ImagesAcropyga glaesariaSp novValid LapollaMioceneBurdigalianDominican amberOldest record of trophophoresy in ants AraripenymphesGen et sp novValidMenon, Martins-Neto, & MartillCretaceousAptianCrato FormationA nymphid lacewingCananeuretusGen et sp novValidEngel & GrimaldiCretaceousCampanianCanadian amberA possible Aneuretinae ant. Type sp. C. occidentalisCulex malariagerSp novvalidPoinarMioceneBurdigalianDominican amberA mosquito, a vector of Plasmodium dominicanaDinokanagaGen et sp nov Valid Archibald EoceneYpresianEocene Okanagan HighlandsTranquille FormationMcAbee Fossil BedsSix species named D. andersoni, D. dowsonae, D. hillsi, D. sternbergi, D. webbi, D. wilsoniEorhachiberothaGen et sp novhomonymNel Et al. EoceneYpresianOise amberA rhachiberothide lacewing,Genus name preoccupied by Eorhachiberotha Engel, 2004 Moved to Oisea Nel et al 2005JeanlegrandiaGen et sp novvalidNel, Petrulevicius, & JarzembowskiChattianLes FigonsA Libellulid dragonfly, the type species is J. oligocenica MyanmyrmaGen et sp novValidEngel & GrimaldiCretaceousEarliest CenomanianBurmese amberA sphecomyrmine ant. The type species is M. gracilisOiseaGen et comb novvalidNel Et al. EoceneYpresianOise amberA rhachiberothide lacewing,A new genus name for Eorhachiberotha Nel et al 2005SphecomyrmaGen et sp novjr synonymEngel & GrimaldiCretaceousearliest CenomanianBurmese amberA stem group ant, jr syn of Gerontoformica orientalisTriatoma dominicanaSp novValid PoinarMioceneBurdigalianDominican amberOldest record of the vector association between Triatoma and Trypanosoma
Xiphosurans Fossils of Lunataspis, the earliest known xiphosuran, are discovered in Canada. It was not given a formal description until 2008, however.
Plesiosaurs
New taxa
Name Status AuthorsLocation Notes Eromangasaurus Valid Kear
Archosauromorphs
Newly named Non-Avian dinosaurs Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.
Name Status Authors Age Location Notes Images Appalachiosaurus Valid taxon Carr Williamson SchwimmerLate CretaceousA Tyrannosaurid from Appalachia Archaeodontosaurus Valid taxon Eric BuffetautMiddle JurassicAn early Sauropod Auroraceratops Valid taxon You Li D. et al.You, Li D., Ji Q., Lamanna, Peter Dodson.Early Cretaceous "Bakesaurus" Nomen nudum Zhou S. Baurutitan Valid taxon Kellner Campos TrottaLate Cretaceous Brachytrachelopan Valid taxon Rauhut Remes et al.Rauhut, Remes, Fechner, Cladera, Puerta.Middle JurassicA short necked Sauropod Buitreraptor Valid taxon Makovicky Apesteguía AgnolínLate CretaceousA small fish eating raptor Cathartesaura Valid taxon Gallina ApesteguíaLate Cretaceous Changchunsaurus Valid taxon Zan Chen J. et al.Zan, Chen J., Jin L., Li T.Early Cretaceousa primitive Ornithopod ChebsaurusMahammed, F., E. Läng, L. Mami, L. Mekahl, M. Benhamou, B. Bouterfa, A. Kacemi, S.-A. Chérief, H. Chaouati, and P. Taquet. 2005. The ‘Giant of sour’, a Middle Jurassic sauropod dinosaur from Algeria. Systematic Palaeontology (Vertebrate Palaeontology) Paleovol/Elsevier. Valid taxon Mahammed Läng et al.Mahammed, Läng, Mami, Mekahli, Benhamou, Bouterfa, Kacemi, Chérief, Chaouti, Philippe Taquet.from Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic Condorraptor Valid taxon RauhutMiddle Jurassic Daanosaurus Valid taxon Ye Gao Y. JiangLate Jurassic Dashanpusaurus Valid taxon Peng G. Ye et al.Peng G., Ye, Gao Y., Shu, Jiang.from middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic Dubreuillosaurus Valid taxon Allain Falcarius Valid taxon James Kirkland Zanno et al.*James Kirkland, Zanno, Sampson, Clark, DeBlieux.Early CretaceousAn early Therizinosaur Ferganocephale Valid taxon Averianov T. Martin BakirovMiddle JurassicAn early Pachycephalosaur "Galveosaurus" Junior synonym Sánchez-HernándezJunior synonym of Galvesaurus. Galvesaurus Valid taxon Barco Canudo et al.Barco, Canudo, Cuenca-Bescós, Ruíz-Omeñaca.Early Cretaceous Hagryphus Valid taxon Zanno SampsonLate Cretaceous Hexinlusaurus Valid taxon Barrett Butler KnollMiddle Jurassic Hungarosaurus Valid taxon ÖsiLate Cretaceous JinfengopteryxJi, Q., S. Ji, J. Lu, H. You, W. Chen, and Y. Liu. 2005. First avialian bird from China. Geological Bulletin of China 24 (3): pp. 197-209. Valid taxon Ji Q. Ji S. et al.Ji Q., Ji S., Lü, You, Chen W., Liu Y. Q., Liu Y. X.Early Cretaceous KarongasaurusGomani, E.M. 2005. Sauropod dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of Malawi, Africa: Palaeontologia Electronica 8 (issue 1 - n. 27a): 37 pages. Valid taxon GomaniEarly Cretaceous Lanzhousaurus Valid taxon You Ji Q. Li D.Early Cretaceous Nemegtomaia Valid taxon Lü Tomida et al.Lü, Tomida, Azuma, Dong Zhiming, Lee.Late Cretaceous Neuquenraptor Valid taxon Novas PolLate CretaceousMay be a subjective junior synonym of Unenlagia. PedopennaXu, X., and F. Zhang. 2005. A new maniraptoran dinosaur from China with long feathers on the metatarsus" Naturwissenschaften 92: pp. 173-177Xu, X. Valid taxon Xu X. Zhang F.Middle Jurassic Penelopognathus Valid taxon Godefroit Li H. ShangEarly Cretaceous Puertasaurus Valid taxon Novas Salgado et al.Novas, Salgado, Calvo, Agnolin.Late Cretaceous ShixinggiaLu, J. and B.-K. Zhang. 2005. A new oviraptorid (Theropod: Oviraptosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous of the Nanxiong Basin, Guangdong Province of southern China. Online document (Chinese Extinct Organism Net: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=zh- CN&u=http://www.dinosaur.net.cn/_Dino_News_2 005/dino20050110.htm&prev=/search%3Fq%3DS hixinggia%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF- 8 Valid taxon Lü Zhang B.Late Cretaceous Stormbergia Valid taxon ButlerEarly JurassicA primitive Ornithischian TanycolagreusCarpenter, K., C. Miles and K. Cloward. 2005. New small theropod from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Wyoming. In: the carnivorous dinosaurs (K. Carpenter, ed.). Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IA: pp. 23-48. Valid taxon Carpenter Miles ClowardLate JurassicA primitive Tyrannosaur Trigonosaurus DisputedCampos Kellner et al.Campos, Kellner, Reinaldo Jose Bertini, Santucci.Late CretaceousSubsequently argued by Silva Junior et al. (2022) to be a junior synonym of Baurutitan. Tyrannotitan Valid taxonNovas de Valais et al.Novas, de Valais, Patricia Vickers-Rich, Timothy H. Rich.Late Cretaceous Xinjiangovenator Valid taxon Rauhut Xu X.Early Cretaceous
Newly named birds Name Status Novelty Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAfrocygnus chauvireaeValidGen. nov. et Sp. nov.Antoine Louchart
Patrick Vignaud
Andossa Likius
Hassane Taisso Mackaye
Michel BrunetLate MioceneAnthracotheriid UnitAn Anatidae, the oldest from Africa. Aquila nipaloidesValidSp. nov.Antoine Louchart
Claudia Bedetti
Marco PaviaPleistoceneCorsica and Sardinia:
:An Island Accipitridae. Chascacocolius cacicirostrisValidSp. nov.Gerald MayrEarly Middle EoceneMessel pit,
MP 11:A Coliiformes, Chascacocoliidae Zelenkov et Dyke, 2008.Ciconia louisebolesaeValidSp. nov.Walter E. BolesLate Oligocene-Early MioceneRiversleigh:A Ciconiidae. Crossvallia unienwilliaValidGen. nov. et Sp. nov.Claudia P. Tambussi
Marcelo A. Reguero
Sergio A. Marenssi
Sergio N. SantillanaLate PaleoceneCross Valley FormationA Spheniscidae. Dalianraptor cuheValidGen. nov. et Sp. nov.Gao Chunling
Liu JinyuanEarly Cretaceous,
Early AlbianJiufotang FormationAn Ornithurae Haeckel, 1866. This is the type species of the genus. Eurofluvioviridavis robustipesValidGen. nov. et Sp. nov.Gerald MayrEarly EoceneMP 8;
Messel pit,
MP 11:
:A Podargiformes, Fluvioviridavidae Mayr, 2005. Gallinula disneyiValidSp. nov.Walter E. BolesOligocene-MioceneRiversleigh:A Rallidae, in 2011 this species becomes the type species of the new genus Australlus Worthy et Boles, 2011. Gallirallus vekamatoluValidSp. nov.Jeremy J. Kirchman
David W. SteadmanHolocene‘EuaA Rallidae. Hongshanornis longicrestaValidGen. nov. et Sp. nov.Zhou Zhonghe
Zhang FuchengEarly CretaceousYixian FormationAn Ornithuromorphae Chiappe, Ji, Ji et Norell, 1999, Hongshanornithidae O’Connor, Gao et Chiappe, 2010. This is the type species of the genus.Limnofregata hasegawaiValidSp. nov.Storrs L. Olson
Hiroshige MatsuokaLate Early EoceneGreen River Formation ()A Fregatidae, Limnofregatinae Olson, 1977. Lithoptila abdounensisValidGen. nov. et Sp. nov.Estelle Bourdon
Baâdi Bouya
Mohamed IarochèneLate Paleocene-Early EoceneThanetianA Prophaethontidae Harrison et Walker, 1976. Oxyura vantetsiValidSp. nov.Trevor H. WorthyHoloceneLake PoukawaAn Anatidae, extinct since the 16th century. Parvigrus pohliValidGen. nov. et Sp. nov.Gerald MayrEarly OligocenePichovet, Vachères, Southern FranceA Parvigruidae Mayr, 2005. Perugyps diaziValidGen. nov. et Sp. nov.Marcelo Stucchi
Steven D. EmslieLate Miocene-Early PliocenePisco FormationA Cathartidae. Protocypselomorphus manfredkelleriValidGen. nov. et Sp. nov.Gerald MayrEarly Middle EoceneMessel pit,
MP 11:A Cypselomorphae (Sensu Mayr, 2002). ?Primotrogon pumilioValidSp. nov.Gerald MayrEarly Middle EoceneMessel pit,
MP 11:A Trogonidae, In 2009 Mayr creates the new genus Masillatrogon for this species and makes ?Primotrogon pumilio its type species. Pseudoseisuropsis cuelloiValidGen. nov. et Sp. nov.Santiago Claramunt
Andrès RinderknechtLate PleistoceneCoastal cliffs near Rio de la Plata estuaryA Furnariidae.Rallus eivissensisValidSp. nov.Miquel McMinn
M. Palmer
Josep A. AlcoverPleistocene, HoloceneIbiza:A Rallidae.Rhodacanthis forfexValidSp. nov.Helen F. James