2016 in paleontology
Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils.[1] This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 2016.
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Plants
Cnidarians
Research
- Yunnanoascus haikouensis, previously thought to be a member of Ctenophora, is reinterpreted as a crown-group medusozoan by Han et al. (2016).[2]
- A study on the fossil corals from the Late Triassic (Norian) outcrops in Antalya Province (Turkey), indicating that the corals lived in symbiosis with photosynthesizing dinoflagellate algae, is published by Frankowiak et al. (2016).[3]
New taxa
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Aphyllum pachystele[4] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Munson & Jell |
Silurian (late Wenlock) |
Jack Formation |
A rugose coral belonging to the family Tryplasmatidae. |
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Aulokoninckophyllum potyi[5] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Somerville, Rodríguez & Said |
Carboniferous |
Azrou-Khenifra Basin |
An aulate coral. |
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Axuolites higoensis[6] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Niko |
Fukami Formation |
A tabulate coral belonging to the order Favositida and the family Coenitidae. |
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Bjarmia[7] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Grazhdankin |
Late Ediacaran (~550 Ma) |
Erga Formation |
A jellyfish-like organism, a possible relative of scyphomedusae. Genus includes new species B. cycloplerusa. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vinn et al. |
Ordovician (Katian) |
A possible thecate scyphozoan. |
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Calceola collini[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wright, Plusquellec & Gourvennec |
Devonian (Eifelian) |
Saint-Fiacre Formation |
An operculate coral belonging to the family Calceolidae; a species of Calceola. |
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Cambroctoconus coreaensis[10] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Park et al. |
Cambrian |
Daegi Formation |
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Caninophyllum charli[11] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Denayer |
Carboniferous (Tournaisian) |
Yılanlı Formation |
A rugose coral belonging to the family Bothrophyllidae; a species of Caninophyllum. |
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Cystodactylon[12] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Denayer & Webb |
Carboniferous (Tournaisian) |
Gudman Formation |
A rugose coral. Genus includes new species C. orbum. |
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Dokophyllum hillae[4] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Munson & Jell |
Silurian (Ludfordian) |
Jack Formation |
A rugose coral belonging to the family Ketophyllidae. |
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Edaphophyllum zhaotongense[13] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Liao & Ma |
Devonian (Emsian) |
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Eoaequorea[14] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Tang et al. |
A member of Hydrozoa of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Eoaequorea xingi. |
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Eosiderastrea[15] |
Gen. et comb. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Löser |
Cretaceous (late Valanginian to Santonian) |
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A stony coral belonging to the family Siderastreidae. The type species is "Siderastrea" cuyleri Wells (1932); genus also includes "Phyllocoenia" cotteaui Orbigny (1850), "Diploastrea" crassa Kuzmicheva (1980), "Diploastrea" crassicostata Morycowa & Masse (1998), "Phyllocoenia" cyclops Felix (1891), "Confusastrea" dollfusi Prever (1909), "Confusastrea" felixi Prever (1909); "Stephanocoenia" grandipora Orbigny (1849), "Diploastrea" harrisi Wells (1932), "Diploastrea" hilli Wells (1933), "Montastraea" nagaoi Eguchi (1951), "Pleurocora" reussi Milne Edwards (1857), "Diplocoenia" splendida Prever (1909), "Diploastrea" vaughani Wells (1933) and "Plesiofavia" villaltai Reig Oriol (1991), as well as new species E. paragrandipora Löser (2016) and E. stefani Löser (2016).[16] |
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Famastraea[17] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Berkowski, Zapalski & Wrzołek |
Devonian (Famennian) |
A coral belonging to the group Rugosa and the family Campophyllidae. The type species is Famastraea catenata. |
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Fomichevella najafi[18] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Badpa et al. |
Carboniferous (Bashkirian) |
Sardar Formation |
A member of Rugosa belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Kleopatrinidae. |
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Gertholites haikawai[19] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Niko & Fujikawa |
Early Carboniferous |
Akiyoshi Limestone Group |
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Gerviphyllum[9] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Wright, Plusquellec & Gourvennec |
Early Devonian (likely late Lochkovian to early Pragian) |
An operculate coral belonging to the family Calceolidae; a new genus for "Calceola" gervillei Bayle (1878). |
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Gudmania[12] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Denayer & Webb |
Carboniferous (Tournaisian) |
Gudman Formation |
A rugose coral. Genus includes new species G. darumbalae. |
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Heintzella fluegeli[18] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Badpa et al. |
Carboniferous (Bashkirian) |
Sardar Formation |
A member of Rugosa belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Kleopatrinidae. |
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Kullingia rotadiscopsis[14] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tang et al. |
A member of Hydrozoa of uncertain phylogenetic placement; a species of Kullingia. |
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Madrepora mitsukurii[20] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Niko, Suzuki & Taguchi |
Miocene |
Katsuta Group |
A madrepore. |
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Marekostragulum grafi[21] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Plusquellec, Galle & Franke |
A tabulate coral belonging to the family Hyostragulidae. |
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Mesoconularia (?) lukesi[22] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mergl, Ferrova & Frýda |
Devonian (late Emsian) |
Suchomasty Limestone |
A member of Conulariida, possibly a species of Mesoconularia. |
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?Michelinia vinni[23] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zapalski, Berkowski & Wrzołek |
Devonian (late Famennian) |
A tabulate coral belonging to the family Micheliniidae; possibly a species of Michelinia. |
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Multicarinophyllum vepreculatum[4] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Munson & Jell |
Silurian (Ludfordian) |
Jack Formation |
A rugose coral belonging to the family Amsdenoididae. |
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Oligophylloides maroccanus[24] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Weyer |
A member of Heterocorallia. |
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Palaeosiderofungia[15] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Löser |
A stony coral belonging to the family Siderastreidae; a new genus for "Thamnasteria" exigua Reuss (1854). |
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Parostragulum[21] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Plusquellec, Galle & Franke |
A tabulate coral belonging to the family Hyostragulidae. The type species is P. problematicum. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Plusquellec & Franke |
Wiltz Beds |
A tabulate coral belonging to group Favositida and to the family Micheliniidae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Plusquellec & Franke |
Wiltz Beds |
A tabulate coral belonging to group Favositida and to the family Micheliniidae. |
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Potyphyllum[26] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Coen-Aubert |
Devonian (late Frasnian) |
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A rugose coral belonging to the family Phillipsastreidae. The type species is "Cyathophyllum" ananas Goldfuss (1826); genus also includes "Pseudoacervularia" dybowskii Różkowska (1953), "Pseudoacervularia" intercellulosa (Phillips, 1841) sensu Pickett (1967), "Schlüteria" lyskovensis Ermakova (1957), "Acervularia" macrommata Roemer (1855), "Phillipsastrea" plantana Różkowska (1979), "Cyathophyllum" profundum Michelin (1845), "Phillipsastrea" rozkowskae Scrutton (1968), "Pseudoacervularia" cf. smithi (Różkowska, 1953) sensu Pickett (1967), "Phillipsastrea" ananas veserensis Coen-Aubert (1974) and "Phillipsastrea" zerda Galle, 1992 in Hladil et al. (1992). |
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Preisingerella[27] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Kossovaya, Novak & Weyer |
A coral similar to members of the genus Caninia. The type species is P. stegovnikensis. |
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Ptychophyllum variatum[4] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Munson & Jell |
Silurian (late Gorstian to Ludfordian) |
Jack Formation |
A rugose coral belonging to the family Ptychophyllidae. |
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Pycnostylus polyphyllodus[4] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Munson & Jell |
Silurian (late Wenlock) |
Jack Formation |
A rugose coral belonging to the family Pycnostylidae. |
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Sokolovia[28] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Junior homonym |
Tsyganko |
Late Devonian (Famennian) |
A tabulate coral belonging to the family Pachyporidae. The type species is Sokolovia pershinae. The generic name is preoccupied by Sokolovia Ilovaisky (1934) and Sokolovia Shishkinskaya (1964). |
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Spinaxon[29] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Weyer |
Devonian (late Frasnian) |
A member of Rugosa belonging to the family Petraiidae. The type species is Spinaxon potyi. |
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Syringopora hilarowiczi[23] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zapalski, Berkowski & Wrzołek |
Devonian (late Famennian) |
A tabulate coral belonging to the family Syringoporidae; a species of Syringopora. |
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Syringopora kowalensis[23] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zapalski, Berkowski & Wrzołek |
Devonian (late Famennian) |
A tabulate coral belonging to the family Syringoporidae; a species of Syringopora. |
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Talfania[30] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Peel & McDermott |
Ordovician (Katian) |
Sholeshook Limestone Formation |
A solitary coral. The type species is Talfania calicula. |
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Thamnoptychia mistiaeni[23] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zapalski, Berkowski & Wrzołek |
Devonian (late Famennian) |
A tabulate coral belonging to the family Pachyporidae; a species of Thamnoptychia. |
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Turbinolia (Turbinolia) deformis[31] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Berezovsky in Berezovsky & Berezovsky |
A stony coral. |
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Turbinolia (Turbinolia) emendata[31] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Berezovsky in Berezovsky & Berezovsky |
A stony coral. |
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Utaratuia yunnanensis[13] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Liao & Ma |
Devonian (Eifelian) |
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Vassiljukia[32] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Denayer & Ogar |
Carboniferous (Viséan) |
A colonial rugose coral; a new genus for "Lithostrotion" columnariformis Vassiljuk (1960). |
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Vesicospina[4] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Munson & Jell |
Silurian (Ludfordian) |
Jack Formation |
A rugose coral belonging to the family Kyphophyllidae. The type species is V. julli. |
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Vulykhia[33] |
Nom. nov |
Valid |
Doweld |
Late Ordovician |
An anthozoan belonging to the superfamily Heliolitoidea; a replacement name for Concavites Bondarenko & Minzhin (1981). |
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Arthropods
Bryozoans
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Anisotrypa kjarkiensis[34] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tolokonnikova |
Carboniferous (Tournaisian) |
A bryozoan belonging to the group Trepostomata and the family Anisotrypidae. |
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Beisselina skyscanica[35] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Koromyslova & Pakhnevich |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) |
A bryozoan belonging to the group Ascophora and the family Tessaradomidae; a species of Beisselina. |
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Celleporaria pirabasensis[36] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Muricy et al. |
Oligocene-Miocene |
Pirabas Formation |
A bryozoan belonging to the group Cheilostomata and the family Lepraliellidae. |
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Celleporaria triangulavicularis[36] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Muricy et al. |
Oligocene-Miocene |
Pirabas Formation |
A bryozoan belonging to the group Cheilostomata and the family Lepraliellidae. |
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Dybowskiella hupehensiformis[37] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ernst |
Zongba Formation |
A member of Cystoporata belonging to the family Fistuliporidae. |
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Dyscritella lii[37] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ernst |
Zongba Formation |
A member of Trepostomata belonging to the family Dystritellidae. |
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Ehrhardina[38] |
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid[39] |
Martha & Taylor |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
A bryozoan belonging to the group Flustrina and the family Onychocellidae. The type species is Ehrhardina voigti; genus also includes Ehrhardina pikeae. |
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Eridotrypella danzikensis[40] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tolokonnikova |
Devonian (Famennian) |
A bryozoan belonging to the group Trepostomata and the family Eridotrypellidae. |
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Etherella tibetensis[37] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ernst |
Zongba Formation |
A member of Cystoporata belonging to the family Etherellidae. |
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Fistuliphragma moniliformis[41] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mesentseva |
Devonian (Emsian) |
A bryozoan belonging to the group Cystoporida. |
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Fistuliphragma sibirica[41] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mesentseva |
Devonian (Emsian) |
A bryozoan belonging to the group Cystoporida. |
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Fistulipora sakagamii[37] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ernst |
Zongba Formation |
A member of Cystoporata belonging to the family Fistuliporidae. |
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Fistulipora salairiensis[41] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mesentseva |
Devonian (Emsian) |
A bryozoan belonging to the group Cystoporida. |
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Fistuliramus fasciculus[41] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mesentseva |
Devonian (Emsian) |
A bryozoan belonging to the group Cystoporida. |
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Fistulocladia cincinnata[41] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mesentseva |
Devonian (Emsian) |
A bryozoan belonging to the group Cystoporida. |
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Margaretta amplipora[42] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sonar & Gaikwad |
Cenozoic |
An ascophoran belonging to the family Margarettidae. |
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Margaretta guhai[42] |
Nom. nov |
Valid |
Sonar & Gaikwad |
Cenozoic |
An ascophoran belonging to the family Margarettidae. |
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Margaretta hariparensis[42] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sonar & Gaikwad |
Cenozoic |
An ascophoran belonging to the family Margarettidae. |
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Metastenodiscus[43] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Ernst, Schäfer & Grant-Mackie |
Late Triassic |
A trepostome bryozoan. A new genus for "Stenodiscus" zealandicus Schäfer & Grant-Mackie (1994) and "Stenodiscus" kawhiae Schäfer & Grant-Mackie (1994). |
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Nikiforopora arpaensis[34] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tolokonnikova |
Carboniferous (Tournaisian) |
A bryozoan belonging to the group Trepostomata and the family Stenoporidae. |
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Pachydermopora grodnoensis[35] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Koromyslova & Pakhnevich |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) |
A bryozoan belonging to the group Ascophora and the family Tessaradomidae; a species of Pachydermopora. |
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Petalotrypa myunkhbalaensis[40] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tolokonnikova |
Devonian (Famennian) |
A bryozoan belonging to the group Trepostomata. |
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Planicellaria walsariensis[44] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sonar & Pawar |
Cenozoic |
A bryozoan belonging to the group Cheilostomata and the family Calloporidae. |
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Protoretepora irregularis[37] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ernst |
Zongba Formation |
A member of Fenestrata belonging to the family Polyporidae. |
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Pyriporella charopadiensis[44] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sonar & Pawar |
Cenozoic |
A bryozoan belonging to the group Cheilostomata and the family Calloporidae. |
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Pyriporella vadsariensis[44] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sonar & Pawar |
Cenozoic |
A bryozoan belonging to the group Cheilostomata and the family Calloporidae. |
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Rectifenestella famenniensis[40] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tolokonnikova |
Devonian (Famennian) |
A bryozoan belonging to the family Fenestellidae. |
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Rectifenestella kadrluiensis[40] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tolokonnikova |
Devonian (Famennian) |
A bryozoan belonging to the family Fenestellidae. |
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Stenophragmidium buckhornensis[45] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ernst et al. |
Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) |
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Streblotrypa (Streblotrypa) heltzelae[45] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ernst et al. |
Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) |
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Streblotrypa (Streblotrypa) parviformis[37] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ernst |
Zongba Formation |
A member of Cryptostomata belonging to the family Hyphasmoporidae. |
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Tabuliporella nakhichevanica[34] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tolokonnikova |
Carboniferous (Tournaisian) |
A bryozoan belonging to the group Trepostomata and the family Crustoporidae. |
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Tibetiporella[37] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Ernst |
Zongba Formation |
A member of Fenestrata belonging to the family Polyporidae. The type species is T. ornata. |
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Timanotrypa australis[37] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ernst |
Noonkanbah Formation |
A member of Cryptostomata belonging to the family Timanodictyidae. |
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Zigzagopora[46] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Wilson & Taylor |
Ordovician (Sandbian) |
A cyclostome bryozoan. Genus includes new species Z. wigleyensis. |
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Brachiopods
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Acritosia ogamensis[47] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tazawa et al. |
Early Permian (Kungurian) |
Nabeyama Formation |
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Acrosaccus scutatus[48] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Percival in Percival et al. |
Ordovician |
A member of Discinidae. |
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Anathyris (Anathyris) calestiennensis[49] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mottequin et al. |
Devonian (Frasnian) |
Nismes Formation |
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Anisopleurella antiqua[50] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Popov, Kebriaee-Zadeh & Pour |
Ordovician (Darriwilian) |
Lashkarak Formation |
A member of Strophomenida belonging to the family Sowerbyellidae. |
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Apatobolus anoskelidion[48] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Percival in Percival et al. |
Ordovician |
A member of Obolidae. |
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Atansoria australis[48] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Percival in Percival et al. |
Ordovician |
A member of Obolidae. |
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Atryparia (Costatrypa) agricolae[51] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Halamski & Baliński in Baliński, Racki & Halamski |
Devonian (Frasnian) |
A member of Atrypidae. |
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Aulacothyris maendlii[52] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sulser |
Middle Jurassic (Callovian) |
A member of Terebratulida belonging to the family Zeilleriidae. |
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Aulacothyris waikatoensis[53] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
MacFarlan |
Jurassic |
A member of Terebratulida. |
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Bellimurina fluctuosa[50] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Popov, Kebriaee-Zadeh & Pour |
Ordovician (Darriwilian) |
Lashkarak Formation |
A member of Strophomenida belonging to the family Strophomenidae. |
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Biernatia pseudoplana[48] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Engelbretsen in Percival et al. |
Ordovician |
A member of Lingulata belonging to the family Biernatiidae. |
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Biernatia wrighti[48] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Engelbretsen in Percival et al. |
Ordovician |
A member of Lingulata belonging to the family Biernatiidae. |
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Biernatium minus[51] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Baliński in Baliński, Racki & Halamski |
Devonian (Frasnian) |
A member of Mystrophoridae. |
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Buxtonia inexpletucosta[54] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Torres-Martínez & Sour-Tovar |
Carboniferous (middle Pennsylvanian) |
A member of Productoidea. |
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Canalilatus musculosus[55] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Percival, Engelbretsen & Peng |
Cambrian |
Huaqiao Formation |
A lingulate brachiopod belonging to the family Zhanatellidae. |
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Centreplicatus[56] |
Gen. nov |
Valid |
Zeng，Zhang & Han in Zeng et al. |
A member of Pentamerida belonging to the family Pentameridae. |
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Cerasinella[57] |
Nom. nov |
Valid |
Copper |
An atrypoid brachiopod; a replacement name for Cerasina Copper (1995) (preoccupied). |
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Chapinella belkovskensis[58] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Baranov, Sokiran & Blodgett |
Nerpalakhsk Formation |
A member of Rhynchonellida belonging to the family Pugnacidae. |
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Chilcatreta[59] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Lavié & Benedetto |
Ordovician (Darriwilian) |
A siphonotretid brachiopod. Genus includes new species C. tubulata. |
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Crispithyris[53] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
MacFarlan |
Jurassic |
A member of Terebratulida. Genus includes new species C. nauarchus. |
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Cyrtina transcaucasica[60] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gretchishnikova & Oleneva in Oleneva |
A member of Spiriferinida belonging to the family Cyrtinidae. |
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|
Davidsonia enmerkaris[51] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Halamski in Baliński, Racki & Halamski |
Devonian (Frasnian) |
A member of Davidsoniidae. |
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|
Dictyoclostus transversum[54] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Torres-Martínez & Sour-Tovar |
Carboniferous (middle Pennsylvanian) |
A member of Productoidea. |
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|
Disculina mancenidoi[53] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
MacFarlan |
Jurassic |
A member of Terebratulida. |
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|
Dolerorthis nadruvensis[61] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Paškevičius & Hints |
Ordovician (Katian) |
A member of Orthida belonging to the family Hesperorthidae. |
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|
Dulankarella hyrcanica[50] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Popov, Kebriaee-Zadeh & Pour |
Ordovician (Darriwilian) |
Lashkarak Formation |
A member of Strophomenida belonging to the family Leptellinidae. |
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|
Dyoros (Lissosia) maya[62] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Torres-Martínez, Sour-Tovar & Barragán |
Permian (Leonardian) |
Paso Hondo Formation |
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|
Echinocoelia parva[51] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Baliński in Baliński, Racki & Halamski |
Devonian (Frasnian) |
A member of Ambocoeliidae. |
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|
Eochonetes maearum[63] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bauer & Stigall |
Late Ordovician |
||||
|
Eochonetes minerva[63] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bauer & Stigall |
Late Ordovician |
||||
|
Eochonetes voldemortus[63] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bauer & Stigall |
Late Ordovician |
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|
Eoconulus puteus[48] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Engelbretsen in Percival et al. |
Ordovician |
A member of Lingulata belonging to the family Eoconulidae. |
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|
Eolingularia[64] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Bitner & Emig |
Carboniferous to Triassic |
A member of Lingulata belonging to the group Lingulida and the family Lingulidae. The type species is "Lingularia" siberica Biernat & Emig (1993). |
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|
Experilingula larga[55] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Percival, Engelbretsen & Peng |
Cambrian |
Huaqiao Formation |
A member of Obolidae. |
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|
Flexaria magna[54] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Torres-Martínez & Sour-Tovar |
Carboniferous (middle Pennsylvanian) |
A member of Productoidea. |
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|
Globiella kamiyassensis[65] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tazawa |
Permian (Wordian) |
||||
|
Glossella cuyanica[59] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lavié & Benedetto |
Ordovician (Darriwilian) |
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|
Gondwanorthis[66] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid[67] |
Benedetto & Muñoz |
Early Ordovician |
A plectorthoid brachiopod. A new genus for "Nanorthis" calderensis Benedetto (2007); genus also includes "Nanorthis" bastamensis Ghobadi Pour, Kebriaee-Zadeh & Popov (2011). |
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|
Gowanella[68] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Hiller |
Late Cretaceous (probably Maastrichtian) |
Broken River Formation |
A member of Terebratulida related to Ostreathyris. The type species is G. capralis. |
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|
Grandispirifer qaidamensis[69] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lee, Shi & Chen in Shi et al. |
Carboniferous (Serpukhovian) |
Huaitoulata Formation |
A member of Spiriferoidea belonging to the family Spiriferidae. |
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|
Gretchispirifer[60] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Oleneva |
Sharur Formation |
A member of Spiriferida belonging to the family Adolfiidae. The type species is G. dagnensis. |
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|
Gundaria[70] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Angiolini et al. |
Permian |
The type species is G. insolita. |
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|
Harperoides[71] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Baranov & Blodgett |
Devonian (Pragian) |
Soda Creek Limestone |
A member of Strophomenida belonging to the subfamily Mesodouvillininae. The type species is Harperoides alaskensis. |
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|
Hemileurus politus[70] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Angiolini et al. |
Permian |
||||
|
Holcothyris campbelli[53] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
MacFarlan |
Jurassic |
A member of Terebratulida. |
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|
Hubeinomena[56] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Disputed |
Zeng，Chen & Han in Zeng et al. |
A member of Strophomenida belonging to the family Sinomenidae. Genus includes new species H. wangjiawanensis. Rong et al. (2019) considered it to be a junior synonym of Coolinia.[72] |
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|
Hustedia shumardi[62] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Torres-Martínez, Sour-Tovar & Barragán |
Permian (Leonardian) |
Paso Hondo Formation |
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|
Inflatia coodzavuii[54] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Torres-Martínez & Sour-Tovar |
Carboniferous (late Mississippian, middle Pennsylvanian) |
A member of Productoidea. |
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|
Iridistrophia (Flabellistrophia)[73] |
Subgen. et comb. sp. nov |
Valid |
Jansen |
A member of Chilidiopsidae; a subgenus of Iridistrophia. The type species is "Orthis" hipponyx Schnur (1851); the subgenus also includes new species Iridistrophia (Flabellistrophia) musculosa and possibly also "Orthis" undifera Schnur (1853) and Iridistrophia dendritica Benedetto (1984). |
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|
Ishimia inflata[50] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Popov, Kebriaee-Zadeh & Pour |
Ordovician (Darriwilian) |
Lashkarak Formation |
A member of Strophomenida belonging to the family Leptellinidae. |
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|
Isogramma nakamurai[65] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tazawa |
Permian (Wordian) |
||||
|
Jakutoproductus lenensis[74] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Makoshin |
Early Permian |
||||
|
Jakutoproductus talchanensis[74] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Makoshin |
Early Permian |
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|
Kjaerina (Kjaerina) gondwanensis[75] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Colmenar |
Gabian Formation |
A rafinesquinid strophomenid brachiopod, a species of Kjaerina. |
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|
Kjaerina (Villasina)[75] |
Subgen. et 3 sp. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Colmenar |
Ordovician (Katian) |
Cavá Formation |
A rafinesquinid strophomenid brachiopod, a subgenus of Kjaerina. The type species of the subgenus is Kjaerina (Villasina) pedronaensis; the subgenus also contains "Hedstroemina" almadenensis Villas (1995), as well as new species Kjaerina (Villasina) meloui and Kjaerina (Villasina) pyrenaica. |
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|
Koneviella? fuscina[55] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Percival, Engelbretsen & Peng |
Cambrian |
Huaqiao Formation |
A lingulate brachiopod belonging to the family Zhanatellidae. |
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|
Kutchithyris challinori[53] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
MacFarlan |
Jurassic |
A member of Terebratulida. |
|||
|
Kutchithyris waitomoensis[53] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
MacFarlan |
Jurassic |
A member of Terebratulida. |
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|
Lacunites jaroslavi[76] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mergl & Kraft |
Early Ordovician |
Klabava Formation |
A paterinate brachiopod. |
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|
Lampazarorthis[66] |
Gen. et comb. et sp. nov |
Valid[67] |
Benedetto & Muñoz |
Early Ordovician |
A plectorthoid brachiopod. A new genus for "Eoorthis" bifurcata Harrington (1937); genus also includes "Nanorthis" brachymyaria Benedetto in Benedetto & Carrasco (2002), as well as new species Lampazarorthis alata. |
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|
Lepidomena multiplicata[50] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Popov, Kebriaee-Zadeh & Pour |
Ordovician (Darriwilian) |
Lashkarak Formation |
A member of Strophomenida belonging to the family Leptellinidae. |
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|
Leptathyris gornensis[51] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Baliński in Baliński, Racki & Halamski |
Devonian (Frasnian) |
A member of Athyrididae. |
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|
Liaous[77] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
He & Chen in He et al. |
Middle Triassic (early Anisian) |
Xinyuan Formation |
A relative of Mentzelia and Paramentzelia. The type species is Liaous shaiwensis. |
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|
Loboidothyris awakinoensis[53] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
MacFarlan |
Jurassic |
A member of Terebratulida. |
|||
|
Loboidothyris grantmackiei[53] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
MacFarlan |
Jurassic |
A member of Terebratulida. |
|||
|
Loboidothyris marokopaensis[53] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
MacFarlan |
Jurassic |
A member of Terebratulida. |
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|
Lyonia rochacamposi[78] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Taboada et al. |
Taciba Formation |
A member of Productida belonging to the family Auriculispinidae, a species of Lyonia. |
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|
Mendozotreta[79] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Holmer et al. |
Ordovician |
Antelope Valley Limestone |
A member of Acrotretida belonging to the family Acrotretidae. The type species is "Conotreta" devota Krause & Rowell (1975). |
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|
Mesoleptostrophia belli[80] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Earp |
Early Devonian |
Montys Hut Formation |
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|
Minutella bulgarica[81] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bitner & Motchurova-Dekova |
Miocene (Badenian) |
||||
|
Minutomena[56] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Zeng，Zhang & Han in Zeng et al. |
A member of the family Strophomenidae. Genus includes new species M. yichangensis. |
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|
Minutorthis[56] |
Gen. nov |
Valid |
Zeng，Chen & Zhang in Zeng et al. |
A member of Orthida belonging to the family Toxorthidae. |
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|
Monelasmina montisjosephi[51] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Baliński in Baliński, Racki & Halamski |
Devonian (Frasnian) |
A member of Draboviidae. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Streng et al. |
Cambrian |
A member of Rhynchonelliformea belonging to the class Obolellata and the order Naukatida. The type species is Nasakia thulensis. |
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|
Numericoma rowelli[79] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Holmer et al. |
Ordovician (Darriwilian) |
Antelope Valley Limestone |
A member of Lingulata belonging to the family Ephippelasmatidae. |
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|
Nushbiella kleithria[48] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Percival in Percival et al. |
Ordovician |
A member of Lingulata belonging to the family Siphonotretidae. |
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|
Obliquorhynchia[83] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Schrøder, Lauridsen & Surlyk |
Paleocene (Danian) |
Faxe Formation |
A member of Rhynchonellida belonging to the superfamily Pugnacoidea and the family Basiliolidae; a new genus for "Terebratula" flustracea von Buch (1834). |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Popov, Kebriaee-Zadeh & Pour |
Ordovician (Darriwilian) |
Lashkarak Formation |
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|
Paramirorthis[56] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Disputed |
Zeng，Wang & Peng in Zeng et al. |
A member of the family Dalmanellidae. Genus includes new species P. minuta. Rong et al. (2019) considered it to be a junior synonym of Mirorthis.[72] |
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|
Paraspirifer (Laurentispirifer)[73] |
Subgen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Jansen |
Middle Devonian |
A subgenus of Paraspirifer. The type species is Paraspirifer conradi Godefroid & Fagerstrom (1983); the subgenus also includes "Delthyris" acuminata Conrad (1839), "Terebratula" acuminatissima de Castelnau (1843), "Spirifer" bownockeri Stewart (1927), Paraspirifer halli Godefroid & Fagerstrom (1983) and Paraspirifer clarkei Godefroid & Fagerstrom (1983). |
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|
Paraspirifer (Mosellospirifer)[73] |
Subgen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Jansen |
A subgenus of Paraspirifer. The type species is Paraspirifer sandbergeri Solle (1971); the subgenus also includes Spirifer auriculatus Sandberger & Sandberger (1856), Paraspirifer sandbergeri longimargo Solle (1971) (elevated to species rank), Paraspirifer eos Solle (1971) and Paraspirifer sandbergeri nepos Solle (1971). The subgenus might also include Paraspirifer gigantea Su (1976) and Paraspirifer desbiensi Bizzarro & Lespérance (1999). |
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|
Parazhanatella[55] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Percival, Engelbretsen & Peng |
Cambrian |
Huaqiao Formation |
A lingulate brachiopod belonging to the family Zhanatellidae. The type species is P. paibia. |
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|
Pedderia[71] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Baranov & Blodgett |
Devonian (Pragian) |
Soda Creek Limestone |
A member of Rhynchonellida belonging to the family Pygmaellidae. The type species is Pedderia fragosa. |
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|
Phragmorthis shahrudensis[50] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Popov, Kebriaee-Zadeh & Pour |
Ordovician (Darriwilian) |
Lashkarak Formation |
A member of Orthida belonging to the family Phragmorthidae. |
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|
Prospira pseudostruniana[84] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mottequin & Brice |
Devonian (late Famennian) |
Etrœungt Formation |
A member of Spiriferida belonging to the family Spiriferidae. |
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|
Psygmakantha[48] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Percival in Percival et al. |
Ordovician |
A member of Lingulata belonging to the family Ephippelasmatidae. The type species is P. malachiensis'. |
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|
Punctospirifer gerankalasus[60] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Oleneva |
A member of Spiriferinida belonging to the family Punctospiriferidae. |
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|
Qaidamospirifer[69] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen, Lee & Shi in Shi et al. |
Carboniferous (Serpukhovian) |
Huaitoulata Formation |
A member of Spiriferoidea belonging to the family Choristitidae. The type species is Q. elongatus. |
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|
Rafinesquina (Mesogeina)[75] |
Subgen. et comb. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Colmenar |
Ordovician (Katian) |
Bohdalec Formation |
A rafinesquinid strophomenid brachiopod, a subgenus of Rafinesquina. The type species of the subgenus is "Leptaena" pseudoloricata Barrande (1848); the subgenus also includes Rafinesquina pomoides Havlíček (1971), as well as new species Rafinesquina (Mesogeina) gabianensis and Rafinesquina (Mesogeina) loredensis. |
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|
Rhipidomella magna[65] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tazawa |
Permian (Wordian) |
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|
Rogorthis? oriens[50] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Popov, Kebriaee-Zadeh & Pour |
Ordovician (Darriwilian) |
Lashkarak Formation |
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|
Sampo suduvensis[61] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Paškevičius & Hints |
Late Ordovician |
A member of Strophomenida belonging to the family Leptestiidae. |
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|
Sartenaerirhynchus[73] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Jansen |
A member of Rhynchonellida belonging to the superfamily Uncinuloidea. The type species is "Terebratula" antiqua Schnur (1853); genus also includes "Uncinulus" frontecostatus Drevermann (1902) |
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|
Scaphelasma quadratum[48] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Engelbretsen in Percival et al. |
Ordovician |
A member of Lingulata belonging to the family Scaphelasmatidae. |
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|
Schizocrania equestra[85] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mergl & Nolčová |
Ordovician (Katian) |
Bohdalec Formation |
A member of Discinoidea belonging to the family Trematidae. |
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|
Septaliphoria felberi[52] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sulser |
Middle Jurassic (Callovian) |
A member of Rhynchonellida belonging to the superfamily Hemithiridoidea and the family Cyclothyrididae. |
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|
Siberioproductus[58] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Baranov, Sokiran & Blodgett |
Chekursk Formation |
A member of Rhynchonelliformea belonging to the group Productida and the family Productellidae. The type species is S. boreus. |
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|
Sinomena[56] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Disputed |
Zeng，Chen & Han in Zeng et al. |
A member of Strophomenida belonging to the family Sinomenidae. Genus includes new species S. typica. Rong et al. (2019) considered it to be a junior synonym of Eostropheodonta.[72] |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Halamski in Baliński, Racki & Halamski |
Devonian (Frasnian) |
A member of Skenidiidae. |
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|
Spinobolus[86] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhang et al. |
Cambrian |
Shuijingtuo Formation |
A linguloid brachiopod. The type species is Spinobolus popovi. |
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|
Tapongaspirifer[80] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Earp |
Early Devonian |
Montys Hut Formation |
A member of Spiriferida belonging to the family Filispiriferidae. The type species is Tapongaspirifer melodiae. |
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|
Taungurungetes[80] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Earp |
Early Devonian |
Montys Hut Formation |
A possible member of Devonochonetinae. The type species is "Chonetes" taggertyensis Gill (1945) from the Montys Hut Formation; genus also contains second, unnamed species from the Norton Gully Sandstone. |
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|
Terebratulina leeae[53] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
MacFarlan |
Jurassic |
A member of Terebratulida. |
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|
Terebratulina putiensis[53] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
MacFarlan |
Jurassic |
A member of Terebratulida. |
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|
Thaerodonta notabile[87] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Paškevičius |
Kaimynai Formation |
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|
Thulatrypa[88] |
Gen. et sp. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Huang et al. |
Silurian |
An atrypoid brachiopod. The type species is Thulatrypa gregaria; genus also contains "Meifodia" orientalis Rong, Xu & Yang (1974). |
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|
Tomteluva[82] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Streng et al. |
Cambrian |
A member of Rhynchonelliformea belonging to the class Obolellata and the order Naukatida. The type species is Tomteluva perturbata. |
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|
Trentingula[89] |
Gen. et 3 sp. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Posenato |
Late Permian and Early Triassic |
A member of Linguloidea belonging to the family Lingulidae. The type species is T. lorigae; genus also includes new species T. mazzinensis and T. prinothi, as well as Trentingula borealis (Bittner, 1899). |
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|
Triangulospirifer[69] |
Nom. nov |
Valid |
Lee in Shi et al. |
Carboniferous |
A member of Spiriferida. A replacement name for Triangularia Poletaev (2001). |
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|
Trimena[56] |
Gen. nov |
Valid |
Zeng，Wang & Peng in Zeng et al. |
A member of Plectambonitoidea belonging to the family Xenambonitidae. |
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|
Weberproductus[54] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Torres-Martínez & Sour-Tovar |
Carboniferous (middle Pennsylvanian) |
A member of Productoidea. Genus includes new species W. donajiae. |
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|
Wenjukovispirifer[60] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Oleneva |
A member of Spiriferida belonging to the family Cyrtospiriferidae. The type species is "Spirifer" koscharicus Ljaschenko (1959); genus also includes "Spirifer" archiaci Murchison (1840), "Spirifer" brodi Wenjukov (1886) and W. lebedjanicus (Nalivkin, 1947). |
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|
Yichangomena[56] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Disputed |
Zeng，Zhang & Han in Zeng et al. |
A member of Strophomenida belonging to the family Sinomenidae. Genus includes new species Y. dingjiapoensis. Rong et al. (2019) considered it to be a junior synonym of Eostropheodonta.[72] |
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|
Zeilleria opuatiaensis[53] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
MacFarlan |
Jurassic |
A member of Terebratulida. |
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|
Zeilleria waiohipaensis[53] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
MacFarlan |
Jurassic |
A member of Terebratulida. |
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Molluscs
Echinoderms
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alternocidaris[90] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
El Qot, Abdelhamid, & Abdelghany |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian, possibly Turonian) |
A sea urchin belonging to the group Camarodonta and the family Glyphocyphidae. The type species is "Tiaridia" weldoni Fourtau (1921). |
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|
Applinocrinus russelli[91] |
Sp. nov |
Valid[92] |
Gale |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
A crinoid belonging to the group Articulata and the family Saccocomidae. |
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|
Apsidocrinus doreckae[93] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Konieczyński, Pisera & Fózy |
Early Cretaceous |
A cyrtocrinid crinoid, a species of Apsidocrinus. |
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|
Arabicodiadema[94] |
Gen. et comb. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Abdelhamid, El Qot & Abdelghany |
Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) |
A heterodiadematid sea urchin. The type species is "Trochodiadema" dhofarense Roman (1991); genus also includes new species Arabicodiadema alii. |
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|
Atalopegaster[95] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Blake & Guensburg |
Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) |
A starfish belonging to the family Stichasteridae. The type species is A. gundersoni. |
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|
Bystrowicrinus (col.) depressus[96] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Donovan & Keighley |
Late Silurian |
A crinoid. |
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|
Calliderma lindneri[97] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Niebuhr & Seibertz |
Schmilka Formation |
A starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae, a species of Calliderma. |
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|
Carolinaster[98] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Osborn, Mooi & Ciampaglio |
A heart urchin belonging to the family Prenasteridae. Genus includes new species C. varnami. |
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|
Nom. nov |
Valid |
Niebuhr & Seibertz |
Late Cretaceous (middle Turonian to middle Coniacian) |
A starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae; a replacement name for Asterias schulzii Cotta sensu Roemer (1840, 1841). |
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|
Costatocrinus[91] |
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid[92] |
Gale |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) |
Taylor Formation |
A crinoid belonging to the group Articulata and the family Saccocomidae. The type species is C. brydonei; genus also includes C. mortimorei. |
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|
Cultellacrinus[91] |
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid[92] |
Gale |
Late Cretaceous |
A crinoid belonging to the group Articulata and the family Roveacrinidae. The type species is C. gladius; genus also includes C. labyrinthus. |
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|
Cunidentechinus[100] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Smith |
A stem-carinacean sea urchin; a new genus for "Echinus" minutus Buckman in Murchison (1845). |
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|
Darwinaster[101] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Hunter, Rushton & Stone |
Early Devonian |
Fox Bay Formation |
A brittle star related to members of the genus Protaster. Genus includes new species D. coleenbiggsae. |
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|
Echinolampas andalusiensis[98] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Osborn, Mooi & Ciampaglio |
A sea urchin belonging to the family Echinolampadidae. |
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|
Gitolampas twitchelli[98] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Osborn, Mooi & Ciampaglio |
A sea urchin belonging to the group Cassiduloida. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kallmeyer & Ausich |
Ordovician (Katian) |
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|
Goniopygus macrotuberculatus[90] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
El Qot, Abdelhamid, & Abdelghany |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Raha Formation |
A sea urchin belonging to the group Arbacioida and the family Acropeltidae. |
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|
Goniopygus subaequalis[90] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
El Qot, Abdelhamid, & Abdelghany |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Raha Formation |
A sea urchin belonging to the group Arbacioida and the family Acropeltidae. |
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|
Haimea brooksi[98] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Osborn, Mooi & Ciampaglio |
A sea urchin belonging to the group Oligopygoida. |
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|
Hessicrinus[91] |
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid[92] |
Gale |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) |
A crinoid belonging to the group Articulata and the family Roveacrinidae. The type species is H. filigree; genus also includes H. scalaensis. |
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|
Hiiumaacrinus[103] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Ausich & Wilson |
Silurian (Rhuddanian) |
Hilliste Formation |
A crinoid. Genus includes new species H. vinni. |
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|
Jakeocrinus[91] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid[92] |
Gale |
Late Cretaceous (early Campanian) |
Taylor Formation |
A crinoid belonging to the group Articulata and the family Roveacrinidae. The type species is J. ellisensis. |
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|
Lakotacrinus[104] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Hunter et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) |
A stalked crinoid. The type species is L. brezinai. |
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|
Lehmannaster[105] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Blake, Guensburg & Lefebvre |
Ordovician (late Darriwilian) |
Traveusot Formation |
A stenuroid asterozoan. Genus includes new species L. spinosus. |
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|
Lopidiaster[105] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Blake, Guensburg & Lefebvre |
Ordovician (Floian) |
A stenuroid asterozoan. Genus includes new species L. jamisoni. |
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|
Loriolidiadema[94] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Abdelhamid, El Qot & Abdelghany |
Cretaceous (Aptian-Cenomanian) |
A heterodiadematid sea urchin. The type species is "Pseudodiadema" libanoticum de Loriol (1887); genus also includes Loriolidiadema sculptile (de Loriol, 1887). |
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|
Lucernacrinus[91] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid[92] |
Gale |
Late Cretaceous |
A crinoid belonging to the group Articulata and the family Roveacrinidae. The type species is L. woodi. |
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|
Maennilocystis[106] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Paul & Rozhnov |
Late Ordovician |
A cystoid belonging to the family Callocystitidae. The type species is M. heckeri. |
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|
Manfredaster praebulbiferus[97] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Niebuhr & Seibertz |
Dölzschen Formation |
A starfish belonging to the group Valvatida and the family Stauranderasteridae. |
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|
Mariania comaschicariae[107] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Stara, Borghi & Kroh |
Miocene (Aquitanian to early Burdigalian) |
Nurallao Formation |
A heart urchin belonging to the superfamily Spatangoidea, a species of Mariania. |
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|
Mariania stefaninii[107] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Stara, Borghi & Kroh |
Miocene (late Burdigalian to early Langhian) |
Pantano Formation |
A heart urchin belonging to the superfamily Spatangoidea, a species of Mariania. |
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|
Meturaster[105] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Blake, Guensburg & Lefebvre |
Ordovician (middle Darriwilian) |
A starfish. Genus includes new species M. belli. |
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|
Monophoraster telfordi[108] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mooi, Martínez & del Río |
Early Miocene |
Chenque Formation |
A sand dollar. |
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|
Nucleolites usoi[109] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Forner i Valls |
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) |
Artoles Formation |
A sea urchin. |
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|
Osteocrinus sinensis[110] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hess, Etter & Hagdorn |
Late Triassic (early Carnian) |
A crinoid belonging to the group Roveacrinida, a species of Osteocrinus. |
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|
Pentamerocrinus kosovi[111] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rozhnov |
Ordovician |
A crinoid belonging to the group Inadunata, a species of Pentamerocrinus. |
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|
Petraster crozonensis[105] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Blake, Guensburg & Lefebvre |
Ordovician (early Katian) |
Kermeur Formation |
A starfish. |
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|
Phyllocrinus bersekensis[93] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Konieczyński, Pisera & Fózy |
Early Cretaceous |
A cyrtocrinid crinoid, a species of Phyllocrinus. |
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|
Placentinechinus[112] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid[113] |
Borghi & Garilli |
A sea urchin belonging to the family Temnopleuridae. The type species is P. davolii. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Forner i Valls |
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) |
Artoles Formation |
A sea urchin. |
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|
Platelicrinus longispinus[91] |
Sp. nov |
Valid[92] |
Gale |
Late Cretaceous |
A crinoid belonging to the group Articulata and the family Roveacrinidae. |
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|
Protaeropsis[114] |
Nom. nov |
Valid |
Doweld |
Paleocene (Thanetian) |
A heart urchin; a replacement name for Sphenaster Jeffery in Smith et al. (1999). |
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|
Protaxocrinus estoniensis[103] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ausich & Wilson |
Silurian (Rhuddanian) |
Hilliste Formation |
A crinoid. |
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|
Pseudomilnia[100] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Smith |
A salenioidan sea urchin; a new genus for "Acrosalenia" miliaria Paris (1908). |
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|
Sagittacrinus[91] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid[92] |
Gale |
Late Cretaceous (early Campanian) |
Taylor Formation |
A crinoid belonging to the group Articulata and the family Saccocomidae. The type species is S. torpedo. |
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|
Salenia buddyi[98] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Osborn, Mooi & Ciampaglio |
A sea urchin belonging to the group Salenioida. |
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|
Schuchertia sprinklei[105] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Blake, Guensburg & Lefebvre |
Ordovician (Dapingian) |
A starfish. |
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|
Stellacrinus[91] |
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid[92] |
Gale |
Gulpen Formation |
A crinoid belonging to the group Articulata and the family Roveacrinidae. The type species is S. hugesae; genus also includes S. pannosus. |
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|
Stomechinus phillipsii[100] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Smith |
A sea urchin. |
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|
Thinocrinus akanthos[115] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rhenberg, Ausich & Meyer |
A camerate crinoid belonging to the group Monobathrida and the family Actinocrinitidae. |
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|
Trochotiara aalensis[100] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Smith |
A sea urchin. |
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|
Wrightechnus[100] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Smith |
A sea urchin, possibly a stem-salenioidan; a new genus for "Acrosalenia" lycetti Wright (1851). |
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Conodonts
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Amydrotaxis corniculans truncus[116] |
Subsp. nov |
Valid |
Mathieson et al. |
Early Devonian |
Mountain Dam Limestone |
A member of Ozarkodinida belonging to the family Spathognathodontidae. |
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|
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Murphy, Carls & Valenzuela-Ríos |
Silurian and Early Devonian |
Genus includes "Caudicriodus" hesperius (Klapper & Murphy, 1975). |
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|
Eognathodus kuangi[119] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Earp |
Early Devonian |
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|
Eognathodus sulcatus lanei[116] |
Subsp. nov |
Valid |
Mathieson et al. |
Early Devonian |
Mountain Dam Limestone |
A member of Ozarkodinida belonging to the family Spathognathodontidae. |
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|
Eognathodus sulcatus sicatus[116] |
Subsp. nov |
Valid |
Mathieson et al. |
Early Devonian |
Booth Limestone |
A member of Ozarkodinida belonging to the family Spathognathodontidae. |
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|
Gladigondolella okayi[120] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kiliç |
Triassic |
Kayabaşı Limestone |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nestell & Pope in Nestell, Wardlaw & Pope |
Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) |
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|
Heliagnathus[116] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Mathieson et al. |
Early Devonian |
Mountain Dam Limestone |
A member of Ozarkodinida of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is H. parvilabiatus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mathieson et al. |
Early Devonian |
Mountain Dam Limestone |
A member of Prioniodontida belonging to the family Icriodontidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Narkiewicz & Bultynck |
||||||
|
Subsp. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
Late Devonian (Frasnian/Famennian boundary) |
Hongguleleng Formation |
A subspecies of Icriodus praealternatus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
Late Devonian (early Famennian) |
Hongguleleng Formation |
A species of Icriodus. |
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|
Subsp. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
Late Devonian (early Famennian) |
Hongguleleng Formation |
A subspecies of Icriodus stenoancylus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hogancamp, Barrick & Strauss |
Carboniferous (early Gzhelian) |
A member of Ozarkodinida belonging to the family Idiognathodontidae, a species of Idiognathodus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nestell, Wardlaw & Pope |
Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) |
|||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Golding & Orchard |
Middle Triassic (Anisian) |
|||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Golding & Orchard |
Middle Triassic (Anisian) |
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|
Neogondolella dilacerata[125] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Golding & Orchard |
Middle Triassic (Anisian) |
Originally described as a species of Neogondolella, but subsequently transferred to the genus Magnigondolella.[126] |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Golding & Orchard |
Middle Triassic (Anisian) |
|||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Golding & Orchard |
Middle Triassic (Anisian) |
|||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Golding & Orchard |
Middle Triassic (Anisian) |
|||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Golding & Orchard |
Middle Triassic (Anisian) |
|||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Golding & Orchard |
Middle Triassic (Anisian) |
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|
Neopolygnathus huijunae[123] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
Late Devonian (early Famennian) |
Hongguleleng Formation |
A species of Neopolygnathus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen et al. |
Early Triassic |
|||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mathieson et al. |
Early Devonian |
Booth Limestone |
A member of Prioniodinida belonging to the family Prioniodinidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mathieson et al. |
Early Devonian |
Mountain Dam Limestone |
A member of Ozarkodinida belonging to the family Spathognathodontidae. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mathieson et al. |
Early Devonian |
Mountain Dam Limestone |
A member of Ozarkodinida belonging to the family Spathognathodontidae. |
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|
Subsp. nov |
Valid |
Mathieson et al. |
Early Devonian |
Mountain Dam Limestone |
A member of Ozarkodinida belonging to the family Spathognathodontidae. |
|||
|
Subsp. nov |
Valid |
Mathieson et al. |
Early Devonian |
Mountain Dam Limestone |
A member of Ozarkodinida belonging to the family Spathognathodontidae. |
|||
|
Subsp. nov |
Valid |
Mathieson et al. |
Early Devonian |
Mountain Dam Limestone |
A member of Ozarkodinida belonging to the family Spathognathodontidae. |
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|
Panderodus rhytiodus[116] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mathieson et al. |
Early Devonian |
Mountain Dam Limestone |
A member of the family Panderodontidae. |
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|
Pelekysgnathus inequalis[116] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mathieson et al. |
Early Devonian |
Booth Limestone |
A member of Prioniodontida belonging to the family Icriodontidae. |
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|
Pelekysgnathus jeppssoni[128] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Nazarova |
Devonian (Eifelian) |
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|
Platyvillosus corniger[127] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen et al. |
Early Triassic |
||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Baranov & Blodgett |
||||||
|
Nom. nov |
Valid |
Baranov & Blodgett |
A replacement name for Polygnathus inflexus Baranov (1992). |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Baranov & Blodgett |
||||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Baranov & Blodgett |
||||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Baranov & Blodgett |
||||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
Late Devonian (early Famennian) |
Hongguleleng Formation |
Possibly a species of Polygnathus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Baranov & Blodgett |
||||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Baranov & Blodgett |
||||||
|
Nom. nov |
Disputed |
Becker, Kaiser & Aretz |
A replacement name for Siphonodella (Siphonodella) hassi Ji (1985). Plotitsyn and Zhuravlev (2016) considered S. jii to be a junior synonym of Siphonodella quadruplicata (Branson et Mehl), because they considered the specimen selected as the holotype of S. jii to be more likely to represent an ontogenetic stage of S. quadruplicata.[131] |
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|
Staeschegnathus[132] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Koike |
Triassic |
Taho Formation |
An ellisonid conodont. The type species is S. perrii. |
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Fishes
Amphibians
Research
- A study on the histology and growth histories of the humeri of the specimens of Acanthostega recovered from the mass-death deposit of Stensiö Bjerg (Greenland) is published by Sanchez et al. (2016), who argue that even the largest individuals from this deposit are juveniles.[133]
- Fossils of a tetrapod resembling Ichthyostega and a probable whatcheeriid-grade tetrapod are described from two Devonian (Famennian) localities from Belgium by Olive et al. (2016).[134]
- A study on the functional significance of the interpterygoid vacuities (holes in the palate) in temnospondyls is published by Lautenschlager, Witzmann & Werneburg (2016).[135]
- A study on the stress distribution in the skulls of Edingerella madagascariensis and Stanocephalosaurus birdi during the bite, with implications for establishing the ecological niches occupied by these temnospondyls, is published by Fortuny et al. (2016).[136]
- A study on the anatomy, ecological niche and life history of members the population of Eocyclotosaurus appetolatus known from the Tecolotito bonebed (Moenkopi Formation; New Mexico, United States) is published by Rinehart & Lucas (2016).[137]
- A study on the morphology of the skull and braincase of Brachydectes newberryi is published by Pardo & Anderson (2016).[138]
- A study on the locomotor capabilities of Triadobatrachus massinoti is published by Lires, Soto & Gómez (2016).[139]
- A revised description of the holotype of Triadobatrachus massinoti based on X-ray micro-tomography data is published by Ascarrunz et al. (2016).[140]
- The first unambiguous frog fossil from the Jurassic of Asia (an atlantal centrum of a possible member of the genus Eodiscoglossus) is described from the Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) Itat Formation (Russia) by Skutschas, Martin & Krasnolutskii (2016).[141]
Temnospondyls
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Witzmann, Sachs & Nyhuis |
Late Triassic (middle Carnian) |
A mastodonsauroid temnospondyl, a species of Cyclotosaurus. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid[144] |
Pacheco et al. |
Permian (early Guadalupian) |
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|
Samarabatrachus[145] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Novikov |
Early Triassic |
Sukhorechka Formation |
A capitosaurid temnospondyl. The type species is S. bjerringi. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Novikov |
Early Triassic |
Sukhorechka Formation |
A capitosaurid temnospondyl. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Dahoumane et al. |
Early-Middle Triassic |
Zarzaïtine Series, Illizi Basin |
A mastodonsauroid temnospondyl, a species of Stanocephalosaurus. |
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|
Syrtosuchus[145] |
Gen. et comb. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Novikov |
Early Triassic |
Sukhorechka Formation |
A benthosuchid temnospondyl. The type species is "Wetlugasaurus" samarensis Sennikov (1981); genus also includes new species S. morkovini. |
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|
Tomeia[147] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Eltink, Da-Rosa & Dias-da-Silva |
Early Triassic |
A mastodonsauroid temnospondyl. The type species is T. witecki. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu |
Middle Triassic (Anisian) |
Badong Formation |
A mastodonsauroid temnospondyl, a species of Yuanansuchus. |
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Lissamphibians
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hyogobatrachus[149] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Ikeda, Ota & Matsui |
Early Cretaceous |
Sasayama Group |
A frog. The type species is Hyogobatrachus wadai. |
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|
Kiyatriton krasnolutskii[150] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Skutschas |
Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) |
A salamander, a species of Kiyatriton. |
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|
Kuruleufenia[151] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Gómez |
Late Cretaceous (late Campanian–early Maastrichtian) |
A member of Pipidae. The type species is Kuruleufenia xenopoides. |
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|
Litoria lundeliusi[152] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tyler & Prideaux |
Pleistocene |
A species of Litoria. |
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|
Nuominerpeton[153] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Jia & Gao |
Guanghua Formation |
A cryptobranchoid salamander of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is N. aquilonaris. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Villa et al. |
Early Pleistocene (Gelasian) |
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|
Phosphotriton[155] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Tissier, Rage, Boistel, Fernandez, Pollet, Garcia and Laurin |
Eocene |
A salamander. The type species is Phosphotriton sigei. |
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|
Prospea[156] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen et al. |
Paleocene |
Naranbulak Formation |
A member of Scaphiopodidae. The type species is Prospea holoserisca. |
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|
Qinglongtriton[157] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Jia & Gao |
Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) |
A basal member of Salamandroidea. The type species is Qinglongtriton gangouensis. |
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|
Tambabatrachus[149] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Ikeda, Ota & Matsui |
Early Cretaceous |
Sasayama Group |
A frog. The type species is Tambabatrachus kawazu. |
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Others
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Otoo, Clack & Smithson in Clack et al. |
Carboniferous (Tournaisian) |
An early tetrapod of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is A. microps. |
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|
Diploradus[158] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Clack & Smithson in Clack et al. |
Carboniferous (Tournaisian) |
An early tetrapod of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is D. austiumensis. |
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|
Koilops[158] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Clack & Smithson in Clack et al. |
Carboniferous (Tournaisian) |
An early tetrapod of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is K. herma. |
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|
Ossirarus[158] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Clack & Smithson in Clack et al. |
Carboniferous (Tournaisian) |
An early tetrapod of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is O. kierani. |
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|
Perittodus[158] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Clack & Smithson in Clack et al. |
Carboniferous (Tournaisian) |
An early tetrapod of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is P. apsconditus. |
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Lepidosaurs
Research
- Twelve specimens of lizards (including stem-gekkotans, crown-agamids, a lacertid, a putative stem-chamaeleonid and squamates of uncertain phylogenetic placement, probably stem-squamates) are described from the Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian boundary) amber from Myanmar by Daza et al. (2016);[159] however, the supposed stem-chamaeleonid is subsequently reinterpreted as an albanerpetontid amphibian by Matsumoto & Evans (2018).[160]
- A study of almost 30 specimens of Polyglyphanodon sternbergi, including almost complete skeletons, is published by Simões et al. (2016), who report the discovery of previously unrecognized ontogenetic series, sexual dimorphism and a complete lower temporal bar in the skull of members of this species.[161]
- New anatomical data on the Late Cretaceous lizard Slavoia darevskii is published by Tałanda (2016), who interprets it as a stem-amphisbaenian.[162]
- A study on the skull anatomy of the Eocene amphisbaenian Spathorhynchus fossorium is published by Müller, Hipsley & Maisano (2016).[163]
- A study on mosasaur tooth implantation and its phylogenetic implications is published by Liu et al. (2016).[164]
- A redescription of the mosasaur Hainosaurus bernardi Dollo (1885) is published by Jimenez-Huidobro & Caldwell (2016), who transfer this species to the genus Tylosaurus and synonymize genera Tylosaurus and Hainosaurus.[165]
- A revision of the species assigned to the mosasaur genus Tylosaurus is published by Jiménez-Huidobro, Simões & Caldwell (2016);[166] their conclusion that T. kansasensis is a junior synonym of T. nepaeolicus is subsequently rejected by Stewart & Mallon (2018).[167]
- Early Miocene chamaeleonid fossils, including a specimen tentatively attributed to the species Chamaeleo cf. andrusovi Čerňanský (2010), previously known only from the early Miocene of the Czech Republic, are described from the Aliveri locality (Euboea, Greece) by Georgalis, Villa & Delfino (2016).[168]
- Lizard fossils which might be the oldest known chameleon fossils from India are described from the Miocene Nagri Formation by Sankhyan & Čerňanský (2016).[169]
New taxa
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bagaluus[170] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Alifanov |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of Scincomorpha belonging to the family Hodzhakuliidae. The type species is B. primigenius. |
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Carnoscincus[170] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Alifanov |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of Scincomorpha belonging to the family Hodzhakuliidae. The type species is C. eublepharus. |
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|
Janosikia[171] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Čerňanský, Klembara & Smith |
Early Miocene |
A member of Lacertidae; a new genus for "Ophisaurus" ulmensis Gerhardt (1903). |
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|
Jeddaherdan[172] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Apesteguía et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
An iguanian belonging to the group Acrodonta, possibly a relative of the uromasticine agamids. The type species is J. aleadonta. |
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|
Ophisauromimus[173] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Čerňanský, Klembara & Műller |
Oligocene |
A member of Anguidae. A new genus for "Dopasia" coderetensis Augé (2005); genus also includes "Dopasia" frayssensis Augé (2005). |
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|
Platynotoides[170] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Junior homonym |
Alifanov |
Early Cretaceous |
A member of Scincomorpha belonging to the family Hodzhakuliidae. The type species is P. altidentatus. The generic name is preoccupied by Platynotoides Kaszab (1975). |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Longrich |
Late Cretaceous (late Campanian) |
Nkporo Shale |
A mosasaur, a species of Pluridens. |
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|
Solastella[175] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Stocker & Kirk |
Eocene |
A rhineurid amphisbaenian. The type species is Solastella cookei. |
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Research
- Lee et al. (2016) examine the limb anatomy of Tetrapodophis amplectus, which according to the authors is suggestive of aquatic habits.[176]
- A redescription of the Cenomanian snake Simoliophis rochebrunei on the basis of new fossil material from France is published by Rage, Vullo & Néraudeau (2016).[177]
- Smith & Scanferla (2016) describe a juvenile specimen of Palaeopython fischeri from the Eocene Messel pit with preserved stomach contents, including a specimen of the stem-basilisk species Geiseltaliellus maarius, which in turn preserves an unidentified insect in its stomach.[178]
- McNamara et al. (2016) describe pigment cells responsible for coloration and patterning preserved in a fossil skin of a colubrid snake from the Late Miocene Libros Lagerstätte (Teruel, Spain).[179]
- New fossil material of the viperid Laophis crotaloides is described from Greece by Georgalis et al. (2016).[180]
New taxa
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lunaophis[181] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Albino, Carrillo-Briceño & Neenan |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
La Luna Formation |
A snake of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is L. aquaticus. |
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|
Platyspondylophis[182] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Smith et al. |
Eocene (Ypresian) |
Cambay Shale Formation |
A member of Madtsoiidae. The type species is P. tadkeshwarensis. |
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|
Rieppelophis[183] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Scanferla, Smith & Schaal |
Eocene |
A member of Boidae. A new genus for "Messelophis" ermannorum Schaal & Baszio (2004). |
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Ichthyosauromorphs
Research
- A study of taxonomic richness, disparity and evolutionary rates of ichthyosaurs throughout the Cretaceous period is published by Fischer et al. (2016).[184]
- A restudy of "Platypterygius" campylodon is published by Fischer (2016), who transfers this species to the genus Pervushovisaurus.[185]
- A revision of the ichthyosaur material of the British Middle and Late Jurassic referable to Ophthalmosaurus icenicus is published by Moon & Kirton (2016).[186]
New taxa
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tyborowski |
Late Jurassic (Tithonian) |
Kcynia Formation |
A member of Ophthalmosauridae. Transferred to the genus Undorosaurus by Zverkov & Efimov (2019).[188] |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid[190] |
Lomax & Massare |
Early Jurassic (Hettangian) |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid[190] |
Lomax & Massare |
Early Jurassic (Hettangian) |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Jiang et al. |
Early Triassic (Olenekian) |
Nanlinghu Formation |
A basal member of Ichthyosauriformes. The type species is S. parviceps. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid[193] |
Lomax |
Early Jurassic (Hettangian) |
A member of Leptonectidae. The type species is W. massarae. |
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Sauropterygians
Research
- A study of the histology and microanatomy of the humeri of members of the genus Nothosaurus is published by Klein et al. (2016).[194]
- A reassessment of fossils attributed to the genus Polyptychodon is published by Madzia (2016), who considers the type species of this genus, P. interruptus, to be nomen dubium, and the genus Polyptychodon to be a wastebasket taxon.[195]
- O'Gorman (2016) provides a new diagnosis for Fresnosaurus drescheri and describes additional plesiosaur material from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Moreno Formation (California, USA), which he interprets as representing the first aristonectine plesiosaur reported from the Northern Hemisphere.[196]
- A redescription of the holotype specimen of Brancasaurus brancai and a study on the phylogenetic relationships of the species is published by Sachs, Hornung & Kear (2016), who consider the species Gronausaurus wegneri to be a junior synonym of B. brancai.[197]
New taxa
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Otero et al. |
Late Cretaceous (early Maastrichtian) |
An aristonectine elasmosaurid plesiosaur. The type species is Alexandronectes zealandiensis. |
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|
Dawazisaurus[199] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Cheng et al. |
Middle Triassic (Anisian) |
A non-pistosauroid eosauropterygian of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Dawazisaurus brevis. |
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|
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
O'Gorman |
Late Cretaceous (late Campanian–early Maastrichtian) |
An elasmosaurid plesiosaur. The type species is "Trinacromerum" lafquenianum Gasparini & Goñi (1985). |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Cheng in Chen et al. |
Jialingjiang Formation |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Klein et al. |
Middle Triassic (Anisian) |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Efimov, Meleshin & Nikiforov |
Late Cretaceous |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Páramo et al. |
Early Cretaceous (late Barremian) |
A pliosaurid plesiosaur. The type species is Stenorhynchosaurus munozi. |
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Turtles
Research
- A study on the latitudinal gradients in species diversity of Mesozoic non-marine turtles is published by Nicholson et al. (2016).[207]
- A study on the morphological diversity of the skulls of the fossil and recent turtles through time is published by Foth & Joyce (2016).[208]
- A study of the bone shell histology of Condorchelys antiqua and its implications for the lifestyle of the species is published by Cerda, Sterli & Scheyer (2016).[209]
- A study of the bone histology of shell elements of the Late Cretaceous—Paleocene chelid Yaminuechelys is published by Jannello, Cerda & de la Fuente (2016).[210]
- A review of the fossil record, taxonomy and diagnostic features of the fossil species belonging to the genus Chelus is published by Ferreira et al. (2016).[211]
- Fossils of Plesiochelys etalloni and Tropidemys langii, otherwise known from the Kimmeridgian of the Swiss and French Jura Mountains, are described from the British Kimmeridge Clay by Anquetin & Chapman (2016).[212]
- An emended diagnosis of Testudo catalaunica and a study of phylogeny of extinct members of the genus Testudo is published by Luján et al. (2016).[213]
- Giant tortoise fossils collected from the late Miocene-early Pliocene Mehrten Formation (California, USA) are identified as belonging to members of the species Hesperotestudo orthopygia by Biewer et al. (2016).[214]
New taxa
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Algorachelus[215] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Pérez-García[216] |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Arenas de Utrillas Formation |
A member of Bothremydidae. The type species is A. peregrinus. |
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|
Anhuichelys doumuensis[218] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tong et al. |
Middle Paleocene |
Doumu Formation |
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|
Clemmys hutchensorum[219] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bourque |
Early Pleistocene (late Blancan) |
A species of Clemmys. |
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|
Fontainechelon[220] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Pérez-García, Ortega & Jiménez Fuentes |
Early Eocene |
A tortoise; a new genus for "Achilemys" cassouleti Claude & Tong (2004). |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Disputed |
Carvalho, Ghilardi & Barreto |
Paleocene (Danian) |
A member of Bothremydidae. The type species is I. pernambucensis. Its status as a valid taxon was challenged by Romano (2016), who considered the genus Inaechelys to be a junior synonym of the genus Rosasia and the species I. pernambucensis/Rosasia pernambucensis to be a nomen dubium.[222] |
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|
Keuperotesta[223] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Szczygielski & Sulej |
Late Triassic |
A member of Proterochersidae. The type species is Keuperotesta limendorsa. The genus Keuperotesta was considered to be a junior synonym of the genus Proterochersis by Joyce (2017), though the author maintained K. limendorsa as a distinct species within the latter genus.[224] |
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|
Kinosternon notolophus[225] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bourque |
Miocene (Clarendonian) |
A mud turtle. |
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|
Kinosternon pannekollops[225] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bourque |
Miocene (Clarendonian) |
A mud turtle. |
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|
Kinosternon rincon[225] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bourque |
Miocene (late Barstovian) |
A mud turtle. |
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|
Kinosternon wakeeniense[225] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bourque |
Miocene (Clarendonian) |
A mud turtle. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lichtig & Lucas |
A member of Baenidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lyson et al. |
Paleocene (Torrejonian) |
A member of Baenidae. |
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|
Notoemys tlaxiacoensis[228] |
Sp. nov |
Valid[229] |
López-Conde et al. |
Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) |
Sabinal Formation |
A member of Platychelyidae. |
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|
Paiutemys[230] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Disputed |
Joyce, Lyson & Kirkland |
Late Cretaceous (late Cenomanian) |
A member of Bothremydidae. The type species is P. tibert. Pérez-García (2018) considered the genus Paiutemys to be a junior synonym of the genus Algorachelus, and transferred the species P. tibert to the latter genus.[231] |
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|
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Cadena |
Eocene |
A relative of trionychids; a new genus for "Trionyx" messelianus Reinach (1900). |
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|
Pelorochelon[220] |
Gen. et sp. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Pérez-García, Ortega & Jiménez Fuentes |
Middle Eocene |
A tortoise. The type species is P. soriana; genus also includes Pelorochelon eocaenica (Hummel, 1935). |
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|
Proterochersis porebensis[223] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Szczygielski & Sulej |
Late Triassic |
A member of Proterochersidae. |
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|
Sichuanchelys palatodentata[233] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Joyce et al. |
Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) |
A basal member of Testudinata. |
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|
Tartaruscola[234] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Pérez-García |
Eocene (Ypresian) |
A member of Bothremydidae belonging to the group Foxemydina. The type species is T. teodorii. |
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|
Yelmochelys[235] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Brinkman et al. |
Late Cretaceous (late Campanian and early Maastrichtian) |
Cañon del Tule Formation |
A stem-kinosternid. The type species is Yelmochelys rosarioae. |
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Archosauriformes
Other reptiles
Research
- A skull of a juvenile specimen of Delorhynchus cifellii is described from the Richards Spur locality (Oklahoma, United States) by Haridy et al. (2016).[236]
- A revision of the systematics of the Chinese pareiasaurs is published by Benton (2016).[237]
- A study of evolution of body size of the carnivorous and herbivorous members of Captorhinidae is published by Brocklehurst (2016).[238]
- Surmik et al. (2016) describe nothosaurid and tanystropheid bones from the Triassic of Poland preserving blood-vessel-like structures enclosing organic molecules.[239]
- Two new specimens of Atopodentatus unicus are described by Chun et al. (2016), providing new information on the skull anatomy of this species and indicating that its rostrum, rather than being downturned as originally assumed, developed a hammerhead-like shape.[240]
- Description of new material of Hemilopas mentzeli from the Middle Triassic of Silesia (Poland) and a study of the phylogenetic relationships of the species is published by Surmik (2016).[241]
- Description of the anatomy of partially articulated forelimbs and isolated forelimb bones of Drepanosaurus recovered from the Late Triassic (Norian) Hayden Quarry (Chinle Formation) of New Mexico, USA is published by Pritchard et al. (2016).[242]
- A study on the femoral and tibial histology of the rhynchosaur Stenaulorhynchus stockleyi is published by Werning & Nesbitt (2016).[243]
- A study on the maximum body size and distribution of the reptile species known to have gone extinct during the last 50,000 years, as well as the role played by these factors in recent reptile extinction events, is published by Slavenko et al. (2016).[244]
New taxa
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Schultz, Langer & Montefeltro |
Middle Triassic (Ladinian) |
A rhynchosaur belonging to the group Stenaulorhynchinae. The type species is Brasinorhynchus mariantensis. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
MacDougall, Modesto & Reisz |
Early Permian |
A member of Lanthanosuchoidea. |
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|
Nom. nov |
Valid |
Reisz, Haridy & Müller |
Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) |
A member of Captorhinidae; a replacement name for Concordia Müller & Reisz (2005). |
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|
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Ezcurra, Montefeltro & Butler |
Middle Triassic (Anisian) |
A rhynchosaur; a new genus for "Rhynchosaurus" brodiei Benton (1990). |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Dzik & Sulej |
Late Triassic (probably late Carnian) |
A relative of Sharovipteryx. The type species is O. volans. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Pinheiro et al. |
A member of Archosauromorpha closely related to Archosauriformes. The type species is Teyujagua paradoxa. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Li et al. |
Middle Triassic (Ladinian) |
A thalattosaur. |
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Synapsids
Research
- A study on the respiratory system and paleobiology of caseids is published by Lambertz et al. (2016), who argue that at least some caseids might have been predominantly aquatic and that a homologue of the mammalian diaphragm might have been present in caseids.[252]
- A redescription of the sphenacodontian taxa Palaeohatteria and Pantelosaurus is published by Spindler (2016), who assigns both these taxa to the clade Palaeohatteriidae, but considers it likely that they represent distinct valid taxa.[253]
- A study on the paleoneurology of non-mammaliaform therapsids is published by Benoit, Manger & Rubidge (2016), who argue that whiskers, body hair coverage and mammary glands might have been present in some non-mammaliaform therapsids.[254]
- A study on the occurrence and size of the parietal foramen (an opening in which the pineal eye is located) in non-mammaliaform therapsids (especially non-mammaliaform eutheriodonts) known from the Karoo Supergroup of South Africa is published by Benoit et al. (2016).[255]
- A study of life histories and growth patterns as indicated by bone tissue microstructure and body size in members of three synapsid groups that survived Permian–Triassic extinction event (dicynodonts, therocephalians and cynodonts) and one that didn't (gorgonopsians) is published by Botha-Brink et al. (2016).[256]
- A revision of the systematics of the gorgonopsian subfamily Rubidgeinae is published by Kammerer (2016).[257]
- A study on the anatomy and potential function of the cranial outgrowths of Choerosaurus dejageri is published by Benoit et al. (2016).[258]
- Benoit & Jasinoski (2016) present a digital reconstruction of the lost holotype specimen of the cynodont species Scalopocynodon gracilis (a junior synonym of Procynosuchus delaharpeae).[259]
- A study on the microstructure of the postcanine teeth of the trirachodontid cynodont Cricodon metabolus is published by Hendrickx, Abdala & Choiniere (2016).[260]
- A description of a new specimen of Massetognathus ochagaviae collected at the Middle Triassic Dinodontosaurus Assemblage Zone (Brazil) is published by Pavanatto et al. (2016).[261]
- A study comparing the growth patterns of the tritylodontid cynodont Oligokyphus and the basal mammaliaform Morganucodon is published by O’Meara & Asher (2016).[262]
- Hair-like structures found in a coprolite recovered from the Late Permian Vyazniki site (Russia), which might represent the oldest evidence of hair in the stem group of mammals, are described by Bajdek et al. (2016).[263]
New taxa
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Kammerer |
Late Permian |
An early cynodont related to Charassognathus gracilis. The type species is Abdalodon diastematicus. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Martinelli, Soares & Schwanke |
Late Triassic (early Carnian) |
Santa Maria Supersequence |
A member of Probainognathidae. The type species is B. schultzi. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Matsuoka, Kusuhashi & Korfe |
A member of Tritylodontidae. The type species is Montirictus kuwajimaensis. Averianov et al. (2017) considered the genus Montirictus to be a junior synonym of the genus Stereognathus.[267] |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Huttenlocker & Sidor |
Late Permian |
Madumabisa Mudstone Formation |
A therocephalian related to Karenites. The type species is Mupashi migrator. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Boos et al. |
Permian (Guadalupian/Lopingian) |
A dicynodont belonging to the group Bidentalia. The type species is R. procurvidens. |
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|
Santacruzgnathus[265] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Martinelli, Soares & Schwanke |
Late Triassic (early Carnian) |
Santa Maria Supersequence |
A member of Probainognathia, probably closely related to prozostrodontians. The type species is S. abdalai. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Kammerer, Bandyopadhyay & Ray |
Late Permian |
Kundaram Formation |
A cistecephalid dicynodont. The type species is S. tharavati. |
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|
Vaughnictis[271] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Brocklehurst et al. |
A member of Eothyrididae; a new genus for "Mycterosaurus" smithae Lewis & Vaughn (1965). |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Whitney & Sidor |
Permian (Guadalupian) |
Madumabisa Mudstone Formation |
A biarmosuchian. The type species is Wantulignathus gwembensis. |
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Mammals
Other animals
Research
- Traces of a wriggling, mucus-secreting animal are described from the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation (China) by Wang et al. (2016), who name a new ichnotaxon Linbotulitaenia globulus.[273]
- New fossils of Ernietta plateauensis are described from the Ediacaran site in southern Namibia by Elliott et al. (2016).[274]
- Embryo-like fossils are described from the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation (China) by Yin et al. (2016), who argue that at least some of these fossils represent crown-animal embryos.[275]
- New fossil material of Oesia disjuncta is described by Nanglu et al. (2016), who interpret this species as a primitive acorn worm that inhabited the tubes previously identified as the alga Margaretia.[276]
- A redescription of Helenodora inopinata and a study of its phylogenetic relationships is published by Murdock, Gabbott & Purnell (2016).[277]
- Description of the anatomy of the fossil velvet worm Cretoperipatus burmiticus and a study on its phylogenetic relationships is published by de Sena Oliveira et al. (2016).[278]
- A study on the anatomy of the mouth apparatus of the lobopodian Pambdelurion whittingtoni is published by Vinther et al. (2016), who show that its mouth apparatus was identical to the fossilized feeding apparatus described under the name Omnidens.[279]
New taxa
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Acanthograptus lateralis[280] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen in Chen et al. |
Ordovician |
A graptolite. |
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|
Acoelia norica[281] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Senowbari-Daryan & Link |
Late Triassic (Norian) |
A demosponge belonging to the group Agelasida. |
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|
Acrograptus tenuiculus[280] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen in Chen et al. |
Ordovician |
A graptolite. |
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|
Amblysiphonella aiyongcuoensis[282] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Deng |
Permian |
A sponge. |
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|
Annulitubus[283] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Vinn et al. |
Devonian (late Emsian) |
Ponta Grossa Formation |
An annelid, possibly a polychaete. The type species is Annulitubus mutveii. |
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|
Antennipatus[284] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Garwood, Edgecombe & Giribet in Garwood et al. |
Carboniferous (Stephanian) |
Montceau-les-Mines Lagerstätte |
A velvet worm. The type species is A. montceauensis. |
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|
Apoglossograptus uniformis[280] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen in Chen et al. |
Ordovician |
A graptolite. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gilbert, Hughes & Myrow |
Cambrian |
Parahio Formation |
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|
Archiclimacograptus columnus[280] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen in Chen et al. |
Ordovician |
A graptolite. |
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|
Baltichaeta[286] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid[287] |
Slater et al. |
Cambrian (Stage 4) |
File Haidar Formation |
A member of the total group of Annelida. The type species is B. jormunganda. |
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|
Baltiscalida[286] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid[287] |
Slater et al. |
Cambrian (Stage 4) |
File Haidar Formation |
A member of the total group of Priapulida. The type species is B. njorda. |
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|
Bistella[288] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Fedorov in Fedorov, Parkhaev & Demidenko |
Cambrian |
A heteractinid sponge belonging to the group Heteractinellida and the family Heterostellidae. The type species is B. inexplicabila. |
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|
Bohemograptus praecox[289] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Štorch et al. |
Silurian |
A graptolite. |
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|
Bolidium bertii[290] |
Sp. nov |
Valid[291] |
Frisone, Pisera & Preto |
Eocene (early Lutetian) |
A sponge, a species of Bolidium. |
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|
Burejospermum punctatum[292] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
McLoughlin et al. |
Early Eocene |
A member of Clitellata of uncertain phylogenetic placement, described on the basis of fossilized cocoons; a species of Burejospermum. |
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|
Burejospermum seymourense[292] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
McLoughlin et al. |
Early Eocene |
A member of Clitellata of uncertain phylogenetic placement, described on the basis of fossilized cocoons; a species of Burejospermum. |
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|
Caelispongia[281] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Senowbari-Daryan & Link |
Late Triassic (Norian) |
Kasımlar Basin |
A demosponge belonging to the group Agelasida and the family Stellispongiellidae. The type species is C. topukensis. |
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|
Camerospongia tuberculata[290] |
Sp. nov |
Valid[291] |
Frisone, Pisera & Preto |
Eocene (early Lutetian) |
A sponge, a species of Camerospongia. |
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|
Camerospongia visentinae[290] |
Sp. nov |
Valid[291] |
Frisone, Pisera & Preto |
Eocene (early Lutetian) |
A sponge, a species of Camerospongia. |
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|
Capsulocyathus petri[293] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sundukov & Zhuravlev |
Cambrian |
A member of Archaeocyatha belonging to the family Cryptoporocyathidae. |
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|
Cavispongia scarpai[290] |
Sp. nov |
Valid[291] |
Frisone, Pisera & Preto |
Eocene (early Lutetian) |
A sponge, a species of Cavispongia. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Peel et al. |
Cambrian |
A member of Hyolitha belonging to the group Orthothecida. |
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|
Constellatispongia[295] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Botting & Peel |
Early Cambrian |
A sponge. The type species is C. canismajorii. |
|||
|
Corallistes multiosculata[290] |
Sp. nov |
Valid[291] |
Frisone, Pisera & Preto |
Eocene (early Lutetian) |
A sponge, a species of Corallistes. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vinn & Gutiérez-Marco |
Late Ordovician (probably late Sandbian) |
Probably Calapuja Formation |
A member of Cornulitida (a group of animals of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly molluscs), a species of Cornulites. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Vinn & Gutiérez-Marco |
Late Ordovician (Sandbian) |
Calapuja Formation |
A member of Cornulitida (a group of animals of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly molluscs), a species of Cornulites. |
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|
Coronispongia[290] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid[291] |
Frisone, Pisera & Preto |
Eocene (early Lutetian) |
A sponge. The type species is Coronispongia confossa. |
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|
Corynites nanus[280] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen in Chen et al. |
Ordovician |
A graptolite. |
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|
Crassicoactum[295] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Botting & Peel |
Early Cambrian |
A sponge. The type species is C. cucumis. |
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|
Daharella triassica[281] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Senowbari-Daryan & Link |
Late Triassic (Norian) |
Kasımlar Basin |
A demosponge belonging to the group Agelasida and the family Auriculospongiidae. |
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|
Dicranograptus ramosus angustus[280] |
Subsp. nov |
Valid |
Chen in Chen et al. |
Ordovician |
A graptolite. |
|||
|
Eoglyptograptus asymmetros[280] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Goldman & Zhang in Chen et al. |
Ordovician |
A graptolite. |
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|
Eolipastrotethya[297] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid[298] |
Łukowiak & Pisera |
Late Eocene |
Pallinup Formation |
A heteroscleromorph demosponge belonging to the group Bubarida. The type species is E. picketti. |
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|
Erismacoscinus lucanoi[299] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Menéndez et al. |
Pedroche Formation |
A member of Archaeocyatha belonging to the family Asterocyathidae. |
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|
Esakovella[288] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Fedorov in Fedorov, Parkhaev & Demidenko |
Cambrian |
A tommotiid belonging to the family Kelanellidae. The type species is E. grigorievae. |
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|
Fallocyathus accomodatus[293] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sundukov in Sundukov & Zhuravlev |
Cambrian |
A member of Archaeocyatha belonging to the family Fallocyathidae. |
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|
Fallocyathus apheles[293] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sundukov in Sundukov & Zhuravlev |
Cambrian |
A member of Archaeocyatha belonging to the family Fallocyathidae. |
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|
Geodia hopetouni[297] |
Sp. nov |
Valid[298] |
Łukowiak & Pisera |
Late Eocene |
Pallinup Formation |
A heteroscleromorph demosponge belonging to the group Tetractinellida, a species of Geodia. |
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|
Haddingograptus cuneatus[280] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen in Chen et al. |
Ordovician |
A graptolite. |
|||
|
Haddingograptus flexibilis[280] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen in Chen et al. |
Ordovician |
A graptolite. |
|||
|
Haddingograptus tarimensis[280] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen in Chen et al. |
Ordovician |
A graptolite. |
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|
Hadimopanella incubo[300] |
Sp. nov |
Valid[301] |
Streng, Ebbestad & Berg-Madsen |
Cambrian |
A palaeoscolecid worm. |
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|
Hadimopanella oelandiana[300] |
Sp. nov |
Valid[301] |
Streng, Ebbestad & Berg-Madsen |
Cambrian |
A palaeoscolecid worm. |
|||
|
Hallograptus echinatus[280] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen in Chen et al. |
Ordovician |
A graptolite. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Botting & Peel |
Early Cambrian |
A sponge. |
||||
|
Hexactinella clampensis[290] |
Sp. nov |
Valid[291] |
Frisone, Pisera & Preto |
Eocene (early Lutetian) |
A sponge, a species of Hexactinella. |
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|
?Hyalostelia spinula[288] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fedorov in Fedorov, Parkhaev & Demidenko |
Cambrian |
A hexactinellid sponge belonging to the group Hexasterophora and the family Hyalostellidae. |
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|
Jiangxigraptus? delicatus[280] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen in Chen et al. |
Ordovician |
A graptolite. |
|||
|
Jiangxigraptus ultilis[280] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen in Chen et al. |
Ordovician |
A graptolite. |
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|
Kuonamia |
Nom. nov |
Valid |
Doweld |
Holm Dal Formation |
A sponge; a replacement name for Disparella Fedorov in Fedorov & Pereladov (1987). |
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|
Lenica perversa[295] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Botting & Peel |
Early Cambrian |
A sponge. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Cong et al. |
Early Cambrian |
|||||
|
Milyasa[281] |
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Senowbari-Daryan & Link |
Late Triassic (Norian) |
Dereköy Basin |
A demosponge belonging to the group Agelasida and the family Preperonidellidae. The type species is M. polysiphonata; genus also includes M. askomorpha. |
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|
Mimograptus tenuis[280] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen in Chen et al. |
Ordovician |
A graptolite. |
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|
Monocrepidium pauli[297] |
Sp. nov |
Valid[298] |
Łukowiak & Pisera |
Late Eocene |
Pallinup Formation |
A heteroscleromorph demosponge belonging to the group Bubarida. |
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|
Monocrepidium unispiculatum[297] |
Sp. nov |
Valid[298] |
Łukowiak & Pisera |
Late Eocene |
Pallinup Formation |
A heteroscleromorph demosponge belonging to the group Bubarida. |
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|
Nganki namak[304] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kruse & Hughes |
Cambrian |
Khussak Formation |
A member of Hyolitha (a group of animals of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly molluscs), a species of Nganki. |
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|
Obscurospongia[281] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Senowbari-Daryan & Link |
Late Triassic (Norian) |
Kasımlar Basin |
An inozoid or chaetetid sponge. The type species is O. chaetetiformis |
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|
Oepikograptus originalis[280] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen in Chen et al. |
Ordovician |
A graptolite. |
|||
|
Orthograptus paracalcaratus[280] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen in Chen et al. |
Ordovician |
A graptolite. |
|||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Yang, Zhao & Zhang |
Cambrian |
A stem-group priapulid, a species of Ottoia. |
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|
Pachastrella australis[297] |
Sp. nov |
Valid[298] |
Łukowiak & Pisera |
Late Eocene |
Pallinup Formation |
A heteroscleromorph demosponge belonging to the group Tetractinellida. |
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|
Pachastrella intermedia[297] |
Sp. nov |
Valid[298] |
Łukowiak & Pisera |
Late Eocene |
Pallinup Formation |
A heteroscleromorph demosponge belonging to the group Tetractinellida. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu et al. |
Cambrian |
Wulongqing Formation |
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|
Palaeotubus[307] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Sanfilippo et al. |
Permian |
Pietra di Salomone limestone |
A polychaete, possibly a relative of serpulids. The type species is P. sosiensis. |
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|
Pegmatothylakos[292] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
McLoughlin et al. |
Early Eocene |
A member of Clitellata of uncertain phylogenetic placement, described on the basis of fossilized cocoons. The type species is Pegmatothylakos manumii. |
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|
Phycopsis arbusculum[297] |
Sp. nov |
Valid[298] |
Łukowiak & Pisera |
Late Eocene |
Pallinup Formation |
A heteroscleromorph demosponge belonging to the group Axinellida. |
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|
Preperonidella asymmetrica[281] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Senowbari-Daryan & Link |
Late Triassic (Norian) |
Kasımlar Basin |
A demosponge belonging to the group Agelasida and the family Preperonidellidae. |
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|
Proclimacograptus angustatus ultimus[280] |
Subsp. nov |
Valid |
Chen in Chen et al. |
Ordovician |
A graptolite. |
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|
Pronormalograptus[280] |
Gen. et 2 sp. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Chen in Chen et al. |
Ordovician |
A graptolite. The type species is P. acicularis; genus also includes new species P. regularis, as well as P. euglyphus (Lapworth, 1880) and P. siccatus (Elles and Wood, 1907). |
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|
Pseudosardospongia[288] |
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Fedorov in Fedorov, Parkhaev & Demidenko |
Cambrian |
A calcareous sponge belonging to the family Polyactinellidae. The type species is P. plana; genus also includes P. miriculata. |
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|
Rajatubulus[308] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Yang et al. |
Early Cambrian |
A member of Cloudinidae; a new genus for "Pseudorthotheca" costata Mambetov in Missarzhevsky & Mambetov (1981). |
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|
Rankenella zhangxianensis[309] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lee, Woo & Lee |
Cambrian |
Zhangxia Formation |
A sponge belonging to the family Anthaspidellidae. |
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|
Ratcliffespongia freuchenensis[295] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Botting & Peel |
Early Cambrian |
A sponge. |
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|
Rigonia[290] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid[291] |
Frisone, Pisera & Preto |
Eocene (early Lutetian) |
A sponge. The type species is Rigonia plicata. |
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|
Rotundocyathus indistinctus[293] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sundukov in Sundukov & Zhuravlev |
Cambrian |
A member of Archaeocyatha belonging to the family Ajacicyathidae. |
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|
Rugatotheca daibuica[308] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Yang et al. |
Early Cambrian |
Daibu Member of the Xiaotan section |
A small shelly fossil of uncertain phylogenetic placement. |
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|
Saccoglossus testa[310] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Cameron |
Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) |
An acorn worm belonging to the family Harrimaniidae, a species of Saccoglossus. |
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|
Saetaspongia procera[295] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Botting & Peel |
Early Cambrian |
A sponge. |
|||
|
Sanxiascolex[311] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Yang & Zhang |
Cambrian |
Shipai Formation |
A palaeoscolecid. The type species is P. papillogyrus. |
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|
Sardospongia gigantea[288] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fedorov in Fedorov, Parkhaev & Demidenko |
Cambrian |
A calcareous sponge belonging to the family Polyactinellidae. |
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|
Sardospongia triplexa[288] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fedorov in Fedorov, Parkhaev & Demidenko |
Cambrian |
A calcareous sponge belonging to the family Polyactinellidae. |
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|
Sarmentofascis zamparelliae[312] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Schlagintweit, Frijia & Parente |
Late Cretaceous (early Campanian) |
A sponge, a species of Sarmentofascis. |
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|
Semigothograptus[313] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Kozłowska |
Silurian |
A graptolite; a new genus for "Gothograptus" meganassa Rickards & Palmer (2002). |
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|
Sibirecyathus onkhoydokh[293] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Sundukov & Zhuravlev |
Cambrian |
A member of Archaeocyatha belonging to the family Ajacicyathidae. |
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|
Spathioconchus[314] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Zatoń et al. |
A member of Microconchida (a group of animals of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly molluscs). The type species is S. weedoni. |
|||||
|
Spinuliconchus[315] |
Gen. et et comb. sp. nov |
Valid |
Zatoń & Olempska |
Devonian |
A member of Microconchida. The type species is "Spirorbis" angulatus Hall (1861); genus also includes new species S. biernatae. |
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|
Stauractinella eocenica[290] |
Sp. nov |
Valid[291] |
Frisone, Pisera & Preto |
Eocene (early Lutetian) |
A sponge, a species of Stauractinella. |
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|
Talacastospongia[316] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Carrera & Rustán |
Devonian (Lochkovian) |
Talacasto Formation |
A hexactinellid sponge. The type species is Talacastospongia minima. |
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|
Tanchajella[288] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Fedorov in Fedorov, Parkhaev & Demidenko |
Cambrian |
A hexactinellid sponge belonging to the group Amphidiscophora and the family Hyalonematidae. The type species is T. aculeata. |
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|
Taurispongia[281] |
Gen. et 8 sp. nov |
Valid |
Senowbari-Daryan & Link |
Late Triassic (Norian) |
Dereköy Basin |
A demosponge belonging to the group Agelasida and the family Stellispongiellidae. The type species is T. oligocanalis; genus also includes new species T. polycanalis, T. tenuis, T. lamellicanalis, T. fascifera, T. siderifera, T. lamellata and T. polyforma. |
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|
Tenuipariespongia taurica[281] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Senowbari-Daryan & Link |
Late Triassic (Norian) |
Kasımlar Basin |
A demosponge belonging to the group Agelasida. |
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|
Toulminia italica[290] |
Sp. nov |
Valid[291] |
Frisone, Pisera & Preto |
Eocene (early Lutetian) |
A sponge, a species of Toulminia. |
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|
Triptolemma solida[297] |
Sp. nov |
Valid[298] |
Łukowiak & Pisera |
Late Eocene |
Pallinup Formation |
A heteroscleromorph demosponge belonging to the group Tetractinellida. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov. |
Valid |
Zhang et al. |
Early Cambrian |
A lobopodian. The type species is T. phanerosarkus. |
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|
Tuberoconchus[315] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Zatoń in Zatoń & Olempska |
Silurian (Ludlow) |
Kuressaare Formation |
A member of Microconchida (a group of animals of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly molluscs). The type species is "Palaeoconchus" wilsoni Zatoń, Vinn & Toom (2016).[318] |
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|
Tulenicornus? frykmani[294] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Peel et al. |
Cambrian |
A member of Hyolitha belonging to the group Hyolithida. |
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|
Tyanada[281] |
Gen. et comb. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Senowbari-Daryan & Link |
A demosponge belonging to the group Agelasida and the family Virgulidae. The type species is "Grossotubenella" variabilis Senowbari-Daryan (2005); genus also includes new species T. irregularis. |
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|
Unicornigraptus[280] |
Gen. et 3 sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen & Goldman in Chen et al. |
Ordovician |
A graptolite. Genus includes new species U. minimus Chen, U. scandinavicus Goldman and U. xinjiangensis Chen and Goldman. |
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|
Wildspongia? krystyni[281] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Senowbari-Daryan & Link |
Late Triassic (Norian) |
Dereköy Basin |
A demosponge belonging to the group Agelasida and the family Stellispongiellidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Peng et al. |
Cambrian |
A palaeoscolecid worm, a species of Wronascolex. |
||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid[301] |
Streng, Ebbestad & Berg-Madsen |
Cambrian |
A palaeoscolecid worm. |
||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Yang & Zhang |
Cambrian |
A palaeoscolecid worm, a species of Wronascolex. |
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|
Xiphograptus aksuensis[280] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen in Chen et al. |
Ordovician |
A graptolite. |
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Other organisms
Research
- Probable stromatolites are described from the 3,700-Myr-old rocks from the Isua supracrustal belt (Greenland) by Nutman et al. (2016);[321] however, Allwood et al. (2018) subsequently argue that these putative stromatolites as more likely to be structures of non-biological origin.[322]
- Exceptionally large, organic, smooth-walled, coccoidal microfossils are described from the 2.52 Ga Gamohaan Formation (South Africa) by Czaja, Beukes & Osterhout (2016), who interpret them as fossils of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria similar to members of the modern genus Thiomargarita.[323]
- Macroscopic fossils up to 30 cm long and nearly 8 cm wide are described from the 1,56-billion-year-old Gaoyuzhuang Formation (Yanshan area, North China) by Zhu et al. (2016), who interpret them as probable fossils of benthic multicellular eukaryotes of size that is unprecedentedly large for eukaryotes older than the Ediacaran Period.[324]
- Organic-walled microfossils (at least some of which are eukaryote fossils) with holes in the walls similar to those formed by predatory protists in the walls of their prey to consume the contents inside are described from the 780–740 million-year-old Chuar Group (Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA) by Porter (2016).[325]
- Tubular microfossils showing similarities to modern coenocytic green and yellow-green algae are described from the ∼2.8 to 2.7 Ga lacustrine deposits in South Africa by Kaźmierczak et al. (2016).[326]
- Soft-bodied discoidal specimens resembling Aspidella are described from the Ediacaran Cerro Negro Formation (Argentina) by Arrouy et al. (2016).[327]
New taxa
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Accordiella? tarburensis[328] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Schlagintweit & Rashidi |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
Tarbur Formation |
A foraminifer belonging to the group Textulariida and the family Chrysalidinidae. |
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|
Acuasiphonoria[329] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu et al. |
Ordovician |
Tarim Basin |
A member of Cyanobacteria. The type species is Acuasiphonoria ordovica. |
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|
Adnatosphaeridium ivoriense[330] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Awad & Oboh-Ikuenobe |
Late Paleocene and early Eocene |
Gulf of Guinea (Côte d'Ivoire-Ghana Transform Margin) |
A dinoflagellate belonging to the group Gonyaulacales. |
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|
Agathammina vachardi[331] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhang in Zhang et al. |
Xiala Formation |
A foraminifer belonging to the group Miliolata and the family Cornuspiridae. |
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|
Amsassia koreanensis[332] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lee et al. |
Middle and Late Ordovician (Darriwilian-Katian) |
Duwibong Formation |
An organism of uncertain phylogenetic placement, probably a calcareous alga. |
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|
Anchisolenopora[333] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Vachard et al. |
Ordovician-Carboniferous |
A red alga, possibly related to the coralline algae. The type species is "Hedstroemia" serrana Vachard & Aretz (2004); genus also includes "Hedstroemia" nidarosiensis Høeg, 1932 emend. Roux, 1985, "Hedstroemia" koninckoporoides Vachard, 1988 and "Pseudosolenopora" owodenkoi sensu Mamet, 2002 non Chanton-Güvenç, 1972. |
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|
Annelaurea[334] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Harper et al. |
Carboniferous (late Viséan) |
An oomycete. The type species is Annelaurea excornis. |
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|
Aulacoseira helianthus[335] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mohan & Stone in Mohan, Stone & Campisano |
Pliocene |
A diatom belonging to the group Aulacoseirales and the family Aulacoseiraceae. |
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|
Aulacoseira jewsonii[335] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mohan & Stone in Mohan, Stone & Campisano |
Pliocene |
A diatom belonging to the group Aulacoseirales and the family Aulacoseiraceae. |
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|
Baltinema[286] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid[287] |
Slater et al. |
Cambrian (Stage 4) |
File Haidar Formation |
A filamentous organism of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is B. rana. |
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|
Barattolites andhuri[336] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gallardo-Garcia & Serra-Kiel in Serra-Kiel et al. |
Eocene |
Dammam Formation |
A foraminifer belonging to the group Globothalamea and the family Orbitolinidae. |
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|
Berkutaphycus[337] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Schopf, Sergeev & Kudryavtsev |
Early Cambrian |
Kyrshabakta Formation |
An organism of uncertain phylogenetic placement; might be related to hormogonian cyanobacteria or to eukaryotic green or chrysophyte algae. The type species is Berkutaphycus elongatus. |
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|
Bianchina[338] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Schiøler |
Cretaceous (late Aptian–middle Cenomanian) |
East Coast Basin |
A dinoflagellate. The type species is Bianchina hieroglyphica. |
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|
Bolivinides intermedius[339] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Dubicka & Peryt |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian–Maastrichtian) |
A foraminifer belonging to the group Rotaliina and the family Bolivinoididae. |
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|
Braarudosphaera insecta[340] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bown |
Late Paleocene |
A haptophyte belonging to the family Braarudosphaeraceae. |
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|
Braarudosphaera wendleriae[341] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lees & Bown |
Late Cretaceous (Turonian) |
A haptophyte belonging to the family Braarudosphaeraceae. |
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|
Bramletteius cultellus[340] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bown |
A haptophyte belonging to the order Coccolithales and the family Coccolithaceae. |
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|
Broccoliforma[342] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Mason & Narbonne |
A flabellate, lobate frond with at least superficial similarities to the ivesheadiomorph Blackbrookia. The type species is B. alta. |
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|
Bulbobaculites felixi[343] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Pleş, Bucur & Săsăran |
Early Cretaceous (late Aptian) |
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|
Caelatimurus[344] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Riedman & Porter |
Alinya Formation |
An acritarch. Genus includes new species C. foveolatus. |
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|
Chinggiskhaania[345] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Dornbos et al. |
Zuun-Arts Formation |
A multicellular benthic alga of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Chinggiskhaania bifurcata. |
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|
Clypeorbis? ultima[346] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Schlagintweit, Studeny & Sanders |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
Kambühel Formation |
A foraminifer, possibly a member of Clypeorbinae. |
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|
Coccolithus subcirculus[340] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bown |
A haptophyte, a species of Coccolithus. |
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|
Cretaciclavulina[347] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Schlagintweit & Cvetko Tešović |
Late Cretaceous (early Campanian) |
Gornji Humac Formation |
A foraminifer belonging to the superfamily Textulariacea, possibly a member of the family Valvulinidae. The type species is C. gusici. |
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|
Cribrionella[348] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Jovanovska et al. |
Quaternary |
A diatom belonging to the group Thalassiosirales and the family Stephanodiscaceae. The type species is Cribrionella ohridana |
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|
Crinisdendrum[349] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Dzik, Baliński & Sun |
Ordovician (early Floian) |
Fenxiang Formation |
An organism of uncertain phylogenetic placement; the authors of its description considered it most likely that it was a relative of pterobranchs. The type species is C. sinicum. |
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|
Cucurbita aggtelekensis[350] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Senowbari-Daryan |
A foraminifer belonging to the group Miliolina and the family Milioliporidae. |
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|
Cucurbita minima[350] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Senowbari-Daryan |
Mufara Formation |
A foraminifer belonging to the group Miliolina and the family Milioliporidae. |
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|
Culcitulisphaera[344] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Riedman & Porter |
Late Mesoproterozoic and Neoproterozoic |
Alinya Formation |
|
An acritarch. Genus includes new species C. revelata. |
|
|
Cultoraquaticus[353] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Strullu-Derrien in Strullu-Derrien et al. |
Early Devonian |
A fungus belonging to the group Chytridiomycetes. Genus includes new species C. trewini. |
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|
Delphineis urbinai[354] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gariboldi |
Miocene |
A diatom. |
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|
Dennisiellinites[355] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Bannister, Conran & Lee |
Eocene |
Pikopiko Fossil Forest |
A fungus. Genus includes new species D. pikopikoensis . |
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|
Diphyes digitum[330] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Awad & Oboh-Ikuenobe |
Early Paleocene |
Gulf of Guinea (Côte d'Ivoire-Ghana Transform Margin) |
A dinoflagellate belonging to the group Gonyaulacales. |
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|
Discocyclina kutchensis[356] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Özcan & Saraswati in Özcan et al. |
Eocene (Bartonian) |
Fulra Limestone |
A foraminifer belonging to the family Discocyclinidae. |
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|
‘Discocyclina’ sulaimanensis[356] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Özcan, Ali & Hanif in Özcan et al. |
Eocene (Bartonian) |
Drazinda Formation |
A foraminifer belonging to the family Discocyclinidae. |
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|
Elianella brasiliana[357] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Granier & Dias-Brito |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Riachuelo Formation |
A red alga belonging to the group Corallinophycidae, possibly a member of Rhodogorgonales; a species of Elianella. |
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|
Ellipsolithus linnertii[341] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lees & Bown |
Late Cretaceous (Turonian) |
A haptophyte of uncertain phylogenetic placement. |
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|
Ellipsolithus pumex[340] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bown |
A haptophyte of uncertain phylogenetic placement. |
||||
|
Endoceratium immarinum[358] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Razumkova |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) |
A dinoflagellate belonging to the family Ceratiaceae. |
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|
Entosolenia intermillerelineata[359] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Margerel |
Late Pliocene-early Pleistocene |
A foraminifer belonging to the family Ellipsolagenidae. |
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|
Eocladopyxis furculum[330] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Awad & Oboh-Ikuenobe |
Paleocene to Oligocene |
Gulf of Guinea (Côte d'Ivoire-Ghana Transform Margin) |
A dinoflagellate belonging to the group Gonyaulacales. |
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|
Eohalothece[360] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Strother & Wellman |
Precambrian |
Cailleach Head Formation |
A member of Cyanobacteria belonging to the family Chroococcaceae. The type species is Eohalothece lacustrina. |
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|
Ercumentina[361] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Serra-Kiel & Vicedo in Serra-Kiel et al. |
Paleocene |
Jafnayn Formation |
A foraminifer belonging to the group Miliolida and the superfamily Alveolinoidea. The type species is E. sayqensis. |
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|
Ericsonia aliquanta[340] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bown |
A haptophyte belonging to the order Coccolithales and the family Coccolithaceae. |
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|
Ericsonia media[340] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bown |
Late Paleocene |
A haptophyte belonging to the order Coccolithales and the family Coccolithaceae. |
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|
Ericsonia monilis[340] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bown |
A haptophyte belonging to the order Coccolithales and the family Coccolithaceae. |
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|
Ericsonia orbis[340] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bown |
A haptophyte belonging to the order Coccolithales and the family Coccolithaceae. |
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|
Galerosphaera[362] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Porter & Riedman |
An organic-walled microfossil; a new genus for "Vandalosphaeridium" walcottii Vidal & Ford (1985). |
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|
Gemmaphyton[273] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
A macrofossil organism of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly an alga. The type species is G. taoyingensis. |
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|
Gerontomyces[363] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Poinar |
Eocene |
Europe (Baltic Sea coast) |
A gilled mushroom. The type species is G. lepidotus. |
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|
Glomospirella cantabrica[364] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Schlagintweit, Rosales & Najarro |
Las Peñosas Formation |
A foraminifer belonging to the class Tubothalamea, the order Ammodiscida and the family Ammodiscidae. |
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|
Gomphosiphon[329] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu et al. |
Ordovician |
Tarim Basin |
A possible member of Cyanobacteria. The type species is Gomphosiphon xinjiangensis. |
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|
Helicolithus blairiae[365] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kita, Watkins & Bergen |
Late Cretaceous (late Santonian) |
A haptophyte belonging to the family Eiffellithaceae. |
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|
Hyalolithus tumescens[366] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Abe, Tsutsui & Jordan |
Eocene |
A haptophyte belonging to the group Prymnesiales. |
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|
Hypoxylonites foyelensis[367] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bianchinotti, Martínez & Saxena in Martínez et al. |
Paleogene (probably Eocene) |
Troncoso Formation |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gallardo-Garcia & Serra-Kiel in Serra-Kiel et al. |
Eocene |
A foraminifer belonging to the group Miliolida and the family Hauerinidae. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gallardo-Garcia & Serra-Kiel in Serra-Kiel et al. |
Oligocene |
Ashawq Formation |
A foraminifer belonging to the group Miliolida and the family Hauerinidae. |
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|
Jimenezberrocosoia[341] |
Gen. et comb. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Lees & Bown |
A haptophyte belonging to the family Biscutaceae. Genus includes "Crucibiscutum" bosunensis Jeremiah (2001), as well as new species J. birchiae. |
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|
Jodhpurophycus[368] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Kumar & Ahmad |
Jodhpur Sandstone |
A possible alga of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species J. marwarensis. |
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|
Kaibabia[362] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Disputed |
Porter & Riedman |
An organic-walled microfossil. Genus includes new species K. gemmulella. Loron & Moczydłowska (2018) considered the genus Kaibabia to be a junior synonym of the genus Leiosphaeridia, and transferred the species K. gemmulella to the latter genus.[351] |
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|
Karenagare[344] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Riedman & Porter |
Alinya Formation |
An acritarch. Genus includes new species K. alinyaensis. |
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|
Kokia kayae[341] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lees & Bown |
Late Cretaceous (Turonian) |
A microfossil. |
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|
Lacazinella rogeri[361] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Serra-Kiel & Vicedo in Serra-Kiel et al. |
Paleocene |
Jafnayn Formation |
A foraminifer belonging to the group Miliolida and the family Fabulariidae. |
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|
Lanternithus unicavus[340] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bown |
A haptophyte belonging to the family Calyptrosphaeraceae. |
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|
Lantianella[369] |
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid[370] |
Wan et al. |
Early Ediacaran |
An organism of uncertain phylogenetic placement; might be a cnidarian (the possibility considered to be most likely by the authors of its description), or a macroalga. The type species is Lantianella laevis; genus also includes L. annularis. |
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|
Lanulatisphaera[362] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Porter & Riedman |
Alinya Formation |
|
An organic-walled microfossil; a new genus for "Trachysphaeridium" laufeldi Vidal (1976). |
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|
Latiortenuiphyton[273] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
A macroscopic alga of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is L. robusta. |
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|
Lindavia cohenii[335] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Mohan & Stone in Mohan, Stone & Campisano |
Pliocene |
A diatom belonging to the group Thalassiosirales and the family Stephanodiscaceae. |
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|
Macetadiscus[336] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Hottinger, Serra-Kiel & Gallardo-Garcia in Serra-Kiel et al. |
Eocene |
A foraminifer belonging to the group Miliolida and the family Soritidae. The type species is M. incolumnatus. |
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|
Mallomonas elephantus[371] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Siver & Wolfe |
Eocene |
A synurophyte, a species of Mallomonas. |
|||
|
Megacrassispirella[331] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Zhang in Zhang et al. |
Xiala Formation |
A foraminifer belonging to the group Miliolata and the family Cornuspiridae. A new genus for "Ammodiscus" xarlashanensis Wang (1986). |
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|
Microlepidopalla[362] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Porter & Riedman |
Neoproterozoic, possibly also Mesoproterozoic |
Chuar Group |
An organic-walled microfossil. Genus includes new species M. mira. |
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|
Monodictysporites[372] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Klymiuk |
A fungus described on the basis of spores. Genus includes new species M. princetonensis. |
||||
|
Morgensternia[344] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Riedman & Porter |
Alinya Formation |
An acritarch. Genus includes new species M. officerensis. |
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|
Nannoconus funiculus[341] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lees & Bown |
Late Cretaceous (Turonian) |
A haptophyte belonging to the family Nannoconaceae. |
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|
Nodocantabricus[373] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Rigaud & Schlagintweit |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Altamira Formation |
A foraminifer belonging to the family Polymorphinidae. Genus includes new species N. duplexmurus. |
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|
Nyktericysta sibirica[358] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Razumkova |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) |
A dinoflagellate belonging to the family Ceratiaceae. |
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|
Omanodiscus[336] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Hottinger, Serra-Kiel & Gallardo-Garcia in Serra-Kiel et al. |
Eocene |
A foraminifer belonging to the group Miliolida and the family Soritidae. The type species is O. tenuissimus. |
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|
Oolina barkeri[359] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Margerel |
Late Pliocene-early Pleistocene |
A foraminifer belonging to the family Ellipsolagenidae. |
|||
|
Oolina falsoscalariformis[359] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Margerel |
Early Pliocene |
A foraminifer belonging to the family Ellipsolagenidae. |
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|
Ortonellopsis[333] |
Gen. et sp. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Vachard & Cózar in Vachard et al. |
Silurian-Triassic |
A member of Cyanobacteria belonging to the family Garwoodiaceae. The type species is O. laxa; genus also includes "Ortonella" mansellensis (Poncet, 1986) and "Ortonella" myrae Rácz (1964). |
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|
Paleocadus[374] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Poinar |
Cretaceous |
A member of Eccrinales belonging to the family Eccrinaceae. The type species is P. burmiticus. |
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|
Paragraptobranca[273] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
A macrofossil organism of uncertain phylogenetic placement, might be a macroalga or an animal. The type species is P. curvus. |
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|
Perissothallus dekovensis[375] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Pšenička & Krings |
Carboniferous (Gzhelian) |
Slaný Formation |
An alga of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Perissothallus. |
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|
Petrarhabdus? kirenii[341] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lees & Bown |
Late Cretaceous (Turonian) |
A haptophyte belonging to the family Prediscosphaeraceae. |
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|
Piyuania[369] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid[370] |
Wan et al. |
Early Ediacaran |
An organism of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a cnidarian-grade animal. The type species is P. cyathiformis. |
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|
Pluricellaesporites patagonicus[367] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bianchinotti, Martínez & Saxena in Martínez et al. |
Paleogene |
A fungus described on the basis of spores resembling those of members of the genus Bactrodesmium Cooke. |
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|
Plumeropriscum[342] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Mason & Narbonne |
A mop-like rangeomorph. The type species is P. hofmanni. |
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|
Pontosphaera veta[340] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bown |
A haptophyte belonging to the order Zygodiscales and the family Pontosphaeraceae. |
||||
|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu et al. |
Ordovician |
Tarim Basin |
A possible member of Cyanobacteria, a species of Proaulopora. |
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|
Pseudoaccordiella[336] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Gallardo-Garcia & Serra-Kiel in Serra-Kiel et al. |
Eocene |
A foraminifer belonging to the group Globothalamea and the family Pfenderinidae. The type species is P. ayaki. |
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|
Pseudodoushantuophyton[273] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
A probably a macroalga. The type species is P. wenghuiensis. |
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|
Pseudolituonella robineti[336] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gallardo-Garcia & Serra-Kiel in Serra-Kiel et al. |
Eocene |
Aydim Formation |
A foraminifer belonging to the group Globothalamea and the family Coskinolinidae. |
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|
Pseudonumoloculina kalantarii[328] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Schlagintweit & Rashidi |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
Tarbur Formation |
A foraminifer belonging to the family Hauerinidae. |
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|
Pseudorhapydionina bilottei[376] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Consorti, Boix & Caus |
Late Cretaceous (Santonian) |
La Cova Unit |
A foraminifer belonging to the group Miliolida and the family Praerhapydioninidae. |
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|
Qianchuania[369] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid[370] |
Wan et al. |
Early Ediacaran |
An organism of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a cnidarian-grade animal. The type species is Q. fusiformis. |
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|
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Gallardo-Garcia & Serra-Kiel in Serra-Kiel et al. |
Eocene |
Aydim Formation |
A foraminifer belonging to the group Globothalamea and the family Orbitolinidae. The type species is R. aydimi. |
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|
Rossanella[377] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Rigaud & Blau |
A foraminifer belonging to the group Robertinida and the family Conorboididae. The type species is R. martinii. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Liu et al. |
Ordovician |
Tarim Basin |
A microorganism of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Rothpletzella. |
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|
Socotraella[336] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Gallardo-Garcia & Serra-Kiel in Serra-Kiel et al. |
Oligocene |
Ashawq Formation |
A foraminifer belonging to the group Globothalamea and the family Valvulinidae. The type species is S. ashawqi. |
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|
Solisphaera palmula[340] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bown |
Middle-Late Paleocene |
A haptophyte belonging to the order Syracosphaerales, related to the family Rhabdosphaeraceae. |
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|
Solisphaera tegula[340] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bown |
A haptophyte belonging to the order Syracosphaerales, related to the family Rhabdosphaeraceae. |
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|
Sphenolithus pospichalii[378] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jiang et al. |
Early Miocene |
Northern shelf of the South China Sea |
A microfossil. |
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|
Spirolina? farsiana[328] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Schlagintweit & Rashidi |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
Tarbur Formation |
A foraminifer belonging to the group Miliolida and the superfamily Soritoidea. |
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|
Surninia[379] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Kolosov |
A microorganism. Genus includes new species S. implicata. |
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|
Tectatodinium nigeriaense[330] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Awad & Oboh-Ikuenobe |
Paleocene |
Gulf of Guinea (Côte d'Ivoire-Ghana Transform Margin) |
A dinoflagellate belonging to the group Gonyaulacales. |
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|
Tongrenphyton[273] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Wang et al. |
A probably a eukaryotic alga. The type species is T. komma. |
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|
Toweius patellus[340] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bown |
A haptophyte belonging to the order Isochrysidales and the family Prinsiaceae. |
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|
Toweius reticulum[340] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bown |
Late Paleocene |
A haptophyte belonging to the order Isochrysidales and the family Prinsiaceae. |
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|
Trewinomyces[380] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Krings, Taylor & Martin |
Early Devonian |
A fungus of uncertain phylogenetic placement, showing similarities to members of the genera Macrochytrium (Chytridiomycota) and Blastocladiella (Blastocladiomycota). The type species is Trewinomyces annulifer. |
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|
Trochoguembelitria liuae[381] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Arenillas, Arz & Náñez |
Paleocene (early Danian) |
El Haria Formation |
A foraminifer belonging to the group Heterohelicacea and the family Guembelitriidae. |
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|
Trochoguembelitria olssoni[381] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Arenillas, Arz & Náñez |
Paleocene (early Danian) |
El Haria Formation |
A foraminifer belonging to the group Heterohelicacea and the family Guembelitriidae. |
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|
Velleditsiella[377] |
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Rigaud & Blau |
A foraminifer belonging to the group Robertinida and the family Trochosiphoniidae. The type species is V. felicitaszae; genus also includes V. spinaferra. |
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|
Vendophycus[368] |
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Kumar & Ahmad |
Jodhpur Sandstone |
A possible alga of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species V. rajasthanensis and V. sursagarensis. |
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|
Vidalopalla[344] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Riedman & Porter |
Alinya Formation |
|
A microfossil. Genus includes "Kildinosphaera" verrucata Vidal in Vidal & Siedlecka (1983), as well as "Kildinosphaera" granulata Vidal in Vidal & Siedlecka (1983).[382] |
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|
Volleyballia[362] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Porter & Riedman |
Alinya Formation[344] |
An organic-walled microfossil. Genus includes new species V. dehlerae. |
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|
Xianella[383] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Lee & Riding |
Middle–Late Ordovician |
A member of Cyanobacteria. The type species is X. hongii. |
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|
Xiuningella[369] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid[370] |
Wan et al. |
Early Ediacaran |
An organism of uncertain phylogenetic placement; might be a worm-like animal or an alga. The type species is X. rara. |
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|
Youngilithus bipons[340] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bown |
A haptophyte belonging to the family Calyptrosphaeraceae. |
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|
Youngilithus transversipons[340] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bown |
Middle-Late Paleocene |
A haptophyte belonging to the family Calyptrosphaeraceae. |
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|
Zuunartsphyton[345] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Dornbos et al. |
Zuun-Arts Formation |
A multicellular benthic alga of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Zuunartsphyton delicatum. |
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