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none 1988 paleontology science 1988 Plants Angiosperms Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymy Notes ImagesHemiptelea mikiiMinaki M. Noshiro S. Suzuki M. 1988 Hemiptelea mikii sp. nov. (Ulmaceae), fossil fruits and woods from the Pleistocene of central Japan. The Botanical Magazine - Shokubutsu-gaku-zasshi 101 4 337–351 10.1007/BF02488081 1988JPlR..101..337M 41884511 sp novMinaki, Noshiro, & SuzukiPleistoceneJapanAn ulmaceous species KeratospermaCevallos-Ferriz S Stockey RA 1988 Permineralized fruits and seeds from the Princeton Chert (Middle Eocene) of British Columbia: Araceae American Journal of Botany 75 8 1099–1113 10.2307/2444092 2444092 Gen et sp novvalidCevallos-Ferriz & StockeyEoceneYpresianOkanagan HighlandsPrinceton ChertCanadaBritish ColumbiaA lasioid arum family seed genus.The type species is K. allenbyensisPistillipollianthusStockey R. A. Manchester S. R. 1988 A fossil flower with in situ Pistillipollenites from the Eocene of British Columbia Canadian Journal of Botany 66 2 313–318 10.1139/b88-051 1988CaJB...66..313S Gen et sp novvalidStockey & ManchesterEoceneYpresianOkanagan HighlandsHorsefly ShalesCanadaBritish ColumbiaA flower of uncertain affinitiesThe type species is P. wilsoni. Producer of the Pistillipollenites macgregorii palynomorph.SalmonenseaGen et Comb novValidWolfe & Wehrlate Middle EoceneSalmon FloraUSAIdahoA rosaceous genus The type species is S. prefoliolosa Moved from Chamaebatia prefoliolosa (1935)thumb|center|upright|Salmonensea prefoliolosaSorbaria wahrhaftigiiWolfe J.A. Wehr W.C. 1988 Rosaceous Chamaebatiaria-like foliage from the Paleogene of western North America Aliso 12 1 177–200 10.5642/aliso.19881201.14 1988Aliso..12..177W https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70014287 free Sp novValidWolfe & WehrEocenelatest EoceneRex Creek FloraUSAAlaskaA rosaceous species thumb|center|upright|Sorbaria wahrhaftigiiStockeyaGen, sp et Comb novValidWolfe & Wehrlate OligoceneCreede FormationUSAColoradoChamaebatiaria creedensis (1937)A rosaceous genus The type species is S. creedensisAlso includes S. montanathumb|center|upright|Stockeya montanaStonebergiaGen et sp novValidWolfe & WehrEoceneYpresianOkanagan HighlandsAllenby FormationCanadaBritish ColumbiaA rosaceous genus The type species is S. columbiana thumb|center|upright|Stonebergia columbiana Arthropods Crustaceans Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesPseudotealliocaris palincsari1988 Pseudotealliocaris palincsari n. sp., a pygocephalomorph from the Pocono Formation, Mississippian of Pennsylvania http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/24584 Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 21 221–225 10.5962/bhl.part.24584 0080-5947 free Sp novjr synonymSchramFamennianHuntley Mountain FormationUSAPennsylvaniaMoved to the genus Tealliocaris in 2013.Clark Neil D.L. 2013-12-20 Tealliocaris: a decapod crustacean from the Carboniferous of Scotland https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259357821 Palaeodiversity 6 107–133 83091612 Though initially reported to be from the Pocono Formation, the deposits it was found in are now considered part of the Huntley Mountain Formation.Jones Wade T. Feldmann Rodney M. Schram Frederick R. Schweitzer Carrie E. Maguire Evin P. 2016 The Proof is in the Pouch: Tealliocaris is a Peracarid https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289372782 Palaeodiversity en 9 1 75–88 10.18476/pale.v9.a5 1867-6294 Insects Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymy Notes ImagesAneuretellusDlussky G. M. 1988 Ants of Sakhalin amber (Paleocene?) Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal 1988 1 50–61 http://antcat.s3.amazonaws.com/884/5739.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJJR3DGROFMVL2FBQ&Expires=1500428920&Signature=KA7jsuMdjMIJMuVnNTfxKs430j4%3D ru August 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Gen et sp novvalid DlusskyMiddle EoceneSakhalin amberRussiaAn aneuretine ant Protopone primigena Dlussky G.M. Wedmann S. The poneromorph ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae: Amblyoponinae, Ectatomminae, Ponerinae) of Grube Messel, Germany: High biodiversity in the Eocene Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 10 4 725–753 2012 10.1080/14772019.2011.628341 2012JSPal..10..725D 83928415 Taylor & FrancisGen et sp novvalid DlusskyMiddle EoceneSakhalin amberRussiaA ponerine ant thumb|center|upright|Protopone primigenaZherichiniusGen et 2 sp novvalid DlusskyMiddle EoceneSakhalin amberRussiaA dolichoderine antThe type species is Z. horiibilis Also includes Z. rapax thumb|center|upright|Zherichinius horribilis Archosauromorphs Newly named non-avian dinosaurs Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list. Olshevsky George Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List http://www.polychora.com/dinolist.html 2008-08-07 2011-07-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20110715102453/http://www.polychora.com/dinolist.html dead The dubious family, Ornitholestidae is named by Gregory Scott Paul. Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymy Notes ImagesAnserimimusBarsbold, R. 1988. A new late Cretaceous ornithomimid of Mongolia [in Russian]. Paleontol. J. 1: pp. 122-125.Gen et sp novValid BarsboldLate CretaceousNemegt FormationMongoliaAn ornithomimid theropodthumb|center|upright|Anserimimus planinychusBrachylophosaurus goodwiniHorner John R. 1988-09-23 A new hadrosaur (Reptilia, Ornithischia) from the Upper Cretaceous Judith River Formation of Montana http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.1988.10011714 Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology en 8 3 314–321 10.1080/02724634.1988.10011714 1988JVPal...8..314H 0272-4634 subscription Sp novJunior synonymHornerCampanianMcClellend Ferry Member, Judith River FormationUSA MontanaA saurolophine hadrosaurid. Junior synonym of Brachylophosaurus canadensis or an indeterminate brachylophosaurin.Freedman Fowler Elizabeth A. Horner John R. 2015-11-11 A New Brachylophosaurin Hadrosaur (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) with an Intermediate Nasal Crest from the Campanian Judith River Formation of Northcentral Montana PLOS ONE 10 11 e0141304 10.1371/journal.pone.0141304 26560175 4641681 2015PLoSO..1041304F 1932-6203 free CathetosaurusJensen, J.A. 1988. A fourth new sauropod dinosaur from the Upper Jurassic of the Colorado Plateau and sauropod bipedalism. Great Basin Nat. 48 (2), pp. 121-145.Mateus, O., & Tschopp E. (2013). Cathetosaurus as a valid sauropod genus and comparisons with Camarasaurus. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts, 2013. 173.Gen et sp novvalidJensenLate JurassicUSA Colorado A camarasauromorph sauropod The type species is C. lewisithumb|center|upright|Cathetosaurus lewisi"Chassternbergia"Bakker, R. T. 1988. Review of the late Cretaceous Nodosaurid Dinosauria, Denversaurus schlessmani, a new armor-plated dinosaur from the Latest Cretaceous of South Dakota, the Last Survivor of the Nodosaurians, with comments on Stegosaur-Nodosaur Relationships. Hunteria 1 (3), pp. 3-23.Subgen NovJunior synonymBakkerCampanianDinosaur Park FormationCanada AlbertaJr synonym of Edmontoniathumb|center|upright|Edmontonia rugosidensDenversaurusGen et sp novValidBakkerCretaceous late MaastrichtianLance FormationUSAA nodosauridthumb|center|upright|Denversaurus schlessmani (on left)GiraffatitanGen et comb novValid PaulLate JurassicTendaguru formationTanzaniaBrachiosaurus brancai 1914 Brachiosaurus fraasi 1914A sauropod The type species is G. brancaithumb|center|upright|Giraffatitan brancai"Hironosaurus"Gen novNomen nudum HisaLate CretaceousJapanA possible hadrosaurid, undescribed"Kagasaurus"Gen novNomen nudum HisaEarly CretaceousJapanA possible dromeosaurid, undescribedKotasaurusYadagiri, P. 1988. A new sauropod Kotasaurus yamanpalliensis from Lower Jurassic Kota Formation of India. Records of the Geological Survey of India 116 (3-8): pp. 102-127.Gen et sp novValidYadagiriEarly JurassicKota FormationIndiaA basal sauropodNanotyrannusBakker, R.T., M. Williams, and P. Currie. 1988. Nanotyrannus, a new genus of pygmy tyrannosaur, from the latest Cretaceous of Montana. Hunteria 1: pp. 1-30.Gen et comb nov Valid? Bakker, Williams, & CurrieLate CretaceousLance FormationUSA MontanaPossible junior synonym of Tyrannosaurus.thumb|center|upright|Nanotyrannus lancensisOrodromeusHorner, J.R. and D.B. Weishampel. 1988. A comparative embryological study of two ornithischian dinosaurs. Nature 332: pp. 256- 257.Gen et sp novValid Horner & WeishampelCretaceous CampanianTwo Medicine FormationAn ornithopod The type species is O. makelaithumb|center|upright|Orodromeus makelai"Protognathus"Olshevsky, G. 1991. A Revision of the Parainfraclass Archosauria Cope, 1869, Excluding the Advanced Crocodylia. Mesozoic Meanderings 2 (1st printing): iv + 196 pages.Gen et sp novSenior synonym ZhangMiddle JurassicShaximiao FormationChinaJunior homonym of Protognathus Basilewsky, 1950; (syn. for Pseudognathaphanus, Schauberger, 1932); renamed Protognathosaurus in 1991"Stenotholus"Giffin, E. B., D.L. Gabriel, and R.E. Johnson. 1987. A new pachycephalosaurid skull (Ornithischia) from the Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation of Montana. J. Vert. Palaeontol. 7 (4); pp. 398-407.Gen et sp novJunior synonymGiffin, Gabriel, & JohnsonLate CretaceousHell Creek FormationUSA MontanaJunior synonym of Stygimolochthumb|center|upright|Stygimoloch spinifer Newly named birds Name Status Novelty Authors Age Unit Location Synonymy Notes ImagesCiconia kahli Philippa J. Haarhoff 1988 A New Fossil Stork (Aves, Ciconiidae) from the Late Tertiary of Langebaanweg, South Africa https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40688384#page/385/mode/1up Annals of the South African Museum 97 297–313 ValidSp. nov.HaarhoffEarly PlioceneVarswater FormationSouth AfricaA Ciconiidae.Diomedea rumana Dan Grigorescu Jenö Kessler 1988 New Contributions to the Knowledge of the Sarmatian Birds from South Dobrogea in the Frame of the Eastern Paratethyan Avifauna Revue Roumaine de Géologie, Géophysique et Géographie, Série Géologie 32 91–97 ValidSp. nov.Grigorescu & KesslerMiddle MioceneRomaniaA Diomedeidae.Gymnogyps kofordi Steven D. Emslie 1988 The Fossil History and Phylogenetic Relationships of Condors (Ciconiiformes: Vulturidae) in the New World Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 8 2 212–228 10.1080/02724634.1988.10011699 1988JVPal...8..212E ValidSp. nov.EmsliePleistoceneIrvingtonianUSAFloridaA Cathartidae.Hadrogyps Steven D. Emslie 1988 An Early Condor-like Vulture from North America http://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/auk/v105n03/p0529-p0535.pdf The Auk 105 3 529–535 10.1093/auk/105.3.529 ValidGen. et sp. nov.EmslieMiddle MioceneBarstovianRound Mountain SiltUSACaliforniaA cathartidThe type species is H. aigialeus.Jungornis Aleksandr A. Karkhu 1988 A New Family of Swift-Like Birds from the Paleogene of Europe Paleontological Journal 22 77–88 ValidFam, gen et sp nov.KarkhuEarly OligoceneMaykop FormationRussiaA Jungornithidae Apodiformes the type species is J. tesselatus.Lithornis Peter W. Houde 1988 Paleognathous Birds from the Early Tertiary of the Northern Hemisphere Publication of the Nuttall Ornithological Club 22 1–148 ValidSubord, Fam, Gen et sp. nov.HoudeLate PaleoceneEarly TiffanianFort Union FormationUSAMontanaA lithornithid palaeognathaen The genus includes L. celetius, L. plebius, & L. promiscuusMesselornis Angelika Hesse 1988 Die †Messelornithidae-Ein Neue Familie der Kranichartigen (Aves: Gruiformes: Rhynocheti) aus dem Tertiär Europas und Nordamerikas Journal für Ornithologie 129 1 83–95 10.1007/bf01641534 23280617 ValidFam, gen et sp nov.HesseEoceneYpresianMessel FormationGermanyHessenA Messelornithidae Ralliformes The type species is M. cristata.Morus olsoni ValidSp. nov.Grigorescu & KesslerMiddle MioceneRomaniaA Sulidae.PachyplichasPhilip R. Millener 1988 Contributions to New Zealand's Late Quaternary Avifauna. I: Pachyplichas, a New Genus of Wren (Aves: Acanthisittidae), with Two New Species Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 18 4 383–406 10.1080/03036758.1988.10426464 1988JRSNZ..18..383M ValidGen et sp. nov.MillenerLate QuaternaryOtiran Glacial Stage?New ZealandAn Acanthisittidae The type species is P. yaldwyni. Also includes P. jagmiPhocavis maritimus James L. Goedert 1988 A New Late Eocene Species of Plotopteridae (Aves: Pelecaniformes) from Northwestern Oregon https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15775765#page/111/mode/1up Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 45 6 97–102 ValidGen et Sp nov.GoedertLate EoceneKeasey FormationUSAOregonA Plotopteridae Pelecaniformes The type species is P. maritimusPorphyrio paepae David W. Steadman 1988 A New Species of Porphyrio (Aves: Rallidae) from Archeological Sites in the Marquesas Islands https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34645843#page/180/mode/1up Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 101 1 162–170 ValidSp. nov.SteadmanHoloceneTahuata & Hiva OaFrench PolynesiaMarquesas IslandsA Rallidae.Primocolius Cécile Mourer-Chauviré 1988 Le Gisement du Bretou (Phosphorites du Quercy, Tarn-et-Garonne, France) et sa Faune de Vertébrés de l'Éocène Supérieur II. Oiseaux Palaeontographica A 205 29–50 ValidGen et sp. nov.Mourer-ChauviréLate EocenePhosphorites du QuercyFranceA Coliidae. The type species is P. sigeiAlso includes P. minorPseudocrypturus ValidGen et sp. nov.HoudeEoceneYpresianGreen River FormationUSAWyomingA Lithornithidae Palaeognathae.The type species is P. cercanaxius.Psilopterus colzecus Eduardo P. Tonni Claudia P. Tambussi 1988 Un Nuevo Psilopterninae (Aves: Ralliformes) del Mioceno Tardio de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Republica Argentina Ameghiniana 25 155–160 ValidSp. nov.Tonni & TambussiLate MioceneChasicoanArroyo Chasicó FormationArgentinaA Psilopterinae Phorusrhacidae.Sula tasmani Gerard F. van Tets Charles W. Meredith Peter J. Fullagar Peter M. Davidson 1988 Osteological Differences Between Sula and Morus, and a Description of an Extinct New Species of Sula from Lord Howe and Norfolk islands, Tasman Sea http://extinct-website.com/pdf/Notornis_35_1_35_57.pdf Notornis 35 1 35–57 10.63172/513342xjjqxn 2014-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120447/http://extinct-website.com/pdf/Notornis_35_1_35_57.pdf 2014-08-26 dead ValidSp. nov.Tets, Meredith, Fullagar, & DavidsonHoloceneLord Howe & Norfolk IslandsAustraliaNew South WalesA Sulidae, Sylphornis ValidFam, gen et sp. nov.Mourer-ChauviréLate EoceneFranceA Sylphornithidae basal PiciformesThe type species is S. bretouensisTaubacrex Herculano M. F. de Alvarenga 1988 Ave Fóssil (Gruiformes: Rallidae) dos Folhelhos da Bacia de Taubaté, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 60 321–328 ValidGen et sp. nov.AlvarengaLate Oligocene-Early MioceneTremembé FormationBrazilA QuercymegapodiidaeCécile Mourer-Chauviré 2000 A New Species of Ameripodius (Aves: Galliformes: Quercymegapodiidae) from the Lower Miocene of France Palaeontology 43 3 481–493 10.1111/j.0031-0239.2000.00136.x 2000Palgy..43..481M free the type species is T. granivora Tshulia Lev A. Nessov 1988 Novyye ptitsy mela i paleogena Sredney Azii i Kazakhstana i usloviya na mestakh ikh obitaniya. [New Cretaceous and Paleogene Birds from Middle Asia and Kazakhstan, and the Condition Existing at Theire Places of Residence.] [in Russian, with English sum.]. Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta Akademii Nauk SSSR 182 116–123 ValidGen et sp. nov.NessovLate PaleoceneKazakhstanA possible Rallidae The type species is T. litoreaVentivorus ValidGen et sp. nov.Mourer-ChauviréLate EoceneFranceA CaprimulgidaeThe type species is V. ragei.Zheroia ValidGen et sp. nov.NessovEoceneBartonianUzbekistanA Graculavidae genus The type species is Z. kurochkini.Zhylgaia ValidGen et sp nov.NessovLate PaleoceneKazakhstanA Prophaethontidae PelecaniformesThe type species is Z. aestiflua Pterosaurs New taxa Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymy Notes Images TupuxuaraKellner, A.W.A., and Campos, D.A. (1988). "Sobre un novo pterossauro com crista sagital da Bacia do Araripe, Cretaceo Inferior do Nordeste do Brasil. (Pterosauria, Tupuxuara, Cretaceo, Brasil)." Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 60: 459–469. [in Portuguese]Gen et sp nov Valid Kellner & CamposCretaceousSantana FormationBrazilA Thalassodromidae pterosaurcenter|thumb|upright|Tupuxuara leonardii References Paleontology Paleontology 8