2012 in archosaur paleontology

none 2012 archosaur paleontology science paleontology paleobotany arthropod paleontology paleoentomology paleomalacology paleoichthyology reptile paleontology mammal paleontologyPaleontology History of science Dinosaurs The year 2012 in archosaur paleontology was eventful. Archosaurs include the only living dinosaur group — birds — and the reptile crocodilians, plus all extinct dinosaurs, extinct crocodilian relatives, and pterosaurs. Archosaur palaeontology is the scientific study of those animals, especially as they existed before the Holocene Epoch began about 11,700 years ago. The year 2012 in paleontology included various significant developments regarding archosaurs. This article records new taxa of fossil archosaurs of every kind that have been described during the year 2012, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleontology of archosaurs that occurred in the year 2012. Pseudosuchians Research The postcranial skeleton of Sebecus icaeorhinus is described by Diego Pol et al. (2012).Diego Pol Juan M. Leardi Agustina Lecuona Marcelo Krause amp 2012 Postcranial anatomy of Sebecus icaeorhinus (Crocodyliformes, Sebecidae) from the Eocene of Patagonia Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32 2 328–354 10.1080/02724634.2012.646833 2012JVPal..32..328P 86565764 11336/272866 free Skull anatomy of Dakosaurus and Plesiosuchus is described by Mark T. Young et al. (2012).Mark T. Young Stephen L. Brusatte Marco Brandalise de Andrade Julia B. Desojo Brian L. Beatty Lorna Steel Marta S. Fernández Manabu Sakamoto Jose Ignacio Ruiz-Omeñaca Rainer R. Schoch 2012 The Cranial Osteology and Feeding Ecology of the Metriorhynchid Crocodylomorph Genera Dakosaurus and Plesiosuchus from the Late Jurassic of Europe PLOS ONE 7 9 e44985 10.1371/journal.pone.0044985 23028723 3445579 2012PLoSO...744985Y free Kemkemia auditorei, previously thought to be a theropod dinosaur, is reinterpreted as a member of Crocodyliformes by Gabriel Lio et al. (2012).Gabriel Lio Federico Agnolin Andrea Cau Simone Maganuco 2012 Crocodyliform affinities for Kemkemia auditorei Cau & Maganuco, 2009 from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano 153 1 119–126 10.4081/nhs.2012.119 free A study including a supertree of Crocodyliformes is published by Mario Bronzati, Felipe Chinaglia Montefeltro and Max C. Langer (2012).Mario Bronzati Felipe Chinaglia Montefeltro Max C. Langer amp 2012 A species-level supertree of Crocodyliformes Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology 24 6 598–606 10.1080/08912963.2012.662680 2012HBio...24..598B 53412111 Skull remains of a member of the genus Gavialis belonging or related to the species Gavialis bengawanicus are described from the Early Pleistocene of Thailand by Martin et al. (2012).Jeremy E. Martin Eric Buffetaut Wilailuck Naksri Komsorn Lauprasert Julien Claude 2012 Gavialis from the Pleistocene of Thailand and its relevance for drainage connections from India to Java PLOS ONE 7 9 e44541 10.1371/journal.pone.0044541 23028557 3445548 2012PLoSO...744541M free New taxa Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAegisuchusCasey M. Holliday Nicholas M. Gardner 2012 A New Eusuchian Crocodyliform with Novel Cranial Integument and Its Significance for the Origin and Evolution of Crocodylia PLOS ONE 7 1 e30471 10.1371/journal.pone.0030471 22303441 3269432 2012PLoSO...730471H free Gen. et sp. nov ValidHolliday & GardnerCenomanianKem Kem FormationMoroccoAn aegyptosuchid eusuchian.framelessAetobarbakinoidesJulia B. Desojo Martín D. Ezcurra Edio E. Kischlat 2012 A new aetosaur genus (Archosauria: Pseudosuchia) from the early Late Triassic Zootaxa 3166 1–33 http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2012/f/z03166p033f.pdf 10.11646/zootaxa.3166.1.1 Gen. et sp. nov ValidDesojo, Ezcurra & KischlatLate Carnian or early NorianSanta Maria FormationBrazilAn aetosaur.ApachesuchusJustin A. Spielmann Spencer G. Lucas 2012 Tetrapod fauna of the Upper Triassic Redonda Formation, east-central New Mexico; the characteristic assemblage of the Apachean land-vertebrate faunachron New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 55 1–119 Gen. et sp. nov ValidSpielmann & LucasLate TriassicUnited StatesAn aetosaur. The type species is Apachesuchus heckerti.BarreirosuchusFabiano Vidoi Iori Karina Lucia Garcia 2012 Barreirosuchus franciscoi, um novo Crocodylomorpha Trematochampsidae da Bacia Bauru, Brasil Revista Brasileira de Geociências 42 2 397–410 10.5327/z0375-75362012000200013 4 July 2025 free Gen. et sp. nov ValidIori & GarciaTuronian to SantonianAdamantina FormationBrazilA itasuchid. The type species is Barreirosuchus franciscoi.framelessBorealosuchus threeensisBrochu C.A. Parris, D.C. Grandstaff, B.S. Denton, R.K. Jr. Gallagher, W.B. amp 2012 A new species of Borealosuchus (Crocodyliformes, Eusuchia) from the Late Cretaceous–early Paleogene of New Jersey Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32 1 105–116 10.1080/02724634.2012.633585 2012JVPal..32..105B 83931184 Sp. nov ValidBrochu, Parris, Grandstaff, Denton & GallagherMaastrichtian or DanianUSAA crocodilian from New Jersey.BystrowisuchusA. G. Sennikov 2012 The first ctenosauriscid (Reptilia: Archosauromorpha) from the Lower Triassic Of Eastern Europe Paleontological Journal 46 5 499–511 10.1134/S0031030112050097 2012PalJ...46..499S 83717000 Gen. et sp. novValidSennikovEarly Triassic RussiaA ctenosauriscid. The type species is Bystrowisuchus flerovi.Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoniChristopher A. Brochu Glenn W. Storrs 2012 A giant crocodile from the Plio-Pleistocene of Kenya, the phylogenetic relationships of Neogene African crocodylines, and the antiquity of Crocodylus in Africa Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32 3 587–602 10.1080/02724634.2012.652324 2012JVPal..32..587B 85103427 sp novValidBrochu & StorrsPliocene to PleistoceneKenyaA species of Crocodylus.framelessGasparinisuchusAgustín G. Martinelli Joseph J.W. Sertich Alberto C. Garrido Ángel M. Praderio 2012 A new peirosaurid from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina: Implications for specimens referred to Peirosaurus torminni Price (Crocodyliformes: Peirosauridae) Cretaceous Research 37 191–200 10.1016/j.cretres.2012.03.017 2012CrRes..37..191M Gen. et sp. nov ValidMartinelli et al.Late CretaceousArgentinaA peirosaurid. The type species is Gasparinisuchus peirosauroides. Newly named basal dinosauriforms Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesDiodorusChristian F. Kammerer Sterling J. Nesbitt Neil H. Shubin 2012 The first basal dinosauriform (Silesauridae) from the Late Triassic of Morocco Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 57 2 277–284 10.4202/app.2011.0015 free Gen. et sp. novValidKammerer, Nesbitt, & Shubin?Carnian-NorianTimezgadiouine FormationMorocco A silesaurid.frameless Non-avian dinosaurs Research A study including a large phylogenetic analysis of non-coelurosaurian tetanuran theropod dinosaurs is published by Matthew T. Carrano, Roger B. J. Benson and Scott D. Sampson (2012).Matthew T. Carrano Roger B. J. Benson Scott D. Sampson 2012 The phylogeny of Tetanurae (Dinosauria: Theropoda) Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 10 2 211–300 10.1080/14772019.2011.630927 2012JSPal..10..211C 85354215 A study including a systematic revision of the family Dromaeosauridae and a large phylogenetic analysis of paravian theropod dinosaurs (both avian and non-avian) is published by Alan Turner, Peter Makovicky and Mark Norell (2012).Alan Hamilton Turner Peter J. Makovicky Mark Norell 2012 A review of dromaeosaurid systematics and paravian phylogeny Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 371 1–206 10.1206/748.1 2246/6352 83572446 https://zenodo.org/record/5399588 A specimen of Microraptor is described by Quanguo Li et al. (2012), with melanosome imprints making it possible to determine the plumage coloration and iridescence in the plumage.Quanguo Li Ke-Qin Gao Qingjin Meng Julia A. Clarke Matthew D. Shawkey Liliana D’Alba Rui Pei Mick Ellison Mark A. Norell Jakob Vinther 2012 Reconstruction of Microraptor and the Evolution of Iridescent Plumage Science 335 6073 1215–1219 10.1126/science.1213780 22403389 2012Sci...335.1215L 206537426 A new specimen of Austroraptor cabazai is described by Philip J. Currie and Ariana Paulina Carabajal (2012).Philip J. Currie Ariana Paulina Carabajal 2012 A new specimen of Austroraptor cabazai Novas, Pol, Canale, Porfiri and Calvo, 2008 (Dinosauria, Theropoda, Unenlagiidae) from the latest Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Río Negro, Argentina Ameghiniana 49 4 662–667 http://www.ameghiniana.org.ar/index.php/ameghiniana/article/view/574/1617 10.5710/amgh.30.8.2012.574 11336/9090 129058582 free A specimen of Mei long is described by Chunling Gao et al. (2012).Chunling Gao Eric M. Morschhauser David J. Varricchio Jinyuan Liu Bo Zhao 2012 A Second Soundly Sleeping Dragon: New Anatomical Details of the Chinese Troodontid Mei long with Implications for Phylogeny and Taphonomy PLOS ONE 7 9 e45203 10.1371/journal.pone.0045203 23028847 3459897 2012PLoSO...745203G free A study of Khaan mckennai was published by Amy M. Balanoff and Mark Norell (2012).Amy M. Balanoff Mark Norell 2012 Osteology of Khaan mckennai (Oviraptorosauria: Theropoda) Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 372 1–77 10.1206/803.1 2246/6413 86067306 https://zenodo.org/record/4611765 A new information on Yixianosaurus longimanus is published by T. Alexander Dececchi, Hans C. E. Larsson and David W. E. Hone (2012).T. Alexander Dececchi Hans C. E. Larsson David W. E. Hone 2012 Yixianosaurus longimanus (Theropoda: Dinosauria) and its bearing on the evolution of Maniraptora and ecology of the Jehol fauna Vertebrata PalAsiatica 50 2 111–139 http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/201204/P020120423370142063957.pdf 10.19615/j.cnki.1000-3118.2012.02.003 Three specimens of Ornithomimus with evidence of feathers are described by Darla K. Zelenitsky et al. (2012).Darla K. Zelenitsky François Therrien Gregory M. Erickson Christopher L. DeBuhr Yoshitsugu Kobayashi David A. Eberth Frank Hadfield 2012 Feathered Non-Avian Dinosaurs from North America Provide Insight into Wing Origins Science 338 6106 510–514 10.1126/science.1225376 23112330 2012Sci...338..510Z 2057698 A new information on the anatomy of the holotype specimen of Nqwebasaurus thwazi is published by Jonah N. Choiniere, Catherine A. Forster and William J. de Klerk (2012).Jonah N. Choiniere Catherine A. Forster William J. de Klerk 2012 New information on Nqwebasaurus thwazi, a coelurosaurian theropod from the Early Cretaceous Kirkwood Formation in South Africa Journal of African Earth Sciences 71–72 1–17 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2012.05.005 2012JAfES..71....1C A study of Alioramus was published by Stephen Brusatte, Thomas D. Carr and Mark Norell (2012).Stephen Brusatte Thomas D. Carr Mark Norell 2012 The osteology of Alioramus, a gracile and long-snouted tyrannosaurid (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the late Cretaceous of Mongolia Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 366 1–197 10.1206/770.1 2246/6162 84550111 https://www.pure.ed.ac.uk/ws/files/8230825/PDF_Brusatteetal2012AlioramusMonograph.pdf Abdominal contents of two specimens of Sinocalliopteryx gigas are described by Lida Xing et al. (2012).Lida Xing Phil R. Bell W. Scott Persons IV Shuan Ji Tetsuto Miyashita Michael E. Burns Qiang Ji Philip J. Currie 2012 Abdominal Contents from Two Large Early Cretaceous Compsognathids (Dinosauria: Theropoda) Demonstrate Feeding on Confuciusornithids and Dromaeosaurids PLOS ONE 7 8 e44012 10.1371/journal.pone.0044012 22952855 3430630 2012PLoSO...744012X free A study of musculoskeletal anatomy, three-dimensional body proportions and body mass evolution in allosauroid theropod dinosaurs is published by Karl T. Bates, Roger B. J. Benson, and Peter L. Falkingham  (2012).Karl T. Bates Roger B. J. Benson Peter L. Falkingham 2012 A computational analysis of locomotor anatomy and body mass evolution in Allosauroidea (Dinosauria: Theropoda) Paleobiology 38 3 486–507 10.1666/10004.1 2012Pbio...38..486B 86326069 A study of the braincase of Sinraptor dongi is published by Ariana Paulina Carabajal and Philip J. Currie (2012).Ariana Paulina Carabajal Philip J. Currie 2012 New information on the braincase of Sinraptor dongi (Theropoda: Allosauroidea): ethmoidal region, endocranial anatomy, and pneumaticity Vertebrata PalAsiatica 50 2 85–101 http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/201204/P020120423370610736726.pdf 10.19615/j.cnki.1000-3118.2012.02.001 A study of Kelmayisaurus petrolicus, interpreting it as likely to be a member of Carcharodontosauridae, is published by Stephen L. Brusatte, Roger B.J. Benson and Xing Xu (2012).Stephen L. Brusatte Roger B.J. Benson Xing Xu 2012 A reassessment of Kelmayisaurus petrolicus, a large theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 57 1 65–72 10.4202/app.2010.0125 free 20.500.11820/95de36fb-46b2-4acc-bd2e-1d5a496fc78c free Description of pectoral girdle and forelimb of Majungasaurus crenatissimus is published by Sara H. Burch and Matthew T. Carrano (2012).Sara H. Burch Matthew T. Carrano 2012 An articulated pectoral girdle and forelimb of the abelisaurid theropod Majungasaurus crenatissimus from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32 1 1–16 10.1080/02724634.2012.622027 2012JVPal..32....1B 86430531 A study of Early Cretaceous Australian theropod dinosaurs was published by Roger B. J. Benson et al. (2012).Roger B. J. Benson Thomas H. Rich Patricia Vickers-Rich Mike Hall 2012 Theropod Fauna from Southern Australia Indicates High Polar Diversity and Climate-Driven Dinosaur Provinciality PLOS ONE 7 5 e37122 10.1371/journal.pone.0037122 22615916 3353904 2012PLoSO...737122B free A study including a phylogenetic analysis of titanosauriform sauropod dinosaurs is published by Michael D'Emic (2012).D'Emic Michael D. 2012 The early evolution of titanosauriform sauropod dinosaurs Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 166 3 624–671 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00853.x free 2027.42/94293 free The postcranial skeletal pneumaticity in the skeletons of five taxa of early sauropodomorph dinosaurs is described by Adam M. Yates, Mathew J. Wedel and Matthew F. Bonnan (2012).Adam M. Yates Mathew J. Wedel Matthew F. Bonnan 2012 The early evolution of postcranial skeletal pneumaticity in sauropodomorph dinosaurs Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 57 1 85–100 10.4202/app.2010.0075 free The study on the presumed course of the recurrent laryngeal nerve in sauropod dinosaurs is published by Mathew J. Wedel (2012).Mathew J. Wedel 2012 A monument of inefficiency: the presumed course of the recurrent laryngeal nerve in sauropod dinosaurs Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 57 2 251–256 10.4202/app.2011.0019 free Pachysuchus, previously thought to be an Early Jurassic phytosaur, is reinterpreted as a sauropodomorph dinosaur by Paul M. Barrett and Xu Xing (2012).Paul M. Barrett Xu Xing 2012 The enigmatic reptile Pachysuchus imperfectus Young, 1951 from the Lower Lufeng Formation (Lower Jurassic) of Yunnan, China Vertebrata PalAsiatica 50 2 151–159 http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/201204/P020120423369779799608.pdf 10.19615/j.cnki.1000-3118.2012.02.005 A study of vertebral laminae of sauropod dinosaurs is published by Jeffrey A. Wilson (2012).Jeffrey A. Wilson 2012 New Vertebral Laminae and Patterns of Serial Variation in Vertebral Laminae of Sauropod Dinosaurs Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 32 7 91–110 2027.42/92460 A study on the neural spine bifurcation in diplodocoid sauropod dinosaurs is published by D. Cary Woodruff and Denver W. Fowler (2012).D. Cary Woodruff Denver W. Fowler 2012 Ontogenetic influence on neural spine bifurcation in Diplodocoidea (Dinosauria: Sauropoda): A critical phylogenetic character Journal of Morphology 273 7 754–764 10.1002/jmor.20021 22460982 206091560 A study of the postcranial skeletal pneumaticity in the skeletons of Saltasaurus, Neuquensaurus and Rocasaurus is published by Ignacio A. Cerda, Leonardo Salgado and Jaime E. Powell  (2012).Ignacio A. Cerda Leonardo Salgado Jaime E. Powell 2012 Extreme postcranial pneumaticity in sauropod dinosaurs from South America Paläontologische Zeitschrift 86 4 441–449 10.1007/s12542-012-0140-6 2012PalZ...86..441C 11336/71156 128470530 https://rid.unrn.edu.ar/jspui/handle/20.500.12049/2615 free A study of Early Cretaceous sauropod dinosaurs from North America is published by Michael D. D’Emic and Brady Z. Foreman (2012). Among other findings, additional sauropod material from the Cloverly Formation of Wyoming was referred to Sauroposeidon, Paluxysaurus was synonymized with Sauroposeidon, Rugocaudia was considered a nomen dubium and the cause of the North American sauropod extinction in the middle of the Cretaceous period was discussed.Michael D. D’Emic Brady Z. Foreman amp 2012 The beginning of the sauropod dinosaur hiatus in North America: insights from the Lower Cretaceous Cloverly Formation of Wyoming Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32 4 883–902 10.1080/02724634.2012.671204 2012JVPal..32..883D 128486488 The first sauropod dinosaur (a member of Titanosauria) from Antarctica described by Ignacio A. Cerda et al.  (2012).Ignacio A. Cerda Ariana Paulina Carabajal Leonardo Salgado Rodolfo A. Coria Marcelo A. Reguero Claudia P. Tambussi Juan J. Moly 2012 The first record of a sauropod dinosaur from Antarctica Naturwissenschaften 99 1 83–87 10.1007/s00114-011-0869-x 22173579 2012NW.....99...83C 18921496 11336/52393 free A study of biomechanics, pectoral girdle articulation and body mass of the Triassic dinosaurs from Brazil (Staurikosaurus, Saturnalia, Pampadromaeus, Guaibasaurus and Unaysaurus) is published by Rafael Delcourt, Sergio A. K. de Azevedo, Orlando N. Grillo and Fernanda O. Deantoni (2012).Rafael Delcourt Sergio A. K. de Azevedo Orlando N. Grillo Fernanda O. Deantoni 2012 Biomechanical comments about Triassic dinosaurs from Brazil Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 52 29 341–347 10.1590/S0031-10492012002900001 free Anatomy of Fruitadens haagarorum is described by Richard J. Butler et al. (2012).Richard J. Butler Laura B. Porro Peter M. Galton Luis M. Chiappe 2012 Anatomy and Cranial Functional Morphology of the Small-Bodied Dinosaur Fruitadens haagarorum from the Upper Jurassic of the USA PLOS ONE 7 4 e31556 10.1371/journal.pone.0031556 22509242 3324477 2012PLoSO...731556B free A study including a phylogenetic analysis of ankylosaurian dinosaurs is published by Richard S. Thompson et al. (2012).Richard S. Thompson Jolyon C. Parish Susannah C. R. Maidment Paul M. Barretta 2012 Phylogeny of the ankylosaurian dinosaurs (Ornithischia: Thyreophora) Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 10 2 301–312 10.1080/14772019.2011.569091 2012JSPal..10..301T 86002282 A study including a phylogenetic analysis of iguanodontian ornithopod dinosaurs is published by Andrew T. McDonald (2012).Andrew T. McDonald 2012 Phylogeny of Basal Iguanodonts (Dinosauria: Ornithischia): An Update PLOS ONE 7 5 e36745 10.1371/journal.pone.0036745 22629328 3358318 2012PLoSO...736745M free A study of the forearm orientation in hadrosaurids is published by Phil Senter (2012).Phil Senter 2012 Forearm orientation in Hadrosauridae (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) and implications for museum mounts Palaeontologia Electronica 15 3 30A http://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2012-issue-3-articles/324-hadrosaurid-forearm Skin impressions of two different species of Saurolophus are described by Phil Bell (2012).Phil R. Bell 2012 Standardized Terminology and Potential Taxonomic Utility for Hadrosaurid Skin Impressions: A Case Study for Saurolophus from Canada and Mongolia PLOS ONE 7 2 e31295 10.1371/journal.pone.0031295 22319623 3272031 2012PLoSO...731295B free A new description of Eolambia caroljonesa is published by Andrew T. McDonald et al. (2012).Andrew T. McDonald John Bird James I. Kirkland Peter Dodson 2012 Osteology of the Basal Hadrosauroid Eolambia caroljonesa (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah PLOS ONE 7 10 e45712 10.1371/journal.pone.0045712 23077495 3471925 2012PLoSO...745712M free A study of anatomy and relationships of Bolong yixianensis is published by Wu Wenhao and Pascal Godefroit (2012).Wu Wenhao Pascal Godefroit 2012 Anatomy and relationships of Bolong yixianensis, an Early Cretaceous iguanodontoid dinosaur from western Liaoning, China Godefroit, P. Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems https://archive.org/details/bernissartdinosa00gode registration Indiana University Press 293–333 978-0-253-35721-2 An overview of Early Cretaceous iguanodontian ornithopod dinosaurs of England and Belgium is published by David B. Norman (2012).David B. Norman 2012 Iguanodontian taxa (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Lower Cretaceous of England and Belgium Godefroit, P. Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems https://archive.org/details/bernissartdinosa00gode registration Indiana University Press 175–212 978-0-253-35721-2 A study of the bone histology of Tenontosaurus tilletti is published by Sarah Werning (2012).Sarah Werning 2012 The Ontogenetic Osteohistology of Tenontosaurus tilletti PLOS ONE 7 3 e33539 10.1371/journal.pone.0033539 22470454 3314665 2012PLoSO...733539W free A study of the bone histology of Dysalotosaurus lettowvorbecki is published by Tom R. Hübner (2012).Tom R. Hübner 2012 Bone Histology in Dysalotosaurus lettowvorbecki (Ornithischia: Iguanodontia) – Variation, Growth, and Implications PLOS ONE 7 1 e29958 10.1371/journal.pone.0029958 22238683 3253128 2012PLoSO...729958H free A study questioning the interpretation of Torosaurus as a junior synonym and a growth stage of Triceratops was published by Nicholas R. Longrich and Daniel J. Field (2012).Nicholas R. Longrich Daniel J. Field 2012 Torosaurus Is Not Triceratops: Ontogeny in Chasmosaurine Ceratopsids as a Case Study in Dinosaur Taxonomy PLOS ONE 7 2 e32623 10.1371/journal.pone.0032623 22393425 3290593 2012PLoSO...732623L free A study of some of the earliest known dinosaur assemblages is published by Martín D. Ezcurra (2012). Among other findings, Teyuwasu is interpreted as a member of the clade Dinosauriformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement and a nomen dubium.Martín D. Ezcurra 2012 Comments on the taxonomic diversity and paleobiogeography of the earliest known dinosaur assemblages (late Carnian-earliest Norian) Historia Natural, Tercera Serie 2 1 49–71 http://www.fundacionazara.org.ar/img/revista-historia-natural/tomo-03/historia-natural-2012-1-art-03.pdf A study of anatomical variability exhibited by major dinosaur groups living during the latest Cretaceous is published by Stephen L. Brusatte et al. (2012).Stephen L. Brusatte Richard J. Butler Albert Prieto-Márquez Mark A. Norell 2012 Dinosaur morphological diversity and the end-Cretaceous extinction Nature Communications 3 804 10.1038/ncomms1815 22549833 2012NatCo...3..804B free 20.500.11820/25d8f165-32d9-40d1-aa41-dd5a4ba643ac free A study of biodiversity of late Maastrichtian non-avian dinosaurs is published by Jean Le Loeuff (2012).Jean Le Loeuff 2012 Paleobiogeography and biodiversity of Late Maastrichtian dinosaurs: how many dinosaur species went extinct at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary? Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France 183 6 547–559 10.2113/gssgfbull.183.6.547 New taxa Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAlnashetriPeter J. Makovicky Sebastián Apesteguía Federico A. Gianechini 2012 A New Coelurosaurian Theropod from the La Buitrera Fossil Locality of Río Negro, Argentina Fieldiana Life and Earth Sciences 5 90–98 10.3158/2158-5520-5.1.90 129758444 Gen. et sp. novValidMakovicky, Apesteguía & GianechiniLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian or Turonian)Candeleros FormationArgentinaA coelurosaurian, a probable relative of alvarezsaurids. The type species is Alnashetri cerropoliciensis.AstrophocaudiaMichael D. D’Emic 2013 Revision of the sauropod dinosaurs of the Lower Cretaceous Trinity Group, southern USA, with the description of a new genus Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 11 6 707–726 10.1080/14772019.2012.667446 2013JSPal..11..707D 84742205 Gen. et sp. novValidhttp://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/6381A990-28CA-4196-9D0B-FE0FD1E93CE0 Archived copy 2013-01-01 2025-04-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20250418215909/https://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/6381A990-28CA-4196-9D0B-FE0FD1E93CE0 dead D’EmicEarly CretaceousTrinity GroupUnited States (Texas)A titanosauriform sauropod, a member of the clade Somphospondyli. The type species is Astrophocaudia slaughteri.BatyrosaurusPascal Godefroit François Escuillié Yuri L. Bolotsky Pascaline Lauters 2012 A New Basal Hadrosauroid Dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Kazakhstan Godefroit, P. Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems https://archive.org/details/bernissartdinosa00gode registration Indiana University Press 335–358 978-0-253-35721-2 Gen. et sp. novValidGodefroit et al.Late CretaceousKazakhstanA basal hadrosauroid. The type species is Batyrosaurus rozhdestvenskyi.BicentenariaFernando E. Novas Martin D. Ezcurra Federico L. Agnolín Diego Pol Raúl Ortíz 2012 New Patagonian Cretaceous theropod sheds light about the early radiation of Coelurosauria Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Nueva Series 14 1 57–81 10.22179/REVMACN.14.372 free Gen. et sp. novValidNovas et al.CenomanianCandeleros FormationArgentinaA coelurosaur. The type species is Bicentenaria argentina.framelessBonapartenykusFederico L. Agnolin Jaime E. Powell Fernando E. Novas Martin Kundrát 2012 New alvarezsaurid (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from uppermost Cretaceous of north-western Patagonia with associated eggs Cretaceous Research 35 33–56 10.1016/j.cretres.2011.11.014 2012CrRes..35...33A 11336/272003 free Gen. et sp. novValidAgnolin, Powell, Novas, & KundrátCampanian/MaastrichtianAllen FormationArgentinaAn alvarezsaurid. ComahuesaurusJosé Luis Carballido Leonardo Salgado Diego Pol José Ignacio Canudo Alberto Garrido 2012 A new basal rebbachisaurid (Sauropoda, Diplodocoidea) from the Early Cretaceous of the Neuquén Basin; evolution and biogeography of the group Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology 24 6 631–654 10.1080/08912963.2012.672416 2012HBio...24..631C 130423764 Gen. et sp. novValidCarballido et al.Early Cretaceous (Aptian or Albian)Lohan Cura FormationArgentinaA rebbachisaurid sauropod. The type species is Comahuesaurus windhauseni.framelessCoronosaurusMichael J. Ryan David C. Evans Kieran M. Shepherd 2012 A new ceratopsid from the Foremost Formation (middle Campanian) of Alberta Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 49 10 1251–1262 10.1139/e2012-056 2012CaJES..49.1251R free Gen. et comb. novValidRyan, Evans & ShepherdLate CretaceousOldman FormationCanadaA centrosaurine ceratopsian, a new genus for "Centrosaurus" brinkmani Ryan & Russell (2005).framelessDarwinsaurusGregory S. Paul 2012 Notes on the rising diversity of Iguanodont taxa, and Iguanodonts named after Darwin, Huxley and evolutionary science Hurtado, P.H. Fernández-Baldor, F.T. Canudo Sanagustín, J.I. Actas de V Jornadas Internacionales sobre Paleontología de Dinosaurios y su Entorno, Salas de los Infantes, Burgos Colectivo Arqueológico-Paleontológico de Salas de los Infantes (Burgos) 121–131 http://gspauldino.com/Risingdiversity2011.pdf Gen. et sp. novValidPaulEarly Cretaceous (early Valanginian)Wadhurst Clay FormationUnited KingdomA styracosternan ornithopod. The type species is Darwinsaurus evolutionis, and the holotype is an associated skeleton that includes material catalogued under numbers NHMUK R1831 (a dentary), R1833, R1835 and R1836; this skeleton is assigned by Norman (2010) to Hypselospinus fittoni.Norman David B. 2010 A taxonomy of iguanodontians (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the lower Wealden Group (Cretaceous: Valanginian) of southern England Zootaxa 2489 47–66 10.11646/zootaxa.2489.1.3 ElaltitanPhilip D. Mannion Alejandro Otero 2012 A reappraisal of the Late Cretaceous Argentinean sauropod dinosaur Argyrosaurus superbus, with a description of a new titanosaur genus Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32 3 614–638 10.1080/02724634.2012.660898 2012JVPal..32..614M 86762374 11336/197194 free Gen. et sp. novValidMannion & OteroMiddle Cenomanian to TuronianBajo Barreal FormationArgentinaA lithostrotian titanosaur. The type species is Elaltitan lilloi.EoabelisaurusDiego Pol Oliver W. M. 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Brown Don Brinkman 2012 New leptoceratopsids from the Upper Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada Cretaceous Research 35 69–80 10.1016/j.cretres.2011.11.018 2012CrRes..35...69R Gen. et sp. novValidRyan, Evans, Currie, Brown, & BrinkmanLate SantonianMilk River FormationCanadaA leptoceratopsid ceratopsian.framelessHexingJin Liyong Chen Jun Pascal Godefroit 2012 A New Basal Ornithomimosaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation, Northeast China Godefroit, P. Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems https://archive.org/details/bernissartdinosa00gode registration Indiana University Press 467–487 978-0-253-35721-2 Gen. et sp. novValidJin, Chen & GodefroitEarly Valanginian to early BarremianYixian FormationChinaA basal ornithomimosaur. The type species is Hexing qingyi.framelessHuehuecanauhtlusAngel Alejandro Ramírez-Velasco Mouloud Benammi Albert Prieto-Márquez Jesús Alvarado Ortega René Hernández-Rivera 2012 Huehuecanauhtlus tiquichensis, a new hadrosauroid dinosaur (Ornithischia: Ornithopoda) from the Santonian (Late Cretaceous) of Michoacán, Mexico Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 49 2 379–395 10.1139/e11-062 2012CaJES..49..379R Gen. et sp.ValidRamírez-Velasco et al.SantonianMexicoA basal hadrosauroid. 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The type species is Ichthyovenator laosensis.framelessKaatedocusEmanuel Tschopp Octávio Mateus 2013 The skull and neck of a new flagellicaudatan sauropod from the Morrison Formation and its implication for the evolution and ontogeny of diplodocid dinosaurs Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 11 7 853–888 10.1080/14772019.2012.746589 2013JSPal..11..853T 2318/1525401 59581535 free Gen. et sp. novValidhttp://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/E559FA2A-67AF-4A8E-818F-A3E6999CC3FC Archived copy 2013-01-01 2025-04-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20250418173529/https://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/E559FA2A-67AF-4A8E-818F-A3E6999CC3FC dead Tschopp & MateusLate Jurassic (Kimmeridgian)Morrison FormationUnited StatesA diplodocine diplodocid sauropod. The type species is Kaatedocus siberi.framelessKundurosaurusPascal Godefroit Yuri L. 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The type species is Lapampasaurus cholinoi.LatirhinusAlbert Prieto-Márquez Claudia Inés Serrano Brañas 2012 Latirhinus uitstlani, a 'broad-nosed' saurolophine hadrosaurid (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda) from the late Campanian (Cretaceous) of northern Mexico Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology 24 6 607–619 10.1080/08912963.2012.671311 2012HBio...24..607P 128964878 Gen. et sp. novValidPrieto-Márquez & BrañasLate Cretaceous (late Campanian)Cerro del Pueblo FormationMexicoA hadrosaurid of uncertain phylogenetic placement; originally described as a saurolophine, but subsequently reinterpreted as a lambeosaurine.Ángel Alejandro Ramírez-Velasco Luis Espinosa-Arrubarrena Jesús Alvarado-Ortega 2021 Review of the taxonomic affinities of Latirhinus uitstlani, an emblematic Mexican hadrosaurid Journal of South American Earth Sciences 110 103391 10.1016/j.jsames.2021.103391 2021JSAES.11003391R The type species is Latirhinus uitstlani.framelessMagnapauliaAlbert Prieto-Márquez Luis M. Chiappe Shantanu H. Joshi 2012 The Lambeosaurine Dinosaur Magnapaulia laticaudus from the Late Cretaceous of Baja California, Northwestern Mexico PLOS ONE 7 6 e38207 10.1371/journal.pone.0038207 22719869 3373519 2012PLoSO...738207P free Gen. et comb. novValidPrieto-Márquez, Chiappe & JoshiLate CampanianEl Gallo FormationMexicoA lambeosaurine hadrosaurid, a new genus for "Lambeosaurus" laticaudus (Morris, 1981).framelessMantellodonGen. et sp. novValidPaulEarly Cretaceous (early Aptian)Lower Greensand FormationUnited KingdomA styracosternan ornithopod. The type species is Mantellodon carpenteri and the holotype is the specimen NHMUK R3741 consisting of partial associated skeleton (also known as Gideon Mantell's "Mantel-piece")MartharaptorPhil Senter James I. Kirkland Donald D. DeBlieux 2012 Martharaptor greenriverensis, a New Theropod Dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Utah PLOS ONE 7 8 e43911 10.1371/journal.pone.0043911 22952806 3430620 2012PLoSO...743911S free Gen. et sp. novValidSenter, Kirkland & DeBlieuxEarly AptianCedar Mountain FormationUnited StatesA possible therizinosauroid. The type species is Martharaptor greenriverensis.framelessMicroraptor hanqingiEn-Pu Gong Larry D. Martin David A. Burnham Amanda R. Falk Lian-Hai Hou amp 2012 A new species of Microraptor from the Jehol Biota of northeastern China Palaeoworld 21 2 81–91 10.1016/j.palwor.2012.05.003 sp novValidGong et al.Early CretaceousChinaA species of Microraptor. Its status as a distinct species is disputed, with Pei et al. (2014) considering the holotype specimen's morphology not to be distinguishable from other Microraptor specimens.Rui Pei Quanguo Li Qingjin Meng Ke-Qin Gao Mark A. 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Tykoski amp 2012 A new species of the centrosaurine ceratopsid Pachyrhinosaurus from the North Slope (Prince Creek Formation: Maastrichtian) of Alaska Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 57 3 561–573 10.4202/app.2011.0033 free sp novValidFiorillo & TykoskiMaastrichtianPrince Creek FormationUSAThird known species of Pachyrhinosaurus.PegomastaxPaul C. Sereno 2012 Taxonomy, morphology, masticatory function and phylogeny of heterodontosaurid dinosaurs https://archive.org/details/taxonomymorphol226sere ZooKeys 226 1–225 10.3897/zookeys.226.2840 23166462 3491919 free Gen. et sp. novValidSerenoHettangian to SinemurianElliot FormationSouth AfricaA heterodontosaurid. The type species is Pegomastax africana.framelessPhilovenatorXu Xing Zhao Ji Corwin Sullivan Tan Qing-Wei Martin Sander Ma Qing-Yu 2012 The taxonomy of the troodontid IVPP V 10597 reconsidered Vertebrata PalAsiatica 50 2 140–150 http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/201204/P020120423369968204026.pdf 10.19615/j.cnki.1000-3118.2012.02.004 Gen. et sp. novValidXu et al.CampanianWulansuhai FormationChinaA troodontid. Its type species is Philovenator curriei.framelessProaAndrew T. McDonald Eduardo Espílez Luis Mampel James I. Kirkland Luis Alcalá 2012 An unusual new basal iguanodont (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Lower Cretaceous of Teruel, Spain Zootaxa 3595 61–76 http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2012/f/z03595p076f.pdf 10.11646/zootaxa.3595.1.3 Gen. et sp. novValidMcDonald et al.Early Cretaceous (early Albian)Escucha FormationSpainAn iguanodont ornithopod closely related to Iguanodon and the clade Hadrosauroidea. The type species is Proa valdearinnoensis.RugocaudiaD. 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Norell 2012 Exceptionally preserved juvenile megalosauroid theropod dinosaur with filamentous integument from the Late Jurassic of Germany Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 109 29 11746–11751 10.1073/pnas.1203238109 22753486 3406838 2012PNAS..10911746R free Gen. et sp. novValidRauhut et al.Upper KimmeridgianGermanyA megalosauroid. The type species is Sciurumimus albersdoerferi.framelessUnescoceratops Gen. et sp. novValidRyan, Evans, Currie, Brown, & BrinkmanLate CampanianDinosaur Park FormationCanadaA leptoceratopsid ceratopsian. Xenoceratops Gen. et sp. novValidRyan, Evans & ShepherdLate Cretaceous (middle Campanian)Foremost FormationCanadaA centrosaurine ceratopsian. The type species is Xenoceratops foremostensis.framelessYueosaurusZheng Wenjie Xingsheng Jin Masateru Shibata Yoichi Azuma Fangming Yu amp 2012 A new ornithischian dinosaur from the Cretaceous Liangtoutang Formation of Tiantai, Zhejiang Province, China Cretaceous Research 34 208–219 10.1016/j.cretres.2011.11.001 2012CrRes..34..208Z Gen. et sp. novValidZheng, Jin, Shibata, Azuma, & YuAptian-CenomanianLiangtoutang FormationChinaA basal ornithopod.YurgovuchiaSenter Phil James I. Kirkland Donald D. DeBlieux Scott Madsen Natalie Toth amp 2012 New Dromaeosaurids (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Lower Cretaceous of Utah, and the Evolution of the Dromaeosaurid Tail PLOS ONE 7 5 e36790 10.1371/journal.pone.0036790 22615813 3352940 2012PLoSO...736790S free Gen. et sp. novValidSenter et al.Early Cretaceous, possibly BarremianCedar Mountain FormationUSAA dromaeosaurid. The type species is Yurgovuchia doellingi.framelessYutyrannusXu Xing Kebai Wang Ke Zhang Qingyu Ma Lida Xing Corwin Sullivan Dongyu Hu Shuqing Cheng Shuo Wang amp 2012 A gigantic feathered dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of China Nature 484 92–95 10.1038/nature10906 22481363 7392 2012Natur.484...92X 29689629 Gen. et sp. novValidXu et al.Early CretaceousYixian FormationChinaA basal tyrannosauroid. The type species is Yutyrannus huali.frameless Newly named birds Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAegolius gradyi Storrs L. Olson 2012 A new species of small owl of the genus Aegolius (Aves: Strigidae) from Quaternary deposits on Bermuda Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 125 2 97–105 10.2988/11-36.1 86827777 Sp. nov. ValidStorrs L. OlsonPleistocene to HoloceneBermudaA Strigidae.Aegypius jinniushanensis Zihui Zhang Yunping Huang Helen F. James Lianhai Hou 2012 Two Old World vultures from the middle Pleistocene of northeastern China and their implications for interspecific competition and biogeography of Aegypiinae https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/18184/vz_Zhang-12-J_Vert_Paleo-Vultures.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32 1 117–124 10.1080/02724634.2012.624146 2012JVPal..32..117Z 85765495 Sp. nov. ValidZhang Zihui Huang Yunping Helen F. James Hou LianhaiMiddle PleistoceneChinaAn Accipitridae.Aix praeclara N. V. Zelenkov E. N. Kurochkin amp 2012 Dabbling ducks (Aves: Anatidae) from the Middle Miocene of Mongolia Paleontological Journal https://www.researchgate.net/publication/250002885 46 4 421–429 10.1134/s0031030112040132 2012PalJ...46..421Z 86430094 Sp. nov. ValidNikita V. Zelenkov Evgeny N. KurochkinMiddle MioceneOshin FormationMongoliaAn Anatidae.Alauda xerarvensis Zlatozar Boev 2012 Neogene Larks (Aves: Alaudidae (Vigors, 1825)) from Bulgaria Acta Zoologica Bulgarica 64 3 295–318 http://www.acta-zoologica-bulgarica.eu/downloads/acta-zoologica-bulgarica/2012/64-3-295-318.pdf Sp. nov. ValidZlatozar BoevLate PlioceneMiddle VillafranchianBulgariaAn Alaudidae.Anchigyps voorhiesi Zihui Zhang Alan Feduccia Helen F. James 2012 A Late Miocene Accipitrid (Aves: Accipitriformes) from Nebraska and Its Implications for the Divergence of Old World Vultures PLOS ONE 7 11 e48842 10.1371/journal.pone.0048842 23152811 3494718 2012PLoSO...748842Z free Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. ValidZhang Zihui Alan Feduccia Helen F. JamesLate Miocene. late ClarendonianAsh Hollow FormationUSA: NebraskaAn Accipitridae close in morphology to the Old World Vultures. The type species of the new genus.Anhinga walterbolesi Trevor H. Worthy 2012 A New Species of Oligo-Miocene Darter (Aves: Anhingidae) from Australia https://www.academia.edu/attachments/11343643/download_file?st=MTQwNjcwMjM2OSw0Ni4xMjkuNTcuMTU0LDQ1MDUyNg%3D%3D&s=work_strip The Auk 129 1 96–104 10.1525/auk.2012.11204 2328/35946 86704271 free Sp. nov. ValidTrevor H. WorthyLate Oligocene or Early MioceneEtadunna Formation, 24-26 MaAustralia: South AustraliaAn Anhingidae.Anthus antecedens Sp. nov. ValidJenö Kessler János HírMiddle MioceneMN 7-8HungaryA Motacillidae.Athene vallgornerensis Carmen Guerra Pere Bover Josep A. Alcover 2012 A new species of extinct little owl from the Pleistocene of Mallorca (Balearic Islands) Journal of Ornithology http://www.steenuil.nl/pdf/Mallorca_extinct.pdf 153 2 347–354 10.1007/s10336-011-0749-3 2012JOrni.153..347G 10261/56555 14367059 Sp. nov. ValidCarmen Guerra Pere Bover Josep A. AlcoverEarly PleistoceneCave depositsSpain: MajorcaA Strigidae.Australopicus nelsonmandelai Albrecht Manegold Antoine Louchart 2012 Biogeographic and paleoenvironmental implications of a new woodpecker species (Aves, Picidae) from the early Pliocene of South Africa https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235217983 Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32 4 926–938 10.1080/02724634.2012.664597 2012JVPal..32..926M 85421020 Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.ValidAlbrecht Manegold Antoine LouchartEarly PlioceneVarswater FormationSouth AfricaA Picidae, this is the type species of the new genus.Avolatavis tenens Daniel T. Ksepka Julia A. Clarke 2012 A new stem parrot from the Green River Formation and the complex evolution of the grasping foot in Pan-Psittaciformes Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32 2 395–406 10.1080/02724634.2012.641704 2012JVPal..32..395K 85308803 Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.ValidDaniel T. Ksepka Julia A. ClarkeEoceneGreen River FormationUSA: WyomingA stem parrot, a member of Pan-Psittaciformes. The type species of the new genus.Becassius charadriioides Vanesa L. De Pietri Gerald Mayr 2012 An assessment of the diversity of early Miocene Scolopaci (Aves, Charadriiformes) from Saint-Gérand-le-Puy (Allier, France) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235103944 Palaeontology 55 6 1177–1197 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2012.01182.x free 2012Palgy..55.1177D Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. ValidVanesa L. De Pietri Gerald MayrEarly MioceneSaint-Gérard-le-Puy, MN 2aFranceOriginally described as a member of the family Scolopacidae or a relative of the Scolopacidae; De Pietri, Mayr & Scofield (2019) transferred this species to the family Glareolidae.Vanesa L. De Pietri Gerald Mayr R. Paul Scofield 2019 Becassius charadriioides, an early Miocene pratincole-like bird from France: with comments on the early evolutionary history of the Glareolidae (Aves, Charadriiformes) PalZ 94 1 107–124 10.1007/s12542-019-00469-8 197556472 The type species of the new genus.Bombycilla hamori Jeno Kessler János Hír 2012 Észak-Magyarország madárvilága a miocénben. II. rész. Földtani Közlöny 142 2 149–168 http://epa.oszk.hu/01600/01635/00340/pdf/EPA01635_foldtani_kozlony_2012_142_2_149-168.pdf Eugen Kessler 2013 Neogene songbirds (Aves, Passeriformes) from Hungary Hantkeniana. Contributions of the Department of Palaeontology. Eötvös University 8 37–149 http://kazmer.web.elte.hu/Hantkeniana_8_beliv.pdf 2014-01-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20140109220416/http://kazmer.web.elte.hu/Hantkeniana_8_beliv.pdf 2014-01-09 dead Sp. nov. ValidJenö Kessler János HírEarly MioceneMN 5HungaryA Bombycillidae.Brodavis americanus Larry D. Martin Evgeny N. Kurochkin Tim T. Tokaryk 2012 A new evolutionary lineage of diving birds from the Late Cretaceous of North America and Asia Palaeoworld 21 1 59–63 10.1016/j.palwor.2012.02.005Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. ValidLarry D. Martin Evgeny N. Kurochkin Tim T. TokarykLate Cretaceous,Maastrichtian Frenchman FormationCanada: SaskatchewanA Hesperornithiformes Fürbringer, 1888, Brodavidae Martin, Kurochkin et Tokaryk, 2012, this is the type species of the new genus.Brodavis baileyi Sp. nov. ValidLarry D. Martin Evgeny N. Kurochkin Tim T. TokarykLate Cretaceous,Maastrichtian Hell Creek FormationUSA: South DakotaA Hesperornithiformes Fürbringer, 1888, Brodavidae Martin, Kurochkin et Tokaryk, 2012.Brodavis mongoliensis Sp. nov. ValidLarry D. Martin Evgeny N. Kurochkin Tim T. TokarykLate Cretaceous,Maastrichtian Nemegt FormationMongoliaA Hesperornithiformes Fürbringer, 1888, Brodavidae Martin, Kurochkin et Tokaryk, 2012.Certhia janossyi Sp. nov. ValidJenö Kessler János HírLate MioceneMN 9HungaryOriginally described as a species of Certhia; Zelenkov (2017) transferred this species to a new genus Sylvosimadaravis within the superfamily Sylvioidea.Nikita V. Zelenkov 2017 The revised avian fauna of Rudabànya (Hungary, Late Miocene) Contribuciones del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" 7 253–266 Chenoanas deserta Nikita V. Zelenkov 2012 A new duck from the Middle Miocene of Mongolia, with comments on Miocene evolution of ducks https://www.researchgate.net/publication/250003094 Paleontological Journal 46 5 520–530 10.1134/s0031030112050139 2012PalJ...46..520Z 86178199 Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.ValidNikita V. ZelenkovMiddle MioceneOshin FormationMongoliaAn Anatidae, this is the type species of the new genus.Cinclus major Sp. nov. ValidJenö Kessler János HírEarly MioceneMN 5HungaryA Cinclidae.Circaetus rhodopensis Zlatozar Boev 2012 Circaetus rhodopensis sp. n. (Aves: Accipitriformes) from the Late Miocene of Hadzhidimovo (SW Bulgaria) http://www.acta-zoologica-bulgarica.eu/downloads/acta-zoologica-bulgarica/2012/64-1-005-012.pdf Acta Zoologica Bulgarica 64 1 5–12 2014-06-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20140730013045/http://www.acta-zoologica-bulgarica.eu/downloads/acta-zoologica-bulgarica/2012/64-1-005-012.pdf 2014-07-30 dead Sp. nov. ValidZlatozar BoevLate MioceneTulorian = Late Meotian, Late MN 11, ca. 7,5 MyaBulgariaAn Accipitridae.Crypturellus reai Robert M. Chandler 2012 A new species of tinamou (Aves: Tinamiformes, Tinamidae) from the Early-Middle Miocene of Argentina http://www.palarch.nl/wp-content/Chandler_2012_A_New_Species_of_Tinamou_from_the_Early_Middle_Miocene_of_Argentina_TERQUA_Proceedings_2011_PJVP_9_2.pdf PalArch's Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology 9 2 1–8 2013-03-15 2017-03-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20170318084639/http://www.palarch.nl/wp-content/Chandler_2012_A_New_Species_of_Tinamou_from_the_Early_Middle_Miocene_of_Argentina_TERQUA_Proceedings_2011_PJVP_9_2.pdf dead Sp. nov. ValidRobert M. ChandlerMiocene (Santacrucian)Santa Cruz FormationArgentinaA Tinamidae.?Elorius limosoides Sp. nov. ValidVanessa L. De Pietri Gerald MayrEarly MioceneSaint-Gérard-le-Puy, MN 2aFranceA Scolopacidae, possibly a species of Elorius.Emberiza bartkoi Sp. nov. ValidJenö Kessler János HírEarly MioceneMN 5HungaryAn Emberizidae.Eremarida xerophila Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. 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ValidNikita V. ZelenkovLate MioceneHyargas Nuur FormationMongoliaAn Anatidae a new genus for "Heterochen" vicinus Kurochkin, 1976.Hirundo selengenica Sp. nov.ValidNikita V. Zelenkov Evgeny N. KurochkinLate PlioceneChikoi FormationMongoliaA Hirundinidae.Jeholornis palmapenis Jingmai K. O'Connor Chengkai Sun Xing Xu Xiaolin Wang Zhonghe Zhou 2012 A new species of Jeholornis with complete caudal integument Historical Biology http://earth.usc.edu/~jingmai/oconnor_etal_2011_jeholornis.pdf 24 1 29–41 10.1080/08912963.2011.552720 2012HBio...24...29O 53359901 Sp. nov. ValidJingmai K. O'Connor Sun Chengkai Xu Xing Wang Xiaolin Zhou ZhongheEarly AptianJiufotang FormationChinaA Jeholornithidae Zhou et Zhang, 2006.Kairuku grebneffi Daniel T. Ksepka R. Ewan Fordyce Tatsuro Ando Craig M. Jones 2012 New fossil penguins (Aves, Sphenisciformes) from the Oligocene of New Zealand reveal the skeletal plan of stem penguins http://www4.ncsu.edu/~mhschwei/Research_files/02724634.2012.pdf Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32 2 235–254 10.1080/02724634.2012.652051 2012JVPal..32..235K 85887012 Sp. nov.ValidDaniel T. Ksepka R. Ewan Fordyce Tatsuro Ando Craig M. JonesOligoceneDutroonianNew ZealandA Spheniscidae.Kairuku waitaki Gen. nov. et Sp. novValidDaniel T. Ksepka R. Ewan Fordyce Tatsuro Ando Craig M. JonesOligoceneLate Whaingaroan or Early DuntroonianNew ZealandA Spheniscidae, the type species of the genus.Lanius schreteri Sp. nov. ValidJenö Kessler János HírMiddle MioceneMN 7-8HungaryA Laniidae.Leptoptilos lüi Zihui Zhang Yunping Huang Helen F. James Lianhai Hou 2012 A marabou (Ciconiidae: Leptoptilos) from the Middle Pleistocene of northeastern China https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/19481/vz_Zhang-12-Auk-stork.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y The Auk 129 4 699–706 10.1525/auk.2012.11227 55170353 Sp. nov. Not validZhang Zihui Huang Yunping Helen F. James Hou LianhaiMiddle PleistoceneCave depositsChinaA Ciconiidae, the name is not valid because of the "ü" in it, that must, of course be a plain "u".Lullula balcanica Sp. nov. ValidZlatozar BoevLate PlioceneMiddle VillafranchianBulgariaAn Alaudidae.Lullula neogradensis Sp. nov. ValidJenö Kessler János HírMiddle MioceneMN 7/8HungaryAn Alaudidae.Lullula slivnicensis Sp. nov. ValidZlatozar BoevLate PlioceneEarly Late Villafranchian, MN 18BulgariaAn Alaudidae, a relative of the woodlark.Luscinia praeluscinia Sp. nov. ValidJenö Kessler János HírEarly MioceneMN 5HungaryA Muscicapidae.Lutetodontopteryx tethyensis Gerald Mayr Evgenij Zvonok 2012 A new genus and species of Pelagornithidae with well-preserved pseudodentition and further avian remains from the middle Eocene of the Ukraine Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32 4 914–925 10.1080/02724634.2012.676114 2012JVPal..32..914M 86572964 Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.ValidGerald Mayr Evgenij ZvonokMiddle EoceneEarly LutetianUkraineA Pelagornithidae, this is the type species of the new genus.Melanocorypha donchevi Sp. nov. ValidZlatozar BoevLate PlioceneMiddle VillafranchianBulgariaAn Alaudidae.Melanocorypha serdicensis Sp. nov. ValidZlatozar BoevLate MioceneGnilyane Formation, Middle Late PontianBulgariaAn Alaudidae.Mioquerquedula minutissima Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. ValidNikita V. Zelenkov Evgeny N. KurochkinMiddle Miocene, possibly also Late MioceneGobi-Altai Aimag, Shargyn Govi, Sharga locationMongoliaAn Anatidae, this is the type species of the new genus, the new genus also contains "Anas" velox Milne-Edwards, 1868 as a Comb. nov. from France, Germany, Romania and ?Hungary.Muscicapa leganyii Sp. nov. ValidJenö Kessler János HírMiddle MioceneMN 7/8HungaryA Muscicapidae.Otus mauli Juan Carlos Rando Harald Pieper Josep A. Alcover Storrs L. Olson 2012 A new species of extinct fossil scops owl (Aves: Strigiformes: Strigidae: Otus) from the Archipelago of Madeira (North Atlantic Ocean) Zootaxa 3182 29–42 http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2012/f/z03182p042f.pdf 10.11646/zootaxa.3182.1.3 10261/56554 Sp. nov. ValidCarlos Rando Harald Pieper Josep A. Alcover Storrs L. OlsonQuaternaryPortugal: MadeiraA Strigidae.?Parvelorius calidris Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. ValidVanessa L. De Pietri Gerald MayrEarly MioceneMN 2aFranceA Scolopacidae, the new genus is erected for the species "Tringa" gracilis Milne-Edwards, 1868, the type species of the new genus and makes a Com. nov. with it; genus may also contain this new species.Phylloscopus miocaenicus Sp. nov. ValidJenö Kessler János HírMiddle MioceneMN 6-8HungaryA Phylloscopidae.Picavus litencicensis Gerald Mayr Ružena Gregorová 2012 A tiny stem group representative of Pici (Aves, Piciformes) from the early Oligocene of the Czech Republic Paläontologische Zeitschrift 86 3 333–343 10.1007/s12542-012-0133-5 2012PalZ...86..333M 83973084 Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. ValidGerald Mayr Růžena GregorováEarly OligoceneMenilite FormationCzech RepublicA stem group representative of the Piciformes, placed in a new family Picavidae Mayr et Gregorová, 2012. it is the type species of the new genus.Pipilo naufragus Storrs L. Olson David B. Wingate 2012 A new species of towhee (Aves: Emberizidae: Pipilo) from Quaternary deposits on Bermuda Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 125 1 85–96 10.2988/11-21.1 128495407 Sp. nov. ValidStorrs L. Olson David B. WingateMiddle Pleistocene to HoloceneCave depositsBermudaA Passerellidae, towhee.Pliocalcarius orkhonensisNikita V. Zelenkov Evgeny N. Kurochkin 2012 The first representative Pliocene assemblages of passerine birds in Asia (Northern Mongolia and Russian Transbaikalia) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/250003348 Geobios 45 3 323–334 10.1016/j.geobios.2011.10.001 2012Geobi..45..323Z Gen. nov. et Sp. novValidNikita V. Zelenkov Evgeny N. KurochkinLate PlioceneVillafranchian, Chikoi Formation, MN 16aMongoliaInitially considered to be a likely close relative of longspurs, Calcariidae, and made the type species of the new genus Pliocalcarius; Palastrova & Zelenkov (2020) reinterpreted this species as a lark and transferred it to the genus Eremophila.E. S. Palastrova N. V. Zelenkov 2020 A fossil species of Eremophila and other larks (Aves, Alaudidae) from the Upper Pliocene of the Selenga River valley (Central Asia) Paleontological Journal https://www.elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=42445802 54 2 187–204 10.1134/S0031030120020124 2020PalJ...54..187P 215741594 subscription June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes Praealauda hevesensis Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. ValidJenö Kessler János HírMiddle MioceneMN 7/8HungaryAn Alaudidae. The type species of the new genus.Primophaps schoddei Trevor H. Worthy 2012 A phabine pigeon (Aves : Columbidae) from Oligo-Miocene Australia https://www.academia.edu/attachments/22795483/download_file?st=MTQwNjc0MzYxOCw0Ni4xMjkuNTcuMTU0LDQ1MDUyNg%3D%3D&s=sidebar&ct=MTQwNjc0MzYyMCwxNDA2NzQzNjI5LDQ1MDUyNg== Emu 112 1 23–31 10.1071/mu11061 2012EmuAO.112...23W 83994441 Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. ValidTrevor H. WorthyLate Oligocene to early MioceneRiversleighAustralia QueenslandA Columbidae related to the bronzewing pigeons. The type species of the new genus.Pterocnemia mesopotamica Federico L. Agnolín Jorge I. Noriega amp 2012 Una nueva especie de ñandú (Aves: Rheidae) del Mioceno tardío de la Mesopotamia Argentina Ameghiniana 49 2 236–246 http://www.ameghiniana.org.ar/index.php/ameghiniana/article/view/492 10.5710/amgh.v49i2(492) 130165776 11336/62660 free Sp. nov.ValidFederico L. Agnolín Jorge I. NoriegaLate MioceneItuzaingó Formation, HuayquerianArgentinaA Rheidae. Transferred to the genus Rhea by Tambussi, Degrange & De Mendoza (2023).Claudia P. Tambussi Federico J. Degrange Ricardo S. De Mendoza 2023 "The present state of knowledge of the Cenozoic birds of Argentina" by Tonni 1980: four decades after Publicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina 23 1 255–295 10.5710/PEAPA.13.08.2022.418 https://www.peapaleontologica.org.ar/index.php/peapa/article/view/418 free Rallicrex litkensis Jeno Kessler János Hír 2012 Észak-Magyarország madárvilága a miocénben. I. rész. Földtani Közlöny 142 1 67–78 http://epa.oszk.hu/01600/01635/00339/pdf/EPA01635_foldtani_kozlony_2012_142_1_067-078.pdf Sp. nov. ValidJenö Kessler János HírEarly MioceneMN 5HungaryA Rallidae, a new species of Rallicrex Lambrecht, 1933, the type species is Rallicrex kolozsvarensis Lambrecht, 1933.Rhodospiza shaamarica Sp. nov.ValidNikita V. Zelenkov Evgeny N. KurochkinLate PlioceneVillafranchian, Chikoi Formation, MN 16a Mongolia RussiaOriginally described as a species of Rhodospiza; Palastrova & Zelenkov (2020) transferred it to the genus Emberiza.E. S. Palastrova N. V. Zelenkov 2020 A fossil bunting Emberiza shaamarica (Aves, Emberizidae) from the Upper Pliocene of Central Asia Paleontological Journal 54 6 652–661 https://www.elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=43961980 10.1134/S0031030120060076 2020PalJ...54..652P 227133794 subscription Sanshuiornis zhangi Min Wang Gerald Mayr Jiangyong Zhang Zhonghe Zhou amp 2012 New bird remains from the Middle Eocene of Guangdong, China https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app57/app20110061.pdf Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 57 3 519–526 10.4202/app.2011.0061 56019820 free Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. ValidWang Min Gerald Mayr Zhang Jiangyong Zhou ZhongheMiddle EoceneHuayong FormationChinaA Ciconiiformes Incertae Sedis.Schizooura lii Zhou Shuang Zhou Zhong-He Jingmai K. O’Connor 2012 A new basal beaked ornithurine bird from the Lower Cretaceous of Western Liaoning, China Vertebrata PalAsiatica 50 1 9–24 http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/201202/P020120209570168040733.pdf 10.19615/j.cnki.1000-3118.2012.01.003 Gen. nov. et Sp. nov ValidZhou Shuang Zhou Zhonghe Jingmai K. O'ConnorAptianJiufotang FormationChinaA basal Ornithuromorpha. The type species of the new genus.Scolopacimilis lartetianus Gen. nov. et Comb. nov. ValidVanessa L. De Pietri MayrEarly MioceneMN 2aFranceA Scolopacidae, a new genus for the species "Totanus" lartetianus, the type species of the genus, creating a Comb. nov.Shengjingornis yangi Li Li Wang Jinqi Zhang Xi Hou Shilin 2012 A New Enantiornithine Bird from the Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation in Jinzhou Area, Western Liaoning Province, China Acta Geologica Sinica 86 5 1039–1044 http://www.geojournals.cn/dzxben/ch/reader/view_abstract.aspx?file_no=201205001&flag=1 10.1111/j.1755-6724.2012.00729.x 2012AcGlS..86.1039L 129497987 subscription Gen. nov et Sp. nov. ValidLi Li Wang Jinqi Zhang Xi Hou ShilinEarly CretaceousJiufotang FormationChinaA Longipterygidae Zhang, Zhou, Hou L. H. et Gu, 2000, Enantiornithes Walker, 1981. The type species of the new genus.Songzia acutunguis Min Wang Gerald Mayr Jiangyong Zhang Zhonghe Zhou 2012 Two New Skeletons of the Enigmatic, Rail-like Avian Taxon Songzia Hou, 1990 (Songziidae) from the Early Eocene of China Alcheringa 36 4 487–499 10.1080/03115518.2012.673302 2012Alch...36..487W 83880203 Sp. nov. ValidWang Min Gerald Mayr Zhang Jiangyong Zhou ZhongheEarly EoceneYangxi FormationChinaA Songziidae Hou, 1990, Gruiformes. The type species is Songzia heidangkouensis Hou, 1990.Sturnus kretzoii Sp. nov. ValidJenö Kessler János HírLate MioceneMN 9HungaryA Sturnidae.Tadorna minor Sp. nov. ValidJenö Kessler János HírMioceneMN 7/8HungaryAn Anatidae.Turdicus minor Sp. nov. ValidJenö Kessler János HírEarly to Middle MioceneHungaryA Turdidae.Tydea septentrionalis Gerald Mayr Thierry Smith 2012 A Fossil Albatross from the Early Oligocene of the North Sea Basin https://www.researchgate.net/publication/254132888 The Auk 129 1 87–95 10.1525/auk.2011.11192 56365823 free Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. ValidGerald Mayr Thierry SmithEarly OligoceneRupelianBelgium: AntwerpA Diomedeidae. The type species of the new genus.Xiangornis shenmi Dongyu Hu Xing Xu Lianhai Hou Corwin Sullivan 2012 A new enantiornithine bird from the Lower Cretaceous of Western Liaoning, China, and its implications for early avian evolution https://www.researchgate.net/publication/213771927 Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32 3 639–645 10.1080/02724634.2012.652321 2012JVPal..32..639H 85942925 Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.ValidHu Dongyu Xu Xing Hou Lianhai Corwin SullivanEarly CretaceousJiufotang FormationChinaAn Enantiornithes Walker, 1981. The type species of the new genus. Pterosaurs Research A study on the bone histology of Rhamphorhynchus and its implications for inferring life history of members of the genus is published by Prondvai et al. (2012).Edina Prondvai Koen Stein Attila Ősi Martin P. Sander 2012 Life history of Rhamphorhynchus inferred from bone histology and the diversity of pterosaurian growth strategies PLOS ONE 7 2 e31392 10.1371/journal.pone.0031392 22355361 3280310 2012PLoSO...731392P free New taxa Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAerotitanFernando E. Novas Martin Kundrat Federico L. Agnolín Martín D. Ezcurra Per Erik Ahlberg Marcelo P. Isasi Alberto Arriagada Pablo Chafrat 2012 A new large pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32 6 1447–1452 10.1080/02724634.2012.703979 2012JVPal..32.1447N 84340520 11336/98097 free Gen. et sp. nov ValidNovas et al.Late CretaceousArgentinaAn azhdarchid. The type species is Aerotitan sudamericanus.BellubrunnusDavid W. E. 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The type species is Europejara olcadesorum.framelessGladocephaloideusLü Junchang Ji Qiang Wei Xuefang Liu Yongqing 2012 A new ctenochasmatoid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of western Liaoning, China Cretaceous Research 34 26–30 10.1016/j.cretres.2011.09.010 2012CrRes..34...26L Gen. et sp. nov ValidLü, Ji, Wei, & LiuBarremianYixian FormationChinaA ctenochasmatid ctenochasmatoid.frameless GuidracoXiaolin Wang Alexander W. A. Kellner Shunxing Jiang Xin Cheng 2012 New toothed flying reptile from Asia: close similarities between early Cretaceous pterosaur faunas from China and Brazil Naturwissenschaften 99 4 249–257 10.1007/s00114-012-0889-1 22354475 2012NW.....99..249W 7323552 Gen. et sp. novValidWang, Kellner, Jiang, & ChengEarly CretaceousJiufotang FormationChinaA close relative of Ludodactylus. The type species is Guidraco venator.framelessJianchangnathusXin Cheng Xiaolin Wang Shunxing Jiang Alexander W.A. Kellner 2012 A new scaphognathid pterosaur from western Liaoning, China Historical Biology 24 1 101–111 10.1080/08912963.2011.635423 2012HBio...24..101C 128539358 Gen. et sp. nov ValidCheng, Wang, Jiang, & KellnerMiddle JurassicTiaojishan FormationChinaA scaphognathid.framelessMoganopterusLü Junchang Pu Hanyong Xu Li Wu Yanhua Wei Xuefang amp 2012 Largest toothed pterosaur skull from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Western Liaoning, China, with comments on the family Boreopteridae Acta Geologica Sinica 86 2 287–293 http://www.geojournals.cn/dzxben/ch/reader/view_abstract.aspx?file_no=201202001&flag=1 10.1111/j.1755-6724.2012.00658.x 2012AcGlS..86..287L 130163272 subscription Gen. et sp. nov ValidLü et al.Early CretaceousYixian FormationChinaA boreopterid. The type species is Moganopterus zhuiana.QinglongopterusLü, J. Unwin, D.M. Zhao, B. Gao, C. Shen, C. amp 2012 A new rhamphorhynchid (Pterosauria: Rhamphorhynchidae) from the Middle/Upper Jurassic of Qinglong, Hebei Province, China http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2012/f/z03158p019f.pdf Zootaxa 3158 1–19 10.11646/zootaxa.3158.1.1Gen. et sp. ValidLü, Unwin, Zhao, Gao & Shen.Middle JurassicTiaojishan FormationChinaA rhamphorhynchid. Archosauria incertae sedis Newly named archosaurs with uncertain affinities Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesSamrukiaDarren Naish Gareth Dyke Andrea Cau François Escuillié Pascal Godefroit amp 2012 A gigantic bird from the Upper Cretaceous of Central Asia Biology Letters 8 1 97–100 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0683 21835881 3259976Gen. et sp. nov ValidNaish, Dyke, Cau, Escuillié, GodefroitLate CretaceousKyzylorda DistrictKazakhstanA possible basal ornithuromorph; alternatively, it could be a large pterosaur.Eric Buffetaut 2011 Samrukia nessovi, from the Late Cretaceous of Kazakhstan: A large pterosaur, not a giant bird Annales de Paléontologie 97 3–4 133–138 10.1016/j.annpal.2011.10.001 2011AnPal..97..133B http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/2012/01/25/happy-6th-birthday-tetrapod-zoology-part-ii/ Happy 6th Birthday, Tetrapod Zoology (part II) Naish Darren Tetrapod Zoology January 25, 2012 March 15, 2012SmokGrzegorz Niedźwiedzki Tomasz Sulej Jerzy Dzik 2012 A large predatory archosaur from the Late Triassic of Poland http://app.pan.pl/article/item/app20100045.html Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 57 2 267–276 10.4202/app.2010.0045 free Gen. et sp. nov ValidNiedźwiedzki, Sulej & DzikLatest Norian/Early RhaetianLipie Śląskie clay-pitPoland A large predatory archosaur of uncertain phylogenetic placement, the largest known predatory archosaur from the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic of central Europe. 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