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Archosaurs
May 2026
Newly named basal archosauromorphs
Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images
Epicampodon
Junior synonymRichard Lydekker Early TriassicJunior objective synonym of Ankistrodon, a member of Proterosuchidae.
Newly named non-avian dinosaurs
May 2026
Name Status Authors Age Unit Location NotesImages Anchisaurus ValidOthniel Charles MarshEarly JurassicPortland Formation US (Connecticut and Massachusetts)An anchisaurid, a basal member of Anchisauria.thumb|Anchisaurus Camptosaurus Valid Othniel Charles MarshLate Jurassic (Kimmeridgian-Tithonian)Morrison Formation Romania
England
US (South Dakota and Wyoming)A camptosaurid; a member of Ankylopollexia.thumb|Camptosaurus Neosodon Valid de la MoussayeLate Jurassic (Kimmeridgian-Tithonian)Unnamed unit FranceA possible member of Turiasauria
Synapsids
NameAuthorsAgeLocationNotesImagesCyonasuaAmeghino5 Million years ago Argentina
VenezuelaIt was one of the first placental mammals that came from North America.
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