1994 in paleontology

none 1994 paleontology science 1994 Plants Conifers Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Location Notes ImagesDiploporusManchester S.R. Fruits and Seeds of the Middle Eocene Nut Beds Flora, Clarno Formation, Oregon 1994 Palaeontographica Americana 58 30–31Gen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonFossil Yew Genus, type species D. torreyoidesTaxus masoniiSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonFossil Yew speciesTorreya clarnensisSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonFossil nutmeg yew species Angiosperms Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesActinidia oregonensisSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA Kiwi speciesAlangium eydeiSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA dogwood speciesAlangium rotundicarpumSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA dogwood speciesAmpelocissus auriformaSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA vitaceous speciesAmpelocissus scottiiSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA vitaceous speciesAmpelopsis rooseaeSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA vitaceous speciesAnamirta leiocarpaSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA moonseed speciesAnkistrospermaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species A. spitzeraeAnonaspermum bonesiiSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA custard apple relativeAnonaspermum rotundumSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA custard apple relativeAnonymocarpaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species A. ovoideaAphananthe maiiSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA cannabaceous speciesAscosphaeraGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species A. eocenisAtriaecarpum clarnenseSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA moonseed speciesAxinospermaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species A. agnostumBonesiaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species B. spatulataBumelia? globosaSp novjr synonym(Manchester) ManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA lardizabalaceous species; Moved to Sargentodoxa globosa in 1999Manchester S. R. 1999 Biogeographical relationships of North American tertiary floras Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 86 2 472–522 10.2307/2666183 2666183 1999AnMBG..86..472M https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/28623 Bursericarpum oregonenseSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA torchwood family speciesCalycocarpum crassicrustaeSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA moonseed speciesCastanopsis crepetiiSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA chinkapin speciesCeltis burnhamaeSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA cannabaceous speciesCleyera groteiSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA pentaphylacaceous speciesComicilabium Gen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonAn icacinaceous relative. type species C. atkinsii.ComminicarpaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species C. friisaeCornus clarnensisSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA dogwood speciesCoryloidesGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA hazelnut relative, Type species C. hancockiiCuneisemenGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species C. truncatumCurvitinosporaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA moonseed relative. Type species C. formaniiDavisicarpum limacioidesSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA moonseed species.DentisemenGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species D. parvumDeviacerGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA milkwort genus.Myers J. Erwin D. 2015 Deviacer pidemarmanii sp. nov. (Polygalaceae) from the Late Eocene–Early Oligocene Badger's Nose Paleoflora, Modoc County, California International Journal of Plant Sciences 176 3 259–268 10.1086/679759 2015IJPlS.176..259M 84642512 Type species D. wolfeiDiploclisia auriformisComb novjr synonym(Hollick) ManchesterPaleocene/Eocene"King Salmon Lake flora"USAAlaskaA moonseed species. Moved from Carpolithes auriformis (1936) Moved to Stephania auriformis in 2018Han M. Manchester S. R. Fu Q.-Y. Jin J.-H. Quan C. 2018 Paleogene fossil fruits of Stephania (Menispermaceae) from North America and East Asia Journal of Systematics and Evolution 56 2 81–91 10.1111/jse.12288 2018JSyEv..56...81H 90749898 DurocarpusGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species D. cordatusEmmenopterys dilcheriSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA rubiaceous species. Eohypserpa scottiiSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA moonseed species. Eucommia constansCall V.B. Dilcher D.L. 1997 The fossil record of Eucommia (Eucommiaceae) in North America American Journal of Botany 84 6 798–814 10.2307/2445816 21708632 2445816 1997AmJB...84..798C 20464075 Sp novvalidMagallón-Puebl & Cevallos-FerrizMiocene - PleistocenePié de Vaca FormationMexicoYoungest Eucommia sp. in North America.FerrignocarpusGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species F. bivalvisFimbrialataGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species F. wingiiFortunearitesGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA witch-hazel relative, type species F. endressiiFragaritesGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species F. ramificansGlobulicarpiumGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species G. levigatumHexacarpellitesGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species H. halliiHydrangea knowltoniiSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA Hydrangea species.JoejonesiaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species J. globosalodes chandleraeSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonAn icacinaceous species. IodicarpaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonAn icacinaceous relative. type species I. parvum, includes I. lenticularisKardiaspermaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA hazelnut relative, type species K. parvumLaurocalyx wheeleraeSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA laural relativeLaurocarpum hancockiiSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA laural relativeLaurocarpum nutbedensisSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA laural relativeLaurocarpum raisinoidesSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA laural relativeLignicarpusGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species L. crassimuriLigniglobusGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species L. sinuosifibraeLindera clarnensisSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA spicebushLunaticarpaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species L. curvistriataMagnolia muldoonaeSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA Magnolia speciesMagnolia paroblongaSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA Magnolia speciesMagnolia tiffneyiSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA Magnolia speciesMastixicarpum occidentaleSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA Tupelo relative Meliosma beusekomiisp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA sabiaceous species.Meliosma bonesiisp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA sabiaceous species.Meliosma elongicarpasp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA sabiaceous species.Meliosma leptocarpasp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA sabiaceous species.MicrophallusGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species M. perplexusNephrosemenGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species N. reticulatusNyssa scottiisp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA Tupelo relativeNyssa spatulataComb novvalid(Scott) ManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA Tupelo, new comb for Palaeonyssa spatulata Scott, 1954OmsicarpiumGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species O. striatumPalaeoallophylus globosaSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA soapberry species.Palaeoallophylus gordoniiSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA soapberry species.PaleopanaxGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA ginseng genus, type species P. oregonensisPaleoplatycarya? hickeyiSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA Platycarya relative species. Parthenocissus clarnensisSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA vitaceous speciesPasternackiaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species P. pusillaPentoperculumGen et comb novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneLondon ClayUKEnglandA Sumac relative. A new genus for Dracontomelon minimus (Reid & Chandler, 1933) PileospermaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species P. minutum, also includes P. ovatumPistachioidesGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species P. striataPlatanus hirticarpaSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA platanaceous Infructescence species.Polygrana nutbedenseGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species P. dictyumPolygranaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species P. nutbedensePrunus olsoniiSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA cherry/plum species. Prunus weinsteiniiSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA cherry/plum species. PteronepelysGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species P. wehriithumb|center|upright|Pteronepelys wehriiPulvinispermaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species P. minutumPyrenacantha occidentalisSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonAn icacinaceous species. PyrisemenGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species P. attenuatumQuintacavaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species Q. velosidaRhus rooseaeSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA Sumac speciesSabia prefoetidaComb novvalid(Becker) ManchesterLate EoceneRuby floraUSAMontanaA sabiaceous species. Moved from Symplocarpus prefoetidus Becker 1969SambucuspermitesGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species S. rugulosusSaxifragispermum tetragonalisSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA willow relativeScabraecarpiumGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species S. clarnenseScalarithecaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species S. biseriataScaphicarpiumGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species S. radiatumSchisandra oregonensisSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA magnolia vine species.SphaerospermaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species S. riesiiSphenospermaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species S. baccatumStockeycarpaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species S. globosaStriatispermaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species S. coronapunctatumSymplocos nooteboomiiSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA Symplocaceae species.TanyoplatanusGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA platanaceous Infructescence genus. Type species T. cranei.Tapiscia occidentalisSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA tapisciaceous speciesTenuispermaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species T. ellipticumTiffneycarpaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species T. scleroideaTinomiscoidea occidentalisSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA moonseed speciesTinospora elongataSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA moonseed speciesThanikaimoniaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA moonseed genus. Type species T. geniculata.Tinospora hardmanaeSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA moonseed speciesTrema nucilectaSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA cannabaceous speciesTrigonostelaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species T. oregonensisTripartisemenGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species T. bonesiiTriplascaphaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species T. collinsonaeTriplexivalvaGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species T. rugataTrisepticarpiumGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species T. minutumTruncatisemenGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species T. sapotoidesUlospermumGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species U. hardingaeWheeleraGen et sp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA seed of uncertain placement. Type species W. lignicrustaVitis tiffneyiSp novvalidManchesterMiddle EoceneClarno FormationUSAOregonA vitaceous species Arthropods Insects Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAcanthognathus poinariBaroni Urbani C. De Andrade M. L. 1994 First description of fossil Dacetini ants with a critical analysis of the current classification of the tribe (Amber Collection Stuttgart: Hymenoptera, Formicidae. VI: Dacetini) Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie) 198 1–65Sp novValid Baroni Urbani & De AndradeBurdigalianDominican amberDominican Republicfirst fossil Acanthognathus species Aeshna andancensisNel A. Martinez-Delclòs X. Escuillé F Brisac P. 1994 Names; Les Aeshnidae fossiles: Etat actuel des connaissances (Odonata, Anisoptera) Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 194 2/3 143–186 10.1127/njgpa/194/1994/143 247527646 Sp novValidNel & BrisacTurolianMontagne d'AndanceFranceAn Aeshna dragonflythumb|center|upright|Aeshna andancensisAeshna cerdanicaSp novValidNel & Martínez-DelclòsVallesianBellver de CerdanyaSpainAn Aeshna dragonflythumb|center|upright|Aeshna cerdanicaAeschnophlebia miocenicaSp novValidNel & EscuilléTurolianMontagne d'AndanceFranceAn Aeschnophlebia dragonflythumb|center|upright|Aeschnophlebia miocenicaAnochetus ambiguus De Andrade M. L. 1994 Fossil Odontomachiti Ants from the Dominican Republic (Amber Collection Stuttgart: Hymenoptera, Formicidae. VII: Odontomachiti) Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie) 199 1–28Sp novValid De AndradeBurdigalianDominican amberDominican RepublicA ponerin antthumb|center|upright|Anochetus ambiguusAnochetus conisquamisSp novValid De AndradeBurdigalianDominican amberDominican RepublicA ponerin antthumb|center|upright|Anochetus conisquamisAnochetus dubiusSp novValid De AndradeBurdigalianDominican amberDominican RepublicA ponerin antthumb|center|upright|Anochetus dubiusAnochetus exstinctusSp novValid De AndradeBurdigalianDominican amberDominican RepublicA ponerin antthumb|center|upright|Anochetus exstinctusAnochetus intermediusSp novValid De AndradeBurdigalianDominican amberDominican RepublicA ponerin antthumb|center|upright|Anochetus intermediusAnochetus lucidusSp novValid De AndradeBurdigalianDominican amberDominican RepublicA ponerin antthumb|center|upright|Anochetus lucidusCalopteryx andancensisSp novValidNel & BrisacTurolianMontagne d'AndanceFranceA Calopteryx damselflythumb|center|upright|Calopteryx andancensisDlusskyidrisGrimaldi D. Agosti D. Carpenter J. M. 1997 New and rediscovered primitive ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Cretaceous amber from New Jersey, and their phylogenetic relationships. American Museum Novitates 3208 1–43 https://archive.org/details/ants_08419Gen et comb nov.ValidBoltonSantonianTaimyr amberRussiaA Sphecomyrminae ant. a new genus for Palaeomyrmex zherichini Dlussky 1975.thumb|center|upright|Palaeomyrmex zherichiniForficula paleoliguraNel A. Albouy V. Caussanel C Jamet C. 1994 Réflexion paléo-entomologique sur la systématique des Dermaptères. Quatre nouveaux forficules fossiles de l'Oligocène de Provence (France). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 99 253–266 10.3406/bsef.1994.17063 131974069 Sp novValidNel, Albouy, Caussanel, & JametOligoceneFranceAn earwigthumb|center|upright|Forficula paleoliguraOdontomachus pseudobauriSp nov.ValidDe AndradeBurdigalianDominican AmberDominican RepublicA myrmicin antthumb|center|upright|Odontomachus pseudobauriOdontomachus spiniferSp nov.ValidDe AndradeBurdigalianDominican AmberDominican RepublicA myrmicin antthumb|center|upright|Odontomachus spiniferProtoaristenymphesNel A Henrotay M. 1994 Les Chrysopidae Mésozoïques. État actuel des connaissances. Description d'un nouveau genre et nouvelle espèce dans le Jurassique inférieur (Lias) (Insecta: Neuroptera) Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 30 3 295–318 10.1080/21686351.1994.12277709 Gen et sp novValidNel & HenrotayToarcianLuxembourgA Mesochrysopid lacewing, type species P. bascharagensisthumb|center|upright|Protoaristenymphes bascharagensisSympecma incertaNel A. Paicheler J.-C. 1994 Les Lestoidea (Odonata, Zygoptera) fossiles : un inventaire critique. Annales de Paléontologie 80 1 1–59 Comb. novValidPitonPiacenzianLake ChambonFranceA Lestid damselfly, new combination for Lestes incertusthumb|center|upright|Sympecma incerta Trilobites Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes ImagesParabouleia eldredgeiEdgecombe Gregory D. Vaccari Norberto E. Waisfeld Beatriz G. July 1994 Lower Devonian calmoniid trilobites from the Argentine Precordillera: new taxa of the Bouleia Group, and remarks on the tempo of calmoniid radiation https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/geological-magazine/article/abs/lower-devonian-calmoniid-trilobites-from-the-argentine-precordillera-new-taxa-of-the-bouleia-group-and-remarks-on-the-tempo-of-calmoniid-radiation/F66AF04E5AE01EE94DCB24F73AE5D4A4 Geological Magazine en 131 4 449–464 10.1017/S0016756800012097 1994GeoM..131..449E 1469-5081 subscription Sp novValidEdgecombe, Vaccari & WaisfeldEarly DevonianTalacasto Formation ArgentinaA calmoniidTalacastopsGen et sp novValidEdgecombe, Vaccari & WaisfeldEarly DevonianTalacasto Formation ArgentinaA calmoniid, type species is T. zarelae Molluscs Bivalves Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesFordilla germanicaElicki O. Gürsu S. 2009 First record of Pojetaia runnegari Jell, 1980 and Fordilla Barrande, 1881 from the Middle East (Taurus Mountains, Turkey) and critical review of Cambrian bivalves Paläontologische Zeitschrift 83 2 267–291 10.1007/s12542-009-0021-9 2009PalZ...83..267E 49380913 http://www.geo.tu-freiberg.de/~elicki/ELICKI_GUERSU_2009_PalZ_CambrianBivalves.pdf 2012-01-06 2013-10-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202640/http://www.geo.tu-freiberg.de/~elicki/ELICKI_GUERSU_2009_PalZ_CambrianBivalves.pdf dead sp novValidElickiEarly CambrianZwetau Formation Germanyearly Cambrian bivalve species Fishes Newly named bony fishes Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesMegalocoelacanthusDavid R. Schwimmer J. D. Stewart G. Dent Williams 1994 Giant fossil coelacanths of the Late Cretaceous in the eastern United States Geology 22 6 503–506 10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<0503:gfcotl>2.3.co;2 1994Geo....22..503S Gen. et sp. novvalidSchwimmer, Stewart & Williamslate Santonian to mid-CampanianBlufftown Formation Niobrara FormationUnited StatesA latimeriid coelacanth.Hugo Dutel John G. Maisey David R. Schwimmer Philippe Janvier Marc Herbin Gaël Clément 2012 The Giant Cretaceous Coelacanth (Actinistia, Sarcopterygii) Megalocoelacanthus dobiei Schwimmer, Stewart & Williams, 1994, and Its Bearing on Latimerioidei Interrelationships PLOS ONE 7 11 e49911 10.1371/journal.pone.0049911 23209614 3507921 2012PLoSO...749911D free The type species is M. dobiei. Archosauromorphs Aff. Rebbachisaurus gastroliths documented.Calvo (1994). Sanders, Manley, and Carpenter (2001), "Table 12.1" page 167. The "Talkeetna Mountains Hadrosaur" specimen was discovered in a quarry being excavated for road material. The quarry is near the Glenn Highway, approximately 150 miles northeast of Anchorage. That fall, excavation began, and was resumed in the summer of 1996. Newly named pseudosuchians Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesGaltoniaGen et sp novValidHunt & LucasLate Triassic (late Carnian)New Oxford FormationUnited StatesA relative of Revueltosaurus.PekinosaurusGen et sp novJunior synonymHunt & LucasLate Triassic (late Carnian) Cumnock FormationUnited StatesA junior synonym of Revueltosaurus. Newly named basal dinosauromorphs Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesMarasuchus Sereno P.C. Arcucci A.B. 1994 Dinosaur precursors from the Middle Triassic of Argentina: Marasuchus lilloensis gen. nov Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 14 1 53–73 10.1080/02724634.1994.10011538 1994JVPal..14...53S Gen et comb novValidSereno & ArcucciMiddle Triassic (Ladinian)Chañares FormationArgentinaA basal dinosauriform; new genus for "Lagosuchus" liloensis Romer (1972). thumb|center|upright|Marasuchus liloenisis Newly named 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 Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAfrovenatorSereno, P.C., J.A. Wilson, H.C.E. Larsson, D.B. Dutheil, H.-D. Sues. 1994. Early Cretaceous dinosaurs from the Sahara. Science 266 (14 October [5183]): pp. 267-271.Gen et sp novValidSereno, Wilson, Larsson, Dutheil, & SuesTiourarén FormationNigerthumb|center|upright|Afrovenator abakensis Alwalkeria Chatterjee S. Creisler B.S. 1994 Alwalkeria (Theropoda) and Morturneria (Plesiosauria), new names for preoccupied Walkeria Chatterjee, 1987 and Turneria Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 14 142 10.1080/02724634.1994.10011546 Gen et comb novValidChatterjee & CreislerMaleri FormationIndiathumb|center|upright|AlwalkeriaAlxasaurusRussell, D.A. and Z.-M. Dong. 1994. The affinities of a new theropod from the Alxa Desert, Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. Can. J. Earth Sci. 30:pp. 2107-2127.Gen et sp nov Valid Russell & DongMongoliathumb|center|upright|Alxasaurus“Amphicoelicaudia”nomen nudumChengChinadescribed as Huabeisaurus allocotus in 2000thumb|center|upright|Huabeisaurus allocotusCaenagnathasiaCurrie, P.J., S.J. Godfrey, and L. Nesov. 1993 [Olshevsky cites 1994]. New caenagnathid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) specimens from the Upper Cretaceous of North America and Asia. Can. J. Earth Sci. 30: pp. 2255-2272.Gen et sp novValid Currie, Godfrey, & NesovTuronian - ConiacianBissekty FormationUzbekistanthumb|center|upright|Caenagnathasia martinsoniCryolophosaurus Hammer W.R. Hickerson W.J. 1994 A Crested Theropod Dinosaur from Antarctica Science 264 5160 828–830 10.1126/science.264.5160.828 17794724 1994Sci...264..828H 38933265 Gen et sp novValid Hammer & HickersonPliensbachianHanson FormationRoss Dependency unofficialcenter|thumb|CryolophosaurusKoparionChure, D.J. 1994. Koparion douglassi, a new dinosaur from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic) of Dinosaur National Monument; The oldest troodontid (Theropoda: Maniraptora). Brigham Young University Geology Studies 40:pp. 11-15.Gen et sp novValidChureKimmeridgianMorrison FormationUSA (Utah)MonolophosaurusZhao, X.J. and P.J. Currie, P.J. 1994 [not 1993]. A large crested theropod from the Jurassic of Xinjiang, China. Canadian. J. Earth Sci. 30: pp. 2027-2036.Gen et sp novValidZhao & CurrieBathonian - CallovianShishugou FormationChinathumb|center|upright|Monolophosaurus jiangiMymoorapeltaKirkland, J.I. and K. Carpenter. 1994. North America's First Pre-Cretaceous Ankylosaur (Dinosauria) from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Western Colorado. Brigham Young University Geology Studies 40: pp. 25-42.Gen et sp novValid Kirkland & CarpenterKimmeridgian - TithonianMorrison FormationUSA (Colorado)thumb|center|upright|Mymoorapelta maysiPelecanimimus Perez-Moreno B. Sanz J.L. Buscalloni A.D. Moratalla J.J. Ortega F. 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Cowles 1994 A New Genus, Three New Species and Two New Records of Extinct Holocene Birds From Réunion Island, Indian Ocean Géobios 27 1 87–93 10.1016/s0016-6995(06)80215-9 1994Geobi..27...87C ValidSp. nov.CowlesHoloceneCave depositsRéunionA Falconidae.Mascarenachen jr synonymGen et sp nov.CowlesHoloceneRéunionRéunionAn Anatidae, type species M. kervazoi; The species was transferred to Alopochen in 1999.Mascarenotus grucheti Cécile Mourer-Chauviré Roger Bour François Moutou Sonia Ribes 1994 Mascarenotus Nov. Gen. (Aves: Strigiformes) Genre Endémique Éteint des Mascareignes et M. grucheti N. Sp. Espècé Éteinte de la Réunion http://www2.nrm.se/ve/birds/sape/GlobalOwlProject/Fossil_owls/Mascarenotus%20(Mourer-Chauvire%20et%20al)%201994..pdf Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, Série IIA 318 1699–1706 ValidSp. nov.Mourer-Chauviré, Bour, Moutou, & RibesHoloceneRéunionA Strigidae.Messelastur Dieter S. Peters 1994 Messelastur gratulator n. gen. n. spec., ein Greifvogel aus der Grube Messel (Aves, Accipitridae) http://www2.nrm.se/ve/birds/sape/GlobalOwlProject/Fossil_owls/Peters%201994%20Messelastur%20gratulator.pdf Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 170 3–9 2014-08-08 2012-09-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20120925034827/http://www2.nrm.se/ve/birds/sape/GlobalOwlProject/Fossil_owls/Peters%201994%20Messelastur%20gratulator.pdf dead ValidGen et sp nov.PetersMiddle EoceneMessel FormationGermany HessenA Messelasturidae, Type species M. gratulator.Microcarbo serventyorum Gerard F. van Tets 1994 An Extinct New Species of Cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae, Aves) from a Western Australian Peat Swamp https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40717628#page/147/mode/1up Records of the South Australian Museum 27 135–138 ValidSp. nov.van TetsHolocenepeat swampAustraliaWestern AustraliaA Phalacrocoracidae.Neuquenornis Luis M. Chiappe Jorge O. Calvo 1994 Neuquenornis volans, a New Late Cretaceous Bird (Enantiornithes: Avisauridae) from Patagonia, Argentina http://www.proyectodino.com.ar/pdfs/005-0404.pdf Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 14 2 230–246 10.1080/02724634.1994.10011554 1994JVPal..14..230C ValidGen. nov. et Sp. nov.Chiappe & CalvoSantonian-ConiacianRio Colorado FormationArgentinaAn Avisauridae, Type species N. volans.Nycticorax borbonensis jr synonymSp. nov.CowlesHoloceneRéunionAn Ardeidae, junior synonym of Nycticorax duboisi.Otogornis Hou Lianhai 1994 A Late Mesozoic Bird from Inner Mongolia http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/200812/W020090813370353604939.pdf Vertebrata PalAsiatica 32 4 258–266 ValidGen et sp nov.HouEarly CretaceousChinaInner MongoliaA Longirostravidae, type species O. genghisi.Presbyornis isoni Storrs L. Olson 1994 A Giant Presbyornis (Aves: Anseriformes) and Other Birds from the Paleocene Aquia Formation of Maryland and Virginia https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofb1071994biol Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 107 3 429–435 ValidSp. nov.OlsonLate PaleoceneAquia FormationUSAMarylandA PresbyornithidaePuffinus spelaeus Richard N. Holdaway Trevor H. Worthy 1994 A New Fossil Species of Shearwater Puffinus from the Late Quaternary of the South Island, New Zealand, and Notes on the Biogeography and Evolution of the Puffinus gavia Superspecies http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/MU9940201.htm Emu 94 3 201–215 10.1071/mu9940201 1994EmuAO..94..201H subscription ValidSp. nov.Holdaway & WorthyLate QuaternarySouth Island, cave depositsNew ZealandA Procellariidae.Stephanoaetus mahery Steven M. Goodman 1994 Description of a New Species of Subfossil Eagle from Madagascar: Stephanoaetus (Aves: Falconiformes) from the Deposits of Amphasambazimba https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofb1071994biol Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 107 3 421–428 ValidSp. nov.GoodmanHolocene. (Subrecent)MadagascarMadagascarAn Accipitridae.Wanshuina Hou Lianhai 1994 A New Paleocene Bird from Anhui, China http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/200812/W020090813370585631000.pdf Vertebrata PalAsiatica 32 1 60–65 ValidGen et sp nov.HouPaleoceneDoumu FormationChinaA Rallidae, type species W. lii Plesiosaurs Plesiosaur gastroliths documented.Martin (1994). Sanders, Manley, and Carpenter (2001), "Table 12.1" page 167. New taxa Name Status Authors Notes Morturneria Valid Chatterjee Creisler Pterosaurs New taxa Name Status Authors Age Unit Location NotesImages Arthurdactylus Valid Frey Martill Early Cretaceous (late Aptian/early Albian)Crato FormationBrazilA pteranodontoid pterosaur. 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Valid Non-Dinosaurian Taxon HuntS. G. LucasLate Triassic (Norian)Bull Canyon FormationUnited States Tecovasaurus Valid Non-Dinosaurian Taxon HuntS. G. LucasLate Triassic (late Carnian)Tecovas FormationUnited States Synapsids Newly named mammals Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesMicroparamys paisiEstravis C. Estravis C. 1994-01-01 Microparamys paisi, a new Ischyromyidae (Rodentia) from the lower Eocene of Silveirinha, Baixo Mondego, Portugal https://eurekamag.com/research/019/423/019423692.php Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences, Serie en 2, Sciences de la Terre et des Planetes, Earth and Planetary Sciences 318 3 417–420Sp novJr synonymEstravísEarly EoceneSilveirinha FormationPortugalAn ischyromyid rodent, reassigned to the genus Corbarimys in 1999Escarguel Gilles 1999 Les rongeurs de l'Eocène inférieur et moyen d'Europe Occidentale; Systématique, phylogénie, biochronologie et paléobiogéographie des niveaux-repères MP 7 à MP 14. https://palaeovertebrata.com.com/articles/view/132 PalaeoVertebrata 28 2–4 89–351 En Institut des sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier and Association Palaeovertebrata 10.18563/pv.28.2-4.89-351 2274-0333 subscription Footnotes Paleontology "Introduction," in Pasche and May (2001); page 220. 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