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none 1975 paleontology science 1975 Paleozoology Arthropods Insects Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesCretoponeDlussky G.M. 1975. Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802. Family Formicidae Latreille, 1802. In: Rasnitsyn A.P. (ed.), Hymenoptera Apocrita of Mesozoic. Trudy Paleontologiceskogo Instituta Akademija Nauk SSSR: 114-122 [in Russian].Gen et sp novValidDlusskyTuronianBeleutinskaya FormationKazakhstanAn ant of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Type species C. magnathumb|center|upright|Cretopone magnaElectrodryinus areolatus Guglielmino A. Olmi M. 2011 Revision of fossil species of Deinodryinus, with description of a new species (Hymenoptera, Dryinidae) ZooKeys 130 495–504 10.3897/zookeys.130.1326 22259295 3260777 2011ZooK..130..495G free gen et sp nov jr synonymPonomarenkoEoceneBaltic amberRussiaA dryinid wasp, genus synonymized with Deinodryinusthumb|center|upright|Deinodryinus areolatus"Palaeomyrmex"Grimaldi 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 sp nov.Jr synonymDlusskySantonianTaimyr amberRussiaA Sphecomyrminae ant. homonym of Palaeomyrmex Heer. Moved to Dlusskyidris zherichinithumb|center|upright|Dlusskyidris zherichini Molluscs Bivalves Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesFordillidaeElicki 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 fam novValidPojetaLower Devonian worldwideNew family for Fordilla and Pojetaiathumb|center|150px|Fordilla Conodonts German paleontologist and stratigrapher Heinz Walter Kozur (1942-2013) and G.K. Merrill described the conodont genus Diplognathodus.Kozur, H. & Merrill, G.K. 1975. Genus Diplognathodus. In : Kozur, H. Beiträge zur Conodontenfauna des Perm. Geologisch-Paläontologische Mitteilungen, Innsbruck, pages 9-10 Vertebrates Dinosaurs 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 ImagesAbrictosaurusHopson, J.A. 1975. On the generic separation of the ornithischian dinosaurs Lycorhinus and Heterodontosaurus from the Stormberg Group (Upper Triassic) of South Africa. South African Journal of Science 71: pp. 302–305.gen novValidHopsonEarly JurassicUpper Elliot Formation Lesothothumb|center|150px|AbrictosaurusAlocodonGen et sp novValid194 Millions years ago. Portugal UKBagaceratopsMaryanska, T. and H. Osmólska, H. 1975. Protoceratopsidae (Dinosauria) of Asia. Palaeontol. Polonica 33: pp. 133-182.Gen et sp novValidMaryańska & OsmólskaLate Cretaceous Mongoliathumb|center|150px|Bagaceratops"Sinopliosaurus" fusuiensisHou L. Yeh H. Zhao X. 1975 Fossil reptiles from Fusui, Kwangshi Vertebrata PalAsiatica 13 1 24–33 1000-3118Sp. Nov.junior synonym?Lian-Hai, Hsiang-K'uei, & Xi-JinEarly CretaceousXinlong Formation ChinaOriginally classified as a second species of the pliosauroid Sinopliosaurus, and later as a spinosaurid dinosaur.Buffetaut E. Suteethorn, V. Tong, H. Amiot, R. 2008 An Early Cretaceous spinosaur theropod from southern China Geological Magazine 145 5 745–748 2008GeoM..145..745B 10.1017/S0016756808005360 129921019 Now a possible junior synonym of the spinosaurid genus Siamosaurus.Megalosauroidea http://theropoddatabase.com/Megalosauroidea.htm#Sinopliosaurusfusuiensis Mortimer M. theropoddatabase.com 2018-11-06Molina-Peréz & Larramendi Récords y curiosidades de los dinosaurios Terópodos y otros dinosauromorfos Larousse 2016 9780565094973 Barcelona, Spain 275Wongko Kamonlak Buffetaut Eric Khamha Suchada Lauprasert Komsorn 2019 Spinosaurid theropod teeth from the Red Beds of the Khok Kruat Formation (Early Cretaceous) in Northeastern Thailand Tropical Natural History en 19 1 8–20 10.58837/tnh.19.1.181194 2586-9892 freealt=|center|thumb|150x150px|"Sinopliosaurus" fusuiensisBarapasaurusJain, S.L., T.S. Kutty, T. Roychowdhury, S. Chatterjee. 1975. The sauropod dinosaur from the Lower Jurassic Kota Formation of India. Proc. R. Soc. London 2 A 188: pp. 221-228.Gen et sp novValid Jain, Kutty, Roy-Chowdhury, & ChatterjeeLower JurassicKota Formation Indiathumb|center|150px|Barapasaurus Bradycneme Harrison C.J.O. Walker C.A. 1975 The Bradycnemidae, a new family of owls from the Upper Cretaceous of Romania Palaeontology 18 563–570 Fam, gen, et sp nov Nomen dubiumHarrison & C. A. WalkerMaastrichtianSânpetru Formation RomaniaPossibly synonymous with Elopteryx. Heptasteornisgen et sp novValid Harrison & C. A. WalkerMaastrichtianSânpetru Formation Romaniaalvarezsaurid, originally described as an owl LanasaurusGow, C.E. 1975. A new heterodontosaurid from the Red Beds of South Africa showing evidence of tooth replacement. Zool. Linnaean Soc. London 57: pp. 335-339.Gen novValidGowHettangian to SinemurianElliot Formation South Africa "Yubasaurus" Nomen nudum. Heinformal name for Yandusaurus. Newly named birds Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAnhinga grandis Larry D. Martin & Robert M. Mengel 1975 A New Species of Anhinga (Anhingidae) from the Upper Pliocene of Nebraska https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/auk/v092n01/p0137-p0140.pdf Auk 92 1 137–140 10.2307/4084425 4084425 Sp. nov.ValidLarry D. Martin Robert M. MengelPlioceneKimball Formation USA (Florida)An Anhingidae.Botaurus hibbardi Carolyn Moseley & Alan Feduccia 1975 Upper Pliocene Herons and Ibises from North America University Michigan Museum Paleontology, Papers on Paleontology 12 71–74 Sp. nov.ValidCarolyn Moseley Alan FeducciaLate PlioceneRexroad Formation USA (Kansas)An Ardeidae.Bulweria bifax Storrs L. Olson 1975 Paleornithology of St. Helena Island, South Atlantic Ocean http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/Paleobiology/pdf_lo/SCtP-0023.pdf Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 23 23 1–60 10.5479/si.00810266.23.1Sp. nov.ValidStorrs L. OlsonHolocene Saint HelenaA Procellariidae, Extinct after 1502 arrival of manDakotornis cooperi Bruce R. Erickson 1975 Dakotornis cooperi, a New Paleocene Bird from North Dakota Scientific Publications of the Science Museum of Minnesota New Series 3 1–7 Gen. et Sp. nov.ValidBruce R. EricksonPaleoceneTongue River Formation USA (North Dakota)Described in the Dakornithidae, now placed in the Graculavidae, this is the type species of the new genus.Dysmoropelia dekarchiskos Gen. et Sp. nov.ValidStorrs L. OlsonMiddle Pleistocene-Holocene Saint HelenaA Columbidae, this is the type species of the new genus.Falco antiquus Cécile Mourer-Chauviré 1975 Les Oiseaux du Pléistocène Moyen et Supérieur de France Documents des Laboratoires de Géologie de la Faculté des Sciences de Lyon 64 1–624 Sp. nov.ValidCécile Mourer-ChauviréMiddle PleistoceneMQ 2B FranceA Falconidae.Nannococcyx spix Gen. et Sp. nov.ValidStorrs L. OlsonHolocene Saint HelenaA Cuculidae, this is the type species of the new genus. Extinct at the start of the 16th century BCPrimapus lacki Collin J. O. Harrison & Cyril A. Walker 1975 A New Swift from the Lower Eocene of Britain Ibis 117 2 162–164 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1975.tb04203.xGen. et Sp. nov.ValidCollin J. O. Harrison Cyril A. WalkerEarly EoceneLondon Clay, MP 8-9 UKAn Apodiformes, Aegialornithidae Lydekker, 1891.Pterodroma rupinarum Sp. nov.ValidStorrs L. OlsonLate Pleistocene-Holocene Saint HelenaA Procellariidae, sometimes placed in the genus Pseudobulweria. Extinct after 1502 due to deforestationPuffinus pacificoides Sp. nov.ValidStorrs L. OlsonPleistocene Saint HelenaA Procellariidae.Spizaetus schultzi Larry D. Martin 1975 A New Species of Spizaetus from the Pliocene of Nebraska https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/wilson/v087n03/p0413-p0416.pdf Wilson Bulletin 87 3 413–416 Sp. nov.ValidLarry D. MartinPliocene, KimballianKimball Formation USA (Florida)An Accipitridae.Upupa antaios Sp. nov.ValidStorrs L. OlsonHolocene Saint HelenaAn Upupidae. Extinct before or around 1502 Pterosaurs New taxa Name Status AuthorsLocation Notes Puntanipterus Valid Bonaparte Sanchez, T.M Quetzalcoatlus Valid Lawson, Douglas A. Lawson Douglas A 1975 Pterosaur from the Latest Cretaceous of West Texas: Discovery of the Largest Flying Creature Science 187 4180 947–948 10.1126/science.187.4180.947 17745279 1975Sci...187..947L 46396417 USA(Texas) Canada(Alberta)thumb|Quetzalcoatlus Incertae sedis New taxa Name Status Authors Notes Gluteus minimus Valid Richard Arnold Davis & Holmes A. Semken, Jr.Richard Arnold Davis & Holmes A. Semken, Jr. 1975 Fossils of uncertain affinity from the Upper Devonian of Iowa Science 187 4173 251–254 10.1126/science.187.4173.251 17838783 1739069 1975Sci...187..251A 39189634 References Paleontology Paleontology 5