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none 2002 paleontology science Paleontology History of science 2002 Plants Gymnosperms Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesGinkgo dissectaMustoe G.E. 2002 Eocene Ginkgo leaf fossils from the Pacific Northwest Canadian Journal of Botany 80 10 1078–1087 10.1139/b02-097 2002CaJB...80.1078M Sp novValidMustoeEarly EoceneMcAbee site, Kamloops GroupCanadaPinus matthewsiiMcKown A.D. Stockey R.A. Schweger C.E. 2002 A New Species of Pinus Subgenus Pinus Subsection Contortae From Pliocene Sediments of Ch'ijee's Bluff, Yukon Territory, Canada International Journal of Plant Sciences 163 4 687–697 http://www.mckown.ca/PDF/McKownetal2002.pdf https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080221182400/http://www.mckown.ca/PDF/McKownetal2002.pdf 2008-02-21 10.1086/340425 2002IJPlS.163..687M 86234947 Sp novValidMcKown, Stockey, & SchwegerPlioceneCh'ijee's Bluff, Bluefish BasinCanada Angiosperms Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesHymenaea mexicanaPoinar G. Brown A. Hymenaea mexicana sp. nov. (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) from Mexican amber indicates Old World connections Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 2002 139 2 125–132 10.1046/j.1095-8339.2002.00053.x free sp novValidPoinar & BrownLate Oligocene - early MioceneMexican amberMexicoA species of Hymenaea, producer of Mexican amberTrifurcatua flabellataMohr B. Rydin C. 2002 Trifurcatia flabellata n. gen. n. sp., a putative monocotyledon angiosperm from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation (Brazil) Fossil Record 5 1 335–344 10.1002/mmng.20020050121 free Gen. et sp. nov.ValidMohr & RydinLower CretaceousCrato FormationBrazilputative monocot Arthropods Insects Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesCretomerobius wehriMakarkin VN Archibald SB Oswald JD 2003 New Early Eocene brown lacewings (Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae) from western North America The Canadian Entomologist 135 5 637–653 10.4039/n02-122 53479449 Sp nov.Jr synonymMakarkin, Archibald, OswaldYpresianKlondike Mountain FormationUSAA drepanepterygine brown lacewing. Moved to Proneuronema wehri in 2016Makarkin V. Wedmann S. Weiterschan T. 2016 A new genus of Hemerobiidae (Neuroptera) from Baltic amber, with a critical review of the Cenozoic Megalomus-like taxa and remarks on the wing venation variability of the family Zootaxa 4179 3 345–370 10.11646/zootaxa.4179.3.2 27811679 Dolichoderus kohlsiDlussky G. Rasnitsyn A. 2002 Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Formation Green River and some other Middle Eocene deposits of North America Russian Entomological Journal 11 411–436 http://antcat.org/documents/4327/Dlussky&Rasnitsyn_2003_Russ_Entomol_J.pdfSp novValidDlussky & RasnitsynYpresianGreen River FormationUnited StatesColoradoA dolichoderine ant.Dolichoderus longipilosusDlussky G. 2002 [Ants of the genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Baltic and Rovno ambers.] Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal 2002 1 54–68 ruSp novvalidDlusskyMiddle EoceneBaltic amberEuropeA Dolichoderine antthumb|center|upright|Dolichoderus longipilosusDolichoderus nanusSp novvalidDlusskyMiddle EoceneBaltic amberEuropeA Dolichoderine antthumb|center|upright|Dolichoderus nanusEoformica globularisSp novValidDlussky & RasnitsynYpresianGreen River FormationUnited StatesWyomingA ant of uncertain placement.Eoformica magnaSp novValidDlussky & RasnitsynYpresianGreen River FormationUnited StatesWyomingA ant of uncertain placement.Fibla (Reisserella) cerdanicaNel A. 1993 Nouveaux Raphidioptères fossiles du Cénozoïque de France et d'Espagne École Pratique des Hautes Études, Biologie et Évolution des Insectes 6 99–108Comb novValid(Nel)Late MioceneSpainAn inocellid snakefly, moved from Miofibla Nel, 1994thumb|center|upright|Fibla cerdanicaFormica gustawiDlussky G. M. 2002 Syntypes of Baltic amber ants Formica flori Mayr and Ponera atavia Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Russian Entomological Journal 11 291–298Sp novvalidDlusskyMiddle EoceneBaltic amberEuropeA formicine antthumb|center|upright|Formica gustawiKlondikiaGen et sp novValidDlussky & RasnitsynYpresianKlondike Mountain FormationUnited StatesWashingtonAn ant form genus of uncertain placement.Type species K. whiteaeKohlsimyrmaGen et 2 sp novValidDlussky & RasnitsynYpresianGreen River FormationUnited StatesColoradoAn ant form genus of uncertain placement.Type species K. laticeps also includes K. gracilis and K. longiceps Mianeuretus eocenicusSp novValidDlussky & RasnitsynYpresianGreen River FormationUnited StatesColoradoAn aneuretine antMyrmecitesGen et sp novValidDlussky & RasnitsynYpresianGreen River FormationUnited StatesColoradoA myrmicine ant form genus.Type species M. rotundicepsPachycondyla labandeiraiSp novValidDlussky & RasnitsynYpresianGreen River FormationUnited StatesWyomingA ponerine ant.PoneritesGen, 3 sp et 1 comb novValidDlussky & RasnitsynYpresianGreen River FormationUnited StatesColoradoA ponerine ant form genus.Type species P. eocenicusAlso includes P. coloradensis, P. hypoponeroides, & P. umbrus (moved from Ponera umbrus 1932)ProiridomyrmexGen et sp novValidDlusskys & RasnitsynYpresianGreen River FormationUnited StatesColoradoA dolichoderine ant form genusType species P. vetulusSolenopsitesGen et sp novValidDlussky & RasnitsynYpresianGreen River FormationUnited StatesColoradoA myrmicine ant form genus.Type species S. minutusWesmaelius mathewesisp. novvalidMakarkin, Archibald, OswaldYpresian Coldwater FormationCanadafirst description of fossil Wesmaelius Conodonts New taxa Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesEolinguipolygnathusBardashev I. Weddige K. Ziegler W. 2002 The phylomorphogenesis of some early devonian platform conodonts Senckenbergiana Lethaea 82 2 375–451 10.1007/BF03042946 128177941 Gen et comb novvalidBardashev, Weddige, & Zieglerearly DevonianAn eopolygnathid conodont, type species E. dehiscens moved from Polygnathus dehiscens (1967) Archosauromorphs Dinosaurs New taxa 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 Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAgnosphitys Fraser N.C., Padian K., Walkden G.M., Davis A.L.M. 2002 Basal dinosauriform remains from Britain and the diagnosis of the Dinosauria Palaeontology 45 1 79–95 10.1111/1475-4983.00228 2002Palgy..45...79F free gen et sp novValidFraser, Padian, Walkden, & Davislate TriassicEnglandA possible chimerathumb|center|150px|Agnosphitys cromhallensisAnabisetia Coria R.A. Calvo J.O. 2002 A new iguanodontian ornithopod from Neuquen Basin, Patagonia, Argentina Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22 3 503–509 10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0503:aniofn]2.0.co;2 130811777 gen et sp novValidCoria & CalvoLate Cretaceous Cerro Lisandro FormationArgentinaAn Iguanodontthumb|center|150px|Anabisetia saldiviaiAucasaurus 10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0460:ANCROC]2.0.CO;2 Coria R.A. Chiappe L.M. Dingus L. 2002 A new close relative of Carnotaurus sastrei Bonaparte 1985 (Theropoda: Abelisauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22 2 460–465 131148538 gen et sp novValidCoria, Chiappe, & DingusSantonianAnacleto FormationArgentinaAn Abelisauridthumb|center|150px|Aucasaurus garridoi"Byranjaffia"Novacek, M.J. 2002. Time Traveler. In: Search of Dinosaurs and Ancient Mammals from Montana to Mongolia. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 368 pages.gen novNomen nudumNovacekLate CretaceousMongoliaOfficially named ByronosaurusCrichtonsaurus Dong Z.-M. 2002 A new armored dinosaur (Ankylosauria) from Beipaio Basin, Liaoning Province, northeastern China Vertebrata PalAsiatica 40 4 276–285 gen et sp novValidDongLate CretaceousSunjiawan FormationChinaAn ankylosaurid"Cryptovolans"Czerkas, S.A., D. Zhang, J. Li, and Y. Li. 2002. Flying Dromaeasaurs. In S.J. Czerkas (ed.), Feathered Dinosaurs and the origin of flight. The dinosaur Museum Journal, Volume 1. The Dinosaur Museum of Blanding, Utah. gen et sp novJunior synonymCzerkas, Zhang, Li, & LiAptian Jiufotang FormationChinaJr synonym of Microraptor"Epidendrosaurus" Zhang Fucheng Zhou Zhonghe Xu Xing Wang Xiaolin A juvenile coelurosaurian theropod from China indicates arboreal habits Naturwissenschaften 89 394–8 2002 10.1007/s00114-002-0353-8 12435090 9 2002NW.....89..394Z 556221 gen et sp novjunior synonymZhang, Zhou, Xu, & WangLate JurassicYixian FormationChinajr synonym of ScansoriopteryxErliansaurus Xu X., Zhang X.-H., Sereno P., Zhao X.-J., Xu, Kuang W., Han J., Tan L. 2002 A new therizionosauroid (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous Iren Dabau Formation of Nei Mongol Vertebrata PalAsiatica 40 3 228–240 gen et sp novValidXu et al.Late CretaceousIren Dabasu FormationMongoliaA Therizinosauroidthumb|center|150px|Erliansaurus bellamanus"Fusinasus"Hutt, S. 2002. "Mr Leng's dinosaur." The Geological Society of the Isle of Wight Newsletter 2 (6): pp. 12–14.gen et sp novJunior synonym of EotyrannusHuttEarly CretaceousWessex FormationEnglandJr synonym of Eotyrannus"Huaxiasaurus" Nomen nudumReyOfficially named Huaxiagnathus in 2004Incisivosaurus 10.1038/nature00966 Xu X. Cheng Y.-N. Wang X.-L. Chang C.-N. 2002 An unusual oviraptorosaurian dinosaur from China Nature 419 6904 291–293 12239565 2002Natur.419..291X 4405062 gen et sp novValidXu, Wang, & ChangBarremianYixian FormationChinaAn OviraptorosauridLiaoceratops 10.1038/416314a Xu X. Makovicky P.J. Wang X.-L. Norell M.A. Hou H.L. 2002 A ceratopsian dinosaur from China and the early evolution of Ceratopsia Nature 416 6878 314–317 11907575 2002Natur.416..314X 4322101 gen et sp novValidXu et al.BerremianYixian FormationChinaA Ceratopsianthumb|center|150px|Liaoceratops yanzigouensisPycnonemosaurusKellner, A.W.A. and D.A. Campos. 2002. On a theropod dinosaur (Abelisauria) from the continental Cretaceous of Brazil. Arquivos do Museu Nacional Rio de Janeiro 60 (3): pp. 163-170.gen et sp novValidKellner & CamposBauru-type red conglomerate sandstoneMaastrichtianBrazilAn AbelisauridScansoriopteryxCzerkas, S.A. and C. Yuan. 2002. An arboreal maniraptoran from northwest China. In: Feathered Dinosaurs and the origin of flight (S.J. Czerkas, ed.). The Dinosaur Museum Journal 1 (Dinosaur Museum of Blanding, Utah).gen et sp novValidCzerkas & YuanLate JurassicYixian FormationChinaPossible junior synonym of EpidendrosaurusSinovenatorXu X. Norell M.A. Wang X.-L. Makovicky P.J. Wu X.-C. 2002 A basal troodontid from the Early Cretaceous of China Nature 415 6873 780–784 11845206 10.1038/415780a 2002Natur.415..780X 4417515 gen et sp novValidXu et al.Early CretaceousYixian FormationChinaA TroodontidSphaerotholusWilliamson Thomas E. Carr Thomas D. 2002 A new genus of highly derived pachycephalosaurian from western North America Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22 4 779–801 10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0779:angodp]2.0.co;2Gen. 2 sp. novValidWilliamson & CarrLate CretaceousKirtland Formation, Hell Creek FormationUnited States (Montana, New Mexico)A pachycephalosaurine; originally described with two species, S. goodwini and S. buchholtzae.center|thumb|150x150px|Sphaerotholus Birds New taxa Name Status Novelty Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAdelalopus Mayr G Smith R 2002 Avian Remains from the Lowermost Oligocene of Hoogbutsel (Belgium) Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 72 139–150 ValidGen. et Sp. nov.Mayr & SmithEarly OligoceneBorgloon FormationBelgiumFlemish BrabantA palaelodid Type species A. hoogbutseliensisAegialornis germanicus Mlíkovský J. 2002 Cenozoic Birds of the World Part 1: Europe http://www.nm.cz/download/JML-18-2002-CBE.pdf Praha Ninox Press 1–407 2014-07-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20110520101755/http://www.nm.cz/download/JML-18-2002-CBE.pdf 2011-05-20 ValidSp. nov.MlíkovskýMiddle EoceneGermanySaxony-AnhaltAn AegialornithidArchaeotrogon nocturnus ValidSp. nov.MlíkovskýEocene or Early OligocenePhosphorites du QuercyFranceAn archaeotrogonidAthene trinacriae Pavia M. Mourer-Chauviré C. 2002 Avian An Overview of the Genus Athene in the Pleistocene of the Mediterranean Islands, with the Description of Athene trinacriae n. sp. (Aves: Strigidae) http://www2.nrm.se/ve/birds/sape/GlobalOwlProject/Fossil_owls/Athene%20trinacriae%20Pavia%20&%20Mourer-Chauvire.pdf Proceedings of the 5th Symposium of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution, Beijing, 1–4 June 2000 1 13–27 23 May 2022 24 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200724140116/http://www2.nrm.se/ve/birds/sape/GlobalOwlProject/Fossil_owls/Athene%20trinacriae%20Pavia%20%26%20Mourer-Chauvire.pdf ValidSp. nov.Pavia & Mourer-ChauviréPleistoceneItalia SicilyA strigid owl. Belonopterus downsi Campbell Jr. K. E. 2002 A New Species of Late Pleistocene Lapwing from Rancho La Brea Condor 104 1 170–174 10.1650/0010-5422(2002)104[0170:ansolp]2.0.co;2 198159856 free ValidSp. nov.Campbell, Jr.Late PleistoceneLa Brea Tar PitsUSACaliforniaA charadriid lapwing.Camusia quintanai Seguí B. 2002 A New Genus of Crane (Aves: Gruiformes) from the Late Tertiary of the Balearic Islands, Western Mediterranean Ibis 144 3 411–422 10.1046/j.1474-919x.2002.00074.xValidGen. et Sp. nov.SeguíPlioceneVroeg-MiddenSpainMenorcaA gruid crane.Cathayornis aberransis Hou L Zhou Z. Zhang F. Gu Y. 2002 Mesozoic birds from western Liaoning in China. Liaoning Liaoning Science and Technology Publishing Chinese 978-7-5381-3392-9?ValidSp. nov.Hou, Zhou, Zhang, & GuValanginianJiufotang FormationChinaA cathayornithidthumb|center|upright|CathayornisCimolopteryx petra Hope S. 2002 The Mesozoic Radiation of Neornithes Chiappe L. Witmer L. Mesozoic Birds: Above the Head of Dinosaurs 339–388 ValidSp. nov.HopeMaastrichtianLance FormationUSAWyomingA cimolopterygid moved to Lamarqueavis petra in 2010Federico L. 2010 An Avian Coracoid from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina Studia Geologica Salmanticensia 46 2 99–119 http://gredos.usal.es/jspui/bitstream/10366/121655/1/Un_coracoides_de_ave_del_Cretacico_Super.pdfCollocalia manuoi Steadman D. 2002 A New Species of Swiftlet (Aves: Apodidae) from the Late Quaternary of Mangaia, Cook Islands, Oceania Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22 2 326–331 10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0326:ansosa]2.0.co;2 84817651 ValidSp. nov.SteadmanQuaternaryCook IslandsAn apodid swiftlet.Colymboides belgicus ValidSp. nov.Mayr & SmithEarly OligoceneBorgloon FormationBelgium Flemish BrabantA gaviid.Delphinornis arctowskii Myrcha A. Jadwiszczak P. Tambussi C. Noriega J. Gazdzicki A. Tatur A. Del Valle R. 2002 Taxonomic Revision of Eocene Antarctic Penguins Based on Tarsometatarsal Morphology Polish Polar Research 23 1 5–46 http://polar.pan.pl/ppr23/ppr23-005.pdf 2014-07-28 2014-08-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808201639/http://polar.pan.pl/ppr23/ppr23-005.pdf ValidSp. nov.Myrcha et al.EoceneLa Meseta FormationAntarcticaA spheniscid penguin.Delphinornis gracilis ValidComb. nov.(Wiman)EoceneLa Meseta FormationAntarcticaA spheniscid penguin Moved from Ichtyopteryx gracilis (1905)Enaliornis seeleyi Galton P. Martin L. 2002 Postcranial Anatomy and Systematics of Enaliornis, a Foot-propelled Diving Bird (Aves: Ornithurae Hesperornithiformes) from the Early Cretaceous of England Revue de Paléobiologie 21 2 489–538 http://www.ville-ge.ch/mhng/paleo/divers/paleo21-2.pdf ValidSp. nov.Galton & MartinEarly CretaceousUKEnglandAn enaliornithidEocathayornis Zhou Z. 2002 A New and Primitive Enantiornithine Bird from the Early Cretaceous of China Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22 1 49–57 10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0049:anapeb]2.0.co;2 86219146 ValidGen et Sp nov.ZhouValanginianJiufotang FormationChinaAn enantiornithelian, Type species E. walkeriGiganhinga Rinderknecht A. Noriega J. 2002 Un Nuevo Género de Anhingidae (Aves: Pelecaniformes) del Plioceno-Pleistoceno del Uruguay (Formación San José) Ameghiniana 39 2 183–191 http://www.ameghiniana.org.ar/index.php/ameghiniana/article/view/2661 ValidGen et Sp nov.Rinderknecht & NoriegaPliocene-PleistoceneSan José FormationUruguayAn anhingid Type species G. kiyuensisGigantohierax Arredondo O. Arredondo C. 2002 1999 Nuevos Género y Especie de Ave Fósil (Falconiformes: Accipitridae) del Cuaternario de Cuba Poeyana 470–475 9–14 ValidGen et Sp. nov.Arredondo & ArredondoQuaternaryCave depositsCubaAn Accipitridae Type species G. suareziHalimornis Chiappe L. Lamb J. Jr. Ericson P. 2002 New Enantiornithine Bird from the Marine Upper Cretaceous of Alabama Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22 1 170–174 10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0170:nebftm]2.0.co;2 55026727 http://www.nrm.se/download/18.4e1d3ca810c24ddc70380001144/Chiappe%2520et%2520al%2520Alabama%5B1%5D.pdf ValidGen et Sp nov.Chiappe, Lamb Jr., & EricsonEarly-Middle CampanianMooreville Chalk FormationUSAAlabamaAn Euenantiornithalean Type species H. thompsoniHesperornis bairdi Martin L. Lim J.-D. 2002 New Information on the Hesperornithiform Radiation Proceedings of the 5th Symposium of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution, Beijing, 1–4 June 2000 1 165–174 ValidSp. nov.Martin & LimCampanianPierre Shale FormationUSASouth DakotaA hesperornithidHesperornis chowi ValidSp. nov.Martin & LimCampanianPierre Shale FormationUSASouth DakotaA hesperornithidHesperornis macdonaldi ValidSp. nov.Martin & LimCampanianPierre Shale FormationUSASouth DakotaA hesperornithidHesperornis mengeli ValidSp. nov.Martin & LimCampanianPierre Shale FormationCanadaManitobaA hesperornithid?Idiornis anthracinus Mayr G. 2002 Avian Remains from the Middle Eocene of the Geiseltal (Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany) Proceedings of the 5th Symposium of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution, Beijing, 1–4 June 2000 1 1 77–96 ValidSp. nov.MayrMiddle EoceneGermanySaxony-AnhaltA cuculid cuckoo Moved to Dynamopterus anthracinus (2013)Mourer-Chauviré C. 2013 Idiornis Oberholser, 1899 (Aves, Gruiformes, Cariamae, Idiornithidae): a Junior Synonym of Dynamopterus Milne-Edwards, 1892 (Paleogene, Phosphorites du Quercy, France) Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie 270 1 13–22 10.1127/0077-7749/2013/0355 2013NJGPA.270...13M Jeholornis Zhou Z. Zhang F. 2002 A Long-tailed, Seed-eating Bird from the Early Cretaceous of China Nature 6896 405–409 12140555 418 10.1038/nature00930 2002Natur.418..405Z 4423299 ValidGen et Sp. nov.Zhou & ZhangEarly CretaceousJiufotang FormationChinaA jeholornithidType species J. primathumb|center|upright|Jeholornis primaJiliniornis Hou L. Ericson P. 2002 A Middle Eocene Shorebird from China Condor 104 4 896–899 10.1650/0010-5422(2002)104[0896:amesfc]2.0.co;2 56470302 http://www.nrm.se/download/18.4e32c81078a8d9249800021339/1367705197082/Hou+Ericson+Condor+2002.pdf ValidGen et Sp nov.Hou & EricsonMiddle EoceneHuadian FormationChinaA charadriid Type species J. huadianensisJinzhouornis jr synonymGen et 2 Sp. nov.Hou, Zhou, Zhang, & GuEarly CretaceousYixian FormationChinaA confuciusornithidType species J. yixianensis, also included J. zhangjiyingiaGenus and species synonymized with Confuciusornis sanctus 2018Wang M O'Connor J Zhou Z H A taxonomical revision of the Confuciusornithiformes (Aves: Pygostylia) Vertebrata PalAsiatica 10.19615/j.cnki.1000-3118.180530thumb|center|upright|Confuciusornis sanctusJixiangornis Ji Q Ji S. Zhang H. You H. Zhang J. Wang L. Yuan C. Ji X. 2002 A New Avialian Bird - Jixiangornis orientalis gen. et sp. nov. - from the Lower Cretaceous of Western Liaoning, NE China Journal of Nanjing University (Natural Sciences) 38 6 723–736 ValidGen et Sp nov.Ji et al.Early CretaceousJiufotang FormationChinaAn avialaenType species J. orientalis thumb|center|upright|Jixiangornis orientalisLarus utunui Steadman D. 2002 A New Species of Gull (Laridae: Larus) from an Archaeological Site on Huahine, Society Islands Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 115 1 1–17ValidSp. nov.SteadmanSubrecentFrench PolynesiaA larid gull.Marambiornis ValidGen et Sp nov.Myrcha et al.EoceneLa Meseta FormationAntarcticaA penguin Type species M. exilisMasillastega Mayr G. 2002 A Skull of a New Pelecaniform Bird from the Middle Eocene of Messel, Germany Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 47 3 507–512 https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app47/app47-507.pdf ValidGen et Sp nov.MayrEarly Middle EoceneMessel FormationGermanyHessenA sulid Type species M. rectirostristhumb|center|upright|Masillastega rectirostrisMesetaornis ValidGen et Sp nov.Myrcha et al.EoceneLa Meseta FormationAntarcticaA penguin. Type species M. polarisMiodytes serbicus Dimitreijevich V. Gál E. Kessler E. 2002 A New Genus and New Species of Grebe (Podicipediformes, Aves) from the Early Miocene Lake Deposits of Valjevo Basin (Serbia) Fragmenta Palaeontologica Hungarica 20 3–7 ValidGen et Sp nov.Dimitreijevich, Gál, & KesslerEarly MioceneValjevo BasinSerbiaA podicipedid grebe.Novacaesareala Parris D. Hope S. 2002 New Interpretations of the Birds from the Navesink and Hornerstown Formations, New Jersey, USA (Aves: Neornithes) Proceedings of the 5th Symposium of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution, Beijing, 1–4 June 2000 1 113–124 ValidGen et Sp nov.Parris & HopeEarly DanianHornerstown FormationUSANew JerseyA possible torotigid Type species N. hungerfordiOligosylphe ValidGen et Sp nov.Mayr & SmithEarly OligoceneBorgloon FormationBelgiumFlemish BrabantA sylphornithid Type species O. mourerchauvireaeOmnivoropteryxCzerkas S. Ji Q. 2002 A Preliminary Report on an Omnivorous Volant Bird from Northeast China The Dinosaur Museum Journal 1 127–135 http://dinosaur-museum.org/featheredinosaurs/chapters.htm ValidGen et Sp nov.Czerkas & JiEarly CretaceousJiufutang FormationChinaAn Omvivoropterygidae Type species O. sinousaorumOxyura doksana ValidSp. nov.MlíkovskýEarly MioceneCzech RepublicA possible sea duck.Paraortygoides radagasti Dyke G. Gulas B. 2002 The Fossil Galliform Bird Paraortygoides from the Eocene of the United Kingdom American Museum Novitates 1 1–14 2246/2913 10.1206/0003-0082(2002)360<0001:tfgbpf>2.0.co;2 59131455 http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/handle/2246/2913//v2/dspace/ingest/pdfSource/nov/N3360.pdf?sequence=1 ValidSp. nov.Dyke * GulasEarly EoceneLondon ClayUKEnglandA gallinuloididParasarcoramphus Mourer-Chauviré C. 2002 Revision of the Cathartidae (Aves: Ciconiiformes) from the Middle Eocene to Upper Oligocene Phosphorites du Quercy, France Proceedings of the 5th Symposium of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution, Beijing, 1–4 June 2000 1 97–111 ValidGen et Sp nov.Mourer-ChauviréBartonian-Late OligocenePhosphorites du QuercyFranceOccitanieA cathartid. Type species P. milneedwardsiPlesiocathartes geiselensis Mayr G. 2002 Avian Remains from the Middle Eocene of the Geiseltal (Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany) Proceedings of the 5th Symposium of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution, Beijing, 1–4 June 2000 1 77–96 ValidSp. nov.MayrMiddle EoceneGermanySaxony-AnhaltA leptosomiformean. Plesiocathartes kelleriMayr G. 2002 A New Species of Plesiocathartes (Aves: ?Leptosomidae) from the Middle Eocene of Messel, Germany PaleoBios 22 1 10–20 http://docubase.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/pl_dochome?query_src=pl_search&format=pdf&collection=PaleoBios_Archive_Public&id=147&show_doc=yes ValidSp. nov.MayrMiddle EoceneMessel FormationGermanyHessenA Leptosomiformean. Polarornis Chatterjee S. 2002 The Morphology and Systematics of Polarornis, a Cretaceous Loon (Aves: Gaviidae) from Antarctica Proceedings of the 5th Symposium of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution, Beijing, 1–4 June 2000 1 125–155 ValidGen et Sp nov.ChatterjeeLate CretaceousLópez de Bertodano FormationSeymour IslandAntarcticaA vegaviidAgnolín F.L. Egli F.B. Chatterjee S. Marsà J. 2017 Vegaviidae, a new clade of southern diving birds that survived the K/T boundary The Science of Nature 104 87 87 10.1007/s00114-017-1508-y 28988276 2017SciNa.104...87A 13246547 11336/50697 free Type species P. gregoriiSapeornisZhou Z. Zhang F. 2002 Largest Bird from the Early Cretaceous and Its Implications for the Earliest Avian Ecological Diversification Naturwissenschaften 89 1 34–38 10.1007/s00114-001-0276-9 12008971 2002NW.....89...34Z 1116829 ValidGen et Sp nov.Zhou & ZhangEarly CretaceousJiufotang FormationChinaA omnivoropterygidType species S. chaoyangensisthumb|center|upright|Sapeornis chaoyangensisSeptentrogon Kristoffersen A. 2002 An Early Paleogene Trogon (Aves: Trogoniformes) from the Fur Formation, Denmark Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22 3 661–666 10.1671/0272-4634(2001)022[0661:aeptat]2.0.co;2 86016957 ValidGen et Sp nov.KristoffersenYpresianFur FormationDenmarkA trogonid Type species S. madseniShenzhouraptor Ji Q Ji S You H. Zhang J. Yuan C. Ji X. Li J. Li Y. 2002 Discovery of an Avialae Bird from China, Shenzhouraptor sinensis gen. et sp. nov. Geological Bulletin of China 21 7 363–369 validGen et sp nov.Ji et al.Early CretaceousJiufotang FormationChinaAn Avialae. Type species S. sinensisthumb|center|upright|Shenzhouraptor sinensisSpheniscus urbinai Stucchi M. 2002 Una Nueva Especie de Spheniscus (Aves: Spheniscidae) de la Formación Pisco, Perú Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica del Perú 94 17–24 http://www.monografias.com/trabajos-pdf2/nueva-especie-spheniscus-formacion-pisco/nueva-especie-spheniscus-formacion-pisco.pdf ValidSp. nov.StucchiLate Miocene-Early PliocenePisco FormationPeruA spheniscid penguin.Taubatornis Olson S. de Alvarenga H. 2002 A New Genus of Small Teratorn from the Middle Tertiary of the Taubate Basin, Brazil (Aves: Teratornithidae) https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/1560/Taubatornis.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 115 4 701–705 ValidGen et sp nov.Olson & de AlvarengaLate Oligocene or Early MioceneTremembé FormationBrazilA teratorn Type species T. campbelliTeratornis olsoni Arredondo O. Arredondo C. 2002 1999 Nueva Especie de Ave (Falconiformes: Teratornithidae) del Pleistoceno de Cuba Poeyana 470–475 15–21 jr synonymSp. nov.Arredondo & ArredondoPleistoceneCave depositsCubaA teratorn Moved to Oscaravis olsoni in 2009Duque W. Olson S. 2009 A New Genus Name for the Cuban Teratorn (Aves: Teratornithidae) Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 122 1 103–116 10.2988/08-27.1 86566584 Teratornis woodburnensis Campbell K. Stenger A. 2002 A New Teratorn (Aves: Teratornithidae) from the Upper Pleistocene of Oregon Proceedings of the 5th Symposium of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution, Beijing, 1–4 June 2000 1–11 ValidSp. nov.Campbell & StengerLate PleistoceneUSAOregonA teratornTeviornis Kurochkin E. Dyke G. Karhu A. 2002 A New Presbyornithid Bird (Aves, Anseriformes) from the Late Cretaceous of Southern Mongolia American Museum Novitates 3386 1–11 2246/2875 10.1206/0003-0082(2002)386<0001:anpbaa>2.0.co;2 59147935 http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/handle/2246/2875/n3386.pdf?sequence=1ValidGen et Sp nov.Kurochkin, Dyke, & KarhuMaastrichtianNemegt FormationMongoliaA presbyornithidType species T. gobiensisTyto balearica cyrneichnusae Louchart A. 2002 Les Oiseaux du Pléistocène de Corse et de Quelques Localités Sardes. Écologie, Évolution, Biogéographie et Extinctions Documents des Laboratoires de Géologie de Lyon 155 1–287 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235217811 ValidSubsp. nov.LouchartLate PleistoceneFranceCorsica A tytonid owl subspecies. Plesiosaurs New taxa Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images EdgarosaurusGen et sp nov Valid DruckenmillerAlbianThermopolis ShaleUnited StatesMontanaA polycotylid Type species E. muddithumb|center|upright|Edgarosaurus muddi KaiwhekeaGen et sp nov ValidCruickshank & FordyceMaastrichtianKatiki FormationNew ZealandOtagoAn aristonectine elasmosaurid Type species K. katikithumb|center|upright|Kaiwhekea katiki Vinialesaurus Gen et comb novValidGasparini et al.OxfordianJagua FormationCubaA cryptoclidid Type species V. caroli Moved from Cryptocleidus caroli (1949) Pterosaurs In October, a partial Mesadacylus wing was discovered in the Kingsview Quarry of Colorado. This find marks the first time that a Morrison pterosaur has been found at more than one site in the formation.Foster, J. (2007). "Mesadactylus ornithosphyos." Jurassic West: The Dinosaurs of the Morrison Formation and Their World. Indiana University Press. pp. 159-160. New taxa Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAustriadactylusgen et sp novValidDalla Vecchia, Wild, & ReitnerLate TriassicSeefelder BedsAustriaHatzegopteryx Buffetaut E. Grigorescu D. Csiki Z. 2002 A new giant pterosaur with a robust skull from the latest Cretaceous of Romania Naturwissenschaften 89 4 180–184 10.1007/s00114-002-0307-1 12061403 2002NW.....89..180B 15423666 gen et sp novValidBuffetaut, Grigorescu, & CsikiLate CretaceousDensuș-Ciula FormationRomaniapossibly a jr synonym of Quetzalcoatluscenter|thumb|150x150px|HatzegopteryxJeholopterusgen et sp novValidWang & ZhouLate JurassicDaohugou BedsChinathumb|center|150px|Jeholopterus ningchengensisPiksigen et sp novValidVarricchioLate CretaceousTwo Medicine FormationUnited StatesAt first thought to be a bird, but subsequently reinterpreted as a pterosaur, likely a member of Ornithocheiroidea.Federico L. Agnolin David Varricchio 2012 Systematic reinterpretation of Piksi barbarulna Varricchio, 2002 from the Two Medicine Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of Western USA (Montana) as a pterosaur rather than a bird http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/front/medias/publication/48099_g2012n4a10.pdf Geodiversitas 34 4 883–894 10.5252/g2012n4a10 2012Geodv..34..883A 56002643 https://web.archive.org/web/20130115164102/http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/front/medias/publication/48099_g2012n4a10.pdf 2013-01-15 Pterorhynchusgen et sp novValidCzerkas & JiLate JurassicDaohugou BedsChinaThalassodromeusgen et sp novValidKellner & Camposearly CretaceousSantana FormationBrazilcenter|thumb|187x187px|Thalassodromeus sethiUtahdactylusgen et sp novValidCzerkas & MickelsonLate JurassicMorrison Formation, UtahUSA Lepidosauromorphs Squamates New taxa Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images"Lakumasaurus"Martin J.E. Fernández, M. 2007 The synonymy of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur (Squamata) genus Lakumasaurus from Antarctica with Taniwhasaurus from New Zealand and its bearing upon faunal similarity within the Weddellian Province Geological Journal 42 2 203–211 10.1002/gj.1066 2007GeolJ..42..203M 128429649 Gen et sp novJr synonymNovas et al.Late CampanianSanta Marta FormationAntarcticaGenus synonymized with Taniwhasaurus in 2007 thumb|center|upright|Taniwhasaurus antarcticusPrognathodon curriiChristiansen Per Bonde Niels 2002 A New Species of Gigantic Mosasaur from the Late Cretaceous of Israel Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22 3 629–644 10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0629:ANSOGM]2.0.CO;2 4524254 0272-4634Sp novValidChristiansen & BondeLate CampanianMishash FormationIsraelA large mosasaurthumb|center|upright|Prognathodon currii Synapsids Non-mammalian Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesCriocephalosaurusKammerer, C.F Sidor, C.A. 2002 Replacement names for the therapsid genera Criocephalus Broom 1928 and Olivieria Brink 1965 Palaeontologia Africana 38 71–72gen novValidKammerer & SidorUpper PermianSouth AfricaA dinocephalian. Replacement name for Criocephalus Broom, 1928, preoccupied by Criocephalus Mulsant 1839.KitchinganomodonMaisch, M.W. 2002 Observations on Karoo and Gondwana vertebrates: Part 4: The taxonomic status of the Late Permian rhachinocephalid Platycyclops crassus Broom, 1948 (Therapsida: Dicynodontia) from the South African Karoo Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Monatshefte 2002 6 362–372 10.1127/njgpm/2002/2002/362Gen novValidMaischUpper PermianSouth AfricaA dicynodont. New genus for "Platycyclops" crassus Broom, 1948.Kwazulusaurus10.1111/1475-4983.00240 Maisch, M.W. 2002 A new basal lystrosaurid dicynodont from the Upper Permian of South Africa Palaeontology 45 2 343–359 2002Palgy..45..343M freegen et sp novValidMaischUpper PermianBeaufort GroupSouth AfricaA dicynodont. The type species is Kwazulusaurus shakai.Lanthanocephalus10.1139/e02-091 Modesto, S. Rubidge, B.S. Welman, J. 2002 A new dicynodont therapsid from the Lowermost Beaufort Group, Upper Permian of South Africa Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 39 12 1755–1765 2002CaJES..39.1755M gen et sp novPreoccupiedModesto, Rubidge, & WelmanUpper PermianKoonap FormationSouth AfricaGenus preoccupied by Lanthanocephalus Williams & Starmer, 2000, moved to the replacement Lanthanostegus in 2003NeotrirachodonTatarinov, L.P. 2002 Gomphodont cynodonts (Reptilia, Theriodontia) from the Middle Triassic of Orenburg Region Paleontological Journal 36 3 176–179gen et sp novValidTatarinovMiddle TriassicDonguz FormationRussiaA cynodont. The type species is Neotrirachodon expectatus.RuhuhucerberusMaisch, M.W. 2002 Observations on Karoo and Gondwana vertebrates: Part 3: notes on the gorgonopsians from the Upper Permian of Tanzania Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Monatshefte 2002 4 237–251 10.1127/njgpm/2002/2002/237gen et sp novValidMaischUpper PermianKawinga FormationTanzaniaA gorgonopsian. 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