2011 in paleontology

none 2011 paleontology paleobotany arthropod paleontology paleoentomology paleomalacology reptile paleontology archosaur paleontology mammal paleontology paleoichthyology 2011 Protozoa New taxa Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesVetufebrusPoinar G. 2011 Vetufebrus ovatus n. gen., n. sp. (Haemospororida: Plasmodiidae) vectored by a streblid bat fly (Diptera: Streblidae) in Dominican amber Parasites & Vectors 4 229 1–5 229 10.1186/1756-3305-4-229 22152687 3253689 free Gen et sp novValid PoinarBurdigalianDominican amberDominican RepublicA Plasmodiidae vectored by the bat fly Enischnomyia stegosomathumb|center|150px|Vetufebrus ovatus Plants Ferns and fern allies Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymized taxa Notes ImagesDrynaria callisporaSu T. Jacques F. Liu Y. Xiang J. Xing Y. Huang Y. Zhou Z. 2011 A new Drynaria (Polypodiaceae) from the upper Pliocene of Southwest China Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 164 (1-2) 132–142 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2010.11.011 2011RPaPa.164..132S Sp novSu et alPlioceneSanying FormationChinaA Drynaria species fernEquisetum thermaleChanning A. Zamuner A. Edwards D. Guido D. 2011 Equisetum thermale sp. nov. (Equisetales) from the Jurassic San Agustin hot spring deposit, Patagonia: Anatomy, paleoecology, and inferred paleoecophysiology. American Journal of Botany 98 4 680–697 10.3732/ajb.1000211 21613167 2011AmJB...98..680C free 11336/95234 free sp. novValidChanning, Zamuner, Edwards, & GuidoCallovian - TithonianLa Matilde Formation Argentinaoldest crown group Equisetum species Gymnosperms Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymized taxa Notes ImagesAgathoxylon byeongpungenseOh C. Kim K. Paik I. Lim J. 2011 Cretaceous conifer woods of Korea: Occurrences and palaeobiological implications Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 164 1–2 67–83 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2010.11.007 2011RPaPa.164...67O comb nov(Kim et al.) Oh et al.Cretaceous(Aptian - Albian)Donghwachi FormationSouth KoreaAn Araucariaceous woodAgathoxylon kiiensecomb nov(Ogura) Oh et al.Cretaceous(Aptian - Albian)Togeum FormationSouth KoreaAn Araucariaceous woodAgathoxylon togeumenseSp novOh et al.Cretaceous(Aptian - Albian)Togeum FormationSouth KoreaAn Araucariaceous woodCaririaKunzmann L. Mohr B.A.R. Wilde V. Bernardes-de-Oliveira M.E.C. 2011 A putative gnetalean gymnosperm Cariria orbiculiconiformis gen. nov. et spec. nov. from the Early Cretaceous of northern Gondwana Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 165 1–2 75–95 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2011.02.005 2011RPaPa.165...75K Gen. et sp. novValidKunzmann et al.AptianCrato FormationBrazilA possible gnetophyteCupressus guangxiensisShi G. Zhou Z. Xie Z. 2011 Cupressus foliage shoots and associated seed cones from the Oligocene Ningming Formation of Guangxi, South China Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 166 3–4 325–334 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2011.06.005 2011RPaPa.166..325S Sp novShi et al.OligoceneNingming FormationChinaA cuprecaceous foliage/cone speciesHughmilleritesRothwell G. Stockey R. Mapes G. Hilton J. 2011 Structure and relationships of the Jurassic conifer seed cone Hughmillerites juddii gen. et comb. nov.: implications for the origin and evolution of Cupressaceae Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 164 1–2 45–59 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2010.11.004 2011RPaPa.164...45R Gen et comb novRothwell et al.JurassicKimmeridgianKimmeridge Clay FormationUKScotlandConites juddii (1913)A cuprecaceous cone morphotaxon The type species is H. juddiiPinus arnoldiiKlymiuk A. A. Stockey R. A. Rothwell G. W. 2011 The first organismal concept for an extinct species of Pinaceae: Pinus arnoldii Miller. International Journal of Plant Sciences 172 2 294–313 10.1086/657649 2011IJPlS.172..294K 84137991 Syn novValidMillerEoceneYpresianAllenby FormationPrinceton chertCanadaBritish ColumbiaPinus similkameenensis (1973)Miller Jr C. N. 1973 Silicified cones and vegetative remains of Pinus from Eocene of British Columbia Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 24 101–118A permineralized pineAn amplified "whole plant reconstruction" including P. similkameenensis foliage/woodProtaxodioxylon turolenseVozenin-Serra C. Diez J. Ferrer J. 2011 A new species of Protaxodioxylon (Cupressaceae sl) from the late Albian of the Aragonian branch of the Iberian Range (Spain) Palaeoclimatic implications Geodiversitas 33 1 11–24 10.5252/g2011n1a1 2011Geodv..33...11V 128392110 https://zenodo.org/record/4596801 Sp novVozenin-SerraCretaceouslate AlbianUtrillas FormationSpainA cupressaceous woodQataniariaValentin Krassilov Eckart Schrank 2011 New Albian macro- and palynoflora from the Negev (Israel) with description of a new gymnosperm morphotaxon Cretaceous Research 32 1 13–29 10.1016/j.cretres.2010.10.001 2011CrRes..32...13K Gen. et sp.ValidKrassilov & SchrankAlbianHatira FormationIsraelA gymnosperm pollen morphotype Schizolepis daohugouensisZhang J. D'Rozario A. Yao J. Wu Z. Wang L. 2011 A new species of the extinct genus Schizolepis from the Jurassic Daohugou Flora, Inner Mongolia, China with special reference to the fossil diversity and evolutionary implications Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition 85 2 471–481 10.1111/j.1755-6724.2011.00415.x 2011AcGlS..85..471Z 129785532 Sp novZhang et al.JurassicDaohugou floraChinaA pinaceous relative Gymnosperm research An amplified whole plant reconstruction of the Ypresian Princeton chert pine Pinus arnoldii, expanding the diagnosis to include P. similkameenensis (Miller, 1973) foliage and wood plus unnamed pollens cones found in attachment to the P. arnoldii ovulate cones is published by Klymiuk, Stockey, & Rothwell. Angiosperms Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymized taxa Notes ImagesFicus palaeoracemosaSrivastava G. Srivastava R. Mehrotra R. 2011 Ficus palaeoracemosa sp. nov.–A new fossil leaf from the Kasauli Formation of Himachal Pradesh and its palaeoclimatic significance Journal of Earth System Science 120 2 253–262 10.1007/s12040-011-0054-9 2011JESS..120..253S 129960761 free Sp novSrivastava, Srivastava, & MehrotraEarly MioceneKasauli FormationIndiaA fig leaf morphospeciesLeefructus2011 A eudicot from the Early Cretaceous of China Nature 471 7340 625–628 10.1038/nature09811 Ge Sun David L. Dilcher Hongshan Wang Zhiduan Chen 21455178 2011Natur.471..625S 205224036 http://ir.ibcas.ac.cn/handle/2S10CLM1/13095 subscription Gen. et sp.ValidSun, Dilcher, Wang, & ChenEarly CretaceousYixian FormationChinaA basal eudicotOemleria janhartfordaeBenedict JC DeVore ML Pigg KB 2011 Prunus and Oemleria (Rosaceae) Flowers from the Late Early Eocene Republic Flora of Northeastern Washington State, U.S.A. International Journal of Plant Sciences 172 7 948–958 10.1086/660880 2011IJPlS.172..948B 39391439 SpeciesValidBenedict, DeVore, & PiggEoceneYpresianOkanagan HighlandsKlondike Mountain FormationUSAWashingtonAn Osoberry flowerPalmoxylon lametaeiDutta D. Ambwani K. Estrada-Ruiz E. 2011 Late Cretaceous palm stem Palmoxylon lametaei sp. nov. from Bhisi Village, Maharashtra, India Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas 28 1 1–9 https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/572/57220090001.pdf SpeciesValidDutta, Ambwani, & Estrada-RuizMaastrichtianLameta FormationIndiaA palm wood morphospeciesPrunus cathybrownaeSpeciesValidBenedict, DeVore, & PiggEoceneYpresianOkanagan HighlandsKlondike Mountain FormationUSAWashingtonA cherry flower speciesthumb|center|upright|Prunus cathybrownae Nematoda Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesFormicodiplogasterPoinar G. Heiss E. 2011 New Termitaphididae and Aradidae (Hemiptera) in Mexican and Dominican amber Palaeodiversity 4 51–62 http://www.palaeodiversity.org/pdf/04/Palaeodiversity_4_PoinarHeiss.pdfGen et sp novvalidPoinarBurdigalian Dominican amberDominican RepublicA diplogasterid nematode The type species is F. myrmenema parasite of Azteca species antsthumb|center|upright|Formicodiplogaster myrmenema Lobopods Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesDiania cactiformis Liu J. Steiner M. Dunlop J. A. Keupp H. Shu D. Ou Q. Han J. Zhang Z. Zhang X. 2011 An armoured Cambrian lobopodian from China with arthropod-like appendages Nature 470 7335 526–530 2011Natur.470..526L 10.1038/nature09704 21350485 4324509ValidLiu et al.Lower Cambrian Maotianshan shaleChinaA lobopodian.Mureropodia apaeValidGamez Vintaned, Linan, & ZhuravlevEarly Cambrian MureroSpainA lobopodian.Siberion lenaicusValidDzikEarly Cambrian Sinsk FormationRussiaA lobopodian. Vetulicolians Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesOoedigera peeli Vinther J. Smith M. P. Harper D. A. T. David Harper (palaeontologist) 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2011.01034.x Vetulicolians from the Lower Cambrian Sirius Passet Lagerstätte, North Greenland, and the polarity of morphological characters in basal deuterostomes Palaeontology 54 3 711–719 2011 2011Palgy..54..711V 85602402 https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1487112 gen. novvalidZinther, et al.Early Cambrian Sirius PassetGreenlandearliest known vetulicolian describedthumb|center|Artist's reconstruction Molluscs List of gastropods described in 2011#Fossil gastropods Arthropods 2011 in arthropod paleontology Fishes 2011 in paleoichthyology Amphibians Newly named lepospondyls Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesKirktonectaClack Jennifer A. 2011 A new microsaur from the early Carboniferous (Viséan) of East Kirkton, Scotland, showing soft tissue evidence Special Papers in Palaeontology 86 45–55 https://www.palass.org/publications/special-papers-palaeontology/archive/86/article_pp45-55Gen. et sp. Valid ClackViséanEast Kirkton Quarry ScotlandA microsaur.TambaroterHenrici A.C. Martens, T. Berman, D.S. Sumida, S.S. 2011 An ostodolepid 'microsaur' (Lepospondyli) from the Lower Permian Tambach Formation of central Germany Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31 5 997–1004 10.1080/02724634.2011.596601 2011JVPal..31..997H 129710688 Gen. et sp. Valid Henrici Martens et al.Henrici, Martens, Berman, Sumida.Early PermianTambach Formation GermanyAn ostodolepid. Newly named temnospondyls Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAcheloma dunniPolley Brendan P. Reisz Robert R. 2011 A new Lower Permian trematopid (Temnospondyli: Dissorophoidea) from Richards Spur, Oklahoma Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 161 4 789–815 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00668.x free 1807/18982 free Species Valid Polley ReiszEarly Permian USAA trematopid.CalmasuchusFortuny Josep Galobart Àngel De Santisteban Carles 2011 A new capitosaur from the Middle Triassic of Spain and the relationships within the Capitosauria http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app56/app20100025_acc.pdf Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 56 3 553–66 10.4202/app.2010.0025 2011AcPaP..56..553F 55068128 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110522161402/http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app56/app20100025_acc.pdf 2011-05-22 Gen. et sp. Valid Fortuny Galobart De Santistebanearly-middle AnisianCatalan basin SpainA capitosaurian.RotaryusDavid S. Berman Amy C. Henrici Thomas Martens Stuart S. Sumida Jason S. Anderson 2011 Rotaryus gothae, a New Trematopid (Temnospondyli: Dissorophoidea) from the Lower Permian of Central Germany Annals of Carnegie Museum 80 1 49–65 10.2992/007.080.0106 2011AnCM...80...49B 84780478 Gen. et sp. Valid Berman Henrici et al.Berman, Henrici, Martens, Sumida, AndersonEarly PermianTambach Formation GermanyA trematopid.RubeostratiliaBourget Hélène Anderson, Jason S. 2011 A new amphibamid (Temnospondyli: Dissorophoidea) from the Early Permian of Texas Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31 1 32–49 10.1080/02724634.2011.539652 2011JVPal..31...32B 85856972 Gen. et sp. Valid Bourget AndersonEarly Permian USAAn amphibamid.thumb|150px|center|Rubeostratilia texensis. Newly named lissamphibians Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesUrupiaP.P. Skutschas S.A. Krasnolutskii 2011 A new genus and species of basal salamanders from the Middle Jurassic of western Siberia, Russia http://www.zin.ru/Journals/trudyzin/doc/vol_315_2/TZ_315_2_Skutschas.pdf Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences 315 2 167–175 Gen. et sp. Valid Skutschas KrasnolutskiiBathonianItat Formation RussiaA basal stem salamander. Basal reptiles Newly named captorhinids Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesGansurhinusRobert R. Reisz Jun Liu Jin-Ling Li Johannes Müller 2011 A new captorhinid reptile, Gansurhinus qingtoushanensis, gen. et sp. nov., from the Permian of China Naturwissenschaften 98 5 435–441 10.1007/s00114-011-0793-0 21484260 2011NW.....98..435R 20274349 Gen. et sp.Valid Reisz Liu et al.Reisz, Liu, Li, Müller.Middle Permian ChinaA moradisaurine captorhinid. Newly named basal diapsids Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesOrovenatorRobert R. Reisz Sean P. Modesto Diane M. Scott 2011 A new Early Permian reptile and its significance in early diapsid evolution Proceedings of the Royal Society B 278 1725 3731–3737 10.1098/rspb.2011.0439 21525061 3203498Gen. et sp.Valid Reisz Modesto ScottSakmarian USAThe oldest and most basal neodiapsid. Newly named ichthyosaurs Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesSveltonectesFischer V. Masure, E. Arkhangelsky, M.S. Godefroit, P. 2011 A new Barremian (Early Cretaceous) ichthyosaur from western Russia Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31 5 1010–1025 10.1080/02724634.2011.595464 2011JVPal..31.1010F 2268/92828 86036325 https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/92828 Gen. et sp.Valid Fischer Masure et al.Fischer, Masure, Arkhangelsky, Godefroit.Barremian RussiaAn ophthalmosaurid. Lepidosauromorphs Newly named saurosphargids Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesSinosaurosphargisLi Chun Olivier Rieppel Xiao-Chun Wu Li-Jun Zhao Li-Ting Wang 2011 A new Triassic marine reptile from southwestern China Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31 2 303–312 10.1080/02724634.2011.550368 2011JVPal..31..303L 130698779 Gen. et sp.Valid Li Rieppel et al.Li, Rieppel, Wu, Zhao, Wang.Middle AnisianGuanling Formation ChinaAn incertae sedis. Newly named sauropterygians Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAbyssosaurusA. Yu. Berezin 2011 A new plesiosaur of the family Aristonectidae from the early cretaceous of the center of the Russian platform Paleontological Journal 45 6 648–660 10.1134/S0031030111060037 2011PalJ...45..648B 129045087 Gen. et sp.Valid BerezinLate Hauterivian RussiaAn aristonectid. DiandongosaurusShang Qing-Hua Wu Xiao-Chun Li Chun 2011 A new eosauropterygian from Middle Triassic of eastern Yunnan Province, southwestern China http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/201105/P020110530511087154324.pdf Vertebrata PalAsiatica 49 155–171 10.19615/j.cnki.1000-3118.2011.02.002 2 Gen. et sp.Valid Shang Wu LiMiddle AnisianGuanling Formation ChinaA relative of nothosauroids.Tamaki Sato Yen-Nien Cheng Xiao-Chun Wu Hsi-Yin Shan 2013 Diandongosaurus acutidentatus Shang, Wu & Li, 2011 (Diapsida: Sauropterygia) and the relationships of Chinese eosauropterygians Geological Magazine 151 1 121–133 10.1017/S0016756813000356 2014GeoM..151..121S 131666596 DianopachysaurusJun Liu Olivier Rieppel Da-Yong Jiang Jonathan C. Aitchison Ryosuke Motani Qi-Yue Zhang Chang-Yong Zhou Yuan-Yuan Sun 2011 A new pachypleurosaur (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the lower Middle Triassic of southwestern China and the phylogenetic relationships of Chinese pachypleurosaurs Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31 292–302 10.1080/02724634.2011.550363 2 2011JVPal..31..292L 86594206 Gen. et sp.Valid Liu Rieppel et al.Liu, Rieppel, Jiang, Aitchison, Motani, Zhang, Zhou, Sun.Middle AnisianGuanling Formation ChinaA keichousaurid pachypleurosaur.Hauffiosaurus tomistomimusRoger B. J. Benson Hilary F. Ketchum Leslie F. Noè Marcela Gómez-Pérez 2011 New information on Hauffiosaurus (Reptilia, Plesiosauria) based on a new species from the Alum Shale Member (Lower Toarcian: Lower Jurassic) of Yorkshire, UK Palaeontology 54 3 547–571 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2011.01044.x 2011Palgy..54..547B 55436528 http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/2331/1/Benson_et_al_2011_Hauffiosaurus.pdf 2022-01-26 2019-01-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20220126080803/http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/2331/1/Benson_et_al_2011_Hauffiosaurus.pdf dead SpeciesValid Benson Ketchum et al.Benson, Ketchum, Noè, Gómez-Pérez.Early ToarcianWhitby Limestone Formation EnglandA second species of Hauffiosaurus.MarmornectesHilary F. Ketchum Roger B. J. Benson 2011 A new pliosaurid (Sauropterygia, Plesiosauria) from the Oxford Clay Formation (Middle Jurassic, Callovian) of England: evidence for a gracile, longirostrine grade of Early–Middle Jurassic pliosaurids Special Papers in Palaeontology 86 109–129 https://www.palass.org/publications/special-papers-palaeontology/archive/86/article_pp109-129Gen. et sp.Valid Ketchum BensonCallovianOxford Clay Formation United KingdomA pliosaurid.Westphaliasaurus2011 Osteologie und Phylogenie von Westphaliasaurus simonsensii: Ein neuer Plesiosauride (Sauropterygia) aus dem Unteren Jura (Pliensbachium) von Sommersell (Kreis Höxter), Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland [=Osteology and Phylogeny of Westphaliasaurus simonsensii, a new plesiosaurid (Sauropterygia) from the Lower Jurassic (Pliensbachian) of Sommersell (Höxter district), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany] Geologie und Paläontologie in Westfalen 79 1 56 pp 978-3-940726-14-8 Leonie Schwermann Martin Sander Gen. et sp.Valid Schwermann SanderPliensbachianHöxter district GermanyA plesiosaurid plesiosaur.ZarafasauraPeggy Vincent Nathalie Bardet Xabier Pereda Suberbiola Baâdi Bouya Mbarek Amaghzaz Saïd Meslouh 2011 Zarafasaura oceanis, a new elasmosaurid (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Maastrichtian Phosphates of Morocco and the palaeobiogeography of latest Cretaceous plesiosaurs Gondwana Research 19 1062–1073 10.1016/j.gr.2010.10.005 4 2011GondR..19.1062V Gen. et sp.Valid Vincent Bardet et al.Vincent, Bardet, Suberbiola, Bouya, Amaghzaz, Meslouh.Maastrichtian MoroccoAn elasmosaurid plesiosaur. Newly named lizards Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesBrasiliguanaNava William R. Agustín G. Martinelli 2011 A new squamate lizard from the Upper Cretaceous Adamantina Formation (Bauru Group), São Paulo State, Brazil http://www.scielo.br/pdf/aabc/v83n1/v83n1a17.pdf Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 83 1 291–299 0001-3765 10.1590/S0001-37652011000100017 21437386 Gen. et sp.Valid Nava MartinelliTuronian/SantonianAdamantina Formation BrazilAn iguanian lizard. CryptolacertaMüller Johannes Christy A. Hipsley Jason J. Head Nikolay Kardjilov André Hilger Michael Wuttke Robert R. Reisz 2011 Eocene lizard from Germany reveals amphisbaenian origins Nature 473 7347 364–367 10.1038/nature09919 2011Natur.473..364M 21593869 205224382 Gen. et sp.Valid Müller Hipsley et al.Müller, Hipsley, Head, Kardjilov, Hilger, Wuttke, Reisz.LutetianMessel pit GermanyAn amphisbaenian lizard.LatoplatecarpusKonishi Takuya Michael W. Caldwell 2011 Two new plioplatecarpine (Squamata, Mosasauridae) genera from the Upper Cretaceous of North America, and a global phylogenetic analysis of plioplatecarpines Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31 4 754–783 10.1080/02724634.2011.579023 2011JVPal..31..754K 85972311 Gen. et sp.Valid Konishi CaldwellCampanianPierre Shale Formation Demopolis Chalk Formation Canada USAA plioplatecarpine mosasaur. Its type species is Latoplatecarpus willistoni; "Plioplatecarpus" nichollsae (Cuthbertson et al.., 2007) is a second species of Latoplatecarpus.OreithyiaKrister T. Smith 2011 The Evolution of Mid-Latitude Faunas During the Eocene: Late Eocene Lizards of the Medicine Pole Hills Reconsidered Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 52 1 3–105 10.3374/014.052.0101 2011BPMNH..52....3S 140545447 Krister T. Smith 2011 Oreithyia, a Replacement Name for Orithyia Smith, 2011, nec Orithyia Fabricius, 1798 Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 52 2 273 10.3374/014.052.0205 2011BPMNH..52..273S 83777646 Gen. et sp. novValid SmithEocene (Chadronian) United StatesA member of Corytophanidae. The type species is Oreithyia oaklandi.PlesioplatecarpusGen. et comb.Valid Konishi CaldwellMiddle Coniacian to middle Santonian.Niobrara Chalk Eutaw Formation USAA plioplatecarpine mosasaur, a new genus for "Clidastes" planifrons (Cope, 1874).QueironiusGen. et sp. novValid SmithEocene (Chadronian) United StatesA relative of the desert iguana. The type species is Queironius praelapsus.SauropithecoidesGen. et comb. novValid SmithEocene (Chadronian) United StatesA member of Polychrotidae; a new genus for "Polychrus" charisticus Smith (2006). Newly named snakes Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesMadtsoia pisdurensisDhananjay M. Mohabey Jason J. Head Jeffrey A. Wilson 2011 A new species of the snake Madtsoia from the Upper Cretaceous of India and its paleobiogeographic implications Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31 3 588–595 10.1080/02724634.2011.560220 2011JVPal..31..588M 129792355 SpeciesValid Mohabey Head WilsonLate Cretaceous IndiaA madtsoiid snake. Turtles Newly named turtles Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAlbertwoodemysEugene S. Gaffney Peter A. Meylan Roger C. Wood Elwyn Simons Diógenes de Almeida Campos 2011 Evolution of the side-necked turtles: the family Podocnemididae Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 350 1–237 2246/6110 10.1206/350.1 83775718 http://publication.plazi.org/id/3564A453FF855E70FFD9A1399E7CD533 Gen. et sp. Valid Gaffney Meylan et al.Gaffney, Meylan, Wood, Simons and CamposEarly OligoceneJebel Qatrani Formation EgyptA podocnemidid.BrontochelysGen. et comb. Valid Gaffney Meylan et al.Early Miocene PakistanA podocnemidid, a new genus for "Shweboemys" gaffneyi.CordichelysGen. et comb. Valid Gaffney Meylan et al.Late EoceneQasr el-Sagha beds EgyptA podocnemidid, a new genus for "Podocnemis" antiqua.GilmoremysWalter G. Joyce Tyler R. Lyson 2011 New Material of Gilmoremys lancensis nov. comb. (Testudines: Trionychidae) from the Hell Creek Formation and the Diagnosis of Plastomenid Turtles Journal of Paleontology 85 3 442–459 10.1666/10-127.1 2011JPal...85..442J 129918006 Gen. et comb. Valid Joyce LysonMaastrichtianLance Formation Hell Creek Formation USAA softshell turtle, new genus for "Aspideretes" lancensis (Gilmore, 1928).Graptemys kerneriDana J. Ehret Jason R. Bourque 2011 An extinct map turtle Graptemys (Testudines, Emydidae) from the late Pleistocene of Florida Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31 3 575–587 10.1080/02724634.2011.562267 2011JVPal..31..575E 83693680 Sp. nov Valid Ehret & BourqueLate Pleistocene United StatesAn emydid, a species of Graptemys.HispaniachelysBen J. Slater Matías Reolid Remmert Schouten Michael J. Benton 86788319 2011 Evolution of the side-necked turtles: the family Podocnemididae Palaeontology 54 6 1393–1414 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2011.01100.x free Gen. et sp. Valid Slater Reolid et al.Slater, Reolid, Wood, Schouten and BentonOxfordianLorente Formation SpainA paracryptodire or a basal testudine.Hoplochelys clarkGeorgia E. Knauss Walter G. Joyce Tyler R. Lyson Dean Pearson 2011 A new kinosternoid from the Late Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation of North Dakota and Montana and the origin of the Dermatemys mawii lineage Paläontologische Zeitschrift 85 2 124–142 10.1007/s12542-010-0081-x 2011PalZ...85..125K 129123961 Species Valid Joyce Lyson et al.Knauss, Joyce, Lyson and PearsonMaastrichtianHell Creek Formation USAA kinosternoid, a species of Hoplochelys.LapparentemysGen. et comb. Valid Gaffney Meylan et al.PaleoceneSanta Lucía Formation BoliviaA podocnemidid, a new genus for "Roxochelys" vilavilensis.LatentemysGen. et sp. Valid Gaffney Meylan et al.Uncertain, possibly Miocene.Uncertain, possibly Moghara Formation. Egypt?A podocnemidid.LemurchelysGen. et sp. Valid Gaffney Meylan et al.Early MioceneMoghara Formation EgyptA podocnemidid.MogharemysGen. et comb. Valid Gaffney Meylan et al.Miocene EgyptA podocnemidid, a new genus for "Sternothaerus" blanckenhorni.OliveremysNatasha Vitek 2011 Insights into the Taxonomy and Systematics of North American Eocene Soft-Shelled Turtles from a Well-Preserved Specimen Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 52 2 189–208 10.3374/014.052.0201 2011BPMNH..52..189V 86206091 Gen. et comb. nov. Valid VitekEoceneWashakie Formation USAA trionychid, a new genus for "Trionyx" uintaensis.PatagoniaemysJuliana Sterli Marcelo S. De la Fuente 2011 A new turtle from the La Colonia Formation (Campanian–Maastrichtian), Patagonia, Argentina, with remarks on the evolution of the vertebral column in turtles Palaeontology 54 1 63–78 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2010.01002.x 2011Palgy..54...63S free 11336/268292 free Gen. et sp. Valid Sterli De la FuenteCampanian - MaastrichtianLa Colonia Formation ArgentinaA stem turtle.PeiropemysGen. et sp. Valid Gaffney Meylan et al.Late CretaceousMarília Formation BrazilA podocnemidid.PricemysGen. et sp. Valid Gaffney Meylan et al.Late CretaceousMarília Formation BrazilA podocnemidid.Prochelidella cerrobarcinaeMarcelo S. de la Fuente Aldo M. Umazano Juliana Sterli José L. Carballido 2011 New chelid turtles of the lower section of the Cerro Barcino formation (Aptian-Albian?), Patagonia, Argentina Cretaceous Research 32 4 527–537 10.1016/j.cretres.2011.03.007 2011CrRes..32..527D Species Valid de la Fuente Umazano et al.de la Fuente, Umazano, Sterli and CarballidoAptian/AlbianCerro Barcino Formation ArgentinaThe oldest known chelid, a species of Prochelidella.SelenemysPérez-García Adán Ortega, Francisco 2011 Selenemys lusitanica, gen. et sp. nov., a new pleurosternid turtle (Testudines: Paracryptodira) from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31 1 60–69 10.1080/02724634.2011.540054 2011JVPal..31...60P 129187024 Gen. et sp. Valid Pérez-García OrtegaUpper KimmeridgianLusitanian Basin PortugalA pleurosternid.SokatraEugene S. Gaffney David W. Krause 2011 Sokatra, a new side-necked turtle (late Cretaceous, Madagascar) and the diversification of the main groups of Pelomedusoides American Museum Novitates 3728 1–28 2246/6147 10.1206/3728.2 83533723 https://zenodo.org/record/4597949 Gen. et sp. Valid Gaffney KrauseMaastrichtianMaevarano Formation MadagascarA pleurodiran.Trionyx ikoviensisI.G. Danilov E.A. Zvonok E.V. Syromyatnikova N.I. Udovichenko 2011 A new species of soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae) from the Middle Eocene of Ukraine http://www.zin.ru/journals/trudyzin/doc/vol_315_4/TZ_315_4_Danilov.pdf Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences 315 4 399–411 Species Valid Danilov Zvonok et al.Danilov, Zvonok, Syromyatnikova and UdovichenkoMiddle Eocene UkraineA species of Trionyx sensu lato.WilburemysMartin J. E. Mallory V. S. 2011 Vertebrate paleontology of the late Miocene (Hemphillian) Wilbur Locality of central Washington Paludicola 8 3 155–185 https://www.academia.edu/14554703 Gen. et sp. novValidMartin & MalloryLate Miocene-Pliocene(Hemphillian-Blancan)Ellensburg FormationUSAWashingtonAn emydine Emydidae pond turtle. The type species is W. yakimensis. Archosauromorphs Newly named basal archosauromorphs Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesArcheopeltaJulia B. Desojo Martin D. Ezcurra Cesar L. Schultz 2011 An unusual new archosauriform from the Middle–Late Triassic of southern Brazil and the monophyly of Doswelliidae Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 161 4 839–871 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00655.x free 11336/160636 free Gen. et sp.Valid Desojo Ezcurra SchultzLate Ladinian/Early CarnianSanta Maria Formation BrazilA member of Archosauriformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Originally classified as a doswelliid, but subsequently argued to be an erpetosuchid archosaur.Martín D. Ezcurra Lucas E. Fiorelli Agustín G. Martinelli Sebastián Rocher M. Belén von Baczko Miguel Ezpeleta Jeremías R. A. Taborda E. Martín Hechenleitner M. Jimena Trotteyn Julia B. Desojo 2017 Deep faunistic turnovers preceded the rise of dinosaurs in southwestern Pangaea Nature Ecology & Evolution 1 10 1477–1483 10.1038/s41559-017-0305-5 29185518 2017NatEE...1.1477E 11336/41466 10007967 free thumb|150px|center|Archeopelta arborensisAugustaburianiaSennikov A.G. 2011 New Tanystropheids (Reptilia: Archosauromorpha) from the Triassic of Europe Paleontological Journal 45 1 95–104 10.1134/S0031030111010151 2011PalJ...45...90S 85193597 Gen. et sp.Valid SennikovEarly TriassicDon River Basin Russia The earliest tanystropheid.KyrgyzsaurusV. R. Alifanov E. N. Kurochkin 2011 Kyrgyzsaurus bukhanchenkoi gen. et sp. nov., a new reptile from the triassic of southwestern Kyrgyzstan Paleontological Journal 45 6 639–647 10.1134/S0031030111060025 2011PalJ...45..639A 84563146 Gen. et sp.Valid Alifanov KurochkinLate Ladinian/Early CarnianMadygen Formation Kyrgyzstan The earliest drepanosaurid.ProtanystropheusGen. et comb.Valid SennikovMiddle - Late Triassic Austria Germany Netherlands Poland A tanystropheid, a new genus for "Tanystropheus" antiquus (von Huene, 1905). Archosaurs 2011 in archosaur paleontology Synapsids Newly named non-mammalian synapsids Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAnnatherapsidus postumIvakhnenko M.F. 2011 Permian and Triassic therocephals (Eutherapsida) of Eastern Europe Paleontological Journal 45 9 981–1144 10.1134/S0031030111090012 2011PalJ...45..981I 128958135 Sp.Valid IvakhnenkoLate Permian RussiaA therocephalian.BasilodonKammerer C.F. Angielczyk, K.D. Fröbisch, J. 2011 A comprehensive taxonomic revision of Dicynodon (Therapsida, Anomodontia) and its implications for dicynodont phylogeny, biogeography, and biostratigraphy Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31 Suppl. 1 1–158 10.1080/02724634.2011.627074 2011JVPal..31S...1K 84987497 Gen. et comb.Valid Kammerer Angielczyk FröbischLate Permian South AfricaA dicynodont. A new genus for "Dicynodon" woodwardi.BridetheriumWilliam A. Clemens 2011 New morganucodontans from an Early Jurassic fissure filling in Wales (United Kingdom) Palaeontology 54 5 1139–1156 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2011.01094.x 2011Palgy..54.1139C free Gen. et sp.Valid ClemensEarly Jurassic United KingdomA morganucodontan.CandelariodonTéo Veiga De Oliveira Cesar Leandro Schultz Marina Bento Soares Carlos Nunes Rodrigues 2011 A new carnivorous cynodont (Synapsida, Therapsida) from the Brazilian Middle Triassic (Santa Maria Formation): Candelariodon barberenai gen. et sp. nov. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/z03027p028f.pdf Zootaxa 3027 19–28 1175-5334 10.11646/zootaxa.3027.1.3 Gen. et sp.Valid De Oliveira Schultz et al.De Oliveira, Schultz, Soares, Rodrigues.Middle TriassicSanta Maria Formation BrazilA carnivorous cynodont.Cryptovenator2011 A new basal sphenacodontid synapsid from the Late Carboniferous of the Saar-Nahe Basin, Germany http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app56/app20100039.pdf Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 56 1 113–120 10.4202/app.2010.0039 Jörg Fröbisch Rainer R. Schoch Johannes Müller Thomas Schindler Dieter Schweiss 2011AcPaP..56..113F 45410472 Gen. et sp.Valid Fröbisch Schoch et al.Fröbisch, Schoch, Müller, Schindler, Schweiss.Late GzhelianRemigiusberg Formation GermanyA sphenacodontid pelycosaur. The type species is Cryptovenator hirschbergeri.EuptychognathusGen. et comb.Valid Kammerer Angielczyk FröbischLate Permian South AfricaA dicynodont. A new genus for "Dicynodon" bathyrhynchus.EuromycterRobert R. Reisz Hillary C. Maddin Jörg Fröbisch Jocelyn Falconnet 2011 A new large caseid (Synapsida, Caseasauria) from the Permian of Rodez (France), including a reappraisal of "Casea" rutena Sigogneau-Russell & Russell, 1974 http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/front/medias/publication/36313_g2011n2a2.pdf Geodiversitas 33 2 227–246 10.5252/g2011n2a2 2011Geodv..33..227R 129458820 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120319204109/http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/front/medias/publication/36313_g2011n2a2.pdf 2012-03-19 Gen. et comb.Valid Reisz Maddin et al.Reisz, Maddin, Fröbisch, Falconnet.Upper Sakmarian - Lower LopingianGrès Rouge Group FranceA large caseid. A new genus for "Casea" rutena.GorochovetziaGen. et sp.Valid IvakhnenkoLate Permian RussiaA therocephalian.KeyseriaGen. et comb.Valid Kammerer Angielczyk FröbischLate Permian South AfricaA dicynodont. A new genus for "Dicynodon" benjamini.MuchiaGen. et sp.Valid IvakhnenkoLate Permian RussiaA therocephalian.PaceyodonGen. et sp.Valid ClemensEarly Jurassic United KingdomA morganucodontan.PeramodonGen. et comb.Valid Kammerer Angielczyk FröbischLate Permian RussiaA dicynodont. A new genus for "Dicynodon" amalitzkiiPerplexisaurus lepusculusSpeciesValid IvakhnenkoMiddle Permian RussiaA therocephalian.PurloviaGen. et sp.Valid IvakhnenkoLate Permian RussiaA therocephalian with a short skull.thumb|200px|center|PurloviaRuthenosaurusGen. et sp.Valid Reisz Maddin et al.Upper Sakmarian - Lower LopingianGrès Rouge Group FranceA large caseid. The type species is Ruthenosaurus russellorumSyopsGen. et comb.Valid Kammerer Angielczyk FröbischLate Permian South AfricaA dicynodont. A new genus for "Dicynodon" vanhoepeni.TiarajudensCisneros, J.C. Abdala, F. Rubidge, B.S. Dentzien-Dias, D. Bueno, A.O. 2011 Dental Occlusion in a 260-Million-Year-Old Therapsid with Saber Canines from the Permian of Brazil Science 331 1603–1605 10.1126/science.1200305 6024 21436452 2011Sci...331.1603C 8178585 Gen. et sp.Valid Cisneros Abdala et al.Cisneros, Abdala, Rubidge, Dentzien-Dias, Bueno.CapitanianRio do Rasto Formation BrazilA basal, saber-toothed herbivorous anomodont. The type species is Tiarajudens eccentricus. Mammals 2011 in mammal paleontology Footnotes Complete author list As science becomes more collaborative, papers with large numbers of authors are becoming more common. To prevent the deformation of the tables, these footnotes list the contributors to papers that erect new genera and have many authors. References 30em Category:2010s in paleontology