2015 in paleontology
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Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils.[1] This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 2015.
Plants[edit]
Cnidarians[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sp. nov | Valid | Santodomingo, Wallace & Johnson | Miocene | A staghorn coral, a species of Acropora. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Santodomingo, Wallace & Johnson | Miocene | A staghorn coral, a species of Acropora. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Santodomingo, Wallace & Johnson | Miocene | A staghorn coral, a species of Acropora. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Santodomingo, Wallace & Johnson | Miocene | A staghorn coral, a species of Acropora. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Santodomingo, Wallace & Johnson | Late Oligocene | A staghorn coral, a species of Acropora. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Santodomingo, Wallace & Johnson | Miocene | A staghorn coral, a species of Acropora. | ||||
| Actinaraea michoacanensis[3] | Sp. nov | Valid | Filkorn & Pantoja-Alor | Early Cretaceous (early Aptian) | A stony coral belonging to the family Actinacididae, a species of Actinaraea. | |||
| Actinastrea chumbitaroensis[3] | Sp. nov | Valid | Filkorn & Pantoja-Alor | Early Cretaceous (late Albian) | A stony coral belonging to the family Actinastraeidae, a species of Actinastrea. | |||
| Gen. et comb. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Denayer & Webb | Carboniferous (Mississippian) | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Lithostrotionidae. A new genus for "Lithostrotion" columnare Etheridge (1900); genus also contains "Orionastraea" columellaris Pickett (1966), "Lithostrotion" parvicolumnare Pickett (1966), "Lithostrotion" wilkinsoni Pickett (1966) and "Orionastraea" flemingi Webb (1990), as well as new species Australastraea arcifera and Australastraea carinata. | ||||
| Axisvacuus tenerus[5] | Sp. nov | Valid | Fedorowski | Carboniferous (early Serpukhovian) | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Antiphyllidae, a species of Axisvacuus. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Fedorowski | Carboniferous (early Serpukhovian) | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Ostravaiaidae. The type species is Birkenmajerites primus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Baron-Szabo | Early Cretaceous (late Barremian–early Aptian) | A stony coral belonging to the family Dendrophylliidae. The type species is C. merbeleri. | ||||
| Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | Late Silurian | An anthozoan belonging to the group Heliolitoidea and the family Innaporidae; a replacement name for Rotalites Leleshus (1970). | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Fedorowski | Carboniferous (early Serpukhovian) | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida. The type species is Chelmia radiata. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Denayer & Webb | Carboniferous (early Viséan) | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Lithostrotionidae; a species of Cionodendron. | ||||
| Craspedophyllia japonica[8] | Sp. nov | Valid | Stanley & Onoue | Late Triassic | A stony coral belonging to the family Reimaniphylliidae, a species of Craspedophyllia. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Niko, Ibaraki & Tazawa | Devonian | A tabulate coral belonging to the family Alveolitidae. | ||||
| Crateroseris stefani[10] | Sp. nov | Valid | Eliášová | Late Jurassic (Tithonian) | Štramberk Limestone | A stony coral belonging to the family Synastraeidae, a species of Crateroseris. | ||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Gretz, Lathuilière & Martini | Early Jurassic (Hettangian) | A zardinophyllid coral. The type species is Cryptosepta nuda. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Niko, Suzuki & Taguchi | Miocene | Katsuta Group | A species of Dendrophyllia. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid[14] | Budd & Bosellini | Oligocene | |||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Löser & Zell | Cretaceous | A stony coral belonging to the group Faviina and the family Columastraeidae. A new genus for "Columnocoenia" ksiazkiewiczi bucovinensis Morycowa (1971) (raised to the rank of a separate species Eocolumastrea bucovinensis) | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Denayer | Carboniferous (Mississippian) | Yaricak Formation | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida, possibly a member of the family Koninckocariniidae. | |||
| Goniophyllum osloense[17] | Sp. nov | Valid | Johannessen in Wright | Silurian (late Telychian) | An operculate coral, a species of Goniophyllum. | |||
| Guembelastraea kanmerae[8] | Sp. nov | Valid | Stanley & Onoue | Late Triassic | A stony coral belonging to the family Guembelastraeidae, a species of Guembelastraea. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Eliášová | Late Jurassic (Tithonian) | Štramberk Limestone | A stony coral belonging to the family Latomeandridae. The type species is Halucinophyllia subridens. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Löser, Arias & Vilas | Early Cretaceous (Aptian and Albian) | A stony coral belonging to the family Elasmocoeniidae, a species of Heteropistophyllum. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Santodomingo, Wallace & Johnson | Miocene | A staghorn coral, a species of Isopora. | ||||
| Latiphyllia mexicana[3] | Sp. nov | Valid | Filkorn & Pantoja-Alor | Early Cretaceous (late Albian) | A stony coral belonging to the family Montlivaltiidae, a species of Latiphyllia. | |||
| Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | Late Ordovician | An anthozoan belonging to the group Heliolitoidea; a replacement name for Granulina Leleshus (1975). | ||||
| Margarosmilia mizukamia[8] | Sp. nov | Valid | Stanley & Onoue | Late Triassic | A stony coral belonging to the family Margarophylliidae, a species of Margarosmilia. | |||
| Mycetophyllopsis azteca[3] | Sp. nov | Valid | Filkorn & Pantoja-Alor | Early Cretaceous (late Albian) | A stony coral belonging to the family Montlivaltiidae, a species of Mycetophyllopsis. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Eliášová | Late Jurassic (Tithonian) | Štramberk Limestone | A stony coral belonging to the suborder Microsolenina. The type species is Munusculum martinaseki. | |||
| Nervophyllum lukoviensis[5] | Sp. nov | Valid | Fedorowski | Carboniferous (early Serpukhovian) | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Aulophyllidae, a species of Nervophyllum. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Löser & Zell | Cretaceous | A stony coral belonging to the group Faviina and the family Columastraeidae. The type species is Nudacolumastrea stefani. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Fedorowski | Carboniferous (early Serpukhovian) | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Lithostrotionidae. The type species is Occulogermen luciae. | ||||
| Orbignygyra? incognita[3] | Sp. nov | Valid | Filkorn & Pantoja-Alor | Early Cretaceous (late Albian) | A stony coral belonging to the family Dendrogyridae, possibly a species of Orbignygyra. | |||
| Ovalastrea malpaso[3] | Sp. nov | Valid | Filkorn & Pantoja-Alor | Early Cretaceous (late Albian) | A stony coral belonging to the family Latomeandridae, a species of Ovalastrea. | |||
| Paraclausastrea vorarlbergensis[20] | Sp. nov | Valid | Baron-Szabo | A montlivaltiid stony coral, a species of Paraclausastrea. | ||||
| Paracycloseris effrenatus[3] | Sp. nov | Valid | Filkorn & Pantoja-Alor | Early Cretaceous (late Albian) | A stony coral belonging to the family Cunnolitidae, a species of Paracycloseris. | |||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid[14] | Budd & Bosellini | A new genus for "Meandrina" polygonalis Catullo (1856); genus also includes "Diploria" flexuosissima d'Achiardi (1868). | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Reuter in Reuter, Wiedl & Piller | Miocene (Langhian‒early Serravallian) | A stony coral belonging to the family Lobophylliidae, a species of Parascolymia. | ||||
| Gen. et comb. et sp. nov | Valid | Denayer & Webb | Carboniferous (Tournaisian) | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Lithostrotionidae. A new genus for "Lithostrotion" williamsi Pickett (1966); genus also contains "Schoenophyllum" dalmaensis Webb (1990), as well as new species Pickettodendron nudum. | ||||
| Preverastraea coatlicueae[3] | Sp. nov | Valid | Filkorn & Pantoja-Alor | Early Cretaceous (late Albian) | A stony coral belonging to the family Rhipidogyridae, a species of Preverastraea. | |||
| Preverastraea tociae[3] | Sp. nov | Valid | Filkorn & Pantoja-Alor | Early Cretaceous (late Albian) | A stony coral belonging to the family Rhipidogyridae, a species of Preverastraea. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Niko, Fujikawa & Haikawa | Permian | Akiyoshi Limestone Group | ||||
| Retiophyllia tosaensis[8] | Sp. nov | Valid | Stanley & Onoue | Late Triassic | A stony coral belonging to the family Reimaniphylliidae, a species of Retiophyllia. | |||
| Rotiphyllum plumeum[5] | Sp. nov | Valid | Fedorowski | Carboniferous (early Serpukhovian) | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Antiphyllidae, a species of Rotiphyllum. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Lösser & Sklenář | Late Cretaceous (late Cenomanian) | Peruc-Korycany Formation | A stony coral belonging to the group Faviina. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Filkorn & Pantoja-Alor | Early Cretaceous (early Aptian) | A stony coral. Originally assigned to the family Rhipidogyridae and to the genus Saltocyathus, but subsequently transferred to the family Rayasmiliidae and to the genus Rayasmilia.[24] | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Baron-Szabo & Cairns | Miocene | A rhizangiid stony coral. The type species is Sclerangia floridana. | ||||
| ?Sochkineophyllum symmetricum[5] | Sp. nov | Valid | Fedorowski | Carboniferous (early Serpukhovian) | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Polycoeliidae, possibly a species of Sochkineophyllum. | |||
| Gen. et comb. et 4 sp. nov | Valid | Eliášová | Late Jurassic (Tithonian) | Štramberk Limestone | A stony coral belonging to the suborder Caryophylliina. The type species is "Haplaraea" columnaris Ogilvie (1897); genus also contains new species Sylviella exquisita, Sylviella multisepta, Sylviella noveni and Sylviella benjamin. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Eliášová | Late Jurassic (Tithonian) | Štramberk Limestone | A stony coral belonging to the suborder Caryophylliina. The type species is Sylviellopsis erici. | |||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Eliášová | Late Jurassic (Tithonian) | Štramberk Limestone | A stony coral belonging to the family Placophylliidae. The type species is "Diplocoenia" jasenica Frajová (1960). | |||
| Thalamocaeniopsis mexicanensis[3] | Sp. nov | Valid | Filkorn & Pantoja-Alor | Early Cretaceous (late Albian) | A stony coral belonging to the family Thamnasteriidae, a species of Thalamocaeniopsis. | |||
| Thamnarea hornosensis[3] | Sp. nov | Valid | Filkorn & Pantoja-Alor | Early Cretaceous (early Aptian) | A stony coral belonging to the family Actinacididae, a species of Thamnarea. | |||
| Thamnasteria tonantzinae[3] | Sp. nov | Valid | Filkorn & Pantoja-Alor | Early Cretaceous (late Albian) | A stony coral belonging to the family Thamnasteriidae, a species of Thamnasteria. | |||
| Thamnasteriamorpha okudai[8] | Sp. nov | Valid | Stanley & Onoue | Late Triassic | A stony coral belonging to the family Tropiastraeidae, a species of Thamnasteriamorpha. | |||
| Thecosmilia guerreroensis[3] | Sp. nov | Valid | Filkorn & Pantoja-Alor | Early Cretaceous (late Albian) | A stony coral belonging to the family Montlivaltiidae, a species of Thecosmilia. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid[14] | Budd & Bosellini | ||||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Niko | Permian (Wordian) | Iwaizaki Limestone | A tabulate coral belonging to the group Favositida and the family Pachyporidae. | |||
| Zaphrentites rotiphylloides[5] | Sp. nov | Valid | Fedorowski | Carboniferous (early Serpukhovian) | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Stereophrentidae, a species of Zaphrentites. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Denayer | Carboniferous (late Tournaisian) | A rugose coral belonging to the family Ekvasophyllidae, a species of Zaphriphyllum. | ||||
| Zaphrufimia anceps[5] | Sp. nov | Valid | Fedorowski | Carboniferous (early Serpukhovian) | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Stereophrentidae, a species of Zaphrufimia. |
Arthropods[edit]
Bryozoans[edit]
Brachiopods[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Blodgett, Baranov & Santucci | Devonian (Givetian) | A stringocephalid terebratulid brachiopod. The type species is Alaskothyris frosti. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Halamski et al. | Middle Triassic (Ladinian) | A member of Terebratulida. The type species is Albasphe albertimagni. | ||||
| Alexenia? delepinei[30] | Sp. nov | Valid | Chacón & Winkler Prins | Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) | A member of Productidae, possibly a species of Alexenia. | |||
| Amictocracens? brocki[31] | Sp. nov | Valid | Popov et al. | Cambrian | A member of Acrotretida belonging to the family Acrotretidae, possibly a species of Amictocracens. | |||
| Aphelotreta khemangarensis[31] | Sp. nov | Valid | Popov et al. | Cambrian | A member of Acrotretida belonging to the family Acrotretidae, a species of Aphelotreta. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Tazawa & Shintani | Permian (Sakmarian) | A member of Productida belonging to the family Kansuellidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Baranov | Devonian (Emsian) | |||||
| Bockelia canalis[34] | Sp. nov | Valid | Benedetto | Ordovician (Darriwilian) | A member of Strophomenida belonging to the superfamily Plectambonitoidea and the family Taffidae; a species of Bockelia. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | García-Alcalde | A member of Orthida belonging to the family Rhipidomellidae. The type species is C. vivaldiana. | |||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Benedetto | Ordovician (Darriwilian) | A member of Orthida belonging to the superfamily Plectorthoidea. The type species is Chilcorthis huarpe. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Afanasjeva, Jun-ichi & Tomohiko | Permian | A member of Chonetida belonging to the family Rugosochonetidae, a species of Chonetinetes. | ||||
| Chopinia[37] | Gen. et sp. nov | Junior homonym | García-Alcalde & Herrera | Devonian (late Lochkovian or the early Pragian) | A member of Athyridida belonging to the family Athyrididae. The type species is C. petercarlsi. The generic name is preoccupied by Chopinia d'Abrera (2001). | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Mergl & Jiménez-Sánchez | Devonian (late Emsian) | A member of Discinidae, a species of Chynithele. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Baranov | Devonian (Emsian) | A member of Atrypidae. The type species is Copperella kaskevichi. | ||||
| Cyrtonotreta vasculata[34] | Sp. nov | Valid | Benedetto | Ordovician (Darriwilian) | A member of Acrotretida belonging to the family Acrotretidae; a species of Cyrtonotreta. | |||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Gaetani & Mantovani | Triassic (Anisian) | A mentzeliine mentzeliid brachiopod. The type species is "Spiriferina" palaeotypus Loretz (1875); genus might also contain "Mentzelia" multicostata Yang & Xu (1966). | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | García-Alcalde | A member of Orthida belonging to the family Rhipidomellidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Mottequin, Sevastopulo & Simon | Carboniferous (Viséan) | A member of Orthotetida belonging to the family Schuchertellidae. | ||||
| Duartea latoresensis[30] | Sp. nov | Valid | Chacón & Winkler Prins | Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) | A member of Productidae, possibly a species of Duartea. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Gourvennec & Hoşgör | A member of Spiriferida belonging to the family Cyrtospiriferidae, a species of Eodmitria. | |||||
| Eohadrotreta haydeni[31] | Sp. nov | Valid | Popov et al. | Cambrian | A member of Acrotretida belonging to the family Acrotretidae, a species of Eohadrotreta. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | García-Alcalde & Herrera | Devonian (early Lochkovian) | A member of Rhynchonellida belonging to the family Uncinulidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | García-Alcalde & Herrera | Devonian (early Pragian) | A member of Rhynchonellida belonging to the family Uncinulidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Mergl & Herrera in Mergl et al. | Late Cambrian | |||||
| Evanidisinurostrum saouraense[43] | Sp. nov | Valid | Mottequin et al. | Devonian (Famennian) | A rhynchonellid brachiopod, a species of Evanidisinurostrum. | |||
| Hadrotreta timchristiorum[31] | Sp. nov | Valid | Popov et al. | Cambrian | A member of Acrotretida belonging to the family Acrotretidae, a species of Hadrotreta. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Popov, Holmer & Baars in Popov et al. | Ordovician (Katian) | A rafinesquinid strophomenid brachiopod; a species of Hibernodonta. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Popov, Holmer & Baars in Popov et al. | Ordovician (Katian) | A meristellid athyridid brachiopod; a species of Hindella. | ||||
| Inflatia ovetensis[30] | Sp. nov | Valid | Chacón & Winkler Prins | Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) | A member of Productidae, possibly a species of Inflatia. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Popov et al. | Silurian (Telychian) | A rhynchotrematoid rhynchonellid brachiopod. The type species is Jafarirhynchus alatus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Devaere, Holmer & Clausen in Devaere et al. | Cambrian (Terreneuvian) | A mickwitziid-like stem-group brachiopod. The type species is Kerberellus marcouensis. | ||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Baranov & Blodgett | Devonian (early Pragian) | A trigonirhynchiid rhynchonellid brachiopod; a new genus for "Camarotoechia" reesidei Kirk & Amsden (1952). | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Mergl & Jiménez-Sánchez | Devonian (late Emsian) | A member of Obolidae, a species of Kosagittella. | ||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Sartenaer | Devonian (Lochkovian) | A member of Rhynchonellida. The type species is "Rhynchonella" borealiformis Siemiradzki (1906); genus also includes "Plethorhyncha" altera (Barrande, 1879). | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Liu et al. | Cambrian | A species of Kutorgina. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Benedetto & Muñoz | Ordovician (Tremadocian) | A member of Obolidae, a species of Leptembolon. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Mergl & Herrera in Mergl et al. | Late Cambrian | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Benedetto & Muñoz | Ordovician (Tremadocian) | A member of Obolidae, a species of Libecoviella. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Smirnova in Smirnova et al. | Late Jurassic | A member of Lingulida, a species of Lingularia. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Mergl & Herrera in Mergl et al. | Late Cambrian | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Mergl & Jiménez-Sánchez | Devonian (late Emsian) | A member of Discinidae, a species of Lochkothele. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Popov, Holmer & Baars in Popov et al. | Ordovician (Darriwilian) | A glyptorthid orthid brachiopod; possibly a species of Lomatorthis. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | García-Alcalde | A member of Orthida belonging to the family Platyorthidae. The type species is M. saroyani. | |||||
| Gen. et sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Baranov & Blodgett | Early Devonian | A cyrtinid brachiopod. The type species is M. sibirica; genus also includes "Cyrtina" impressio Perry (1984). | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Baranov | Devonian (Emsian) | A member of Atrypidae. The type species is Misensia gracilis. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Zhang et al. | A member of Productida belonging to the family Rugosochonetidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Baranov | Devonian (Emsian) | A member of Atrypidae, a species of Ogilviella. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Gourvennec & Hoşgör | A member of Spiriferida belonging to the family Adolfiidae, a species of Paillettia. | |||||
| Palaeoglossa minima[34] | Sp. nov | Valid | Benedetto | Ordovician (Darriwilian) | A member of Obolidae; a species of Palaeoglossa. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | García-Alcalde | A member of Orthida belonging to the family Dalmanellidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Zhang et al. | A member of Productida belonging to the family Productellidae. | |||||
| Nom. nov | Valid | Skovsted et al. | Early Cambrian | A replacement name for Cryptotreta Pelman (1977) (preoccupied). | ||||
| Philhedra pauciradiata[34] | Sp. nov | Valid | Benedetto | Ordovician (Darriwilian) | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid[56] | Cocks | Ordovician (late Katian) | A chilidiopsoidean brachiopod. The type species is Portrania wrighti Cocks & Harper in Cocks (2015). | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Mergl & Jiménez-Sánchez | Devonian (late Emsian) | A member of Discinidae, a species of Praeoehlertella. | ||||
| Prototreta? sumnaensis[31] | Sp. nov | Valid | Popov et al. | Cambrian | A member of Acrotretida belonging to the family Acrotretidae, possibly a species of Prototreta. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Calzada & Moreno | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | A member of Terebratellidina belonging to the family Laqueidae and the subfamily Terebrataliopsinae, a species of Psilothyris. | ||||
| Gen. et comb. et sp. nov | Valid | Gaetani & Mantovani | Middle Triassic | A tethyspirine mentzeliid brachiopod. The type species is "Spiriferina" propontica Toula (1896); genus also contains "Spiriferina" ptychitiphila Bittner (1890), as well as the new species Ptychomentzelia ritensis. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Baranov | Devonian (Emsian) | A member of Atrypidae. The type species is Raisiya solonchanensis. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | García-Alcalde | A member of Orthida belonging to the family Rhipidomellidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Afanasjeva, Jun-ichi & Tomohiko | Permian | A member of Chonetida belonging to the family Rugosochonetidae, a species of Rugaria. | ||||
| Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | A member of Spiriferida; a replacement name for Iliella Rukavischnikova (1980). | |||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Mergl & Herrera in Mergl et al. | Late Cambrian | A member of Elkaniidae. The type species is Saltaia lampazarensis | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Baranov & Blodgett | Devonian (early Pragian) | A trigonirhynchiid rhynchonellid brachiopod. The type species is Savagerhynchus hecetaensis. | ||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid[56] | Cocks | Ordovician (early Katian | A chilidiopsoidean brachiopod. A new genus for "Fardenia" scalena Williams (1962). | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Mergl & Herrera in Mergl et al. | Late Cambrian | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Mergl in Morzadec et al. | Devonian (Givetian) | A member of the family Trematidae. | ||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Radulović et al. | Late Cretaceous (Coniacian to early Maastrichtian) | A member of Rhynchonellida belonging to the family Tetrarhynchiidae. A new genus for "Rhynchonella" plicatiloides Stoliczka (1872); genus also contains "Cretirhynchia" sahnii Radulović & Ramamoorthy (1992). | ||||
| Sivorthis precordillerana[34] | Sp. nov | Valid | Benedetto | Ordovician (Darriwilian) | A member of Orthida belonging to the family Orthidae; a species of Sivorthis. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Feldman et al. | Middle Jurassic (Callovian) | A rhynchonellid brachiopod. The type species is Talexirhynchia kadishi. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Zhang et al. | A member of Productida belonging to the family Rugosochonetidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Halamski et al. | Middle Triassic (Ladinian) | A member of Spiriferida; a species of Thecocyrtella. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bezgodova | Devonian (Frasnian) | A member of Spiriferida belonging to the family Theodossiidae, a species of Theodossia. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bezgodova | Devonian (Frasnian) | A member of Spiriferida belonging to the family Theodossiidae, a species of Theodossia. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bezgodova | Devonian (Frasnian) | A member of Spiriferida belonging to the family Theodossiidae, a species of Theodossia. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Benedetto & Muñoz | Ordovician (Tremadocian) | A member of Obolidae. The type species is Torobolus subplanus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | García-Alcalde & Herrera | Devonian (early Pragian) | A member of Rhynchonellida belonging to the family Trigonirhynchiidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | García-Alcalde & Herrera | Devonian (early Pragian) | A member of Rhynchonellida belonging to the family Trigonirhynchiidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Popov, Holmer & Baars in Popov et al. | Ordovician (Darriwilian) | A clarkellid pentamerid brachiopod; a species of Yangtzeella. |
Molluscs[edit]
Echinoderms[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen. et sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Abdelhamid & Abdelghany | Cretaceous (Aptian to Cenomanian) | An emiratiid sea urchin. The type species is Aegyptiaris halalensis;[63] genus also contains "Trochodiadema" isidis Fourtau (1921).[64] | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy, Kutscher & Płachno | Carboniferous (late Tournaisian) | A brittle star belonging to the suborder Ophiurina, a species of Aganaster. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thompson et al. | Carboniferous (early Pennsylvanian) | A sea urchin, a species of Archaeocidaris. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Prokop & Nohejlová | Devonian (late Emsian) | Daleje-Třebotov Formation | A crinoid belonging to the group Disparida and the family Zophocrinidae. The type species is Baficrinus vigilis. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Oji & Twitchett | Early Triassic | A dadocrinid articulate crinoid, a relative of encrinids. The type species is Baudicrinus krystyni. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Sumrall & Sprinkle | Ordovician | An edrioasteroid. The type species is Bizarroglobus medusae. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ausich, Peter & Ettensohn | Silurian (Rhuddanian) | A crinoid. The type species is Browerocrinus arthrikos. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Paul | Silurian | A callocystitid cystoid, a species of Callocystites. | ||||
| ‘Cidaris’ labergensis[72] | Sp. nov | Valid[73] | Zonneveld, Furlong & Sanders | Late Triassic | A sea urchin. Zonneveld, Furlong & Sanders (2015) assign it to the form genus ‘Cidaris’, stressing that it does not imply affinity with the extant genus Cidaris.[72] | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Rahman, Stewart & Zamora | Ordovician (Sandbian) | A member of Ctenocystoidea, a species of Conollia. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Morgan | Permian | A blastoid belonging to the family Schizoblastidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Morgan | Permian | A blastoid belonging to the family Schizoblastidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Morgan | Permian | A blastoid belonging to the family Schizoblastidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Clement & Brett | Early Devonian (Lochkovian) | A camerate crinoid belonging to the group Diplobathrida. | ||||
| Nom. nov | Valid | Carrasco | Eocene (Lutetian) | A sea urchin; a replacement name for Echinanthus dorsalis Cotteau (1889). | ||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Webster & Donovan | Permian | A crinoid. Genus includes Ekmelocrinus amplior (Wanner, 1924), Ekmelocrinus subamplior (Wanner, 1949), Ekmelocrinus ovoides (Wanner, 1949), Ekmelocrinus verbeeki (Wanner, 1916) and Ekmelocrinus vermistriatus (Wanner, 1916). | ||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Thuy | Jurassic (Toarcian to Oxfordian) | A brittle star. A new genus for "Ophioderma" weymouthiense Damon (1880); genus also contains "Ophiomusium" ferrugineum Boehm (1889), "Ophiolepis" leckenbyi Wright (1880), "Ophiomusium" geisingense Kutscher (1992), "Ophiomusium" mammillatum Hess (1966) and "Ophiura" gagnebini Thurmann (1851). | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Clement & Brett | Early Devonian (Lochkovian) | A mitrate belonging to the group Anomalocystitida. The type species is E. marilynni. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Clement & Brett | Late Silurian-early Devonian | A crinoid belonging to the group Monobathrida. The type species is E. hlabsei; genus also includes "Technocrinus" niagarensis Springer (1921). | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Clement & Brett | Early Devonian (Lochkovian) | A blastoid belonging to the group Fissiculata. The type species is E. inexpectatus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Clement & Brett | Early Devonian (Lochkovian) | A disparid crinoid belonging to the group Calceocrinida. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Clement & Brett | Early Devonian (Lochkovian) | A disparid crinoid belonging to the group Calceocrinida. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Clement & Brett | Late Silurian (Pridoli)-early Devonian (Lochkovian) | Decatur Limestone | A camerate crinoid belonging to the group Diplobathrida. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Scheffler, da Fonseca & Fernandes | Devonian (middle Eifelian) | A crinoid, a species of Exaesiodiscus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ausich et al. | Early Cretaceous (probably early late Albian) | An isocrinid crinoid. The type species is Frasericrinus mauricensis. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Yang et al. | Cambrian | An eocrinoid, a species of Globoeocrinus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Webster & Chen | Devonian (Eifelian) | A marsupiocrinid crinoid. The type species is Guangxicrinus xiangzhouensis. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Clément | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | A sea urchin belonging to the family Glyphocyphidae, a species of Hemidiadema. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Clément | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | A sea urchin belonging to the family Glyphocyphidae, a species of Hemidiadema. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Clément | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | A sea urchin belonging to the family Glyphocyphidae, a species of Hemidiadema. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Lefebvre et al. | Ordovician (late Darriwilian) | A crinoid, a species of Heviacrinus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Clement & Brett | Early Devonian (Lochkovian) | Rockhouse Limestone | A cladid crinoid belonging to the group Sagenocrinida. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Zamora, Rahman & Ausich | Ordovician (Darriwilian) | |||||
| Lanxocolumnus (col.) chaleurensis[87] | Sp. nov | Valid | Donovan & Keighley | Silurian (Telychian) | A crinoid, a species of Lanxocolumnus. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Numberger-Thuy & Thuy | Middle Jurassic (earliest Bajocian) | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiacanthidae, a species of Lapidaster. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Scheffler, da Fonseca & Fernandes | Devonian (middle Eifelian) | A crinoid, a species of Laudonomphalus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Zamora, Sumrall & Sprinkle | Cambrian (Furongian) | An eocrinoid of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Llanocystis wilbernsensis. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Paul | Silurian | A callocystitid cystoid, a species of Lovenicystis. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Scheffler, da Fonseca & Fernandes | Devonian (middle Eifelian) | A crinoid, a species of Marettocrinus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Scheffler, da Fonseca & Fernandes | Devonian (middle Eifelian) | A crinoid, a species of Marettocrinus. | ||||
| Nom. nov | Valid | Martínez & del Río | Devonian | A brittle star belonging to the order Oegophiurida and the family Encrinasteridae; a replacement name for Marginaster Haude (1995) and Marginura Haude (1999) (both preoccupied). | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Clement & Brett | Early Devonian (Lochkovian) | Rockhouse Limestone | A camerate crinoid belonging to the group Monobathrida. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Clement & Brett | Early Devonian (Lochkovian) | A camerate crinoid belonging to the group Monobathrida. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Abdelhamid & Abdelghany | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A diadematoid sea urchin. The type species is Notatudiadema rekeibensis. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Blake, Zamora & García-Alcalde | Devonian (Lochkovian) | A brittle star belonging to the order Oegophiurida, suborder Lysophiurina and the family Encrinasteridae. The type species is Ophiocantabria elegans. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | Middle Jurassic (early Bajocian) | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophionereididae, a species of Ophiodoris. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Thuy | Middle Jurassic (early Bajocian) | A brittle star belonging to the family Ophiodermatidae, a species of Ophiotitanos. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Hostettler & Menkveld-Gfeller | Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) | A member of Cidaroida, a species of Paracidaris. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Clement & Brett | Late Silurian (Pridoli) | A cladid crinoid belonging to the group Sagenocrinida. The type species is P. decaturensis. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Clement & Brett | Late Silurian (Pridoli) | A camerate crinoid belonging to the group Monobathrida. The type species is P. broadheadi. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Clement & Brett | Devonian (Lochkovian) | Lower Rockhouse Limestone | A crinoid belonging to the group Monobathrida. The type species is P. broweri. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Scheffler, da Fonseca & Fernandes | Devonian (middle Eifelian) | A crinoid, a species of Pentaridica. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Hostettler & Menkveld-Gfeller | Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) | A member of Cidaroida, a species of Polycidaris. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Sprinkle & Sumrall | Early Ordovician | An edrioasteroid. The type species is Porosublastus inexpectus. | ||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Clement & Brett | Late Silurian (Ludlovian)-early Devonian (Lochkovian) | A camerate crinoid belonging to the group Diplobathrida. The type species is "Siphonocrinus" dignis Strimple (1963). | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Zhao et al. | A member of Eocrinoidea. Genus includes new species P. yini Zhao, Peng & Wu in Zhao et al. (2015). | |||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Sprinkle & Sumrall | Early Ordovician | An edrioasteroid. The type species is Pseudedriophus guensburgi. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Guensburg & Waisfeld | Ordovician (Floian) | A crinoid. The type species is Quechuacrinus ticsa. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Guensburg & Waisfeld | Ordovician (Floian) | A crinoid, a species of Ramseyocrinus. | ||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Webster & Donovan | Permian | A crinoid. Genus includes Rautscholdticrinus indicus (Wanner, 1916) and Rautscholdticrinus weidnerii (Wanner, 1937). | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Hostettler & Menkveld-Gfeller | Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) | A member of Cidaroida, a species of Rhabdocidaris. | ||||
| Ristnacrinus oepiki[97] | Sp. nov | Valid | Ausich, Rozhnov & Kammer | Ordovician (Katian) | A crinoid related to Iocrinus, a species of Ristnacrinus. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Trzęsiok | Late Jurassic (Tithonian) | A cyrtocrinid crinoid. The type species is Salamonicrinus prodigiosum. | ||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Paul | Silurian | A callocystitid cystoid; a new genus for "Apiocystites" anna Safford (1869). | ||||
| Temnocrinus americanus[70] | Sp. nov | Valid | Ausich, Peter & Ettensohn | Silurian (Rhuddanian) | A crinoid, a species of Temnocrinus. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ausich, Wilson & Vinn | Late Silurian | A crotalocrinitid crinoid. The type species is Velocrinus coniculus. |
Conodonts[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Männik, Miller & Hairapetian | Silurian | Niur Formation | A member of Prioniodontida, possibly a balognathid. The type species is Arianagnathus jafariani. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Xiong, Wu & Wang | Tarim Basin | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Aboussalam & Becker in Aboussalam, Becker & Bultynck | Devonian (early Emsian) | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Xiong, Wu & Wang | Tarim Basin | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Yang, Steiner & Keupp | Early Cambrian | A member of Furnishinidae; a species of Gapparodus. | ||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Kiliç et al. | Late Triassic | A member of Gondolellidae. A new genus for "Metapolygnathus" nodosus Hayashi (1968); genus also includes "Gondolella" carpathica Mock (1979), H. lindae (Orchard) and H. permica (Hayashi). | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Wardlaw & Nestell | Permian | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bultynck in Aboussalam, Becker & Bultynck | Devonian (late Emsian) | Mdâouer-el-Kbîr Formation | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bultynck in Aboussalam, Becker & Bultynck | Devonian (late Emsian) | Timrhanrhart Formation | ||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Kiliç et al. | Late Triassic | A member of Gondolellidae. A new genus for "Epigondolella" carnica Krystyn (1975); genus also includes "Metapolygnathus" baloghi Kovacs (1977). | ||||
| Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Dzik | Late Ordovician | Krivaya Luka Formation | A member of Prioniodontida belonging to the family Distomodontidae. A new genus for "Amorphognathus" quinquiradiatus Moskalenko in Kanygin et al. (1977). Genus also includes Moskalenkodus cruciformis (Moskalenko, 1970). | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Wang & Zhang | Early Permian | |||||
| Ozarkodina derenjalensis[100] | Sp. nov | Valid | Männik, Miller & Hairapetian | Silurian | Niur Formation | A member of Ozarkodinida, a spathognathodontid; a species of Ozarkodina. | ||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Mossoni et al. | Late Devonian or Early Carboniferous | A member of Ozarkodinida belonging to the family Polygnathidae, a species of Polygnathus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Mossoni et al. | Late Devonian or Early Carboniferous | A member of Ozarkodinida belonging to the family Polygnathidae, a species of Polygnathus. | ||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Xiong, Wu & Wang | Tarim Basin | Genus includes new species P. elongatus and P. tridens. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Wardlaw & Nestell | Permian | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Mossoni et al. | Late Devonian or Early Carboniferous | A member of Ozarkodinida belonging to the family Polygnathidae, a species of Pseudopolygnathus. | ||||
| Subsp. nov | Valid | Xiong, Wu & Wang | Tarim Basin | |||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Jiang in Chen et al. | Early Triassic | The type species is Spathogondolella jiarongensis. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid[111] | Yuan, Shen & Henderson in Yuan et al. | Early Permian | A species of Vjalovognathus. |
Fishes[edit]
Reptiles[edit]
Amphibians[edit]
Research[edit]
- A study of the anatomy of the skull of Acanthostega gunnari is published by Porro, Rayfield & Clack (2015).[112]
- A study of the skeletal morphogenesis of the lepospondyls Microbrachis pelikani and Hyloplesion longicostatum is published by Olori (2015).[113]
- A study of the anatomy of the skull of the lepospondyl Quasicaecilia texana is published by Pardo, Szostakiwskyj & Anderson (2015).[114]
New taxa[edit]
Temnospondyls[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sp. nov | Valid | Rinehart, Lucas & Schoch | Middle Triassic | A capitosaur, a species of Eocyclotosaurus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Brusatte et al. | Late Triassic | A species of Metoposaurus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Strapasson, Pinheiro & Soares | Middle or late Permian | A basal member of Stereospondylomorpha. The type species is Parapytanga catarinensis. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cisneros et al. | Permian (Cisuralian) | Lower Pedra de Fogo Formation | A member of Trimerorhachidae. The type species is Procuhy nazariensis. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cisneros et al. | Permian (Cisuralian) | Lower Pedra de Fogo Formation | A member of Dvinosauria. The type species is Timonya anneae. |
Lepospondyls[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Szostakiwskyj, Pardo & Anderson | Permian (Kungurian) | Fairmont Shale | A member of Recumbirostra. The type species is Aletrimyti gaskillae. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Glienke | Early Permian | A species of Batropetes. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Glienke | Early Permian | A species of Batropetes. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Szostakiwskyj, Pardo & Anderson | Permian (Kungurian) | Fairmont Shale | A member of Recumbirostra. The type species is Dvellecanus carrolli. |
Lissamphibians[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sp. nov | Valid | Syromyatnikova | Late Early – early Middle Miocene | A true toad of uncertain phylogenetic placement, most similar and possibly related to the Mongolian toad. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Gardner & Brinkman | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | A frog. The type species is Hensonbatrachus kermiti. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Nicoli | Late Miocene to Early Pliocene | A frog belonging to the family Ceratophryidae, a species of Lepidobatrachus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Wake | Eocene or Miocene | A lungless salamander found in Dominican amber. The type species is Palaeoplethodon hispaniolae. | ||||
| Tyrrellbatrachus[125] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Gardner | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | A frog of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Tyrrellbatrachus brinkmani. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Parmley, Chandler & Chandler | Miocene (late Clarendonian) | A frog of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Varibatrachus abraczinskasae. |
Diadectomorphs[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Liu & Bever | Late Permian (Wuchiapingian, roughly 256 Ma) | A diadectid. The type species is Alveusdectes fenestralis. |
Synapsids[edit]
Non-mammalian synapsids[edit]
Research[edit]
- Redescription of the anatomy of Tiarajudens eccentricus is published by Cisneros et al. (2015), who compare the species with Anomocephalus africanus.[128]
New taxa[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sp. nov | Valid | Cox & Angielczyk | Permian | A dicynodont, a species of Endothiodon. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Huttenlocker, Sidor & Angielczyk | Late Permian | A therocephalian. The type species is Ichibengops munyamadziensis. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kruger et al. | Late Permian | Chiweta Beds | A burnetiamorph biarmosuchian therapsid. The type species is Lende chiweta. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Liu & Abdala | Middle Triassic | A therocephalian, a species of Nothogomphodon. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ray | Late Triassic | A traversodontid cynodont. The type species is Ruberodon roychowdhurii. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Liu | Middle Triassic | A kannemeyeriiform dicynodont, a species of Sinokannemeyeria. |
Mammals[edit]
Other animals[edit]
Research[edit]
- A study of phylogenetic relationships of the Ediacaran animal Namacalathus, interpreting it as a member of Lophotrochozoa related to bryozoans and brachiopods, is published by Zhuravlev, Wood & Penny (2015).[135]
New taxa[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Van Roy, Daley & Briggs | Early Ordovician | A member of Anomalocarididae (a group of animals of uncertain phylogenetic placement, most likely stem-arthropods). The type species is Aegirocassis benmoulae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bengtson & Collins | Cambrian | A chancelloriid, a species of Allonnia. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Senowbari-Daryan, Di Stefano & Abate | Late Triassic | A demosponge belonging to the group Agelasida and the family Auriculospongiidae. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Bengtson & Collins | Cambrian | A chancelloriid, a species of Archiasterella. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Senowbari-Daryan, Di Stefano & Abate | Late Triassic | A demosponge. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Conway Morris et al. | Cambrian | An early deuterostome, a species of Banffia. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Senowbari-Daryan, Di Stefano & Abate | Late Triassic | A demosponge belonging to the group Agelasida and the family Disjectoporidae. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Yang et al. | Early Cambrian | Xiaoshiba Lagerstätte | A lobopodian belonging to the lineage leading to the velvet worms. The type species is Collinsium ciliosum. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Senowbari-Daryan, Link & Riedel | Late Triassic (Norian) | A sponge, a species of Colospongia. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Senowbari-Daryan, Di Stefano & Abate | Late Triassic | A demosponge. Genus includes new species C. magnitubus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Ghavidel-Syooki et al. | Ordovician (Katian) | A member of Tentaculita (a group of animals of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly molluscs), a species of Costatulites. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | Silurian (Llandovery) | A graptolite, a species of Cyrtograptus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Skovsted et al. | Cambrian | A tommotiid. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Skovsted et al. | Cambrian | A tommotiid. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Senowbari-Daryan, Di Stefano & Abate | Late Triassic | A demosponge belonging to the group Agelasida and the family Disjectoporidae. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Yin et al. | Precambrian (Ediacaran) | A sponge. The type species is Eocyathispongia qiania. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Zhang et al. | Cambrian (Fortunian) | A kinorhynch-like scalidophoran. The type species is Eokinorhynchus rarus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Zhang & Dong | Cambrian (Fortunian) | An animal of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a cnidarian-grade animal. The type species is Eolarva kuanchuanpuensis. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ou et al. | Early Cambrian | A comb jelly. The type species is Galeactena hemispherica. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Gutiérrez-Marco & García-Bellido | Late Ordovician | A palaeoscolecid worm, a species of Gamascolex. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ou et al. | Early Cambrian | A comb jelly. The type species is Gemmactena actinala. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Senowbari-Daryan, Di Stefano & Abate | Late Triassic | A demosponge. Genus includes new species G. siciliana. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Štorch | Silurian | A graptolite belonging to the family Retiolitidae, a species of Glyptograptus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Liu et al. | Early Cambrian | A polychaete annelid. The type species is Guanshanchaeta felicia. | ||||
| Hindenites parkheadensis[155] | Sp. nov | Valid | Eriksson & von Bitter | Silurian (Wenlock) | Eramosa Lagerstätte | A polychaete, a species of Hindenites. | ||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Senowbari-Daryan, Di Stefano & Abate | Late Triassic | A demosponge. Genus includes new species I. maxima. | ||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Senowbari-Daryan, Di Stefano & Abate | Late Triassic | A demosponge belonging to the group Agelasida and the family Auriculospongiidae. Genus includes I. magna and I. parva. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Senowbari-Daryan, Di Stefano & Abate | Late Triassic | A demosponge. Genus includes new species M. lupensis. | ||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Senowbari-Daryan, Di Stefano & Abate | Late Triassic | A demosponge. Genus includes new species M. panormitana and M. reticulata. | ||||
| Subsp. nov | Valid | Chen et al. | Early Devonian | A graptolite, a subspecies of Neomonograptus aequabilis. | ||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Senowbari-Daryan, Di Stefano & Abate | Late Triassic | A demosponge belonging to the group Agelasida. The type species is N. chaetetiformis; genus also includes N. arcularia. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Štorch | Silurian | A graptolite belonging to the family Normalograptidae, a species of Normalograptus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Štorch | Silurian | A graptolite belonging to the family Normalograptidae, a species of Normalograptus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Smith, Harvey & Butterfield | Cambrian | A stem-group priapulid, a species of Ottoia. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ushatinskaya in Kouchinsky et al. | Cambrian | A stem-group brachiopod. The type species is Oymurania gravestocki from Siberian Platform; genus might also contain a second, yet-unnamed species from Morocco. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Senowbari-Daryan, Link & Riedel | Late Triassic (Norian) | A sponge, a species of Parastylothalamia. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Valent & Carbacho | Ordovician (Floian) | Upper Fezouata Formation | A member of Hyolitha (a group of animals of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly molluscs), a species of Pauxillites. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Štorch | Silurian | A graptolite belonging to the family Monograptidae, a species of Pernerograptus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Senowbari-Daryan, Di Stefano & Abate | Late Triassic | A demosponge. Genus includes new species P. perforata. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Senowbari-Daryan, Di Stefano & Abate | Late Triassic | A demosponge belonging to the group Agelasida and the family Preperonidellidae. | ||||
| Protopholoe colombiana[160] | Sp. nov | Valid | Luque, Hourdez & Vinn | Late Cretaceous (Coniacian) | An aphroditiform polychaete, a species of Protopholoe. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Štorch | Silurian | A graptolite belonging to the family Retiolitidae, a species of Pseudorthograptus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Senowbari-Daryan, Di Stefano & Abate | Late Triassic | A demosponge. Genus includes new species P. anulifera. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Kočí & Jäger | Late Cretaceous (late Cenomanian) | Bohemian Cretaceous Basin | A polychaete belonging to the family Serpulidae, a species of Pyrgopolon. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Kočí & Jäger | Late Cretaceous (late Cenomanian) | Bohemian Cretaceous Basin | A polychaete belonging to the family Serpulidae, a species of Pyrgopolon. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Valent et al. | Cambrian | A member of Hyolitha (a group of animals of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly molluscs). The type species is Quasimolites quasimodo. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Parry et al. | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A polychaete belonging to the family Amphinomidae. The type species is Rollinschaeta myoplena. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Senowbari-Daryan, Di Stefano & Abate | Late Triassic | A demosponge. Genus includes new species R. magna. | ||||
| Sarmentofascis? digitatus[164] | Sp. nov | Valid | Schlagintweit & Krajewski | Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous (Tithonian-early Berriasian) | Crimean Peninsula | A cladocoropsid stromatoporoid sponge, possibly a species of Sarmentofascis. | ||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid[166] | Smith | Cambrian | A palaeoscolecid worm. The type species is Scathascolex minor. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Senowbari-Daryan, Di Stefano & Abate | Late Triassic | A demosponge. Genus includes new species S. siciliana. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Valent et al. | Cambrian | A member of Hyolitha (a group of animals of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly molluscs). The type species is Skryjelites auritus. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid[168] | Maletz & Steiner | Cambrian | A graptolite, a species of Sphenoecium. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid[170] | Świerczewska-Gładysz | Late Cretaceous (early Campanian) | A lithistid demosponge belonging to the family Pleromidae. The type species is Stipesia belchatowiensis. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Senowbari-Daryan, Di Stefano & Abate | Late Triassic | A demosponge belonging to the group Agelasida. The type species is T. conica. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ou et al. | Early Cambrian | A comb jelly. The type species is Thaumactena ensis. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Conway Morris et al. | Cambrian | A vetulicystid deuterostome. The type species is Thylacocercus ignota. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Senowbari-Daryan, Di Stefano & Abate | Late Triassic | A demosponge. Genus includes new species T. gracilis. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Kouchinsky in Kouchinsky et al. | Early Cambrian | A member of Hyolitha (a group of animals of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly molluscs), a species of Triplicatella. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Chen et al. | Early Devonian | A graptolite, a species of Uncinatograptus. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Senowbari-Daryan, Di Stefano & Abate | Late Triassic | A demosponge. Genus includes new species V. triasica. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Conway Morris et al. | Cambrian | A stem-lophotrochozoan, a species of Wiwaxia. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | LoDuca et al. | Cambrian | Burgess Shale | A species of Yuknessia (originally thought to be an alga, reinterpreted as a member of Pterobranchia by LoDuca et al., 2015).[173] |
Other organisms[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sp. nov | Valid | Siver et al. | Eocene | A diatom, a species of Actinella. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Siver et al. | Eocene | A diatom, a species of Actinella. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Siver et al. | Eocene | A diatom, a species of Actinella. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bijl & Brinkhuis | Early Eocene | A dinoflagellate. The type species is Adeliesphaera ohanlonii. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Carbone et al. | A tubular organism of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Annulatubus flexuosus. | |||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Zapalski & Clarkson | Carboniferous (Viséan) | An organism of uncertain phylogenetic placement; possibly an animal belonging to the cnidarian family Solanderiidae (the possibility considered to be more probable by the authors of its description) or an alga similar to Perissothallus. The type species is Caledonicratis caridum. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Singh et al. | Early Eocene | Cambay Shale Formation | A fungal thallus similar to thalli of members of Microthyriaceae. | |||
| Gen. et comb et sp. nov | Valid | Rikkinen, Schmidt & Kettunen in Kettunen et al. | Eocene | A hyphomycete fungus known from Baltic amber and Bitterfeld amber. A new genus for "Torula" globulifera Caspary (1886); genus also contains "Torula" heteromorpha Caspary (1886), as well as the new species Casparyotorula arnoldii. | ||||
| Circulodinium? laeve[180] | Sp. nov | Valid | Cheng et al. | Eocene | A dinoflagellate, possibly a species of Circulodinium. | |||
| Cyclostephanos nepalensis[181] | Sp. nov | Valid | Hayashi in Hayashi & Tanimura | Pleistocene | A diatom, a species of Cyclostephanos. | |||
| Cyclostephanos pseudonepalensis[181] | Sp. nov | Valid | Hayashi in Hayashi & Tanimura | Pleistocene | A diatom, a species of Cyclostephanos. | |||
| Cyclostephanos ramosus[182] | Sp. nov | Valid | Hayashi & Tanimura | Pleistocene | A diatom, a species of Cyclostephanos. | |||
| Cyclotella paleo-ocellata[183] | Sp. nov | Valid | Vossel & Van de Vijver in Vossel et al. | Holocene | A diatom. Originally described as a species of Cyclotella; transferred to the genus Lindavia by Nakov et al. (2015).[184] | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Tang et al. | An acritarch. | |||||
| Gen. nov | Valid | Strelnikova & Kozyrenko | A diatom. | |||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Vorob’eva & Sergeev in Vorob’eva, Sergeev & Petrov | Early Mesoproterozoic | A probable eukaryotic microorganism of uncertain phylogenetic placement | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Vorob’eva & Sergeev in Vorob’eva, Sergeev & Petrov | Early Mesoproterozoic | A probable eukaryotic microorganism of uncertain phylogenetic placement. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Agić, Moczydłowska & Yin | Late Mesoproterozoic | A microfossil belonging to the stem group of Chloroplastida. Genus includes new species G. fibratum. | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Fenner | Paleocene | Southwestern Pacific Ocean (Campbell Plateau) | ||||
| Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Vorob’eva & Sergeev in Vorob’eva, Sergeev & Petrov | Early Mesoproterozoic | A eukaryotic microorganism, possibly a green alga. The type species is H. simmetrica; genus also includes H. lancetica. | ||||
| Kaiwaradinium abbreviatum[180] | Sp. nov | Valid | Cheng et al. | Eocene | A dinoflagellate, a species of Kaiwaradinium. | |||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Razumovskiy et al. | Late Vendian | An organism of uncertain phylogenetic placement, might be a unitary organism or as a colony of motionless benthic organisms. The type species is Kuckaraukia multituberculata. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Disputed | Vorob’eva & Sergeev in Vorob’eva, Sergeev & Petrov | Early Mesoproterozoic | A probable eukaryotic microorganism of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is L. elongata. Possibly a junior synonym of Jixiania lineata.[192] | ||||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Siver | Eocene | A synurophyte, a species of Mallomonas. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Du, Wang & Komiya | An organism of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Its fossil were originally interpreted as a probable sponge gemmules;[194] this interpretation was criticized by Pronzato, Pisera & Manconi (2017), who stated that the fossils resemble some arcellid testate amoebae.[195] Genus includes new species M. gemmuleanalogi. | ||||||
| Meliolinites buxi[196] | Sp. nov | Valid | Ma & Sun in Ma et al. | Oligocene | A fungus belonging to the family Meliolaceae; a species of Meliolinites. | |||
| Sp. nov | Valid | Singh et al. | Early Eocene | Cambay Shale Formation | A fungal thallus similar to thalli of members of Microthyriaceae. | |||
| Gen. et 3 sp. nov | Valid | Cheng et al. | Eocene | A dinoflagellate. The type species is Oligosphaeropsis accreta; genus also contains Oligosphaeropsis complex and Oligosphaeropsis megaprocessa. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Poinar | Miocene | A spirochaete belonging to the family Spirochaetaceae known from Dominican amber. The type species is Palaeoborrelia dominicana. | ||||
| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Poinar, Alderman & Wunderlich | Cretaceous (roughly 100 million years ago) | A fungus belonging to the family
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