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Overview of the events of 2018 in non-avian dinosaur archosaur paleontology
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
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Acantholipan[163] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Rivera-Sylva et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Santonian) |
Pen Formation |
Mexico |
A member of the family Nodosauridae. Genus includes new species A. gonzalezi. |
Adynomosaurus[164] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Prieto-Márquez et al. |
Late Cretaceous |
Tremp Formation |
Spain |
A hadrosaurid ornithopod belonging to the subfamily Lambeosaurinae. Genus includes new species A. arcanus. Announced in 2018; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2019. |
Akainacephalus[165] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Wiersma & Irmis |
Late Cretaceous (late Campanian) |
Kaiparowits Formation |
United States |
A member of the family Ankylosauridae. The type species is A. johnsoni. |
Anhuilong[166] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Ren, Huang & You |
Middle Jurassic |
Hongqin Formation |
China |
A mamenchisaurid sauropod. Genus includes new species A. diboensis. Announced in 2018; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. |
Anodontosaurus inceptus[167] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Penkalski |
Late Cretaceous |
Dinosaur Park Formation |
Canada |
A member of the family Ankylosauridae. |
Anomalipes[168] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Yu et al. |
Late Cretaceous |
Wangshi Group |
China |
A caenagnathid theropod. The type species is A. zhaoi. |
Arkansaurus[169] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Hunt & Quinn |
Early Cretaceous (Albian–Aptian) |
Trinity Group |
United States |
An ornithomimosaur theropod. Genus includes new species A. fridayi. |
Avimimus nemegtensis[170] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Funston et al. |
Late Cretaceous |
Nemegt Formation |
Mongolia |
An oviraptorosaurian. Announced in 2017; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2018. |
Baalsaurus[171] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Calvo & Riga |
Late Cretaceous (Turonian-Coniacian) |
Portezuelo Formation |
Argentina |
A titanosaur sauropod. The type species is B. mansillai. |
Bagualosaurus[172] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Pretto, Langer & Schultz |
Late Triassic |
Santa Maria Formation |
Brazil |
An early member of Sauropodomorpha. Genus includes new species B. agudoensis. |
Bannykus[173] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Xu et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) |
Bayin-Gobi Formation |
China |
An alvarezsaurian theropod. The type species is B. wulatensis. |
Bayannurosaurus[174] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Xu et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Bayin-Gobi Formation |
China |
A non-hadrosauriform ankylopollexian ornithopod. Genus includes new species B. perfectus. |
Caihong[175] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Hu et al. |
Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) |
Tiaojishan Formation |
China |
A paravian theropod. The type species is C. juji. |
Choconsaurus[176] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Simón, Salgado & Calvo |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Huincul Formation |
Argentina |
A titanosaur sauropod. The type species is C. baileywillisi. Announced in 2017; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2018. |
Choyrodon[177] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Gates et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Khuren Dukh Formation |
Mongolia |
An iguanodontian ornithopod. The type species is C. barsboldi. |
Crittendenceratops[178] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Dalman et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) |
Fort Crittenden Formation |
United States |
A centrosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur belonging to the tribe Nasutoceratopsini. The type species is C. krzyzanowskii. |
Diluvicursor[179] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Herne et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Eumeralla Formation |
Australia |
A small-bodied ornithopod. The type species is D. pickeringi. |
Dryosaurus elderae[180] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Carpenter & Galton |
Late Jurassic |
Morrison Formation |
United States |
|
Dynamoterror[181] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
McDonald, Wolfe & Dooley |
Late Cretaceous (early Campanian) |
Menefee Formation |
United States |
A tyrannosaurid theropod. The type species D. dynastes. |
Ingentia[182] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Apaldetti et al. |
Late Triassic (late Norian–Rhaetian) |
Quebrada del Barro Formation |
Argentina |
An early member of Sauropodomorpha related to Lessemsaurus. Genus includes new species I. prima. |
Invictarx[183] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
McDonald & Wolfe |
Late Cretaceous (early Campanian) |
Menefee Formation |
United States |
A member of the family Nodosauridae. The type species is I. zephyri. |
Jinyunpelta[184] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Zheng et al. |
Cretaceous (Albian–Cenomanian) |
Liangtoutang Formation |
China |
A member of the family Ankylosauridae belonging to the subfamily Ankylosaurinae. The type species is J. sinensis. |
|
Lavocatisaurus[185] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Canudo et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian–early Albian) |
Rayoso Formation |
Argentina |
A rebbachisaurid sauropod. The type species is L. agrioensis. |
Ledumahadi[186] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
McPhee et al. |
Early Jurassic (Hettangian-Sinemurian) |
Elliot Formation |
South Africa |
An early member of Sauropodiformes. The type species is L. mafube. |
Liaoningotitan[187] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhou et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
Yixian Formation |
China |
A titanosauriform sauropod. The type species is L. sinensis. |
Lingwulong[188] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Xu et al. |
Late Early to early Middle Jurassic (late Toarcian–Bajocian) |
Yanan Formation |
China |
A dicraeosaurid sauropod. The type species is L. shenqi. |
Macrocollum[189] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Müller, Langer & Dias-da-Silva |
Late Triassic (early Norian) |
Caturrita Formation |
Brazil |
An early member of Sauropodomorpha related to Unaysaurus. Genus includes new species M. itaquii. |
Mansourasaurus[190] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Sallam et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) |
Quseir Formation |
Egypt |
A titanosaur sauropod. The type species is M. shahinae. |
Maraapunisaurus[191] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Carpenter |
Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian—Tithonian) |
Morrison Formation |
United States |
A rebbachisaurid sauropod; a new genus for "Amphicoelias" fragillimus Cope (1878f). |
Mongolostegus[192] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Tumanova & Alifanov |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian–Albian) |
Dzunbain Formation |
Mongolia |
A member of Stegosauria. Genus includes new species M. exspectabilis. |
Pilmatueia[193] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Coria et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) |
Mulichinco Formation |
Argentina |
A dicraeosaurid sauropod. The type species is P. faundezi. Announced in 2018; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2019. |
Platypelta[167] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Penkalski |
Late Cretaceous |
Dinosaur Park Formation |
Canada |
A member of the family Ankylosauridae. Genus includes new species P. coombsi. |
Qiupanykus[194] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Lü et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
Qiupa Formation |
China |
An alvarezsaurid theropod. The type species is Q. zhangi. |
Saltriovenator[195] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Dal Sasso et al. |
Early Jurassic (Sinemurian) |
Saltrio Formation |
Italy |
A ceratosaurian theropod. The type species is S. zanellai. |
Scolosaurus thronus[167] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Penkalski |
Late Cretaceous |
Dinosaur Park Formation |
Canada |
A member of the family Ankylosauridae. |
Sibirotitan[196] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Averianov et al. |
Early Cretaceous (probably Barremian) |
Ilek Formation |
Russia |
A non-titanosaurian somphospondyl sauropod. Genus includes new species S. astrosacralis. |
Thanos[197] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Delcourt & Iori |
Late Cretaceous (Santonian) |
São José do Rio Preto Formation |
Brazil |
An abelisaurid theropod. Genus includes new species T. simonattoi. Announced in 2018; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020. |
Tratayenia[198] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Porfiri et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Santonian) |
Bajo de la Carpa Formation |
Argentina |
A megaraptoran theropod. Genus includes new species T. rosalesi. |
Volgatitan[199] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Averianov & Efimov |
Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian) |
Russia |
A titanosaur sauropod related to members of the group Lognkosauria. The type species is V. simbirskiensis. |
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Weewarrasaurus[200] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Bell et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Griman Creek Formation |
Australia |
A small-bodied non-iguanodontian ornithopod. The type species is W. pobeni. |
Xiyunykus[173] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Xu et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Barremian-Aptian?) |
Tugulu Group |
China |
An alvarezsaurian theropod. The type species is X. pengi. |
Yizhousaurus[201] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Zhang et al. |
Early Jurassic |
Lufeng Formation |
China |
An early member of Sauropodiformes. The type species is Y. sunae. |