2017 in paleontology
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Paleontology or palaeontology (from Greek: paleo, "ancient"; ontos, "being"; and logos, "knowledge") 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 are scheduled to occur or be published in the year 2017.
Plants
Cnidarians
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Agetolites angullongensis[2] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Zhen, Wang & Percival |
Late Ordovician |
Angullong Formation |
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Fungiaphyllia[3] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Melnikova & Roniewicz |
Early Jurassic |
A stony coral. The type species is Fungiaphyllia communis. |
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Guembelastraea dronovi[3] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Melnikova & Roniewicz |
Early Jurassic |
A stony coral, a species of Guembelastraea. |
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Oppelismilia spectabilis[3] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Melnikova & Roniewicz |
Early Jurassic |
A stony coral, a species of Oppelismilia. |
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Parepismilia dolichostoma[3] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Melnikova & Roniewicz |
Early Jurassic |
A stony coral, a species of Parepismilia. |
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Parepismilia dronovi[3] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Melnikova & Roniewicz |
Early Jurassic |
A stony coral, a species of Parepismilia. |
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Arthropods
Echinoderms
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Andymetra toarcensis[4] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Hess & Thuy |
Early Jurassic |
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Ateleocystites? lansae[5] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
McDermott & Paul |
Ordovician (Katian) |
Slade and Redhill Beds |
A mitrate belonging to the family Anomalocystitidae, possibly a species of Ateleocystites. |
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Forcipicrinus[4] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Hess & Thuy |
Early Jurassic |
An isocrinid crinoid. Genus includes new species F. normannicus. |
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Palaeocomaster structus[4] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Hess & Thuy |
Early Jurassic |
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Sanducystis[6] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Zamora et al. |
Cambrian (Furongian) |
Sandu Formation |
A stemmed echinoderm. The type species is S. sinensis. |
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Singillatimetra truncata[4] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Hess & Thuy |
Early Jurassic |
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Solanocrinites jagti[4] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Hess & Thuy |
Early Jurassic |
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Spinimetra[4] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Hess & Thuy |
Early Jurassic |
A comatulid crinoid. Genus includes new species S. chesnieri. |
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Conodonts
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Voldman & Albanesi in Voldman et al. |
Early Ordovician |
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Gothodus vetus[7] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Voldman & Albanesi in Voldman et al. |
Early Ordovician |
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Gullodus tieqiaoensis[8] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Sun et al. |
Permian |
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Neopolygnathus fibula[9] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Hartenfels & Becker |
Devonian (Famennian) |
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Pseudohindeodus elliptica[8] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Sun et al. |
Permian |
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Subsp. nov |
In press |
Hartenfels & Becker |
Devonian (Famennian) |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Sun et al. |
Permian |
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Zentagnathus[7] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
In press |
Voldman & Albanesi in Voldman et al. |
Early Ordovician |
A new genus for "Trapezognathus" primitivus Voldman, Albanesi & Zeballo in Voldman et al. (2013); genus also includes "Trapezognathus" argentinensis Rao et al. (1994) |
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Fishes
Lepidosaurs
Lizards and snakes
Research
- A study on the anatomy and phylogenetic relationships of Eichstaettisaurus schroederi and Ardeosaurus digitatellus will be published by Simões et al. (2017).[10]
- A redescription of Mosasaurus hoffmannii based on examination of many specimens will be published by Street & Caldwell (2017), who also provide emended diagnoses for both the genus Mosasaurus and its type species M. hoffmannii.[11]
New taxa
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Anguis rarus[12] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Klembara & Rummel |
Early Miocene |
A slow worm. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Otero et al. |
Late Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian) |
A mosasaur. The type species is K. hervei. |
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Norisophis[14] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Klein et al. |
Cretaceous |
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Ichthyosauromorphs
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gengasaurus[15] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Paparella et al. |
Late Jurassic |
A member of Ophthalmosauridae. The type species is G. nicosiai. |
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Sauropterygians
Research
- A study on the morphology of the occlusal surface of placodont teeth and its implications for the diet of the placodonts will be published by Crofts et al. (2017).[16]
- A redescription of the holotype specimen of Tuarangisaurus keyesi and a study on the phylogenetic relationships of the species will be published by O'Gorman et al. (2017).[17]
- A study on the anatomy of the vertebra of Vegasaurus molyi and its implications for the anatomy of the nervous system of the species will be published by O'Gorman & Fernandez (2017).[18]
Turtles
Research
- meiolaniid fossils will be described from the Eocene Rundle Formation (eastern Queensland, Australia) by Poropat et al. (2017), representing the oldest meiolaniid remains found in Australasia to date.[19]
- New fossil material of Jiangxichelys ganzhouensis will be described by Tong et al. (2017), who also transfer the species "Zangerlia" neimongolensis to the genus Jiangxichelys.[20]
- A redescription of Ctenochelys acris based on several specimens from the Late Cretaceous (early Campanian) Mooreville Chalk of Alabama (United States) will be published by Gentry (2017).[21]
- A description of a large shell fragment from the Late Cretaceous Marília Formation (Brazil), interpreted as belonging to the largest podocnemidoid turtle reported from the Bauru Basin so far, will be published by Hermanson, Ferreira & Langer (2017).[22]
New taxa
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Mendozachelys[23] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
De la Fuente et al. |
Late Cretaceous (late Campanian–early Maastrichtian) |
Loncoche Formation |
A member of Chelidae. The type species is M. wichmanni. |
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Archosauriformes
Pseudosuchians
Research
- A description of the anatomy of the postcranial skeleton of Campinasuchus dinizi based on five specimens will be published by Cotts et al. (2017).[24]
Non-avian dinosaurs
Research
- A re-evaluation of the purported Triassic dinosaur fossils from Poland discovered prior to the description of Silesaurus opolensis will be published by Skawiński et al. (2017), who interpret Velocipes guerichi as a theropod dinosaur.[25]
- A description and a study on the phylogenetic affinities of the theropod fossils recovered from the Early Cretaceous (Berriasian–Valanginian) Bajada Colorada Formation (Argentina) will be published by Canale et al. (2017).[26]
- A partial spinosaurid tooth will be described from the Early Cretaceous (Berriasian–Valanginian) Feliz Deserto Formation (Brazil) by Sales et al. (2017), representing the oldest known occurrence of a spinosaurid from South America so far.[27]
- A study on the anatomy of the teeth of a specimen of Camarasaurus recovered from the Howe-Stephens Quarry (Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, United States) will be published by Wiersma & Sander (2017).[28]
- New information on the anatomy of the lectotype specimen of Lusotitan atalaiensis and a study on the phylogenetic relationships of the species will be published by Mocho, Royo-Torres & Ortega (2017).[29]
- Tail vertebrae of a titanosaur sauropod affected by osteomyelitis will be described from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) Anacleto Formation (Argentina by de García et al. (2017).[30]
- A description of new fossil material of Alamosaurus sanjuanensis (an articulated series of cervical vertebrae from Big Bend National Park, Texas) and a study of phylogenetic relationships of this species will be published by Tykoski & Fiorillo (2017).[31]
- A redescription of the postcranial material of Lesothosaurus diagnosticus will be published by Baron, Norman & Barrett (2017), who argue that Stormbergia dangershoeki is most likely a junior synonym of L. diagnosticus.[32]
- A study on the anatomical features related to feeding and the mechanisms of food processing in ankylosaurian dinosaurs will be published by Ősi et al. (2017).[33]
New taxa
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Penkalski & Tumanova |
Late Cretaceous |
A member of Ankylosauridae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Wang et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Zhumapu Formation |
A basal member of Hadrosauroidea. The type species is Z. huangi. |
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Birds
Research
- A complete description of the skeletal anatomy of the holotype of Chiappeavis magnapremaxillo, the first enantiornithine to preserve a rectricial fan, suggesting that possibly rectricial bulbs were present in basal members of this clade, will be published by O'Connor et al. 2017 (in press).[36]
- A bohaiornithid enantiornithine specimen with exceptionally preserved feathers, providing information on the colouration of the bird, will be described from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation (China) by Peteya et al. (2017).[37]
- A new specimen of the Early Cretaceous species Archaeorhynchus spathula will be described by Wang and Zhou (2017).[38]
- A study on the species richness, taxonomic diversity and presumed ecological characteristics of the Eocene avifauna of the Messel fossil site will be published by Mayr (2017).[39]
- A study on the isolated contour feather from the Eocene Fur Formation (Denmark), indicating presence of melanosomes similar in size and morphology to those of extant parrots, will be published by Gren et al. (2017).[40]
- A revision of ratite museum fossil specimens from Argentina, indicating presence of non-rheid ratites in South America during Paleogene and Miocene, will be published by Agnolin (2017).[41]
New taxa
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Bubo ibericus [42] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Meijer et al. |
Early Pleistocene |
A horned owl. |
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Other reptiles
Research
- A restudy of Arctosaurus osborni will be published by Sues (2017), who considers this species to be an archosauromorph reptile, possibly an allokotosaurian.[43]
Synapsids
Non-mammalian synapsids
Research
- A study on the ontogenetic changes in the skull and mandible of Galesaurus planiceps will be published by Jasinoski & Abdala (2017).[44]
New taxa
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Dalongkoua[45] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Liu & Abdala |
Late Permian |
Guodikeng Formation |
A therocephalian. The type species is D. fuae. |
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Non-eutherian mammals
Research
- New information on the skull anatomy of Peratherium cuvieri will be published by Selva & Ladevèze (2017).[46]
- A study on the causes of decline and extinction of sparassodonts will be published by López-Aguirre et al. (2017).[47]
New taxa
Metatherians
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Binfield et al. |
Miocene |
Wipajiri Formation |
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Other non-eutherian mammals
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Fluctuodon[49] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Debuysschere |
Late Triassic (Rhaetian) |
A member of Kuehneotheriidae. The type species is F. necmergor. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Debuysschere |
Late Triassic (Rhaetian) |
A member of Kuehneotheriidae. |
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Eutherian mammals
Research
- A study of the phylogenetic relationships of the Paleocene placental mammals will be published by Halliday, Upchurch and Goswami (2017).[50]
- A study on the phylogenetic placement of members of the genus Thalassocnus within Megatheria will be published by Amson, de Muizon & Gaudin (2017).[51]
- A study on the anatomy of the bony labyrinth of Hyaenodon exiguus and its implications for the paleobiology of the species will be published by Pfaff et al. (2017).[52]
- A skull of Hyaenictis aff. almerai, representing the most complete European specimen of the genus, will be described from the Miocene of Spain by Vinuesa et al. (2017).[53]
- A study on the phylogenetic relationships of "Felis" pamiri Ozansoy (1959) from the late Miocene of Turkey will be published by Geraads & Peigné (2017).[54]
- Virtual cranial endocast of the Oligocene sciurid Cedromus wilsoni is reconstructed by Bertrand, Amador-Mughal & Silcox (2017).[55]
New taxa
Xenarthrans
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Baraguatherium[56] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Rincón et al. |
Early Miocene |
A mylodontoid sloth. The type species is Baraguatherium takumara. |
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Lumbreratherium[57] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Herrera et al. |
Eocene |
Lumbrera Formation |
An armadillo. The type species is L. oblitum. |
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Even-toed ungulates
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Muknalia[58] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Stinnesbeck et al. |
Probably latest Pleistocene |
A peccary. The type species is M. minima. |
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Paalitherium[59] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Métais, Mennecart & Roohi |
Oligocene |
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Protherohyus[60] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
In press |
Parisi Dutra et al. |
A peccary; a new genus for "Desmathyus" brachydontus Dalquest & Mooser (1980). |
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Rodents
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Acarechimys pascuali[61] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Verzi, Olivares & Morgan |
Early Miocene |
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Ameghinomys[61] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
In press |
Verzi, Olivares & Morgan |
Early Miocene |
A stem-abrocomid; a new genus for "Acarechimys" constans (Ameghino, 1887). |
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Cricetops auster[62] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Li et al. |
Early Oligocene |
Caijiachong Formation |
A muroid rodent, a species of Cricetops. |
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Debruijnia kostakii[63] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
De Bruijn |
Early Miocene |
A member of Spalacinae. |
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Heosminthus nomogenesis[64] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Li, Gong & Wang |
Late Eocene |
A member of Dipodidae. |
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?Hydrochoeropsis wayuu[65] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Pérez et al. |
Late Pliocene |
Ware Formation |
A member of Hydrochoerinae. |
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Palaeocavia? mawka[66] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Madozzo-Jaén & Pérez |
Late Miocene |
Chiquimil Formation |
A member of Caviinae, possibly a species of Palaeocavia. |
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Other animals
Research
- A study on the muscle anatomy of Pambdelurion whittingtoni will be published by Young & Vinther (2017).[67]
New taxa
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Acoelia discontinua[68] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Wu |
Permian (Changhsingian) |
A calcareous sponge belonging to the order Inozoa and the family Acoeliidae. |
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Aeroretiolites[69] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Melchin, Lenz & Kozłowska |
Silurian |
A graptolite. Genus includes new species A. cancellatus. |
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Corallistes campanensis[70] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Świerczewska-Gładysz |
Late Cretaceous (early Campanian) |
A lithistid demosponge belonging to the family Corallistidae. |
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Eorograptus spirifer[69] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Melchin, Lenz & Kozłowska |
Silurian |
A graptolite. |
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Glomerula gemmellaroi[71] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Sanfilippo in Sanfilippo et al. |
Permian |
“Pietra di Salomone” Limestone |
A polychaete belonging to the family Sabellidae, a species of Glomerula. |
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‘Linevitus’ guizhouensis[72] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Sun et al. |
Cambrian Stage 4 |
A member of Hyolitha (a group of animals of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly molluscs). |
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Neophrissospongia kacperskii[70] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Świerczewska-Gładysz |
Late Cretaceous (early Campanian) |
A lithistid demosponge belonging to the family Corallistidae. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Mao et al. |
Cambrian |
A brachiopod. |
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Pachinion canaliculatum[70] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Świerczewska-Gładysz |
Late Cretaceous (early Campanian) |
A lithistid demosponge belonging to the family Corallistidae. |
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Propomatoceros permianus[71] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Sanfilippo in Sanfilippo et al. |
Permian |
“Pietra di Salomone” Limestone |
A polychaete belonging to the family Serpulidae, a species of Propomatoceros. |
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Pseudoretiolites hyrichus[69] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Melchin, Lenz & Kozłowska |
Silurian |
A graptolite. |
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Pyrgopolon (Turbinia?) gaiae[71] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Sanfilippo in Sanfilippo et al. |
Permian |
“Pietra di Salomone” Limestone |
A polychaete belonging to the family Serpulidae, a species of Pyrgopolon. |
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Radiofibrosclera[68] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Wu |
Permian (Changhsingian) |
A sclerosponge. The type species is R. laibinensis. |
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“Serpula” distefanoi[71] |
Sp. nov |
In press |
Sanfilippo in Sanfilippo et al. |
Permian |
“Pietra di Salomone” Limestone |
A polychaete belonging to the family Serpulidae. |
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Other organisms
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Cobios[74] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Du et al. |
A red alga. The type species is Cobios rubo. |
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Palaeostromatus[75] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Dentzien-Dias, Poinar & Francischini |
Permian (Guadalupian) |
An actinomycete. Genus includes new species P. diairetus. |
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References
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- ↑ Yong Yi Zhen; Guangxu Wang; Ian G. Percival (2017). "Conodonts and tabulate corals from the Upper Ordovician Angullong Formation of central New South Wales, Australia". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. in press. doi:10.1080/03115518.2016.1185869.
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- ↑ Patrick D. McDermott; Christopher R. C. Paul (2017). "Ateleocystites? lansae sp. nov. (Mitrata, Anomalocystitidae) from the Upper Ordovician of South Wales". Geological Journal. in press. doi:10.1002/gj.2712.
- ↑ Samuel Zamora; Colin D. Sumrall; Xue-Jian Zhu; Bertrand Lefebvre (2017). "A new stemmed echinoderm from the Furongian of China and the origin of Glyptocystitida (Blastozoa, Echinodermata)". Geological Magazine. in press. doi:10.1017/S001675681600011X.
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- 1 2 Sven Hartenfels; Ralph Thomas Becker (2017). "Age and correlation of the transgressive Gonioclymenia Limestone (Famennian, Tafilalt, eastern Anti-Atlas, Morocco)". Geological Magazine. in press. doi:10.1017/S0016756816000893.
- ↑ Tiago R. Simões; Michael W. Caldwell; Randall L. Nydam; Paulina Jiménez-Huidobro (2017). "Osteology, phylogeny, and functional morphology of two Jurassic lizard species and the early evolution of scansoriality in geckoes". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. in press. doi:10.1111/zoj.12487.
- ↑ Hallie P. Street & Michael W. Caldwell (2017). "Rediagnosis and redescription of Mosasaurus hoffmannii (Squamata: Mosasauridae) and an assessment of species assigned to the genus Mosasaurus". Geological Magazine. in press. doi:10.1017/S0016756816000236.
- ↑ Jozef Klembara; Michael Rummel (2017). "New material of Ophisaurus, Anguis and Pseudopus (Squamata, Anguidae, Anguinae) from the Miocene of the Czech Republic and Germany and systematic revision and palaeobiogeography of the Cenozoic Anguinae". Geological Magazine. in press. doi:10.1017/S0016756816000753.
- ↑ Rodrigo A. Otero; Sergio Soto-Acuña; David Rubilar-Rogers; Carolina S. Gutstein (2017). "Kaikaifilu hervei gen. et sp. nov., a new large mosasaur (Squamata, Mosasauridae) from the upper Maastrichtian of Antarctica". Cretaceous Research. 70: 209–225. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2016.11.002.
- ↑ Catherine G. Klein; Nicholas R. Longrich; Nizar Ibrahim; Samir Zouhri; David M. Martill (2017). "A new basal snake from the mid-Cretaceous of Morocco". Cretaceous Research. in press. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2016.12.001.
- ↑ Ilaria Paparella; Erin E. Maxwell; Angelo Cipriani; Scilla Roncacè; Michael W. Caldwell (2017). "The first ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from the Upper Jurassic of the Umbrian–Marchean Apennines (Marche, Central Italy)". Geological Magazine. in press. doi:10.1017/S0016756816000455.
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