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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 2007.
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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sp nov |
Valid |
Bogner, Johnson, Kvacek, & Upchurch |
An Orontium species |
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sp nov |
Valid |
Bogner, Johnson, Kvacek, & Upchurch |
An Orontium species |
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Saururus tuckerae[3] |
sp nov |
Valid |
Smith & Stockey |
A Saururus species |
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sp nov |
Valid |
Pigg, Dillhoff, DeVore, & Wehr |
A Tetracentron species |
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sp nov |
Valid |
Pigg, Dillhoff, DeVore, & Wehr |
A Trochodendron species |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Mindell, Stockey, Beard & Currah |
Appian Way Flora |
Extinct ascomycete fungus |
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Gen et sp nov. |
Valid |
Poinar & Buckley |
Late Albian (Cretaceous) |
oldest mushroom genus described from the fossil record. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et. comb. nov./ Gen. et. sp. nov |
Valid |
Schram |
A mantis shrimp, type species is D. acanthocercus (originally described in 1998 as Tyrannophontes acanthocercus), genus also includes the species D. pattoni and D. schoellmanni |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Schram |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp nov |
Valid |
Schultz |
A myrmicin fungus farming ant |
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Sp nov |
Valid |
Schultz |
A myrmicin fungus farming ant |
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Cretadiamesa[10] |
Gen. et sp nov |
Valid |
Veltz, Azar & Nel |
A member of the family Chironomidae belonging to the subfamily Prodiamesinae. The type species is C. arieli. |
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Cretapelopia[10] |
Gen. et sp nov |
Valid |
Veltz, Azar & Nel |
A member of the family Chironomidae belonging to the subfamily Tanypodinae and the tribe Pentaneurini. The type species is C. salomea. |
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Sp nov |
Valid |
Engel & Grimaldi |
A mantidfly. |
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Sp nov |
Valid |
Engel & Grimaldi |
A mantidfly. |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Wedmann, Bradler, Rust |
First leaf insect from the fossil record. |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Szwedo |
New planthopper genus. |
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Lebanorthocladius[10] |
Gen. et sp nov |
Valid |
Veltz, Azar & Nel |
A member of the family Chironomidae belonging to the subfamily Orthocladiinae. The type species is L. furcatus. |
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Libanodiamesa[10] |
Gen. et sp nov |
Valid |
Veltz, Azar & Nel |
A member of the family Chironomidae belonging to the subfamily Prodiamesinae. The type species is L. deploegi. |
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Libanopelopia[10] |
Gen. et sp nov |
Valid |
Veltz, Azar & Nel |
A member of the family Chironomidae belonging to the subfamily Tanypodinae and the tribe Pentaneurini or Macropelopiini. The type species is L. cretacica. |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Petrulevicius, Huang & Ren |
A bittacid |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Makarkin & Menon |
An Ithonidae lacewing, type species P. incerta |
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Sp nov |
Jr synonym of Protosialis casca |
Engel & Grimaldi |
The only alderfly from the West Indies fossil record. |
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Sp nov |
Valid |
Mohrig & Solórzano Kraemer |
A Sciarid fly |
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Wadelius[10] |
Gen. et sp nov |
Valid |
Veltz, Azar & Nel |
A member of the family Chironomidae belonging to the subfamily Tanypodinae and the tribe Anatopyniini. The type species is W. libanicus. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
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An aetosaur. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
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A rauisuchian. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
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Late Eocene/Middle Miocene |
Parángula Formation, Ipururo Formation & Divisadero Largo Formation |
A sebecid. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
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Middle Eocene |
A member of Tomistominae. |
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Gen. nov |
Valid |
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Middle Miocene |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
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A member of Peirosauridae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
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A member of Crocodyliformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
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A member of Pholidosauridae. |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
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A new genus for "Crocodylus" robustus Grandidier & Vaillant (1872). |
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Gen. nov |
Valid |
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Early Paleocene |
A sebecid; a new genus name for Sebecus querejazus. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Averianov |
An azhdarchid |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Wang et al |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Kellner & Campos |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Irmis et al |
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A Lagerpetonidae dinosauromorph reptile |
Data courtesy of George Olshevky's dinosaur genera list.[26]
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Martinelli & Vera |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Ryan |
A Centrosaurine. the Ceratopsian from Alberta. |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Apesteguía |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
A basal sauropodomorph |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Remes |
Tendaguru Beds |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Allain et al |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Gilpin, DiCroce, & Carpenter |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Chinnery & Horner |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Wang et al |
A sauropod |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
An Early ornithischian |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Wu, Brinkman, Eberth, & Braman |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Calvo, Porfiri, González-Riga, & Kellner |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Xu, et al |
A Giantoviraptorosaurian |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Kutty, Chatterjee, Galton, & Upchurch |
An Early Sauropodomorph. |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Ezcurra & Cuny |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Lü et al |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Turner et al |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Calvo, González-Riga, & Porfiri |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Mo, Zhao, Wang, & Xu |
Nalong Basin |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Apesteguía |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
David J. Varricchio, Anthony J. Martin, & Yoshihiro Katsura |
An ornithopod |
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Gen et sp nov |
Rose |
Jr synonym of Sauroposeidon |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Galton, Yates, & Kermack |
A basal sauropodomorph |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Kutty, Chatterjee, Galton, & Upchurch |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Turner, Hwang, & Norell |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Ji et al |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Li et al |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Averianov & Sues |
Dzharakuduk Formation |
A troodontid | ||||
‘’Velafrons’’ |
Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
a hadrosaur | |||||
Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Lü et al |
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Zhongyuansaurus[54] |
Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Xu et al |
An ankylosaurid |
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Zhuchengosaurus[55] |
Gen et sp nov |
Jr synonym |
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Wangshi Formation |
Junior synonym of Shantungosaurus |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images | |
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Alethoalaornis agitornis [56] |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Li Li Hu Dong-yu Gong En-pu Hou Lianhai |
An Alethoalaornithidae Li, Hu, Duan, Gong et Hou, 2007, Enantiornithes Walker, 1981. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Amanda Cordes-Person |
Early-Middle Campanian |
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Described in Baptornithidae, Hesperornithiformes, transferred to Brodavis Martin, Kurochkin et Tokaryk, 2012, Brodavidae, Hesperornithiformes. |
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Belonopterus lilloi [58] |
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Marcos M. Cenizo Federico L. Agnolin |
Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene |
Miramar Formation |
A Charadriidae, lapwing, a relative of the southern lapwing. |
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Berruornis halbedeli [59] |
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
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?Borvocarbo stoeffelensis [60] |
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Late Oligocene |
: |
First described as ?Oligocorax sp. Mayr, 2001, than as ?Borvocarbo stoeffelensis Mayr, 2007. In 2014 Mayr transferred the species back as ?Oligocorax stoeffelensis (Mayr, 2007). |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Alan J. D. Tennyson C. Jones J. A. McNamara J. Douglas |
Early-Middle Miocene |
An Anatidae. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Shigeru Suzuki K. Tsogtbaatar |
Late Cretaceous |
An Enantiornithes Walker, 1981. |
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Euroceros bulgaricus [63] |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Zlatozar N. Boev Dimitar Kovachev |
Late Miocene |
Turolian-Meotian, MN 11-12 |
A Bucorvidae. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
?Upper Middle Paleocene |
?MP 5 |
Described in cf. Lithornithidae, Lithornithiformes, Eoaves. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Jeremy J. Kirchman |
Subrecent |
A Rallidae. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Jeremy J. Kirchman |
Subrecent |
A Rallidae. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Jeremy J. Kirchman |
Subrecent |
A Rallidae. |
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Gradiornis walbeckensis [59] |
Gen. nov et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Upper Middle Paleocene |
?MP 5 |
Described in cf. Cariamae sensu Olson, 1985. |
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Gen. nov et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Marcello Stucchi Mario Urbina Norberto Giannini Sara Bertelli Yanina Narvaez Clint A. Boyd |
Late Eocene |
Otuma Formation |
A Spheniscidae from Peru. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Sara Bertelli Claudia Tambussi |
Middle Miocene |
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Madryornis mirandus [67] |
Gen. nov et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Carolina Acosta Hospitaleche Claudia Tambussi Mariano Donato Mario Cozzuol |
Early Late Miocene |
Puerto Madryn Formation |
A Spheniscidae from Chubut Province. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Alan J. D. Tennyson C. Jones J. A. McNamara J. Douglas |
Early-Middle Miocene |
An Anatidae. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Alan J. D. Tennyson C. Jones J. A. McNamara J. Douglas |
Early-Middle Miocene |
An Anatidae. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Late Campanian-Early Maastrichtian |
An Enantiornithes Walker, 1981, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Late Cretaceous, Late Maastrichtian |
An Enantiornithes Walker, 1981. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Alan J. D. Tennyson C. Jones J. A. McNamara J. Douglas |
Early-Middle Miocene |
A possible Anatidae. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Alan J. D. Tennyson C. Jones J. A. McNamara J. Douglas |
Early-Middle Miocene |
A possible Anatidae. |
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Pampaemberiza olrogii [69] |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Federico L. Agnolin |
Middle Pleistocene |
An Emberizidae Passeriformes. This is the type species of the new genus. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Zheng Xiaoting Zhang Zihui Hou Lianhan |
An Enantiornithes Walker, 1981. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Alan J. D. Tennyson C. Jones J. A. McNamara J. Douglas |
Early-Middle Miocene |
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Gen. nov et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Marcello Stucchi Mario Urbina Norberto Giannini Sara Bertelli Yanina Narváez Clint A. Boyd |
Middle Eocene |
Paracas Formation |
Another Spheniscidae from Peru. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Ursula B. Göhlich |
Late Middle-Early Late Miocene |
Another Spheniscidae from Peru. |
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Turnipax oechslerorum [72] |
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Charles W. Knopf |
Early Oligocene |
A stem Turnicidae. |
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Gen. Nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Rajendra S. Rana Ashok Sahni Thierry Smith |
Early Eocene, |
Cambay Formation |
A stem Psittaciformes, Vastanavidae G. Mayr, Rana, Rose, Sahni, Kumar, Sing et T. Smith, 2010. |
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Walbeckornis creber [59] |
Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Infraorder Cariamides. |
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Name | Status | Authors | Age | Location | Notes | Images |
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Valid |
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257 million years ago | ||||
Valid |
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231 million years ago | ||||
Valid |
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256 million years ago |
New genus for "Cryptocynodon" parringtoni |
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Valid |
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256 million years ago |
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Africanacetus | Valid |
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Miocene |
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Valid |
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Early Oligocene |
Keziletuogayi Formation |
A peradectine marsupial |
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Valid |
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Tortonian |
Nakali Formation |
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Valid |
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Late Miocene |