2016 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. 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 2016.

Flora

Plants

Fungi

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Cultoraquaticus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Strullu-Derrien in Strullu-Derrien et al.

Early Devonian

Rhynie chert

 United Kingdom

A fungus belonging to the group Chytridiomycetes.
The type species is C. trewini.

Dennisiellinites

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Bannister, Conran & Lee

Eocene

Pikopiko Fossil Forest

 New Zealand

A fungus. Genus includes new species D. pikopikoensis .

Gerontomyces

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Poinar

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic Sea coast)

A gilled mushroom. The type species is G. lepidotus.

Hypoxylonites foyelensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Bianchinotti, Martínez & Saxena in Martínez et al.

Paleogene (probably Eocene)

Troncoso Formation

 Argentina

A fungus described on the basis of spores.

Monodictysporites

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Klymiuk

Ypresian

Allenby Formation
Princeton Chert

 Canada
( British Columbia)

A ascomycotan fungal spore taxon.
The type species is M. princetonensis.
Likely hosted on Dennstaedtiopsis aerenchymata

Paleocadus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Poinar

Cretaceous

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

An Eccrinaceous fungus. Type species P. burmiticus.

Pluricellaesporites patagonicus

Sp. nov

Valid

Bianchinotti, Martínez & Saxena in Martínez et al.

Paleogene

 Argentina

A fungus described on the basis of spores resembling those of members of the genus Bactrodesmium.

Trewinomyces

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Krings, Taylor & Martin

Early Devonian

Rhynie chert

 United Kingdom

A fungus of uncertain phylogenetic placement,
showing similarities to Macrochytrium (Chytridiomycota) and Blastocladiella (Blastocladiomycota) species.
The type species is T. annulifer.

Cnidarians

Research

New taxa

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Aphyllum pachystele

Sp. nov

Valid

Munson & Jell

Silurian (late Wenlock)

Jack Formation

 Australia

A rugose coral belonging to the family Tryplasmatidae.

Aulokoninckophyllum potyi

Sp. nov

Valid

Somerville, Rodríguez & Said

Carboniferous

Azrou-Khenifra Basin

 Morocco

An aulate coral.

Axuolites higoensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Niko

Silurian (Ludlow)

Fukami Formation

 Japan

A tabulate coral belonging to the order Favositida and the family Coenitidae.

Bjarmia

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Grazhdankin

Late Ediacaran (~550 Ma)

Erga Formation

 Russia

A jellyfish-like organism, a possible relative of scyphomedusae. Genus includes new species B. cycloplerusa.

Byronia jaegeri

Sp. nov

Valid

Vinn et al.

Ordovician (Katian)

 Estonia

A possible thecate scyphozoan.

Calceola collini

Sp. nov

Valid

Wright, Plusquellec & Gourvennec

Devonian (Eifelian)

Saint-Fiacre Formation

 France

An operculate coral belonging to the family Calceolidae; a species of Calceola.

Cambroctoconus coreaensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Park et al.

Cambrian

Daegi Formation

 South Korea

A stem-cnidarian.

Caninophyllum charli

Sp. nov

Valid

Denayer

Carboniferous (Tournaisian)

Yılanlı Formation

 Turkey

A rugose coral belonging to the family Bothrophyllidae; a species of Caninophyllum.

Cystodactylon

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Denayer & Webb

Carboniferous (Tournaisian)

Gudman Formation

 Australia

A rugose coral. Genus includes new species C. orbum.

Dokophyllum hillae

Sp. nov

Valid

Munson & Jell

Silurian (Ludfordian)

Jack Formation

 Australia

A rugose coral belonging to the family Ketophyllidae.

Edaphophyllum zhaotongense

Sp. nov

Valid

Liao & Ma

Devonian (Emsian)

 China

A rugose coral.

Eoaequorea

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Tang et al.

Ediacaran

Doushantuo Formation

 China

A member of Hydrozoa of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Eoaequorea xingi.

Eosiderastrea

Gen. et comb. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Löser

Cretaceous (late Valanginian to Santonian)

 Austria
 France
 Germany
 Greece
 Iran
 Italy
 Japan
 Mexico
 Poland
 Spain
 Ukraine
 United States
 Uzbekistan

A stony coral belonging to the family Siderastreidae. The type species is "Siderastrea" cuyleri Wells (1932); genus also includes "Phyllocoenia" cotteaui Orbigny (1850), "Diploastrea" crassa Kuzmicheva (1980), "Diploastrea" crassicostata Morycowa & Masse (1998), "Phyllocoenia" cyclops Felix (1891), "Confusastrea" dollfusi Prever (1909), "Confusastrea" felixi Prever (1909); "Stephanocoenia" grandipora Orbigny (1849), "Diploastrea" harrisi Wells (1932), "Diploastrea" hilli Wells (1933), "Montastraea" nagaoi Eguchi (1951), "Pleurocora" reussi Milne Edwards (1857), "Diplocoenia" splendida Prever (1909), "Diploastrea" vaughani Wells (1933) and "Plesiofavia" villaltai Reig Oriol (1991), as well as new species E. paragrandipora Löser (2016) and E. stefani Löser (2016).

Famastraea

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Berkowski, Zapalski & Wrzołek

Devonian (Famennian)

 Poland

A coral belonging to the group Rugosa and the family Campophyllidae. The type species is Famastraea catenata.

Fomichevella najafi

Sp. nov

Valid

Badpa et al.

Carboniferous (Bashkirian)

Sardar Formation

 Iran

A member of Rugosa belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Kleopatrinidae.

Gertholites haikawai

Sp. nov

Valid

Niko & Fujikawa

Early Carboniferous

Akiyoshi Limestone Group

 Japan

A tabulate coral.

Gerviphyllum

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Wright, Plusquellec & Gourvennec

Early Devonian (likely late Lochkovian to early Pragian)

 France

An operculate coral belonging to the family Calceolidae; a new genus for "Calceola" gervillei Bayle (1878).

Gudmania

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Denayer & Webb

Carboniferous (Tournaisian)

Gudman Formation

 Australia

A rugose coral. Genus includes new species G. darumbalae.

Heintzella fluegeli

Sp. nov

Valid

Badpa et al.

Carboniferous (Bashkirian)

Sardar Formation

 Iran

A member of Rugosa belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Kleopatrinidae.

Kullingia rotadiscopsis

Sp. nov

Valid

Tang et al.

Ediacaran

Doushantuo Formation

 China

A member of Hydrozoa of uncertain phylogenetic placement; a species of Kullingia.

Madrepora mitsukurii

Sp. nov

Valid

Niko, Suzuki & Taguchi

Miocene

Katsuta Group

 Japan

A madrepore.

Marekostragulum grafi

Sp. nov

Valid

Plusquellec, Galle & Franke

Devonian (Emsian)

 Germany

A tabulate coral belonging to the family Hyostragulidae.

Mesoconularia (?) lukesi

Sp. nov

Valid

Mergl, Ferrova & Frýda

Devonian (late Emsian)

Suchomasty Limestone

 Czech Republic

A member of Conulariida, possibly a species of Mesoconularia.

?Michelinia vinni

Sp. nov

Valid

Zapalski, Berkowski & Wrzołek

Devonian (late Famennian)

 Poland

A tabulate coral belonging to the family Micheliniidae; possibly a species of Michelinia.

Multicarinophyllum vepreculatum

Sp. nov

Valid

Munson & Jell

Silurian (Ludfordian)

Jack Formation

 Australia

A rugose coral belonging to the family Amsdenoididae.

Oligophylloides maroccanus

Sp. nov

Valid

Weyer

Devonian (late Famennian)

 Morocco

A member of Heterocorallia.

Palaeosiderofungia

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Löser

Cretaceous (Aptian to Santonian)

 Austria
 Czech Republic
 France
 Germany
 Greece
 Serbia

A stony coral belonging to the family Siderastreidae; a new genus for "Thamnasteria" exigua Reuss (1854).

Parostragulum

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Plusquellec, Galle & Franke

Devonian (Emsian)

 Germany

A tabulate coral belonging to the family Hyostragulidae. The type species is P. problematicum.

Pleurodictyum goldfussi

Sp. nov

Valid

Plusquellec & Franke

Devonian (Emsian)

Wiltz Beds

 Germany
 Luxembourg

A tabulate coral belonging to group Favositida and to the family Micheliniidae.

Pleurodictyum pruemensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Plusquellec & Franke

Devonian (Emsian)

Wiltz Beds

 Germany

A tabulate coral belonging to group Favositida and to the family Micheliniidae.

Potyphyllum

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Coen-Aubert

Devonian (late Frasnian)

 Belgium
 Czech Republic
 France
 Germany
 Poland
 Russia
 United Kingdom

A rugose coral belonging to the family Phillipsastreidae. The type species is "Cyathophyllum" ananas Goldfuss (1826); genus also includes "Pseudoacervularia" dybowskii Różkowska (1953), "Pseudoacervularia" intercellulosa (Phillips, 1841) sensu Pickett (1967), "Schlüteria" lyskovensis Ermakova (1957), "Acervularia" macrommata Roemer (1855), "Phillipsastrea" plantana Różkowska (1979), "Cyathophyllum" profundum Michelin (1845), "Phillipsastrea" rozkowskae Scrutton (1968), "Pseudoacervularia" cf. smithi (Różkowska, 1953) sensu Pickett (1967), "Phillipsastrea" ananas veserensis Coen-Aubert (1974) and "Phillipsastrea" zerda Galle, 1992 in Hladil et al. (1992).

Preisingerella

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kossovaya, Novak & Weyer

Early Permian

 Slovenia

A coral similar to members of the genus Caninia. The type species is P. stegovnikensis.

Ptychophyllum variatum

Sp. nov

Valid

Munson & Jell

Silurian (late Gorstian to Ludfordian)

Jack Formation

 Australia

A rugose coral belonging to the family Ptychophyllidae.

Pycnostylus polyphyllodus

Sp. nov

Valid

Munson & Jell

Silurian (late Wenlock)

Jack Formation

 Australia

A rugose coral belonging to the family Pycnostylidae.

Sokolovia

Gen. et sp. nov

Junior homonym

Tsyganko

Late Devonian (Famennian)

 Russia
( Komi Republic)

A tabulate coral belonging to the family Pachyporidae. The type species is Sokolovia pershinae. The generic name is preoccupied by Sokolovia Ilovaisky (1934) and Sokolovia Shishkinskaya (1964).

Spinaxon

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Weyer

Devonian (late Frasnian)

 France
 Germany

A member of Rugosa belonging to the family Petraiidae. The type species is Spinaxon potyi.

Syringopora hilarowiczi

Sp. nov

Valid

Zapalski, Berkowski & Wrzołek

Devonian (late Famennian)

 Poland

A tabulate coral belonging to the family Syringoporidae; a species of Syringopora.

Syringopora kowalensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Zapalski, Berkowski & Wrzołek

Devonian (late Famennian)

 Poland

A tabulate coral belonging to the family Syringoporidae; a species of Syringopora.

Talfania

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Peel & McDermott

Ordovician (Katian)

Sholeshook Limestone Formation

 United Kingdom

A solitary coral. The type species is Talfania calicula.

Thamnoptychia mistiaeni

Sp. nov

Valid

Zapalski, Berkowski & Wrzołek

Devonian (late Famennian)

 Poland

A tabulate coral belonging to the family Pachyporidae; a species of Thamnoptychia.

Turbinolia (Turbinolia) deformis

Sp. nov

Valid

Berezovsky in Berezovsky & Berezovsky

Eocene

 Ukraine

A stony coral.

Turbinolia (Turbinolia) emendata

Sp. nov

Valid

Berezovsky in Berezovsky & Berezovsky

Eocene

 Ukraine

A stony coral.

Utaratuia yunnanensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Liao & Ma

Devonian (Eifelian)

 China

A rugose coral.

Vassiljukia

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Denayer & Ogar

Carboniferous (Viséan)

 Turkey
 Ukraine

A colonial rugose coral; a new genus for "Lithostrotion" columnariformis Vassiljuk (1960).

Vesicospina

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Munson & Jell

Silurian (Ludfordian)

Jack Formation

 Australia

A rugose coral belonging to the family Kyphophyllidae. The type species is V. julli.

Vulykhia

Nom. nov

Valid

Doweld

Late Ordovician

 Mongolia

An anthozoan belonging to the superfamily Heliolitoidea; a replacement name for Concavites Bondarenko & Minzhin (1981).

Arthropods

Bryozoans

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Anisotrypa kjarkiensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova

Carboniferous (Tournaisian)

 Armenia

A bryozoan belonging to the group Trepostomata and the family Anisotrypidae.

Beisselina skyscanica

Sp. nov

Valid

Koromyslova & Pakhnevich

Late Cretaceous (Campanian)

 Belarus

A bryozoan belonging to the group Ascophora and the family Tessaradomidae; a species of Beisselina.

Celleporaria pirabasensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Muricy et al.

Oligocene-Miocene

Pirabas Formation

 Brazil

A bryozoan belonging to the group Cheilostomata and the family Lepraliellidae.

Celleporaria triangulavicularis

Sp. nov

Valid

Muricy et al.

Oligocene-Miocene

Pirabas Formation

 Brazil

A bryozoan belonging to the group Cheilostomata and the family Lepraliellidae.

Dybowskiella hupehensiformis

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst

Permian

Zongba Formation

 China

A member of Cystoporata belonging to the family Fistuliporidae.

Dyscritella lii

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst

Permian

Zongba Formation

 China

A member of Trepostomata belonging to the family Dystritellidae.

Ehrhardina

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Martha & Taylor

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

 France
 Germany
 United Kingdom

A bryozoan belonging to the group Flustrina and the family Onychocellidae. The type species is Ehrhardina voigti; genus also includes Ehrhardina pikeae.

Eridotrypella danzikensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova

Devonian (Famennian)

 Azerbaijan

A bryozoan belonging to the group Trepostomata and the family Eridotrypellidae.

Etherella tibetensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst

Permian

Zongba Formation

 China

A member of Cystoporata belonging to the family Etherellidae.

Fistuliphragma moniliformis

Sp. nov

Valid

Mesentseva

Devonian (Emsian)

 Russia

A bryozoan belonging to the group Cystoporida.

Fistuliphragma sibirica

Sp. nov

Valid

Mesentseva

Devonian (Emsian)

 Russia

A bryozoan belonging to the group Cystoporida.

Fistulipora sakagamii

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst

Permian

Zongba Formation

 China
 Thailand

A member of Cystoporata belonging to the family Fistuliporidae.

Fistulipora salairiensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Mesentseva

Devonian (Emsian)

 Russia

A bryozoan belonging to the group Cystoporida.

Fistuliramus fasciculus

Sp. nov

Valid

Mesentseva

Devonian (Emsian)

 Russia

A bryozoan belonging to the group Cystoporida.

Fistulocladia cincinnata

Sp. nov

Valid

Mesentseva

Devonian (Emsian)

 Russia

A bryozoan belonging to the group Cystoporida.

Margaretta amplipora

Sp. nov

Valid

Sonar & Gaikwad

Cenozoic

 India

An ascophoran belonging to the family Margarettidae.

Margaretta guhai

Nom. nov

Valid

Sonar & Gaikwad

Cenozoic

 India

An ascophoran belonging to the family Margarettidae.

Margaretta hariparensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Sonar & Gaikwad

Cenozoic

 India

An ascophoran belonging to the family Margarettidae.

Metastenodiscus

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Ernst, Schäfer & Grant-Mackie

Late Triassic

 New Caledonia
 New Zealand

A trepostome bryozoan. A new genus for "Stenodiscus" zealandicus Schäfer & Grant-Mackie (1994) and "Stenodiscus" kawhiae Schäfer & Grant-Mackie (1994).

Nikiforopora arpaensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova

Carboniferous (Tournaisian)

 Azerbaijan

A bryozoan belonging to the group Trepostomata and the family Stenoporidae.

Pachydermopora grodnoensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Koromyslova & Pakhnevich

Late Cretaceous (Campanian)

 Belarus

A bryozoan belonging to the group Ascophora and the family Tessaradomidae; a species of Pachydermopora.

Petalotrypa myunkhbalaensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova

Devonian (Famennian)

 Azerbaijan

A bryozoan belonging to the group Trepostomata.

Planicellaria walsariensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Sonar & Pawar

Cenozoic

 India

A bryozoan belonging to the group Cheilostomata and the family Calloporidae.

Protoretepora irregularis

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst

Permian

Zongba Formation

 China

A member of Fenestrata belonging to the family Polyporidae.

Pyriporella charopadiensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Sonar & Pawar

Cenozoic

 India

A bryozoan belonging to the group Cheilostomata and the family Calloporidae.

Pyriporella vadsariensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Sonar & Pawar

Cenozoic

 India

A bryozoan belonging to the group Cheilostomata and the family Calloporidae.

Rectifenestella famenniensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova

Devonian (Famennian)

 Azerbaijan

A bryozoan belonging to the family Fenestellidae.

Rectifenestella kadrluiensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova

Devonian (Famennian)

 Armenia

A bryozoan belonging to the family Fenestellidae.

Stenophragmidium buckhornensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst et al.

Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian)

Boggy Formation

 United States
( Oklahoma)

Streblotrypa (Streblotrypa) heltzelae

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst et al.

Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian)

Boggy Formation

 United States
( Oklahoma)

Streblotrypa (Streblotrypa) parviformis

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst

Permian

Zongba Formation

 China

A member of Cryptostomata belonging to the family Hyphasmoporidae.

Tabuliporella nakhichevanica

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova

Carboniferous (Tournaisian)

 Azerbaijan

A bryozoan belonging to the group Trepostomata and the family Crustoporidae.

Tibetiporella

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Ernst

Permian

Zongba Formation

 China

A member of Fenestrata belonging to the family Polyporidae. The type species is T. ornata.

Timanotrypa australis

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst

Permian

Noonkanbah Formation
Rat Buri Limestone
Zongba Formation

 Australia
 China
 Thailand

A member of Cryptostomata belonging to the family Timanodictyidae.

Zigzagopora

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wilson & Taylor

Ordovician (Sandbian)

Bromide Formation

 United States
( Oklahoma)

A cyclostome bryozoan. Genus includes new species Z. wigleyensis.

Brachiopods

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Acritosia ogamensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Tazawa et al.

Early Permian (Kungurian)

Nabeyama Formation

 Japan

Acrosaccus scutatus

Sp. nov

Valid

Percival in Percival et al.

Ordovician

 Australia

A member of Discinidae.

Anathyris (Anathyris) calestiennensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Mottequin et al.

Devonian (Frasnian)

Nismes Formation

 Belgium

Angulispirifer

Gen. et comb. nov

Junior synonym

Waterhouse

Permian

 Australia

A member of Spiriferida. Genus includes "Spirifer" phalaena Dana (1849). Lee et al. (2023) subsequently considered the genus Angulispirifer to be a junior synonym of the genus Sulciplica.

Anisopleurella antiqua

Sp. nov

Valid

Popov, Kebriaee-Zadeh & Pour

Ordovician (Darriwilian)

Lashkarak Formation

 Iran

A member of Strophomenida belonging to the family Sowerbyellidae.

Apatobolus anoskelidion

Sp. nov

Valid

Percival in Percival et al.

Ordovician

 Australia

A member of Obolidae.

Atansoria australis

Sp. nov

Valid

Percival in Percival et al.

Ordovician

 Australia

A member of Obolidae.

Atryparia (Costatrypa) agricolae

Sp. nov

Valid

Halamski & Baliński in Baliński, Racki & Halamski

Devonian (Frasnian)

 Poland

A member of Atrypidae.

Aulacothyris maendlii

Sp. nov

Valid

Sulser

Middle Jurassic (Callovian)

  Switzerland

A member of Terebratulida belonging to the family Zeilleriidae.

Aulacothyris waikatoensis

Sp. nov

Valid

MacFarlan

Jurassic

 New Zealand

A member of Terebratulida.

Bellimurina fluctuosa

Sp. nov

Valid

Popov, Kebriaee-Zadeh & Pour

Ordovician (Darriwilian)

Lashkarak Formation

 Iran

A member of Strophomenida belonging to the family Strophomenidae.

Biernatia pseudoplana

Sp. nov

Valid

Engelbretsen in Percival et al.

Ordovician

 Australia

A member of Lingulata belonging to the family Biernatiidae.

Biernatia wrighti

Sp. nov

Valid

Engelbretsen in Percival et al.

Ordovician

 Australia

A member of Lingulata belonging to the family Biernatiidae.

Biernatium minus

Sp. nov

Valid

Baliński in Baliński, Racki & Halamski

Devonian (Frasnian)

 Poland

A member of Mystrophoridae.

Buxtonia inexpletucosta

Sp. nov

Valid

Torres-Martínez & Sour-Tovar

Carboniferous (middle Pennsylvanian)

Ixtaltepec Formation

 Mexico

A member of Productoidea.

Canalilatus musculosus

Sp. nov

Valid

Percival, Engelbretsen & Peng

Cambrian

Huaqiao Formation

 China

A lingulate brachiopod belonging to the family Zhanatellidae.

Centreplicatus

Gen. nov

Valid

Zeng,Zhang & Han in Zeng et al.

Ordovician (Hirnantian)

 China

A member of Pentamerida belonging to the family Pentameridae.

Cerasinella

Nom. nov

Valid

Copper

Silurian (Llandovery)

Merrimack Formation

 Canada
( Quebec)

An atrypoid brachiopod; a replacement name for Cerasina Copper (1995) (preoccupied).

Chapinella belkovskensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Baranov, Sokiran & Blodgett

Devonian (Famennian)

Nerpalakhsk Formation

 Russia
( Sakha Republic)

A member of Rhynchonellida belonging to the family Pugnacidae.

Chilcatreta

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Lavié & Benedetto

Ordovician (Darriwilian)

San Juan Formation

 Argentina

A siphonotretid brachiopod. Genus includes new species C. tubulata.

Crispithyris

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

MacFarlan

Jurassic

 New Zealand

A member of Terebratulida. Genus includes new species C. nauarchus.

Cyrtina transcaucasica

Sp. nov

Valid

Gretchishnikova & Oleneva in Oleneva

Devonian (Givetian)

 Azerbaijan

A member of Spiriferinida belonging to the family Cyrtinidae.

Davidsonia enmerkaris

Sp. nov

Valid

Halamski in Baliński, Racki & Halamski

Devonian (Frasnian)

 Poland

A member of Davidsoniidae.

Dictyoclostus transversum

Sp. nov

Valid

Torres-Martínez & Sour-Tovar

Carboniferous (middle Pennsylvanian)

Ixtaltepec Formation

 Mexico

A member of Productoidea.

Disculina mancenidoi

Sp. nov

Valid

MacFarlan

Jurassic

 New Zealand

A member of Terebratulida.

Dolerorthis nadruvensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Paškevičius & Hints

Ordovician (Katian)

 Lithuania

A member of Orthida belonging to the family Hesperorthidae.

Dulankarella hyrcanica

Sp. nov

Valid

Popov, Kebriaee-Zadeh & Pour

Ordovician (Darriwilian)

Lashkarak Formation

 Iran

A member of Strophomenida belonging to the family Leptellinidae.

Dyoros (Lissosia) maya

Sp. nov

Valid

Torres-Martínez, Sour-Tovar & Barragán

Permian (Leonardian)

Paso Hondo Formation

 Mexico

Echinocoelia parva

Sp. nov

Valid

Baliński in Baliński, Racki & Halamski

Devonian (Frasnian)

 Poland

A member of Ambocoeliidae.

Eochonetes maearum

Sp. nov

Valid

Bauer & Stigall

Late Ordovician

 United States
( Wyoming)

Eochonetes minerva

Sp. nov

Valid

Bauer & Stigall

Late Ordovician

 United States
( Texas)

Eochonetes voldemortus

Sp. nov

Valid

Bauer & Stigall

Late Ordovician

Saturday Mountain Formation

 United States
( Idaho)

Eoconulus puteus

Sp. nov

Valid

Engelbretsen in Percival et al.

Ordovician

 Australia

A member of Lingulata belonging to the family Eoconulidae.

Eolingularia

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Bitner & Emig

Carboniferous to Triassic

 China
 Russia
 Spain

A member of Lingulata belonging to the group Lingulida and the family Lingulidae. The type species is "Lingularia" siberica Biernat & Emig (1993).

Experilingula larga

Sp. nov

Valid

Percival, Engelbretsen & Peng

Cambrian

Huaqiao Formation

 China

A member of Obolidae.

Flexaria magna

Sp. nov

Valid

Torres-Martínez & Sour-Tovar

Carboniferous (middle Pennsylvanian)

Ixtaltepec Formation

 Mexico

A member of Productoidea.

Globiella kamiyassensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Tazawa

Permian (Wordian)

 Japan

Glossella cuyanica

Sp. nov

Valid

Lavié & Benedetto

Ordovician (Darriwilian)

San Juan Formation

 Argentina

Gondwanorthis

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Benedetto & Muñoz

Early Ordovician

 Argentina
 Iran

A plectorthoid brachiopod. A new genus for "Nanorthis" calderensis Benedetto (2007); genus also includes "Nanorthis" bastamensis Ghobadi Pour, Kebriaee-Zadeh & Popov (2011).

Gowanella

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Hiller

Late Cretaceous (probably Maastrichtian)

Broken River Formation

 New Zealand

A member of Terebratulida related to Ostreathyris. The type species is G. capralis.

Grandispirifer qaidamensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Lee, Shi & Chen in Shi et al.

Carboniferous (Serpukhovian)

Huaitoulata Formation

 China

A member of Spiriferoidea belonging to the family Spiriferidae.

Gretchispirifer

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Oleneva

Devonian (EmsianEifelian)

Sharur Formation

 Azerbaijan

A member of Spiriferida belonging to the family Adolfiidae. The type species is G. dagnensis.

Gundaria

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Angiolini et al.

Permian

 Tajikistan

The type species is G. insolita.

Harperoides

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Baranov & Blodgett

Devonian (Pragian)

Soda Creek Limestone

 United States
( Alaska)

A member of Strophomenida belonging to the subfamily Mesodouvillininae. The type species is Harperoides alaskensis.

Hemileurus politus

Sp. nov

Valid

Angiolini et al.

Permian

 Tajikistan

Holcothyris campbelli

Sp. nov

Valid

MacFarlan

Jurassic

 New Zealand

A member of Terebratulida.

Hubeinomena

Gen. et sp. nov

Disputed

Zeng,Chen & Han in Zeng et al.

Ordovician (Hirnantian)

 China

A member of Strophomenida belonging to the family Sinomenidae. Genus includes new species H. wangjiawanensis. Rong et al. (2019) considered it to be a junior synonym of Coolinia.

Hustedia shumardi

Sp. nov

Valid

Torres-Martínez, Sour-Tovar & Barragán

Permian (Leonardian)

Paso Hondo Formation

 Mexico

Inflatia coodzavuii

Sp. nov

Valid

Torres-Martínez & Sour-Tovar

Carboniferous (late Mississippian, middle Pennsylvanian)

Ixtaltepec Formation

 Mexico

A member of Productoidea.

Iridistrophia (Flabellistrophia)

Subgen. et comb. sp. nov

Valid

Jansen

Devonian (late Emsian to Eifelian)

 Germany
 Venezuela?

A member of Chilidiopsidae; a subgenus of Iridistrophia. The type species is "Orthis" hipponyx Schnur (1851); the subgenus also includes new species Iridistrophia (Flabellistrophia) musculosa and possibly also "Orthis" undifera Schnur (1853) and Iridistrophia dendritica Benedetto (1984).

Ishimia inflata

Sp. nov

Valid

Popov, Kebriaee-Zadeh & Pour

Ordovician (Darriwilian)

Lashkarak Formation

 Iran

A member of Strophomenida belonging to the family Leptellinidae.

Isogramma nakamurai

Sp. nov

Valid

Tazawa

Permian (Wordian)

 Japan

Jakutoproductus lenensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Makoshin

Early Permian

 Russia

Jakutoproductus talchanensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Makoshin

Early Permian

 Russia

Kjaerina (Kjaerina) gondwanensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Colmenar

Ordovician (late SandbianKatian)

Gabian Formation
Glauzy Formation
Louredo Formation
Portixeddu Formation

 France
 Italy
 Portugal

A rafinesquinid strophomenid brachiopod, a species of Kjaerina.

Kjaerina (Villasina)

Subgen. et 3 sp. et comb. nov

Valid

Colmenar

Ordovician (Katian)

Cavá Formation
Gabian Formation
Portilla de Luna Limestones
Portixeddu Formation
Porto de Santa Anna Formation
Punta Serpeddi Formation
Rosan Formation

 France
 Italy
 Portugal
 Spain

A rafinesquinid strophomenid brachiopod, a subgenus of Kjaerina. The type species of the subgenus is Kjaerina (Villasina) pedronaensis; the subgenus also contains "Hedstroemina" almadenensis Villas (1995), as well as new species Kjaerina (Villasina) meloui and Kjaerina (Villasina) pyrenaica.

Koneviella? fuscina

Sp. nov

Valid

Percival, Engelbretsen & Peng

Cambrian

Huaqiao Formation

 China

A lingulate brachiopod belonging to the family Zhanatellidae.

Kutchithyris challinori

Sp. nov

Valid

MacFarlan

Jurassic

 New Zealand

A member of Terebratulida.

Kutchithyris waitomoensis

Sp. nov

Valid

MacFarlan

Jurassic

 New Zealand

A member of Terebratulida.

Lacunites jaroslavi

Sp. nov

Valid

Mergl & Kraft

Early Ordovician

Klabava Formation

 Czech Republic

A paterinate brachiopod.

Lampazarorthis

Gen. et comb. et sp. nov

Valid

Benedetto & Muñoz

Early Ordovician

 Argentina

A plectorthoid brachiopod. A new genus for "Eoorthis" bifurcata Harrington (1937); genus also includes "Nanorthis" brachymyaria Benedetto in Benedetto & Carrasco (2002), as well as new species Lampazarorthis alata.

Lepidomena multiplicata

Sp. nov

Valid

Popov, Kebriaee-Zadeh & Pour

Ordovician (Darriwilian)

Lashkarak Formation

 Iran

A member of Strophomenida belonging to the family Leptellinidae.

Leptathyris gornensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Baliński in Baliński, Racki & Halamski

Devonian (Frasnian)

 Poland

A member of Athyrididae.

Liaous

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

He & Chen in He et al.

Middle Triassic (early Anisian)

Xinyuan Formation

 China

A relative of Mentzelia and Paramentzelia. The type species is Liaous shaiwensis.

Loboidothyris awakinoensis

Sp. nov

Valid

MacFarlan

Jurassic

 New Zealand

A member of Terebratulida.

Loboidothyris grantmackiei

Sp. nov

Valid

MacFarlan

Jurassic

 New Zealand

A member of Terebratulida.

Loboidothyris marokopaensis

Sp. nov

Valid

MacFarlan

Jurassic

 New Zealand

A member of Terebratulida.

Lyonia rochacamposi

Sp. nov

Valid

Taboada et al.

Early Permian (latest Asselian-earliest Sakmarian)

Taciba Formation

 Brazil

A member of Productida belonging to the family Auriculispinidae, a species of Lyonia.

Mendozotreta

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Holmer et al.

Ordovician

Antelope Valley Limestone
Lindero Formation

 Argentina
 United States
( Nevada)

A member of Acrotretida belonging to the family Acrotretidae. The type species is "Conotreta" devota Krause & Rowell (1975).

Mesoleptostrophia belli

Sp. nov

Valid

Earp

Early Devonian

Montys Hut Formation

 Australia

Minutella bulgarica

Sp. nov

Valid

Bitner & Motchurova-Dekova

Miocene (Badenian)

 Bulgaria

Minutomena

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Zeng,Zhang & Han in Zeng et al.

Ordovician (Hirnantian)

 China

A member of the family Strophomenidae. Genus includes new species M. yichangensis.

Minutorthis

Gen. nov

Valid

Zeng,Chen & Zhang in Zeng et al.

Ordovician (Hirnantian)

 China

A member of Orthida belonging to the family Toxorthidae.

Monelasmina montisjosephi

Sp. nov

Valid

Baliński in Baliński, Racki & Halamski

Devonian (Frasnian)

 Poland

A member of Draboviidae.

Nasakia

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Streng et al.

Cambrian

Henson Gletscher Formation

 Greenland

A member of Rhynchonelliformea belonging to the class Obolellata and the order Naukatida. The type species is Nasakia thulensis.

Numericoma rowelli

Sp. nov

Valid

Holmer et al.

Ordovician (Darriwilian)

Antelope Valley Limestone
Ponon Trehue Formation

 Argentina
 United States
( Nevada)

A member of Lingulata belonging to the family Ephippelasmatidae.

Nushbiella kleithria

Sp. nov

Valid

Percival in Percival et al.

Ordovician

 Australia

A member of Lingulata belonging to the family Siphonotretidae.

Obliquorhynchia

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Schrøder, Lauridsen & Surlyk

Paleocene (Danian)

Faxe Formation
Vigny Formation

 Denmark
 France
 Sweden

A member of Rhynchonellida belonging to the superfamily Pugnacoidea and the family Basiliolidae; a new genus for "Terebratula" flustracea von Buch (1834).

Orthis dehmollaensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Popov, Kebriaee-Zadeh & Pour

Ordovician (Darriwilian)

Lashkarak Formation

 Iran

A member of Orthida belonging to the family Orthidae.

Paramirorthis

Gen. et sp. nov

Disputed

Zeng,Wang & Peng in Zeng et al.

Ordovician (Hirnantian)

 China

A member of the family Dalmanellidae. Genus includes new species P. minuta. Rong et al. (2019) considered it to be a junior synonym of Mirorthis.

Paraspirifer (Laurentispirifer)

Subgen. et comb. nov

Valid

Jansen

Middle Devonian

 United States
 Venezuela

A subgenus of Paraspirifer. The type species is Paraspirifer conradi Godefroid & Fagerstrom (1983); the subgenus also includes "Delthyris" acuminata Conrad (1839), "Terebratula" acuminatissima de Castelnau (1843), "Spirifer" bownockeri Stewart (1927), Paraspirifer halli Godefroid & Fagerstrom (1983) and Paraspirifer clarkei Godefroid & Fagerstrom (1983).

Paraspirifer (Mosellospirifer)

Subgen. et comb. nov

Valid

Jansen

Devonian (late Emsian to early Eifelian

 Germany
 Canada?
 China?

A subgenus of Paraspirifer. The type species is Paraspirifer sandbergeri Solle (1971); the subgenus also includes Spirifer auriculatus Sandberger & Sandberger (1856), Paraspirifer sandbergeri longimargo Solle (1971) (elevated to species rank), Paraspirifer eos Solle (1971) and Paraspirifer sandbergeri nepos Solle (1971). The subgenus might also include Paraspirifer gigantea Su (1976) and Paraspirifer desbiensi Bizzarro & Lespérance (1999).

Parazhanatella

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Percival, Engelbretsen & Peng

Cambrian

Huaqiao Formation

 China

A lingulate brachiopod belonging to the family Zhanatellidae. The type species is P. paibia.

Pedderia

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Baranov & Blodgett

Devonian (Pragian)

Soda Creek Limestone

 United States
( Alaska)

A member of Rhynchonellida belonging to the family Pygmaellidae. The type species is Pedderia fragosa.

Phragmorthis shahrudensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Popov, Kebriaee-Zadeh & Pour

Ordovician (Darriwilian)

Lashkarak Formation

 Iran

A member of Orthida belonging to the family Phragmorthidae.

Prospira pseudostruniana

Sp. nov

Valid

Mottequin & Brice

Devonian (late Famennian)

Etrœungt Formation

 France

A member of Spiriferida belonging to the family Spiriferidae.

Psygmakantha

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Percival in Percival et al.

Ordovician

 Australia

A member of Lingulata belonging to the family Ephippelasmatidae. The type species is P. malachiensis'.

Punctospirifer gerankalasus

Sp. nov

Valid

Oleneva

Carboniferous (Tournaisian)

 Azerbaijan

A member of Spiriferinida belonging to the family Punctospiriferidae.

Qaidamospirifer

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Chen, Lee & Shi in Shi et al.

Carboniferous (Serpukhovian)

Huaitoulata Formation

 China

A member of Spiriferoidea belonging to the family Choristitidae. The type species is Q. elongatus.

Rafinesquina (Mesogeina)

Subgen. et comb. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Colmenar

Ordovician (Katian)

Bohdalec Formation
Fombuena Formation
Gabian Formation
Lower Ktaoua Formation
Porto de Santa Anna Formation
Upper Tiouririne Formation
Zahorany Formation

 Czech Republic
 France
 Germany
 Morocco
 Portugal
 Spain

A rafinesquinid strophomenid brachiopod, a subgenus of Rafinesquina. The type species of the subgenus is "Leptaena" pseudoloricata Barrande (1848); the subgenus also includes Rafinesquina pomoides Havlíček (1971), as well as new species Rafinesquina (Mesogeina) gabianensis and Rafinesquina (Mesogeina) loredensis.

Rhipidomella magna

Sp. nov

Valid

Tazawa

Permian (Wordian)

 Japan

Rogorthis? oriens

Sp. nov

Valid

Popov, Kebriaee-Zadeh & Pour

Ordovician (Darriwilian)

Lashkarak Formation

 Iran

A member of Orthida belonging to the family Orthidae.

Sampo suduvensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Paškevičius & Hints

Late Ordovician

 Lithuania
 Russia
( Kaliningrad Oblast)

A member of Strophomenida belonging to the family Leptestiidae.

Sartenaerirhynchus

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Jansen

Devonian (middle Siegenian to late Emsian)

 Belgium
 Germany
 Luxembourg

A member of Rhynchonellida belonging to the superfamily Uncinuloidea. The type species is "Terebratula" antiqua Schnur (1853); genus also includes "Uncinulus" frontecostatus Drevermann (1902)

Scaphelasma quadratum

Sp. nov

Valid

Engelbretsen in Percival et al.

Ordovician

 Australia

A member of Lingulata belonging to the family Scaphelasmatidae.

Schizocrania equestra

Sp. nov

Valid

Mergl & Nolčová

Ordovician (Katian)

Bohdalec Formation

 Czech Republic

A member of Discinoidea belonging to the family Trematidae.

Septaliphoria felberi

Sp. nov

Valid

Sulser

Middle Jurassic (Callovian)

  Switzerland

A member of Rhynchonellida belonging to the superfamily Hemithiridoidea and the family Cyclothyrididae.

Siberioproductus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Baranov, Sokiran & Blodgett

Devonian (Famennian)

Chekursk Formation

 Russia
( Sakha Republic)

A member of Rhynchonelliformea belonging to the group Productida and the family Productellidae. The type species is S. boreus.

Sinomena

Gen. et sp. nov

Disputed

Zeng,Chen & Han in Zeng et al.

Ordovician (Hirnantian)

 China

A member of Strophomenida belonging to the family Sinomenidae. Genus includes new species S. typica. Rong et al. (2019) considered it to be a junior synonym of Eostropheodonta.

Skenidioides cretus

Sp. nov

Valid

Halamski in Baliński, Racki & Halamski

Devonian (Frasnian)

 Poland

A member of Skenidiidae.

Spinobolus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Zhang et al.

Cambrian

Shuijingtuo Formation

 China

A linguloid brachiopod. The type species is Spinobolus popovi.

Tapongaspirifer

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Earp

Early Devonian

Montys Hut Formation

 Australia

A member of Spiriferida belonging to the family Filispiriferidae. The type species is Tapongaspirifer melodiae.

Tasmanospirifer

Gen. et sp. et comb. nov

Valid

Waterhouse

Permian

 Australia

A member of Spiriferida. Genus includes new species T. clarkei, as well as "Spirifer" tasmaniensis Morris (1845).

Taungurungetes

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Earp

Early Devonian

Montys Hut Formation
Norton Gully Sandstone

 Australia

A possible member of Devonochonetinae. The type species is "Chonetes" taggertyensis Gill (1945) from the Montys Hut Formation; genus also contains second, unnamed species from the Norton Gully Sandstone.

Terebratulina leeae

Sp. nov

Valid

MacFarlan

Jurassic

 New Zealand

A member of Terebratulida.

Terebratulina putiensis

Sp. nov

Valid

MacFarlan

Jurassic

 New Zealand

A member of Terebratulida.

Thaerodonta notabile

Sp. nov

Valid

Paškevičius

Ordovician (Katian)

Kaimynai Formation

 Lithuania

Thulatrypa

Gen. et sp. et comb. nov

Valid

Huang et al.

Silurian

 China
 Norway

An atrypoid brachiopod. The type species is Thulatrypa gregaria; genus also contains "Meifodia" orientalis Rong, Xu & Yang (1974).

Tomteluva

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Streng et al.

Cambrian

Stephen Formation

 Canada
( British Columbia)

A member of Rhynchonelliformea belonging to the class Obolellata and the order Naukatida. The type species is Tomteluva perturbata.

Trentingula

Gen. et 3 sp. et comb. nov

Valid

Posenato

Late Permian and Early Triassic

 Hungary
 Italy
 United States
( Wyoming)

A member of Linguloidea belonging to the family Lingulidae. The type species is T. lorigae; genus also includes new species T. mazzinensis and T. prinothi, as well as Trentingula borealis (Bittner, 1899).

Triangulospirifer

Nom. nov

Valid

Lee in Shi et al.

Carboniferous

 United Kingdom

A member of Spiriferida. A replacement name for Triangularia Poletaev (2001).

Trimena

Gen. nov

Valid

Zeng,Wang & Peng in Zeng et al.

Ordovician (Hirnantian)

 China

A member of Plectambonitoidea belonging to the family Xenambonitidae.

Weberproductus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Torres-Martínez & Sour-Tovar

Carboniferous (middle Pennsylvanian)

Ixtaltepec Formation

 Mexico

A member of Productoidea. Genus includes new species W. donajiae.

Wenjukovispirifer

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Oleneva

Devonian (Famennian)

 Russia

A member of Spiriferida belonging to the family Cyrtospiriferidae. The type species is "Spirifer" koscharicus Ljaschenko (1959); genus also includes "Spirifer" archiaci Murchison (1840), "Spirifer" brodi Wenjukov (1886) and W. lebedjanicus (Nalivkin, 1947).

Yichangomena

Gen. et sp. nov

Disputed

Zeng,Zhang & Han in Zeng et al.

Ordovician (Hirnantian)

 China

A member of Strophomenida belonging to the family Sinomenidae. Genus includes new species Y. dingjiapoensis. Rong et al. (2019) considered it to be a junior synonym of Eostropheodonta.

Zeilleria opuatiaensis

Sp. nov

Valid

MacFarlan

Jurassic

 New Zealand

A member of Terebratulida.

Zeilleria waiohipaensis

Sp. nov

Valid

MacFarlan

Jurassic

 New Zealand

A member of Terebratulida.

Molluscs

Echinoderms

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Alternocidaris

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

El Qot, Abdelhamid, & Abdelghany

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian, possibly Turonian)

 Egypt

A sea urchin belonging to the group Camarodonta and the family Glyphocyphidae. The type species is "Tiaridia" weldoni Fourtau (1921).

Applinocrinus russelli

Sp. nov

Valid

Gale

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

Prairie Bluff Formation

 United States
( Mississippi)

A crinoid belonging to the group Articulata and the family Saccocomidae.

Apsidocrinus doreckae

Sp. nov

Valid

Konieczyński, Pisera & Fózy

Early Cretaceous

 Hungary

A cyrtocrinid crinoid, a species of Apsidocrinus.

Arabicodiadema

Gen. et comb. et sp. nov

Valid

Abdelhamid, El Qot & Abdelghany

Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian)

 Oman
 United Arab Emirates

A heterodiadematid sea urchin. The type species is "Trochodiadema" dhofarense Roman (1991); genus also includes new species Arabicodiadema alii.

Atalopegaster

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Blake & Guensburg

Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)

Swift Formation

 United States
( Montana)

A starfish belonging to the family Stichasteridae. The type species is A. gundersoni.

Bystrowicrinus (col.) depressus

Sp. nov

Valid

Donovan & Keighley

Late Silurian

West Point Formation

 Canada
( Quebec)

A crinoid.

Calliderma lindneri

Sp. nov

Valid

Niebuhr & Seibertz

Late Cretaceous (Turonian)

Schmilka Formation

 Germany

A starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae, a species of Calliderma.

Carolinaster

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Osborn, Mooi & Ciampaglio

Eocene

Castle Hayne Limestone

 United States
( North Carolina)

A heart urchin belonging to the family Prenasteridae. Genus includes new species C. varnami.

Comptoniaster michaelisi

Nom. nov

Valid

Niebuhr & Seibertz

Late Cretaceous (middle Turonian to middle Coniacian)

 Czech Republic
 Germany
 Poland

A starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae; a replacement name for Asterias schulzii Cotta sensu Roemer (1840, 1841).

Costatocrinus

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Gale

Late Cretaceous (Campanian)

Taylor Formation

 United Kingdom
 United States
( Texas)

A crinoid belonging to the group Articulata and the family Saccocomidae. The type species is C. brydonei; genus also includes C. mortimorei.

Cultellacrinus

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Gale

Late Cretaceous

 Sweden
 United Kingdom

A crinoid belonging to the group Articulata and the family Roveacrinidae. The type species is C. gladius; genus also includes C. labyrinthus.

Cunidentechinus

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Smith

Early Jurassic

 United Kingdom

A stem-carinacean sea urchin; a new genus for "Echinus" minutus Buckman in Murchison (1845).

Darwinaster

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Hunter, Rushton & Stone

Early Devonian

Fox Bay Formation

 Falkland Islands

A brittle star related to members of the genus Protaster. Genus includes new species D. coleenbiggsae.

Echinolampas andalusiensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Osborn, Mooi & Ciampaglio

Eocene

Moodys Branch Formation

 United States
( Alabama)

A sea urchin belonging to the family Echinolampadidae.

Gitolampas twitchelli

Sp. nov

Valid

Osborn, Mooi & Ciampaglio

Eocene

Santee Limestone

 United States
( South Carolina)

A sea urchin belonging to the group Cassiduloida.

Glyptocrinus nodosus

Sp. nov

Valid

Kallmeyer & Ausich

Ordovician (Katian)

Kope Formation

 United States
( Kentucky
 Ohio)

A camerate crinoid, a species of Glyptocrinus.

Goniopygus macrotuberculatus

Sp. nov

Valid

El Qot, Abdelhamid, & Abdelghany

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Raha Formation

 Egypt

A sea urchin belonging to the group Arbacioida and the family Acropeltidae.

Goniopygus subaequalis

Sp. nov

Valid

El Qot, Abdelhamid, & Abdelghany

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Raha Formation

 Egypt

A sea urchin belonging to the group Arbacioida and the family Acropeltidae.

Haimea brooksi

Sp. nov

Valid

Osborn, Mooi & Ciampaglio

Eocene

Ocala Limestone

 United States
( Florida)

A sea urchin belonging to the group Oligopygoida.

Hessicrinus

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Gale

Late Cretaceous (Campanian)

 United Kingdom

A crinoid belonging to the group Articulata and the family Roveacrinidae. The type species is H. filigree; genus also includes H. scalaensis.

Hiiumaacrinus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Ausich & Wilson

Silurian (Rhuddanian)

Hilliste Formation

 Estonia

A crinoid. Genus includes new species H. vinni.

Jakeocrinus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Gale

Late Cretaceous (early Campanian)

Taylor Formation

 United States
( Texas)

A crinoid belonging to the group Articulata and the family Roveacrinidae. The type species is J. ellisensis.

Lakotacrinus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Hunter et al.

Late Cretaceous (Campanian)

Pierre Shale

 United States
( South Dakota)

A stalked crinoid. The type species is L. brezinai.

Lehmannaster

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Blake, Guensburg & Lefebvre

Ordovician (late Darriwilian)

Traveusot Formation

 France

A stenuroid asterozoan. Genus includes new species L. spinosus.

Lopidiaster

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Blake, Guensburg & Lefebvre

Ordovician (Floian)

Garden City Formation

 United States
( Utah)

A stenuroid asterozoan. Genus includes new species L. jamisoni.

Loriolidiadema

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Abdelhamid, El Qot & Abdelghany

Cretaceous (Aptian-Cenomanian)

 Egypt
 Portugal
Border region between  Syria and  Lebanon

A heterodiadematid sea urchin. The type species is "Pseudodiadema" libanoticum de Loriol (1887); genus also includes Loriolidiadema sculptile (de Loriol, 1887).

Lucernacrinus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Gale

Late Cretaceous

 United Kingdom

A crinoid belonging to the group Articulata and the family Roveacrinidae. The type species is L. woodi.

Maennilocystis

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Paul & Rozhnov

Late Ordovician

 Estonia

A cystoid belonging to the family Callocystitidae. The type species is M. heckeri.

Manfredaster praebulbiferus

Sp. nov

Valid

Niebuhr & Seibertz

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian to Coniacian)

Dölzschen Formation
Schrammstein Formation
Strehlen Formation

 Germany

A starfish belonging to the group Valvatida and the family Stauranderasteridae.

Mariania comaschicariae

Sp. nov

Valid

Stara, Borghi & Kroh

Miocene (Aquitanian to early Burdigalian)

Nurallao Formation

 Italy

A heart urchin belonging to the superfamily Spatangoidea, a species of Mariania.

Mariania stefaninii

Sp. nov

Valid

Stara, Borghi & Kroh

Miocene (late Burdigalian to early Langhian)

Pantano Formation

 Italy

A heart urchin belonging to the superfamily Spatangoidea, a species of Mariania.

Meturaster

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Blake, Guensburg & Lefebvre

Ordovician (middle Darriwilian)

Lehman Formation

 United States
( Nevada)

A starfish. Genus includes new species M. belli.

Monophoraster telfordi

Sp. nov

Valid

Mooi, Martínez & del Río

Early Miocene

Chenque Formation

 Argentina

A sand dollar.

Nucleolites usoi

Sp. nov

Valid

Forner i Valls

Early Cretaceous (Barremian)

Artoles Formation

 Spain

A sea urchin.

Osteocrinus sinensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Hess, Etter & Hagdorn

Late Triassic (early Carnian)

Xiaowa Formation

 China

A crinoid belonging to the group Roveacrinida, a species of Osteocrinus.

Pentamerocrinus kosovi

Sp. nov

Valid

Rozhnov

Ordovician

 Russia
( Leningrad Oblast)

A crinoid belonging to the group Inadunata, a species of Pentamerocrinus.

Petraster crozonensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Blake, Guensburg & Lefebvre

Ordovician (early Katian)

Kermeur Formation

 France

A starfish.

Phyllocrinus bersekensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Konieczyński, Pisera & Fózy

Early Cretaceous

 Hungary

A cyrtocrinid crinoid, a species of Phyllocrinus.

Placentinechinus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Borghi & Garilli

Pleistocene (GelasianCalabrian)

 Italy

A sea urchin belonging to the family Temnopleuridae. The type species is P. davolii.

Plagiochasma saurai

Sp. nov

Valid

Forner i Valls

Early Cretaceous (Barremian)

Artoles Formation

 Spain

A sea urchin.

Platelicrinus longispinus

Sp. nov

Valid

Gale

Late Cretaceous

 United Kingdom

A crinoid belonging to the group Articulata and the family Roveacrinidae.

Protaeropsis

Nom. nov

Valid

Doweld

Paleocene (Thanetian)

 Spain

A heart urchin; a replacement name for Sphenaster Jeffery in Smith et al. (1999).

Protaxocrinus estoniensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Ausich & Wilson

Silurian (Rhuddanian)

Hilliste Formation

 Estonia

A crinoid.

Pseudomilnia

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Smith

Middle Jurassic

 France
 United Kingdom

A salenioidan sea urchin; a new genus for "Acrosalenia" miliaria Paris (1908).

Sagittacrinus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Gale

Late Cretaceous (early Campanian)

Taylor Formation

 United Kingdom
 United States
( Texas)

A crinoid belonging to the group Articulata and the family Saccocomidae. The type species is S. torpedo.

Salenia buddyi

Sp. nov

Valid

Osborn, Mooi & Ciampaglio

Eocene

Santee Limestone

 United States
( South Carolina)

A sea urchin belonging to the group Salenioida.

Schuchertia sprinklei

Sp. nov

Valid

Blake, Guensburg & Lefebvre

Ordovician (Dapingian)

Kanosh Shale

 United States
( Utah)

A starfish.

Stellacrinus

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Gale

Late Cretaceous (Santonian and Campanian)

Gulpen Formation
Taylor Formation
Vaals Formation

 Netherlands
 Sweden
 United Kingdom
 United States
( Texas)

A crinoid belonging to the group Articulata and the family Roveacrinidae. The type species is S. hugesae; genus also includes S. pannosus.

Stomechinus phillipsii

Sp. nov

Valid

Smith

Jurassic

 United Kingdom

A sea urchin.

Thinocrinus akanthos

Sp. nov

Valid

Rhenberg, Ausich & Meyer

Carboniferous (Mississippian)

Fort Payne Formation

 United States
( Kentucky)

A camerate crinoid belonging to the group Monobathrida and the family Actinocrinitidae.

Trochotiara aalensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Smith

Middle Jurassic

 United Kingdom

A sea urchin.

Wrightechnus

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Smith

Middle Jurassic

 France
 United Kingdom

A sea urchin, possibly a stem-salenioidan; a new genus for "Acrosalenia" lycetti Wright (1851).

Conodonts

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Amydrotaxis corniculans truncus

Subsp. nov

Valid

Mathieson et al.

Early Devonian

Mountain Dam Limestone

 Australia

A member of Ozarkodinida belonging to the family Spathognathodontidae.

Cypricriodus

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Murphy, Carls & Valenzuela-Ríos

Silurian and Early Devonian

 Australia
 United States
( Nevada)

Genus includes "Caudicriodus" hesperius (Klapper & Murphy, 1975).

Eognathodus kuangi

Sp. nov

Valid

Earp

Early Devonian

 China

Eognathodus sulcatus lanei

Subsp. nov

Valid

Mathieson et al.

Early Devonian

Mountain Dam Limestone

 Australia

A member of Ozarkodinida belonging to the family Spathognathodontidae.

Eognathodus sulcatus sicatus

Subsp. nov

Valid

Mathieson et al.

Early Devonian

Booth Limestone

 Australia

A member of Ozarkodinida belonging to the family Spathognathodontidae.

Gladigondolella okayi

Sp. nov

Valid

Kiliç

Triassic

Kayabaşı Limestone

 Turkey

Gondolella wardlawi

Sp. nov

Valid

Nestell & Pope in Nestell, Wardlaw & Pope

Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian)

Excello Shale

 United States
( Iowa)

Heliagnathus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Mathieson et al.

Early Devonian

Mountain Dam Limestone

 Australia

A member of Ozarkodinida of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is H. parvilabiatus.

Icriodus ampliatus

Sp. nov

Valid

Mathieson et al.

Early Devonian

Mountain Dam Limestone

 Australia

A member of Prioniodontida belonging to the family Icriodontidae.

Icriodus michiganus

Sp. nov

Valid

Narkiewicz & Bultynck

Devonian (Eifelian)

Michigan Basin

 United States

Icriodus praealternatus ferus

Subsp. nov

Valid

Wang et al.

Late Devonian (Frasnian/Famennian boundary)

Hongguleleng Formation

 China

A subspecies of Icriodus praealternatus.

Icriodus plurinodosus

Sp. nov

Valid

Wang et al.

Late Devonian (early Famennian)

Hongguleleng Formation

 China

A species of Icriodus.

Icriodus stenoancylus junggarensis

Subsp. nov

Valid

Wang et al.

Late Devonian (early Famennian)

Hongguleleng Formation

 China

A subspecies of Icriodus stenoancylus.

Idiognathodus lateralis

Sp. nov

Valid

Hogancamp, Barrick & Strauss

Carboniferous (early Gzhelian)

 China
 Russia
 Ukraine
 United States

Originally described as a species of Idiognathodus, but subsequently transferred to the genus Heckelina.

Idiognathodus tuberis

Sp. nov

Valid

Nestell, Wardlaw & Pope

Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian)

Excello Shale

 United States
( Iowa)

A member of Ozarkodinida belonging to the family Idiognathodontidae.

Neogondolella cuneiforme

Sp. nov

Valid

Golding & Orchard

Middle Triassic (Anisian)

 Canada
( British Columbia)

Neogondolella curva

Sp. nov

Valid

Golding & Orchard

Middle Triassic (Anisian)

 Canada
( British Columbia)
 United States
( Nevada)

Neogondolella dilacerata

Sp. nov

Valid

Golding & Orchard

Middle Triassic (Anisian)

 Canada
( British Columbia)

Originally described as a species of Neogondolella, but subsequently transferred to the genus Magnigondolella.

Neogondolella hastata

Sp. nov

Valid

Golding & Orchard

Middle Triassic (Anisian)

 Canada
( British Columbia)
 United States
( Nevada)

Neogondolella indicta

Sp. nov

Valid

Golding & Orchard

Middle Triassic (Anisian)

 Canada
( British Columbia)
 United States
( Nevada)

Neogondolella panlaurentia

Sp. nov

Valid

Golding & Orchard

Middle Triassic (Anisian)

 Canada
( British Columbia)
 United States
( Nevada)

Neogondolella tenera

Sp. nov

Valid

Golding & Orchard

Middle Triassic (Anisian)

 Canada
( British Columbia)
 United States
( Nevada)

Neogondolella vellicata

Sp. nov

Valid

Golding & Orchard

Middle Triassic (Anisian)

 Canada
( British Columbia)
 United States
( Nevada)

Neopolygnathus huijunae

Sp. nov

Valid

Wang et al.

Late Devonian (early Famennian)

Hongguleleng Formation

 China

A species of Neopolygnathus.

Neospathodus planus

Sp. nov

Valid

Chen et al.

Early Triassic

 Slovenia

Originally described as a species of Neospathodus; Bai et al. (2021) argued that it should be reassigned to the genus Triassospathodus.

Oulodus astriatus

Sp. nov

Valid

Mathieson et al.

Early Devonian

Booth Limestone

 Australia

A member of Prioniodinida belonging to the family Prioniodinidae.

Ozarkodina multistriola

Sp. nov

Valid

Mathieson et al.

Early Devonian

Mountain Dam Limestone

 Australia

A member of Ozarkodinida belonging to the family Spathognathodontidae.

Ozarkodina scoliciformis

Sp. nov

Valid

Mathieson et al.

Early Devonian

Mountain Dam Limestone

 Australia

A member of Ozarkodinida belonging to the family Spathognathodontidae.

Ozarkodina selfi cordata

Subsp. nov

Valid

Mathieson et al.

Early Devonian

Mountain Dam Limestone

 Australia

A member of Ozarkodinida belonging to the family Spathognathodontidae.

Ozarkodina selfi lanceola

Subsp. nov

Valid

Mathieson et al.

Early Devonian

Mountain Dam Limestone

 Australia

A member of Ozarkodinida belonging to the family Spathognathodontidae.

Ozarkodina selfi lenticula

Subsp. nov

Valid

Mathieson et al.

Early Devonian

Mountain Dam Limestone

 Australia

A member of Ozarkodinida belonging to the family Spathognathodontidae.

Panderodus rhytiodus

Sp. nov

Valid

Mathieson et al.

Early Devonian

Mountain Dam Limestone

 Australia

A member of the family Panderodontidae.

Pelekysgnathus inequalis

Sp. nov

Valid

Mathieson et al.

Early Devonian

Booth Limestone

 Australia

A member of Prioniodontida belonging to the family Icriodontidae.

Pelekysgnathus jeppssoni

Sp. nov

Valid

Nazarova

Devonian (Eifelian)

 Russia
( Bryansk Oblast)

Platyvillosus corniger

Sp. nov

Valid

Chen et al.

Early Triassic

 Slovenia

Polygnathus abaimovae

Sp. nov

Valid

Baranov & Blodgett

Devonian (Emsian)

 Russia

Polygnathus beckeri

Nom. nov

Valid

Baranov & Blodgett

Devonian (Emsian)

 Russia

A replacement name for Polygnathus inflexus Baranov (1992).

Polygnathus datnensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Baranov & Blodgett

Devonian (Emsian)

 Russia

Polygnathus dogdensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Baranov & Blodgett

Devonian (Emsian)

 Russia

Polygnathus novozemelicus

Sp. nov

Valid

Baranov & Blodgett

Devonian (Emsian)

 Russia

"Polygnathus" pseudocommunis

Sp. nov

Valid

Wang et al.

Late Devonian (early Famennian)

Hongguleleng Formation

 China

Possibly a species of Polygnathus.

Polygnathus slastenovi

Sp. nov

Valid

Baranov & Blodgett

Devonian (Emsian)

 Russia

Polygnathus tarabukini

Sp. nov

Valid

Baranov & Blodgett

Devonian (Emsian)

 Russia

Praeicriodus

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Murphy

Silurian

 Canada

Genus includes "Pedavis" thorsteinssoni Uyeno (1980).

Siphonodella (Siphonodella) jii

Nom. nov

Disputed

Becker, Kaiser & Aretz

Carboniferous (Tournaisian)

Chappel Limestone

 United States

A replacement name for Siphonodella (Siphonodella) hassi Ji (1985). Plotitsyn and Zhuravlev (2016) considered S. jii to be a junior synonym of Siphonodella quadruplicata (Branson et Mehl), because they considered the specimen selected as the holotype of S. jii to be more likely to represent an ontogenetic stage of S. quadruplicata.

Staeschegnathus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Koike

Triassic

Taho Formation

 Japan

An ellisonid conodont. The type species is S. perrii.

Fishes

Amphibians

Research

  • A study on the histology and growth histories of the humeri of the specimens of Acanthostega recovered from the mass-death deposit of Stensiö Bjerg (Greenland) is published by Sanchez et al. (2016), who argue that even the largest individuals from this deposit are juveniles.
  • Fossils of a tetrapod resembling Ichthyostega and a probable whatcheeriid-grade tetrapod are described from two Devonian (Famennian) localities from Belgium by Olive et al. (2016).
  • A study on the functional significance of the interpterygoid vacuities (holes in the palate) in temnospondyls is published by Lautenschlager, Witzmann & Werneburg (2016).
  • A study on the stress distribution in the skulls of Edingerella madagascariensis and Stanocephalosaurus birdi during the bite, with implications for establishing the ecological niches occupied by these temnospondyls, is published by Fortuny et al. (2016).
  • A study on the anatomy, ecological niche and life history of members the population of Eocyclotosaurus appetolatus known from the Tecolotito bonebed (Moenkopi Formation; New Mexico, United States) is published by Rinehart & Lucas (2016).
  • A study on the morphology of the skull and braincase of Brachydectes newberryi is published by Pardo & Anderson (2016).
  • A study on the locomotor capabilities of Triadobatrachus massinoti is published by Lires, Soto & Gómez (2016).
  • A revised description of the holotype of Triadobatrachus massinoti based on X-ray micro-tomography data is published by Ascarrunz et al. (2016).
  • The first unambiguous frog fossil from the Jurassic of Asia (an atlantal centrum of a possible member of the genus Eodiscoglossus) is described from the Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) Itat Formation (Russia) by Skutschas, Martin & Krasnolutskii (2016).

New taxa

Temnospondyls

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Cyclotosaurus buechneri

Sp. nov

Valid

Witzmann, Sachs & Nyhuis

Late Triassic (middle Carnian)

Stuttgart Formation

 Germany

A mastodonsauroid temnospondyl, a species of Cyclotosaurus.

Konzhukovia sangabrielensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Pacheco et al.

Permian (early Guadalupian)

Rio do Rasto Formation

 Brazil

Samarabatrachus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Novikov

Early Triassic

Sukhorechka Formation

 Russia
( Samara Oblast)

A capitosaurid temnospondyl. The type species is S. bjerringi.

Selenocara rossica

Sp. nov

Valid

Novikov

Early Triassic

Sukhorechka Formation

 Russia
( Orenburg Oblast
 Samara Oblast)

A capitosaurid temnospondyl.

Stanocephalosaurus amenasensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Dahoumane et al.

Early-Middle Triassic

Zarzaïtine Series, Illizi Basin

 Algeria

A mastodonsauroid temnospondyl, a species of Stanocephalosaurus.

Syrtosuchus

Gen. et comb. et sp. nov

Valid

Novikov

Early Triassic

Sukhorechka Formation

 Russia
( Orenburg Oblast
 Samara Oblast)

A benthosuchid temnospondyl. The type species is "Wetlugasaurus" samarensis Sennikov (1981); genus also includes new species S. morkovini.

Tomeia

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Eltink, Da-Rosa & Dias-da-Silva

Early Triassic

Sanga do Cabral Supersequence

 Brazil

A mastodonsauroid temnospondyl. The type species is T. witecki.

Yuanansuchus maopingchangensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Liu

Middle Triassic (Anisian)

Badong Formation

 China

A mastodonsauroid temnospondyl, a species of Yuanansuchus.

Lissamphibians

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Hyogobatrachus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Ikeda, Ota & Matsui

Early Cretaceous

Sasayama Group

 Japan

A frog. The type species is Hyogobatrachus wadai.

Kiyatriton krasnolutskii

Sp. nov

Valid

Skutschas

Middle Jurassic (Bathonian)

Itat Formation

 Russia
( Krasnoyarsk Krai)

A salamander, a species of Kiyatriton.

Kuruleufenia

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Gómez

Late Cretaceous (late Campanian–early Maastrichtian)

Allen Formation

 Argentina

A member of Pipidae. The type species is Kuruleufenia xenopoides.

Litoria lundeliusi

Sp. nov

Valid

Tyler & Prideaux

Pleistocene

 Australia

A species of Litoria.

Nuominerpeton

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Jia & Gao

Early Cretaceous (BarremianAptian)

Guanghua Formation

 China

A cryptobranchoid salamander of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is N. aquilonaris.

Palaeobatrachus eurydices

Sp. nov

Valid

Villa et al.

Early Pleistocene (Gelasian)

 Netherlands

Phosphotriton

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Tissier, Rage, Boistel, Fernandez, Pollet, Garcia and Laurin

Eocene

 France

A salamander. The type species is Phosphotriton sigei.

Prospea

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Chen et al.

Paleocene

Naranbulak Formation

 Mongolia

A member of Scaphiopodidae. The type species is Prospea holoserisca.

Qinglongtriton

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Jia & Gao

Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)

Tiaojishan Formation

 China

A basal member of Salamandroidea. The type species is Qinglongtriton gangouensis.

Tambabatrachus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Ikeda, Ota & Matsui

Early Cretaceous

Sasayama Group

 Japan

A frog. The type species is Tambabatrachus kawazu.

Others

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Aytonerpeton

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Otoo, Clack & Smithson in Clack et al.

Carboniferous (Tournaisian)

Ballagan Formation

 United Kingdom

An early tetrapod of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is A. microps.

Diploradus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Clack & Smithson in Clack et al.

Carboniferous (Tournaisian)

Ballagan Formation

 United Kingdom

An early tetrapod of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is D. austiumensis.

Koilops

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Clack & Smithson in Clack et al.

Carboniferous (Tournaisian)

Ballagan Formation

 United Kingdom

An early tetrapod of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is K. herma.

Ossirarus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Clack & Smithson in Clack et al.

Carboniferous (Tournaisian)

Ballagan Formation

 United Kingdom

An early tetrapod of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is O. kierani.

Perittodus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Clack & Smithson in Clack et al.

Carboniferous (Tournaisian)

Ballagan Formation

 United Kingdom

An early tetrapod of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is P. apsconditus.

Lepidosaurs

Lizards

Research

  • Twelve specimens of lizards (including stem-gekkotans, crown-agamids, a lacertid, a putative stem-chamaeleonid and squamates of uncertain phylogenetic placement, probably stem-squamates) are described from the Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian boundary) amber from Myanmar by Daza et al. (2016); however, the supposed stem-chamaeleonid is subsequently reinterpreted as an albanerpetontid amphibian by Matsumoto & Evans (2018).
  • A study of almost 30 specimens of Polyglyphanodon sternbergi, including almost complete skeletons, is published by Simões et al. (2016), who report the discovery of previously unrecognized ontogenetic series, sexual dimorphism and a complete lower temporal bar in the skull of members of this species.
  • New anatomical data on the Late Cretaceous lizard Slavoia darevskii is published by Tałanda (2016), who interprets it as a stem-amphisbaenian.
  • A study on the skull anatomy of the Eocene amphisbaenian Spathorhynchus fossorium is published by Müller, Hipsley & Maisano (2016).
  • A study on mosasaur tooth implantation and its phylogenetic implications is published by Liu et al. (2016).
  • A redescription of the mosasaur Hainosaurus bernardi Dollo (1885) is published by Jimenez-Huidobro & Caldwell (2016), who transfer this species to the genus Tylosaurus and synonymize genera Tylosaurus and Hainosaurus.
  • A revision of the species assigned to the mosasaur genus Tylosaurus is published by Jiménez-Huidobro, Simões & Caldwell (2016); their conclusion that T. kansasensis is a junior synonym of T. nepaeolicus is subsequently rejected by Stewart & Mallon (2018).
  • Early Miocene chamaeleonid fossils, including a specimen tentatively attributed to the species Chamaeleo cf. andrusovi Čerňanský (2010), previously known only from the early Miocene of the Czech Republic, are described from the Aliveri locality (Euboea, Greece) by Georgalis, Villa & Delfino (2016).
  • Lizard fossils which might be the oldest known chameleon fossils from India are described from the Miocene Nagri Formation by Sankhyan & Čerňanský (2016).

New taxa

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Bagaluus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Alifanov

Early Cretaceous

 Mongolia

A member of Scincomorpha belonging to the family Hodzhakuliidae. The type species is B. primigenius.

Carnoscincus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Alifanov

Early Cretaceous

 Mongolia

A member of Scincomorpha belonging to the family Hodzhakuliidae. The type species is C. eublepharus.

Janosikia

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Čerňanský, Klembara & Smith

Early Miocene

 Germany

A member of Lacertidae; a new genus for "Ophisaurus" ulmensis Gerhardt (1903).

Jeddaherdan

Gen. et sp. nov

Disputed

Apesteguía et al.

Uncertain

 Morocco

An iguanian belonging to the group Acrodonta. The type species is J. aleadonta. Originally described as coming from the Cretaceous Kem Kem Group; Vullo et al. (2022) argued that its fossil material is actually Quaternary in age, and considered it to be a fossil material of a member of the genus Uromastyx.

Ophisauromimus

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Čerňanský, Klembara & Műller

Oligocene

 France
 Germany

A member of Anguidae. A new genus for "Dopasia" coderetensis Augé (2005); genus also includes "Dopasia" frayssensis Augé (2005).

Platynotoides

Gen. et sp. nov

Junior homonym

Alifanov

Early Cretaceous

 Mongolia

A member of Scincomorpha belonging to the family Hodzhakuliidae. The type species is P. altidentatus. The generic name is preoccupied by Platynotoides Kaszab (1975).

Pluridens calabaria

Sp. nov

Valid

Longrich

Late Cretaceous (late Campanian)

Nkporo Shale

 Nigeria

A mosasaur, a species of Pluridens.

Solastella

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Stocker & Kirk

Eocene

Devil's Graveyard Formation

 United States
( Texas)

A rhineurid amphisbaenian. The type species is Solastella cookei.

Snakes

Research

  • Lee et al. (2016) examine the limb anatomy of Tetrapodophis amplectus, which according to the authors is suggestive of aquatic habits.
  • A redescription of the Cenomanian snake Simoliophis rochebrunei on the basis of new fossil material from France is published by Rage, Vullo & Néraudeau (2016).
  • Smith & Scanferla (2016) describe a juvenile specimen of Palaeopython fischeri from the Eocene Messel pit with preserved stomach contents, including a specimen of the stem-basilisk species Geiseltaliellus maarius, which in turn preserves an unidentified insect in its stomach.
  • McNamara et al. (2016) describe pigment cells responsible for coloration and patterning preserved in a fossil skin of a colubrid snake from the Late Miocene Libros Lagerstätte (Teruel, Spain).
  • New fossil material of the viperid Laophis crotaloides is described from Greece by Georgalis et al. (2016).

New taxa

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Lunaophis

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Albino, Carrillo-Briceño & Neenan

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

La Luna Formation

 Venezuela

A snake of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is L. aquaticus.

Platyspondylophis

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Smith et al.

Eocene (Ypresian)

Cambay Shale Formation

 India

A member of Madtsoiidae. The type species is P. tadkeshwarensis.

Rieppelophis

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Scanferla, Smith & Schaal

Eocene

Messel pit

 Germany

A member of Boidae. A new genus for "Messelophis" ermannorum Schaal & Baszio (2004).

Ichthyosauromorphs

Research

  • A study of taxonomic richness, disparity and evolutionary rates of ichthyosaurs throughout the Cretaceous period is published by Fischer et al. (2016).
  • A restudy of "Platypterygius" campylodon is published by Fischer (2016), who transfers this species to the genus Pervushovisaurus.
  • A revision of the ichthyosaur material of the British Middle and Late Jurassic referable to Ophthalmosaurus icenicus is published by Moon & Kirton (2016).

New taxa

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Cryopterygius kielanae

Sp. nov

Valid

Tyborowski

Late Jurassic (Tithonian)

Kcynia Formation

 Poland

A member of Ophthalmosauridae. Transferred to the genus Undorosaurus by Zverkov & Efimov (2019).

Ichthyosaurus larkini

Sp. nov

Valid

Lomax & Massare

Early Jurassic (Hettangian)

 United Kingdom

Ichthyosaurus somersetensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Lomax & Massare

Early Jurassic (Hettangian)

 United Kingdom

Sclerocormus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Jiang et al.

Early Triassic (Olenekian)

Nanlinghu Formation

 China

A basal member of Ichthyosauriformes. The type species is S. parviceps.

Wahlisaurus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Lomax

Early Jurassic (Hettangian)

 United Kingdom

A member of Leptonectidae. The type species is W. massarae.

Sauropterygians

Research

New taxa

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Alexandronectes

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Otero et al.

Late Cretaceous (early Maastrichtian)

Conway Formation

 New Zealand

An aristonectine elasmosaurid plesiosaur. The type species is Alexandronectes zealandiensis.

Dawazisaurus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Cheng et al.

Middle Triassic (Anisian)

Guanling Formation

 China

A non-pistosauroid eosauropterygian of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Dawazisaurus brevis.

Kawanectes

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

O'Gorman

Late Cretaceous (late Campanian–early Maastrichtian)

Allen Formation
La Colonia Formation

 Argentina

An elasmosaurid plesiosaur. The type species is "Trinacromerum" lafquenianum Gasparini & Goñi (1985).

Lariosaurus sanxiaensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Cheng in Chen et al.

Early Triassic

Jialingjiang Formation

 China

Lariosaurus vosseveldensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Klein et al.

Middle Triassic (Anisian)

 Netherlands

Polycotylus sopozkoi

Sp. nov

Valid

Efimov, Meleshin & Nikiforov

Late Cretaceous

 Russia

Stenorhynchosaurus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Páramo et al..

Early Cretaceous (late Barremian)

Paja Formation

 Colombia

A pliosaurid plesiosaur. The type species is Stenorhynchosaurus munozi.

Turtles

Research

  • A study on the latitudinal gradients in species diversity of Mesozoic non-marine turtles is published by Nicholson et al. (2016).
  • A study on the morphological diversity of the skulls of the fossil and recent turtles through time is published by Foth & Joyce (2016).
  • A study of the bone shell histology of Condorchelys antiqua and its implications for the lifestyle of the species is published by Cerda, Sterli & Scheyer (2016).
  • A study of the bone histology of shell elements of the Late Cretaceous—Paleocene chelid Yaminuechelys is published by Jannello, Cerda & de la Fuente (2016).
  • A review of the fossil record, taxonomy and diagnostic features of the fossil species belonging to the genus Chelus is published by Ferreira et al. (2016).
  • Fossils of Plesiochelys etalloni and Tropidemys langii, otherwise known from the Kimmeridgian of the Swiss and French Jura Mountains, are described from the British Kimmeridge Clay by Anquetin & Chapman (2016).
  • An emended diagnosis of Testudo catalaunica and a study of phylogeny of extinct members of the genus Testudo is published by Luján et al. (2016).
  • Giant tortoise fossils collected from the late Miocene-early Pliocene Mehrten Formation (California, USA) are identified as belonging to members of the species Hesperotestudo orthopygia by Biewer et al. (2016).

New taxa

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Algorachelus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Pérez-García

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Arenas de Utrillas Formation

 Portugal  Spain

A member of Bothremydidae. The type species is A. peregrinus.

Anhuichelys doumuensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Tong et al.

Middle Paleocene

Doumu Formation

 China

A stem-tortoise, a species of Anhuichelys.

Clemmys hutchensorum

Sp. nov

Valid

Bourque

Early Pleistocene (late Blancan)

 United States
( Florida)

A species of Clemmys.

Fontainechelon

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Pérez-García, Ortega & Jiménez Fuentes

Early Eocene

 France

A tortoise; a new genus for "Achilemys" cassouleti Claude & Tong (2004).

Inaechelys

Gen. et sp. nov

Disputed

Carvalho, Ghilardi & Barreto

Paleocene (Danian)

Maria Farinha Formation

 Brazil

A member of Bothremydidae. The type species is I. pernambucensis. Its status as a valid taxon was challenged by Romano (2016), who considered the genus Inaechelys to be a junior synonym of the genus Rosasia and the species I. pernambucensis/Rosasia pernambucensis to be a nomen dubium.

Keuperotesta

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Szczygielski & Sulej

Late Triassic

 Germany

A member of Proterochersidae. The type species is Keuperotesta limendorsa. The genus Keuperotesta was considered to be a junior synonym of the genus Proterochersis by Joyce (2017), though the author maintained K. limendorsa as a distinct species within the latter genus.

Kinosternon notolophus

Sp. nov

Valid

Bourque

Miocene (Clarendonian)

Alachua Formation
Statenville Formation

 United States
( Florida)

A mud turtle.

Kinosternon pannekollops

Sp. nov

Valid

Bourque

Miocene (Clarendonian)

Ogallala Formation

 United States
( Texas)

A mud turtle.

Kinosternon rincon

Sp. nov

Valid

Bourque

Miocene (late Barstovian)

Cerro Conejo Formation

 United States
( New Mexico)

A mud turtle.

Kinosternon wakeeniense

Sp. nov

Valid

Bourque

Miocene (Clarendonian)

Ash Hollow Formation
Ogallala Formation

 United States
( Kansas,
 Nebraska)

A mud turtle.

Neurankylus notos

Sp. nov

Valid

Lichtig & Lucas

Late Cretaceous (Coniacian-Santonian)

Crevasse Canyon Formation

 United States
( New Mexico)

A member of Baenidae.

Neurankylus torrejonensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Lyson et al.

Paleocene (Torrejonian)

Nacimiento Formation

 United States
( New Mexico)

A member of Baenidae.

Notoemys tlaxiacoensis

Sp. nov

Valid

López-Conde et al.

Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian)

Sabinal Formation

 Mexico

A member of Platychelyidae.

Paiutemys

Gen. et sp. nov

Disputed

Joyce, Lyson & Kirkland

Late Cretaceous (late Cenomanian)

Naturita Formation

 United States
( Utah)

A member of Bothremydidae. The type species is P. tibert. Pérez-García (2018) considered the genus Paiutemys to be a junior synonym of the genus Algorachelus, and transferred the species P. tibert to the latter genus.

Palaeoamyda

Gen. et comb. nov

Disputed

Cadena

Eocene

 Germany

A relative of trionychids; a new genus for "Trionyx" messelianus Reinach (1900). However, Karl (2018) considered Palaeoamyda to be a junior synonym of the genus Rafetoides, and transferred "Trionyx" messelianus to the latter genus.

Pelorochelon

Gen. et sp. et comb. nov

Valid

Pérez-García, Ortega & Jiménez Fuentes

Middle Eocene

 Germany
 Spain

A tortoise. The type species is P. soriana; genus also includes Pelorochelon eocaenica (Hummel, 1935).

Proterochersis porebensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Szczygielski & Sulej

Late Triassic

 Poland

A member of Proterochersidae.

Sichuanchelys palatodentata

Sp. nov

Valid

Joyce et al.

Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)

Shishugou Formation

 China

A basal member of Testudinata.

Tartaruscola

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Pérez-García

Eocene (Ypresian)

 France

A member of Bothremydidae belonging to the group Foxemydina. The type species is T. teodorii.

Yelmochelys

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Brinkman et al.

Late Cretaceous (late Campanian and early Maastrichtian)

Cañon del Tule Formation
Cerro del Pueblo Formation

 Mexico

A stem-kinosternid. The type species is Yelmochelys rosarioae.

Archosauriformes

Other reptiles

Research

  • A skull of a juvenile specimen of Delorhynchus cifellii is described from the Richards Spur locality (Oklahoma, United States) by Haridy et al. (2016).
  • A revision of the systematics of the Chinese pareiasaurs is published by Benton (2016).
  • A study of evolution of body size of the carnivorous and herbivorous members of Captorhinidae is published by Brocklehurst (2016).
  • Surmik et al. (2016) describe nothosaurid and tanystropheid bones from the Triassic of Poland preserving blood-vessel-like structures enclosing organic molecules.
  • Two new specimens of Atopodentatus unicus are described by Chun et al. (2016), providing new information on the skull anatomy of this species and indicating that its rostrum, rather than being downturned as originally assumed, developed a hammerhead-like shape.
  • Description of new material of Hemilopas mentzeli from the Middle Triassic of Silesia (Poland) and a study of the phylogenetic relationships of the species is published by Surmik (2016).
  • Description of the anatomy of partially articulated forelimbs and isolated forelimb bones of Drepanosaurus recovered from the Late Triassic (Norian) Hayden Quarry (Chinle Formation) of New Mexico, USA is published by Pritchard et al. (2016).
  • A study on the femoral and tibial histology of the rhynchosaur Stenaulorhynchus stockleyi is published by Werning & Nesbitt (2016).
  • A study on the maximum body size and distribution of the reptile species known to have gone extinct during the last 50,000 years, as well as the role played by these factors in recent reptile extinction events, is published by Slavenko et al. (2016).

New taxa

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Brasinorhynchus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Schultz, Langer & Montefeltro

Middle Triassic (Ladinian)

Santa Maria Formation

 Brazil

A rhynchosaur belonging to the group Stenaulorhynchinae. The type species is Brasinorhynchus mariantensis.

Colobomycter vaughni

Sp. nov

Valid

MacDougall, Modesto & Reisz

Early Permian

 United States
( Oklahoma)

A member of Lanthanosuchoidea.

Euconcordia

Nom. nov

Valid

Reisz, Haridy & Müller

Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian)

Calhouns Shale

 United States
( Kansas)

A member of Captorhinidae; a replacement name for Concordia Müller & Reisz (2005).

Langeronyx

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Ezcurra, Montefeltro & Butler

Middle Triassic (Anisian)

Bromsgrove Sandstone Formation

 United Kingdom

A rhynchosaur; a new genus for "Rhynchosaurus" brodiei Benton (1990).

Ozimek

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Dzik & Sulej

Late Triassic (probably late Carnian)

 Poland

A relative of Sharovipteryx. The type species is O. volans.

Teyujagua

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Pinheiro et al.

Early Triassic (Induan to early Olenekian)

Sanga do Cabral Formation

 Brazil

A member of Archosauromorpha closely related to Archosauriformes. The type species is Teyujagua paradoxa.

Xinpusaurus xingyiensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Li et al.

Middle Triassic (Ladinian)

 China

A thalattosaur.

Synapsids

Non-mammalian synapsids

Research

New taxa

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Abdalodon

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kammerer

Late Permian

Beaufort Group
(Tropidostoma Assemblage Zone)

 South Africa

An early cynodont related to Charassognathus gracilis. The type species is Abdalodon diastematicus.

Bonacynodon

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Martinelli, Soares & Schwanke

Late Triassic (early Carnian)

Santa Maria Supersequence

 Brazil

A member of Probainognathidae. The type species is B. schultzi.

Montirictus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Matsuoka, Kusuhashi & Korfe

Early Cretaceous (probably Barremian or Aptian)

Kuwajima Formation

 Japan

A member of Tritylodontidae. The type species is Montirictus kuwajimaensis. Averianov et al. (2017) considered the genus Montirictus to be a junior synonym of the genus Stereognathus.

Mupashi

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Huttenlocker & Sidor

Late Permian

Madumabisa Mudstone Formation

 Zambia

A therocephalian related to Karenites. The type species is Mupashi migrator.

Rastodon

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Boos et al.

Permian (Guadalupian/Lopingian)

Rio do Rasto Formation

 Brazil

A dicynodont belonging to the group Bidentalia. The type species is R. procurvidens.

Santacruzgnathus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Martinelli, Soares & Schwanke

Late Triassic (early Carnian)

Santa Maria Supersequence

 Brazil

A member of Probainognathia, probably closely related to prozostrodontians. The type species is S. abdalai.

Sauroscaptor

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kammerer, Bandyopadhyay & Ray

Late Permian

Kundaram Formation

 India

A cistecephalid dicynodont. The type species is S. tharavati.

Vaughnictis

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Brocklehurst et al.

Permian (Asselian-Sakmarian)

Cutler Group

 United States
( Colorado)

A member of Eothyrididae; a new genus for "Mycterosaurus" smithae Lewis & Vaughn (1965).

Wantulignathus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Whitney & Sidor

Permian (Guadalupian)

Madumabisa Mudstone Formation

 Zambia

A biarmosuchian. The type species is Wantulignathus gwembensis.

Mammals

Other animals

Research

  • Traces of a wriggling, mucus-secreting animal are described from the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation (China) by Wang et al. (2016), who name a new ichnotaxon Linbotulitaenia globulus.
  • New fossils of Ernietta plateauensis are described from the Ediacaran site in southern Namibia by Elliott et al. (2016).
  • Embryo-like fossils are described from the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation (China) by Yin et al. (2016), who argue that at least some of these fossils represent crown-animal embryos.
  • New fossil material of Oesia disjuncta is described by Nanglu et al. (2016), who interpret this species as a primitive acorn worm that inhabited the tubes previously identified as the alga Margaretia.
  • A redescription of Helenodora inopinata and a study of its phylogenetic relationships is published by Murdock, Gabbott & Purnell (2016).
  • Description of the anatomy of the fossil velvet worm Cretoperipatus burmiticus and a study on its phylogenetic relationships is published by de Sena Oliveira et al. (2016).
  • A study on the anatomy of the mouth apparatus of the lobopodian Pambdelurion whittingtoni is published by Vinther et al. (2016), who show that its mouth apparatus was identical to the fossilized feeding apparatus described under the name Omnidens.

New taxa

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Acanthograptus lateralis

Sp. nov

Valid

Chen in Chen et al.

Ordovician

 China

A graptolite.

Acoelia norica

Sp. nov

Valid

Senowbari-Daryan & Link

Late Triassic (Norian)

 Turkey

A demosponge belonging to the group Agelasida.

Acrograptus tenuiculus

Sp. nov

Valid

Chen in Chen et al.

Ordovician

 China

A graptolite.

Amblysiphonella aiyongcuoensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Deng

Permian

 China

A sponge.

Annulitubus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Vinn et al.

Devonian (late Emsian)

Ponta Grossa Formation

 Brazil

An annelid, possibly a polychaete. The type species is Annulitubus mutveii.

Antennipatus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Garwood, Edgecombe & Giribet in Garwood et al.

Carboniferous (Stephanian)

Montceau-les-Mines Lagerstätte

 France

A velvet worm. The type species is A. montceauensis.

Apoglossograptus uniformis

Sp. nov

Valid

Chen in Chen et al.

Ordovician

 China

A graptolite.

Archiasterella dhiraji

Sp. nov

Valid

Gilbert, Hughes & Myrow

Cambrian

Parahio Formation

 India

Archiclimacograptus columnus

Sp. nov

Valid

Chen in Chen et al.

Ordovician

 China

A graptolite.

Baltichaeta

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Slater et al.

Cambrian (Stage 4)

File Haidar Formation

 Sweden

A member of the total group of Annelida. The type species is B. jormunganda.

Baltiscalida

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Slater et al.

Cambrian (Stage 4)

File Haidar Formation

 Sweden

A member of the total group of Priapulida. The type species is B. njorda.

Bistella

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Fedorov in Fedorov, Parkhaev & Demidenko

Cambrian

 Russia

A heteractinid sponge belonging to the group Heteractinellida and the family Heterostellidae. The type species is B. inexplicabila.

Bohemograptus praecox

Sp. nov

Valid

Štorch et al.

Silurian

 Czech Republic

A graptolite.

Bolidium bertii

Sp. nov

Valid

Frisone, Pisera & Preto

Eocene (early Lutetian)

 Italy

A sponge, a species of Bolidium.

Burejospermum punctatum

Sp. nov

Valid

McLoughlin et al.

Early Eocene

La Meseta Formation

Antarctica
(Seymour Island)

A member of Clitellata of uncertain phylogenetic placement, described on the basis of fossilized cocoons; a species of Burejospermum.

Burejospermum seymourense

Sp. nov

Valid

McLoughlin et al.

Early Eocene

La Meseta Formation

Antarctica
(Seymour Island)

A member of Clitellata of uncertain phylogenetic placement, described on the basis of fossilized cocoons; a species of Burejospermum.

Caelispongia

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Senowbari-Daryan & Link

Late Triassic (Norian)

Kasımlar Basin

 Turkey

A demosponge belonging to the group Agelasida and the family Stellispongiellidae. The type species is C. topukensis.

Camerospongia tuberculata

Sp. nov

Valid

Frisone, Pisera & Preto

Eocene (early Lutetian)

 Italy

A sponge, a species of Camerospongia.

Camerospongia visentinae

Sp. nov

Valid

Frisone, Pisera & Preto

Eocene (early Lutetian)

 Italy

A sponge, a species of Camerospongia.

Capsulocyathus petri

Sp. nov

Valid

Sundukov & Zhuravlev

Cambrian

 Russia

A member of Archaeocyatha belonging to the family Cryptoporocyathidae.

Cavispongia scarpai

Sp. nov

Valid

Frisone, Pisera & Preto

Eocene (early Lutetian)

 Italy

A sponge, a species of Cavispongia.

Conotheca hensoni

Sp. nov

Valid

Peel et al.

Cambrian

Henson Gletscher Formation

 Greenland

A member of Hyolitha belonging to the group Orthothecida.

Constellatispongia

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Botting & Peel

Early Cambrian

Buen Formation

 Greenland

A sponge. The type species is C. canismajorii.

Corallistes multiosculata

Sp. nov

Valid

Frisone, Pisera & Preto

Eocene (early Lutetian)

 Italy

A sponge, a species of Corallistes.

Cornulites vilcae

Sp. nov

Valid

Vinn & Gutiérez-Marco

Late Ordovician (probably late Sandbian)

Probably Calapuja Formation

 Peru

A member of Cornulitida (a group of animals of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly molluscs), a species of Cornulites.

Cornulites zatoni

Sp. nov

Valid

Vinn & Gutiérez-Marco

Late Ordovician (Sandbian)

Calapuja Formation

 Peru

A member of Cornulitida (a group of animals of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly molluscs), a species of Cornulites.

Coronispongia

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Frisone, Pisera & Preto

Eocene (early Lutetian)

 Italy

A sponge. The type species is Coronispongia confossa.

Corynites nanus

Sp. nov

Valid

Chen in Chen et al.

Ordovician

 China

A graptolite.

Crassicoactum

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Botting & Peel

Early Cambrian

Buen Formation

 Greenland

A sponge. The type species is C. cucumis.

Daharella triassica

Sp. nov

Valid

Senowbari-Daryan & Link

Late Triassic (Norian)

Kasımlar Basin

 Turkey

A demosponge belonging to the group Agelasida and the family Auriculospongiidae.

Dicranograptus ramosus angustus

Subsp. nov

Valid

Chen in Chen et al.

Ordovician

 China

A graptolite.

Eoglyptograptus asymmetros

Sp. nov

Valid

Goldman & Zhang in Chen et al.

Ordovician

 China

A graptolite.

Eolipastrotethya

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Łukowiak & Pisera

Late Eocene

Pallinup Formation

 Australia

A heteroscleromorph demosponge belonging to the group Bubarida. The type species is E. picketti.

Erismacoscinus lucanoi

Sp. nov

Valid

Menéndez et al.

Cambrian Stage 3

Pedroche Formation

 Spain

A member of Archaeocyatha belonging to the family Asterocyathidae.

Esakovella

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Fedorov in Fedorov, Parkhaev & Demidenko

Cambrian

 Russia

A tommotiid belonging to the family Kelanellidae. The type species is E. grigorievae.

Fallocyathus accomodatus

Sp. nov

Valid

Sundukov in Sundukov & Zhuravlev

Cambrian

 Russia

A member of Archaeocyatha belonging to the family Fallocyathidae.

Fallocyathus apheles

Sp. nov

Valid

Sundukov in Sundukov & Zhuravlev

Cambrian

 Russia

A member of Archaeocyatha belonging to the family Fallocyathidae.

Geodia hopetouni

Sp. nov

Valid

Łukowiak & Pisera

Late Eocene

Pallinup Formation

 Australia

A heteroscleromorph demosponge belonging to the group Tetractinellida, a species of Geodia.

Haddingograptus cuneatus

Sp. nov

Valid

Chen in Chen et al.

Ordovician

 China

A graptolite.

Haddingograptus flexibilis

Sp. nov

Valid

Chen in Chen et al.

Ordovician

 China

A graptolite.

Haddingograptus tarimensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Chen in Chen et al.

Ordovician

 China

A graptolite.

Hadimopanella incubo

Sp. nov

Valid

Streng, Ebbestad & Berg-Madsen

Cambrian

 Sweden

A palaeoscolecid worm.

Hadimopanella oelandiana

Sp. nov

Valid

Streng, Ebbestad & Berg-Madsen

Cambrian

 Sweden

A palaeoscolecid worm.

Hallograptus echinatus

Sp. nov

Valid

Chen in Chen et al.

Ordovician

 China

A graptolite.

Hamptonia limatula

Sp. nov

Valid

Botting & Peel

Early Cambrian

Buen Formation

 Greenland

A sponge.

Hexactinella clampensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Frisone, Pisera & Preto

Eocene (early Lutetian)

 Italy

A sponge, a species of Hexactinella.

?Hyalostelia spinula

Sp. nov

Valid

Fedorov in Fedorov, Parkhaev & Demidenko

Cambrian

 Russia

A hexactinellid sponge belonging to the group Hexasterophora and the family Hyalostellidae.

Jiangxigraptus? delicatus

Sp. nov

Valid

Chen in Chen et al.

Ordovician

 China

A graptolite.

Jiangxigraptus ultilis

Sp. nov

Valid

Chen in Chen et al.

Ordovician

 China

A graptolite.

Kuonamia[citation needed]

Nom. nov

Valid

Doweld

Cambrian Stage 4 to Guzhangian

Holm Dal Formation
Kuonamka Formation

 Greenland
 Russia
( Sakha Republic)

A sponge; a replacement name for Disparella Fedorov in Fedorov & Pereladov (1987).

Lenica perversa

Sp. nov

Valid

Botting & Peel

Early Cambrian

Buen Formation

 Greenland

A sponge.

Lyrarapax trilobus

Sp. nov

Valid

Cong et al.

Early Cambrian

 China

Milyasa

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Senowbari-Daryan & Link

Late Triassic (Norian)

Dereköy Basin

 Turkey

A demosponge belonging to the group Agelasida and the family Preperonidellidae. The type species is M. polysiphonata; genus also includes M. askomorpha.

Mimograptus tenuis

Sp. nov

Valid

Chen in Chen et al.

Ordovician

 China

A graptolite.

Monocrepidium pauli

Sp. nov

Valid

Łukowiak & Pisera

Late Eocene

Pallinup Formation

 Australia

A heteroscleromorph demosponge belonging to the group Bubarida.

Monocrepidium unispiculatum

Sp. nov

Valid

Łukowiak & Pisera

Late Eocene

Pallinup Formation

 Australia

A heteroscleromorph demosponge belonging to the group Bubarida.

Nganki namak

Sp. nov

Valid

Kruse & Hughes

Cambrian

Khussak Formation

 Pakistan

A member of Hyolitha (a group of animals of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly molluscs), a species of Nganki.

Obscurospongia

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Senowbari-Daryan & Link

Late Triassic (Norian)

Kasımlar Basin

 Turkey

An inozoid or chaetetid sponge. The type species is O. chaetetiformis

Oepikograptus originalis

Sp. nov

Valid

Chen in Chen et al.

Ordovician

 China

A graptolite.

Orthograptus paracalcaratus

Sp. nov

Valid

Chen in Chen et al.

Ordovician

 China

A graptolite.

Ottoia guizhouensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Yang, Zhao & Zhang

Cambrian

Kaili Formation

 China

A stem-group priapulid, a species of Ottoia.

Pachastrella australis

Sp. nov

Valid

Łukowiak & Pisera

Late Eocene

Pallinup Formation

 Australia

A heteroscleromorph demosponge belonging to the group Tetractinellida.

Pachastrella intermedia

Sp. nov

Valid

Łukowiak & Pisera

Late Eocene

Pallinup Formation

 Australia

A heteroscleromorph demosponge belonging to the group Tetractinellida.

Palaeoscolex xinglongensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Liu et al.

Cambrian

Wulongqing Formation

 China

A palaeoscolecid.

Palaeotubus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Sanfilippo et al.

Permian

Pietra di Salomone limestone

 Italy

A polychaete, possibly a relative of serpulids. The type species is P. sosiensis.

Pegmatothylakos

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

McLoughlin et al.

Early Eocene

La Meseta Formation

Antarctica
(Seymour Island)

A member of Clitellata of uncertain phylogenetic placement, described on the basis of fossilized cocoons. The type species is Pegmatothylakos manumii.

Phycopsis arbusculum

Sp. nov

Valid

Łukowiak & Pisera

Late Eocene

Pallinup Formation

 Australia

A heteroscleromorph demosponge belonging to the group Axinellida.

Preperonidella asymmetrica

Sp. nov

Valid

Senowbari-Daryan & Link

Late Triassic (Norian)

Kasımlar Basin

 Turkey

A demosponge belonging to the group Agelasida and the family Preperonidellidae.

Proclimacograptus angustatus ultimus

Subsp. nov

Valid

Chen in Chen et al.

Ordovician

 China

A graptolite.

Pronormalograptus

Gen. et 2 sp. et comb. nov

Valid

Chen in Chen et al.

Ordovician

 China
 United Kingdom

A graptolite. The type species is P. acicularis; genus also includes new species P. regularis, as well as P. euglyphus (Lapworth, 1880) and P. siccatus (Elles and Wood, 1907).

Pseudosardospongia

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Fedorov in Fedorov, Parkhaev & Demidenko

Cambrian

 Russia

A calcareous sponge belonging to the family Polyactinellidae. The type species is P. plana; genus also includes P. miriculata.

Rajatubulus

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Yang et al.

Early Cambrian

 Kazakhstan

A member of Cloudinidae; a new genus for "Pseudorthotheca" costata Mambetov in Missarzhevsky & Mambetov (1981).

Rankenella zhangxianensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Lee, Woo & Lee

Cambrian

Zhangxia Formation

 China

A sponge belonging to the family Anthaspidellidae.

Ratcliffespongia freuchenensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Botting & Peel

Early Cambrian

Buen Formation

 Greenland

A sponge.

Rigonia

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Frisone, Pisera & Preto

Eocene (early Lutetian)

 Italy

A sponge. The type species is Rigonia plicata.

Rotundocyathus indistinctus

Sp. nov

Valid

Sundukov in Sundukov & Zhuravlev

Cambrian

 Russia

A member of Archaeocyatha belonging to the family Ajacicyathidae.

Rugatotheca daibuica

Sp. nov

Valid

Yang et al.

Early Cambrian

Daibu Member of the Xiaotan section

 China

A small shelly fossil of uncertain phylogenetic placement.

Saccoglossus testa

Sp. nov

Valid

Cameron

Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian)

Mazon Creek fossil beds

 United States
( Illinois)

An acorn worm belonging to the family Harrimaniidae, a species of Saccoglossus.

Saetaspongia procera

Sp. nov

Valid

Botting & Peel

Early Cambrian

Buen Formation

 Greenland

A sponge.

Sanxiascolex

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Yang & Zhang

Cambrian

Shipai Formation

 China

A palaeoscolecid. The type species is P. papillogyrus.

Sardospongia gigantea

Sp. nov

Valid

Fedorov in Fedorov, Parkhaev & Demidenko

Cambrian

 Russia

A calcareous sponge belonging to the family Polyactinellidae.

Sardospongia triplexa

Sp. nov

Valid

Fedorov in Fedorov, Parkhaev & Demidenko

Cambrian

 Russia

A calcareous sponge belonging to the family Polyactinellidae.

Sarmentofascis zamparelliae

Sp. nov

Valid

Schlagintweit, Frijia & Parente

Late Cretaceous (early Campanian)

 Italy

A sponge, a species of Sarmentofascis.

Semigothograptus

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Kozłowska

Silurian

 Czech Republic
 Germany
 Poland
 United Kingdom

A graptolite; a new genus for "Gothograptus" meganassa Rickards & Palmer (2002).

Sibirecyathus onkhoydokh

Sp. nov

Valid

Sundukov & Zhuravlev

Cambrian

 Russia

A member of Archaeocyatha belonging to the family Ajacicyathidae.

Spathioconchus

Gen. et sp. nov

Zatoń et al.

Early Triassic (Induan)

 Greenland

A member of Microconchida (a group of animals of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly molluscs). The type species is S. weedoni.

Spinuliconchus

Gen. et et comb. sp. nov

Valid

Zatoń & Olempska

Devonian

 Poland
 United States

A member of Microconchida. The type species is "Spirorbis" angulatus Hall (1861); genus also includes new species S. biernatae.

Stauractinella eocenica

Sp. nov

Valid

Frisone, Pisera & Preto

Eocene (early Lutetian)

 Italy

A sponge, a species of Stauractinella.

Talacastospongia

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Carrera & Rustán

Devonian (Lochkovian)

Talacasto Formation

 Argentina

A hexactinellid sponge. The type species is Talacastospongia minima.

Tanchajella

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Fedorov in Fedorov, Parkhaev & Demidenko

Cambrian

 Russia

A hexactinellid sponge belonging to the group Amphidiscophora and the family Hyalonematidae. The type species is T. aculeata.

Taurispongia

Gen. et 8 sp. nov

Valid

Senowbari-Daryan & Link

Late Triassic (Norian)

Dereköy Basin

 Turkey

A demosponge belonging to the group Agelasida and the family Stellispongiellidae. The type species is T. oligocanalis; genus also includes new species T. polycanalis, T. tenuis, T. lamellicanalis, T. fascifera, T. siderifera, T. lamellata and T. polyforma.

Tenuipariespongia taurica

Sp. nov

Valid

Senowbari-Daryan & Link

Late Triassic (Norian)

Kasımlar Basin

 Turkey

A demosponge belonging to the group Agelasida.

Toulminia italica

Sp. nov

Valid

Frisone, Pisera & Preto

Eocene (early Lutetian)

 Italy

A sponge, a species of Toulminia.

Triptolemma solida

Sp. nov

Valid

Łukowiak & Pisera

Late Eocene

Pallinup Formation

 Australia

A heteroscleromorph demosponge belonging to the group Tetractinellida.

Tritonychus

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Zhang et al.

Early Cambrian

 China

A lobopodian. The type species is T. phanerosarkus.

Tuberoconchus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Zatoń in Zatoń & Olempska

Silurian (Ludlow)

Kuressaare Formation

 Estonia
 Sweden

A member of Microconchida (a group of animals of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly molluscs). The type species is "Palaeoconchus" wilsoni Zatoń, Vinn & Toom (2016).

Tulenicornus? frykmani

Sp. nov

Valid

Peel et al.

Cambrian

Henson Gletscher Formation

 Greenland

A member of Hyolitha belonging to the group Hyolithida.

Tyanada

Gen. et comb. et sp. nov

Valid

Senowbari-Daryan & Link

Late Triassic (Norian-Rhaetian)

 Australia
 Austria
 Iran
 Turkey

A demosponge belonging to the group Agelasida and the family Virgulidae. The type species is "Grossotubenella" variabilis Senowbari-Daryan (2005); genus also includes new species T. irregularis.

Unicornigraptus

Gen. et 3 sp. nov

Valid

Chen & Goldman in Chen et al.

Ordovician

 China
 Sweden

A graptolite. Genus includes new species U. minimus Chen, U. scandinavicus Goldman and U. xinjiangensis Chen and Goldman.

Wildspongia? krystyni

Sp. nov

Valid

Senowbari-Daryan & Link

Late Triassic (Norian)

Dereköy Basin

 Turkey

A demosponge belonging to the group Agelasida and the family Stellispongiellidae.

Wronascolex geyiensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Peng et al.

Cambrian

 China

A palaeoscolecid worm, a species of Wronascolex.

Wronascolex? johanssoni

Sp. nov

Valid

Streng, Ebbestad & Berg-Madsen

Cambrian

 Sweden

A palaeoscolecid worm.

Wronascolex yichangensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Yang & Zhang

Cambrian

 China

A palaeoscolecid worm, a species of Wronascolex.

Xiphograptus aksuensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Chen in Chen et al.

Ordovician

 China

A graptolite.

Other organisms

New taxa

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Accordiella? tarburensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Schlagintweit & Rashidi

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

Tarbur Formation

 Iran

A foraminifer belonging to the group Textulariida and the family Chrysalidinidae.

Acuasiphonoria

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Liu et al.

Ordovician

Tarim Basin

 China

A member of Cyanobacteria. The type species is Acuasiphonoria ordovica.

Adnatosphaeridium ivoriense

Sp. nov

Valid

Awad & Oboh-Ikuenobe

Late Paleocene and early Eocene

Gulf of Guinea (Côte d'Ivoire-Ghana Transform Margin)
 Nigeria

A dinoflagellate belonging to the group Gonyaulacales.

Agathammina vachardi

Sp. nov

Valid

Zhang in Zhang et al.

Permian

Xiala Formation

 China

A foraminifer belonging to the group Miliolata and the family Cornuspiridae.

Amsassia koreanensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Lee et al.

Middle and Late Ordovician (Darriwilian-Katian)

Duwibong Formation
Xiazhen Formation

 China
 South Korea

An organism of uncertain phylogenetic placement, probably a calcareous alga.

Anchisolenopora

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Vachard et al.

Ordovician-Carboniferous

 China
 France
 Norway
 Sweden

A red alga, possibly related to the coralline algae. The type species is "Hedstroemia" serrana Vachard & Aretz (2004); genus also includes "Hedstroemia" nidarosiensis Høeg, 1932 emend. Roux, 1985, "Hedstroemia" koninckoporoides Vachard, 1988 and "Pseudosolenopora" owodenkoi sensu Mamet, 2002 non Chanton-Güvenç, 1972.

Annelaurea

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Harper et al.

Carboniferous (late Viséan)

 France

An oomycete. The type species is Annelaurea excornis.

Aulacoseira helianthus

Sp. nov

Valid

Mohan & Stone in Mohan, Stone & Campisano

Pliocene

Hadar Formation

 Ethiopia

A diatom belonging to the group Aulacoseirales and the family Aulacoseiraceae.

Aulacoseira jewsonii

Sp. nov

Valid

Mohan & Stone in Mohan, Stone & Campisano

Pliocene

Hadar Formation

 Ethiopia

A diatom belonging to the group Aulacoseirales and the family Aulacoseiraceae.

Baltinema

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Slater et al.

Cambrian (Stage 4)

File Haidar Formation

 Sweden

A filamentous organism of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is B. rana.

Barattolites andhuri

Sp. nov

Valid

Gallardo-Garcia & Serra-Kiel in Serra-Kiel et al.

Eocene

Dammam Formation

 Oman
 Yemen

A foraminifer belonging to the group Globothalamea and the family Orbitolinidae.

Berkutaphycus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Schopf, Sergeev & Kudryavtsev

Early Cambrian

Kyrshabakta Formation

 Kazakhstan

An organism of uncertain phylogenetic placement; might be related to hormogonian cyanobacteria or to eukaryotic green or chrysophyte algae. The type species is Berkutaphycus elongatus.

Bianchina

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Schiøler

Cretaceous (late Aptian–middle Cenomanian)

East Coast Basin

 New Zealand

A dinoflagellate. The type species is Bianchina hieroglyphica.

Bolivinides intermedius

Sp. nov

Valid

Dubicka & Peryt

Late Cretaceous (CampanianMaastrichtian)

 Poland
 Ukraine

A foraminifer belonging to the group Rotaliina and the family Bolivinoididae.

Braarudosphaera insecta

Sp. nov

Valid

Bown

Late Paleocene

 Tanzania

A haptophyte belonging to the family Braarudosphaeraceae.

Braarudosphaera wendleriae

Sp. nov

Valid

Lees & Bown

Late Cretaceous (Turonian)

 Tanzania

A haptophyte belonging to the family Braarudosphaeraceae.

Bramletteius cultellus

Sp. nov

Valid

Bown

Paleocene (Selandian)

 Tanzania

A haptophyte belonging to the order Coccolithales and the family Coccolithaceae.

Broccoliforma

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Mason & Narbonne

Ediacaran

 Canada
( Newfoundland and Labrador)

A flabellate, lobate frond with at least superficial similarities to the ivesheadiomorph Blackbrookia. The type species is B. alta.

Bulbobaculites felixi

Sp. nov

Valid

Pleş, Bucur & Săsăran

Early Cretaceous (late Aptian)

 Romania

A lituolid foraminifer.

Caelatimurus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Riedman & Porter

Mesoproterozoic and Neoproterozoic

Alinya Formation
Chuar Group
Muhos Formation
Roper Group

 Australia
 Finland
 United States

An acritarch. Genus includes new species C. foveolatus.

Chinggiskhaania

Gen. et sp. nov

Dornbos et al.

Ediacaran

Zuun-Arts Formation

 Mongolia

A multicellular benthic alga of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Chinggiskhaania bifurcata.

Clypeorbis? ultima

Sp. nov

Valid

Schlagintweit, Studeny & Sanders

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

Kambühel Formation

 Austria

A foraminifer, possibly a member of Clypeorbinae.

Coccolithus subcirculus

Sp. nov

Valid

Bown

Paleocene (Selandian)

 Tanzania

A haptophyte, a species of Coccolithus.

Cretaciclavulina

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Schlagintweit & Cvetko Tešović

Late Cretaceous (early Campanian)

Gornji Humac Formation
Pučišća Formation

 Croatia

A foraminifer belonging to the superfamily Textulariacea, possibly a member of the family Valvulinidae. The type species is C. gusici.

Cribrionella

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Jovanovska et al.

Quaternary

Lake Ohrid

A diatom belonging to the group Thalassiosirales and the family Stephanodiscaceae. The type species is Cribrionella ohridana

Crinisdendrum

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Dzik, Baliński & Sun

Ordovician (early Floian)

Fenxiang Formation

 China

An organism of uncertain phylogenetic placement; the authors of its description considered it most likely that it was a relative of pterobranchs. The type species is C. sinicum.

Cucurbita aggtelekensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Senowbari-Daryan

Late Triassic (Carnian)

 Hungary

A foraminifer belonging to the group Miliolina and the family Milioliporidae.

Cucurbita minima

Sp. nov

Valid

Senowbari-Daryan

Late Triassic (Carnian)

Mufara Formation

 Hungary
 Italy
 Turkey?

A foraminifer belonging to the group Miliolina and the family Milioliporidae.

Culcitulisphaera

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Riedman & Porter

Late Mesoproterozoic and Neoproterozoic

Alinya Formation
Chuar Group
Eleonore Bay Group
Lakhanda Group
Visingsö Group

 Australia
 Botswana
 Greenland
 Moldova
 Russia
 Sweden
 Ukraine
 United States

An acritarch. Genus includes new species C. revelata.

Delphineis urbinai

Sp. nov

Valid

Gariboldi

Miocene

Pisco Formation

 Peru

A diatom.

Diphyes digitum

Sp. nov

Valid

Awad & Oboh-Ikuenobe

Early Paleocene

Gulf of Guinea (Côte d'Ivoire-Ghana Transform Margin)

A dinoflagellate belonging to the group Gonyaulacales.

Discocyclina kutchensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Özcan & Saraswati in Özcan et al.

Eocene (Bartonian)

Fulra Limestone

 India
 Pakistan

A foraminifer belonging to the family Discocyclinidae.

'Discocyclina' sulaimanensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Özcan, Ali & Hanif in Özcan et al.

Eocene (Bartonian)

Drazinda Formation

 Pakistan

A foraminifer belonging to the family Discocyclinidae.

Elianella brasiliana

Sp. nov

Valid

Granier & Dias-Brito

Early Cretaceous (Albian)

Riachuelo Formation

 Brazil

A red alga belonging to the group Corallinophycidae, possibly a member of Rhodogorgonales; a species of Elianella.

Ellipsolithus linnertii

Sp. nov

Valid

Lees & Bown

Late Cretaceous (Turonian)

 Tanzania

A haptophyte of uncertain phylogenetic placement.

Ellipsolithus pumex

Sp. nov

Valid

Bown

Paleocene (Selandian)

 Tanzania

A haptophyte of uncertain phylogenetic placement.

Endoceratium immarinum

Sp. nov

Valid

Razumkova

Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

 Russia

A dinoflagellate belonging to the family Ceratiaceae.

Entosolenia intermillerelineata

Sp. nov

Valid

Margerel

Late Pliocene-early Pleistocene

 France

A foraminifer belonging to the family Ellipsolagenidae.

Eocladopyxis furculum

Sp. nov

Valid

Awad & Oboh-Ikuenobe

Paleocene to Oligocene

Gulf of Guinea (Côte d'Ivoire-Ghana Transform Margin)

A dinoflagellate belonging to the group Gonyaulacales.

Eohalothece

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Strother & Wellman

Precambrian

Cailleach Head Formation
Diabaig Formation
Kinloch Formation
Nonesuch Formation

 United Kingdom
 United States
( Michigan)

A member of Cyanobacteria belonging to the family Chroococcaceae. The type species is Eohalothece lacustrina.

Ercumentina

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Serra-Kiel & Vicedo in Serra-Kiel et al.

Paleocene

Jafnayn Formation

 Oman

A foraminifer belonging to the group Miliolida and the superfamily Alveolinoidea. The type species is E. sayqensis.

Ericsonia aliquanta

Sp. nov

Valid

Bown

Paleocene (Selandian)

 Tanzania

A haptophyte belonging to the order Coccolithales and the family Coccolithaceae.

Ericsonia media

Sp. nov

Valid

Bown

Late Paleocene

 Tanzania

A haptophyte belonging to the order Coccolithales and the family Coccolithaceae.

Ericsonia monilis

Sp. nov

Valid

Bown

Paleocene (Selandian)

 Tanzania

A haptophyte belonging to the order Coccolithales and the family Coccolithaceae.

Ericsonia orbis

Sp. nov

Valid

Bown

Paleocene (Selandian)

 Tanzania

A haptophyte belonging to the order Coccolithales and the family Coccolithaceae.

Galerosphaera

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Porter & Riedman

Neoproterozoic

Chuar Group

 United States
( Arizona)

An organic-walled microfossil; a new genus for "Vandalosphaeridium" walcottii Vidal & Ford (1985).

Gemmaphyton

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wang et al.

Ediacaran

Doushantuo Formation

 China

A macrofossil organism of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly an alga. The type species is G. taoyingensis.

Glomospirella cantabrica

Sp. nov

Valid

Schlagintweit, Rosales & Najarro

Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian)

Las Peñosas Formation
Reocín Formation

 Spain

A foraminifer belonging to the class Tubothalamea, the order Ammodiscida and the family Ammodiscidae.

Gomphosiphon

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Liu et al.

Ordovician

Tarim Basin

 China

A possible member of Cyanobacteria. The type species is Gomphosiphon xinjiangensis.

Helicolithus blairiae

Sp. nov

Valid

Kita, Watkins & Bergen

Late Cretaceous (late Santonian)

Niobrara Formation

 United States
( Kansas)

A haptophyte belonging to the family Eiffellithaceae.

Hyalolithus tumescens

Sp. nov

Valid

Abe, Tsutsui & Jordan

Eocene

 Barbados
 United States
( California)

A haptophyte belonging to the group Prymnesiales.

Idalina grelaudae

Sp. nov

Valid

Gallardo-Garcia & Serra-Kiel in Serra-Kiel et al.

Eocene

 Oman
 Yemen

A foraminifer belonging to the group Miliolida and the family Hauerinidae.

Idalina pignattii

Sp. nov

Valid

Gallardo-Garcia & Serra-Kiel in Serra-Kiel et al.

Oligocene

Ashawq Formation

 Oman
 Yemen

A foraminifer belonging to the group Miliolida and the family Hauerinidae.

Jimenezberrocosoia

Gen. et comb. et sp. nov

Valid

Lees & Bown

Cretaceous (Aptian-Turonian)

North Sea Basin
 Tanzania

A haptophyte belonging to the family Biscutaceae. Genus includes "Crucibiscutum" bosunensis Jeremiah (2001), as well as new species J. birchiae.

Jodhpurophycus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kumar & Ahmad

Ediacaran

Jodhpur Sandstone

 India

A possible alga of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species J. marwarensis.

Kaibabia

Gen. et sp. nov

Disputed

Porter & Riedman

Neoproterozoic

Chuar Group

 United States
( Arizona)

An organic-walled microfossil. Genus includes new species K. gemmulella. Loron & Moczydłowska (2018) considered the genus Kaibabia to be a junior synonym of the genus Leiosphaeridia, and transferred the species K. gemmulella to the latter genus.

Karenagare

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Riedman & Porter

Neoproterozoic

Alinya Formation

 Australia
 Russia?

An acritarch. Genus includes new species K. alinyaensis.

Kokia kayae

Sp. nov

Valid

Lees & Bown

Late Cretaceous (Turonian)

 Tanzania

A microfossil.

Lacazinella rogeri

Sp. nov

Valid

Serra-Kiel & Vicedo in Serra-Kiel et al.

Paleocene

Jafnayn Formation

 Oman

A foraminifer belonging to the group Miliolida and the family Fabulariidae.

Lanternithus unicavus

Sp. nov

Valid

Bown

Paleocene (Selandian)

 Tanzania

A haptophyte belonging to the family Calyptrosphaeraceae.

Lantianella

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Wan et al.

Early Ediacaran

Lantian Formation

 China

An organism of uncertain phylogenetic placement; might be a cnidarian (the possibility considered to be most likely by the authors of its description), or a macroalga. The type species is Lantianella laevis; genus also includes L. annularis.

Lanulatisphaera

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Porter & Riedman

Neoproterozoic

Alinya Formation
Chuar Group
Karuyarvinskaya Formation
Visingsö Group

 Australia
 Russia
 Sweden
 United States
( Arizona)
 Greenland?
 Norway?

An organic-walled microfossil; a new genus for "Trachysphaeridium" laufeldi Vidal (1976).

Latiortenuiphyton

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wang et al.

Ediacaran

Doushantuo Formation

 China

A macroscopic alga of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is L. robusta.

Lindavia cohenii

Sp. nov

Valid

Mohan & Stone in Mohan, Stone & Campisano

Pliocene

Hadar Formation

 Ethiopia

A diatom belonging to the group Thalassiosirales and the family Stephanodiscaceae.

Macetadiscus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Hottinger, Serra-Kiel & Gallardo-Garcia in Serra-Kiel et al.

Eocene

 Oman
 Yemen

A foraminifer belonging to the group Miliolida and the family Soritidae. The type species is M. incolumnatus.

Mallomonas elephantus

Sp. nov

Valid

Siver & Wolfe

Eocene

 Canada

A synurophyte, a species of Mallomonas.

Megacrassispirella

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Zhang in Zhang et al.

Permian

Xiala Formation

 China

A foraminifer belonging to the group Miliolata and the family Cornuspiridae. A new genus for "Ammodiscus" xarlashanensis Wang (1986).

Microlepidopalla

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Porter & Riedman

Neoproterozoic, possibly also Mesoproterozoic

Chuar Group
Moosehorn Lake Formation
Muhos Formation?

 United States
( Arizona)
 Finland?

An organic-walled microfossil. Genus includes new species M. mira.

Morgensternia

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Riedman & Porter

Neoproterozoic

Alinya Formation

 Australia

An acritarch. Genus includes new species M. officerensis.

Nannoconus funiculus

Sp. nov

Valid

Lees & Bown

Late Cretaceous (Turonian)

 Tanzania

A haptophyte belonging to the family Nannoconaceae.

Nodocantabricus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Rigaud & Schlagintweit

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Altamira Formation
Bielba Formation

 Spain

A foraminifer belonging to the family Polymorphinidae. Genus includes new species N. duplexmurus.

Nyktericysta sibirica

Sp. nov

Valid

Razumkova

Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

 Russia

A dinoflagellate belonging to the family Ceratiaceae.

Omanodiscus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Hottinger, Serra-Kiel & Gallardo-Garcia in Serra-Kiel et al.

Eocene

 Oman

A foraminifer belonging to the group Miliolida and the family Soritidae. The type species is O. tenuissimus.

Oolina barkeri

Sp. nov

Valid

Margerel

Late Pliocene-early Pleistocene

 France

A foraminifer belonging to the family Ellipsolagenidae.

Oolina falsoscalariformis

Sp. nov

Valid

Margerel

Early Pliocene

 France

A foraminifer belonging to the family Ellipsolagenidae.

Ortonellopsis

Gen. et sp. et comb. nov

Valid

Vachard & Cózar in Vachard et al.

Silurian-Triassic

 Canada
 France
 Greece
 Spain

A member of Cyanobacteria belonging to the family Garwoodiaceae. The type species is O. laxa; genus also includes "Ortonella" mansellensis (Poncet, 1986) and "Ortonella" myrae Rácz (1964).

Paragraptobranca

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wang et al.

Ediacaran

Doushantuo Formation

 China

A macrofossil organism of uncertain phylogenetic placement, might be a macroalga or an animal. The type species is P. curvus.

Perissothallus dekovensis

Sp. nov

Valid

Pšenička & Krings

Carboniferous (Gzhelian)

Slaný Formation

 Czech Republic

An alga of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Perissothallus.

Petrarhabdus? kirenii

Sp. nov

Valid

Lees & Bown

Late Cretaceous (Turonian)

 Tanzania

A haptophyte belonging to the family Prediscosphaeraceae.

Piyuania

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wan et al.

Early Ediacaran

Lantian Formation

 China

An organism of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a cnidarian-grade animal. The type species is P. cyathiformis.

Plumeropriscum

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Mason & Narbonne

Ediacaran

 Canada
( Newfoundland and Labrador)

A mop-like rangeomorph. The type species is P. hofmanni.

Pontosphaera veta

Sp. nov

Valid

Bown

Paleocene (Selandian)

 Tanzania

A haptophyte belonging to the order Zygodiscales and the family Pontosphaeraceae.

Proaulopora pachydermatica

Sp. nov

Valid

Liu et al.

Ordovician

Tarim Basin

 China

A possible member of Cyanobacteria, a species of Proaulopora.

Pseudoaccordiella

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Gallardo-Garcia & Serra-Kiel in Serra-Kiel et al.

Eocene

 Oman
 Yemen

A foraminifer belonging to the group Globothalamea and the family Pfenderinidae. The type species is P. ayaki.

Pseudodoushantuophyton

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wang et al.

Ediacaran

Doushantuo Formation

 China

A probably a macroalga. The type species is P. wenghuiensis.

Pseudolituonella robineti

Sp. nov

Valid

Gallardo-Garcia & Serra-Kiel in Serra-Kiel et al.

Eocene

Aydim Formation

 Oman
 Yemen

A foraminifer belonging to the group Globothalamea and the family Coskinolinidae.

Pseudonumoloculina kalantarii

Sp. nov

Valid

Schlagintweit & Rashidi

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

Tarbur Formation

 Iran

A foraminifer belonging to the family Hauerinidae.

Pseudorhapydionina bilottei

Sp. nov

Valid

Consorti, Boix & Caus

Late Cretaceous (Santonian)

La Cova Unit

 Spain

A foraminifer belonging to the group Miliolida and the family Praerhapydioninidae.

Qianchuania

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wan et al.

Early Ediacaran

Lantian Formation

 China

An organism of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a cnidarian-grade animal. The type species is Q. fusiformis.

Rogerella

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Gallardo-Garcia & Serra-Kiel in Serra-Kiel et al.

Eocene

Aydim Formation

 Oman
 Yemen

A foraminifer belonging to the group Globothalamea and the family Orbitolinidae. The type species is R. aydimi.

Rossanella

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Rigaud & Blau

Early Jurassic (HettangianSinemurian)

Schnöll Formation

 Austria

A foraminifer belonging to the group Robertinida and the family Conorboididae. The type species is R. martinii.

Rothpletzella longita

Sp. nov

Valid

Liu et al.

Ordovician

Tarim Basin

 China

A microorganism of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Rothpletzella.

Socotraella

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Gallardo-Garcia & Serra-Kiel in Serra-Kiel et al.

Oligocene

Ashawq Formation
Aydim Formation

 Oman
 Yemen

A foraminifer belonging to the group Globothalamea and the family Valvulinidae. The type species is S. ashawqi.

Solisphaera palmula

Sp. nov

Valid

Bown

Middle-Late Paleocene

 Tanzania

A haptophyte belonging to the order Syracosphaerales, related to the family Rhabdosphaeraceae.

Solisphaera tegula

Sp. nov

Valid

Bown

Middle Paleocene to Middle Eocene

 Tanzania

A haptophyte belonging to the order Syracosphaerales, related to the family Rhabdosphaeraceae.

Sphenolithus pospichalii

Sp. nov

Valid

Jiang et al.

Early Miocene

Northern shelf of the South China Sea

A microfossil.

Spirolina? farsiana

Sp. nov

Valid

Schlagintweit & Rashidi

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

Tarbur Formation

 Iran

A foraminifer belonging to the group Miliolida and the superfamily Soritoidea.

Surninia

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kolosov

Ediacaran

 Russia

A microorganism. Genus includes new species S. implicata.

Tectatodinium nigeriaense

Sp. nov

Valid

Awad & Oboh-Ikuenobe

Paleocene

Gulf of Guinea (Côte d'Ivoire-Ghana Transform Margin)
 Nigeria

A dinoflagellate belonging to the group Gonyaulacales.

Tongrenphyton

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wang et al.

Ediacaran

Doushantuo Formation

 China

A probably a eukaryotic alga. The type species is T. komma.

Toweius patellus

Sp. nov

Valid

Bown

Paleocene (Selandian)

 Tanzania

A haptophyte belonging to the order Isochrysidales and the family Prinsiaceae.

Toweius reticulum

Sp. nov

Valid

Bown

Late Paleocene

 Tanzania

A haptophyte belonging to the order Isochrysidales and the family Prinsiaceae.

Trochoguembelitria liuae

Sp. nov

Valid

Arenillas, Arz & Náñez

Paleocene (early Danian)

El Haria Formation

 Tunisia

A foraminifer belonging to the group Heterohelicacea and the family Guembelitriidae.

Trochoguembelitria olssoni

Sp. nov

Valid

Arenillas, Arz & Náñez

Paleocene (early Danian)

El Haria Formation

 Tunisia

A foraminifer belonging to the group Heterohelicacea and the family Guembelitriidae.

Velleditsiella

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Rigaud & Blau

Early Jurassic (HettangianSinemurian)

Schnöll Formation

 Austria

A foraminifer belonging to the group Robertinida and the family Trochosiphoniidae. The type species is V. felicitaszae; genus also includes V. spinaferra.

Vendophycus

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Kumar & Ahmad

Ediacaran

Jodhpur Sandstone

 India

A possible alga of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species V. rajasthanensis and V. sursagarensis.

Vidalopalla

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Riedman & Porter

Mesoproterozoic and Neoproterozoic

Alinya Formation
Baffin Bay Group
Ekkerøy Formation
Klubbnes Formation
Ruyang Group

 Australia
 China
 Greenland
 India
 Norway
 Russia
 United States

A microfossil. Genus includes "Kildinosphaera" verrucata Vidal in Vidal & Siedlecka (1983), as well as "Kildinosphaera" granulata Vidal in Vidal & Siedlecka (1983).

Volleyballia

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Porter & Riedman

Mesoproterozoic and Neoproterozoic

Alinya Formation
Browne Formation
Chuar Group
Conselheiro Mata Group

 Australia
 Botswana
 Brazil
 United States
( Arizona)

An organic-walled microfossil. Genus includes new species V. dehlerae.

Xianella

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Lee & Riding

Middle–Late Ordovician

 China

A member of Cyanobacteria. The type species is X. hongii.

Xiuningella

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wan et al.

Early Ediacaran

Lantian Formation

 China

An organism of uncertain phylogenetic placement; might be a worm-like animal or an alga. The type species is X. rara.

Youngilithus bipons

Sp. nov

Valid

Bown

Paleocene (Selandian)

 Tanzania

A haptophyte belonging to the family Calyptrosphaeraceae.

Youngilithus transversipons

Sp. nov

Valid

Bown

Middle-Late Paleocene

 Tanzania

A haptophyte belonging to the family Calyptrosphaeraceae.

Zuunartsphyton

Gen. et sp. nov

Dornbos et al.

Ediacaran

Zuun-Arts Formation

 Mongolia

A multicellular benthic alga of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Zuunartsphyton delicatum.

Research

  • Probable stromatolites are described from the 3,700-Myr-old rocks from the Isua supracrustal belt (Greenland) by Nutman et al. (2016); however, Allwood et al. (2018) subsequently argue that these putative stromatolites as more likely to be structures of non-biological origin.
  • Exceptionally large, organic, smooth-walled, coccoidal microfossils are described from the 2.52 Ga Gamohaan Formation (South Africa) by Czaja, Beukes & Osterhout (2016), who interpret them as fossils of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria similar to members of the modern genus Thiomargarita.
  • Macroscopic fossils up to 30 cm long and nearly 8 cm wide are described from the 1,56-billion-year-old Gaoyuzhuang Formation (Yanshan area, North China) by Zhu et al. (2016), who interpret them as probable fossils of benthic multicellular eukaryotes of size that is unprecedentedly large for eukaryotes older than the Ediacaran Period.
  • Organic-walled microfossils (at least some of which are eukaryote fossils) with holes in the walls similar to those formed by predatory protists in the walls of their prey to consume the contents inside are described from the 780–740 million-year-old Chuar Group (Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA) by Porter (2016).
  • Tubular microfossils showing similarities to modern coenocytic green and yellow-green algae are described from the ~2.8 to 2.7 Ga lacustrine deposits in South Africa by Kaźmierczak et al. (2016).
  • Soft-bodied discoidal specimens resembling Aspidella are described from the Ediacaran Cerro Negro Formation (Argentina) by Arrouy et al. (2016).

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