First of all, Happy New Year to everyone. Now that 2008 has finally
expired, I thought this would be a good time to post a new list. These
are the new dinosaur genera and species that I have down for 2008. There
could be others (for example, I don't know if a certain new Mexican
ceratopsian has been published yet), but this is what I have so far. Some
of the dates may be incorrect, if the official publication was actually
the year before (or has yet to occur, i.e., 2009+). Any corrections are
welcome.
2008 was a very productive year for titanosauriforms. Then again, so was
2007...and 2006...
2008
Dinosauria (non-avian)
Aerosteon riocoloradensis Sereno, Martinez, Wilson, Varricchio, Alcober,
and Larsson, 2008
(type of Aerosteon Sereno, Martinez, Wilson, Varricchio, Alcober, and
Larsson, 2008)
Albertonykus borealis Longrich and Currie, 2008
(type of Albertonykus Longrich and Currie, 2008)
Austroraptor cabazai Novas, Pol, Canale, Porfiri, and Calvo, 2008
(type of Austroraptor Novas, Pol, Canale, Porfiri, and Calvo, 2008)
Camptosaurus aphanoecetes Carpenter and Wilson, 2008
Diceratus hatcheri (Lull, 1905) comb. nov.
(type of Diceratus Mateus, 2008; Diceratops Lull, 1905; preocc.
Foerster, 1868)
Dongyangosaurus sinensis Lu, Azuma, Chen, Zheng, and Ji, 2008
(type of Dongyangosaurus Lu, Azuma, Chen, Zheng, and Jin, 2008)
Duriavenator hesperis (Waldman, 1974) comb. nov.
(type of Duriavenator Benson, 2008)
Eocarcharia dinops Sereno and Brusatte, 2008
(type of Eocarcharia Sereno and Brusatte, 2008)
Eomamenchisaurus yuanmouensis Lu, Li, Zhong, Ji, and Li, 2008
(type of Eomamenchisaurus Lu, Li, Zhong, Ji, and Li, 2008)
Epidexipteryx hui Zhang, Zhou, Xu, Wang, and Sullivan, 2008
(type of Epidexipteryx Zhang, Zhou, Xu, Wang, and Sullivan, 2008)
Gobiceratops minutus Alifanov, 2008
(type of Gobiceratops Alifanov, 2008)
Kryptops palaios Sereno and Brusatte, 2008
(type of Kryptops Sereno and Brusatte, 2008)
Loricatosaurus priscus (Nopcsa, 1911) comb. nov.
(type of Loricatosaurus Maidment, Norman, Barrett and Upchurch, 2008)
Malarguesaurus florenciae GonzÃlez Riga, Previtera, and Pirrone, 2008
(type of Malarguesaurus GonzÃlez Riga, Previtera, and Pirrone, 2008)
Macrogryphosaurus gondwanicus Calvo, Porfiri and Novas, 2008
(type of Macrogryphosaurus Calvo, Porfiri and Novas, 2008)
Microceratus gobiensis (Bohlin, 1953) comb. nov.
(type of Microceratus Mateus, 2008; Microceratops Bohlin, 1953; preocc.
Seyrig, 1852)
Muyelensaurus pecheni Coria, Gonzalez-Riga and Porfiri, 2008
(type of Muyelensaurus Coria, Gonzalez-Riga and Porfiri, 2008)
Orkoraptor burkei Novas, Ezcurra, and Lecuona, 2008
(type of Orkoraptor Novas, Ezcurra, and Lecuona, 2008)
Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai Currie, Langston, and Tanke, 2008
Peloroplites cedrimontanus Carpenter, Bird, Bartlett, and Barrick, 2008
(type of Peloroplites Carpenter, Bird, Bartlett, and Barrick, 2008)
Qingxuisaurus youjiangensis Mo, Huang, Zhao, Wang, and Xu, 2008
(type of Qingxuisaurus Mo, Huang, Zhao, Wang, and Xu, 2008)
Pitekunsaurus macayai Filippi and Garrido, 2008
(type of Pitekunsaurus Filippi and Garrido, 2008)
Sahaliyania elunchunorum Godefroit, Hai, Yu, and Lauters, 2008
(type of Sahaliyania Godefroit, Hai, Yu, and Lauters, 2008)
Similicaudipteryx yixianensis He, Wang, and Zhou, 2008
(type of Similicaudipteryx He, Wang, and Zhou, 2008)
Skorpiovenator bustingorryi Canale, Scanferla, Agnolin, and Novas, 2008
(type of Skorpiovenator Canale, Scanferla, Agnolin, and Novas, 2008)
Stokesosaurus langhami Benson, 2008
(type of Stokesosaurus Benson, 2008)
Tastavinsaurus sanzi Canudo, Royo-Torres, and Cuenca, 2008
(type of Tastavinsaurus Canudo, Royo-Torres, and Cuenca, 2008)
Uberabatitan ribeiroi Salgado and Carvalho, 2008
(type of Uberabatitan Salgado and Carvalho, 2008)
Velociraptor osmolskae Godefroit, Currie, Li, Shang, and Dong (2008)
Wulagasaurus dongi Godefroit, Hai, Yu, and Lauters, 2008
(type of Wulagasaurus Godefroit, Hai, Yu, and Lauters, 2008)
Mesozoic Aves
Alamitornis minutus Agnolin and Martinelli, 2008
(type of Alamitornis Agnolin and Martinelli, 2008)
Alethoalaornis agitornis Li, Hu, Duan, Gong and Hou, 2008
(type of Alethoalaornis Li, Hu, Duan, Gong and Hou, 2008)
Didactylornis jii Yuan, 2008
(type of Didactylornis Yuan, 2008)
Enantiophoenix electrophyla Cau and Arduini, 2008
(type of Enantiophoenix Cau and Arduini, 2008)
Eoconfuciusornis zhengi Zhang, Zhou, and Benton, 2008
(type of Eoconfuciusornis Zhang, Zhou, and Benton, 2008)
Pengornis houi Zhou, Clarke, and Zhang, 2008)
(type of Pengornis Zhou, Clarke, and Zhang, 2008)
Zhongornis haoae Gao, Chiappe, Meng, O'Connor, Wang, and Cheng, 2008
(type of Zhongornis Gao, Chiappe, Meng, O'Connor, Wang, and Cheng, 2008)
Phylogenetic position (provisional)
Kryptops palaios : theropod, ceratosaur, abelisaurid
Skorpiovenator bustingorryi : theropod, ceratosaur, abelisaurid,
carnotaurine
Orkoraptor burkei : theropod, tetanuran (incertae sedis)
Duriavenator hesperis : theropod, tetanuran, megalosauroid, megalosaurid
Aerosteon riocoloradensis : theropod, tetanuran, carnosaur, allosauroid,
carcharodontosaurid
Eocarcharia dinops : theropod, tetanuran, carnosaur, allosauroid,
carcharodontosaurid
Stokesosaurus langhami : theropod, tetanuran, coelurosaur, tyrannosaur
(basal)
Albertonykus borealis : theropod, tetanuran, coelurosaur, maniraptoran,
alvarezsaurid
Similicaudipteryx yixianensis : theropod, tetanuran, coelurosaur,
maniraptoran, oviraptorosaur, caudipterygid
Velociraptor osmolskae : theropod, tetanuran, coelurosaur, maniraptoran,
paravian, dromaeosaurid, velociraptorine
Austroraptor cabazai : theropod, tetanuran, coelurosaur, maniraptoran,
paravian, dromaeosaurid, unenlagiine
Epidexipteryx hui : theropod, tetanuran, coelurosaur, maniraptoran,
paravian, non-avian avialan, scansoriopterygid
Zhongornis haoae: : theropod, tetanuran, coelurosaur, maniraptoran,
paravian, avialan, non-pygostylian avian
Eoconfuciusornis zhengi : theropod, tetanuran, coelurosaur, maniraptoran,
paravian, avialan, avian, pygostylian, confuciusornithid
Didactylornis jii : theropod, tetanuran, coelurosaur, maniraptoran,
paravian, avialan, avian, pygostylian, sapeornithid
Alethoalaornis agitornis : theropod, tetanuran, coelurosaur, maniraptoran,
paravian, avialan, avian, pygostylian, enantiornithean?,
cathayornithiform?
Pengornis houi : theropod, tetanuran, coelurosaur, maniraptoran, paravian,
avialan, avian, pygostylian, enantiornithean
Enantiophoenix electrophyla : theropod, tetanuran, coelurosaur,
maniraptoran, paravian, avialan, avian, pygostylian, enantiornithean,
avisaurid
Alamitornis minutus : theropod, tetanuran, coelurosaur, maniraptoran,
paravian, avialan, avian, pygostylian, euornithean, patagopterygiform?
Eomamenchisaurus yuanmouensis : sauropod, non-neosauropod eusauropod,
mamenchisaurid
Malarguesaurus florenciae : sauropod, eusauropod, neosauropod,
non-titanosaurian titanosauriform
Tastavinsaurus sanzi : sauropod, eusauropod, neosauropod,
non-titanosaurian titanosauriform
Dongyangosaurus sinensis : sauropod, eusauropod, neosauropod,
non-titanosaurian titanosauriform
Uberabatitan ribeiroi : sauropod, eusauropod, neosauropod, titanosaur,
lithostrotian
Pitekunsaurus macayai : sauropod, eusauropod, neosauropod, titanosaur,
lithostrotian, ârinconsaurâ
Muyelensaurus pecheni : sauropod, eusauropod, neosauropod, titanosaur,
lithostrotian, ârinconsaurâ
Qingxuisaurus youjiangensis : sauropod, eusauropod, neosauropod,
titanosaur, lithostrotian, saltasaurid?
Loricatosaurus priscus : thyreophoran, stegosaur, stegosaurid
Peloroplites cedrimontanus : thyreophoran, ankylosaur, nodosaurid
Macrogryphosaurus gondwanicus : ornithopod, iguanodontian, elasmarian
Camptosaurus aphanoecetes : ornithopod, iguanodontian, camptosaurid
Wulagasaurus dongi : ornithopod, iguanodontian, hadrosauroid, hadrosaurid,
hadrosaurine
Sahaliyania elunchunorum : ornithopod, iguanodontian, hadrosauroid,
hadrosaurid, lambeosaurine
Gobiceratops minutus : ceratopsian, ceratopsid, basal neoceratopsian
Microceratus gobiensis : ceratopsian, ceratopsid, basal neoceratopsian
Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai : ceratopsian, neoceratopsian, ceratopsid,
centrosaurine
Diceratus hatcheri : ceratopsian, neoceratopsian, ceratopsid,
chasmosaurine