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⚫	== General research ==
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	== Pseudosuchians ==		== Pseudosuchians ==

	=== ~~Research~~ ===		=== New pseudosuchian taxa ===

	==== General ====
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	==== Aetosaurs ====
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	==== Crocodylomorphs ====
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⚫	=== New taxa ===
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			=== General pseudosuchian research ===
⚫	== Non-avian dinosaurs ==

	=== Research ===

	==== ~~General~~ ====		=== Aetosaur research ===
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	==== ~~Saurischians~~ ====		=== Crocodylomorph research ===
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		⚫	== Non-avian dinosaurs ==
⚫	===== ~~Theropods~~ =====
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	===== ~~Sauropodomorphs~~ =====		=== New dinosaur taxa ===
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	==== Ornithischians ====
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	===== Thyreophorans =====
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	===== Cerapods =====
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⚫	=== ~~New~~ ~~taxa~~ ===
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	An ] theropod. The type species is ''Y. bainian''. Announced in 2024; the final article version will be published in 2025.		An ] ]. The type species is ''Y. bainian''. Announced in 2024; the final article version will be published in 2025.
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			=== General non-avian dinosaur research ===
⚫	== Birds ==

			=== Saurischian research ===
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			==== Theropod research ====
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			==== Sauropodomorph research ====
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	=== ~~Research~~ ===		=== Ornithischian research ===
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	=== ~~New~~ ~~taxa~~ ===		===== Thyreophoran research =====
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		⚫	===== Cerapod research =====
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		⚫	== Birds ==

		⚫	=== New bird taxa ===
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	A ] in the family ]. The type species is ''S. angelai.'' Announced in 2024; the final article version will be published in 2025.		A ] in the family ]. The type species is ''S. angelai.'' Announced in 2024; the final article version will be published in 2025.
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		⚫	=== Avian research ===
			* New specimen of '']'', representing the third specimen belonging to this genus found in the ] ] (]), is described by Foth et al. (2025).<ref>{{cite journal\|last1=Foth \|first1=C. \|last2=van de Kamp \|first2=T. \|last3=Tischlinger \|first3=H. \|last4=Kantelis \|first4=T. \|last5=Carney \|first5=R. M. \|last6=Zuber \|first6=M. \|last7=Hamann \|first7=E. \|last8=Wallaard \|first8=J. J. W. \|last9=Lenz \|first9=N. \|last10=Rauhut \|first10=O. W. M. \|last11=Frey \|first11=E. \|year=2025 \|title=A new ''Archaeopteryx'' from the lower Tithonian Mörnsheim Formation at Mühlheim (Late Jurassic) \|journal=Fossil Record \|volume=28 \|issue=1 \|pages=17–43 \|doi=10.3897/fr.28.e131671 \|doi-access=free }}</ref>

	== Pterosaurs ==		== Pterosaurs ==

	=== Research ===
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	=== New taxa ===		=== New taxa ===
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			* Hone & McDavid (2025) describe the largest known specimen of '']'' (wingspan {{convert\|1.8\|m\|ft}}) from the ] (Germany) and discuss its implications for anatomical transformations through ] in the genus and other ]s.<ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Hone \|first1=David W. E. \|last2=McDavid \|first2=Skye N. \|date=2025-01-02 \|title=A giant specimen of ''Rhamphorhynchus muensteri'' and comments on the ontogeny of rhamphorhynchines \|url=https://peerj.com/articles/18587/ \|journal=] \|language=en \|volume=13 \|pages=e18587 \|doi=10.7717/peerj.18587 \|pmc=11700493 \|issn=2167-8359 \|doi-access=free}}</ref>

	== Other archosaurs ==		== Other archosaurs ==

	=== ~~Research~~ ===		=== Other new archosaur taxa ===
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	=== New taxa ===

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	A ]n member of the possibly ] family ]. The type species is ''G. paraisensis''. Announced in 2024; the final article version will be published in 2025.		A ] member of the possibly ] family ]. The type species is ''G. paraisensis''. Announced in 2024; the final article version will be published in 2025.
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			=== Other archosaur research ===
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		⚫	== General research ==
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	== References ==		== References ==
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Latest revision as of 12:36, 6 January 2025

Overview of the events of 2025 in archosaur paleontology

List of years in archosaur paleontology

In paleontology: 2022; 2023; 2024; 2025; 2026; 2027; 2028

In paleobotany: 2022; 2023; 2024; 2025; 2026; 2027; 2028

In arthropod paleontology: 2022; 2023; 2024; 2025; 2026; 2027; 2028

In paleoentomology: 2022; 2023; 2024; 2025; 2026; 2027; 2028

In paleomalacology: 2022; 2023; 2024; 2025; 2026; 2027; 2028

In reptile paleontology: 2022; 2023; 2024; 2025; 2026; 2027; 2028

In paleomammalogy: 2022; 2023; 2024; 2025; 2026; 2027; 2028

In paleoichthyology: 2022; 2023; 2024; 2025; 2026; 2027; 2028

This article records new taxa of fossil archosaurs of every kind that are scheduled described during the year 2025, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleontology of archosaurs that are scheduled to occur in the year 2025.

Pseudosuchians

New pseudosuchian taxa

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Country	Notes	Images

General pseudosuchian research

Aetosaur research

Crocodylomorph research

Non-avian dinosaurs

New dinosaur taxa

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Country	Notes
Emiliasaura	Gen. et sp. nov	In press	Coria et al.	Early Cretaceous (Valanginian)	Mulichinco Formation	Argentina	An ornithopod belonging to the group Rhabdodontomorpha. The type species is E. alessandrii. Announced in 2024; the final article version will be published in 2025.
Qianjiangsaurus	Gen. et sp. nov	In press	Dai et al.	Late Cretaceous	Zhengyang Formation	China	An early-diverging hadrosauromorph. The type species is Q. changshengi. Announced in 2024; the final article version will be published in 2025.
Yuanyanglong	Gen. et sp. nov	In press	Hao et al.	Early Cretaceous	Miaogou Formation	China	An oviraptorosaur theropod. The type species is Y. bainian. Announced in 2024; the final article version will be published in 2025.

General non-avian dinosaur research

Saurischian research

Theropod research

Sauropodomorph research

Ornithischian research

Thyreophoran research

Cerapod research

Birds

New bird taxa

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Country	Notes	Images
Shuilingornis	Gen. et sp. nov	In press	Wang et al.	Early Cretaceous	Jiufotang Formation	China	A euornithean in the family Gansuidae. The type species is S. angelai. Announced in 2024; the final article version will be published in 2025.

Avian research

New specimen of Archaeopteryx, representing the third specimen belonging to this genus found in the Tithonian Mörnsheim Formation (Germany), is described by Foth et al. (2025).

Pterosaurs

New taxa

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Country	Notes	Images
Nipponopterus	Gen. et sp. nov	In press	Zhou et al.	Late Cretaceous	Mifune Group	Japan	A member of the family Azhdarchidae. The type species is N. mifunensis. Announced in 2024; the final article version will be published in 2025.

Pterosaur research

Hone & McDavid (2025) describe the largest known specimen of Rhamphorhynchus muensteri (wingspan 1.8 metres (5.9 ft)) from the Solnhofen Limestone (Germany) and discuss its implications for anatomical transformations through ontogeny in the genus and other rhamphorhynchines.

Other archosaurs

Other new archosaur taxa

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Country	Notes	Images
Gondwanax	Gen. et sp. nov	In press	Müller	Middle–Late Triassic (Ladinian–early Carnian)	Pinheiros-Chiniquá Sequence of the Santa Maria Supersequence	Brazil	A sulcimentisaurian member of the possibly paraphyletic family Silesauridae. The type species is G. paraisensis. Announced in 2024; the final article version will be published in 2025.

Other archosaur research

General research

References

Coria, R. A.; Cerda, A. A.; Escaso, F.; Baiano, M. A.; Bellardini, F.; Braun, A.; Coria, L. M.; Gutierrez, J. M.; Pino, D.; Windholz, G. J.; Currie, P. J.; Ortega, F. (2024). "First Valanginian (Early Cretaceous) ornithopod (Dinosauria, Ornithischia) from Patagonia". Cretaceous Research. 166. 106027. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2024.106027.
Dai, Hui; Ma, Qingyu; Xiong, Can; Lin, Yu; Zeng, Hui; Tan, Chao; Wang, Jun; Zhang, Yuguang; Xing, Hai (2024-08-27). "A new late-diverging non-hadrosaurid hadrosauroid (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from southwest China: support for interchange of dinosaur faunas across East Asia during the Late Cretaceous". Cretaceous Research. 166: 105995. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2024.105995. ISSN 0195-6671.
Hao, M.; Li, Z.; Wang, Z.; Wang, S.; Ma, F.; Qinggele; King, J. L.; Pei, R.; Zhao, Q.; Xu, X. (2024). "A new oviraptorosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Miaogou Formation of western Inner Mongolia, China". Cretaceous Research. 167. 106023. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2024.106023.
Wang, Xuri; Cau, Andrea; Wang, Yinuo; Kundrát, Martin; Zhang, Guili; Liu, Yichuan; Chiappe, Luis M. (2024-09-24). "A new gansuid bird (Avialae, Euornithes) from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian) Jiufotang Formation of Jianchang, western Liaoning, China". Cretaceous Research. 166: 106014. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2024.106014. ISSN 0195-6671.
Foth, C.; van de Kamp, T.; Tischlinger, H.; Kantelis, T.; Carney, R. M.; Zuber, M.; Hamann, E.; Wallaard, J. J. W.; Lenz, N.; Rauhut, O. W. M.; Frey, E. (2025). "A new Archaeopteryx from the lower Tithonian Mörnsheim Formation at Mühlheim (Late Jurassic)". Fossil Record. 28 (1): 17–43. doi:10.3897/fr.28.e131671.
Zhou, X.; Ikegami, N.; Pêgas, R. V.; Yoshinaga, T.; Sato, T.; Mukunoki, T.; Otani, J.; Kobayashi, Y. (2024). "Reassessment of an azhdarchid pterosaur specimen from the Mifune Group, Upper Cretaceous of Japan". Cretaceous Research. 167. 106046. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2024.106046.
Hone, David W. E.; McDavid, Skye N. (2025-01-02). "A giant specimen of Rhamphorhynchus muensteri and comments on the ontogeny of rhamphorhynchines". PeerJ. 13: e18587. doi:10.7717/peerj.18587. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 11700493. {{cite journal}}: Check |pmc= value (help)
Temp Müller, Rodrigo (2024). "A new "silesaurid" from the oldest dinosauromorph-bearing beds of South America provides insights into the early evolution of bird-line archosaurs". Gondwana Research. 137 (in press): 13–28. doi:10.1016/j.gr.2024.09.007.

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