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


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

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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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=== General non-avian dinosaur research ===
== Birds ==

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

=== New bird taxa ===
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== Other archosaurs == == Other archosaurs ==


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Revision as of 09:28, 2 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
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2028
In paleoichthyology
2022
2023
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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 Images

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

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

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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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