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* López-Rueda et al. (2025) describe new mosasaur material from the Upper Cretaceous Labor-Tierna and Plaeners formations (]), including the first record of a member of the genus '']'' from northern South America reported to date.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=López-Rueda |first1=J. S. |last2=Polcyn |first2=M. J. |last3=Lindgren |first3=J. |last4=Cruz-Guevara |first4=L. E. |last5=Rodríguez-Sañudo |first5=A. S. |year=2025 |title=Mosasaur (Reptilia, Mosasauridae) remains from the Upper Cretaceous of Colombia, including the first occurrence of the genus ''Globidens'' |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=166 |at=105997 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2024.105997 }}</ref>
* Meyerkort et al. (2025) describe a ] of a brachypterygiid ichthyosaur from the middle–upper Cenomanian strata of the Gearle Siltstone (]), representing the geologically youngest ichthyosaur record from the Southern Hemisphere reported to date.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Meyerkort |first1=R. D. |last2=Kear |first2=B. P. |last3=Everhart |first3=M. J. |last4=Siversson |first4=M. |year=2025 |title=Youngest fossil occurrence of ichthyosaurs from the Southern Hemisphere |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=168 |at=106071 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2024.106071 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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Overview of the events of 2025 in reptile paleontology
This catalog of fossilreptile research published in 2025 includes a list of new taxa that were described during the year 2025, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to reptile paleontology that occurred in 2025.
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López-Rueda et al. (2025) describe new mosasaur material from the Upper Cretaceous Labor-Tierna and Plaeners formations (Colombia), including the first record of a member of the genus Globidens from northern South America reported to date.
Meyerkort et al. (2025) describe a phalanx bone of a brachypterygiid ichthyosaur from the middle–upper Cenomanian strata of the Gearle Siltstone (Australia), representing the geologically youngest ichthyosaur record from the Southern Hemisphere reported to date.
López-Rueda, J. S.; Polcyn, M. J.; Lindgren, J.; Cruz-Guevara, L. E.; Rodríguez-Sañudo, A. S. (2025). "Mosasaur (Reptilia, Mosasauridae) remains from the Upper Cretaceous of Colombia, including the first occurrence of the genus Globidens". Cretaceous Research. 166. 105997. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2024.105997.