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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 |
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General pseudosuchian research
Aetosaur research
Crocodylomorph research
Non-avian dinosaurs
New dinosaur taxa
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Coria et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) |
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. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Dai et al. |
Late Cretaceous |
An early-diverging hadrosauromorph. The type species is Q. changshengi. Announced in 2024; the final article version will be published in 2025. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Hao et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
An oviraptorosaur theropod. 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
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 |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Wang et al. |
A euornithean in the family Gansuidae. The type species is S. angelai. Announced in 2024; the final article version will be published in 2025. |
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Avian research
Pterosaurs
New taxa
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Zhou et al. |
Late Cretaceous |
A member of the family Azhdarchidae. The type species is N. mifunensis. Announced in 2024; the final article version will be published in 2025. |
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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 |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
In press |
Müller |
Pinheiros-Chiniquá Sequence of the Santa Maria Supersequence |
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. |
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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.
- 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.
- 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.