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Lower Reptiles (“Anapsids”)

Species: Nova (2)

Elginia wuyangae LIU & BEVER, 2018

Labidosauriscus richardi MODESTO, SCOTT, & REISZ, 2018

Bernardi, M., Petti, F. M., and Benton, M. J., 2018, Tetrapod distribution and temperature rise during the Permian-Triassic mass extinction: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, 285, published online, 8pp. Link to pdf

Bertin, T. J. C., Thivichon-Prince, B., Le Blanc, A R. H., Caldwell, M. W., and Viriot, L., 2018, Current perspectives on tooth implantation, attachment, and replacement in amniota: Frontiers in Physiology, published online, 20pp.

Bickelmann, C., and Tsuji, L. A., 2018, A case study of developmental palaeontology in Stereosternum tumidum (Mesosauridae, Parareptilia): Fossil Record, v. 28, p. 109-118.

Brocklehurst, N., 2018, An examination of the impact of Olson's extinction on tetrapods from Texas: PeerJ 6:e4767; DI 10.7717/peerj.4767, 22pp. Link to pdf

Brocklehurst, N., Dunne, E. M., Cashmore, D. D., and Forbisch, J., 2018, Physical and environmental drivers of Paleozoic tetrapod dispersal across Pangaea: Nature Communications, published online, 12pp. Link to pdf

Dong, L., and Yi, J., 2018, The discovery of clusters of buried fossil remains of pareiasaurs in Upper Permain Sunjiagou Formation in Baode, Shanxi Province: Geology in China, v. 45 n. 4, p. 861-862. Link to pdf

Dunne, E. M., Close, R. A., Button, D. J., Brochklehurst, N., Cashmore, D. D., Lloyd, G. T., and Butler, R. J., 2018, Diversity change during the rise of tetrapods and the impact of the Carboniferous rainforst collapse: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, v. 285: 20172730, 8pp.

Laurin, M., and Pineiro, G., 2018, Response: commentary: a reassessment of the taxonomic position of Mesosaurs, and a surprising phylogeny of early amniotes: Frontiers in Earth Science, published online, 9pp. Link to pdf

LeBlanc, A. R. H., MacDougall, M. J., Scott, D., and Reisz, R. R., 2018, Caudal autotomy as anti-predatory behaviour in Palaeozoic reptiles: Scientific Reports, DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-21526-3, 11pp. Link to pdf

Liu, J., 2018, New progress on the correlation of Chinese terrestrial Permo-Triassic stata: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, published online, 16pp.

Liu, J., and Bever, G. S., 2018, The tetrapod fauna of the Upper Permian Naobaogou Formation of China: a new species of Elginia (Parareptilia, Pareiasauria): Papers in Palaeontology, v. 4, part 2, p. 197-209. (Elginia wuyangae)

MacDougall, M. J., Modesto, S. P., Brocklehurst, N., Verriere, A., Reisz, R. R., and Frobisch, J., 2018, Response: A reassessment of the taxonomic position of Mesosaurs, and a surprising phylogeny of early Amniotes: Frontiers in Earth Science, v. 6, article 99, 8pp. Link to pdf

Modesto, S. P., Richards, C. D., Ide, O., and Sidor, C. A., 2019, The vertebrate fauna of the Upper Permina of Niger-X. the mandible of the captorhinid reptile Moradisaurus grandis: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 38, n. 6, e1531877, 14pp.

Modesto, S. P., Scott, D., and Reisz, R. R., 2018, A new small captorhinid reptile from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma and resource partitioning among small captorhinids in the Richards Spur fauna: Papers in Palaeontology, published online, 15pp. (Labidosauriscus richardi)

Turner, M. L., and Sidor, C. A., 2018, Pathology in a Permian parareptile: congenital malformation of sacral vertebrae: Journal of Zoology, v. 304, p. 13-20.  Link to pdf

Zaher, M., Coram, R. A., and Benton, M. J., 2018, The Middle Triassic procolophonid Kapes bentoni: computed tomography of the skull and skeleton: Papers in Palaeontology, published online, 28pp. Link to pdf

Turtle

Genus: Nova (3)

Eorhynchochelys LI, FRASER, RIEPPEL, & WU, 2018

Jeholochely  SHAO, LI, YANG, & ZHOU, 2018

Kalasinemys TONG, NAKSRI, BUFFETAUT, SUTEETHORN, SUTEETHRON, CHANTASIT & CLAUDE, 2018

Species: Nova (7)

Basilemys morrinensis MALLON & BRINKMAN, 2018

Eorhynchochelys sinensis LI, FRASER, RIEPPEL, & WU, 2018

Gilmoremys gettyspherensis JOYCE, LYSON & SERTICH, 2018

Kalasinemys prasarttongosothi TONG, NAKSRI, BUFFETAUT, SUTEETHORN, SUTEETHRON, CHANTASIT & CLAUDE, 2018

Peritresius martini GENTRY, PARHAM, EHRET, & EBERSOLE, 2018
Sinemys chabuensis JI, & CHEN, 2018

Jeholochely slingyuanensis SHAO, LI, YANG, & ZHOU, 2018

Avrahami, H. M., Gates, T. A., Heckert, A. B., Makovicky, P. J., and Zanno, L. E., 2018, A new microvertebrate assemblage from the Mussentuchit Member, Cedar Mountain Formation: insights into the paleobiodivrsity and paleobiogeography of early Late Cretaceous ecosystems in western North America: PeerJ 6:e5883 DOI 10.7717/peerj.5883, 52pp. Link to pdf

Duque, R. R. C., and Barreto, A. M. F., 2018, Novos sitios fossiliferos da Foramacao Romulado, Cretaceo Inferior, Bacia Do Araripe, Exu, Pernambuco, nordeste do Brasil: Anuario do Instituto de Geociencias-UFRJ, v. 41, n. 1, p. 5-14. Link to pdf

Frederickson, J. A., Lipka, T. R., and Cifelli, R. L., 2018, Faunal composition and paleoenvironment of the Arundel Clay (Potomac Formation; Early Cretaceous), Maryland, USA: Palaeontologia Electroinca 21.2.31A; 24pp. Link to pdf

Gentry, A. D., 2018, Prionochelys matutina Zangerl, 1953 (Testudines: Pan-Cheloniidae) from the Late Cretaceous of the United States and the evolution of epithecal ossifications in marine turtles: PeerJ 6:e5876; DOI 10.7717/peerj.5876, 34pp. Link to pdf

Gentry, A. D., Parham, J. F., Ehret, D. J., and Ebersole, J. A., 2018, A new species of Peritresius Leidy, 1856 (Testudines: Pan-Cheloniidae) from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) of Alabama, USA, and the occurrence of the genus within the Mississippi Embayment of North America: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 13, n. 4, 24pp. (Peritresius martini)

Jasinski, S. E., Sullivan, R. M., Lichtig, A. J., Lucas, S. G., and Dodson, P., 2018, Baenid (Baenidae: Testudines) lower jaws from the Late Cretaceous and Paleocene of the San Juan Basin, New Mexico: In: The Fossil Record 6, Volume 1, edited by Lucas, S. G., and Sullivan, R. M., New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science bulletin, n. 79, p. 311-318. Link to pdf

Ji, S., and Chen, X., 2018, A new Early Cretaceous turtle from Otog Qi, Inner Mongolia, China: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 92, n. 4, p. 629-637. (Sinemys chabuensis) Link to pdf

Joyce, W. G., Lyson, T. R., and Sertich, J. J. W., 2018, A new species of trionychid turtle from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Frutiland Formation of New Mexico, USA: Journal of Paleontology, published online, 8pp. (Gilmoremys gettyspherensis) Link to pdf

Jud, N. A., D'Emic, M. D., Willams, S. A., Mathews, J. C., Tremaine, K. M., and Bhattacharya, J., 2018, A new fossil assemblage shows that large angiosperm trees grew in North America by the Turonian (Late Cretaceous): Science Advances, Research Article, v. 4, eaar8567, 6pp.

Kuehne, W. R., and Kuehne, A. J., 2018, An Upper Cretaceous (Late Campanian) fossil collection from the Stone Bridge Site, Camden County, New Jersey - description and analysis: The Mosasaur, v. 10, p. 49-77.

Li, C., Fraser, N. C., Rieppel, O., and Wu, X.-C., 2018, A Triassic stem turtle with an edentulous beak: Nature, v. 560, p. 476-479. (Eorhynchochelys sinensis)

Lichtig, A. J., and Lucas, S. G., 2018, Neurankylus, A Cretaceous-Paleocene baenid turtle from North America: In: The Fossil Record 6, Volume 1, edited by Lucas, S. G., and Sullivan, R. M., New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science bulletin, n. 79, p. 311-318. Link to pdf

Mallon, J. C., and Brinkman, D. B., 2018, Basilemys morrinensis, a new species of Nanhsiungchelyid turtle from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation Upper Cretaceous) of Alberta, Canada: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 38, n. 2, e1431922, 11pp. (Basilemys morrinensis)

Marzola, M., Mateus, O., Milna, J., and Clemmensen, L. B., 2018, A review of Palaeozoic and Mesozoic tetrapods from Greenland: Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark, v. 66, p. 21-46. Link to pdf

Perez-Garcia, A., 2018, New information on the Cenomanian bothremydid turtle Algorachelus based on new, well-preserved material from Spain: Fossil Record, v. 21, p. 118-135.

Poropat, S. F., Martin, S. K., Tosolini, A.-M. P., Wagstaff, B. E., Bean, L. B., Kear, B. J., Vickers-Rich, P., and Rich, T. H., 2018, Early Cretaceous polar biotas of Victoria, southeastern Australia--an overview of research to date: Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology, DOI: 10.1080/03115518.2018.1453085, 73pp. Link to pdf

Rollot, Y., Lyson, T. R., and Joyce, W. G., 2018, A description of the skull of Eubaena cephalica (Hay, 1904) and new insights into the cranial circulation and innervation of baenid turtles: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 38, n. 3, e1474886, 11pp.

Scavezzoni, I., and Fischer, V., 2018, Rhinochelys amaberti Moret (1935), a protostegid turtle from the Early Cretaceous of France: PeerJ 6:e:4594; DOI 10.7717/peerj.4594, 26pp. Link to pdf

Sterli, J., de la Fuente, M. S., and Rougier, G. W., 2018, New remains of Condrochelys antiqua (Testudinata) from the Early-middle Jurassic of Patagonia: anatomy, phylogeny, and paedomorphosis in the early evolution of turtles: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 38, n .4, e1380112, 17pp.

Szczygielski, T., Slowiak, J., and Drozdz, D., 2018, Shell variability in the stem turtles Proterochersis spp: PeerJ 6:e6134 DOI 19.7717/peerj.6134, 49pp. Link to pdf

Shao, S., Li, L., Yang, Y., and Zhou, C.-F., 2018, Hyperphalangy in a new sinemydid turtle from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota: PerJ 6:e5371:DOI 10.7717/peerj.5371, 21pp. (Jeholochely slingyuanensis) Link to pdf

Szczygieski, T., and Sulej, T., 2018, The early composition and evolution of the turtle shell (Reptilia, Testudinata): Palaeontology, published online, 41pp.

Tong, H., Naksri, W., Buffetaut, E,. Suteethorn, S., Suteethorn, V., Chantasit, P., and Claude, J, 2018, Kalasinemys, a new xinjiangchelyid turtle from the Late Jurassic of NE Thailand; Geological Magazine, published online, 12pp. (Kalasinemys prasarttongosothi) Link to pdf

Ullmann, P. V., Boles, Z. M., and Lacovara, K. J., 2018, Two new, large specimens of the Pleurodiran sea Turtle Taphrosphys sulcatus from Edelman Fossil Park, Mantua Township, New Jersey: The Mosasaur, v. 10, p. 29-48.

Vavrek, M. J., and Brinkman, D. B., 2018, The first record of a trionychid turtle (Testudines: Trionychidae) from the Cretaceous of the Pacific Coast of North America: Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Palaeontology, v. 5, p. 34-37. Link to pdf

Vlachos, E., Randolfe, E., Sterli, J,. and Leardi, J. M., 2018, Changes in the diversity of turtles (Testudinata) in South America from the Late Triassic to the present: Ameghinana, v. 55, n. 6, p. 619-643.

Diapsida (Lower Lepidosauromorphs)

Genus: Nova (1)

Franxinisaura SCHOCH & SUES, 2018

Species: Nova (1)

Franxinisaura rozynekae SCHOCH & SUES, 2018

Bernardi, M., Petti, F. M., and Benton, M. J., 2018, Tetrapod distribution and temperature rise during the Permian-Triassic mass extinction: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, 285, published online, 8pp. Link to pdf

Huttenlocker, A. K., Henrici, A. Nelson, W. J., Elrick, S., Berman, D. S., Schlotterbeck, T., and Sumida, S. S., 2018, A multitaxic bonebed near the Carboniferous-Permian boundary (Halgaito Formation, Culter Group) in Valley of the Gods, Utah, USA: Vertebrate paleontology and taphonomy: Palaeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 499, P. 72-92.

Kligman, B. T., Marsh, A. D., and Parker, W. G., 2018, First records of diapsid Palacrodon from the Norian, Late Triassic Chinle Formation of Arizona, and thier biogeographic implications: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 63, n. 1, p. 117-127. Link to pdf

Liu, J., 2018, New progress on the correlation of Chinese terrestrial Permo-Triassic stata: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, published online, 16pp.

Lucas, S. G., Thorpe, E. D. ,Berman, D. S,. Rinehart, L. F., Santucci, V. L., and Henrici, A. C., 2018, Discovery of a tetrapod body fossil in the Lower Permian Yeso Group, Central New Mexico: In: Fossil Record 6, Volume 2, edited by Lucas, S. G., and Sullivan, R. M., New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, n. 79, p. 493-497.

Poropat, S. F., Martin, S. K., Tosolini, A.-M. P., Wagstaff, B. E., Bean, L. B., Kear, B. J., Vickers-Rich, P., and Rich, T. H., 2018, Early Cretaceous polar biotas of Victoria, southeastern Australia--an overview of research to date: Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology, DOI: 10.1080/03115518.2018.1453085, 73pp. Link to pdf

Queiroz, K. de, and Gauthier, J A,. 2018 (Published 2020), Lepidosauria E. Haeckel, 1866, converted clade name: In: Phylonyms, a companion to the phylocode, edited by de Queiroz, K., Cantino, P. D., and Gauthier, J. A., Tylor and Frances, 6pp.

Soch, R. R., and Sues, H.-D., 2018, A new lepidosauromorph reptile from the Middle Traissic (Ladinian) of Germany and its phylogenetic relationships: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 38, n. 2, e144519, 14pp. (Franxinisaura rozynekae)

Lizards and Snakes

Genus: Nova (4)

Barlochersaurus DAZA, BAUER, SATANLEY, BOLET, DICKSON, & LOSOS, 2018

Schoenesmahl CONRAD, 2018

Primitivus PAPARELLA, PALCI, NICOSIA, & CALDWELL, 2018

Xiaophis XING, CALDWELL, CHEN, NYDAM, PALCI, SIMOES, McKELLAR, LEE, LIU, SHI, WANG, & BAI, 2019

Species: Nova (4)

Barlochersaurus winhtini DAZA, BAUER, SATANLEY, BOLET, DICKSON, & LOSOS, 2018

Bertin, T. J. C., Thivichon-Prince, B., Le Blanc, A R. H., Caldwell, M. W., and Viriot, L., 2018, Current perspectives on tooth implantation, attachment, and replacement in amniota: Frontiers in Physiology, published online, 20pp.

Chavarria-Arellano, M. L., Simoes, T. R., and Montellano-Ballesteros, M., 2018, New data on the Late Cretaceous lizard Dicothodon bajaensis (Squamata, Borioteiioidea) from Baja California, Mexico reveals an unusual tooth replacment pattern in squamates: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, v. 90, n. 3, p. 2781-2795.

Conrad, J. L., 2018, A new lizard (Squamata) was the last meal of Compsognathus (Theropoda: Dinosauria) and is a holotype in a holotype: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, v. 183, p. 584-634. (Schoenesmahl dyspepsia) Link to pdf

Davis, B. M., Cifelli, R. L., and Rougier, G. W., 2018, A preliminary report of the fossil Mammals from a new microvertebrate locality in the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, Grand County, Utah: Geology of the Intermountain West, an open-access journal of the Utah Geological Association, v. 5, p. 1-8.

Daza, J. D., Bauer, A. M., Stanley, E. L., Bolet, A., Dickson, B., and Losos, J. B., 2018, An enigmatic miniaturized and attenuate whole lizard from the Mid-Cretacoeus amber of Myanmar: Breviora, n. 563, 17 pp. (Barlochersaurus winhtini) Link to pdf

Dong, L,. Xu, X., Wang, Y., and Evans, S. E., 2018, The lizard genus Bainguis and Parmeosaurus from the Upper Cretaceous of China and Mongolia: Cretaceous Research, v. 85,p. 95-108.

Driscoll, D. A., Dunhill, A. M., Stubbs, T. L., and Benton, M. J., 2018, The mosasaur fossil record through the lens of fossil completeness: Palaeontology, published online, 25pp.

Gauthier, J. A., de Queiroz, K., 2018 (published 2020), Pan-Squamata, new clade name. In: Phylonyms, a companion to the phylocode, edited by de Queiroz, K., Cantino, P. D., and Gauthier, J. A., Tylor and Frances, 6pp.

Germann, H.-H., 2018, Erstfund eines Clidastes cf. propython Cope, 1869 (Squamata: Mosasauridae) aus der pelagialen schreibkreide des oberen Untercampaniums von Lägerdorf (Schleswig-Holstein): Paläontologie Hannover, v. 46, p. 40-47. Link to pdf

Hornung, J. J., Reich, M,. and Frerichs, U., 2018, A mosasaur fauna (Squamata: Mosasauridae) from the Campanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Hannover, northern Germany: Alcheringa, v. 42, p. 543-559.

Hunt, A. P., and Lucas, S. G., 2018, Mosasaur coprolites from the Bearpaw Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of Saskatchewan, Canada: Fossil Record 6, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, n. 79, p. 271-275. Link to pdf

Jimenez-Huidobro, P., Caldwell, m. W., Paparella, I, and Bullard, T. S., 2018, A new species of tylosaurine mosasaur from the Upper Campanian Bearpaw Formation of Saskatchewan, Canada: Journal of Systematic Paleontology, DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2018.1471744, 16pp. (Tylosaurus saskatchewanensis)

Kuehne, W. R., and Kuehne, A. J., 2018, An Upper Cretaceous (Late Campanian) fossil collection from the Stone Bridge Site, Camden County, New Jersey - description and analysis: The Mosasaur, v. 10, p. 49-77.

Neumann, C., and Hampe, O., 2018, Eggs for breakfast? Analysis of a probable mosasaur biting trace on the Cretaceous echinoid Echinocorys ovata Leske, 1778: Fosil Rocord, v. 21, p. 55-66.

Nishimura, T., and Sakurai, K., 2018, Discovery and research history of the Phosphorosaurus ponpetelegans Holotype (HMG-1528): The Bulletin of the Hobetsu Museum, n. 33, p. 27-31. Link to pdf

Palci, A., Hutchinson, M. N., Caldwell, M. W., Scanlon, J. D., and Lee, M. S. Y., 2018, Paleoecological inferences for the Fossil Australian snakes Yurlunggur and Wonambi (Serpentes, Madtsoiidae): Royal Society Open Sciences, v. 5, published online. 12pp. Link to pdf

Paparella, I., Palci, A., Nicosia, U., and Caldwell, M. W., 2018, A new fossil marine lizard with soft tissues from the Late Cretaceous of southern Italy: Royal Society Open Sicience, published online, 27pp. (Primitivus manduriensis) Link to pdf

Queiroz, K. de, and Gauthier, J A., 2018 (Published 2020), Lepidosauria E. Haeckel, 1866, converted clade name: In: Phylonyms, a companion to the phylocode, edited by de Queiroz, K., Cantino, P. D., and Gauthier, J. A., Tylor and Frances, 6pp.

Sachs, S., Jagt, J. W. M., Niedzwiedzki, R,. Kedzierski, M, Jagt-Yazykova, E. A., and Kear, B. P., 2018, Turonian marine amniotes from the Opole area in southwest Poland: Crtaceous Research, v. 84, p. 578-587.

Shimoyama, M., 2018, Preparation of the Phosphorosaurus ponpetelegans Holotype (HGM-1528): The Bulletin of the Hobetsu Msuem, n. 33, p. 33-36. Link to pdf

Shinmura, T., and Konishi, T., 2018, Life and skeletal reconstructions of a mosasaur Phosphorosaurus using a three-dimensional computer graphics (#D DG) software: a highly promising reconstruction technique for fossil vertebrtaes: The Bulletin of the Hobetsu Museum, n. 33, p. 37-44.  Link to pdf

Da Silva, F. O., Fabre, A.-C., Savriama, Y., Ollonen J., Mahlow, K., Herrel, A., Muller, J., and Di-Poi, 2018, The ecological origins of snakes as revealed by skull evolution: Nature Communications, published online, 11pp.

Stewart, R. F., and Mallon, J. C., 2018, Allometric growth in the skull of Tylosaurus proriger (Squamata: Mosasauridae) and its taxonomic implications: Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Palaeontology, v. 6, p. 75-90. Link to pdf

Xing, L., Caldwell, M. W., Chen, R., Nydam, R. L., Palci, A., Simoes, T. R., McKellar R. C., Lee, M. S. Y., Liu, Y., Shi, H., Wang, K., and Bai, M., 2018, A mid-Cretaceous embryonic-to-neonate snake in amber from Myanmar: Science Advances, published online, 8pp. (Xiaophis myanmarensis) Link to pdf

Zhang, L., Guo, K., Zhang, G.-Z, Lin, L.-H., and Ji, X., 2018, Evolutionary transitions in body plan and reproductive mode alter maintenance metabolism in squamates: Evolutionary Biology, 18: 45, published online, 8pp.

Lü, J., Meng, Q., Wang, B., Liu, D., Shen, C., and Zhang, Z., 2018, Short note on a new anurognathid pterosaur with evidence of perching behaviour from Jianchang of Liaoning Province, China: In: New Perspectives on Pterosaur Palaeobiology: Edited by Hone, D. W. E., Witton, M. P., and Martill, D. M., Geological Society, London, Special Publications, v. 455, p. 95-104. (Vesperopterylus lamadongensis)

Manafzadeh, A. R., and Padian, K., 2018, ROM mapping of ligamentous constraints on avian hip mobility: implications for extinct ornithodrians: Proceedings of the Royals Society seris B., v. 285: 20180727, 9pp.

Martill, D. M., and Moser, M., 2018, Topotype specimens probably attributable to the giant azhdarchid pterosaur Arambourgiania philadelphiae (Arambourg, 1959): In: New Perspectives on Pterosaur Palaeobiology: Edited by Hone, D. W. E., Witton, M. P., and Martill, D. M., Geological Society, London, Special Publications, v. 455, p. 159-169.

Martill, D. M., Unwin, D. M., Ibrahim, N., and Longrich, N., 2018, A new edentulous pterosaur from the Creaceous Kem Kem beds of south eatern Morocco: Cretaceous Research, v. 84, 12 pp. (Xericeps curvirostris)

Marzola, M., Mateus, O,. Milna, J,. and Clemmensen, L. B., 2018, A review of Palaeozoic and Mesozoic tetrapods from Greenland: Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark, v. 66, p. 21-46. Link to pdf

McLain, M. A., and Bakker, R. T., 2018, Pterosaur material from the uppermost Jurassic of the uppermost Morrison Formation, Breakfast Bench Facies, Como Bluff, Wyoming, including a pterosaur with pneumatized femora: In: New Perspectives on Pterosaur Palaeobiology: Edited by Hone, D. W. E., Witton, M. P., and Martill, D. M., Geological Society, London, Special Publications, v. 455, p. 105-124.

Navarro, C. A., Martin-Silverstone, E., and Stubs, T. L., 2018, Morphometric assessment of pterosaur jaw disparity: Royal Society Open Science, v. 5: 172130. Link to pdf

O'Sullivan, M., 2018, The pterosaur assemblage of the Oxford Clay Formation (Jurassic, Callovian-Oxfordian) from the UK: In: New Perspectives on Pterosaur Palaeobiology: Edited by Hone, D. W. E., Witton, M. P., and Martill, D. M., Geological Society, London, Special Publications, v. 455, p. 171-180.

O'Sullivan, M., and Martill, D. M., 2018, Pterosauria of the Great Oolite Group (Bathonian, Middle Jurassic) of Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire, England: Acta Palaeontologia Polonica, v. 63, n. 4, p. 617-644. (Klobiodon rochei) Link to pdf Supplementary online material 2

Palmer, C., 2018, Inferring the properties of the pterosaur wing membraine: In: New Perspectives on Pterosaur Palaeobiology: Edited by Hone, D. W. E., Witton, M. P., and Martill, D. M., Geological Society, London, Special Publications, v. 455, p. 57-68.

Pegas, R. V., Costa, F. R., and Kellner, A. W A., 2018, New information on the osteology and taxonomic revision of the genus Thalassodromeus (Pterodactyloidea, Tapejaridae, Thalassodrominae): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 38, n. 2, e1443273, 17pp.

Perea, D., Soto, M., Torino, P., Mesa, V., and Maisey, J. G., 2018, A Late Jurassic-?earliest Cretaceous ctenochasmatid (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea): The first report of pterosaurs from Uruguay: Journal of South Americna Earth Sciences, v. 85, p. 298-306.

Poropat, S. F., Martin, S. K., Tosolini, A.-M. P., Wagstaff, B. E., Bean, L. B., Kear, B. J., Vickers-Rich, P., and Rich, T. H., 2018, Early Cretaceous polar biotas of Victoria, southeastern Australia--an overview of research to date: Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology, DOI: 10.1080/03115518.2018.1453085, 73pp. Link to pdf

Rigal, S., Martill, D. M., and Sweetman, S. C., 2018, A new pterosaur specimen form the Upper Tunbridge Wells Sand Formation (Cretaceous, Valanginian) of southern England and a review of Lonchodectes sagittirostris (Owen 1874): In: New Perspectives on Pterosaur Palaeobiology: Edited by Hone, D. W. E., Witton, M. P., and Martill, D. M., Geological Society, London, Special Publications, v. 455, p. 221-232. (Serradraco sagittirostris = Pterodactylus sagittirostris, = Ornithocheirus sagittirostris, = Lonchodectes sagittirostris)

Unwin, D. M., and Martill, D. M., 2018, Systematic reassessment of the first Jurassic pterosaur from Thailand: In: New Perspectives on Pterosaur Palaeobiology: Edited by Hone, D. W. E., Witton, M. P., and Martill, D. M., Geological Society, London, Special Publications, v. 455, p. 181-186.

Vidovic, S. U., and Martill, D. M., 2018, The taxonomy and phylogeny of Diopecephalus kochi (Wagner, 1837) and 'Germanodactylus rhamphastinus' (Wagner, 1851): In: New Perspectives on Pterosaur Palaeobiology: Edited by Hone, D. W. E., Witton, M. P., and Martill, D. M., Geological Society, London, Special Publications, v. 455, p. 125-147. (Altmuehlopterus rhamphastinus = Germanodactylus rhamphastinus, Diopecehalus kochi = Ornithocephalus kochii, = Pterodactylus kochi )

Vremir, M., Dyke, G., Ciski-Sava, Z., Grigorescu, D., and Buffetaut, E., 2018, Partial mandible of a giant pterosaur from the Uppermost Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of the Hateg Basin, Romania: Lethaia, published online, 11pp.

Vullo, R., Garcia, G., Godefroit, P., Cincotta, A., and Valentin, X., 2018, Mistralazhdarcho maggii, gen. et sp. ov., a new azhdarchid pterosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of southeastern France: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 38, n. 4, e1502670, 16pp. (Mistralazhdarcho maggii)

Witton, M. P., 2018, Pterosaurs in Mesozoic food webs: a review of fossil evidence: In: New Perspectives on Pterosaur Palaeobiology: Edited by Hone, D. W. E., Witton, M. P., and Martill, D. M., Geological Society, London, Special Publications, v. 455, p. 7-23.

Yang, Z., Jiang, B., McNamara, M. E., Kearns, S. L., Pittman, M., Kaye, T. G., Orr, P. J., Xing, X., and Benton, M. J., 2019 (published in 2018), Pterosaur integumenary structures with complex feather-like branching: Nature, Ecology & Evolution, v. 3, p. 24-30. Link to pdf

Dinosaur

Dinosauromorpha

Genus: Nova (1)

Soumyasaurus SARIGÜL, AGNOLIN, & CHATTERJEE, 2018

Species: Nova (1)

Soumyasaurus aenigmaticus SARIGÜL, AGNOLIN, & CHATTERJEE, 2018

Agnolin, F. L., and Rozadilla, S., 2018, Phylogenetic reassessment of Pisanosaurus mertii Casamiquela, 1967, a basal dinosauriform from the Late Triassic of Argentina: Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, v. 16, n. 19, p. 853-879.

Baron, M. G., and Williams, M. E., 2018, A re-evaluation of the enigmatic dinosauriform Caseosaurus crosbyensis from the Late Triassic of Texas, USA and its implications for early dinosaur evolution: Acta Palaeontology Polonica, v. 63, n. 1, p. 129-145. Link to pdf Link to supplementary pdf

Lessner, E. J., Parker, W. G., Marsh, A. D., Nesbitt, S. J., Irmis, R. B., and Mueller, B. D., 2018, New insights into Late Triassic dinosauromorph-bearing assemblages from Texas using apomorphy -based identifications: PaleoBios, v. 35, 41pp. Link to pdf

Marsh, A. D., 2018, A new record of Dromomeron romeri Irmis et al., 2007 (Lagerpetidae) from the Chinle Formation of Arizona, U.S.A.: PaleoBios, v. 35, p. 1-8. Link to pdf

Müller, R. T., Langer, M. C., and Dias-Da-Silva, S., 2018, Ingroup relationships of Lagerpetidae (Avemetatarsalia: Dinosauromorpha): a further phylogenetic investigation on the understanding of dinosaur relatives: Zootaxa, 4392, n. 1, p. 149-158.

Sarigül, V., Agnolin, F., and Chatterjee, S., 2018, Descritpion of a multitaxic bone assemblage from the Upper Triassic Post Quarry of Texas (Dockum Group), including a new small basal dinosauriform taxon: Historia Natural, Tercera Serie, v. 8, n .1, p. 5-24. (Soumyasaurus aenigmaticus) Link to pdf

Tsai., H. P., Middleton, K. M., Hutchinson, J. R., and Holliday, C. M., 2018, Hip joint articular soft tissues of non-dinosaurian dinosauromorpha and early Dinosauria: evolutionary and biomechanical implications for Saurischia: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 38, n. 1, e1427593, 23pp.

Theropoda

Genus: Nova (9)

Anomalipes YU, WANG, CHEN, SULLIVAN, WANG, WANG, & XU, 2018
Arkansaurus HUNT & QUINN, 2018

Bannykus XU, CHOINIERE, TAN, BENSON, CLARK, SULLIVAN, ZHAO, HAN, MA, HE, WANG, XING, & TAN, 2018

Ciahong HU, CLARKE, ELIASON, QIU, LI, SHAWKEY, ZHAO, D'ALBA, JIANG & XU, 2018

Nhandumirim MARSOLA, BITTENCOURT, BUTLER, DA ROSA, SAYAO & LANGER, 2018

Qiupanykus LU, XU, CHANG, JIA, ZHANG, GAO, ZHANG, ZHANG, & DING, 2018

Saltriovenator DAL SASSO, MAGANUCO, & CAU, 2018

Thanos DELCOURT & IORI, 2018

Tratayenia PORFIRI, VALIERI, SANTOS, & LAMANNA, 2018

Xiyunkus XU, CHOINIERE, TAN, BENSON, CLARK, SULLIVAN, ZHAO, HAN, MA, HE, WANG, XING, & TAN, 2018

Species: Nova (10)

Anomalipes shaoi YU, WANG, CHEN, SULLIVAN, WANG, WANG, & XU, 2018
Arkansaurus fridayi HUNT, & QUINN, 2018

Bannykus wulatensis XU, CHOINIERE, TAN, BENSON, CLARK, SULLIVAN, ZHAO, HAN, MA, HE, WANG, XING, & TAN, 2018

Ciahong juji HU, CLARKE, ELIASON, QIU, LI, SHAWKEY, ZHAO, D'ALBA, JIANG & XU, 2018

Nhandumirim waldsangae MARSOLA, BITTENCOURT, BUTLER, DA ROSA, SAYAO & LANGER, 2018

Qiupanykus zhangi LU, XU, CHANG, JIA, ZHANG, GAO, ZHANG, ZHANG, & DING, 2018

Saltriovenator zanellai DAL SASSO, MAGANUCO, & CAU, 2018

Thanos simonattoi DELCOURT & IORI, 2018

Tratayenia rosalesi PORFIRI, VALIERI, SANTOS, & LAMANNA, 2018

Xiyunkus pengi XU, CHOINIERE, TAN, BENSON, CLARK, SULLIVAN, ZHAO, HAN, MA, HE, WANG, XING, & TAN, 2018

Alcala, L., Cobos, A., and Royo-Torres, R., 2018, Dinosaurios de la Peninsula Iberica: Investigacion, n. 94, p. 116-153. Link to pdf

Alonso, A., Gasca, J. M., Navarro-Lorbes, P., Rubio, C., and Caudo, J. I., 2018, A new contribution to our knowledge of the large-bodied theropods from the Barremian of the Iberian Peninsula: the "Parranco del Hocino" site (Spain): Journal of Iberian Geology, v. 44, p. 7-23. Link to pdf

Avrahami, H. M., Gates, T. A., Heckert, A. B., Makovicky, P. J., and Zanno, L. E., 2018, A new microvertebrate assemblage from the Mussentuchit Member, Cedar Mountain Formation: insights into the paleobiodivrsity and paleobiogeography of early Late Cretaceous ecosystems in western North America: PeerJ 6:e5883 DOI 10.7717/peerj.5883, 52pp. Link to pdf

Balanoff, A. M., Norell, M. A., Hogan, A. V. C., and Bever, G. S., 2018, The endocranial cavity of oviraptorosaur dinosaurs and the increasingly complex, deep history of the avian brain: Brain, Behavior and Evolution, v. 91, p. 125-135. Link to pdf

Bandeira, K. L. N., Brum, A. S,. Pegas, R. V., Cidade, G. M., Holgado, B,. Cidade, A., and de Souzza, R. G., 2018, The Baurusuchidae vs Theropoda recored in the Bauru Group (Upper Cretaceous, Brazil): a taphonomic perspective: Journal of Iberian Geology, published online, 30pp. Link to pdf

Baron, M. G., and Williams, M. E., 2018, A re-evaluation of the enigmatic dinosauriform Caseosaurus crosbyensis from the Late Triassic of Texas, USA and its implications for early dinosaur evolution: Acta Palaeontology Polonica, v. 63, n. 1, p. 129-145. Link to pdf Link to supplementary pdf

Bates, K. T., and Falkingham, P. L., 2018, Correction to 'Estimating maximum bite performance in Tyrannosaurus rex using multi-body dynamics: Biology Letters, v. 14: 20180160, 1pp. Link to pdf

Bell, P. R., Camione, N. E, Parsons IV, W. S., Currie, P. J., Larson, P. L., Tanke, D. H., and Bakker, R. T., 2018, Tyrannosauroid integument reveals conflicting patterns of gigantism and feather evolution: Biology Letters, v. 13, published online, 5pp.

Benson, R. B. J., Hunt, G,. Carrano, M. T., and Campione, N., 2019, Cope's rule and the adaptive landsacpe of dinosaur body size evolution: Palaeontology, v. 61, part 1, p. 13-48.

Bishop, P. J., Graham, D. F., Lamas, L. P., Hutchison, J. R., Rubenson, J., Hancock, J. A., Wilson, R. S., Hocknull, S. A., Barrett, R. S., Lloyd, D. G., and Clemente, C. J., 2018, The influance of speed and size on avian terrestrial locomotor biomechanics: Predicting locomotion in extinct theropod dinosaurs: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 13, n. 2, 40pp. Link to pdf

Bishop, P. J., Hocknull, S. A., Clemente, C. J., Hutchinson, J. R., Barrett, R. S., and Lloyd, D. G., 2018, Cancellous bone and theropod dinosaur locomotion. Part II--a new approach to inferring posture and locomotor biomechanics in extinct tetrapod vertebrates: PeerJ 6:e5779; DOI 10.7717/peerj.5779, 49pp. Link to pdf

Bishop. P. J., Hocknull, S. A., Clemente, C. J., Hutchinson, J. R., Farke, A. A., Barrett, R. S. and Lloyd, D. G., 2018, Cancellous bone and theropod dinosaur locomotion. Part III -- inferring posture and locomotor biomechanics in extinct theropods, and its evolution on the line to birds: Peerj 6:e5777; DOI 10.7717/peerj.5777 47pp. Link to pdf

Bishop, P. J., Hocknull, S. A., Clemente, C. J., Hutchinson, J. R., Farke, A. A., Beck, B. R., Barrett, R. S., and Lloyd, D. G. 2018, Cancellous bone and theropod dinosaur locomotion. Part I--an examination of cancellous bone architecture in hindlimb bones of theropods: PeerJ 6:e5778; DOI 10.7717/peerj.5778, 106pp. Link to pdf

Brignon, A., 2018, Nouvelles donnees historiques sur les premiers dinosaures trouves en France: BSGF-Earth Sciences Bulletin, v. 189, n. 4, 19pp. Link to pdf

Brownstein, C. D., 2018, The biogeography and ecology of the Cretaceous non-avian dinosaurs of Appalachia: Palaeontologia Electronica 21.1.5A 56pp. Link to pdf

Brownstein, C. D., 2018, Trace fossils on dinosaur bones revel ecosystem dynamics along the coast of eastern North America during the latest Cretaceous: PeerJ 6:e4973; DOI 10.7717/peerj.4973, 23pp. Link to pdf.

Brownstein, C. D., 2018, The distinctive theropod assemblage of the Ellisdale site of New Jersey and its implications for North Americna dinosaur ecology and evolution during the Cretaceous: Journal of Paleontology, published online, 15pp. Link to pdf

Brownstein, C. D., 2018, Large basal tyrannosauroids from the Maastrichtian and terrestrial vertebrate diversity in the shadow of the K-Pg Extinction: The Mosasaur, v. 10, p. 105-115. Link to pdf

Brownstein, C. D., 2018, A large dromaaeosaurid from North Carolina: Cretaceous Research, v. 82, p. 1-7.

Brum, A. S., Machado, E. B. Campos, D. de A., and Kellner, A. W. A., 2018, Descritpion of uncommon pneumatic structures of a noasaurid (Theropoda, Dinosauria) cervical vertebra from the Bauru Group (Upper Cretaceous), Brazil: Cretaceous Reseach, v. 85, p. 193-206.

Candeiro, C. R. dos A., Brusatte, S. L., Vidal, L., Pereira, P. V. L. G. da C., 2018, Paleobiogeographic evolution and distribution of Carcharodontosauridae (Dinosauria, Theropoda) during the middle Cretaceous of North Africa: Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia, v. 58, 8pp. Link to pdf

Candeiro, C. R. A., Gil, L. M., and Castro, P. E. P. de., 2018, Large-sized theropod Spinosaurus: an important component of the carnivorous dinosaur fauna in southern continents during the Cretaceous: Earth Sciences Bulletin, v. 189, n. 15, pubished online, 9 pp. Link to pdf

Carrano, M. T., Loewen, M. A., and Evers, S. W., 2018, Comment (Case 3506) - Conservation of Allosaurus Marsh, 1877 (Dinosauria, Theropoda): additional data in support of the proposed neotype for its type species Allosaurus fragilis MArsh, 1877: Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, v. 75, p. 59-64.

Cau, A., 2018, The assembly of the avian body plan: a 160 million-year long process: Bollettino della Societa Paleontologica Italiana, v. 57, n. 1, p. 1-25. Link to pdf Link to supplementary pdf

Cau, A., and Madzia, D., 2018, Redescription and affinities of Hulsanpes perlei (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia: PeerJ 6:e4868; DOI 10.7717/peerj.4868, 19pp. Link to pdf

de Carvalho, J., and Santucci, R. M., 2018, New dinosaur remains from the Quirico Formation, Sanfransiscana Basin, (Lower Cretaceous), Southwestern Brazil: Cretaceous Research, v. 85, p. 20-27.

Clark, N. D. L., 2018, Review of the dinosaur remains from the Middle Jurassic of Scotland, UK: Geosciences, v. 8, 54, published online, 11pp.

Conrad, J. L., 2018, A new lizard (Squamata) was the last meal of Compsognathus (Theropoda: Dinosauria) and is a holotype in a holotype: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, v. 183, p. 584-634. (Schoenesmahl dyspepsia) Link to pdf

Cuesta, E., Ortega, F., and Sanz, J. L., 2018, Appendicular osteology of Concavenator corcovatus (Theropoda: Carcharodontosauridae; Early Cretacoeus; Spain): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 38, n. 4, e1485153, 24pp.

Dalman, S. G., and Lucas, S. G., 2018, Tyrannosaurid dinosaurs (Theropoda; Tyrannosauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous Early Campanian) Allison Member of the Menefee Formation, New Mexico: implications for the origin of tyrannosauridae in North America: In: Fossil Record 6, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, n. 79, p 99-112. Link to pdf

Dalman, S. B., and Lucas, S. G., 2018, New evidence for predatory behavior in tyrannosaurid dinosaurs from the Kirtland Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian), northwestern New Mexico: In: Fossil Record 6, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, n. 79, p. 113-124. Link to pdf

Dalman, S. G., Lucas, S. G. and Malinzak, D. E., 2018, Tyrannosaurid teeth from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Two Medicine Formation of Montana: In: Fossil Record 6, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, n. 79, p. 125-139. Link of pdf

Dal Sasso, C., Maganuco, S., and Cau, A., 2018, The oldest ceratosaurian (Dinosauria: Theropoda), from the Lower Jurassic of Italy, sheds light on the evolution of three-fingered hand of birds: PeerJ 6:e5976 DOI 10.7717/peerj.5976, 78pp. (Saltriovenator zanellai) Link to pdf

Delcourt, R., 2018, Ceratosaur palaeobiology: new insights on evolution and ecology of the southern rulers: Scientific Reports, published online, 12pp. Link to pdf

Delcourt, R., and Grillo, O. N., 2018, Reassessment of a fragmentary maxilla attribute to Carcharodontosauridae from Presidente Prudente Formation, Brazil: Cretaceous Research, v. 84, p. 515-524.

Delcourt, R., and Grillo, O. N., 2018, Tyrannosauroids from the Southern Hemisphere: implications for biogeograpy, evolution, and taxonomy: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, articles in press, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.09.003.

Delcourt, R., and Iori, F. V., 2018, A new abelisauridae (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from Sao Jose do Rio Preto Formation, Upper Cretaceous of Brazil and comments on the Bauru Group Fauna: Historical Biology, Published online, 8pp (Thanos simonattoi)

Frederickson, J. A., Engel, M. H., and Cifelli, R. L., 2018, Niche partitioning in theropod dinosaurs: diet and habitat preference in predators from the Uppermost Cedar Mountain Formation (Utah, U.S.A.): Scientific Reports, published online, 13pp. Link to pdf

Frederickson, J. A., Lipka, T. R., and Cifelli, R. L., 2018, Faunal composition and paleoenvironment of the Arundel Clay (Potomac Formation; Early Cretaceous), Maryland, USA: Palaeontologia Electroinca 21.2.31A; 24pp. Link to pdf

Funston, G. F., Martin-Silverstone, E., and Currie, P. J., 2018, Correction: The first pterosaur pelvic material from the Dinosaur Park Formation (Campanian) and implications for azhdarchid locomotion: Facets, v. 3, p. 192-194.

Gianechini, F. A., Makovicky, P. J., Apesteguia, S., and Cerda, I., 2018, Postcranial skeletal anatomy of the holotype and referred specimens of Buitreraptor gonzalezorum Makovicky, Apesteguia and Agnolin 2005 (Theropoda, Dromaeosauridae), from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia: PeerJ 6:e4558; DOI 19.7717/peerj.4558, 84pp. Link to pdf

Guo, X., Xu, L., and Jia, S., 2018, Morphological and phylogenetic study based on new materials of Anchiornis huxleyi (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from Jianchang, Western Liaoning, China: Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition), v. 92,n. 1, p. 1-15.

Hamm, C. A., Mallison, H,. Hampe, O., Schwarz, D., Mews, J, Blobel, J., Issever, A. S., and Asbach, P, 2018, Efficiency, workflow and image aquality of clinical computed tomography scanning compared to photogrammetry on the example of a Tyrannosaurus rex skull from the Maastrichtian of Montana, U.S.A.: Journal of Paleontological Techniques, n. 21, p. 13pp. Link to pdf

Henderson, D. M., 2018, A buoyancy, balance and stability challeange to the hypothesis of a semi-aquatic Spinosaurus Stromer, 1915 (Dinosauria: Theropoda): PeerJ 6:e5409; DOI 1.7717/peerj.5409, 29pp. Link to pdf

Hu, D., Clarke, J. A., Eliason, C. M., Qui, R., Li, Q., Shawkey, M. D., Zhao, C., D'Alba, L., Jiang, J., and Xu, X., 2018, A bony-crested Jurassic dinosaur with evidence of iridescent plumage highlights complexity in early paravian evolution: Nature Communications, published online, 12pp. (Ciahong juji) Link to pdf

Hunt, R. K., and Quinn, J. H., 2018, A new ornithomimosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Trinity Group of Arkansas: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 38,  n. 1, e1421209, 12pp. (Arkansaurus fridayi)

Kolaceke, A., Velez, M. J., Coulson, I. M., Barbi, M., and Tokaryk, T., 2018, Lithostratigraphy of sections in vicinity of the excavation site of a nearly complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton (Scotty) in southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada: Saskatchewan Geological Survey, Summary of Investigations, v. 1, p. 12pp.

Kundrat, M., Xu, X., Hancova, M., Gajodos, A., Guo, Y., and Chen, D., 2018, Evolutonary disparity in the endoneurocranial configuration between small and gigantic tyrannosaurids: Historical Biology, published online, 15pp.

Li, Z., Zhou, Z., and Clarke, J. A., 2018, Convergent evolution of a mobile bony tongue in flighted dinosaurs and pterosaurs:  Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 13, n. 6, pp. 21. Link to pdf

Lü, J.-C., Xu, L., Chang, H.-L., Jia, S.-H., Zhang, J.-M., Gao, D.-S,. Zhang, Y.-Y., Zhang, C.-J, and Ding, F, 2018, A new alvarezsaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Qiupa Formation of Luanchuan, Henan Province, central China: China Geology, .v .1, p. 28-35. (Qiupanykus zhangi) Link to pdf

Maganuco, S., and Dal Sasso, C., 2018, The smallest biggest theropod dinosaur: a tiny pedal ungual of a juvenile Spinosaurus from the Cretaceous of Morocco: PeerJ 6:e4785; DOI 10.7717/peerj.4785, 10pp. Link to pdf

Malafaia, E., Gasulla, J. M., Escaso, F, Narvaez I., Sanz, J. L., and Ortega, F,. 2018, New spinosaurid theropod, Megalosauroidea) remains from the Arcillas de Morella Formation (upper Barremian) of Morella, Spain: Cretaceous Research, v. 92, p. 174-183.

Malafaia, E., Mocho, P., Escaso, F., Dantas, P., and Ortega, F., 2018, Carcharodontosaurian remains (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal: Journal of Paleontology, published online, 16pp. Link to pdf

Marsola, J. C. A., Bittencourt, J. S., Butler, R. J., da Rosa, A. A. S., Sayao, J. M., and Langer, M. C., 2018, A new dinosaur with theropod affinities from the Late Triassic Santa Maria Formation, south Brazil: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 38, n. 5, e1531878, 24pp. (Nhandumirim waldsangae)

McDonald, A. T., Wolfe, D. G., and Dooley Jr., A. C., 2018, A new tyrannosaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous Menefee Formation of New Mexico: PeerJ 6:e5749; DOI 10.7717/peerj.5749, 25 pp. (Dynamoterror dynastes) Link to pdf

McLain, M. A., Nelsen, D., Snyder, K, Griffin, C. T., Siviero, B., Brand, L. R., and Chadwick, A. V., 2018, Tyrannosaur cannibalism: a case of tooth-traced tyrannosaurid bone in the Lance Formation (Mastrichtian), Wyoming: PalAios, v. 33, p. 164-173.

McFeeters, B., Ryan, M. J., and Cullen, T. M., 2018, Positional variation in pedal unguals of North American Ornithomimids (Dinosauria, Theropoda): a response to Brownstein (2017): Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Palaeontology, v. 6, p. 60-67. Link to pdf

McNamara, M. E., Zhang, F., Kearns, S. L., Orr, P. J., Toulouse, A. Foley, T., Hone, D. W E., Rogers, C. S., Benton, M. J., Diane Johnson, Xu, X., and Zhou, Z., 2018, Fossilized skin reveals coevolution with feathers and metabolism in feathered dinosaurs and early birds: Nature Communications, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04443-x, published online, 7pp. Link to pdf

Nesteruk, I., 2018, Tyrannosaurus rex running? estimations of effeciency, speed and accleration: Innov Biosyst Bioeng, v. 2, n. 1, p. 42-48. Link to pdf

Norell, M. A., Balanoff, A. M., Barta, D. E., and Erickson, G. M., 2018, A second specimen of Citipati osmolskae associated with a nest of eggs from Ukhaa Tolgod, Omnogov Aimag, Mongolia: American Museum Novitates, n. 3899, 44pp. Link to pdf

Prondvai, E., Godefroit P., Adriaens, D., and Hu, D.-Y., 2018, Intraskeletal histovariability, allometric growth patterns, and their functional implications in brid-like dinosaurs: Scientific Reports, published online, 16pp. Link to pdf

Poropat, S. F., Martin, S. K., Tosolini, A.-M. P., Wagstaff, B. E., Bean, L. B., Kear, B. J., Vickers-Rich, P., and Rich, T. H., 2018, Early Cretaceous polar biotas of Victoria, southeastern Australia--an overview of research to date: Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology, DOI: 10.1080/03115518.2018.1453085, 73pp. Link to pdf

Porfiri, J. D., Valieri, R. D. J., Santos, D. D. D., and Lamanna, M. C., 2018, A new megaraptoran theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Bajo de la Carpa Formation of northwestern Patagonia: Cretaceous Reserach, v. 89, p. 302-319. (Tratayenia rosalesi)

Rauhut, O. W. M., Pinuela, L., Castanera, D., Garcia-Ramos, J.-C., and Cela, J. S., 2018, The largest European theropod dinosaurs: reamins of a gigantic megalosaurid and giant theropod tracks from the Kimmeridgian of Asturias, Spain: PeerJ 6:e4963; DOI 10.7717/peerJ. 4963, 34pp. Link to pdf

Smith, D. K., Sanders, R. K., and Wolfe, D. G., 2018, A re-evaluation of the basicranial soft tissues and pneumaticity of the therizinosaurian Nothronychus mckinleyi (Theropoda: Maniraptora): Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 13, n. 7, 18pp. Link to pdf

Smith-Paredes, D., Nunez-Leon, D., Soto-Acuna, S., O'Connor, J., Botelho, J. F., and Vargas, A. O., 2018, Dinosaur ossification centres in embryonic birds uncover developmental evolution of the skull: Nature Ecology & Evolution, published online, 8pp.

Talori, Y. S., Liu, Y.-F., Zhao, J.-S., Sullivan, C., O'Connor, J. K,. & Li, Z.-H., 2018, Winged forelimbs of the small theropod dinosaur Caudipteryx could have generated small aerodynamic forces during rapid terrestrial locomotion: Scientific Reports, published online, 14pp. Link to pdf

Torices, A., Wilkinson, R., Arbour, V. M., Ruiz-Omenaca, J. I., and Currie, P. J., 2018, Puncture-and-pull biomechanics in the teeth of predatory coelurosaurina dinosaurs: Current Biology Report, v. 28, p. 108. Link to pdf

Tsai., H. P., Middleton, K. M., Hutchinson, J. R., and Holliday, C. M., 2018, Hip joint articular soft tissues of non-dinosaurian dinosauromorpha and early Dinosauria: evolutionary and biomechanical implications for Saurischia: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 38, n. 1, e1427593, 23pp.

Tweet, J. S., and Santucci, V. L., 2018, An inventory of non-avian dinosaurs from National Par Service Areas: In; Fossil Record 6, Volume 2, edited by Lucas, S. G., and Sullivan, R. M., New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, n. 79, pp. 703-730. Link to pdf

Varricchio, D. J., Kundrat, M., and Hogan, J., 2018, An intermediate incubation period and primitive brooding in a theropod dinosaur: Scientific Reports, published online, 6pp. Link to pdf

Wang, S., Zhang, Q., and Yang, R., 2018, Reevaluation of the dentary structures of Caenagnathid Oviraptorosaurs (Dinosauria, Theropoda): Scientific Reports, pubished online, 9pp. Link to pdf

Warnock, J. P., Peterson, J. E., Clawson, S. R., Matthews, N A., and Breithaupt, B. H., 2018, Close-range photogrammetry of the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry, Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, Emery County, Utah: Geology of the Intermountain West, v. 5, p. 271-285.

Wilson, P. F., Smith, M. P., Hay, J., Warnett, J. M., Attridge, A., and Williams, M. A., 2018, X-ray computed tomography (XCT) and chemical analysis (EDX and XRF) used in conjunction of rcultural conservation: the case of the earliest scientifically described dinosaur Megalosaurus bucklandii: Heritage Science, 6:58, 14p. Link to pdf

Xu, X., Choiniere, J., Tan, Q., Tan, Q., Bensen, R. B. J., Clark, J., Sullivan, C., Zhao, Q., Han, F., Ma, Q., He, Y., Wang, S.,  Xing, H., and Tan, L., 2018, Two early Cretaceous fossils document transitional stages in Alvarezsaurian dinosaur evolution: Current Biology Report, v. 28, 8pp. (Xiyunkus pengi, Bannykus wulatensis) Link to pdf

Yin, Y.-L., Pei, R., and Zhou, C.-F., 2018, Cranial morphology of Sinovenator changii (Theropoda: Troodontidae) on the new material from the Yixian Formaiton of western Liaoning, China: PeerJ 6:e4977; DOI 10.7717/peerj.4977, 42pp. Link to pdf

You, H., Morschhause, E. M., Li, D., and Dodson, P, 2019, Introducing the Mazongshan Dinosaur Fauna: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 38, Supplement, Memoir 18, p. 1-11.

Yu, Y., Wang., K., Chen, S., Sullivan, C., Wan,g S., Wang, P., and Xu, X., 2018, A new caenagnathid dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Wangshi Group of Shandong, China, with comments on size variation among oviraptorosaurs: Scientific Reports, DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-23252-2, 10pp. (Anomalipes shaoi) Link to pdf

Zheng, X., Wang, X., Sullivna, C., Zhang, X., Zhang, F., Wang, Y,. Li, F., Xu, X., 2018, Exceptional dinosaur fossil reveal early origin of avian-style digestion: Scientific Reports, published online, (2018) 8:14217 DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-32202-x, 8pp. Link to pdf

Sauropodomorpha (Sauropoda, Prosauropoda)

Genus: Nova (15)

Anhuilong REN, HUANG, & YOU, 2018

Baalsaurus CALVO & RIGA, 2018

Bagualosaurus PRETTO, LANGER & SCHULTZ, 2018

Choconsaurus SIMON, SALGADO & CALVO, 2018

Ingentia APALDETTI, MARTINEZ, CERDA, POL, & ALCOBER, 2018

Lavocatisaurus CANUDO, CARBALLIDO, GARRIDO, & SALGADO, 2018

Ledumahdi McPHEE, BENSON, BOTHA-BRINK, BORDY, & CHOINIERE, 2018

Lingwulong XU, UPCHURCH, MANNION, BARRETT, REGALADO-FERNANDEZ, MO, MA, & LIU, 2018

Liaoningotitan ZHOU, WU, SEKIYA, & DONG, 2018

Macrocollum MULLER, LANGER, & DIAS-DA-SILVA, 2018

Mansourasaurus SALLAM, GORSCAK, O'CONNOR, EL-DAWOUDI, EL-SAYED, SABER, KORA, SERTICH, SEIFFERT & LAMMANA, 2018

Maraapunisaurus CARPENTER, 2018

Sibirotitan AVERIANOV, IVANTSOV, SKUTSCHAS, FAINGERTZ & LESHCHINSKIY, 2018

Volgatitan AVERIANOV, & EFIMOV, 2018

Yizhousaurus ZHANG, YOU, WANG, & CHATTERJEE, 2018

Species: Nova (14)

Anhuilong diboensis REN, HUANG, & YOU, 2018

Baalsaurus mansillai CALVO & RIGA, 2018

Bagualosaurus agudoensis PRETTO, LANGER & SCHULTZ, 2018

Choconsaurus baileywillsi SIMON, SALGADO & CALVO, 2018

Ingentia prima APALDETTI, MARTINEZ, CERDA, POL, & ALCOBER, 2018

Lavocatisaurus agrioensis CANUDO, CARBALLIDO, GARRIDO, & SALGADO, 2018

Ledumahdi mafube McPHEE, BENSON, BOTHA-BRINK, BORDY, & CHOINIERE, 2018

Lingwulong shenqi XU, UPCHURCH, MANNION, BARRETT, REGALADO-FERNANDEZ, MO, MA, & LIU, 2018

Liaoningotitan sinesis ZHOU, WU, SEKIYA, & DONG, 2018

Macrocollum itaquii MULLER, LANGER, & DIAS-DA-SILVA, 2018

Mansourasaurus shahinae SALLAM, GORSCAK, O'CONNOR, EL-DAWOUDI, EL-SAYED, SABER, KORA, SERTICH, SEIFFERT & LAMMANA, 2018

Sibirotitan astroscralis AVERIANOV, IVANTSOV, SKUTSCHAS, FAINGERTZ & LESHCHINSKIY, 2018

Volgatitan simbirskiensis AVERIANOV, & EFIMOV, 2018

Yizhousaurus sunae ZHANG, YOU, WANG, & CHATTERJEE, 2018

Synonym: Nova (1)

Maraapunisaurus fragillimus (COPE, 1878) CARPENTER, 2018

= Amphicoelias fragillimus COPE, 1878

Alcala, L., Cobos, A., and Royo-Torres, R., 2018, Dinosaurios de la Peninsula Iberica: Investigacion, n. 94, p. 116-153.

Anonymous, 2018, Opinion 2425 (Case 3700) - Diplodocus Marsh, 1878 (Dinosauria, Sauropoda): Diplodocus longus Marsh, 1878 maintained as the type species: Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, v. 75, 3pp.

Apaldetti, C., Martinez, R. N., Cerda, I. A., Pol, D., and Alcober, O., 2018, An early trend towards gigantism in Triassic sauropodomorph dinosaurs: Nature Ecology & Evolution, published online 6pp. (Ingentia prima) Link to supplementary information

Arbour, V. M., and Zanno, L. E., 2018, The evolution of tail weaponization in amniotes: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B., v. 285: 20172299, published online, 7pp.

Averianov, A., and Efimov, V., 2018, The oldest titanosaurian sauropod of the Northern Hemisphere: Bio. Comm, v. 63, n. 3, p. 145-162. (Volgatitan simbirskiensis) Link to pdf

Averianov, A., Ivantsov, S., Skutschas, P., Faingertz, A., and Leshchinskiy, S., 2019, A new sauropod dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Ilek Formation, Western Siberia, Russia: Geobios, v. 51, p. 1-14. (Sibirotitan astroscralis)

Bellardini, F., Baiano, M. A., Barrios, F., Holgado, B., and Coria, R. A., 2018, New titanosauria (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) remains from the Upper Cretaceous (Plottier Fm) of the southern Neuquen Basin (Patagonia, Argentina): Journal of Iberian Geology, v. 44, p. 75-84. Link to pdf

Benson, R. B. J., Hunt, G,. Carrano, M. T., and Campione, N., 2019, Cope's rule and the adaptive landsacpe of dinosaur body size evolution: Palaeontology, v. 61, part 1, p. 13-48.

Brignon, A., 2018, Nouvelles donnees historiques sur les premiers dinosaures trouves en France: BSGF-Earth Sciences Bulletin, v. 189, n. 4, 19pp. Link to pdf

Calvo, J. O., and Riga, B. G., 2018, Baalsaurus mansillai gen. et sp. nov. a new titanosaurian sauropod (Late Cretaceous) from Neuquen, Patagonia, Argentina: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, published online, 11pp. (Baalsaurus mansillai) Link to pdf

Canudo, J. I., Carballido, J. L., Garrido, A., and Slagado, L., 2018, A new rebbachisaurid sauropod from the Aptian-Albian, Lower Cretaceous Rayoso Formation, Neuquen, Argentina: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 63, v. 4, p. 679-691. (Lavocatisaurus agrioensis) Link to pdf

Carpenter, K., 2018, Maraapunisaurus fragillimus, n. g. (formerly Amphicoelias fragillimus), a basal rebbachisaurid from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic) of Colorado: Geology of the Intermountain West, an open-access journal of the Utah Geological Association, v. 5, 227-244. (Maraapunisaurus fragillimus = Amphicoelias fragillimus) Link to pdf

de Carvalho, J., and Santucci, R. M., 2018, New dinosaur remains from the Quirico Formation, Sanfransiscana Basin, (Lower Cretaceous), Southwestern Brazil: Cretaceous Research, v. 85, p. 20-27.

Chapelle, K. E. J., and Choiniere, J. N., 2018, A revised cranial descritpion of Massospondylus carinatus Owen (Dinosauria: Sauropodomorpha) based on computed tomographic scans and a review of cranial characters for basal Sauropodomorpha: PeerJ 6:e4224: DOI 10.7717/peerj.4334, 84pp. Link to pdf

Clark, N. D. L., 2018, Review of the dinosaur remains from the Middle Jurassic of Scotland, UK: Geosciences, v. 8, 54, published online, 11pp.

Clayton, R. J., 2018, Description of unusual pathological disorders on pubes and associated  left femur from a Diplodocus specimen: Paludicola, v. 11, n. 4, p. 179-187. Link to pdf.

Curry Rogers, K., and Kulik, Z., 2018, Osteohistology of Rapetosaurus krausei (Sauropoda: Titanosauria) from the Upper Cretacous of Madagascar): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 38, n. 4, e1493689, 24pp.

Frederickson, J. A., Lipka, T. R., and Cifelli, R. L., 2018, Faunal composition and paleoenvironment of the Arundel Clay (Potomac Formation; Early Cretaceous), Maryland, USA: Palaeontologia Electroinca 21.2.31A; 24pp. Link to pdf

Graham, M. R., Choiniere, J. N., Jirah, S., and Barrett, P. M., 2018, Technical note: The remedial conservation and support jacketing of the Massospondylus carinatus neotype: Palaeontologia africana, v. 52, p. 222-227.

Hechenleitner, M. E., Taborda, J. R. A., Fiorelli, L. F., Grellet-Tinner, G., and Nunez-Campero, S. R., 2018, Biomechanical evidence suggests extensive eggshell thinning during incubation in the Sanagasta titanosaur dinosaurs: PeerJ 6:e4971: DOI 10.7717/peerj.4971, 19pp. Link to pdf

Holwerda, F. M., Diaz, V. D., Blanco, A., Montie, R., and Reumer, J. W. F., 2018, Late Cretaceous sauropod tooth morphotypes may provide supporting evidence for faunal connections between North Africa and Southern Europe: PeerJ 6:e5925; DOI 10.7717/peerj.5925, 43pp. Link to pdf

Holwerda, F. M., and Pol, D., 2018, Phylogenetic analysis of Gondwana basal eusauropods from the Early-Middle Jurassic of Patagonia, Argentina: Spanish Journal of Palaeontlogy, v. 33, n. 4, p. 289-298. Link to pdf

Lambertz, M., Bertozzo, F., and Sander, P. M., 2018, Bone histological correlates for air sacs and thier implications for understanding the origin of the dinosaurian respiratory system: Biology Letters, v. 14, published online, 5pp. Link to pdf

Malkani, M. S., 2018, Two groups of titanosaurian sauropods based on two morphs of pes; a new hypothesis based on tracks and bone records: Reaschargate.net. Research, DOI; 10.13140/RG2.2.22049.66403: 48pp. Link to pdf

Maltese, A., Tschopp, E., Holwerda, F., and Burnham, D., 2018, The real Bigfoot: a pes from Wyoming, USA is the largest sauropod pes ever reported and the northern-most occurrence of brachiosaurids in the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formaton: PeerJ 6:e5250; DOI 10.7717/peerj.5250, 24pp. Link to pdf

Marsh, A. D., and Rowe, T. B., 2018, Anatomy and systematics of the sauropodomorph Sarahsaurus aurifontanalis from the Early Jurassic kayenta Formation: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 13, n. 10, 108pp. Link to pdf

Marsola, J. C. A., Bittencourt, J. S., Rosa, A. A. S. da, Martinelli, A. G., Ribeiro, A. M., Ferigolo, J., and Langer, M. C., 2018, New sauropodomorph and cynodont remains from the Late Triassic Sacisaurus site in southern Brazil and its stratigraphic position in the Norian Caturrita Formation: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 63, published online, 17pp. Link to pdf

Marzola, M., Mateus, O,. Milna, J,. and Clemmensen, L. B., 2018, A review of Palaeozoic and Mesozoic tetrapods from Greenland: Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark, v. 66, p. 21-46. Link to pdf

McPhee, B. W., Benson, R. B. J., Botha-Brink, J., Bordy, E. M,. and Choiniere, J. N., 2018, A giant dinosaur from the Earliest Jurassic of South Africa and the transition to quadrupedality in early sauropodomorphs: Current Biology, v. 28, 9 pp. (Ledumahdi mafube) Link to pdf

Moore, A. J., Mo, J., Clark, J. M., and Xu, X., 2018, Cranial anatomy of Bellusaurus sui (Dinosauria: Eusauropoda) from the Middle-Late Jurassic Shishugou Formation of northwest China and a review of sauropod cranial ontogeny: PeerJ 6:e4881; DOI 10.7717/peerj.4881, 74pp. Link to pdf

Müller, R. T., Langer, M. C., Bronzati, M., Pacheco, C. P., Cabreira, S. F., and Dias-da-Silva, S., 2018, Early evolution of sauropodomorphs: anatomy and phylogenetic relationships of a remarkably well-preserved dinosaur from the Upper Triassic of southern Brazil: Zoological Journal of the linnean Society, published online, 62pp.

Müller, R. T., Langer, M. C., and Dias-da-Silva, S., 2018, An exceptionally preserved association of complete dinosaur skeletons reveals the oldest long-necked sauropodomorphs: Bioilogy Letters, v. 14, 20189633, 5pp (Macrocollum itaquii) Link to pdf

Nicholl, C. S. C., Mannion, P. D., and Barrett, P. M., 2018, Sauropod dinosaur remains from a new Early Jurassic locality in the Central High Atlas of Morocco: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 63, n. 1, p. 147-157. Link to pdf Link to supplementary pdf

Nikolov, V., Pavilishina, P., Yaneva, M., Dochev, D., Konyovska, R., and Hristova, L., 2018, Late Cretaceous dinosaur remains and other tetrapod fauna from the vicinity of Tran town (Western Srednogorie): Review of the Bulgarian Geological Society, v. 79, part 3, p. 99-100. Link to pdf

Otero, A., 2018, Forelimb musculature and osteological correlates in Sauropodomorpha (Dinosauria, Saurischia):  Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 13, n. 7, pp. 65. Link to pdf

Pereira, P. V. G. da C., Marinho, T. da S., Candeiro, C. R. dos A., and Bergqvist, L. P., 2018, A new titanosaurian (Sauropoda, Dinosauria) osteoderm from the Cretaceous of Brail and its significance: Ameghiniana, v. 55, n. 6, p. 644-650.

Pretto, F. A., Langer, M. C., and Schultz, C. L., 2019, A new dinosaur (saurischian: sauropodomorpha) from the Late Triassic of Brazil provides insights on the evolution of sauropodomorph body plan: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, published online, 29pp. (Bagualosaurus agudoensis) Link to pdf

Ren, X.-X., Huang, J.-D., and You, H.-L., 2018, The second mamenchisaurid dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Eastern China: Historical Biology, published online, 9pp. (Anhuilong diboensis)

Riga, B. J. G., Mannion, P. D., Poropat, S. F., David, L. D. O., and Coria, J. P., 2018, Osteology of the Late Cretaceous Argentinean sauropod dinosaur Mendozasaurus neguyelap: implications for basal titanosaur relationships: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 46 pp, published on line.

Sallam, H. M., Gorscak, E., O'Connor, P. M., El-Dawoudi, I. A., El-Sayed, S., Saber, S., Kora, M. A., Sertich, J. J. W., Seiffert, E. R., and Lamanna, M. C., 2018, New Egyptian sauropod reveals Late Cretaceous dinosaur dispersal between Europe and Africa: Nature Eoclogy and Evolution, published online, 7pp. (Mansourasaurus shahinae)

Simon, E., Salgado, L., and Calvo, J. O., 2018, A new titanosaur sauropod from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Neuquen Province, Argentina: Ameghiniana, v. 55, n. 1, p. 1-29. (Choconsaurus baileywillsi) Link to pdf

Tan, C., Hui, D., He, J.-J., Zhang, F., Hu, X.-F., Yu, H.-D., Li, N., Wei, G.-B., Peng, G.-Z., Ye, Y., Zhang, Q.-N., Ren, X.-X., and You, H.-L., 2018, Discovery of Omeisaurus (Dinosauira: Sauropoda) in the Middle Jurassic Shaximiao Formation of Yunyang, Congqing, China: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, published online, 13pp. Link to pdf

Taylor, M. P., Xenoposeidon is the earliest known rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur: PeerJ 6:e5212; DOI 7717/peerj.5312, 22pp. Link to pdf

Tsai., H. P., Middleton, K. M., Hutchinson, J. R., and Holliday, C. M., 2018, Hip joint articular soft tissues of non-dinosaurian dinosauromorpha and early Dinosauria: evolutionary and biomechanical implications for Saurischia: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 38, n. 1, e1427593, 23pp.

Tschopp, E., Brinkman, D., Henderson, J., Ann Turner, M,. and Mateus, O., 2018, Considerations of the replacment of a type species in the case of the sauropod dinosaur Diplodocus Marsh, 1878: Geology of the Intermountian West, v. 5, p. 245-262.  Link to pdf

Tschopp, E., Mateus, O,. and Norell, M., 2018, Complex overlapping joints between facial bones allowing limited anterior sliding movements of the snout in diplodocid sauropods: American Museum Novitates, n. 3911, 16pp. Link to pdf

Tweet, J. S., and Santucci, V. L., 2018, An inventory of non-avian dinosaurs from National Par Service Areas: In; Fossil Record 6, Volume 2, edited by Lucas, S. G., and Sullivan, R. M., New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, n. 79, pp. 703-730. Link to pdf

Wills, S., Choiniere, J. N., and Barrett, P. M., 2018, Predictive modeling of fossil-bearing locality distributions in the Elliot Formation (Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic), South Africa, using a combined multivariate and spatial statistical analyses of present-day environmental data: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 489, p. 186-197.

Woodruff, D. C., Carr, T. D., Storrs, G. W., Waskow, K., Scannella, J. B., Norden, K. K., and Wilson, J. P., 2018, The smallest diplodocid skull reveals cranial ontogeny and growth-related dietary changes in the largest dinosaurs: Scientific Reporrts, published online, DI:10.1038/s41598-018-32620, 12pp. Link to pdf

Xing, X., Rothschild, B. M., Randolph-Quinney, P. S., Wang, Y., Parkinson, A. H., and Ran, H., 2018, Possible bite-induced abscess and osteomyelitis in Lufengosaurus (Dinosauria: sauropodomorph) from the Lower Jurassic of the yimen Basin, China: Scientifc Reports, DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-23451-x, 8pp. Link to pdf

Xu, X., Upchurch, P., Mannion, P. D., Barrett, P. M., Regalado-Fernandez, O. R., Mo, J., Ma., J., and Liu, H., 2018, A new Middle Jurassic diplodocoid suggests an earlier dispersal and diversification of sauropod dinosaurs: Nature Communications 9, 2700, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-0512801, 9pp. (Lingwulong shenqi) Link to pdf  

You, H., Morschhause, E. M., Li, D., and Dodson, P, 2019, Introducing the Mazongshan Dinosaur Fauna: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 38, Supplement, Memoir 18, p. 1-11.

Zhang, Q.-N., You, H.-L., Wang, T., and Chatterjee, S., 2018, A new sauropodiform dinosaur with a 'sauropodan' skull from the Lower Jurassic Lufeng Formation of Yunnan Province, China, Scientific Reports 8, Article number: 13464 (Yizhousaurus sunae) Link to pdf

Zhou, C.-f., Wu, W.-h., Sekiya, T., and Dong, Z.-m., 2018, A new titanosauriformes dinosaur from Jehol Biota of western Liaoning, China: Global Geology, v. 37, n. 2, p. 327-333. (Liaoningotitan sinesis) Link to pdf

Ornithischia

Genus: Nova (4)

Bayannurosaurus XU, TAN, GAO, GAO, YIN, BUO, WANG, TAN, ZHANG, & XING, 2018

Choyrodon GATES, TSOGTBAATAR, ZANNO, CHINZORIG, & WATABE, 2018

Crittendenceratops DALMAN, HODNETT, LICHTIG, & LUCAS, 2018

Diluvicursor HERNE, TAIT, WEISBECKER, HALL, NAIR, CLEELAND, & SALSBURY, 2018

Species: Nova (5)

Bayannurosaurus perfectus XU, TAN, GAO, GAO, YIN, BUO, WANG, TAN, ZHANG, & XING, 2018

Choyrodon barsboldi GATES, TSOGTBAATAR, ZANNO, CHINZORIG, & WATABE, 2018

Crittendenceratops krzyzanowskii DALMAN, HODNETT, LICHTIG, & LUCAS, 2018

Diluvicursor pickeringi HERNE, TAIT, WEISBECKER, HALL, NAIR, CLEELAND, & SALSBURY, 2018

Dryosaurus elderae CARPENTER & GALTON, 2018

Synonym: Nova (2)

Nanosaurus agilis MARSH, 1877

= Nanosaurus rex MARSH, 1877

= Othnielia rex (MARSH, 1877) GALTON, 1977

= Drinker nisti BAKKER, GALTON, SIEGWARTH, & FILLA, 1990

= Laosaurus consors MARSH, 1894

= Othnielosaurus consors (MARSH, 1894) GALTON, 2007

Prosaurolophus maximus BROWN, 1916

= Prosaurolophus blackfeetensis HORNER, 1992

Alcala, L., Cobos, A., and Royo-Torres, R., 2018, Dinosaurios de la Peninsula Iberica: Investigacion, n. 94, p. 116-153.

Avrahami, H. M., Gates, T. A., Heckert, A. B., Makovicky, P. J., and Zanno, L. E., 2018, A new microvertebrate assemblage from the Mussentuchit Member, Cedar Mountain Formation: insights into the paleobiodivrsity and paleobiogeography of early Late Cretaceous ecosystems in western North America: PeerJ 6:e5883 DOI 10.7717/peerj.5883, 52pp. Link to pdf

Bell, P. R., Herne, M. C., Brougham, T., and Smith, E. T., 2018, Ornithopod diversity in the Griman Creek Formation (Cenomanian), New South Wales, Australia: PeerJ 6:e6008 DOI 10.7717/peerj.6008, 40pp. (Weewarrasaurus pobeni) Link to pdf

Benson, R. B. J., Hunt, G,. Carrano, M. T., and Campione, N., 2019, Cope's rule and the adaptive landsacpe of dinosaur body size evolution: Palaeontology, v. 61, part 1, p. 13-48.

Bertozzo, F., Dal Sasso, C., Fabbri, M., Manucci, F., and Maganuco, S., 2018, Redescription of a remarkably large Gryposaurus notabilis (Dinosauria: Hadrosauridae) from Alberta, Canada: Memorie della Societa Italiana di Scienze Naturali, v. XLIII, p. 3-55. Link to pdf

Brown, C. M., 2018, Long-horned ceratopsidae from the Foremost Formation (Campanian) of southern Alberta: PeerJ 6:e4265; DOI 10.7717/peerj.4265: 18pp. 

Campbell, J. A., Ryan, M. J., Schröder-Adams, C. J., Evans, D. C., and Holmes R. B., 2018, New insights into chasmosaurine (Dinosauria: Ceratopsidae) skulls from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) of Alberta, and an update on the distribution of accessory frill fenestrae in Chasmosaurinae: PeerJ 6:e:5194; DOI 10.7717/peerj.5194: 39pp. Link to pdf

Carpenter, K., and Galton, P. M., 2018, A photo documentation of bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, USA: Geology of the Intermountain West, an open-access journal of the Utah Geological Association, v. 5, p. 167-207. (Nanosaurus agilis = Drinker nisti, = Laosaurus consors, = Othnielosaurus consors, Nanosaurus rex, = Othniela rex, Dryosaurus elderae) Link to pdf

Chen, J., Le Blanc, A. R. H., Jin, L., Huang, T,. and Reisz, R. R., 2018, Tooth development, histology, and enamel microstructure in Changchunsaurus parvus: implications for dental evolution in ornithopod dinosaurs: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 13, n. 10, pp. 18pp. Link to pdf

Dalman, S. G., Hodnett, J.-P. M., Lichtig, A. J., and Lucas, S. G., 2018, A new ceratopsid dinosaur (Centrosaurinae: Nasutoceratopsini) from the Fort Crittenden Formation, upper Crteaceous (Campanian) of Arizona: In: Fossil Record 6, edited by Lucas, S. G., and Sullivan, R. M., New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, n. 79, p. 141-164. (Crittendenceratops krzyzanowskii) Link to pdf

Drysdale, E. T., Therrien, F., Zelenitsky, D. K., Weishampel, D. B., and Evans, D. C., 2018, Description of juvenile specimens of Prosaurolophus maximus (Hadrosauridae, Saurolophinae) from the Upper Cretaceous Bearpaw Formation of southern Alberta, Canada, reveals ontogenetic changes in crest morphology: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 38, n. 6, e1547310, 20pp. (Prosaurolophus maximus = Prosaurolophus blackfeetensis)

Evans, D. C., Hayashi, S., Chiba, K., Watabe, M., Ryan, M. J., Lee, Y.-N., Currie, P. J., Tsogtbaatar, K., and Barsbold, R., 2018, Morphology and histology of new cranial specimens of Pachycephalosauridae (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Nemegt Formation, Mongolia: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 494, p. 121-134.

Fondevilla, V., Dalla Vecchia, F. M., Gaete, R., Galobart, A., Moncunill-Sole, B., and Kohler, M., 2018, Ontogeny and taxonomy of the hadrosaur (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda) remains from Basturs Poble bonebed (late early Maastrichtian, Tremp Syncline, Spain): Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 13, n. 10, pp. 33pp. Link to pdf

Fostowicz-Frelik, L, and Slowiak, J., 2018, Bone histology of Protoceratops andrewsi from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia and its biological implications: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 63, n. 3, p. 503-517. Link to pdf

Frederickson, J. A., Lipka, T. R., and Cifelli, R. L., 2018, Faunal composition and paleoenvironment of the Arundel Clay (Potomac Formation; Early Cretaceous), Maryland, USA: Palaeontologia Electroinca 21.2.31A; 24pp. Link to pdf

Gates, T. A., Tsogtbaatar, K., Zanno, L. E., Chinzorig, T., and Watabe, M., 2018, A new iguanodontian (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Early Cretaceous of Mongolia: PeerJ 6:e5300; DOI 10.7717/peerj.5300, 50pp. (Choyrodon barsboldi) Link to pdf

Han, F., Forster, C. A., Xu, X., and Clark, J. M., 2018, Postcranial anatomy of Yinlong downsi (Dinosauria: Ceratopsia) from the Upper Jurassic Shishugou Formation of China and the phylogeny of basal ornithischians: Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, v. 16, n. 14, p. 1159-1187.

He, Y., Makovicky, P. J., Xu, X., and You, H., 2018, High-resolution computed tomographic analysis of tooth replacement pattern of the basal neoceratopsian Liaoceratops yanzigouensis informs ceratopsian dental evolution: Scientific Reports, open access, 15pp Link to pdf

Herne, M. C., Tait, A. M., Weisbecker, V., Hall, M., Nair, J. P., Cleeland, M., and Salisbury, M., 2018, A new small-bodied ornithopod (Dinosauria, Ornithischia) from a deep, high-energy Early Cretaceous river of the Australian-Antarctic rift system: PeerJ 5:e4113; DOI 10.7717/peerj.4113, 77pp. (Diluvicursor pickeringi) Link to pdf

Hone, D. W. E., Tanke, D. H., and Brown, C. M., 2018, Bite marks on the frill of a juvenile Centrosaurus from the Late Cretaceous Dinosaur Provincal Park Formation, Alberta, Canada: PeerJ 6:e5748; DOI 10.7717/peerj.5748, 14pp. Link to pdf

Jimenez-Gomis, C., Cruzado-Caballero, P., Gasca, J. M., and Filippi, L. S., 2018, Nuevos fosiles de dinosaurio ornithopodos en el Santoniense (Cretacico Superior) de la Formacion Bajo de la Carpa del norte de Patagonia (Neuquen, Argentina): Geogaceta, v. 64, p. 83-86. Link to pdf

Jud, N. A., D'Emic, M. D., Willams, S. A., Mathews, J. C., Tremaine, K. M., and Bhattacharya, J., 2018, A new fossil assemblage shows that large angiosperm trees grew in North America by the Turonian (Late Cretaceous): Science Advances, Research Article, v. 4, eaar8567, 6pp.

Knapp, A., Knell, R. J., Farke, A. A., Loewen, M. A., and Hone, D. W. E., 2018, Patterns of divergence in the morphology of ceratopsian dinosaurs: sympatry is not a driver of ornament evolution: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, v. 285, publised online. Link to pdf.

Lopatin, A. V., Averianov, A. O., and Alifanov, V. R., 2018, New data on dinosaurs of the Crimean Peninsula: Doklady Biological Sciences, v. 482, p. 206-209. Link to pdf

Negro, J. J., Finlayson, C., and Galvan, I., 2018, Melanins in fossil animals: is it posible to infer life history traits from the coloration of extinct species? International Journal of molecular Sciences, v. 19, n. 230; doi:10.3390/ijms19020230, 11pp.

Parry, L. A,. Baron, M. G., and Vinther, J., 2018, Correction to 'Multiple optimality criteria support Ornithoscelida': Royal Society Open Science, v. 5: 180154. Link to pdf

Prieto-Marquez, A., and Guenther, M. F., 2018, Perinatal specimens of Maiasauria from the Upper Cretaceous of Montana (USA): insights into the early ontogeny of saurolophine hadrosaurid dinosaurs: PeerJ 6:e4734: DOI 10.7717/peerj.4734 31pp. Link to pdf

Poropat, S. F., Martin, S. K., Tosolini, A.-M. P., Wagstaff, B. E., Bean, L. B., Kear, B. J., Vickers-Rich, P., and Rich, T. H., 2018, Early Cretaceous polar biotas of Victoria, southeastern Australia--an overview of research to date: Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology, DOI: 10.1080/03115518.2018.1453085, 73pp. Link to pdf

Rivera-Sylva, H. E., Frey, E., Stinnesbeck, W., Amezcua, N., and Flores Huerta, D,. 2018, First occurrence of Parksosauridae in Mexico, from the Cerro del Pueblo Formation (Late Cretaceous; late Campanian) at Las Aguilas, Coahuila: Boletin de la Sociedad Geologica Mexicana, v. 70, n. 3, p. 779-784. Link to pdf

Taylor, D. G., and Lucas, S. G., 2018, A Late Cretaceous (Campanian) hadrosaur sacrum from the Cape Sebastian Sandstone, Curry County, Oregon: In: Fossil Record 6, Volume 2, Edited by Lucas, S. G., and Sullivan, R. M., New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science Bulletin, n. 79, p. 695-702. Link to pdf

Tweet, J. S., and Santucci, V. L., 2018, An inventory of non-avian dinosaurs from National Par Service Areas: In; Fossil Record 6, Volume 2, edited by Lucas, S. G., and Sullivan, R. M., New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, n. 79, pp. 703-730. Link to pdf

Xu, X., Tan, Q., Gao, Y., Bao, Z., Yin, Z., Guo, B., Wang, J., Tan, L., Zhang, Y., and Xing, H., 2018, A large-sized basal ankylopollexian from East Asia, shedding light on early biogeographic history of Iguanodontia: Science Bulletino, v. 63, p. 556-563. (Bayannurosaurus perfectus) Link to pdf

Armored dinosaurs

Genus: Nova (6)

Acantholipan RIVERA-SYLVA, FREY, STINNESBECK, CARBOT-CHANONA, SANCHEZ-URIBE, & GUZMAN-GUTIERREZ, 2018
Akainacephalus WIERSMA, & IRMIS, 2018

Invictarx McDONALD, & WOLFE, 2018

Jinyunpelta ZHENG, JIN, AZUMA, WANG, MIYATA, & XU, 2018
Mongolostegus TUMANOVA, & ALIFANOV, 2018

Platypelta PENKALSKI, 2018

Species: Nova (8)

Acantholipan gonzalezi RIVERA-SYLVA, FREY, STINNESBECK, CARBOT-CHANONA, SANCHEZ-URIBE, & GUZMAN-GUTIERREZ, 2018
Akainacephalus johnsoni WIERSMA, & IRMIS, 2018
Anodontosaurus inceptus PENKALSKI, 2018
Invictarx zephyri McDONALD, & WOLFE, 2018

Jinyunpelta sinensis ZHENG, JIN, AZUMA, WANG, MIYATA, & XU, 2018
Mongolostegus exspectabilis TUMANOVA, & ALIFANOV, 2018

Platypelta coombsi PENKALSKI, 2018
Scolosaurus thronus PENKALSKI, 2018

Arbour, V. M., and Zanno, L. E., 2018, The evolution of tail weaponization in amniotes: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B., v. 285: 20172299, published online, 7pp.

Avrahami, H. M., Gates, T. A., Heckert, A. B., Makovicky, P. J., and Zanno, L. E., 2018, A new microvertebrate assemblage from the Mussentuchit Member, Cedar Mountain Formation: insights into the paleobiodivrsity and paleobiogeography of early Late Cretaceous ecosystems in western North America: PeerJ 6:e5883 DOI 10.7717/peerj.5883, 52pp. Link to pdf

Becerra, M. G., Paulina-Carabajal, A., Cruzado-Caballero, P., and Taborda, J. R. A., 2018, First endocranial description of a South American hadrosaurid: The neuroanatomy of Secernosaurus koerneri from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 63, . 4, p. 693-702. Link to pdf

Benson, R. B. J., Hunt, G,. Carrano, M. T., and Campione, N., 2019, Cope's rule and the adaptive landsacpe of dinosaur body size evolution: Palaeontology, v. 61, part 1, p. 13-48.

Bourke, J. M., Porter, W. R., and Witmer, L. M., 2018, Convoluted nasal passages function as efficient heat exchangers in ankylosaurs (Dinosauria: Ornithischia: Thyreophora): Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 13, n. 12, pp. 50pp. Link to pdf

Delsate, D., Pereda-Suberbiola, X., Felten, R., and Felten, G., 2018, First thyreophoran dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) of Luxembourg: Geologica Belgica, v. 21, n. 1-2, p. 19-26. Link to pdf

Frederickson, J. A., Lipka, T. R., and Cifelli, R. L., 2018, Faunal composition and paleoenvironment of the Arundel Clay (Potomac Formation; Early Cretaceous), Maryland, USA: Palaeontologia Electroinca 21.2.31A; 24pp. Link to pdf

Hao, B.-q., Peng, G.-z, Quin, G.-z., Ye, Y., and Jiang, S., 2018, History and evolution of stegosaurs in China: Geological Bulletin of China, v. 37, n. 10, 1777-1782. Link to pdf

Hao, B.-q., Peng, G.-z., Qin, G., Ye, Y., and Jiang, S., 2018, Evolution of pelvic girdles of Stegosaurus in the Sichuan Basin:

Hao, B.-Q., Ye, Y., Maidment, S. C. R., Bertazzo, S., Peng, G.-Z., and You, H.-L., 2018, Femoral osteopathy in Gigantspinosaurus sichuanensis (Dinosauria: Stegosauria) from the Late Jurassic of Sichuan Basin, Southwestern China: Historical Biology, published online, 8pp.

Hao, B., Zhang, Q., Peng, G., Ye, Y., and You, H., 2018, Redescription of Gigantspinosaurus sichuanensis (Dinosauria, Stegosauria) from the Late Jurassic of Sichuan, Southwestern China: Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition), v. 932, n. 2, p. 431-441. Link to pdf

Lepage, Y., Buffetaut, E., and Lepage, G., 2018, The first photographs of a dinosaur excavation in Europe: Emile Savalle and the stegosaur from Octeville (Normandy, 1898): Colligo, v. 1, n. 1, p. 35-40. Link to pdf

Maidment, S. C. R., Woodruff, D. C., and Horner, J. R., 2018, A new specimen of the ornithischian dinosaur Hesperosaurus mjosi from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Montana, U.S.A., and implications for growth and size in Morrison stegosaurs: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 38, n. 1, pe1406366, 22pp.

Mallon, J. C., Henderson, D. M., McConough, C. M., and Loughry, W. J., 2018, A "Bloat-and-float" taphonomic model best explains the upside-down preservation of ankylosaurs: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, articles in press, 11pp.

Mallon, J. C., Henderson, D. M., McConough, C. M., and Loughry, W. J., 2018, A "Bloat-and-float" taphonomic model best explains the upside-down preservation of ankylosaurs: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 497, p. 117-127. Link to pdf

McDonald, A. T., and Wolfe, D. G., 2018, A new nodosaurid ankylosaur (Dinosauria: Thyreophora) from the Upper Cretaceous Menefee Formation of New Mexico: PeerJ 6:e5435; DOI 10.7717/peerj.5435, 29pp. (Invictarx zephyri) Link to pdf

Negro, J. J., Finlayson, C., and Galvan, I., 2018, Melanins in fossil animals: is it posible to infer life history traits from the coloration of extinct species? International Journal of molecular Sciences, v. 19, n. 230; doi:10.3390/ijms19020230, 11pp.

Penkalski, P., 2018, Revised systematics of the armoured dinosaur Euoplocephalus and its allies: Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen, v. 287/3, p. 261-306. (Scolosaurus thronus, Anodontosaurus inceptus, Platypelta coombsi)

Poropat, S. F., Martin, S. K., Tosolini, A.-M. P., Wagstaff, B. E., Bean, L. B., Kear, B. J., Vickers-Rich, P., and Rich, T. H., 2018, Early Cretaceous polar biotas of Victoria, southeastern Australia--an overview of research to date: Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology, DOI: 10.1080/03115518.2018.1453085, 73pp. Link to pdf

Raven, T. J., and Maidment, S. C. R., 2018, The systematic position of the enigmatic thyreophoran dinosaur Paranthodon africanus, and the use of basal exemplifiers in phylogenetic analysis: PeerJ 6:e4529; DOI 10.7717/peerj.4329, 36pp. Link to pdf

Rivera-Sylva, H. E., Frey, E., Stinnesbeck, W., Carbot-Chanona, G., Sanchez-Uribe, I. E., and Gusman-Gutieerex, 2018, Paleodiversity of Late Cretaceous Ankylosauria from Mexico and thier phylogenetic significance: Swiss Journal of Paleontology, published on line (Acantholipan gonzalezi)

Tumanova, T. A., and Alifanov, V. R., 2018, First record of stegosaur (Ornithischia, Dinosauira) from the Aptian-Albian of Mongolia: Paleontological Journal., v. 52,n  .14, p. 1771-1779. (Mongolostegus exspectabilis)

Tweet, J. S., and Santucci, V. L., 2018, An inventory of non-avian dinosaurs from National Par Service Areas: In; Fossil Record 6, Volume 2, edited by Lucas, S. G., and Sullivan, R. M., New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, n. 79, pp. 703-730. Link to pdf

Wiersma, J. P., and Irmis, R. B., 2018, A new southern Laramidian ankylosaurid, Akainacephalus johnsoni gen. et sp. nov., from the upper Campanian Kaiparowits Formation of southern Utah, USA: PeerJ 6:e5016; DOI 10.7717/peerj.5016, 76pp. (Akainacephalus johnsoni) Link to pdf

Woodward, H. N., Rich, T. H., and Vickers-Rich, P., 2018, The bone microstructure of polar "hypsilophodontid" dinosarus from Victoria, Australia: Scientific Reports, published online, 11pp.

Zheng, W., Jin, X., Azuma, Y., Wang, Q, Miyata, K, and Xu, X., 2018, The most basal ankylosaurine dinosaur from the Albian-Cenomanian of China, with implications for the evolution of the tail club: Scientific Reports 8:3711; DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-21924-7, 17pp (Jinyunpelta sinensis) Link to pdf Link to supplementary information