2025 articles

Fish; Agnatha, Thelodonti, Placoderm, Acanthodians, Chondrichthyes, Fish, Crossopterygians, Lungfish, Coelocanths, Fish Ichnology, Fish burrows, Fish Coprolites

Amphibians; Temnospondyli ("Labyrinthodons", Early Amphibians), Reptilosauromorph, Lepospondyli, Amphibians

Reptilia; Lower Reptiles (“Anapsids”), Turtles, Diapsida (Lower Lepidosauromorphs), Lizards and snakes, Sphenodonts, Ichthyosaurs, Sauropterygians and Placodontians, Lower Archosauromorpha, “Thecodontia, Pseudosuchia", Crocodilia (Mesosuchia, Eusuchia), Pterosaurs

Dinosaurs; Dinosauromorpha Theropoda, Sauropodomorpha (Sauropoda, Prosauropoda), Ornithischia, Armored dinosaurs, Dinosaurs in general, Aves (Mesozoic)

Synapsids; Pelycosaurs, Theriodontia, Deinocephalia, Mammals (Mesozoic)

Eggs, Ichnology, Palaeopathologies, Gastroliths, Stomach contents, Coprolites,Cannibalism, Regurgitalite, Fire (Mesozoic, Paleozoic), Beetle Borrings, Toothmarks, Histology, Soft tissue, Bonebed, Taphonomy, Burrows, DNA (and Blood), (suppose) Tertiary Dinosaurs, Venomous, Extinction

Integuments; Feathers, Skin, Hair

Interesting articles


Agnatha

Crump, J. G., 2025, Evolutionary origin of lubricated joints at the dawn of jawed vertebrates: PLOS Biology, v. 23, n. 2, 3pp. Link to pdf

Hughes, L. C., Bloom, D. D., Piller, K. R., Lang, N., and Mayden, R. L., 2025, Phylogenomic resolution of lambreys reveals the recent evolution of an ancient vertebrate leneage: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, v. 292: 20242101, 11pp. Link to pdf

Sharma, N., Haridy, Y., and Shubin, N., 2025, Synovial joings were present in the common ancestor of jawed fish but lacking in jawless fish: PLOS Biology, v. 23, n. 2: e3002990, 23pp. Link to pdf


Thelodonti

Cowan, M. B., de Rafelis, M,. Segalen, L., Kear, B. P., Dumont, M., and Zigaite, Z., 2025, Visualizing and quantifying biomineral preservation in fossil vertebrate dental remains: PeerJ 13:e18763 DOI 10.7717/poeerj.18763, 24pp. Link to pdf


Placoderm

Genus: Nova (1)

Tongdulepis LUO, PAN & ZHU, 2025

Species: Nova (2)

Bothrioleps zhujiangyuanensis XIAN, PAN, WANG, JIA, ZHAO, LUO & ZHU, 2025

Tongdulepis concavus LUO, PAN & ZHU, 2025

Luo, Y., Pan, Z., and Zhu, M., 2025, A new tubalepid fish (antiarcha, Palacodermi) from the Middle Devonian of Huize, Yunnan, China: Swiss journal of Palaeontology, v. 144:11, 15pp. (Tongdulepis concavus) Link to pdf

Xian, Z., Pan, Z., Wang, J, Jia, L., Zhao, Y., Luo, Y., and Zhu, M., 2025, A new antiarch, Bothrioleps zhujiangyuanensis sp. nov., from the Eifelian (Middle Devonian) of Qujing Yunnan, SW China: Acta Geologica Sinca (English Edition, v. 99, n. 1, p. 1-14. (Bothrioleps zhujiangyuanensis) Link to pdf


Acanthodians


Chondrichthyes

Genus: Nova (3)

Apolithabatis
TURTSCHER, JAMBURA, SPINDLER & KRIWET, 2025

Batillodus
DUFFIN, LAUER & LAUER, 2025

Clavusodens
HODNETT, EGIL, TOOMEY, OLSON, TOLLESON, BOLDON, TWEET & SANTUCCI , 2025

Species: Nova (3)

Apolithabatis seioma TURTSCHER, JAMBURA, SPINDLER & KRIWET, 2025

Batillodus beaveri
DUFFIN, LAUER & LAUER, 2025

Clavusodens mcginnisi HODNETT, EGIL, TOOMEY, OLSON, TOLLESON, BOLDON, TWEET & SANTUCCI , 2025
Palaeospondylus australis BURROW, YOUNG & LU, 2025

Amandori, M, Japundzic, S., Amalfitano, J,. Giusberti, L,. Fornacian, E., Jambura, P. E. and Kriwet, J., 2025, New insights on the shell-crusher shark Ptychodus decurrens Agassiz, 1838 (Elasmobranchii, Ptychodontidae) based on the first known articulted dentition from the Upper Cretaceous of Croatia: Swiss Journal of Paleontology, v. 144:2, 22pp.
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Andrews, J. V., Shirley, E. A., Figueroa, R. T., 2025, Vertebrates of the Blue Ridge Esker (Mississippian, Marshal Sandstone) of Michigan: Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michgian, v. 36, n. 3, p.43-58. Link to pdf

Anonymous, 2025, Island life 200 million years ago: Ancient neptunian dike reveals rare mixed marine and terretrial fossil assemblage: Phys Org, published online, 7 pp. Link to pdf

Burrow, C. J., Young, G. C., and Lu, J., 2025, A 3D braincase of the early jawed vertebrate Palaeospondylus from Australia: National Science Review, v. 12:nwae444, 9pp. (Palaeospondylus australis) Link to pdf

Clancy, D., 2025, Ghost Sharks, rare chimaeroid fossils from Richmond's ancient sea: In: Australian age of Dinosaurs Journal, Issue 21, 29-30.

Cowan, M. B., de Rafelis, M,. Segalen, L., Kear, B. P., Dumont, M., and Zigaite, Z., 2025, Visualizing and quantifying biomineral preservation in fossil vertebrate dental remains: PeerJ 13:e18763 DOI 10.7717/poeerj.18763, 24pp. Link to pdf

Duffin, C. J., Lauer, B., and Lauer, R., 2025, New Janassid Petalodontiform (Chondrichthyes) teeth from the Late Carbonfierous of Kansas, USA: Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen, v. 313, n. 2, p. 215-232. (Batillodus beaveri)

Gayford, J. H., and Jambura, P. L., 2025, Drivers of diversifitation in sharks and rays (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii): Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, published online, 7pp. Link to pdf


Goncalves, D., Luccisano, V., Rebillard, A., Logghe, A., Stamberg, S., and Steyer, j.-S., 2025, New aquatic vertebrate and ichnological remains from the Upper Carboniferous of Decazeville (Aveyron, France): implications for the paleofauna of the French Variscan basins: Comptes Rendus Palevol, v. 24, n. 11, p. 191-217. Link to pdf

Greif, M., Calandra, I., Lautenschlager, S., Kaiser, T. M., Mezan, M., and Klug, C., 2025, Reconsturctiono of feeding behaviour and diet in Devonian ctenacanth chondrichthyans using dental microwear texture and finite element analyses: Royal Society Open Science, v. 12: 249036, 22pp.
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Hodnett, J.-P. M., Egli, H. C., Toomey, R., Olson, R., Tolleson, K., Boldon, R., Tweet, J. S., and Santucci, V. L., 2025, Obruchevodid petalodonts (Chondrichthyes, Petalodontiformes, Obruchevodidae) from the Middle Mississippian (Visean) Joppa Memeber of the Ste. Genevieve Formation at Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky U.S.A: Journal of Paleontology, published online, 11pp. (Clavusodens mcginnisi)
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Jesus, V. J. P., Mateus, O., Milna, J., and Clemmensen, l. B., 2025, Late Triassic small and medium-sized vertebrates from the Fleming Fjord Group of the Jameson Land Basin, central East Greenland: Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 28, n. 1: a18, 29pp. Link to pdf

Mann, A., Nelson, W. J., Hook, R. W., and Elrick, S. D., 2025, The lost Permo-Carboniferous vertebrate deposit of Horseshoe Bend ner Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois: Journal of Paleontology, v. 98, n. 5, p. 838-854. Link to pdf

Staggl, M. A., De Gracia, C., Lopez-Romero, F. A., Stumpf, S., Villalobos-Segura, E., Benton, M J., and Kriwet, J., 2025, The drivers of Mesozoic neoselachian success and resilience: Biology, v. 14, 142, 19pp. Link to pdf


Türtscher, J., Jambura, p. L., Spindler, F., and Kriwet, J., 2025, insights into stem batomorphii: a new holomorphic ray (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) form the upper Jurassic of Germany: Plos One, v. 20, n. 1: e0310174, 32pp. (Apolithabatis seioma) Link to pdf

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Weeks, O. J., Cooper, R. B., Whiteside, D. I., Duffin, C. J., Copp, C., Hildebrandt, C,. Hutchinson, D., and Benton, M. J., 2025, Microvertebrates from a Rhaetian neptunian dyke at Holwell, Somerset: Dating the fissures: Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, published online, 21pp. Link to pdf

Young, G. C., 2025, A 380-million-year-old fossil 'fish' form Scotland has been discovered in Australia: Phys Org, published online, 6pp.
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Zhao, Y., Bestwick, J., Fischer, J., Bastiaans, D., Freif, M., and Klug, C., 2025, The first record of a shortnose chimaera-like egg capsule from the Mesozoic (Late Jurassic, Switzerland): Swiss Journal fo Paleontology, 144:8, 23pp. Link to pdf


Fish

Genus: Nova (2)

Phoebeannaia CARON, VENKATARAMAN, TIETJEN & COATES FLS, 2025

Tenupiscis STACK, GOTTFRIED & STOCKER, 2025

Species: Nova (3)

Moythomasia lebedevi PLAX, BAKAEV & NAUGOLNYKH, 2025

Phoebeannaia mossae CARON, VENKATARAMAN, TIETJEN & COATES FLS, 2025

Tenupiscis dakotaensis STACK, GOTTFRIED & STOCKER, 2025

Andrews, J. V., Shirley, E. A., Figueroa, R. T., 2025, Vertebrates of the Blue Ridge Esker (Mississippian, Marshal Sandstone) of Michigan: Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michgian, v. 36, n. 3, p.43-58. Link to pdf

Anonymous, 2025, Island life 200 million years ago: Ancient neptunian dike reveals rare mixed marine and terretrial fossil ssemblage: Phys Org, published online, 7 pp. Link to pdf

Caron, A., Venkataraman, V,. Tietjen, K., and Coates Fls, M., 2025, A fish for Phoebe: a new actinopterygian from the Upper Carboniferous Coal Measures of Saddleworth, Greater Manchester, UK, and a revision of Kansasiella eatoni: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, published online, 25pp. (Phoebeannaia mossae)

Chen, D., 2025, Lungfish-like antero-labial tooth addition and amphibian-like enameloid-enamel transition in the coronoid of a Devonian stem actinopterygian: Journal of Anatomy, publisehd online, 24pp. Link to pdf

Cooper, S. L. A., 2025, First occurrence of anacipenseriform (Chondrostei: Acipenseriformes) from the Upper Jurassic Kimmeridge Clay Formation of England: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 44, n. 2, e24071717, 13pp.

Jesus, V. J. P., Mateus, O., Milna, J., and Clemmensen, l. B., 2025, Late Triassic small and medium-sized vertebrates from the Fleming Fjord Group of the Jameson Land Basin, central East Greenland: Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 28, n. 1: a18, 29pp. Link to pdf

Mann, A., Nelson, W. J., Hook, R. W., and Elrick, S. D., 2025, The lost Permo-Carboniferous vertebrate deposit of Horseshoe Bend ner Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois: Journal of Paleontology, v. 98, n. 5, p. 838-854. Link to pdf

Plax, D. P., Bakaev, A. S., and Naugolnykh, S. V., 2025, A new species of the Devonian actinopterygian fish Moythomasia from Belarus: Rivisita Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, v. 131, n. 1, p. 25-38. (Moythomasia lebedevi )  Link to pdf

Stack, J. R., Gottfried, M. D., and Stocker, M. R., 2025, A new Lower Permian Ray-Finned Fish (Actinopterygii) from South Dakota and the use of tree space to find rouge taxa in phylogentic analysis of morphologicla data: Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists, published online, 29pp. (Tenupiscis dakotaensis) Link to pdf

Xu, G.-H., Yuan, Z.-W., Ren, Y., Liao, J.-L., Zhao, L-J., and Song, H.-J., 2024, Teffichthys wui sp. nov., a new perleidid fish from the Early Triassic of Jiangsu and Anhui, China: Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 62, n. 3, p. 165-185. (Teffichthys wui) Link to pdf


Crossopterygians & Finned Tetrapods


Lungfish

Andrews, J. V., Shirley, E. A., Figueroa, R. T., 2025, Vertebrates of the Blue Ridge Esker (Mississippian, Marshal Sandstone) of Michigan: Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michgian, v. 36, n. 3, p.43-58. Link to pdf

Cowan, M. B., de Rafelis, M,. Segalen, L., Kear, B. P., Dumont, M., and Zigaite, Z., 2025, Visualizing and quantifying biomineral preservation in fossil vertebrate dental remains: PeerJ 13:e18763 DOI 10.7717/poeerj.18763, 24pp. Link to pdf

Enchelmaier, M., 2025, Tiny find, big picture, reconstructing the ecology of a bygone era:  In: Australian age of Dinosaurs Journal, Issue 21, 88-89.

Mann, A., Nelson, W. J., Hook, R. W., and Elrick, S. D., 2025, The lost Permo-Carboniferous vertebrate deposit of Horseshoe Bend ner Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois: Journal of Paleontology, v. 98, n. 5, p. 838-854. Link to pdf


Coelocanths



Fish Ichnology

Moreau, J.-D., Lopez, M., Lapeyrie, J, Fouche, S., Gand, G., and Aubert, N., 2025, Swimming trails of fishes from the Permian playa-lake ecosystem of the Salagou Formation (Lodeve Basin, Southern France): Paleobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, published online, 19pp. Link to pdf


Fish Burrows


Fish Coprolites

 


Temnospondyli ("Labyrinthodons", Early Amphibians

Anonymous, 2025, Ancient amphibians bounced back from Earth's greatest mass extinction by exploriting freshwater prey, study suggests: Phys Org, published online, 4pp. Link to pdf

Anonymous, 2025, Anietn amphibians as big as alligators died in mass mortality event in Triassic Wyoming: Phys Org, published online, 4pp. Link to pdf

Garza, H. K., Catlos, E. J, Lapen, T. J., Clarke, J. A., and Brookfield, M. E., 2025, New U-Pb constraints and geochemistry of the East Kirkton Quarry, Scotland: implications for early tetrapod evolution in the Carbonfierous: PLOS one, v. 20, n . 4: e0321714, 28pp. Link to pdf

Gee, B. M., and Sidor, C. A., 2025, Diminutive temnospondyls from the Lower and Middle Fremouw Formation (Lower Triassic) of Antarctica: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 44, n. 2, e2407183, 20pp.

Jesus, V. J. P., Mateus, O., Milna, J., and Clemmensen, l. B., 2025, Late Triassic small and medium-sized vertebrates from the Fleming Fjord Group of the Jameson Land Basin, central East Greenland: Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 28, n. 1: a18, 29pp. Link to pdf

Kufner, A. M., Deckman, M. E., Miller, H. R., So, C., Price, B. R., and Lovelace, D. M., 2025, A new metoposaurid (Temnospondyli) bonebed from the lower Popo Agie Formation (Carnian, Traissic) and an asessment of skeletal sorting: Plos One, v. 20, n. 4:e0317325, 30pp. Link to pdf

Mann, A., Nelson, W. J., Hook, R. W., and Elrick, S. D., 2025, The lost Permo-Carboniferous vertebrate deposit of Horseshoe Bend ner Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois: Journal of Paleontology, v. 98, n. 5, p. 838-854. Link to pdf

Mehmood, A., Singh, S. A., Elsler, A., and Benton, M. J., 2025, The ecology and geography of temnospondyl recovery after the Permian-Triassic mass extinction: Royal Society Open Science, v. 12:241200, 21pp. Link to pdf

Rech, M,. 2025, Triassic life: an overview of ancient amphibians, crocodile relatives, early dinosaurs and mammalian ancestors: Phys Org, puboished online, 6pp. Link to pdf

Riccetto, M., Mujal, E., Bolet, A., de Jaime-Soguero, C., de Esteban-Trivigno, S., and Fortuny, J., 2025, Tooth morphotypes shed light on the paleobiodiversity of Middle Triassic terrestrial vertebrate ecosystems from NE Iberian Peninsula (Southwestern Europe): Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, v. 131, n. 1, p. 39-62.  Link to pdf


Reptilosauromorphtro

Garza, H. K., Catlos, E. J, Lapen, T. J., Clarke, J. A., and Brookfield, M. E., 2025, New U-Pb constraints and geochemistry of the East Kirkton Quarry, Scotland: implications for early tetrapod evolution in the Carbonfierous: PLOS one, v. 20, n . 4: e0321714, 28pp. Link to pdf



Lepospondyli

Garza, H. K., Catlos, E. J, Lapen, T. J., Clarke, J. A., and Brookfield, M. E., 2025, New U-Pb constraints and geochemistry of the East Kirkton Quarry, Scotland: implications for early tetrapod evolution in the Carbonfierous: PLOS one, v. 20, n . 4: e0321714, 28pp. Link to pdf

Mann, A., Nelson, W. J., Hook, R. W., and Elrick, S. D., 2025, The lost Permo-Carboniferous vertebrate deposit of Horseshoe Bend ner Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois: Journal of Paleontology, v. 98, n. 5, p. 838-854. Link to pdf

Amphibians



Lower Reptiles (“Anapsids”)

Species: Nova (1)

Kapes signus RICCETTO, MUJAL, BOLET, de JAIME-SOGUERO, de ESTEBAN-TRIVIGNO & FORTUNY, 2025

Jenkins, X. A. Benson, R. B. J., Ford, D. P., Browning, C., Fernandez, V., Griffiths, E., Choiniere, J., adn Peecook, B. R., 2025, Cranial osteology and neuroanatomy of the late Permain reptile Milleropsis pricei and implications for early reptile evolution: Royal Society Open Science, v. 12: 241298. 57pp. Link to pdf

Mann, A., Nelson, W. J., Hook, R. W., and Elrick, S. D., 2025, The lost Permo-Carboniferous vertebrate deposit of Horseshoe Bend ner Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois: Journal of Paleontology, v. 98, n. 5, p. 838-854. Link to pdf

Pineiro, G., Ferigolo, J., de Farias, B. D. M., Nunez Demarco, P., and Laurin, M., 2025, Caudal autotomy in Mesosaurus tenuidens Gervias, 1865 under scrutiny and a surprising new pattern of vertebral organization in the mesosaur tail: Geodiversitas, v. 47,n . 2, p. 17-38. Link to pdf

Riccetto, M., Mujal, E., Bolet, A., de Jaime-Soguero, C., de Esteban-Trivigno, S., and Fortuny, J., 2025, Tooth morphotypes shed light on the paleobiodiversity of Middle Triassic terrestrial vertebrate ecosystems from NE Iberian Peninsula (Southwestern Europe): Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, v. 131, n. 1, p. 39-62. (Kapes signus) Link to pdf

Weeks, O. J., Cooper, R. B., Whiteside, D. I., Duffin, C. J., Copp, C., Hildebrandt, C,. Hutchinson, D., and Benton, M. J., 2025, Microvertebrates from a Rhaetian neptunian dyke at Holwell, Somerset: Dating the fissures: Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, published online, 21pp. Link to pdf


Turtle

Genus: Nova (1)

Thaichelys SZCZYGIELSKI, DROZDT, CHANTHASIT, MANIKOON & DITBANJONG, 2025

Synonoym: Nova (2)

Algorachelys parva (HAAS, 1987) PEREZ-GARCIA, 2025

= Podocnemis parva HAAS, 1978

= Podocnemis judea HAAS 1978

Thaichelys ruchae (BROIN, 1984) SZCZYGIELSKI, DROZDT, CHANTHASIT, MANIKOON & DITBANJONG, 2025

= Proganochelys ruchae BROIN, 1984

Perez-Garcia, A., 2025, A taxonomic revision of the Cenomanian bothremydid turtle Algorachelus parva from Iseral and morphological variation within its genus: Palaeontologia Eectronica,v . 28,n . 1: a2, 15pp.(Algorachelys parva = Podocnemis parva, = Podocnemis judea)

Szczygielski, T., Drozdt, D., Chanthasit, P., Manitkoon, S., Ditbanjong, P, 2025, The Triassic turtle of Thailand - revision of 'Proganochelys' ruchae: PLOS One,  v. 20, n. 3: e0316338, 52 pp. (Thaichelys ruchae = Proganochelys ruchae) Link to pdf

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 Diapsida (Lower Lepidosauromorphs)

Genus: Nova (1)

Akkedops MOONEY, SCOTT & REISZ, 2025

Species: Nova (21)

Akkedops bremneri MOONEY, SCOTT & REISZ, 2025

Marmoretta drescherae GULLAUME, PUERTOALS-PASCUAL & MORENO-AZANZA, 2025

Ashworth, J., 2025, Early British lizard relative among the first known to climb trees: Phys Org, published online, 5pp. Link to pdf

Buffa, V., Jalil, N.-E., Falconnet, J., and Vincent, P., 2025, The neodiapsid Thadeosaurus colcanapi from the upper Permina of Madagascar: Papers in Palaeontology, v. 11, Part 2, e70008, 74pp. Link to pdf

Fontanarrosa, G,. Dos Santos, D. A., and Rasskin-Gutman, D., 2025, Phalangeal formula, topological insights, and symmetry in the manus of Lepidosauria: Spanish Journal of Palaeontology, v. 40, n. 1, p. 115-124. Link to pdf

Guillaume, A. R. D., Puertolas-Pascual, E., and Moreno-Azanza, M., 2025, Revisiting the choristodere and stem-lepidosaur specimens of the Guimarota Beds (Kimmeridgian, Portugal): taxonomic implications: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 70, n . 1, p 77-96. (Marmoretta drescherae) Link to pdf

Jesus, V. J. P., Mateus, O., Milna, J., and Clemmensen, l. B., 2025, Late Triassic small and medium-sized vertebrates from the Fleming Fjord Group of the Jameson Land Basin, central East Greenland: Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 28, n. 1: a18, 29pp. Link to pdf

Mooney, E. D., Scott, D., and Reisz, R. R., 2025, A new stem saurian reptile from the late Permian of South Africa and insights into saurian evolution: Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, v. 144:10, 27pp. (Akkedops bremneri) Link to pdf

Riccetto, M., Mujal, E., Bolet, A., de Jaime-Soguero, C., de Esteban-Trivigno, S., and Fortuny, J., 2025, Tooth morphotypes shed light on the paleobiodiversity of Middle Triassic terrestrial vertebrate ecosystems from NE Iberian Peninsula (Southwestern Europe): Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, v. 131, n. 1, p. 39-62.  Link to pdf

Weeks, O. J., Cooper, R. B., Whiteside, D. I., Duffin, C. J., Copp, C., Hildebrandt, C,. Hutchinson, D., and Benton, M. J., 2025, Microvertebrates from a Rhaetian neptunian dyke at Holwell, Somerset: Dating the fissures: Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, published online, 21pp. Link to pdf


Lizards and Snakes

Holwerda, F. M., Mitchell, M. T., van de Kerk, M., and Schulp, A. S., 2024, Mosasaur feeding ecology from the Campanian Bearpaw Formation, Alberta, Canada: A preliminary multi-proxy approach: Diversity, v. 17, 205, 14pp. Link to pdf

Jamison-Todd, S., Witts, J. D., Jones, M. E. H., Tangunan, D., Chandler, K., Bown, P., and Twitchett, R. J., 2025, The evolution of bone-eating worm diversity in the Upper Cretaceous Chalk Group of the United Kingdom: Plos One, v. 20, n. 4: e0320945, 20pp. Link to pdf


Sphenodonts

Jesus, V. J. P., Mateus, O., Milna, J., and Clemmensen, l. B., 2025, Late Triassic small and medium-sized vertebrates from the Fleming Fjord Group of the Jameson Land Basin, central East Greenland: Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 28, n. 1: a18, 29pp. Link to pdf


Ichthyosaurs

Genus: Nova (1)

Gadusaurus SOUSA, ROLDAO, RIOS & PUERTOLAS-PASCULA, 2025

Species: Nova (1)

Gadusaurus aqualigneus SOUSA, ROLDAO, RIOS & PUERTOLAS-PASCULA, 2025

Bignon, A., 2025, La chasse aux <<sauriens>> jurassiques dans le nord-est de la France aux xviiie et xixe siecles (Lorraine, Champagne-Ardenne et Alsace); Geodiversitias, v. 47, n 4, p. 93-297. Link to pdf

Jamison-Todd, S., Witts, J. D., Jones, M. E. H., Tangunan, D., Chandler, K., Bown, P., and Twitchett, R. J., 2025, The evolution of bone-eating worm diversity in the Upper Cretaceous Chalk Group of the United Kingdom: Plos One, v. 20, n. 4: e0320945, 20pp. Link to pdf

Scofield, P., Young, G., and de Pietri, V., 2025, Discovery of rare new fossil sheds light on New Zealand's extinct dolphin-like reptiles: Phys Org, published online, 5pp. Link to pdf

Seon, N., Vincent, P., Delsett, L L., Poulallion, E., Suan, G., Lecuyer, C., Roberts, A. J., Fourel, F., Charbonnier, S., and Amiot, R., 2025, Reassessment of body temperature adn thermoregulation stategies in Mesozoic marine reptiles: Paleobiology, published online, 21pp. Link to pdf

Sousa, J. P. E., Roldao, I. M., Rios, M., and Puertolas-Pascual, E., 2025, A new ichthyosaur from the Lower Jurassic of Portugal (Iberian Peninsula): Acta Palaeontologica Poloncia, v. 70, n. 1, p. 179-192. (Gadusaurus aqualigneus) Link to pdf

Weeks, O. J., Cooper, R. B., Whiteside, D. I., Duffin, C. J., Copp, C., Hildebrandt, C,. Hutchinson, D., and Benton, M. J., 2025, Microvertebrates from a Rhaetian neptunian dyke at Holwell, Somerset: Dating the fissures: Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, published online, 21pp. Link to pdf

Young, G. R. A., Scofield, P., Reid, C M., Mannering, A., and Crampton, J. S., 2025, A platypterygiid ichthyosaur from the Cenomanian of central New Zealand; Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 44, n. 2, e2408391, 16pp.

Zhao, B., You, Y., li, J., Chen, G., Wan, S., Yuan, J., and Wu, K., 2025, A new cranium material of the Early Triassic Hupehsuchus nanchangensis (Diapsida: Hupehsuchia) with a further study: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 99, n. 2, p. 337-351. Link to pdf


Sauropterygians and Placodontians

Anonymous, 2025, Plesiosaur discovery sheds light on early Jurassic evolution and plausible endemism: Phys Org, published online, 3pp. Link to pdf

Bignon, A., 2025, La chasse aux <<sauriens>> jurassiques dans le nord-est de la France aux xviiie et xixe siecles (Lorraine, Champagne-Ardenne et Alsace); Geodiversitias, v. 47, n 4, p. 93-297. Link to pdf

Cowan, M. B., de Rafelis, M,. Segalen, L., Kear, B. P., Dumont, M., and Zigaite, Z., 2025, Visualizing and quantifying biomineral preservation in fossil vertebrate dental remains: PeerJ 13:e18763 DOI 10.7717/poeerj.18763, 24pp. Link to pdf

During, M A. D., Matelsky, J. K., Gustafsson, F. K., Voeten, D. F. A. E., Chen, D., Wester, B. A., Kording, K. P., Ahlberg, P. E., and Schon, T. B., 2025, Automated segmetation of synchrotron-scanned fossils: Fossil Record, v. 28, n. 1, p. 103-114. Link to pdf

Marx, M,. Sachs, S., Kear, B. P., Eriksson, M. E., Nilkens, K., and Lindgren, J., 2025, A new specimen of Pleisopteryx wildi reveals the diversification of cryptoclidian precursors and possible endemism within European Early Jurassic plesiosaur assemblages: PeerJ 13:e18960 DOI 10.7717/peerj.18960, 33pp. Link to pdf

Marx, M., Sjovall, P., Kear, B. P., Jarenmark, M., Eriksson, M. E., Sachs, S., Nikens, K., De Beeck, M. O., and Lindgren, J., 2025, Skin, scalse, and cells in a Jurassic plesiosaur: Current Biology, v. 35, 8pp. Link to pdf

Renesto, S., and Magnani, F., 2025, Tetrapod remains from the Ladinian (Middle Triassic) sceltric beds of Monte San Giorgio Unesco Site: Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, v. 131, n. 1, p. 201-212. Link to pdf

Rucinski, M., Campos, H., Mateus, O., and Werneburg, I., 2025, Novel record of placodont remains including a Henodus cranium from the Upper Triassic Silves Group of the Algarve, southern Portugal: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, e2460665, 23pp. Link to pdf

Sachs, S., Madzia, D., Marz, M., Roberts, A. J., Hamep, O., and Kear, B .P., 2025, The osteology, taxonomy, and phylogenetic placement of Seeleyosaurus guilelmiimperatoris (Plesiosauroide, Microcelididae) from the Lower Jurassic Posidonia Shale of Germany: The Anatomical Record, published online, 64pp.

Seon, N., Vincent, P., Delsett, L L., Poulallion, E., Suan, G., Lecuyer, C., Roberts, A. J., Fourel, F., Charbonnier, S., and Amiot, R., 2025, Reassessment of body temperature adn thermoregulation stategies in Mesozoic marine reptiles: Paleobiology, published online, 21pp. Link to pdf

Xu, J., Guo, Y., Ma, Y., Wang, W., Cheng, L., and Han, F., 2025, New digital anatomical data of Keichousaurus hui (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) and its phylogenetic implication: PeerJ 13:e19012 http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19012, 23pp. Link to pdf


Lower Archosauromorpha

Bignon, A., 2025, La chasse aux <<sauriens>> jurassiques dans le nord-est de la France aux xviiie et xixe siecles (Lorraine, Champagne-Ardenne et Alsace); Geodiversitias, v. 47, n 4, p. 93-297. Link to pdf

Guillaume, A. R. D., Puertolas-Pascual, E., adn Moreno-Azanza, M., 2025, Revisiting the choristodere and stem-lepidosaur specimens of the Guimarota Beds (Kimmeridgian, Portugal): taxonomic implications: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 70, n . 1, p 77-96. Link to pdf

Renesto, S., and Magnani, F., 2025, Tetrapod remains from the Ladinian (Middle Triassic) sceltric beds of Monte San Giorgio Unesco Site: Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, v. 131, n. 1, p. 201-212. Link to pdf

Riccetto, M., Mujal, E., Bolet, A., de Jaime-Soguero, C., de Esteban-Trivigno, S., and Fortuny, J., 2025, Tooth morphotypes shed light on the paleobiodiversity of Middle Triassic terrestrial vertebrate ecosystems from NE Iberian Peninsula (Southwestern Europe): Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, v. 131, n. 1, p. 39-62.  Link to pdf


“Thecodontia, Pseudosuchia"

Genus: Nova (1)

Retymaijychampsa MȔLLER, 2025

Species: Nova (1)

Retymaijychampsa beckerorum MȔLLER, 2025

Blaszczec, P., and Antczak, M., 2025, The histology and function of the dermal armour of the aetosaur Stagonolepis olenkae Sulej, 2010 (Archosauria, Pseudosuchia) from Krasiejow (SW Poland): Acta Geologica Polonica, v. 75, n. 1, e38, 18pp. Link to pdf

Fitch, A. J., Akmmerer, C. F., and Nesbitt, S. J., 2025, First occurrences of Poposauroidea (Archosauria: Paracrocodylomorpha) from North Carolina expand thier geographic range in the Late Triassic: Palaeodiversity, v. 18, n. 2, 9pp. Link to pdf

Jesus, V. J. P., Mateus, O., Milna, J., and Clemmensen, l. B., 2025, Late Triassic small and medium-sized vertebrates from the Fleming Fjord Group of the Jameson Land Basin, central East Greenland: Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 28, n. 1: a18, 29pp. Link to pdf

Kufner, A. M., Deckman, M. E., Miller, H. R., So, C., Price, B. R., and Lovelace, D. M., 2025, A new metoposaurid (Temnospondyli) bonebed from the lower Popo Agie Formation (Carnian, Traissic) and an asessment of skeletal sorting: Plos One, v. 20, n. 4:e0317325, 30pp. Link to pdf

Müller, R. T., 2025, A new proterochampsid archosauriform from the Middle-Upper Triassic of Southern Brazil: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 70 n. 1, p. 7-16. (Retymaijychampsa beckerorum) Link to pdf


Crocodilia (Mesosuchia, Eusuchia)

Genus: Nova (1)

Tewkensuchus BRAVO, POL, LEARDI, KRAUSE, NICHOLL, ROUGIER & MANNION, 2025

Species: Nova (1)

Tewkensuchus salamanquensis BRAVO, POL, LEARDI, KRAUSE, NICHOLL, ROUGIER & MANNION, 2025

Allen, R C., Chin, K., Zawaski, M,. Bevitt, J. J., and Smiglewski, W., 2025, Determining whether a phosphatic concretation containing a Cretaceous juvenile crocodylian is a coprolite or a non-fecal concretation: Scientific Reports, v. 15: 6436, 31pp. Link to pdf

Anonymous, 2025, Rare pterosaur fossil reveals crocodilian bite 76 million years ago: Phys Org, published online, 4pp. Link to pdf

Anonymous, 2025, Ancestors of today's crocodilians survived two mass extinction events: Study uncovers secret to thier longevity: Phys Org, published online, 8pp. Link to pdf

Bignon, A., 2025, La chasse aux <<sauriens>> jurassiques dans le nord-est de la France aux xviiie et xixe siecles (Lorraine, Champagne-Ardenne et Alsace); Geodiversitias, v. 47, n 4, p. 93-297. Link to pdf

 Bravo, G. G., Pol, D., Leardi, J. M,. Krause, J. M., Nicholl, C. S. C., Rougier, G., and Mannion, P. D., 2025, A new notosuchian crocodyliform from the Early Palaeocene of Patagonia and the survival of a large-bodied terrestrial lineage across the K-pg mass extinction: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, n. 292: 20241980, 12pp. (Tewkensuchus salamanquensis) Link to pdf

Brown, C. M., Bell, P. R., Owers, H., and Pickles, B. J., 2025, A juvenile pterosaur vertebra with putative crocodilian bite from the Campanina of Alberta, Canada: Journal of Paleontology, published online, 10 pp. Link to pdf

El-Degwi, E. S., AbdelGawad, M. K., Radwaan, S E., Sliem, R. E., Sileem, A., and Elhady, S. I. A., 2025, Evolutonary trend of the broad-snouted crocodile from the Eocene, Early Miocene and recent ones from Egypt: Scientific Reports, v. 15:9159, 26pp. Link to pdf

Enchelmaier, M., 2025, Tiny find, big picture, reconstructing the ecology of a bygone era:  In: Australian age of Dinosaurs Journal, Issue 21, 88-89.

Foret, T., Aubier, P., Jouve, S., and Cubo, J., 2025, Analysing thalattosuchia palaeobiodiversity thorugh the prism of phylogenetic comparative methods: Palaeontology, published online, 32pp. Link to pdf

Hoffman, D. K., Goldsmith, E. R., houssaye, A., Maidment, S. C. R., Felice, R. N., and Mannion, P. D., 2025, Evolution of growth strategy in alligators and caimans informed by osteohistology ot the late Eocene early-diverging alligatoroid crocoydylian Diplocynodon hantoniensis: Journal of Anatomy, published online, 14pp. Link to pdf

Lessner, E. J., Petermann, H., and Lyson, T. R., 2025, First record of Borealosuchus sternbergii from the Lower Paleocene Denver Formation (Lower Danian), Colorado (Denver Basin): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, e243214, 21pp. Link to pdf

Marquina-Blasco, R., Morales-Flores, D., Bartolome-Bombin, A. D., and Montoya, P., 2025, Herptofaunal remains (Anura, Crocodylia, Testudines, Squamata) from the Late Miocene of the Crevillente area (SE Spain): palaeobiogeographical and palaeoecological implications: Rivista Italinaa di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, v. 131, n .1, p. 85-115. Link to pdf

Navarro, T. G., Cerda, I. A., Filippi, L. S., and Pol, D., 2025, Life history and growth dynamics of a peirosaurid crocodylomorph (Mesoeucrocodylia; Notosuchia) from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina inferred from its bone histology: Journal of Anatomy, published online, 12pp. Link to pdf

Rech, M,. 2025, Triassic life: an overview of ancient amphibians, crocodile relatives, early dinosaurs and mammalian ancestors: Phys Org, puboished online, 6pp. Link to pdf

Sena, M. V. A., Montefeltro, F. C., Marinho, T. S., Langer, M. C., Fachini, T. S., Linheiro, A. E P., Machado, A. S., Lopes, R. T., Pellarin, R., Sayao, J. M., Oliveira, G.R., and Cubo, J., 2025, Revisition the aerobic capacity of Notosuchia (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia): Lethaia, published online, 8pp. Link to pdf

Seon, N., Vincent, P., Delsett, L L., Poulallion, E., Suan, G., Lecuyer, C., Roberts, A. J., Fourel, F., Charbonnier, S., and Amiot, R., 2025, Reassessment of body temperature adn thermoregulation stategies in Mesozoic marine reptiles: Paleobiology, published online, 21pp. Link to pdf

Serrano-Martinez, A., Lujan, A. H., Garcia-Perez, A., and Fortuny, J., 2025, New data on the inner skull cavities of Diplocynoodn tormis (Crocodylia, Diplocynodontinae) from the Duero Basin (Iberian Peninsula, Spain): Fossil Record, v. 28, n. 1, p. 67-77. Link to pdf


Pterosaurs

Genus: Nova (1)

Infernodrakon THOMAS, HONE, GOMES & PETERSON, 2025

Species: Nova (2)

Darwinopterus camposi CHENG, JIANG, BANTIM, SAYAO, SARAIVA, MENG, KELLNER, & WANG, 2025

Infernodrakon hastacollis THOMAS, HONE, GOMES & PETERSON, 2025

Synonym: Nova (1)

Gnathosaurus subulatus MEYER, 1834

 = Pterodactylus micronyx MEYER, 1856

= Aurorazhdarcho primordius FREY, MEYER & TISCHLINGER, 2011

 Anonymous, 2025, Rare pterosaur fossil reveals crocodilian bite 76 million years ago: Phys Org, published online, 4pp. Link to pdf

Bennett, S. C., 2025, A review of the pterosaur Gnathosaurus subulatus from the Tithonian Solnhofen Lithographic Limestones of Germany: Taxonomy and ontogeny: Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen, published online, 22pp. (Gnathosaurus subulatus = Pterodactylus micronyx, = Aurorazhdarcho primordius)

Brown, C. M., Bell, P. R., Owers, H., and Pickles, B. J., 2025, A juvenile pterosaur vertebra with putative crocodilian bite from teh Campanina of Alberta, Canada: Journal of Paleontology, published online, 10 pp. Link to pdf

Buchmann, R., and Rodrigues, T., 2025, Flesh and bone: the musculature and cervical movements of pterosaurs: Anais da Academia Brasileria do Sciences, v. 97, supplement 1, 45pp. Link to pdf

Cadena, E.-A., Atuesta-Ortiz, D A., and Wilson Mantilla, J. A., 2025, New pterosaur fossils from the Early Cretaceous of Colombia: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 151, 9pp.

Cheng, X., Jiang, S., Bantim, R. A. M., Sayao, J. M., Saraiva, A. A. F., Meng, X., Kellner, A. W. A., and Wang, X., 2025, A new species of Darwinopterus (Wukongopteridae, Pterosauria) from western Liaoning provides some new infomraton on the ontogeny of this clade: Anais da Academia Brasilieria de Ciencias, v. 97, supplement 2, 11pp. (Darwinopterus camposi) Link to pdf

 Cooper, S. L. A., Smith, R. E., and Martill, D. M., 2025, Dietary tendencies of the Early Jurassic pterosaurs Campylognathoides Strand, 1928, and Dorygnathus Wagner, 1860, with additonal evidence for teuthophagy in pterosauria; Journal of Vertebrate Palaenotology, v. 44n. 2, e24035771, 15pp.

Enchelmaier, M., 2025, Tiny find, big picture, reconstructing the ecology of a bygone era:  In: Australian age of Dinosaurs Journal, Issue 21, 88-89.

Ezcurra, M. D., Fernandes, A. E., Roig, M,. and Von Backo, M. B., 2025, A revision of the pterodactyloid pterosaur Herbstosaurus pigmaeus Casamiquela, 1976 from the Late Jurassic of Argentina: Anais da Academia Brasilieria de Cincas, v. 97, supplement 1, 17pp. Link to pdf

Garcia, M. S., and Müller, R. T., 2025, Triassic pterosaur precursors of Brazil: catalog, evolutionary context, and a new hypothesis for phylogenetic relationships of pterosauromorpha: Anais da Academia Brasilieria de Cincas, v. 97, supplement 1, 22pp. Link to pdf

Jagielska, N., O'Sullivan, M., Butler, I. B., Challands, T. J., Funston, G. F., Ross, D,. Penny, A., and Brusatte, S. L., 2025, Osteology and functional morphology of a transitional pterosaur Dearc sagiathanach from the Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) of Scotland: BMC Ecology and Evolution, published online, 25pp. Link to pdf

Malkani, M. S., 2025, Theropods, Ornithischians and Pterosaurs from South Asia-review with new taxa: a look at paleontology, stratigraphy and mineral potential of Pakistan: Open Journal of Geology, v. 15, n. 1, p. 22-68.

Marugan-Lobon, J., 2025, Median-based resistant methods in the current framework of Geometric Morphometrics: Spanish Journal of Palaeontology, publsihed online, 7pp. Link to pdf

Pili, N., Lowe, T. J., Margetts, L., Pickup, K., Sellers, W. I., Nicholls, E. L., Withers, P. J., and Manning, P. l., 2025, Harnessing 3D microarchitecture of pterosaur bone using multi-scale X-ray CT for aerospace material designh: Scientific Reports, publisehd online, 15pp. Link to pdf

Smith, R. E., and Martill, D. M., 2025, A ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Portland Limestone Formation (Late Jurassic, Tithonian) of southern England: Proceedings of teh Geologists' Association, published online, 9pp. Link to pdf

Song, J., Jiang, S., and Wang, X., 2025, Postcranial anatomy of Dsungaripterus weii (Pterosaura: Ornithocheiroidea) from the Lower Cretaceous of Wuerho, China: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 44, n. 2, e2402042, 61pp.

Song, J., Zhong, Y., Jiang, S., and Wang, X., 2025, The first ornithocheiromorph humerus from Wuerho (Urho), China, with a new isotopic age of the Tugulu Group: Anais da Academia Brasilieira de Sciences, v. 97, supplement n. 1, 1-18. Link to pdf

Thomas, H. N., Hone, D. W. E., Gomes, T., and Peterson, J. E., 2025, Infernodrakon hastacollis gen. et sp. nov., a new azhdarchid pterosaur from the Hell Creek Formation of Montana, and the pterosaur diversity of Maastrichtian North America: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, e2442476, 15pp. (Infernodrakon hastacollis)

Zhou, C.-F., and Fan, F., 2025, Tooth replacement of the filter-feeding pterosaur Forfexopterus and its implications for ecological adaptation: Anais da Academia Brasilieria de Ciencias, v. 97, supplement no. 1, 11pp. Link to pdf


Dinosaur

Dinosauromorpha

Genus: Nova (1)

Alvavtum LOVELACE, KUFNER, FITCH, SCHMITZ, SCHWARTS, LeCLAIR-DIAZ, St. CLAIR, MANN & TERAN, 2025

Species: Nova (1)

Alvavtum bahndooiveche LOVELACE, KUFNER, FITCH, SCHMITZ, SCHWARTS, LeCLAIR-DIAZ, St. CLAIR, MANN & TERAN, 2025

Anonymous, 2025, Dinosaurs may have roamed the northern hemisphere millions of years earlier than previously thought: Phys Org, published online, 7pp. Link to pdf

Lovelace, D. M., Kufner, A. M., Fitch, A. J., Rogers, K. C., Schmitz, M., Schwartz, D. M., LeClair-Diaz, A., St. Clair, L., Mann, J., and Teran, R., 2025, Rethinking dinosaur origins: oldest known equatorial dinosaur-bearing assemblage (mid-late Carnian Popo Agie FM, Wyoming, USA): Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, v. 203, zlae 153, 25pp. (Alvavtum bahndooiveche) Link to pdf

Theropoda

Genus: Nova (4)

Duonychus KOBAYASHI, ZELENITSKY, FIORILLO & CHINZORIG, 2025

Dzharacursor AVERIANOV & SUES, 2025

Tameryraptor KELLERMANN, CUESTA & RAUHUT, 2025

Yuanmouraptor ZOU, CHEN, WANG, WANG, ZHANG, ZHANG, WANG, WU & YOU, 2025

Species: Nova (3)

Duonychus tsogtbaatari KOBAYASHI, ZELENITSKY, FIORILLO & CHINZORIG, 2025

Tameryraptor markgrafi KELLERMAN, CUESTA & RAUHUT, 2025

Yuanmouraptor jinshajiangensis ZOU, CHEN, WANG, WANG, ZHANG, ZHANG, WANG, WU & YOU, 2025

Synonymus: Nova (1)

Dzharacursor bissektensis (NESSOV, 1995) AVERIANOV & SUES, 2025

= Archaeornithomimus (?) bissektensis NESSOV, 1995

Anonymous, 2025, New Australian dinosaurs and the oldest megaraptorid fossils in the world: Phys Org, published online, 6pp. Link to pdf

Anonymous, 2025, How big brains and flexible skulls led to the evolution of modern birds: Phys Org, published online, 5pp. Link to pdf

Averianov, A. O., Kuzmin, I. T., Skutschas, P. P., and Sues, H.-D., 2025, First record of Carcharodontosauridae (Dinosauria, Theropoda) in the Upper Cretaceous Khodzhakul Formation of Uzbekistan: Journal of Paleontology, published online, 13pp.

Averianov, A. O., and Sues, H.-D., 2025, A new ornithomimid theropod from the Upper Cretaceous Bissekty Formation fo Uzbekistan: Journal ov Vertebrate Paleontology, e2433759, 12pp. (Dzharacusor bissektensis = Archaeornithomimus (?) bissektensis

Bignon, A., 2025, La chasse aux <<sauriens>> jurassiques dans le nord-est de la France aux xviiie et xixe siecles (Lorraine, Champagne-Ardenne et Alsace); Geodiversitias, v. 47, n 4, p. 93-297. Link to pdf

Calvo, J. O., Porfiri, J. D., Rolando, A. M. A., Novas, F. E., Dos Santos, D. D., Wessel, D. E., and Lamanna, M. C., 2025, Morphological and phylogenetic significance of the first adult humerus of the Patagonian Cretaceous theropod Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Novas, 1998: Annales of Carnegie Museum, v. 90, n. 3, p. 161-181. Link to pdf

Carr, T. D., 2025, Tyrannosaurus rex: an endangered species: Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 28, n. 1: a16, 27pp. Link to pdf

Demers-Potvin, A. V., and Larsson, H. C. E., 2025, High local variability in evevation of the Oldman-Dinosaur Park Formation contact revealed by digital outcrop reconstruction, and implications for dinosaur biostatigraphy of the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) Belly River Group of Alberta, Canada: Palaeontologia Electonica, v. 28,n . 1: A1341pp. Link to pdf

Elliott, D., 2025, Black-Soil Dinosaurs. Significant dinosaur discoveries in western Queenslnd over the past two decades have put Australia on the palaeontological world state. So, why couldn't we find them before: In: Australian age of Dinosaurs Journal, Issue 21, 54-65.

Foster, W., Norell, M. A., and Balanoff, A. M., 2025, Two new specimens of Conchoraptor gracilis (Theropoda: Oviraptorosauria) form the Late of Mongolia: American Museum Novitates, n. 4033, 66pp. Link to pdf

Garcia, M. S., Martinez, R. N., and Müller, R. T., 2025, Craniofacial lesions in the earliest predatory dinosaurs indicate intraspecific agonistic behaviour at the dawn of the dinosaur era: The Scienc of nature, 112:30, 12pp.

Garros, C. W., Powers, M. J., Dyer, A. D., and Currie, P. J., 2025, Osteohistological analysis of metatarsals reveals new information on pathology and life history of troodontids from the Campanian Dinosaur Park Formation, Alberta, Canada: Journal of Anatomy, published online, 29pp. Link to pdf

Henßel, K., 2025, Paleontologists discover a new species of North African predatory dinosaur in archived images: Phys Org, published online, 5pp. Link to pdf

Hone, D., 2025, How paleontologists are uncoveing dinosaur behavior, Phys Org, published online, 5pp. Link to pdf

Kellermann, M., Cuesta, E., and Rauhut, O.V. M., 2025, Re-evaluation of the Bahariya Formation carcharodontosaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) and its implications for allosauroid phylogeny: Plos One, v. 20, n. 1: e0311096, 56pp. (Tameryraptor markgrafi) Link to pdf

Kobayashi, Y., Zelenitsky, D. K., Fiorillo, A. P., and Chinzorig, T., 2025, Didactyl therizionsaur with a presrved kerationus claw from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia: iScience, 112141, published online, 12pp. (Duonychus tsogtbaatari) Link to pdf

Kotevski, J., 2025, Polar preadators, the hunt for Victoria's carnivorous dinosaurs: In: Australian age of Dinosaurs Journal, Issue 21, 27-28.

Kotevski, J., Duncna, R. J., Ziegler, T., Bevitt, J. J., Vickers-Rich, P., Rich, T. H., Evans, A. R., and Poropat, S. F., 2025, Evolutionary and paleobiogeographic implications of new carcharodontosaurian, megaraptorid, and unenlagiine theropod remains from the Upper Lower Cretaceous of Victoria, southeast Australia: Journal of Vertebrtae Paleontology, e2551903, published online, 27pp. Link to pdf

Kubo, K., and Kobayashi, Y., 2025, Cursorial ecomorphology and temporal patterns in theropod dinosaur evolution during the mid-Cretaceous: Royal Society Open Science, v. 12: 241178, 12pp Link to pdf

Malkani, M. S., 2025, Theropods, Ornithischians and Pterosaurs from South Asia-review with new taxa: a look at paleontology, stratigraphy and mineral potential of Pakistan: Open Journal of Geology, v. 15, n. 1, p. 22-68.

Mead, A., 2025, Bizarre-looking dinosaur challenges what we know about the evolution of fingers: Phys Org, published online, 7pp. Link to pdf

Mead, A., Funston, G., and Brusatte, S., 2025, Forelimb reduction and digit loss were evolutionarily decoupled in oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaurs: Royal Society Open Science, v. 12: 242114, 16pp. Link to pdf

Meso, J. G., Choiniere, J N., Balano, M A., Brusatte, S. L., Canale, J. I., Salgado, L., Pol, D., and Pittman, M., 2025, New information on Bonapartenkyus (Alvarezsauridae: Theropda) from the Allen Formation (middle Campanian-lower Maastrichtian) of Rio Negro Province, Patagonia, Argentina clarifies the Patagonykinae body plan: Public Library of Science (PLOS), One, v. 20, n. 1: e0308366,  41 pp. Link to pdf

Pereyra, E. E. S., Perez, D. E., and Mendez, A. H., 2025, Macroevolutionary trends in Ceratosauria body size: insights of phylogenetic comparative methods: BMC Ecology and Evolution, 25:32, 12pp. Link to pdf

Pereyra, E. E. S., Vrdoljak, J., Ezcurra, M D., Gonzalez-Dionis, J., Paschetta, C., and Mendez, A. H., 2025, Morphology of the maxilla informs about the type of predation strategy in the evolution of Abelisauridae (Dinosauria: Theropoda): Scientific Reports, published online, 12pp. Link to pdf

Pradelli, L. A., Pol, D., and Ezcurra, M. D., 2025, The appendicular osteology of the Early Jurassic theropod Piatnitzkysaurus floresi and its implications on the morphological disparity of non-coelurosaurian tetanurans: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, v. 203, zlae 176, 40pp.

Qiu, R., Wang, X., Jiang, S., Meng, J., and Zhou, Z., 2025, Two new compsognathid-like theropods show diversified predation stratigies in theropod dinosaurs: National Science, Review, v. 12:nwaf068, 12pp. (Huadanosaurus sinensis, Sinosauropteryx lingyuanensis) Link to pdf

Warner-Cowgill, E., Storrs, G. W., Rogers, R. R., and Maltese, A E., 2025, Cranial anatomy and stratigraphy of a new specimen of the tyrannosaurine dinosaur Daspletosaurus from the Judith River Formation of Central Montana, USA: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 70, n. 1, p. 159-174. Link to pdf

Wroblewski, A. F.-J., 2025, Southernmost record of the pachycephalosaurine Stygimoloch spinifer and palaeobiogeography of latest Cretaceous North American Dinosaurs: Lethaia, published online, 10pp.

Link to pdf

Yin, Y.-L., Li, Y., Hu, J., and Zhang, H.-G., 2025, Dinosaur teeth from the Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning, China: PeerJ 13:e10013 http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19013, 16pp. Link to pdf

Yirka, B., 2025, New genus and species within Ornithomimidae dinosaur family identified in Mexico: Phys Org, published online, 3pp. Link to pdf

Yirka, B., 2025, Giant claw unearthed in Mongolia belongs to a new species of two-fingered dinosaur: Phys Org, published online, 5pp. Link to pdf

Zou, Y., Chen, L., Wang, T., Wang, G.-F., Zhang, S.-G., Zhang, X.-Q., Wang, Z.-J., Wu, X.-C., and You, H.-L., 2025, A new metriacanthosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Yunnan Province, China: PeerJ 13:e19218 http://doi.org/10.7717'peerj.19218, 54pp. (Yuanmouraptor jinshajiangensis) Link to pdf

Sauropodomorpha (Sauropoda, Prosauropoda)

Genus: Nova (2)

Petrustitan DIEZ DIAZ, MANNION, CSIKI-SAVA & UPCHURCH, 2025

Synonym: Nova (1)

Petrustitan DIEZ DIAZ, MANNION, CSIKI-SAVA & UPCHURCH, 2025

P. hungaricus (HUENE, 1932) DIEZ DIAZ, MANNION, CSIKI-SAVA & UPCHURCH, 2025

= Titanosaurus hungaricus HUENE, 1929 (nomen dubium)

= Magyarosaurus hungaricus (HUENE, 1929) KUHN, 1939 (nomen dubium)

Anonymous, 2025, Oldest cerapodan ornithischian dinosaur disovered in Morocco: Phys Org, published online, 3pp. Link to pdf

Boisvert, C., Bivens, G. T., Curtice, B., Wilhite, R., and Wedel, M., 2025, Census of currently known specimens of the Late Jurassic sauropod Haplocanthosaurus from the Morrison Formation, USA: Geology of the Intermountain West, an open-access journal of the Utah Geological Association, v. 12, 23pp. Link to pdf

Bignon, A., 2025, La chasse aux <<sauriens>> jurassiques dans le nord-est de la France aux xviiie et xixe siecles (Lorraine, Champagne-Ardenne et Alsace); Geodiversitias, v. 47, n 4, p. 93-297. Link to pdf

Diez Diaz, V., Mannion, P. D., Csiki-Sava, Z., and Upchurch, P., 2025, Revision of Romanian sauropod dnosaurs reveals high titanosaur diversity and body-size disparity on the latest Cretaceous Hateg Island, with implications for titanosaurian biogeography: Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, v. 23, n. 1, 241516, 126pp. (Petrustitan ('Magyarosaurus') hungaricus = Titanosaurus hungaricus, = Magyarosaurus hungaricus, Uriash kadici) Link to pdf

Elliott, D., 2025, Black-Soil Dinosaurs. Significant dinosaur discoveries in western Queenslnd over the past two decades have put Australia on the palaeontological world state. So, why couldn't we find them before: In: Australian age of Dinosaurs Journal, Issue 21, 54-65.

Gomez, K. L., Pol, D., Ezcurra, M. D., and Carballido, J. L., 2025, Osteology of the appendicualr skeleton of Bagualia alba (Dinosauria, Dusauropoda) from the Lower Jurassic of Patagonia and the macroeveolutionary history of early eusauropods: Cladistics, published online, 34pp.

Paulina-Carabajal, A., Mendez, A. H., Ulloa-Guaiquin, K., Irazoqui, F., and Lee, Y.-N., 2025, A Mesozoic dino-feast: multiple teeth marks on a sauropod dinosaur bone from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia and evidence on theropod feeding behaviour: Publicacion Electronica, v. 25, n. 1, p. 16-30. Link to pdf

Rodriguez, J., 2025, Huge fossil from one of the largest dinosaurs found in Texas national park: Phys Org., published online, 3pp. Link to pdf

Rozefelds, A., Dr, 2025, A century of Rhoetosaurus, the discovery, recovery, description and naming of an earth-born giant:  In: Australian age of Dinosaurs Journal, Issue 21, 76-87.

Shan, B., 2025, The re-description of Liaoningotitan sinensis Zhou et al., 2018: PeerJ 13:e19154 DO 10.7717/peerj.19154, 29pp. Link to pdf

Steiner, G., 2025, New sauropod species from Romania transforms understanding of dinosaur island life in Europe: Phys Org, published online, 4pp. Link to pdf

Sundgren, J., Chatterjee, S., Zhang, Q.-N., and You, H.-L., 2025, A description of a new sauropodomorph cranial material from the Lower Jurassic Lufeng Formation of Yunnan Province, P.R. China: Historical Biology, an international Journal of Paleobiology, published online, 19pp. Link to pdf

Toefy, F.Y., Krupandan, K., and Chinsamy, A., 2025, Palaeobiology and osteohistology of South African sauropodomorph dinosaurs: Journal of Anatomy, published online, 16pp. Link to pdf

Yin, Y.-L., Li, Y., Hu, J., and Zhang, H.-G., 2025, Dinosaur teeth from the Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning, China: PeerJ 13:e10013 http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19013, 16pp. Link to pdf

Ornithischia

Anonymous, 2025, Discovery of collagen in fossil bone could unlock new isnights into dinosaurs: Phys Org, published online, 6pp. Link to pdf

Berrocal-Casero, M., Barroso-Barcenilla, F., Callopez, P. M., Pimentel, R., Alcalde-Fuentes, M. R., and Prieto, I., 2025, New ornithopd remains from the Upper Barremian (Lower Cretceous) of Vadillos-1 (Cuenca, Spain): Fossil Studies, v. 3, n. 5, 12pp. Link to pdf

Bertozzo, F., Kecheng, N,. Gillette, N. V., and Godefroit, P., 2025, Anatomical description and digital reconstruction of the skull of Jeholosaurus shangyuanensis (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda) from China: Plos One, v. 20, n. 1: e0312519, 36pp. Link to pdf

Chandrasinghe, P. C., Cereser, B., Bertazzo, S., Csiki-Sava, Z., and Stebbing, J., 2025, Preserving fossilized soft tissues: advancing proteomics and unveiling the evolutionary history of cancer in dinosaurs: Biology, v. 14, 270, 8pp. Link to pdf

Demers-Potvin, A. V., and Larsson, H. C. E., 2025, High local variability in evevation of the Oldman-Dinosaur Park Formation contact revealed by digital outcrop reconstruction, and implications for dinosaur biostatigraphy of the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) Belly River Group of Alberta, Canada: Palaeontologia Electonica, v. 28,n . 1: A1341pp. Link to pdf

Devereaux, O., Herne, M. C., Campione, N. E., and Bell, P. R., 2025, Paleoneurology of the iguanodontia Fostoria dhimbangunmal from the mid-Cretaceous of Australia: Journal of Paleontology, published online, 9pp. Link to pdf

Emery-Wetherell, M. M., 2025, Burrow collapse is not the only explanation for rapid, noncatastrohic preservation of 3D dinosaurs: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, v 122, n 3, e2423019122, 1pp. Link to pdf

Ibiricu, L. M., Cedrda, I. A., Caglianone, I. L., Cardozo, N. V., Alvarez, B. N., Cavasin, S. A., and Casal, C. A., 2025, Ornitopodos basales del centro-sur de Chubug, Patagonia central: consideraciones evolutivas, paleohistologicas y paleoambientales: Publicacion Electronica, v. 25, n. 1, p. 31-48. Link to pdf

Maidment, S., Ouarhache, D., Butler, R. J., Boumir, K., Oussou, A., Ech-charay, K., El Khanchoufi, A., and Barrett, P. M., 2025, The world's oldest cerapodan ornithischian dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Morocco: Royal Socety Open Science, v. 12:241624, 8pp. Link to pdf

Malkani, M. S., 2025, Theropods, Ornithischians and Pterosaurs from South Asia-review with new taxa: a look at paleontology, stratigraphy and mineral potential of Pakistan: Open Journal of Geology, v. 15, n. 1, p. 22-68.

 Milligan, J. R., Bamforth, E. L., Mangano, M. G., and Buatois, L. A., 2025, Taphonomic history of a dinosaur skeleton from the upper Cretaceous Frenchman Formation, Canada: insights from ancient rhizoetchings and invertebrate bioerosion trace fossils: Ichnos, an international journal of plant and naimal traces, published online, 20pp. Link to pdf

Olsen, P. E., MacLennan, S. A., Sha, J., Kinney, S. T., Chang, C., Fang, Y., Liu, J., Silbeck, B. B., Chen, E., and Schoene, B., 2025, Reply to Emery-Wetherell: Taphonomy of Lujiatun 3D dinosaurs in inconsistent with death and burial by lahars: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, v. 122, n. 3, e2823567122, 1pp Link to pdf

Panciroli, E., Funston, G. F., Maidment, S. C. R., Butler, R. J., Benson, R. B. J., Crawfrod, B. L., Fair, M., Fraser, N. C., and Walsh, S., 2025, Spontaneous article: The frist and most complete dinosaur skeleton from the Middle Jurassic of Scotland: Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburg, published online, 12pp. Link to pdf

Perea, D., Verde, M, Mesa, V., Soto, M,. and Montenegro, F., 2025, Bioerosian structures on dinosaur bones probably made by multituberculate mammals and dermestid beetles (Guichon Formation, Late Cretaceous of Uruguay): Fossil Studies, v. 3, n. 2, 10pp. Link to pdf

Sharpe, H. S., Wang, Y.-y, Dudgeon, T. W., Powers, M. J., Whitebone, s. A., Coppock, C. C., Dyer, A. D., and Sullivan, C., 2025, Skull morphology and histology indicate the presence of an unexpected buccal soft tissue structure in dinosaurs: Journal of Anatomy, published online, 29pp. Link to pdf

Tuinstra, L., Thomas, B., Robinson, S., Pawlak, K., Elezi, G., Faull, K. F., and Tyalor, S., 2025, Evidence for endogenous collagen in Edmontosaurus fossil bone: Analytical Chemistry, published online, p. A-K. Link to pdf

Wroblewski, A. F.-J., 2025, Southermost record of the pachycephalosaurine Stygimoloch spinifer and palaeobiogeography of latest Cretaceous North American dinosaurs: Lethaia, published online, 10pp. Link to pdf

Wang, D., Xing, L., Mallon, J. C., Miyashita, T., Liang, Z., Zhang, X., Ren, Z., Liang, Z., and Xian, M., 2025, First occurrence of the duck-billed dinosaur tribe Lambeosaurini (Hadrosauridae: Lambeosaurinae) in South China: Historical Biology, an international Journal of Paleobiology, published online, 13p. researchgate.net/publication/388362816_Historical_Biology_An_International_Journal_of_Paleobiology_ISSN_Print_First_occurrence_of_the_duck-billed_dinosaur_tribe_Lambeosaurini_Hadrosauridae_Lambeosaurinae_in_South_China_First_occurrence_of_">Link to pdf

Yirka, B., 2025, Oldest cerapodan ornithischian dinosaur discovered in Morocco: Phys Org published online, 3pp.

 

Armored dinosaurs

Genus: Nova (1)

Brohisaurus MALKANI, 2025

Species: Nova (1)

Brohisaurus kirthari MALKANI,. 2025

Enchelmaier, M., 2025, Tiny find, big picture, reconstructing the ecology of a bygone era:  In: Australian age of Dinosaurs Journal, Issue 21, 88-89.

Malkani, M. S., 2025, Theropods, Ornithischians and Pterosaurs from South Asia-review with new taxa: a look at paleontology, stratigraphy and mineral potential of Pakistan: Open Journal of Geology, v. 15, n. 1, p. 22-68. (Brohisaurus kirthari)

Nogueira, R. A. ,Agnolin, F. L., Rozadilla, S., Aranciaga-Rolando, M., and Novas, F. E., 2025, Ankylosaurian remains from a new Campanian-Maastrichtian locality in Northern Patagonia, Argentina: Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology, published online, 10pp.

Rivera-Sylva, H. E., Aguillon-Martinez, M. C., Guzman-Gutierrez, Ruben, J., and Flores-Ventura, J., 2025, Ankylosaurians from Coahuila, Mexico: Palaeontologia Mexicana, v. 14, n. 1, p. 13-27. Link to pdf

Dinosaurs in general

Anonymous, 2025, A new twist in an old origin story: earliest dinosarus may have emerged in the Amazon: Phys Org, published online, 5pp. Link to pdf

Anonymous, 2025, Dinosaurs' apparent decline prior to asteroid may be due to poor fossil reocrd, say resarchers: Phys Org, published online, 7pp. Link to pdf

Carpenter, K., and Taylor, L. H., 2025, A river runs throught it-the quarry sandstone and adjacent stata, Dinosaur National Monument, Utah: Geology of the Intermountain West, an open-access journal of the Utah Geological Association, v. 12, 25-74pp. Link to pdf

Chapelle, K. E. J., Griffin, C. T., and Pol, D., 2025, Growing with dinosaurs: a review of dinosaur reproduction and ontogeny: Biology Letters, v. 21: 2024074, 12p.

Dean, C. D., Chiarenza, A. A., Doser, J. W., Farnsworth, A., Jones, L. A., Lyster, S., J., Oouthwaite, C. L., Valdes, P. J., Butler, R. J., and Mannion, P. D., 2025, The structure of the end-Cretaceous dinosaur fossil record in North America: Current Biology, v. 35, 16pp. Link to pdf

Demers-Potvin, A. V., and Larsson, H. C. E., 2025, High local variability in evevation of the Oldman-Dinosaur Park Formation contact revealed by digital outcrop reconstruction, and implications for dinosaur biostatigraphy of the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) Belly River Group of Alberta, Canada: Palaeontologia Electonica, v. 28,n . 1: A1341pp. Link to pdf

Depraetere, M., Akhlaq, S, Diaz, V. D., Heumann, I., and Schwarz, D., 2025, Virtual access to fossil & archival material from the german Tendaguru Expedition (1909-1913): more than 100 years of data-meta-paradata management for improved standardisation: In: 3D Research challenges in Cultural Heritabe V, LNCS 19190, M. Ioannides et al editors, p. 89-102. Link to pdf

Enriquez, N. J., Campione, N. E., Hendrickx, C., and Bell, P. R., 2025, Epidermal scale growth, allometry and functuional in non-avian dnosaurs and extant reptiles: Journal of Anatomy, published online, 34pp. Link to pdf

Falkingham, P. L., 2025, Reconstructiong dinosaur locomotion: Biology Letters, v. 21: 20240441, 12pp.

Field, D. J., Burton, M. G,. Benito, J., Plateau, O., and Navalon, G., 2025, Whence the brids: 200 years of dinosaurs, avian antecedents: Biology Letters, v. 21: 20240500, 13pp. Link to pdf

Heath, J. A., Cooper, N., Upchurch, P., and Mannion, P. D., 2025, Accounting for sampling heterogeneity suggests a low paleolatitude origin for dinosaurs: Current Biology, v. 35, 13pp.
Link to pdf

Kubi, M,. Kleespies, M. W., and Wenzel, V., 2025, Dinosaurs as skeletons or lifelike replicas - effects on interest in extinct animals: Frontiers in Ecology and Eovlution, published online, 12pp. Link to pdf

Lopez, B. J. V., Selles, A., Prieto-Marques, A., and Vila, B., 2025, Habitat preference of the dinosaurs from the Ibero-Armorican domain (Upper Cretaceous, south-western Europe): Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, v. 144:4, 11pp. Link to pdf

Rech, M., 2025, Triassic life: an overview of ancient amphibians, crocodile relatives, early dinosaurs and mammalian ancestors: Phys Org, published online, 6pp. Link to pdf

Weber, M., Weber, K., Winkler, D., and Tutken, T., 2025, Calcium and strontium isotopes in extant diapsid reptiles reflect dietary tendencies --a reference frame for diet reconstructions in teh fossil record: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, n. 292: 20242002: 12pp. Link to pdf

Werneburg, I., and Hossfield, U., 2025, Flying turtles in the earliest trees of life: scientific transparency in the phylogenetic works of Ernst Haeckel: Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, v. 144:17, 13pp. Link to pdf


Aves (Mesozoic)

Anonymous, 2025, Cretaceous fossil from Antarctica reveals earliest modern bird: Phys Org, published online, 8pp. Link to pdf

Anonymous, 2025, China Jurassic fossil discovery sheds light on bird origin: Phys Org, publihsed online, 6pp. Link to pdf

Anonymous, 2025, From dinosaurs to birds; the origins of feather formation: Phys Org, published online, 5pp. Link to pdf

Anonymous, 2025, How big brains and flexible skulls led to the evolution of modern birds: Phys Org, published online, 5pp. Link to pdf

Atterholt, J., O'Connor, J. K., and You, H., 2025, Osteohistology of enantiornithine birds from the Lower Cretacoeus Xiagou Formation: Geobios, published online, 12pp. Link to pdf

Burton, M. G., Benito, J., Mellor, K,. Smith, E., Martin-Silverstone, E., O'Connor, P., and Field, D. J., 2025, The influence of soft tissue volume on estimates of skeletal pneumaticity: implications for fossil archosaurs: Philosphical Transactions B., v. 380:20230428, 14pp. Link to pdf

Buscalioni, A. D., 2025, Scientific and Artisitic represenatations in avian evolution: Spanish Journal of Palaeontology, published online, 16pp. Link to pdf

Cooper, R. L., and Milinkovitch, M. C., 2025, In vivo sonic hedgehog pathway anatagomism temporily results in ancestral proto-feather-like structures in the chicken: PLos Biology, https://doi.org/10.1371;journal .pbio.3003061, 23pp. Link to pdf

Foth, C., van de Kamp, T. Tischlinger, H., Kantelis, T., Carney, R. M., Zuber, M., Hamann, E., Wallaard, J J. W., Lenz, N., Rauhut, O. V. M., and Frey, E., 1015, A new Archaeopteryx from the lower Tithonian Mörnscheim Formation at Mühlheim (Late Jurassic): Fossil Record, v. 28 , n. 1, p. 17-43.

O'Connor, J. K., 2025, Insights into the early evolution of modern avian physiology from fossilized soft tissues from the Mesozoic: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Societh, series B, v. 380:20230426, 12pp. Link to pdf

Terol, J. C., Perez-Ramos, A., O'Connor, J. K., Sanz, J. L., and Serrano, F J., 2025, Micro-CT reconstruction reveals new information about the phylogenetic position and locomotion of the Early Cretaceous brid Iberomesornis romerali: Geobios, published online, 14pp. Link to pdf

Torres, C. R., Clarke, J. A., Groenke, J R., Lamanna, M. C., MacPhee, R. D. E., Musser, G. M., Roberts, E. M., and O'Connor, P. M., 2025, Cretaceous Antarctic bird skull elucidates early avian ecological diversity: Nature, v. 638, p. 146-151.


Synapsids

Pelycosaurs

Laurin, M., and Didier, G., 2025, The rise and fall of Varanopidae (Amniota, Synapsida): Frontiers in Earth Science, publsihed online, 16pp. Link to pdf

Mann, A., Nelson, W. J., Hook, R. W., and Elrick, S. D., 2025, The lost Permo-Carboniferous vertebrate deposit of Horseshoe Bend ner Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois: Journal of Paleontology, v. 98, n. 5, p. 838-854. Link to pdf

Theriodontia

Species: Nova (1)

Bienotheroides wucaiensis LIU, XU, CLARK & BI, 2025

During, M A. D., Matelsky, J. K., Gustafsson, F. K., Voeten, D. F. A. E., Chen, D., Wester, B. A., Kording, K. P., Ahlberg, P. E., and Schon, T. B., 2025, Automated segmetation of synchrotron-scanned fossils: Fossil Record, v. 28, n. 1, p. 103-114. Link to pdf

Liu, J., Xu, X., Clark, J. M., and Bi, S., 2025, Bienotheroides wucaiensis sp. nov., a new tritylodontid (Cynodontia, Mammaliamorpha) from the Late Jurassic Shishugou Formation of Xinjiang, China: The Anatomical Record, published online, 35pp. (Bienotheroides wucaiensis) Link to pdf

Macungo, Z., Benoit, J., and Araujo, R., 2025, Inostrancevia africana, the first diagnosable gorgonopsian (Therapsida, Synapsida) from the Metangula graben (Mozambique): new anatomical observations adn biostratigraphic implications: Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, v. 144:12, 13pp. Link to pdf

Roese-Miron, L., and Kerber, L., 2025, Ontogeny of a Brazilian Late Traissic Traversodontid (Cynodontia, Cynognathia): anatomical and paleoecological implications: Journal of Morphology, published online, 19pp. Link to pdf

Deinocephalia

Peng, H., Yang, W., Wan, M., Liu, J., and Liu, F., 2025, Refugium amidst ruins: Unearthing the lost flora that escaped the end-Permian mass extinction: Science Advances, v. 11, eads5614 10pp. Link to pdf


 Mammals (Mesozoic)

Genus: Nova (1)

Ravjaa OKOSHI, TAKASAKI, CHIBA, NATORI, SANEYOSHI, TAKAHASHI, KODAIRA, HAYASHI, ISHIGAKI, MAINBAYAR & TSOGTBAATAR, 2025

Species: Nova (1)

Ravjaa ishiii OKOSHI, TAKASAKI, CHIBA, NATORI, SANEYOSHI, TAKAHASHI, KODAIRA, HAYASHI, ISHIGAKI, MAINBAYAR & TSOGTBAATAR, 2025

Anonymous, 2025, Mammalian outer ear traced back to ancient fish gills: Phys Org, published online, 4pp. Link to pdf

Anonymous, 2025, Mammals were adapting from life in the trees to living on the ground before dinosaur-killing astroid, research revals: Phys Org, published online, 5pp. Link to pdf

Chenal, E., Diependaal, H. J,. Schulp. A. S., and Reumer, J. W. F. ,2025, A new Late Triassic (Rhaetian or Late Norian) Mammaliaformes fossil locality: Avillers (Vosges, France): Revue de Paleobiologie, Geneve, v. 44, n. 1, 6pp. Link to pdf

Janis, C. M., Martin-Serra, A., Theodor, J. M., and Scott, C. S., 2025, Down to earth: therian mammals became more terrestrial towards the end of the Cretaceous: Palaeontology, v. 68, part 2, 14pp. Link to pdf

Okoshi, T., Takasaki, R., Chiba, K,. Natori, M., Saneyoshi, M., Takahashi, A., Kodaira, S., Hayashi, S., Ishigaki, S., Mainbayar, B., and Tsogtabaatar, K., 2025, New Late Cretaceous zhelestid mammal from the Bayanshiree Formation, Mongolia: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, v. 70, n. 1, p. 193-203. (Ravjaa ishiii) Link to pdf

Rech, M,. 2025, Triassic life: an overview of ancient amphibians, crocodile relatives, early dinosaurs and mammalian ancestors: Phys Org, puboished online, 6pp. Link to pdf

Schultz, J. A., 2025, A perspective from the Mesozoic: evolutonary changes of the mammalian skull and their influence on feeding efficiency and high-frequency hearing: The Anatomical Record, published onlein, 16pp. Link to pdf

Yirka, B., 2025, Melanosome patterns in Mesozoic mammals suggests they had dark, uniformly dull coloring: Phys Org, published online, 3pp.  Link to pdf


Egg

Hedge, J., Tucker, R. T., Makovicky, P. J., and Zanno, L. E., 2025, Fossil eggshell diversity of the Mussentuchit Member, Cedar Mountian Formation, Utah: PlOS One, v. 20, n. 2:e0314689, 33pp. Link to pdf

Zhu, X.-F., Chang, F., Li, Y., Zhang, X.-H., Gao, D.-S., Wang, Q., Qiu, R., Wang, X.-L., Liu, D., Jia, S.-H., Jia, G.-H., Zhang, J.-H., and Xu, L., 2025, The first discovery of non-avian dinosaur egg clutch (Macroolithus yaotuensis, Elongatoolithidae) from the Upper Cretaceous Qiupa Formation of Tantou Basin: Vertebrata Palasiatica, published online, 14pp. Link to pdf



Ichnology

Ichnogenus: Nova (3)

Malakhelisauroperus mianwali MALKANI, 2025

Pashtosauroperus zhobi MALKANI, 2025

Ruopodosurus ARBOUR, LOCKLEY, DRYSDALE, RULE & HELM, 2025

Ichnospecies: Nova (3)

Malakhelisauroperus mianwali MALKANI, 2025

Pashtosauroperus zhobi MALKANI, 2025

Ruopodosurus clava ARBOUR, LOCKLEY, DRYSDALE, RULE & HELM, 2025

Adams, T. L., Price, D., Godet, A., Neuman, J., Davis, C., Lehrmann, A. A., and Lehrmann, D. J., 2025, Revisiting Bird's swimming sauropod: new insights on Manus-dominated Dinosaur tracks from the Mayan Dude Ranch in Bandera, Texas: Historical Biology, an Internatinoal Journal of Paleobiology, published online, 15pp. Link to pdf

Anonymous, 2025, Major new footprint discoveires on Britain's 'dinosaur highway': Phys Org, published online, 5pp. Link to pdf

Anonymous, 2025, Large bipedal dinosaur footprints discovered: possible evidence of Mongolian giant Saurolophus: Phys Org, published online, 8 pp. Link to pdf

Anonymous, 2025, Fossils reveal rapid land recovery after end-Permian extinction around 252 million years ago: Phys Org, published online, 5pp. Link to pdf

Anonymous, 2025, Unnoticed for decades, dinosaur footpritns at Australian school reveal ancient secrets: Phys Org, published online, 5pp. Link to pdf

Anonymous, 2025, Footprints reveals prehistoric Scittish lagoons were stompign grounds for giant Jurassic Dinosaurs: Phys Org, Published online, 3pp. Link to pdf

Anonymous, 2025, Footprints of tail-clubbed armored dinosaurs found for the first time: Phys org, published online, 7pp. Link to pdf

Arbour, V. M., Lockley, M. G., Drysdale, E., Rule, R., and Helm, C. W., 2025, A new thyreophoran ichnotaxon from British Columbia, Canada confirms the presence of ankylosaurid dinosurs in teh mid Crretaceous of North America: Journal of Vertebrae Paleontology, e2451319, 14pp. (Ruopodosurus clava) Link to pdf

Blakesley, T., de Polo, P. E., Wade, T. J, Ross, D. A., and Brusatte, S. L., 2025, A new Middle Jurassic lagoon margin assembalge of theropod and sauropod dinosaur trackways from the Isle of Skye, Scotland, Plos One, v. 20, n. 4:e0319862, 67pp. Link to pdf

Cooper, J. A., 2025, Recontextualishing a classic 'dinosaur trackway': Historical Biology, an International Journal of Paleobiology, published on line, 1 pp. Link to pdf

Dececche, T.Dececchi, T. A., Kim, K. S., Lockley, M. G., Larsson, H. C. E., Holtz Jr., T. H., Farlow, J. O., and Pittman, M,. 2025, Reply to Falkingham et al.: Trackway shows flap-running in feathered dinosaurs: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, v. 122, n. 14, 1pp. Link to pdf

Edgar, K. M., Butler, R. J., Larwood, J. G., and Smith, J. J. P., 2025, Determining the relative scientific and cultural "value" of the UK's dinosaur track sites: Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, publihsed online, 23pp. Link to pdf

Falkingham, P. L., and Lallensack, J. N., 2025, Qurks of track preservation and formation are more likely than pre-avian flight and ultrafast dinosaurs: Proceendings of the National Academy of Science, v. 122, n. 14, 1pp.  Link to pdf

Guillermo-Ochoa, A. A., Zevalls-Valdivia, L. M., Castro-Eguiluz, C., Garcia-Flores, V., Martinez, J.-N., Silupu-Cardenas, O. A., Sanchez-Alva, C. I., Epiquien-Llaja, J. L., Pintado-Abaraca, T. D. P., Delgado-Quiroz, L. M., and Rodriguez-de la Rosa, R A., 2024, An onrnithopod trackway from the Albian-Turonina Arcurquina Fromation, Arequipa, Peru, and its paleoecological implications: Paleontologia Mexicana, v. 14, n. 1, p. 1-11. Link to pdf

Lallensack, J. N., Leonardi, G., and Falkingham, P. L., 2025, Glossry of fossil tetrapod tracks: Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 28, n. 1, 105pp. Link to pdf

Malkani, M. S., 2025, Theropods, Ornithischians and Pterosaurs from South Asia-review with new taxa: a look at paleontology, stratigraphy and mineral potential of Pakistan: Open Journal of Geology, v. 15, n. 1, p. 22-68. (Malakhelisauroperus mianwali, Pashtosauroperus zhobi)

Pinuela, L,. Garcia-Ramos, J. C., Leonardi, K. M., G., and Finsterbusch-Lagos, O. E., 2025, Exceptional and striking 3D track-detaches undertrack specimens from the Upper Jurassic of Asturias (N Spain): Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, v. 131, n. 1, p. 11-24. Link to pdf

Plint, G., and Helm, C., 2025, Dinosaur tracks, made 240 million years ago, have been found for the first time in South Africa's Western Cape: Phys Org, published online, 5pp. Link to pdf

Romilio, A., 2025, Evaluating heteropody in tracks: novel methodologies for manus-pes ratio calculation: Historical Biology, An international Journal of Paleobiology, published online, 7pp. Link to pdf

Romilio, A., Park, R., Nichols, W., and Jackson, O., 2025, Dinosaur footprints from the Lower Jurassic (Hettangian-Sinemurian) precipice Sandstone of the Callide Basin, Queensland, Australia: Historical Biology, An International Journal of Paleobiology, published online, 12 pp. Link to pdf


Palaeopathologies


Gastroliths


Stomach contents


Coprolites


Cannibalismn


Regurgitalite


Fire (Mesozoic, Paleozoic)

 


Beetle Borrings


Toothmarks

 


Histology


Soft tissue


Bonebed


Taphonomy


Burrows

Sadlock, G., 2025, Tetrapod origins of small burrows from the Permina of Southwest Poland? Lethaia, published on line, 15pp. Link to pdf


DNA (and Blood)


(suppose) Tertiary Dinosaurs


Venomous


Extinction


Integuments

Feathers

 

Skin

Hair


Interesting Articles

 


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