2026 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

Hagiwara, W., and Sallan, L., 2026, Mass extinction triggered the early radiations of jawed vertebrates and thier jawless relatives (Gnathotomes): Science Advances, v. 12, eaeb2297, 13pp. Link to pdf


Thelodonti


Placoderm


Acanthodians


Chondrichthyes



Fish


Crossopterygians & Finned Tetrapods


Lungfish


Coelocanths



Fish Ichnology


Fish Burrows


Fish Coprolites

 


Temnospondyli ("Labyrinthodons", Early Amphibians


Reptilosauromorph




Lepospondyli


Amphibia

Skutschas, P. P., Kolchanov, V. V., Lang, A., Schultz, J. A., & Schwermann, A. H., 2025, Lissamphibian remains from the Lower Cretaceous of Germany with implications for the evolution of Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous European faunas: Palaeobiodiversity adn Palaeoenvironments, v. 105, p. 831-846. (Martintriton septatus) Link to pdf

 



Lower Reptiles (“Anapsids”)


Turtle


 Diapsida (Lower Lepidosauromorphs)


Lizards and Snakes


Sphenodonts


Ichthyosaurs


Sauropterygians and Placodontians

Species: Nova (1)

Nothosaurus fortihumeralis LI, HU, SHEN, SANDER & LIU, 2026

Li, Q., Hu, Y.-W., Shen, Y., Sander, P. M., and Liu, J., 2026, A new large Nothosaurus (Reptlia: Eosauropterygia) from the Middle Triassic of South China adn the phylogeny of Eosauropterygia: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Socity, v. 206, n. 1, zlaf179, 13pp. (Nothosaurus fortihumeralis)


Lower Archosauromorpha


“Thecodontia, Pseudosuchia"


Crocodilia (Mesosuchia, Eusuchia)

Candiero, C. R. A., Brusatte, S. L., Ribeiro, T. B., Pol, D., da Silva Vidal, L., de Paula, T. A. D. A., Ferreira, B. M., Lima, C. V., Da Costa Pereira, P. V. L. G. 2026, A large notosuchian (Mesoeucrocodylia) tooth from the Adamantina Formation of Goias state, Brazil: Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Paleontology, published online, 7pp.


Pterosaurs


Dinosaur

Dinosauromorpha

Theropoda

Genus: Nova (1)

Xenovenator RIVERA-SYLVA, AGUILLON-MARTINEZ, FLORES-VENTURA, SANCHEZ-URIBE, GUZMAN-GUTIERREZ & LONGRICH, 2026

Species: Nova (1)

Xenovenator espinosai RIVERA-SYLVA, AGUILLON-MARTINEZ, FLORES-VENTURA, SANCHEZ-URIBE, GUZMAN-GUTIERREZ & LONGRICH, 2026

Anonymous, 2026, T. rex grew up slowly: new study reveals 'king of dinosaurs' kept growing until age 40: Phys Org, published online, 5pp. Link to pdf

Farke, A. A., 2026, Not a big baby, multipronged approaches resolve the debate about the Nanotyrannus fossil species: Science, 15, january, 2026, p. 234-235. Link to pdf

Greenfield, T., 2026, The authorship of Spinosauria is Olshevksy, 1991: comment on Rauhut et al. (2025): Historical Biology, published online, 2pp.

Rivera-Sylva, H. E., Aguillon-Martinez, M. C., Flores-Ventura, J., Sanchez-Uribe, I. E., Guzman-Gutierrez, J. R., and Longrich, N. R., 2026, A thick-skulled troodontid theropod from the Late Cretaceous of Mexico: Diversity, v. 18, 38, 26pp. (Xenovenator espinosai) Link to pdf

Woodward, H. N., Myhrvold, N. P., and Horner, J. R., 2026, Prolonged growth and extended subadult development in the Tyrannosaurus rex species complex revealed by expanded histological sampling and statistical modeling: PeerJ, 14:e20469 DOI 10.7717/peerj.20469, 66pp. Link to pdf

Sauropodomorpha (Sauropoda, Prosauropoda)

Genus: Nova (1)

Yeneen houssayi FLIPPI, BELLARDINI, CARBALLIDO, MENDEZ & GARRIDO, 2026

Species: Nova (1)

Yeneen houssayi FLIPPI, BELLARDINI, CARBALLIDO, MENDEZ & GARRIDO, 2026

Filippi, L. S., Carballido, J. I., Mendez, A. H., and Garrido, A. C., 2026, Yeneen houssayi gen. et sp. nov. and an overviw of the sauropod titanosaurian diversity from Cerro Overo - La Invernada area (Bajo de la Carpa Formation, Santonian), North Patagonia, Argentina: Historical Biology, an international journal of Paleobiology, published online, 37pp. (Yeneen houssayi)

Ornithischia

Genus: Nova

Ferenceratops MAIDMENT, BUTLER, BRUSATTE, MEADE, AUGUSTIN, CSIKI-SAVA & OSI, 2026

Synonymoum: Nova (1)

Ferenceratops shqiperorum (WEISHAMPEL, JIANU, CSIKI & NORMAN, 2003) MAIDMENT, BUTLER, BRUSATTE, MEADE, AUGUSTIN, CSIKI-SAVA & OSI, 2026

= Zalmozes shiqperorum WEISHAMPEL, JIANU, CSIKI & NORMAN, 2003

Arnold, P., 2026, Scientist solve the mystery of Europe's missing dinosaurs. Spoiler alert! They were never actulaly missing; Phys Org, published online, 6pp. Link to pdf

Maidment, S. C. R., Butler, R. J., Brusatte, S. L., Meade, L. E., Augustin, F. J., Csiki-Sava, Z., and Osi, A., 2026, A hidden diversity of ceratopsian dinosaurs in Late Cretaceous Europe: Nature, published online, 7pp. (Ferenceratops shqiperorum = Zalmozes shiqperorum)

Obuszewski, K. D., Smith, N. A., and Brown, G. R., 2025, An osteohistological analysis of Triceratops (Ronithischia: Ceratopsidae) cranial ornamentation: The Anatomical Record, published online 12pp. Link to pdf

Packham, C., 2026, Saturday citations: missing dinosaurs, quiescent blackholes and infectious fungi: Phys Org, published online, 4pp. Link to pdf

Armored dinosaurs

Agnolin, F. L., Rozadilla, S., Marsa, J. G., Nogueira, R. A., Miner, S., Alvarez-Herrera, G., Novas, F. E., and Pol, D., 2026, new remains of the armored dinosaur Patagopelta cristata Riguetti et al. 2022 (Ornithischia, Parankylosauria) from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia, argentina: Historical Biology, An International Jouranl of Paleobiology, published online, 64pp.

Dinosaurs in general

Ebel, R., 2026, A centuries-old debate on how reptiles keep evolving skin bones in finally settled: Phys Org, published online, 10pp. Link to pdf

Ebel, R., Melville, J., and Keogh, J. S., 2026, Lizards in chain mail: reconstructing the enigmatic past of dermal armour in squamata reptiles: Biological Journal of the Linnean Socity, v. 147, n. 1, blaf129, published online, 15pp. Link to pdf


Aves (Mesozoic)

Benito, J., Kuo, P.-C., Torres, C. R., Navalon, G., Plateau, O., Clark, A. D., Steell, E. M., and Field, D. J., 2026, Shouldering the challenge of deciphering avian plaate evolution:  Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, v. 123, n. 1, e2514111123, 4pp. Link to pdf

Wilken, A. T., Sellers, K. C., Davis, J. L., Witmer, L. M., and Holliday, C. M., 2026, Reply to Benito et al.: Problems in the Cretaceous evolution of the avian palatobasal joint: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, v. 123, n. 1, e2520865123, 4pp. Link to pdf


Synapsids

Pelycosaurs

Theriodontia

Genus: Nova (1)

Njalila GEBAUER & MAISCH, 2026

Synonym: Nova (1)

Njalila nasuta (HUENE, 1950) GEBAUER & MAISCH, 2026

= Dixeya nasuta HUENE, 1950

Gebauer, E. V. I., and Maisch, M. W., 2026, Njalila gen. nov. (Therapsida. Gorgonopsia): a new genus for Dixeya nasuta v. Huene, 1950 from the Late Permian Usili Formation of the Ruhuhu Basin, SW Tanzania: Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen, publshed online, 22pp. (Njalila nausta = Dixeya nasuta)

Deinocephalia


 Mammals (Mesozoic)


Egg

 



Ichnology

Calbkova, G., Brezina, J., and Nadaskay, R., 2026, A highly diverse Pennsylvanian tetrapod ichnoassemblage from the Semily Formation (Krkonose Piedmount Basin, Czechia): PeerJ v4::e20437 http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20437, 40pp. Link to pdf


Palaeopathologies


Gastroliths


Stomach contents


Coprolites


Cannibalismn


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

 


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