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

Lei, X., Zhang, S., Cong, P., Vinther, J., Gabbott, S., Wei, F., and Xu, X., 2026, Four camera-type eyes in the earliest vertebrates from the Cambrian Period: Nature, published online, 7pp.

Marsh, J., 2026, 443-million-year-old fossils reveal early vertebrate eyes: Phys Org, published online, 5pp. Link to pdf


Thelodonti


Placoderm


Acanthodians


Chondrichthyes

Genus: Nova (1)

Lonchidionoides VULLO, FRAGOSO, BITTENCOURT, PEREZ-GARCIA, BOUCHEMIA & BENYOUCEF, 2026

Species: Nova (1)

Lonchidionoides trifurcatum VULLO, FRAGOSO, BITTENCOURT, PEREZ-GARCIA, BOUCHEMIA & BENYOUCEF, 2026

Barrenechea, J. F., Borruel-Abadia, V., Galan-Abellan, A. B., Lopez-Gomes, J., Esterle, J, McCann, T., de la Horra, R., Ronchi, A., Gianolla, P., Luque, F. J., Rossi, V. M., Paterson, N., Smith, R. M. H., Wolvaardt, D., Brookfield, M. E., Bourquin, S., and Ubide, T., 2026, Latitude affects continental acidity in the Smithian-Spathian boundary biotic crisis: Geological Magazine v. 163, e2, 8pp. Link to pdf

Crothers, J., Eberle, J., Brinkman, D., Wurtz, A., Heckert, A. B., Hunt-Foster, R. K., Foster, J. R., Dirkes, I. C., and Dunn, R., 2026, An actinopterygian-dominated fish fauna from the Upper Cretaceous Williams Fork Formation, northwestern Colorado, and evidence for provinciality across Laramidia at the Campanian/Maastrhcithan boundary: Cretaceous Research, v. 182; 106313, 20pp. Link to pdf

Vullo, R., Fragoso, L. G. C., Bittencourt, J. S., Perez-Garcia, A., Bouchemia, I., and Benyoucef, M., 2026, A new genus of lonchidiid hybodontiform sharks from the Cretaceous of North Africa and South America: Geological Magazine, v. 163, e5, 9pp. (Lonchidionoides trifurcatum) Link to pdf



Fish

Genus: Nova (1)

Ostenolepis FRANCESCHI, MARRAMA & CARNEVALE, 2026

Species: Nova (3)

Ostenolepis marianii FRANCESCHI, MARRAMA & CARNEVALE, 2026

Peripeltopleurus jurassicus FRANCESCHI, MARRAMA & CARNEVALE, 2026

Pholidolepis teruzzii FRANCESCHI, MARRAMA & CARNEVALE, 2026

Barrenechea, J. F., Borruel-Abadia, V., Galan-Abellan, A. B., Lopez-Gomes, J., Esterle, J, McCann, T., de la Horra, R., Ronchi, A., Gianolla, P., Luque, F. J., Rossi, V. M., Paterson, N., Smith, R. M. H., Wolvaardt, D., Brookfield, M. E., Bourquin, S., and Ubide, T., 2026, Latitude affects continental acidity in the Smithian-Spathian boundary biotic crisis: Geological Magazine v. 163, e2, 8pp. Link to pdf

Chure, D. J., 2026, The Fauna and flora of the Morrison Formation: 2026: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf

Crothers, J., Eberle, J., Brinkman, D., Wurtz, A., Heckert, A. B., Hunt-Foster, R. K., Foster, J. R., Dirkes, I. C., and Dunn, R., 2026, An actinopterygian-dominated fish fauna from the Upper Cretaceous Williams Fork Formation, northwestern Colorado, and evidence for provinciality across Laramidia at the Campanian/Maastrhcithan boundary: Cretaceous Research, v. 182; 106313, 20pp. Link to pdf

Foster, J. R., Trujillo, K. C., Hunt-Foster, R. K., Lucas, S. G., Carpenter, K., and Breithaupt, B. H., 2026, An introduction to new developments in the geology and paleontology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf

Franceschi F., Marrama, G., and Carnevale, G., 2026, Bony fishes (Osteichthyes) from the Sinemurian (Jurassic) Osteno Knoservat-Lagersatatte (Como, NW Italy): Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, v. 132, n. 1, p 9-58. (Ostenolepis marianii, Peripeltopleurus jurassicus, Pholidolepis teruzzii) Link to pdf

 


Crossopterygians & Finned Tetrapods


Lungfish

Chure, D. J., 2026, The Fauna and flora of the Morrison Formation: 2026: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf

Coelocanths

Barrenechea, J. F., Borruel-Abadia, V., Galan-Abellan, A. B., Lopez-Gomes, J., Esterle, J, McCann, T., de la Horra, R., Ronchi, A., Gianolla, P., Luque, F. J., Rossi, V. M., Paterson, N., Smith, R. M. H., Wolvaardt, D., Brookfield, M. E., Bourquin, S., and Ubide, T., 2026, Latitude affects continental acidity in the Smithian-Spathian boundary biotic crisis: Geological Magazine v. 163, e2, 8pp. Link to pdf


Fish Ichnology


Fish Burrows


Fish Coprolites

 


Temnospondyli ("Labyrinthodons", Early Amphibians


Reptilosauromorph




Lepospondyli


Amphibia

Caton, E., 2026, Jurassic amphibian with a projectile tongue named as a new species: Phys Org, published online, 6pp. Link to pdf

Chure, D. J., 2026, The Fauna and flora of the Morrison Formation: 2026: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf

Foster, J. R., Trujillo, K. C., Hunt-Foster, R. K., Lucas, S. G., Carpenter, K., and Breithaupt, B. H., 2026, An introduction to new developments in the geology and paleontology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf

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”)

Genus: Nova (1)

Sauropia MULLER, ROBERTO-DA-SILVA, AURELIO & KERBER, 2026

Species: Nova (1)

Sauropia macrorhinus MULLER, ROBERTO-DA-SILVA, AURELIO & KERBER, 2026

Müller, R. T., Roberto-da-Silva, L., Aurelio, P. L. P., and Kerber, L., 2026, The smallest tetrapod from the Middle Triassic of South America: a new procolophonoid parareptile from the Ladinina of Southern Brazil: Scientific Reports, v. 16:866, published online, 20pp. (Sauropia macrorhinus) Link to pdf

 


Turtle

Chure, D. J., 2026, The Fauna and flora of the Morrison Formation: 2026: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf

Foster, J. R., Trujillo, K. C., Hunt-Foster, R. K., Lucas, S. G., Carpenter, K., and Breithaupt, B. H., 2026, An introduction to new developments in the geology and paleontology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf


 Diapsida (Lower Lepidosauromorphs)

Chure, D. J., 2026, The Fauna and flora of the Morrison Formation: 2026: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf

Foster, J. R., Trujillo, K. C., Hunt-Foster, R. K., Lucas, S. G., Carpenter, K., and Breithaupt, B. H., 2026, An introduction to new developments in the geology and paleontology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf


Lizards and Snakes

Chure, D. J., 2026, The Fauna and flora of the Morrison Formation: 2026: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf

Foster, J. R., Trujillo, K. C., Hunt-Foster, R. K., Lucas, S. G., Carpenter, K., and Breithaupt, B. H., 2026, An introduction to new developments in the geology and paleontology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf


Sphenodonts

Chure, D. J., 2026, The Fauna and flora of the Morrison Formation: 2026: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf

Foster, J. R., Trujillo, K. C., Hunt-Foster, R. K., Lucas, S. G., Carpenter, K., and Breithaupt, B. H., 2026, An introduction to new developments in the geology and paleontology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf

Haridy, Y., Frederickson, J. A., Peterson, J., Miller, J., Davis, B., Curtice, B., Hunter, R., and Cifelli, R., 2026, New material of the Late Jurassic sphenodontid Eilenodon robustus reveals transitionary adaptations to herbivory: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 171-184. Link to pdf


Ichthyosaurs

Barrenechea, J. F., Borruel-Abadia, V., Galan-Abellan, A. B., Lopez-Gomes, J., Esterle, J, McCann, T., de la Horra, R., Ronchi, A., Gianolla, P., Luque, F. J., Rossi, V. M., Paterson, N., Smith, R. M. H., Wolvaardt, D., Brookfield, M. E., Bourquin, S., and Ubide, T., 2026, Latitude affects continental acidity in the Smithian-Spathian boundary biotic crisis: Geological Magazine v. 163, e2, 8pp. Link to pdf


Sauropterygians and Placodontians

Species: Nova (1)

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

Barrenechea, J. F., Borruel-Abadia, V., Galan-Abellan, A. B., Lopez-Gomes, J., Esterle, J, McCann, T., de la Horra, R., Ronchi, A., Gianolla, P., Luque, F. J., Rossi, V. M., Paterson, N., Smith, R. M. H., Wolvaardt, D., Brookfield, M. E., Bourquin, S., and Ubide, T., 2026, Latitude affects continental acidity in the Smithian-Spathian boundary biotic crisis: Geological Magazine v. 163, e2, 8pp. Link to pdf

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

Foster, J. R., Trujillo, K. C., Hunt-Foster, R. K., Lucas, S. G., Carpenter, K., and Breithaupt, B. H., 2026, An introduction to new developments in the geology and paleontology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf


“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.

Chure, D. J., 2026, The Fauna and flora of the Morrison Formation: 2026: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf

Donze, G., Perrichon, G., Vincent, P., Therrien, F., and Martin, J. E., 2026, Comparative endocranial anatomy in the crocodylians Leidyosuchus canadensis and Stangerochampsa mccabei from the upper Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada: Journal of Anatomy, published online, 28pp. Link to pdf

Foster, J. R., Trujillo, K. C., Hunt-Foster, R. K., Lucas, S. G., Carpenter, K., and Breithaupt, B. H., 2026, An introduction to new developments in the geology and paleontology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf

Herrera, Y., Spindler, F., adn Bronzati, M., 2026, A complete morphological description of Dakosaurus maximus (Crocodyliformes: Thalattosuchia) with further insights into their palaeoecology: Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 29,n . 1: a4, 116pp. Link to pdf

Szegszardi, M., Osi, A., and Rabi, M., 2026, Cretaceous crocodyliform reconciles conflicting evidence on the Mesozoic paleogeography of Europe during the Gondwana-Laurasian split: Scientific Reports, v. 16:2842, 19pp. Link to pdf


Pterosaurs

Chure, D. J., 2026, The Fauna and flora of the Morrison Formation: 2026: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf

Foster, J. R., Trujillo, K. C., Hunt-Foster, R. K., Lucas, S. G., Carpenter, K., and Breithaupt, B. H., 2026, An introduction to new developments in the geology and paleontology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf


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

Chure, D. J., 2026, The Fauna and flora of the Morrison Formation: 2026: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. 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

Foster, J. R., Trujillo, K. C., Hunt-Foster, R. K., Lucas, S. G., Carpenter, K., and Breithaupt, B. H., 2026, An introduction to new developments in the geology and paleontology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf

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

Hefler, C., Wang, Y., Wang, X., Zheng, X., Kaye, T. G., Grosmougin, M., Chotard, M., Barlow, L., Qiu, H., Dececchi, A., Habib, M. B., Shyy, W., and Pitmann, M., 2026, Microraptor revels specialized gliding capabilities in multiwinged early paravians: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, v. 123, n. 6, e2618106124, 9pp. Link to pdf

Hendrickx, C., 2026, Dental evolution in non-coelurosaur theropods: Italian Journal of Geoscience, special seciton - 200 years of Dinosaurs: state of the art and future directions, v. 145, n. 2, 34pp. Link to pdf

Johnson-Ransom, E., Gignac, P., Barta, D. E., Felice, R. N., and Snively, E., 2026, Comparative cranial biomechanics reveal macroevolutionary trends in the theropod dinosaurs, with emphasis on Tyrannosauroidea: The Anatomical Record, published online, 41pp. Link to pdf

McDavid, S. N., Marchant, C. Y., and Reid, I. J., 2026, Alickmeron Sen & Ray, 2025 is an objective junior synonoym of Alwalkeria Chatterjee & Cresiler, 1994: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontoloty, e2604988, 4pp. (Alwalkeria maleriensis = Alickmeron maleriensis)

Nielsen, J., Fowler, D., Wyenberg-Henzler, T., Jacobsen, A. ., and Pearce, C., 2026, Investigating size-asymmetric feeding among tyrannosaurids using tooth marks on a metatarsal from the Judith River Formation, Montana, USA: Evolving Earth v. 4, 100107, 8pp. Link to pdf

Pradelli, L. A., Pol, D., Vega, N A., and Ezcurra, M. D., 2026, The axial osteology of the theropod dinosaur Piatnitzkysaurus floresi from the Early Jurassic of Patagonia, Argentina: Royal Society Open Science, v. 13: 251876, 35pp. Link to pdf

 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

Rowe, A. J., Cerroni, M. A., and Rayfield, E. J., 2026, Soutehrn hemisphere ceratosaurs evolved fedding mechanics paralleling those of Northern hemisphere tyrannosaurids: Scientific Reports, published online, 10pp. 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

Carpenter, K., Ikejiri, T., and Wilson, Y., 2026, Postcranial anatomy of immature Camarasaurus specimens from Dinosaur National Monument, UTah, comapred to the holotype of Camarasaurus lentus (Marsh, 1889): In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 247-265. Link to pdf

Chure, D. J., 2026, The Fauna and flora of the Morrison Formation: 2026: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf

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)

Foster, J. R., Trujillo, K. C., Irmis, R. B., Wedel, M. J., Chamberlain, K. R., Gillett, D. D., and McMullen, S. K., 2026, History, age, and stratigraphy of the type locality of Dystrophaeus viaemalae (Sauropoda) in the Lower Morrison Formation of southeastern Utah: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 201-213. Link to pdf

Foster, J. R., Woodruff, D. C., and Royo-Torres, R., 2026, The first evidence of Turiasauria (Sauropoda) in the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 267-282. Link to pdf

Foster, J. R., Trujillo, K. C., Hunt-Foster, R. K., Lucas, S. G., Carpenter, K., and Breithaupt, B. H., 2026, An introduction to new developments in the geology and paleontology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf

Hullinger, A., Boisvert, C., Bivens, G. T., Curtice, B., Wilhite, R., and Foster, J. R., 2026, Redescription of Aptosaurine remains from Arches National Park, Utah, USA (Upper Jurassic, Morrison Formation): In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 215-231. Link to pdf

Woodruff, D. C., Walker, S., Hunt, K., and Schein, J. P., 2026, The first specimen of Barosaurus (Sauropoda: Diplodocidae) from Montana: the northernmost occurrence of the genus: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 233-246. Link to pdf

Zhang, X.-Q., Wang, Y.-M., Wang, Z.-J., Wang, Y.-C., Wang, T., Wang, G-F, Zou, Y., Dong, Q-X., Su, X., Jiang, H., Wang, Y.-J, and You, H.-L., 2026, The first turiasaurian sauropod (Dinosauria: Eusoropoda) from East Asia: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Socity, v. 206, n. 2, zlaf201, 34pp. (Yantaloong lini) Link to pdf

Ornithischia

Genus: Nova (2)

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

Foskeia DIEUDONNE, BECERRA, ZANESCO, TORTOSA, CREZADO-CABALLERO, STEIN & FERNANDEZ-BALDOR, 2026

Species: Nova (1)

Foskeia pelendonum DIEUDONNE, BECERRA, ZANESCO, TORTOSA, CREZADO-CABALLERO, STEIN & FERNANDEZ-BALDOR, 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

Anonymous, 2026, Tiny new dinosaur Foskeia pelendonum fills in an evolutonary gap: Phys Org, published online, 7pp. Link to pdf

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

Chure, D. J., 2026, The Fauna and flora of the Morrison Formation: 2026: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf

Dieudonne, P.E., Becerra, M. G., Zanesco, T., Tortosa, T., Cruzado-Caballero, P., Stein, K., and Fernandez-Baldor, F. T. 2026, Foskeia pelendonum, a new rhabdodontomorph from the Lower Cretaceous of Salas de los Infantes (Burgos Province, Spain), and a new phylogeny of ornithischian dinosaurs: Papers in Palaeintoogy, v. 12, part 1, e70057, 52pp. (Foskeia pelendonum)  

Foster, J. R., Trujillo, K. C., Hunt-Foster, R. K., Lucas, S. G., Carpenter, K., and Breithaupt, B. H., 2026, An introduction to new developments in the geology and paleontology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf

Galton, P. M., and Carpenter, K., 2026, Osteology atlas of the type materials in the Yale Peabody Museum of the Ornithopod dinosaurian Camptosaurus dispar (Marsh, 1877) from the Upper Jurassic of Wyoming: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 293-318. Link to pdf

Krumenacker, L. J., Gay, R. J., Peterson, J. E., Scheetz, R., and Simon, R., 2026, Enigmatic ornithopod specimens from teh Sion Quarry of teh Late Jurassic Morrison Formation, bighorn Basin, Wyoming: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 319-329. 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

Siviero, B. C. T., Rega, E., Nick, K. E., and Chadwick, A. V., 2026, Analysis of pseudopathologies in Edmontosaurus annectens bones: taphonomic implications from biogenetic and diagenetic bone alterations from a Cretaceous bonebed in the Lance Formation, Wyoming: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, e2600392, 15pp. Link to pdf

Yu, K., Wu, W., Yu, X., and Godefroit, P., 2026, First occurrence of hadrosaurid (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) remains from the Nenjiang Formation (Early Campaninan) in the Songliao Basin Northeast China: Historical Biology, an International journal of Paleobiology, published online, 16pp. 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.

Carpenter, K., 2026, The smallest known Stegosaurus:  In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 283-285. Link to pdf

Chure, D. J., 2026, The Fauna and flora of the Morrison Formation: 2026: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf

Foster, J. R., Trujillo, K. C., Hunt-Foster, R. K., Lucas, S. G., Carpenter, K., and Breithaupt, B. H., 2026, An introduction to new developments in the geology and paleontology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf

Hunt-Foster, R. K., Woodruff, D. C., Sroka, S. D., and Foter, J. R., 2026, The largest reported stegosaurid from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic): In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 287-292. Link to pdf

Dinosaurs in general

Anonymous, 2026, Baby dinosaurs were common prey for Late Jurassic predators, reconstructed food web suggests: Phys Org, published onlien, 5pp. Link to pdf

Chiappone, M., Guala, M., Rogers, R., and Makovicky, P., 2026, When the levee breaks: experimentally testing dinosur and mammal bone transpot in unsteady flows: Paleobiology, published online, 16pp. Link to pdf

Chure, D. J., 2026, The Fauna and flora of the Morrison Formation: 2026: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf

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

Foster, J. R., Trujillo, K. C., Hunt-Foster, R. K., Lucas, S. G., Carpenter, K., and Breithaupt, B. H., 2026, An introduction to new developments in the geology and paleontology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf

McHugh, J. B., Drumheller, S. K., 2026, Inter-stie and inter-analyst variation in reported frequences of modified bone material from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Colorado and Wyoming: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 375-385. Link to pdf

Morrison, C., Hart, W. J,. O'Callaghan, E., Boisvert, C., Van Der Linden, T. T. P., Goodchile, O. Q., Boeye, A., Scherer, C. R., Jone,s H. T., Moran, T., Lewis, Z., Rayburn, K. C., LAyton, C., Wasserlauf, J. Z., Bohus, C., Danison, A., lopez-Vaca, A., Durrant, L. K., Guest, C., Gascoigne, S., adn Allain, S. J. R., 2026, "here, size is not accident": a novel food web analysis of the Dry Mesa dinosaur Quarry and ecological impact of Morrison Formation sauropod fuana: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 387-426. Link to pdf

 

Morrison, C., Hart, W. J., Van Der Linden, T. T. P., Boeye, A., O'Callaghan, E. V., Boisvert, C., Gordon, H., Trapman, T., jones, H. T., Goodchild, O., Guest, C., Lewis, Z., Rayburn, K. C., Layton, ., Gohus, C., Danison, A., Moran, T., Byrne, P. J., Gascoigne, S., and Allain, S. J. R., 2026, A functional fauna network analysis of the Morrison Formation: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 427-439. Link to pdf

Packham, C., 2026, Saturday citations: understanding procastatnation; delicious baby sauropods; a study on musical 'pleasure chills': Phys Org, published online, 5pp. Link to pdf


Aves (Mesozoic)

Genus: Nova (1)

Pujatopouli IRAZOQUI HOSPITALECHE, GELFO, CARABAJAL, BONA & BURLAILLE, 2026

Species: Nova (1)

Pujatopouli soberana IRAZOQUI HOSPITALECHE, GELFO, CARABAJAL, BONA & BURLAILLE, 2026

Anonymous, 2026, Complex tongue bones, fleshy teeth on the roof of earliest known birds' mouth might have leped it snag food: Phys Org, published online, 8pp. Link to pdf

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

Irazoqui, F., Hospitaleche, C. A., Gelfo, J. N., Carabajal, A. P., Bona, P., and Burlaille, L. A., 2026, Diving in the Maastrichtian of Marabio (Seymour) Island: A new member of the Neoaves in the Cretaceous Antarctic avifauna: Cretaceous Research, v. 179, 106259, 22pp. (Pujatopouli soberana)

O'Connor, J. K., Clark, A. D., Kuo, P.-C., Wang, M., Shinya, A., Van Beek, C., and Chang, H,. 2026, Avian features of Archaeopteryx feeding appartus reflected elevated demands of flight: The Innovation, v. 7, n. 2 101086, 8pp. 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)

Species: Nova (1)

Amblotherium apiarium CONNELLY, ROUGIER & DAIVS, 2026

Chure, D. J., 2026, The Fauna and flora of the Morrison Formation: 2026: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf

Connelly, B. E., Rougier, G. W., and Davis, D. M., 2026, Associated upper and lower dentition of a new speceis of the Dryolestid mammal Amblotherium from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation (Utah, USA): In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. (Amblotherium apiarium) Link to pdf

Foster, J. R., Trujillo, K. C., Hunt-Foster, R. K., Lucas, S. G., Carpenter, K., and Breithaupt, B. H., 2026, An introduction to new developments in the geology and paleontology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation: In: New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 102, p. 453-470. Link to pdf


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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

dePolo, P., 2026, Identifying dinosaurs from thier footprints is difficult, but AI can help: Phys Org, published online, 5pp. Link to pdf

Falkingham, P. L., and Gates, S. M., 2026, Formation, preservation, and interpretation of dinosaur tracks: Palaeontology, v. 69, part 2, e70040, 21pp. Link to pdf

Granata, V., Belvedere, M., Collareta, A., Molli, G., Landini, W., and Marchetti, L., 2026, Estimating the impact of erosian on a Carnian dinosaur footprint-bearing surface (Lerici, Northern Apennines, Italy): Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 29, n. 1; a3, 15pp. Link to pdf

Hartmann, G., Blakesley, T., dePolo, P. E., and Brusatte, S. L., 2026, Identifying variation in dinosaur footprints and classifying problemenatic specimens via unbiased unsupervised machine learning: Proceeding of the National Academy of Science, v. 123, n. 5, e2627222122, 7pp. Link to pdf

Xing, L., Lallensack, J. N., Yin, H, Klein, H, Romilio, A., Gao, J., and Qi, Q., 2026, New Middle Jurassic mammaliaform tracks from northern Shaanxi Province, China: Fossil Record, v 29, n. 1, p. 37-56. Link to pdf


Palaeopathologies


Gastroliths


Stomach contents


Coprolites


Cannibalismn


Regurgitalite


Fire (Mesozoic, Paleozoic)

 

 


Beetle Borrings


Toothmarks

 


Histology


Soft tissue


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Taphonomy


Burrows


DNA (and Blood)


(suppose) Tertiary Dinosaurs


Venomous


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