New Taxa

Taxonomic authority: 48 new taxa names of fossil vertebrates, by erecting new clades, genera, species, subspecies, renaming genera, or naming ichnotaxa and ootaxa to Science:


  1. Angustungui qiketaiensis gen. et sp. nov. Li et al 2024 stegosaur from China

  2. Panthera uncia lusitana subsp. nov., Jiangzuo et al 2025, snow leopard from Portugal

  3. Hesperonyx martinhotomasorum Rotatori et al. 2024, Jurassic ornithopod from Portugal

  4. Ophiussasuchus paimogonectes López-Rojas et al., 2024, Jurassic crocodylomorph from Portugal

  5. Lusognathus almadrava n. gen. et sp. Fernandes et al., 2023, Jurassic Pterosaur from Portugal

  6. Mystriosuchus alleroq n. sp. López-Rojas et al., 2023, Triassic phytosaur from Greenland

  7. Epapatelo otyikokolo, n. gen. et sp. Fernandes et al., 2022, Cretaceous pterosaur from Angola

  8. Aponyctosauria. n. clade Fernandes et al., 2022, Pterosauria

  9. Pachykrokolithus excavatum n. oogen. et oosp. Moreno-Azanza et al. 2022, Cretaceous eggshell from Spain

  10. Iberospinus natarioi  n. gen. et sp. Mateus & Estraviz-López, 2022, Cretaceous theropod of Portugal

  11. Issi saaneq Beccari et al, 2021, Triassic sauropodomorph from Greenland

  12. Plesiopharos moelensis, Puertolas-Pascual et al. 2021, Jurassic plesiosaur from Portugal

  13. Neocoelurosauria Hendrickx, Mateus, Araújo and Choiniere, 2019 theropod clade

  14. Portugalosuchus azenhae n. gen. et sp., Mateus et al. 2018, Cretaceous crocodile from Portugal

  15. Ceratodus tenuensis n. sp. Agnolin et al. 2018, Triassic dipnoi from Greenland.

  16. Cabindachelys landanensis n. gen. and sp. Myers et al. 2017, Paleogene turtle from Angola.

  17. Cyclotosaurus naraserluki n.sp., Marzola et al., 2017, Triassic temnospondyl of Greenland

  18. Galeamopus pabsti n. sp., Tschopp and Mateus, 2017, Jurassic sauropod from Wyoming

  19. Suchoolithus portucalensis oogen. and oosp. nov., Russo et al,. 2017, Jurassic crocodylomorph egg

  20. Krokolithes dinophilus oosp. nov.,  Russo et al., 2017, Jurassic crocodylomorph egg from Portugal

  21. Catocapes angolanus  n. ichnogenus and ichnospecies, Mateus et al., 2017, Cretaceous tracks Angola.

  22. Angolaichnus adamanticus  n. ichnogenus and ichnospecies, Mateus et al., 2017, Cretaceous tracks from Angola

  23. Metoposaurus algarvensis n sp., Brusatte et al., 2015, Triassic temnospondyl amphibian from Portugal

  24. Galeamopus n. g., Tschopp et al., 2015, diplodocid genus

  25. Cardiocorax mukulu gen. et sp. nov., Araújo et al., 2015, elasmosaurid from Angola

  26. Machimosaurus buffetauti n. sp., Young et al., 2014, crocodylomorph from Germany

  27. Zby atlanticus n. gen et sp., Mateus et al., 2014, sauropod dinosaur from Portugal

  28. Torvosaurus gurneyi n. sp., Hendrickx and Mateus, 2014, theropod dinosaur from Portugal

  29. Imocetus piscatus n. gen et sp., Bianucii et al. 2013, ziphiid whale from Iberia

  30. Tusciziphius atlanticus n. sp., Bianucii et al. 2013, ziphiid whale from Iberia

  31. Globicetus hiberus n. gen et sp., Bianucii et al. 2013, ziphiid whale from Iberia

  32. Choneziphius leidyi n. sp., 2013, Bianucii et al. 2013, ziphiid whale from Iberia

  33. Kaatedocus siberi n. gen et sp., Tschopp & Mateus, 2013, sauropod dinosaur from USA

  34. Lusonectes sauvagei n. gen et sp., Smith et al. 2012, plesiosaur from Portugal

  35. Angolatitan adamastor n. gen. et sp., Mateus et al. 2011, sauropod dinosaur from Angola

  36. Angolachelonia n. clade, Mateus et al. 2009, eucryptodiran chelonians

  37. Angolachelys mbaxi n. gen. et sp., Mateus et al. 2009, chelonian from Angola

  38. Dacentrurinae n. clade, Mateus et al. 2009, stegosaurian dinosaurs

  39. Miragaia longicollum n. gen. et sp., Mateus et al. 2009, stegosaurian dinosaur from Portugal

  40. Prognathodon kianda n. sp., Schulp et al. 2008, mosasaur from Angola

  41. Microceratus n. gen. due to preoccupied name, Mateus 2008, ceratopsian dinosaur from Asia

  42. Diceratus n. gen. due to preoccupied name, Mateus 2008, ceratopsian dinosaur from USA

  43. Allosaurus europaeus n. sp., Mateus et al. 2006, theropod dinosaur from Portugal

  44. Europasaurus holgeri n. gen. et sp., Mateus et al. 2006, sauropod dinosaur from Germany

  45. Lusotitan n. gen., Antunes & Mateus 2003, sauropod dinosaur from Portugal

  46. Draconyx loureiroi n. gen. et sp., Mateus & Antunes 2001, ornithopod dinosaur from Portugal

  47. Tangvayosaurus hoffeti n. gen. et sp., Allain et al. 1999, sauropod dinosaur from Laos

  48. Dinheirosaurus lourinhanensis n. gen. et sp., Bonaparte & Mateus 1999, sauropod dinosaur from Portugal

  49. Lourinhanosaurus antunesi n. gen. et sp., Mateus 1998, theropod dinosaur from Portugal