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. Nujalikodon cassiopeiae gen. et sp. nov. Patrocínio et al 2025, docodont from Greenland

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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