New Dinosaurs of 2020

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2018

2019

The first new dinosaur of the decade is Yunyangosaurus puanensis.

• Dai, H., Benson, R., Hu, X., Ma, Q., Tan, C., Li, N., Xiao, M., Hu, H., Zhou, Y., Wei, Z., Zhang, F., Jiang, S., Li, D., Peng, G., Yu, Y., & Xu, X. (2020). A new possible megalosauroid theropod from the Middle Jurassic Xintiangou Formation of Chongqing, People’s Republic of China and its implication for early tetanuran evolution. Scientific Reports, 10: 139. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-56959-x

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They've dug up a lot in the past few years and the finalizing of the category and papers are catching up ...

There's gonna be a lot of new species to memorize now...

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Wulong bohaiensis

• Poust, A.W., Gao, C., Varricchio, D.J., Wu, J., & Zhang, F. (2020). A new microraptorine theropod from the Jehol Biota and growth in early dromaeosaurids. The Anatomical Record (in press). doi:10.1002/ar.24343

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Thanatotheristes degrootorum

• Voris, J.T., Therrien, F., Zelenitsky, D.K., & Brown, C.M. (2020). A new tyrannosaurine (Theropoda:Tyrannosauridae) from the Campanian Foremost Formation of Alberta, Canada, provides insight into the evolution and biogeography of tyrannosaurids. Cretaceous Research (in press). doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104388

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Allosaurus jimmadseni

• Chure, D.J., & Loewen, M.A. (2020). Cranial anatomy of Allosaurus jimmadseni, a new species from the lower part of the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic) of Western North America. PeerJ, 8: e7803 doi:10.7717/peerj.7803

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Huinculsaurus montesi

• Baiano, M.A., Coria, R.A., & Cau, A. (2020). A new abelisauroid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Huincul formation (lower upper Cretaceous, Neuquén Basin) of Patagonia, Argentina. Cretaceous Research (in press). doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104408

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Abdarainurus barboldi

• Averianov, A.O., & Lopatin, A.V. (2020). An unusual new sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology (in press). doi:10.1080/14772019.2020.1716402

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Amanzia greppini

• Schwarz, D., Mannion, P.D., Wings, O., & Meyer, C.A. (2020). Re-description of the sauropod dinosaur Amanzia (“Ornithopsis/Cetiosauriscus”) greppini n. gen. and other vertebrate remains from the Kimmeridgian (Late Jurassic) Reuchenette Formation of Moutier, Switzerland. Swiss Journal of Geosciences, 113: 2. doi:10.1186/s00015-020-00355-5

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Dineobellator notohesperus

• Jasinski, S.E, Sullivan, R.M., & Dodson, P. (2020). New dromaeosaurid dinosaur (Theropoda, Dromaeosauridae) from New Mexico and biodiversity of dromaeosaurids at the end of the Cretaceous. Scientific Reports, 10: 5105. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-61480-7

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Omeisaurus puxiani

• Tan, C., Xiao, M., Dai, H., Hu, X-F., Li, N., & Ma, Q-Y. (2020). A new species of Omeisaurus (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Middle Jurassic of Yunyang, Chongqing, China. Historical Biology (in press). doi:10.1080/08912963.2020.1743286

Analong chuanjieensis 

• Ren, X-X., Sekiya, T., Wang, T., Yang, Z-W., & You, H-L. (2020). A revision of the referred specimen of Chuanjiesaurus anaensis Fang et al., 2000: a new early branching mamenchisaurid sauropod from the Middle Jurassic of China. Historical Biology (in press). doi:10.1080/08912963.2020.1747450

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Kholumolumo ellenbergerorum

• de Fabrègues, C.P., & Allain, R. (2020). Kholumolumo ellenbergerorum, gen. et sp. nov., a new early sauropodomorph from the lower Elliot Formation (Upper Triassic) of Maphutseng, Lesotho. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: e1732996. doi:10.1080/02724634.2019.1732996

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Paraxenisaurus normalensis

• Serrano-Branas, C.I., Espinosa-Chavez, B., Maccracken, S.A., Gutierrez-Blando, C., de Leon-Davila, C., & Ventura, J.F. (2020). Paraxenisaurus normalensis, a large deinocheirid ornithomimosaur from the Cerro del Pueblo Formation (Upper Cretaceous), Coahuila, Mexico. Journal of South American Earth Sciences (in press). doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102610

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Stellasaurus ancellae

• Wilson, J.P., Ryan, M.J., & Evans, D.C. (2020). A new, transitional centrosaurine ceratopsid from the Upper Cretaceous Two Medicine Formation of Montana and the evolution of the ‘Styracosaurus-line' dinosaurs. Royal Society Open Science, 7(4): 200284. doi:10.1098/rsos.200284

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On 1/11/2020 at 2:42 PM, Carnoferox said:

2018

2019

The first new dinosaur of the decade is Yunyangosaurus puanensis.

• Dai, H., Benson, R., Hu, X., Ma, Q., Tan, C., Li, N., Xiao, M., Hu, H., Zhou, Y., Wei, Z., Zhang, F., Jiang, S., Li, D., Peng, G., Yu, Y., & Xu, X. (2020). A new possible megalosauroid theropod from the Middle Jurassic Xintiangou Formation of Chongqing, People’s Republic of China and its implication for early tetanuran evolution. Scientific Reports, 10: 139. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-56959-x

Thanks for taking the time to keep us all up to date on this subject. I really enjoy this subject and have since I was boy, again thank you I really appreciate it.

Peace

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Overoraptor chimentoi

• Motta, M.J., Agnolín, F.L., Egli, F.B., & Novas, F.E. (2020). New theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia sheds light on the paravian radiation in Gondwana. The Science of Nature, 107: 24. doi:10.1007/s00114-020-01682-1

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Navajoceratops sullivani and Terminocavus sealeyi

• Fowler, D.W., & Freedman Fowler, E.A. (2020). Transitional evolutionary forms in chasmosaurine ceratopsid dinosaurs: evidence from the Campanian of New Mexico. PeerJ, 8: e9251. doi:10.7717/peerj.9251

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Riabininohadros weberae

• Lopatin, A.V., & Averianov, A.O. (2020). Riabininohadros, a new genus for the ornithischian dinosaur Orthomerus weberae (Ornithopoda, Iguanodontia) from the Late Cretaceous of Crimea. Paleontological Journal, 54(3), 320-322.

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Schleitheimia schutzi 

• Rauhut, O.W.M., Holwerda, F.M., & Furrer, H. (2020). A derived sauropodiform dinosaur and other sauropodomorph material from the Late Triassic of Canton Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Swiss Journal of Geosciences, 113: 8. doi:10.1186/s00015-020-00360-8

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Irisosaurus yimenensis 

• de Fabregues, C.P., Bi, S., Li, H., Li, G., Yang, L., & Xu, X. (2020). A new species of early-diverging Sauropodiformes from the Lower Jurassic Fengjiahe Formation of Yunnan Province, China. Scientific Reports, 10: 10961. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-67754-4

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Triearchuncus prairiensis

• Fowler, D.W., Wilson, J.P., Freedman Fowler, E.A., Noto, C.R., Anduza, D., & Horner, J.R. (2020). Trierarchuncus prairiensis gen. et sp. nov., the last alvarezsaurid: Hell Creek Formation (uppermost Maastrichtian), Montana. Cretaceous Research (in press). doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104560

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Lusovenator santosi

• Malafaia, E., Mocho, P., Escaso, F., & Ortega, F. (2020). A new carcharodontosaurian theropod from the Lusitanian Basin: evidence of allosauroid sympatry in the European Late Jurassic. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: e1768106. doi:10.1080/02724634.2020.1768106

Aratasaurus museunacionali

• Sayao, J.M., Saraiva, A.A.F., Brum, A.S., Bantim, R.A.M., de Andrade, R.C.L.P., Cheng, X., de Lima, F.J., Silva, H.P., & Kellner, A.W.A. (2020). The first theropod dinosaur (Coelurosauria, Theropoda) from the base of the Romualdo Formation (Albian), Araripe Basin, Northeast Brazil. Scientific Reports, 10: 10892. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-67822-9

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Citipes elegans

• Funston, G. (2020). Caenagnathids of the Dinosaur Park Formation (Campanian) of Alberta, Canada: anatomy, osteohistology, taxonomy, and evolution. Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Palaeontology, 8, 105-153.

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Sinankylosaurus zhuchengensis

• Wang, K., Zhang, Y., Chen, J., Chen, S., & Wang, P. (2020). A new ankylosaurian from the Late Cretaceous strata of Zhucheng, Shandong Province. Geological Bulletin of China, 39(7), 958-962.

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Narindasaurus thevenini

• Royo-Torres, R., Cobos, A., Mocho, P., & Alacala, L. (2020). Origin and evolution of turiasaur dinosaurs set by means of a new ‘rosetta’ specimen from Spain. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society: zlaa091. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa091

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Vectaerovenator inopinatus

• Barker, C.T., Naish, D., Clarkin, C.E., Farrell, P., Hullmann, G., Lockyer, J., Schneider, P., Ward, R.K.C., & Gostling, N.J. (2020). A highly pneumatic middle Cretaceous theropod from the British Lower Greensand. Papers in Palaeontology (in press). doi:10.1002/spp2.1338