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2023 in archosaur paleontology

This article records new taxa of every kind of fossil archosaur that are scheduled to be described during 2023, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to the paleontology of archosaurs that will be published in 2023.

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Pseudosuchians edit

New pseudosuchian taxa edit

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes Images

Alligator munensis[1]

Sp. nov

Valid

Darlim et al.

Middle Pleistocene to Holocene

  Thailand

An altirostral species of alligator closely related to the Chinese alligator.

 

Antecrocodylus[2]

Gen. et sp. nov

Martin et al.

Miocene

  Thailand

An early diverging crocodile. The type species is A. chiangmuanensis.

Aphaurosuchus kaiju[3]

Sp. nov

Martins et al.

Late Cretaceous

Adamantina Formation

  Brazil

A baurusuchid.

Baru iylwenpeny[4] Sp. nov Yates, Ristevski, & Salisbury Late Miocene Alcoota Fossil Beds   Australia A member of the clade Mekosuchinae.

Comahuesuchus bonapartei[5]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kellner, Figueiredo & Calvo

Late Cretaceous (Turonian to Coniacian)

Portezuelo Formation

  Argentina

Dentaneosuchus[6]

Gen. et comb. nov

Martin et al.

Eocene (Bartonian)

Sables du Castrais Formation

  France

A member of the family Sebecidae; a new genus for "Atacisaurus" crassiproratus Astre (1931).

 

Huenesuchus[7]

Gen. nov.

Kischlat

Middle Triassic (Ladinian)

Santa Maria Formation

  Brazil

A replacement name for Prestosuchus Huene 1938, considered to be a nomen nudum.

 

Kryphioparma[8] Gen. et sp. nov Reyes, Parker, & Heckert Late Triassic (Norian) Chinle Formation   United States
(  Arizona)
An aetosaur. The type species is K. caerula.

Scolotosuchus[9]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Sennikov

Early Triassic

Lipovskaya Formation

  Russia
(  Volgograd Oblast)

A member of the family Rauisuchidae. The type species is S. basileus. Published online in 2023, but the issue date is listed as December 2022.[9]

Torvoneustes jurensis[10]

Sp. nov

Valid

Girard et al.

Late Jurassic

(Kimmeridgian)

Reuchenette Formation

   Switzerland

Turnersuchus[11]

Gen. et sp. nov

Wilberg et al.

Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian)

Charmouth Mudstone Formation

  United Kingdom

An early diverging thalattosuchian.
The type species is T. hingleyae.

 

Venkatasuchus[12]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Haldar, Ray & Bandyopadhyay

Late Triassic (Norian to Rhaetian)

Dharmaram Formation

  India

A typothoracine aetosaur. The type species is V. armatum.

General pseudosuchian research edit

  • Evidence of the impact of the interplay of abiotic and biotic processes on the evolution of pseudosuchians is presented by Payne et al. (2023).[13]
  • A study on the biomechanical properties of the skull of Riojasuchus tenuisceps is published by Taborda, Von Baczko & Desojo (2023), who propose that R. tenuisceps could have had a wading habit, feeding on small-sizey prey caught from the shoreline.[14]
  • A study on the bone histology of Decuriasuchus quartacolonia is published by Farias et al. (2023), who interpret their findings as indicative of early ontogenetic stage of known specimens, which might have stayed in group to obtain food and avoid predation before reaching maturity, as well as opening the possibility that D. quartacolonia may represent an earlier growth stage of the larger Prestosuchus chiniquensis.[15]
  • A study on the bone histology of Fasolasuchus tenax and Prestosuchus chiniquensis, providing evidence of slower growth rate in the latter taxon, is published by Ponce et al. (2023).[16]
  • A study on the biomechanics of the skull of Saurosuchus galilei is published by Fawcett et al. (2023), who interpret Saurosuchus as having a weak bite for an animal of its size, possessing several mechanically weak features in the skull, and likely avoiding tooth–bone interactions while feeding.[17]
  • Redescription of the anatomy of the skull of Shuvosaurus inexpectatus is published by Lehane (2023).[18]

Aetosaur research edit

  • A study on the humeral histology in specimens of Aetosaurus ferratus from the Kaltental site (Lower Stubensandstein, Germany) is published by Teschner et al. (2023), who interpret the studied specimens as juveniles, and interpret the accumulation of small-sized specimens at Kaltental as possible evidence of gregarious behavior in juveniles of A. ferratus.[19]
  • Parker, Reyes & Marsh (2023) describe a new specimen of Typothorax coccinarum from Petrified Forest National Park (Arizona, United States) that is the largest aetosaur specimen reported to date, and report that the studied individual likely had not yet reached skeletal maturity, indicating that body size may not be a reliable indicator of maturity in aetosaurs.[20]

Crocodylomorph research edit

  • A study on the bone histology of early crocodylomorphs is published by Botha et al. (2023), who interpret their findings as indicating that the transition from high growth rates of earlier-diverging pseudosuchians to slower rates of bone deposition during mid-late ontogeny happened around the origin of Crocodylomorpha during the Late Triassic.[21]
  • Revision of the fossil material of Saltoposuchus connectens is published by Spiekman (2023), who considers S. connectens to be a taxon distinct from Terrestrisuchus gracilis, and interprets the histology of the femur of the second-largest studied specimen as indicative of sustained high growth rates.[22]
  • Redescription of Terrestrisuchus gracilis is published by Spiekman et al. (2023), who report evidence indicative of extensive pneumatization of the posterior skull region, as well as probable anatomical adaptations to non-nocturnal, possibly cathemeral activity patterns.[23]
  • Evidence from the osteological correlates of the trigeminal nerve in extant and fossil taxa, interpreted as indicative of an increase in sensory abilities in Early Jurassic crocodylomorphs, preceding their transitions to a semiaquatic habitat, is presented by Lessner et al. (2023).[24]
  • A study on the relationship between osteoderm relative area of pits and terrestrial or aquatic lifestyle in extant and extinct crocodyliforms, indicating that taxa with lower the degree of ornamentation were more likely to be terrestrial, is published by de Araújo Sena & Cubo (2023).[25]
  • A study on palatal grooves of thalattosuchians is published by Young et al. (2023), who report that the studied grooves were continuous with ossified canals that connected the oral cavity to the nasal cavity, and interpret the studied grooves and canals as likely evidence of the existence of a heat exchange pathway linking the palatal vascular plexus to the vessels that supplied blood to the brain and eyes.[26]
  • A study on the growth patterns of Macrospondylus bollensis is published by Johnson, Amson & Maxwell (2023).[27]
  • Young et al. (2023) describe thalattosuchian fossil material from deposits in European Russia ranging from Bajocian to Berriasian or Valanginian in age, including fossil material of cf. Thalattosuchus, Torvoneustes and Tyrannoneustes which expands known geographical range of these taxa, as well as including the oldest record of Geosaurini reported to date.[28]
  • Revision of the fossil record of thalattosuchians from the Jurassic Rosso Ammonitico Veronese (Italy), as well as description of three new metriorhynchoid specimens (including a specimen from the upper Bajocian-upper Bathonian of Cima del Porco representing one of the oldest known metriorhynchids, and a Bajocian specimen which might have beaan a metriorhynchid or a closely related metriorhynchoid), is published by Serafini et al. (2023).[29]
  • Evidence indicative of limited evolutionary convergence in the morphology of the postcranial skeletons of members of Thalattosuchia and Dyrosauridea, even when found within similar environments, is presented by Scavezzoni & Fischer (2023).[30]
  • New specimen of Hsisosuchus of uncertain specific assignment, providing new information on the shape and arrangement of the osteoderms in the ventral trunk shield of members of this genus, is described from the Upper Jurassic of Yunnan (China) by Wu et al. (2023).[31]
  • A study on the notosuchian physiology is published by de Araújo Sena et al. (2023), who find maximal rates of oxygen consumption of notosuchians to be lower than those of extant mammals and monitor lizards but higher than those of extant crocodilians during periods of intensive activity, and interpret notosuchians as likely having a more active lifestyle than extant crocodilians.[32]
  • A study on possible effects of climate, body size and diet on the survival of terrestrial notosuchians during the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event is published by Aubier et al. (2023), who find evidence of increase in body size during the Late Cretaceous which may be related to the shift from omnivorous to carnivorous diet, but find the studied data insufficient to list definitive reasons for the survival of sebecids into the Cenozoic.[33]
  • A study on the bone histology of a femur of Araripesuchus wegeneri is published by Faure-Brac & Cubo (2023), who find no evidence for the presence of sustained fibrolamellar complex in the studied taxon, and interpret this finding as consistent with the ectothermic regime inferred for notosuchians, but not with their high maximum metabolic rates and with upright stance of A. wegeneri, which therefore had a phenotype with no equivalent in the extant fauna.[34]
  • A study on the long bone microstructure in Notosuchus terrestris, providing evidence of high growth rates interrupted by periods of decreased or arrested growth, is published by Navarro, Cerda & Pol (2023).[35]
  • A study on the bone histology of Stratiotosuchus maxhechti, interpreted as indicative of growth dynamics similar to those of medium-to-large theropods, is published by Andrade et al. (2023), who argue that niche partitioning between baurusuchids and theropods was more likely than competitive exclusion.[36]
  • Description of new fossil material of itasuchid crocodyliforms from the Upper Cretaceous Bauru Group (Brazil) is published by Pinheiro et al. (2023), who also confirm the monophyly of Itasuchidae with some variation in its content, and find the South American itasuchid species to occupy a crocodyliform morphospace, possibly indicating distinct niche occupations.[37]
  • A new mandibular ramus referred to Hamadasuchus cf. reboulli is described by Pochat-Cottilloux et al., who propose an emended diagnosis of the taxon and argue that only three specimens are actually referrable to this species. They further discuss multiple anatomical characters of the mandible that they suggest represent intraspecific or ontogenetic differences and are not diagnostically valuable. As a consequence, it is suggested that Antaeusuchus may be a species of Hamadasuchus.[38]
  • Pochat-Cottilloux et al. (2023) describe the endocranial structures of Hamadasuchus, providing evidence of adaptations to terrestrial lifestyle.[39]
  • A study on the ecology of sebecids from the Paleocene locality of Tiupampa (Bolivia), using a multi-isotopic proxy approach, is published by Pochat-Cottilloux et al. (2023), who interpret their findings as indicative of ectothermic thermoregulation and terrestrial lifestyle in the studied crocodylomorphs.[40]
  • A study on the biogeography of neosuchians throughout their evolutionary history, providing evidence of the impact of saltwater tolerance of neosuchians from different subclades on their historical biogeography, is published by Groh et al. (2023).[41]
  • Description of a new specimen of Acynodon adriaticus from the Campanian Villaggio del Pescatore site (Italy) and a study on the affinities of this species is published by Muscioni et al. (2023).[42]
  • Revision of the fossil material of Cenomanian crocodyliforms from the Arlington Archosaur Site (Woodbine Group; Texas, United States), providing evidence of the presence of at least five taxa with different snout shapes and body size which might be related to niche partitioning, is published by Adams, Drumheller & Noto (2023).[43]
  • A study on the taxonomic diversity, phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of Australasian crocodyliforms is published by Ristevski et al. (2023).[44]
  • Venczel (2023) describes new fossil material of Diplocynodon kochi from the Eocene Transylvanian Basin (Romania), extending known fossil record of this species to four new localities.[45]
  • A tooth of a member of the genus Purussaurus is described from the Toma Vieja locality near Paraná City (traditionally considered as the base of Ituzaingó Formation) by Bona et al. (2023), representing the first record of this genus from the Late Miocene of Argentina and the southernmost occurrence of a member of this genus reported to date.[46]
  • Taxonomic revision of the genus Mourasuchus is published by Cidade & Hsiou (2023).[47]
  • A study on the neuroanatomy and phylogenetic affinities of Portugalosuchus azenhae is published by Puértolas-Pascual et al. (2023), who recover Portugalosuchus as a member of Gavialoidea most closely related to Thoracosaurus neocesariensis.[48]
  • A collection of isolated gavialoid teeth is reported from the shallow marine deposits of Eocene Turnu Roșu (Romania) by Venczel et al. (2023), who recognize a minimum of five morphotypes.[49]
  • Burke & Mannion (2023) present a reconstruction of the neuroanatomy and neurosensory apparatus of "Tomistoma" dowsoni, providing evidence that this gavialoid displayed an intermediate morphology between those of extant gharials and false gharials.[50]
  • Redescription of "Tomistoma" taiwanicus is published by Cho & Tsai (2023), who transfer this species to the genus Toyotamaphimeia.[51]
  • A collection of eighteen isolated neosuchian teeth as well as a single isolated crocodyliform osteoderm are reported from the Berriasian–Valanginian Feliz Deserto Formation (Brazil) by Lacerda et al. (2023), who recognize a minimum of three morphotypes among the teeth.[52]
  • A collection of 55 coprolites from the Eocene Na Duong Basin (Vietnam) are described by Halaçlar et al. (2023), who interpret them as belonging to a new ichnotaxon, Crococopros naduongensis [53]

Non-avian dinosaurs edit

New dinosaur taxa edit

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes Images
Ampelognathus[54] Gen. et sp. nov Valid Tykoski, Contreras & Noto Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Lewisville Formation   United States
(  Texas)
A small-bodied ornithopod. The type species is A. coheni.  

Calvarius[55]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Prieto-Márquez & Sellés

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

Talarn Formation

  Spain

A small-bodied ornithopod belonging to the group Styracosterna. The type species is C. rapidus.

 

Chucarosaurus[56]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Agnolin et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian)

Huincul Formation

  Argentina

A colossosaurian titanosaur. The type species is C. diripienda.

 

Furcatoceratops[57]

Gen. et sp. nov

Ishikawa, Tsuihiji & Manabe

Late Cretaceous (Campanian)

Judith River Formation

  United States
(  Montana)

A centrosaurine ceratopsid. The type species is F. elucidans.

 

Garumbatitan[58]

Gen. et sp. nov

Mocho et al.

Early Cretaceous (Barremian)

Arcillas de Morella Formation

  Spain

A sauropod belonging to the group Somphospondyli. The type species is G. morellensis.

 

Gonkoken[59]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Alarcón-Muñoz et al.

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

Dorotea Formation

  Chile

A non-hadrosaurid hadrosauroid. The type species is G. nanoi.

 

Gremlin[60] Gen. et sp. nov Ryan et al. Late Cretaceous (Campanian) Oldman Formation   Canada
(  Alberta)
A leptoceratopsid ceratopsian. The type species is G. slobodorum.

 

Iani[61]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Zanno et al.

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Cedar Mountain Formation

  United States
(  Utah)

An iguanodontian ornithopod belonging to the group Rhabdodontomorpha. The type species is I. smithi.

 

Igai[62]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Gorscak et al.

Late Cretaceous (Campanian)

Quseir Formation

  Egypt

A titanosaur sauropod. The type species is I. semkhu.

 

Inawentu[63]

Gen. et sp. nov

In press

Filippi et al.

Late Cretaceous (Santonian)

Bajo de la Carpa Formation

  Argentina

A titanosaur sauropod. The type species is I. oslatus. Announced in 2023; the final article version will be published in 2024.

 

Jaculinykus[64]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kubo et al.

Late Cretaceous

Barun Goyot Formation

  Mongolia

A parvicursorine alvarezsaurid theropod. The type species is J. yaruui.

 

Jiangxititan[65]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Mo et al.

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

Nanxiong Formation

  China

A titanosaur sauropod. The type species is J. ganzhouensis.

 

Malefica[66]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Prieto-Márquez & Wagner

Late Cretaceous (Campanian)

Aguja Formation

  United States
(  Texas)

A basally-branching hadrosaurid. Genus includes new species M. deckerti. Announced in 2022; the final article version was published in 2023.

 

Migmanychion[67]

Gen. et sp. nov

In press

Wang et al.

Early Cretaceous

Longjiang Formation

  China

A coelurosaurian theropod. The type species is M. laiyang.

 

Minimocursor[68]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Manitkoon et al.

Late Jurassic

Phu Kradung Formation

  Thailand

A basal member of Neornithischia. The type species is M. phunoiensis.

 
Oblitosaurus[69] Gen. et sp. nov Sánchez-Fenollosa, Verdú, & Cobos Late Jurassic Villar del Arzobispo Formation   Spain An iguanodontian ornithopod belonging to the group Ankylopollexia. The type species is O. bunnueli.

 

Platytholus[70]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Horner, Goodwin & Evans

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

Hell Creek Formation

  United States
(  Montana)

A pachycephalosaurid. The type species is P. clemensi.

 

Protathlitis[71]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Santos-Cubedo et al.

Early Cretaceous (Barremian)

Arcillas de Morella Formation

  Spain

A baryonychine spinosaurid theropod. The type species is P. cinctorrensis.

 

Qianlong[72]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Han et al.

Early Jurassic (probably Sinemurian)

Ziliujing Formation

  China

A basal member of Sauropodomorpha. The type species is Q. shouhu.

 
Sphaerotholus lyonsi[73] Sp. nov Valid Woodruff, Schott & Evans Late Cretaceous (Campanian) Dinosaur Park Formation   Canada
(  Alberta)
A pachycephalosaurine; a species of Sphaerotholus.
Sphaerotholus triregnum[73] Sp. nov Valid Woodruff, Schott & Evans Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Hell Creek Formation   United States
(  Montana)
A pachycephalosaurine; a species of Sphaerotholus.

Tharosaurus[74]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Bajpai et al.

Middle Jurassic (Bathonian)

Jaisalmer Formation

  India

A dicraeosaurid sauropod. The type species is T. indicus.

 

Tyrannomimus[75]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Hattori et al.

Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

Kitadani Formation

  Japan

An ornithomimosaur theropod. The type species is T. fukuiensis.

 

Vectidromeus[76] Gen. et sp. nov In press Longrich et al. Early Cretaceous (Barremian) Wessex Formation   United Kingdom A hypsilophodontid. The type species is V. insularis. Announced in 2023; the final article version will be published in 2024.  

Vectipelta[77]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Pond et al.

Early Cretaceous (Barremian)

Wessex Formation

  United Kingdom

A nodosaurid. The type species is V. barretti.

 

General non-avian dinosaur research edit

  • Schwarz et al. (2023) observe the contents of unopened containers from Tendaguru Formation (Tanzania) expeditions via CT scans, and indicate the presence of fossils belonging to dinosaurs including Dysalotosaurus, Kentrosaurus, and Giraffatitan.[78]
  • A study on causes of recovery of different interrelationships of the three major dinosaur clades (Theropoda, Sauropodomorpha, and Ornithischia) in phylogenetic studies is published by Černý & Simonoff (2023), who find the three possible ways of resolving the relationships among these lineages (Saurischia-Ornithischia, Ornithischiformes-Theropoda and Ornithoscelida-Sauropodomorpha dichotomies) to be statistically indistinguishable and supported by nearly equal numbers of characters in the datasets from the studies of Baron, Norman & Barrett (2017)[79] and Langer et al. (2017).[80][81]
  • A review of the history of morphometric studies in non-avian dinosaurs is published by Hedrick (2023).[82]
  • Cullen et al. (2023) reevaluate evidence for anomalously positive stable carbon isotope compositions of dinosaur bioapatite, report that the studied anomaly is present in the carbon isotope compositions of bioapatite in tooth enamel of not only dinosaurs but also mammals and crocodilians and in scale ganoine of gars from the "Rainy Day Site" in the Campanian Oldman Formation (Alberta, Canada) but is absent in extant vertebrates from the near-analogue modern ecosystem in the Atchafalaya Basin (Louisiana, United States), and interpret their findings as indicating that the studied anomaly is not the result of a unique dietary physiology of dinosaurs.[83]
  • A study on the element ratios in the enamel of dinosaurs from the Oldman Formation is published by Cullen & Cousens (2023), who interpret their findings as indicative of differences in habitat use, dietary plant sources and feeding height between hadrosaurs and other ornithischians, as well as indicating that troodontid theropods were mixed-feeding to plant-dominant omnivores.[84]
  • Dinosaur eggshell fragments with preserved eggshell membranes are reported from the Late Jurassic Brushy Basin Member of the Morrison Formation (Utah, United States) by Lazer et al. (2023).[85]
  • Oussou et al. (2023) describe new tracksites with ornithopod, sauropod and theropod (including possible bird-like non-avian theropod) tracks from the Jurassic Isli Formation (Morocco).[86]
  • Navarro-Lorbés et al. (2023) describe tracks produced by an undetermined bipedal non-avian dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Cameros Basin (Spain), interpreted as likely produced during swimming, and provide information on the swimming behaviour of the trackmaker.[87]
  • Méndez Torrez et al. (2023) report the discovery of the first assemblage of dinosaur tracks (dominated by sauropod tracks, including tracks of possible non-neosauropod eusauropods, and possibly preserving evidence of herd behaviour) from the Jurassic to earliest Cretaceous Castellón Formation (Bolivia).[88]
  • Esperante et al. (2023) report the discovery of a short-lived new site with hundreds of tracks of dinosaurs (subsequently removed because of the construction of a new road) from the El Molino Formation (Bolivia), including swim traces of theropod dinosaurs.[89]
  • Description of four dinosaur teeth assignable to three different groups (Tyrannosauroidea, Titanosauriformes, and Hadrosauroidea) from the Cretaceous Sunjiawan Formation (China) is published by Yin et al. (2023), representing the first record of a theropod from the formation, as well as representing potentially two new taxa, as the hadrosauroid teeth are distinct from Shuangmiaosaurus.[90]
  • A review of the Early Cretaceous dinosaur fauna from Thailand is published by Samathi et al. (2023).[91]
  • Li et al. (2023) report the discovery of sauropod and ornithopod tracks from the Zonggei Formation, providing evidence for the presence of abundant dinosaurs in the Late Cretaceous of the Tibet region (China).[92]
  • Flannery-Sutherland et al. (2023) describe the first dinosaur tracks from the Upper Cretaceous Nichkesaisk Formation (Kyrgyzstan), probably produced by both large-bodied and smaller-bodied theropods or ornithopods.[93]
  • A study on the duration of Late Cretaceous megaherbivore dinosaur assemblage zones in the 100 m thick stratigraphic section exposed at Dinosaur Provincial Park (Alberta, Canada) is published by Eberth et al. (2023), who interpret their findings as indicating that the dinosaur assemblage zones in the studied section had duration time of ~600–700.000 years, and were significantly shorter than those in the overlying Horseshoe Canyon Formation.[94]
  • Review of the Cretaceous non-avian dinosaur egg record from the Gobi Desert of Mongolia, including descriptions of eggs representing six ootaxa (Collacoidoolithus oosp., Dendroolithus oosp., Macroelongatoolithus oosp., Paraspheroolithus irenensis, cf. Protoceratopsidovum minimum, and cf. Spheroolithus maiasauroides) from the Upper Cretaceous localities Altan Uul I, Altan Uul IV, Bayanshiree, Shine Us Khudag and Shiluut Uul, is published by Tanaka et al. (2023).[95]
  • A study on the stable oxygen and carbon isotope compositions of dinosaur eggshell calcites and tooth apatites from the Upper Cretaceous Kakanaut Formation (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia) is published by Amiot et al. (2023), who interpret their findings as indicating that near-polar Kakanaut dinosaurs likely laid eggs in early spring, giving time for the hatchlings to grow before winter.[96]
  • A review of Cretaceous dinosaurs from India published by Khosla and Lucas (2023).[97]

Saurischian research edit

  • An isolated ilium of a probable non-herrerasaurid herrerasaurian, potentially representing the first record of such a saurischian in unambiguous Carnian beds, is described from the Pivetta site (Candelária Sequence; Brazil) by Garcia et al. (2023).[98]
  • Silva et al. (2023) described new herrerasaurid material from the Predebon site (Candelária Sequence of the Santa Maria Supersequence, Brazil), and interpret its anatomy as possibly indicative of the presence of a herrerasaurid morphotype distinct from Gnathovorax cabreirai and Staurikosaurus pricei.[99]
  • A track site of dinosaur footprints is described from the Middle Jurassic Xietan Formation (Hubei, China) by Xing et al. (2023), who interpret the tracks as belonging to small sauropods (similar to Brontopodus) and probable theropods.[100]
  • Lei et al. (2023) report theropod bite traces on 68 sauropod bones from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation (United States), as well as evidence of tooth wear in large-bodied theropods from the Morrison Formation interpreted as indicating that the studied theropods were biting into bone, and consider it most likely that the wear seen on large theropod teeth was mostly caused by contact with the destroyed bones of the more frequently consumed juvenile sauropods, while the studied bite traces were most likely caused by scavenging on carcasses of large-bodied sauropods.[101]

Theropod research edit

  • A study on the developmental strategies underlying the evolution of body size of non-avialan theropods is published by D'Emic et al. (2023), who report that changes in the rate and duration of growth contributed nearly equally to the body size changes.[102]
  • A study on the relationship between the body size of theropods, the area of muscles important for their balance and locomotion, and their capacity for agility is published by Henderson (2023), who argues that theropod body plan had an upper size limit based on a minimum acceleration threshold.[103]
  • Cullen et al. (2023) use multiple lines of evidence, including histology of teeth and morphological comparisons, to evaluate proposed theropod facial reconstructions, and argue that non-avian theropods most likely had lips that covered their teeth.[104]
  • Kirmse et al. (2023) describe a coelophysoid femur from the Tytherington fissures near Bristol, UK, which cannot be definitively compared and referred to Pendraig. [105]
  • Peng et al. (2023) describe abundant tracks from the Upper Triassic Tianquan track site (Xujiahe Formation; Ya'an, western Sichuan Basin, China), interpreted as produced by small theropods and representing one of the earliest record of dinosaurs from the eastern Tethys realm.[106]
  • Averianov & Lopatin (2023) describe an elongated and highly pneumatized cervical vertebra of a long-necked theropod from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian) Ilek Formation (Kemerovo Oblast, Russia).[107]
  • New specimen of Sinosaurus triassicus, including a complete skull and 11 cervical vertebrae, is described by Zhang, Wang & You (2023).[108]
  • Purported "coelophysoid-grade" tibia from the Sinemurian of the Isle of Skye (Scotland, United Kingdom) is reinterpreted as fossil material of cf. Sarcosaurus woodi by Ezcurra et al. (2023).[109]
  • Sharma, Hendrickx & Singh (2023) describe dental material of a non-coelurosaur averostran theropod from the Bathonian Fort Member of the Jaisalmer Formation (India), providing evidence of the presence of at least one taxon of a medium to large-bodied theropod on the Tethyan coast of India during the Middle Jurassic.[110]
  • Tracks assigned to the ichnotaxon cf. Eubrontes, providing evidence of the presence of small theropods within the Hami pterosaur fauna, are described from the Lower Cretaceous Tugulu Group (Xinjiang, China) by Li et al. (2023).[111]
  • Footprints of small theropods with a cursorial gait are described from the Lower Cretaceous Botucatu Formation (Brazil) by Leonardi et al. (2023), who name a new ichnotaxon Farlowichnus rapidus.[112]
  • Theropod scrapes from the Cretaceous of Colorado, originally interpreted as evidence of display arenas or leks of theropods,[113] are argued to be more likely results of failed attempts by theropods to dig near-circular bowls that were to be used as nests by Moklestad & Lucas (2023).[114]
  • Review of the fossil record of Abelisauroidea in continental Africa is published by Souza-Júnior et al. (2023).[115]
  • Barbosa et al. (2023) study the functional morphology of dental and pedal elements of the skeleton of Vespersaurus paranaensis, and interpret it as indicating that this theropod had a generalist diet, feeding on small or immobile prey.[116]
  • Amudeo-Plaza et al. (2023) interpret a theropod tooth from the Cretaceous (Albian-Turonian) Quebrada La Totora Beds as the first record of an abelisaurid from Chile.[117]
  • Paulina-Carabajal et al. (2023) report the discovery of a natural cranial endocast of an abelisaurid from the Santonian Bajo de la Carpa Formation (Argentina).[118]
  • Longrich et al. (2023) describe new abelisaurid material from the Ouled Abdoun Basin, interpreted as indicative of coexistence of as many as three abelisaurid taxa in Morocco during the late Maastrichtian.[119]
  • Description of the anatomy of the axial skeleton of Aucasaurus garridoi is published by Baiano et al. (2023).[120]
  • A study on the evolution of the morphological characters of the pelvic girdle, femur, tibia and fibula in early theropods, especially in megalosauroids, is published by Lacerda, Bittencourt & Hutchinson (2023).[121]
  • Lacerda, Bittencourt & Hutchinson (2023) present reconstructions of the hindlimb musculature of Condorraptor currumili, Marshosaurus bicentesimus and Piatnitzkysaurus floresi.[122]
  • Revision of the spinosaurid taxonomy is published by Terras et al. (2023).[123]
  • Pedal ungual phalanx of a possible spinosaurid is described from the Jurassic (Bathonian) Jaisalmer Formation (India) by Sharma, Novas & Singh (2023).[124]
  • A collection of seven isolated spinosaurid teeth as well as a single preungual pedal phalanx of an indeterminate theropod are reported from the Berriasian–Valanginian Feliz Deserto Formation (Brazil) by Lacerda et al. (2023).[52]
  • An isolated spinosaurid tooth of uncertain provenance, likely recovered from a Valanginian exposure of the Hastings Group (United Kingdom), is assigned to a taxon distinct from Baryonyx walkeri by Barker, Naish & Gostling (2023).[125]
  • Barker et al. (2023) reconstruct the endocasts of the baryonychine spinosaurids Baryonyx walkeri and Ceratosuchops inferodios, finding their morphology to be similar to non-maniraptoriform theropods despite their highly modified skulls.[126]
  • The first baryonychine teeth from South America reported to date are described from the Lower Cretaceous Feliz Deserto Formation (Brazil) by Lacerda et al. (2023).[127]
  • Redescription of the anatomy of the skull of Irritator challengeri and a study on the affinities of this spinosaurid is published by Schade et al. (2023).[128]
  • Description of a pathological tooth of Spinosaurus from the Late Cretaceous Ifezouane Formation (Morocco) is published by Smith and Martill (2023), representing the first record of external dental pathology in a spinosaurine spinosaurid.[129]
  • Reconstruction of the musculature of the pectoral girdle and forelimbs in megaraptoran theropods is presented by Aranciaga Rolando et al. (2023).[130]
  • A pathological third metatarsal of Phuwiangvenator, indicating that the bone experienced a greenstick fracture and healed before the animal's death, is described from the Lower Cretaceous Sao Khua Formation (Khon Kaen, Thailand) by Samathi et al. (2023).[131]
  • A probable megaraptorid frontal and fused parietal fragment, representing the oldest megaraptorid skull element reported to date, is described from the Aptian upper Strzelecki Group (the "Wonthaggi Formation"; Australia) by Kotevski et al. (2023).[132]
  • A study estimating the number of telencephalic neurons in theropod dinosaurs is published by Herculano-Houzel (2023), who argues that Allosaurus and Tyrannosaurus are endotherms with baboon- and monkey-like numbers of neurons;[133] however, this study has been criticized.[134]
  • The study suggesting that carnosaurs like Allosaurus were primarily scavengers that fed on sauropod carcasses, originally published by Pahl and Ruedas (2021)[135] is criticized by Kane et al. (2023)[136] but later defended by Pahl and Ruehdas (2023).[137]
  • Description of the endocranial anatomy of Allosaurus fragilis and A. jimmadseni is published by Lessner et al. (2023).[138]
  • Yu et al. (2023) describe a probable metriacanthosaurid tooth from the Middle Jurassic Dongdaqiao Formation (China), interpret its morphological similarities to velociraptorine teeth as most likely resulting from convergent evolution, and argue that other Jurassic dromaeosaurid-like teeth from the Jurassic deposits of Asia and Europe might be teeth of non-dromaeosaurid theropods.[139]
  • Zhang et al. (2023) report the discovery of fossil downy feathers of coelurosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous Zhonggou Formation (China), with macromorphology (including rachis, barbs and barbules) essentially the same as in modern bird feathers, but with the microscopic morphology noticeably different from that of living bird feathers.[140]
  • Johnson-Ransom et al. (2023) estimate bite force and cranial stresses in tyrannosauroid theropods, and interpret their findings as indicative of greater cranial stress and greater bite force in tyrannosaurids than in early-diverging tyrannosauroids.[141]
  • Carr (2023) redescribes the hindlimb of the lectotype of Alectrosaurus olseni, describes a partial tyrannosauroid skull from the Iren Dabasu Formation (China) with similarities to skulls of Raptorex kriegsteini and juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex, and questions the assignment of fossil material from Mongolia and Uzbekistan to the genus Alectrosaurus.[142]
  • Yun (2023) describes a tyrannosaurid pedal ungual from the Williams Fork Formation of Colorado (USA).[143]
  • Therrien et al. (2023) describe a juvenile specimen of Gorgosaurus libratus from the Dinosaur Park Formation (Alberta, Canada), preserved with remains of two specimens of Citipes elegans within their first year of life in its abdominal cavity, and interpret this finding as indicating that G. libratus underwent a dietary shift over the course of its life.[144]
  • A study on the affinities of tyrannosaurines, reanalyzing the dataset of Warshaw & Fowler (2022),[145] is published by Scherer & Voiculescu-Holvad (2023), who name a new clade Teratophoneini, and find no support for a single anagenetic lineage within derived tyrannosaurines.[146]
  • Fiorillo et al. (2023) report the discovery of a theropod track from the Chignik Formation (Alaska, United States) produced by a tyrannosaur larger than Nanuqsaurus hoglundi, and interpret this finding as suggestive of different selective pressures on tyrannosaurids between the northern and southern extremes of Alaska.[147]
  • Hodnett et al. (2023) report on a tyrannosaur tooth (assigned to cf. Tyrannosaurus sp.) from the Harebell Formation (Wyoming, United States), marking the first confirmed record of a dinosaur fossil discovered within the Yellowstone National Park.[148]
  • Evidence of preservation of elements associated with bone remodeling and redeposition (sulfur, calcium, zinc) in a specimen of Tyrannosaurus rex, interpreted as indicative of preservation of original endogenous chemistry in the studied specimen, is presented by Anné et al. (2023).[149]
  • A study on the formation and function of the enlarged unguals of alvarezsauroid and therizinosaur theropods is published by Qin et al. (2023), who interpret their findings as indicative of the evolution of digging adaptions in late-diverging alvarezsauroids, find the unguals of early-branching therizinosaurs to perform well in piercing and pulling, and interpret the enlarged unguals of Therizinosaurus as not adapted to functions that required considerable stress-bearing.[150]
  • A study on the hindlimb variation between the best-preserved specimens of putative ornithomimosaurs from the Angeac-Charente bonebed (France) is published by Pintore et al. (2023), who interpret their findings as indicative of the presence of sexual dimorphism in the studied theropods.[151]
  • Two ornithomimid pedal phalanges are described from the Late Cretaceous Fox Hills Formation (South Dakota, United States) by Chamberlain, Knoll, and Sertich (2023), representing the first dinosaur skeletal material from the formation.[152]
  • A study on the bone histology of the holotype specimen of Parvicursor remotus is published by Averianov et al. (2023), who interpret this specimen as a young individual, not more than one year old, and reevaluate the course of alvarezsaurid miniaturization inferred by Qin et al. (2021),[153] finding no compelling morphological data indicating that parvicursorine alvarezsaurids fed on colonies of social insects and that their miniaturization was related to myrmecophagy.[154]
  • A study on the range of motion at the shoulder in Mononykus olecranus is published by Senter (2023).[155]
  • Wills, Underwood & Barrett (2023) identify therizinosauroid and troodontid teeth, as well as three morphotypes of dromaeosaurid teeth, in a sample of isolated theropod teeth from the Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) microvertebrate sites in the United Kingdom.[156]
  • Reconstruction of the hindlimb musculature of Falcarius utahensis is presented by Smith (2023).[157]
  • Smith & Gillette (2023) reconstruct soft tissues of the hindlimbs and likely posture of Nothronychus graffami.[158]
  • Skeletal indicators of a propatagium are investigated by Uno & Hirasawa (2023), supporting the presence of this structure in non-avian pennaraptorans such as Caudipteryx and Microraptor.[159]
  • A review of the evidence for partially buried eggs and their significance for the evolution of contact incubation in Mesozoic pennaraptorans is published by Hogan & Varrcchio (2023).[160]
  • Averianov & Lopatin (2023) describe fossil material (metatarsals) of a caenagnathid with similaries to Elmisaurus rarus and a dromaeosaurid with similarities to Velociraptor mongoliensis from the Upper Cretaceous Bostobe Formation (Kazakhstan).[161]
  • Voris, Zelenitsky & Therrien (2023) describe new caenagnathid fossil material from the upper Maastrichtian portion of the Scollard Formation (Alberta, Canada), including fossils indicative of the presence of a large-bodied taxon similar to Anzu wyliei or Caenagnathus collinsi.[162]
  • The most complete caenagnathid specimens from the southern part of North America reported to date are described from the Campanian Aguja Formation (Texas, United States) by Wick, Lehman & Fortner (2023), who present a histology-based growth model for one of the studied specimens (the first for a caenagnathid), indicating that it needed least five years to approach fully adult size.[163]
  • The feasibility of contact incubation by oviraptorids based on their nest architecture is experimentally tested by Hogan (2023).[164]
  • A review of bone microstructure and histology in dromaeosaurids and troodontids is published by Martin, Currie & Kundrát (2023).[165]
  • Yang et al. (2023) report the first discovery of fossil materials of a large-bodied dromaeosaurid (probably a eudromaeosaur) from the Upper Cretaceous Quantou Formation (Jilin, China).[166]
  • Croudace et al. (2023) reconstruct the feather colouration of an approximately one-year-old individual of Wulong bohaiensis, reporting evidence indicative of the presence of iridescent plumage of the forelimb and hindlimb remiges and grey plumage on other portions of the body.[167]
  • A partial left tibia and articulated proximal tarsals, likely belonging to an indeterminate velociraptorine, are described from the Upper Cretaceous Lo Hueco fossil site (Cuenca, Spain) by Malafaia et al. (2023), who also review the European theropods of the Late Cretaceous.[168]
  • Averianov & Lopatin (2023) describe new fossil material of Kansaignathus sogdianus from the Santonian Ialovachsk Formation (Tajikistan), and confirm the phylogenetic placement of K. sogdianus as the basalmost Asiatic velociraptorine.[169]
  • Czepiński (2023) describes a specimen of Shri devi with a partial skull from the Upper Cretaceous Barun Goyot Formation (Mongolia), and reports that the anatomy of the skull confirms close affinities of Shri with Velociraptor mongoliensis, but also that the skull has anatomical features suggesting convergence to the North American eudromaeosaurians.[170]
  • A study on the nasal structures of Velociraptor mongoliensis, indicating that this theropod was unlikely to have a fully developed nasal thermoregulation apparatus for its brain as seen in modern birds, is published by Tada et al. (2023).[171]
  • A study on the bone histology of the holotype of Liaoningvenator curriei is published by Martin, Caizhi & Kundrát (2023), who interpret their findings as indicative of a growth pattern transitive between those of basalmost and more derived troodontids.[172]
  • Evidence from eggshells of Troodon, interpreted as indicative of endothermic physiology but also of reptile-like eggshell mineralization process, is presented by Tagliavento et al. (2023).[173]

Sauropodomorph research edit

  • Lockley et al. (2023) evaluate a number of trackways assigned to basal saurischians, including those belonging to the ichnogenera Otozoum, Pseudotetrasauropus, Evazoum, and Kalosauropus, and examine their implications on the gait of "prosauropods".[174]
  • A new specimen of Buriolestes schultzi, interpreted as stouter than other specimens of B. schultzi and providing evidence of previously unknown variation in robustness within this species, is described from the Late Triassic of southern Brazil by Moro et al. (2023).[175]
  • A study on sauropodomorph tracks from the Upper Triassic lower Elliot Formation (Lesotho) is published by Sciscio et al. (2023), who interpret the studied tracks as confirming that sauropodomorphs already evolved large body size by the Norian, but also indicating that the makers of the studied tracks used both bipedal and quadrupedal locomotion styles during a 10-million-years interval in the Norian.[176]
  • Chapelle, Botha & Choiniere (2023) study the histology of a small sauropodomorph humerus from the upper Elliot Formation (South Africa), and interpret this specimen as a bone of a skeletally mature individual of a new taxon with a body mass of approximately 75.35 kg, representing the smallest known Jurassic sauropodomorph reported to date.[177]
  • New information on the anatomy of Jaklapallisaurus asymmetricus is presented by Ezcurra et al. (2023), who interpret J. asymmetricus as a member of Unaysauridae.[178]
  • Müller et al. (2023) describe the remains of a juvenile specimen of Unaysaurus, found associated with the holotype, from the Late Triassic Caturrita Formation (Brazil).[179]
  • Aureliano et al. (2023) provide evidence of the presence of an invasive air sac system in Macrocollum itaquii.[180]
  • Bem & Müller (2023) report the first discovery of the fossil material of Macrocollum itaquii outside its type locality.[181]
  • A study on the evolution of sauropod body mass is published by D'Emic (2023), who finds that sauropods independently surpassed the maximum body mass of terrestrial mammals at least three dozen times in their evolutionary history.[182]
  • Description of the anatomy of a partial juvenile sauropod vertebral series from the Middle Jurassic Nam Phong Formation (Thailand), interpreted as indicative of non-eusauropod affinities of the studied specimen, is published by Hanta et al. (2023).[183]
  • Description of new eusauropod fossil material from the Middle Jurassic Dongdaqiao Formation (China) is published by Wei et al. (2023), who interpret these findings as showing that gigantic sauropods were more widespread than previously known during the Middle Jurassic.[184]
  • A juvenile sauropod specimen, most closely resembling early-diverging eusauropods from the Middle Jurassic but sharing some derived features with the Late Jurassic mamenchisaurids and neosauropods, is described from the Middle Jurassic Dongdaqiao Formation (East Tibet, China) by An et al. (2023).[185]
  • The holotype of Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum is redescribed by Moore et al. (2023), who also interpret Bellusaurus and Daanosaurus as juvenile mamenchisaurids.[186]
  • A study on the anatomy of the skull of Bajadasaurus pronuspinax is published by Garderes et al. (2023).[187]
  • A study on bifurcated cervical ribs in apatosaurines is published by Wedel & Taylor (2023), who interpret the studied structures as divergent muscle attachments, likely enabling improved muscular control in the middle of the neck.[188]
  • A rebbachisaurid vertebra from the La Amarga Formation (Argentina) is redescribed by Lerzo (2023), who finds it to be a derived member of Rebbachisaurinae.[189]
  • A study on the microanatomy of the long bones of Nigersaurus taqueti is published by Lefebvre, Allain & Houssaye (2023), who interpret their findings as indicating that microanatomical structure in sauropod limb bones was not subject to drastic selective pressures imposed by heavy weight-bearing.[190]
  • New rebbachisaurid specimen, providing new information on the anatomy of the hindlimbs of rebbachisaurids, is described from the Cenomanian Huincul Formation (Argentina) by Bellardini et al. (2023).[191]
  • Torcida Fernández-Baldor et al. (2023) describe a dentary and several teeth of a basal macronarian close to Camarasaurus from the Valdepalazuelos site (Rupelo Formation; Spain) living during the TithonianBerriasian transition, providing evidence of the presence of two macronarian taxa at the Valdepalazuelos site.[192]
  • Cervical vertebra representing the first record of a titanosauriform sauropod from the Lower Cretaceous Kanmon Group (Japan) is described by Tatehata, Mukunoki & Tanoue (2023).[193]
  • Lim et al. (2023) report the discovery of a fibula of a member of the family Euhelopodidae from the strata of the Lower Cretaceous Grès supérieurs Formation at Koh Paur island, representing the first finding of a non-avian dinosaur from Cambodia reported to date.[194]
  • Cruzado-Caballero et al. (2023) describe two new cases of caudal pathology in titanosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina and evaluate these cases for interpreting the commonness of pathology occurring in the fossil record.[195]
  • The pneumaticity of a titanosaur specimen from the Black Peaks Formation (Texas, United States) is investigated by Fronimos (2023).[196]
  • New specimen of Diamantinasaurus matildae, including the skull preserving cranial elements not previously known for this taxon and showing similarities with the skull of Sarmientosaurus musacchioi, is described from the Upper Cretaceous Winton Formation (Australia) by Poropat et al. (2023).[197]
  • Titanosaur teeth representing three distinct morphotypes, including the largest titanosaur tooth ever found, are described from the Upper Cretaceous Serra da Galga Formation (Brazil) by Silva Junior et al. (2023).[198]
  • Dhiman et al. (2023) report the discovery of 92 titanosaur egg clutches from the Upper Cretaceous Lameta Formation (Madhya Pradesh, India), including three types of clutches and assigned to six oospecies, interpret their findings as suggestive of higher diversity of titanosaur taxa from the Lameta Formation than indicated by body fossils, and evaluate the implications of the studied egg clutches for the knowledge of the reproductive biology of titanosaurs.[199]
  • A study on the bone histology of Uberabatitan ribeiroi, providing evidence of rapid, uninterrupted growth that ceased with the appearance of periodic interruptions in the advanced stages of development, is published by Windholz et al. (2023).[200]
  • A study on the long bone histology of Muyelensaurus pecheni and Rinconsaurus caudamirus is published by González et al. (2023), who find no evidence of a correlation between the ontogenetic stage and the body size in both taxa, unlike in other neosauropods.[201]
  • A new sauropod specimen (a saltasaurid humerus) is described from the Campanian deposits from the Quseir Formation (Egypt) by Wahba et al. (2023).[202]
  • A sauropod tooth assigned to the family Opisthocoelicaudiidae, representing the first record of a sauropod from Late Cretaceous Russia, is described from the Udurchukan Formation, (Russia) by Averianov, Bolotsky, and Bolotsky (2023).[203]
  • Paul and Larramendi (2023) suggest that some sauropods reached sizes comparable to the largest whales, and propose that the fragmentary taxon Bruhathkayosaurus may have weighed between 110 and 170 tonnes.[204]
  • Multiple sauropod tracks assigned to cf. Brontopodus isp., providing the first ichnological evidence of gregarious behavior in Cretaceous sauropods in Africa, are described from the Lower Formation of the Cenomanian Djoua series in the In Amenas region of Algeria by Zaagane et al. (2023).[205]

Ornithischian research edit

  • A study on the biomechanical properties of the skulls of Heterodontosaurus tucki, Lesothosaurus diagnosticus, Scelidosaurus harrisonii, Hypsilophodon foxii and Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis is published by Button et al. (2023), who interpret their findings as indicative of limited functional convergence among studied taxa, which achieved comparable performance of the feeding apparatus through different adaptations.[206]
  • A study on the evolution of forelimb muscle mechanics and function in ornithischian dinosaurs is published by Dempsey et al. (2023), who interpret their findings as indicating that thyreophorans, ornithopods and ceratopsians evolved quadrupedality through different patterns of rearrangement of forelimb musculature.[207]
  • Review of the fossil record of ornithischian dinosaurs from Southeast Asia and southern China is published by Manitkoon et al. (2023)[208]
  • Surmik et al. (2023) study ossified tendons of specimens of Pinacosaurus grangeri, Edmontosaurus regalis/"Ugrunaaluk kuukpikensis" and Homalocephale calathocercos, reporting the presence of collagenous fibre bundles and likely fibril bundles, blood vessels and associated cells in some of the studied samples, and argue that ossified tendons can be a source of molecular preservation in dinosaurs.[209]
  • A study on the histology and enamel microstructure of the maxillary cheek teeth of Heterodontosaurus tucki, providing the earliest known evidence of the presence of wear-resistant modified dentine in an ornithischian, is published by Calvert et al. (2023).[210]
  • Description of the skull osteology of Manidens condorensis is published by Becerra et al. (2023).[211]
  • Button & Zanno (2023) present a three-dimensional endocranial reconstruction of a specimen of Thescelosaurus neglectus, and report the presence of brain traits interpreted as suggestive of cognitive and behavioral capabilities within the range of extant reptiles, as well as a narrow hearing range, acute olfaction and vestibular sensitivity which might represent adaptations for burrowing behaviors.[212]

Thyreophoran research edit

  • A study on the phylogenetic relationships of thyreophorans is published by Raven et al. (2023), who identify four distinct ankylosaur clades, with the long-standing clade Nodosauridae recovered as paraphyletic; they suggest replacing the latter with the names Panoplosauridae, Polacanthidae, and Struthiosauridae.[213]
  • A study on the use of quadrapediality in Scutellosaurus lawleri, and on its implications for locomotor behavior evolution in dinosaurs, is published by Anderson et al. (2023), who interpret Scutellosaurus as mainly being a biped, and suggest quadrapediality was used during specific activities.[214]
  • Galton (2023) describes a right sternal bone of a specimen of Stegosaurus from the Carnegie Quarry at Dinosaur National Monument (Morrison Formation; Utah, United States) and reevaluates three putative sternal bones from Como Bluff (Wyoming, United States) described by Gilmore (1914),[215] arguing that they are neither sternal bones nor fossils of Stegosaurus.[216]
  • Description of nodosaurid osteoderms from the Late Cretaceous Snow Hill Island Formation (Antarctica) is published by Brum et al. (2023), who suggest that osteoderm structure may have helped nodosaurids colonize high-latitude environments more easily.[217]
  • Yoshida, Kobayashi & Norell (2023) report the discovery of fossilized larynx of a specimen of Pinacosaurus grangeri from the Campanian of Ukhaa Tolgod (Mongolia), and interpret its anatomy as indicating that Pinacosaurus might have been capable of vocalization and, like extant birds, might have possessed a non-laryngeal vocal source and used larynx as a sound modifier.[218]
  • Tumanova et al. (2023) describe anomalies within the airway and sinuses of a skull of a specimen of Tarchia, which were only detected while CT scanning the specimen, and which might have been caused by infection and/or trauma.[219]
  • A study on the cranial biomechanics of Panoplosaurus mirus and Euoplocephalus tutus is published by Ballell, Mai & Benton (2023), who find evidence of differences interpreted as indicative of relatively higher bite forces in Panoplosaurus, as well as indicative of stronger reinforcement of the skull of Euoplocephalus, consistent with highly defensive function.[220]

Cerapod research edit

  • Evidence of significantly rougher dental microwear texture in Late Cretaceous ornithopods compared to earlier members of the group, interpreted as indicative of dietary shift towards more abrasive foodstuffs, is presented by Kubo et al. (2023).[221]
  • Review of the diversity, relationships, biogeography and paleoecology of rhabdodontids is published by Augustin, Ősi & Csiki-Sava (2023).[222]
  • Redescription of Cumnoria prestwichii is published by Maidment et al. (2023), who recover Cumnoria as a non-ankylopollexian iguanodontian, and consider it to be distinct from Camptosaurus.[223]
  • Rotatori et al. (2023) report the presence of a rich neurovascular network in the dentary of a dryosaurid from the Upper Jurassic Lourinhã Formation (Portugal), similar to vascularisation present in cerapodan dinosaurs with high tooth replacement rates.[224]
  • Redescription of the holotype of Mantellisaurus atherfieldensis is published by Bonsor et al. (2023), who confirm Mantellisaurus to be distinct from Iguanodon.[225]
  • García-Cobeña, Cobosa & Verdú (2023) describe bone and trace fossils of styracosternan ornithopods from the Lower Cretaceous El Castellar Formation and Camarillas Formation (Spain), including manus-pes track set from the Camarillas Formation indicative of quadrupedal locomotion, assigned to the ichnogenus Caririchnium and produced by large styracosternans related to Iguanodon.[226]
  • A study on the palynological sample from the matrix surrounding a specimen of Iguanodon bernissartensis from the new Palau-3 site in the Lower Cretaceous Morella Formation is published by Rodríguez-Barreiro et al. (2023), who interpret the studied specimen as living in a coastal open forest environment with a warm and humid climate; the authors also compare the habitat of the studied specimen with those from other I. bernissartensis-bearing sites, and interpret I. bernissartensis as feeding mostly on fronds of ferns belonging to the families Anemiaceae and Cyatheaceae, as well as on the foliage of members of the family Cheirolepidiaceae.[227]
  • A study on the evolution of the dentary in hadrosauroids, providing evidence of changes during the transition from non-hadrosaurid hadrosauroids to saurolophids which probably enhanced food gathering and food processing abilities, is published by Söderblom et al. (2023).[228]
  • Description of new hadrosaurid fossils from the Upper Cretaceous Kakanaut Formation (Chukotka, Russia) and a study on their histology is published by Bapinaev et al. (2023), who interpret the studied fossils as possibly indicative of the presence of two hadrosaurid taxa in the Kakanaut fauna, and interpret the histology of the studied bones as possibly indicating that Arctic hadrosaurids of Chukotka were year-round residents of polar ecosystems.[229]
  • Joubarne, Therrien & Zelenitsky (2023) describe extensive skin impressions in three hadrosaurid specimens from the Campanian Dinosaur Park Formation (Alberta, Canada), with two specimens preserving integument of the manus showing that their digits II–III–IV were approximately equal in length and united in a common fleshy structure, and the third specimen preserving scale stripes on its torso which might have corresponded to color stripes in life.[230]
  • A study on the cranial suture interdigitation in Hadrosaurids, using data gathered from Gryposaurus and Corythosaurus is published by Dudgeon and Evans (2023) who find that suture interdigitation increased across Hadrosaurid ontogeny, that Lambeosaurines had higher suture interdigitation than other Iguanodontians, and that increased suture complexity coincided with Lambeosaurine crest evolution.[231]
  • Description of the anatomy of the postcranial skeleton of Laiyangosaurus youngi is published by Zhang et al. (2023).[232]
  • Seymour et al. (2023) estimate blood flow rates to the tibia shafts of Maiasaura peeblesorum, and report higher flow rates in juveniles which were likely related to higher oxygen demand for bone growth in juveniles compared to maintenance and repair of bone tissue damage in adults.[233]
  • A study on the anatomy of the holotype specimen of Gravitholus albertae is published by Dyer, Powers & Currie (2023), who interpret both Gravitholus albertae and Hanssuesia sternbergi as likely junior synonyms of Stegoceras validum.[234]
  • Han et al. (2023) describe entangled specimens of Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis and Repenomamus robustus from the Lujiatun Member of the Yixian Formation (China), and interpret the studied specimens as likely locked in combat as a result of the predation attempt on the part of the mammal.[235]
  • A study on the endocranial morphology of Liaoceratops yanzigouensis is published by Yang et al. (2023), who find that the brain, olfactory bulb and inner ear of Liaoceratops more closely resemble those observed in Psittacosaurus than those in more derived ceratopsians.[236]
  • A review of the cranial evolution in Ceratopsia is published by Nabavizadeh (2023).[237]
  • Berry (2023) interprets the fossil record of late Campanian ceratopsids from western North America as indicative of a significant rate of background extinction approximately 76 million years ago, and interprets this pattern as most likely caused by competition for shared resources by sympatric ceratopsid species.[238]
  • The development and homology of epiparietals (P1 and P2) in three Centrosaurus specimens are described by Mallon, Holmes & Rufolo (2023), who suggest that these are separate ossifications that fuse with the parietal at different stages of ontogeny.[239]
  • A study on the bone histology of Triceratops, providing evidence of a relatively fast and continuous growth rate, is published by de Rooij et al. (2023).[240]
  • A study on the range of shoulder motion and on the orientation of the long bones of the forelimb of Thescelosaurus and Styracosaurus is published by Senter & Mackey (2023).[241]

Birds edit

New bird taxa edit

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes Images
Anachronornis[242] Gen. et sp. nov. Valid Houde, Dickson & Camarena Thanetian Willwood Formation   United States
(  Wyoming)
A basal anseriform of the new family Anachronornithidae. The type species is A. anhimops.

Avolatavis europaeus[243]

Sp. nov

Valid

Mayr & Kitchener

Eocene

London Clay

  United Kingdom

A member of the family Vastanavidae.

Caerulonettion[244]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Zelenkov

Miocene

  France

A duck; a new genus for "Anas" natator Milne-Edwards (1867).

Castignovolucris[245]

Gen. et sp. nov

Buffetaut, Angst & Tong

Late Cretaceous (probably late Campanian)

Argiles et Grès à Reptiles Formation

  France

A member of Enantiornithes. The type species is C. sebei.

Charadriisimilis[246]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Mayr & Kitchener

Eocene

London Clay

  United Kingdom

A member of Charadriiformes most closely resembling members of the group Charadrii. The type species is C. essexensis.

Clymenoptilon[247]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Mayr et al.

Paleocene

Waipara Greensand

  New Zealand

A member of the stem group of Phaethontiformes. The type species is C. novaezealandicum.

Cratonavis[248]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Li et al.

Early Cretaceous

Jiufotang Formation

  China

A non-ornithothoracine pygostylian. The type species is C. zhui.

Danielsavis[242] Gen. et sp. nov. Valid Houde, Dickson & Camarena Ypresian London Clay Formation   United Kingdom A member of Galloanseres of uncertain affinities; originally described as a basal anseriform, but subsequently argued to share possible derived characteristics with the Galliformes by Mayr, Carrió & Kitchener (2023).[249]. The type species is D. nazensis.
Dynatoaetus[250] Gen. et 2 sp. nov. Valid Mather et al. Chibanian Mairs Cave   Australia An Accipitrid, the type species is D. gaffae. It also includes the species D. pachyosteus.[251]  

Eotrogon[252]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Mayr, De Pietri & Kitchener

Eocene (Ypresian)

London Clay

  United Kingdom

A trogon. The type species is E. stenorhynchus.

Eudyptula wilsonae[253]

Sp. nov

Valid

Thomas et al.

Pliocene (Piacenzian)

Tangahoe Formation

  New Zealand

A penguin, a species of Eudyptula.

Falco powelli[254]

Sp. nov

Valid

Emslie & Mead

Late Quaternary

  United States
(  Nevada)

A kestrel.

Fujianvenator[255] Gen. et sp. nov. Valid Xu et al. Late Jurassic (Tithonian) Nanyuan Formation   China An anchiornithid. The type species is F. prodigiosus.

Kumimanu fordycei[256]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ksepka et al.

Paleocene (Teurian)

Moeraki Formation

  New Zealand

An early penguin.

Macronectes tinae[257]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tennyson & Salvador

Pliocene (Waipipian)

Tangahoe Formation

  New Zealand

A member of the genus Macronectes.

 

Mionetta defossa[244]

Sp. nov

Valid

Zelenkov

Miocene

  France

A duck.

Mioquerquedula palaeotagaica[258]

Sp. nov

Valid

Zelenkov

Miocene

  Russia
(  Irkutsk Oblast)

A duck.

Murgonornis[259] Gen. et sp. nov Worthy et al. Eocene   Australia A presbyornithid. The type species is M. archeri

Papasula abbotti nelsoni[260]

Ssp. nov

Valid

Hume

Holocene

  Mauritius

A subspecies of Abbott's booby.

Papulavis[261]

Gen. et sp. nov

In press

Mourer-Chauviré et al.

Eocene (Ypresian)

  France

A bird classified as cf. Aramidae. The type species is P. annae.

Pelecanus paranensis[262] Sp. nov Noriega et al. Miocene Paraná Formation   Argentina A pelican.

Perplexicervix paucituberculata[249]

Sp. nov

Valid

Mayr, Carrió & Kitchener

Eocene (Ypresian)

London Clay

  United Kingdom

Possibly a relative of bustards, assigned to the family Perplexicervicidae.

Petradyptes[256]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Ksepka et al.

Paleocene (Teurian)

Moeraki Formation

  New Zealand

An early penguin. The type species is P. stonehousei.

Plotornis archaeonautes[263]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ksepka et al.

Miocene (Aquitanian)

Mount Harris Formation

  New Zealand

A member of Pan-Diomedeidae.

Praecarbo[264]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Kessler & Horváth

Oligocene

Mányi Formation

  Hungary

A cormorant. The type species is P. strigoniensis.

Pterocles bosporanus[265] Sp. nov Zelenkov Pleistocene Crimea A sandgrouse; a species of Pterocles.

?Pulchrapollia eximia[266]

Sp. nov

Mayr & Kitchener

Eocene

London Clay

  United Kingdom

A member of the family Halcyornithidae.

?Pulchrapollia tenuipes[266]

Sp. nov

Mayr & Kitchener

Eocene

London Clay

  United Kingdom

A member of the family Halcyornithidae.

Rhynchaeites litoralis[267]

Sp. nov

Valid

Mayr & Kitchener

Eocene (Ypresian)

London Clay

  United Kingdom

A member of the family Threskiornithidae.

Selenonetta[258]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Zelenkov

Miocene

  Russia
(  Irkutsk Oblast)

A duck. Genus includes new species S. lacustrina.

Sericuloides[268]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Nguyen

Oligocene

Riversleigh World Heritage Area

  Australia

A bowerbird. The type species is S. marynguyenae.

Sororavis[269] Gen. et sp. nov Valid Mayr & Kitchener Eocene (Ypresian) London Clay   United Kingdom A member of the family Morsoravidae. The type species S. solitarius.

Tagayanetta[258]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Zelenkov

Miocene

  Russia
(  Irkutsk Oblast)

A duck. Genus includes new species T. palaeobaikalensis.

Tegulavis[261]

Gen. et sp. nov

In press

Mourer-Chauviré et al.

Eocene (Ypresian)

  France

A bird classified as cf. Galliformes. The type species is T. corbalani.

Thegornis sosae[270]

Sp. nov

Valid

Agnolín

Late Miocene (Tortonian)

Andalhualá Formation

  Argentina

A member of the family Falconidae.

Tynskya brevitarsus[243]

Sp. nov

Valid

Mayr & Kitchener

Eocene

London Clay

  United Kingdom

A member of the family Messelasturidae.

Tynskya crassitarsus[243]

Sp. nov

Valid

Mayr & Kitchener

Eocene

London Clay

  United Kingdom

A member of the family Messelasturidae.

Vultur messii[271]

Sp. nov

Degrange et al.

Pliocene

  Argentina

A New World vulture.

Yarquen[272] Gen. et sp. nov Tambussi et al. Miocene Collón Curá Formation   Argentina An owl in the family Strigidae. The type species is Y. dolgopolae.

Ypresiglaux[273]

Gen. et sp. et comb. nov

Valid

Mayr & Kitchener

Early Eocene

London Clay

  United Kingdom
  United States
(  Virginia)

An owl. The type species is Y. michaeldanielsi; genus also includes "Eostrix" gulottai Mayr (2016). Announced in 2022; the final article version was published in 2023.

 

Avian research edit

  • A study on the evolution of limbs along avialan stem lineages is published by Wang & Zhou (2023), who provide evidence of a shift to low disparity and decelerated evolutionary rates near the origin of avialans, and interpret this shift as related to the evolutionary constrains on the morphology of the forelimb necessary for powered flight.[274]
  • Macaulay et al. (2023) report that, in spite of the differences of body shape, there is overall no difference in the position of whole-body centre-of-mass between birds and non-avian theropods, but rather that there is such difference between hindlimb-dominated predominantly terrestrial taxa and forelimb-dominated predominantly volant taxa regardless of their phylogenetic placement, and argue that the fully crouched bipedalism seen in modern birds evolved after powered flight.[275]
  • A study comparing dentin and enamel microstructure in Microraptor, Anchiornis, Sapeornis and Longipteryx, providing evidence of microscopic modifications in tooth enamel, dentin and cementum between early birds and other theropods, as well as previously unrecognized plasticity in the developmental mechanisms controlling tooth microstructure in Mesozoic toothed birds, is published by Wang et al. (2023).[276]
  • Kiat & O'Connor (2023) reevaluate evidence of molt in the fossil record of birds and non-avian dinosaur, report rarity of molt occurrence both in the fossil record and in collections of extant bird species with simultaneous molts, and argue that the flight feather annual molt evolved with the development of powered flight, possibly only among crown birds.[277]
  • Wu et al. (2023) study the phytoliths preserved in the stomach contents of a specimen of Jeholornis prima, interpreting them as indicating that Jeholornis likely ate leaves of plants from the magnoliid angiosperm clade.[278]
  • Five specimens of Sapeornis chaoyangensis with different-preserved feathers are reported from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota (China) by Zhao et al. (2023), who examine their implications for the taphonomy of soft tissues from the Jehol Biota.[279]
  • Evidence from the study of well-preserved specimen of Confuciusornis sanctus, interpreted as indicating that this bird was capable of prolonged flights as long as it alternated periods of high-efficiency gliding with active flapping, is presented by Chiappe et al. (2023).[280]
  • An enantiornithine specimen from the La Huérguina Formation closely resembling Concornis is described by Nebreda et al. (2023).[281]
  • O'Connor et al. (2023) describe feathers of a young enantiornithine individual from the Cretaceous amber from Myanmar, and interpret this finding as indicating that immature enantiornithines rapidly molted body feathers.[282]
  • Redescription and a study on the affinities of Dapingfangornis sentisorhinus is published by Wang et al. (2023).[283]
  • A study aiming to determine the diets of members of the family Pengornithidae is published by Miller et al. (2023), who report that Pengornis, Parapengornis and Yuanchuavis show adaptations for vertebrate carnivory.[284]
  • A study aiming to determine the diets of members of the family Bohaiornithidae is published by Miller et al. (2023), who interpret their findings as indicating that the family included taxa adapted to diverse diets, and predict the ancestral member of Enantiornithes to have been a generalist which ate a wide variety of foods.[285]
  • Wang (2023) describes a new specimen of Parabohaiornis martini with a well-preserved skull from the Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation (China), and reports the presence of the plesiomorphic temporal and palatal configurations (similar to those of non-avian dinosaurs) in the skull of Parabohaiornis.[286]
  • Clark et al. (2023) attempt to determine the dietary habits of longipterygids, reporting dental features indicative of carnivory, with additional support for insectivory.[287]
  • A study on the gastral mass preserved with specimens of Archaeorhynchus and Iteravis, interpreted as indicative of the digestive system comparable to that of extant birds, is Liu et al. (2023).[288]
  • Zelenkov & Arkhangelsky (2023) describe new fossil material of Campanian hesperornithids from the Karyakino locality (Saratov Oblast, Russia), including the first femur of Hesperornis rossicus.[289]
  • Lowi-Merri et al. (2023) provide evidence of soaring and foot-propelled swimming capabilities of Ichthyornis.[290]
  • A study on the anatomy of the articular region of the lower jaw of Vegavis iaai is published by Álvarez-Herrera et al. (2023), who report the presence of anatomical features shared with neornithine birds, and particularly with members of the neoavian clade Aequorlitornithes.[291]
  • Hong et al. (2023) describe a footprint assigned to the ichnospecies Wupus agilis from the Cretaceous Daegu Formation, representing the largest bird footprint from South Korea described to date, report that ichnotaxa intermediate between non-avian theropod and unwebbed Mesozoic bird ichnotaxa generally show high morphological similarity with bird ichnospecies, and argue that these intermediate ichnotaxa might represent the ichnological record of large Mesozoic birds.[292]
  • Blood flow rates in the femora of a variety of extinct and extant avialans are estimated by Hu et al. (2023).[293]
  • A review and update of the Cenozoic fossil record of birds in Argentina is published by Tambussi, Degrange & de Mendoza (2023).[294]
  • Acosta Hospitaleche, O'Gorman & Panzeri (2023) describe a partial ulna of a bird (comparable in size with ulnae of the coscoroba swan or the southern screamer) from the Maastrichtian La Colonia Formation (Argentina), showing similarities to ulnae of members of Anseriformes and possibly representing the first record of a neornithine from the La Colonia Formation.[295]
  • Buffetaut (2023) reports the discovery of a plaster cast of the lost femur of Struthio anderssoni from the late Pleistocene deposits of the Upper Cave at Zhoukoudian (China), and transfers the species S. anderssoni to the genus Pachystruthio.[296]
  • The body mass and running speed of Opisthodactylus kirchneri are estimated by Jones, Vezzosi & Blanco (2023).[297]
  • A study on the evolutionary history of the elephant birds, based on data from fossil eggshells, is published by Grealy et al. (2023), who interpret their findings as supporting the placement of Mullerornis into a separate family, as well as indicative of the existence of a genetically distinct lineage of Aepyornis in Madagascar's far north, report evidence of divergence within Aepyornis corresponding with the onset of the Quaternary, and tentatively advocate synonymising Vorombe titan with Aepyornis maximus.[298]
  • Changes in body size of birds from the Yucatán peninsula since the Late Pleistocene are documented by Silva‐Martínez et al. (2023).[299]
  • Mayr et al. (2023) describe bird cervical vertebrae from the Quercy fissure fillings (France), densely covered with tubercles similar to those reported in members of the genus Perplexicervix and in "Dynamopterus" tuberculatus from the Messel pit in Germany as well as in extant maned rat, and interpret these tubercles as a feature of distinctive clade of Eocene birds (Perplexicervicidae), possibly representing an anti-predator adaptation against the killing bite of mammalian carnivores.[300]
  • The impact of including fossil taxa on inferring the ancestral morphology of the quadrate in Galloanserae is studied by Kuo, Benson & Field (2023).[301]
  • A study on the formation of the rhamphotheca in the middle-latest Eocene Antarctic pelagornithids is published by Piro & Acosta Hospitaleche (2023).[302]
  • A study on the histology of long bones of Lutetodontopteryx tethyensis and cf. Dasornis sp. from the Eocene (Lutetian) locality Ikove (Luhansk Oblast) is published by Dobrovolsky (2023).[303]
  • Revision of small-bodied ducks from the Miocene localities in France and Mongolia is published by Zelenkov (2023), who transfers the species Anas velox to the genus Protomelanitta and transfers the species Anas soporata to the genus Mioquerquedula.[304]
  • Fossils of hazel grouse from the Quaternary of Bulgaria are documented by Boev (2023).[305]
  • An egg belonging to a flamingo from the Pleistocene of Mexico is described by Cruz et al. (2023).[306]
  • Fossils of small rails from the late Pleistocene and early Holocene of the Southern High Plains are described by Moretti & Johnson (2023).[307]
  • A study of Pleistocene fossils from the Naracoorte Caves (Australia) by Lenser & Worthy (2023) confirmed the presence of plains-wanderer in the fossil assemblages at this site, and suggests that this species formerly inhabited forest and woodland environments.[308]
  • Ecomorphology of the penguin wing is studied by Haidr (2023), finding that Madrynornis resembled extant piscivorous penguins in its wing morphology.[309]
  • A skull of a small penguin, possibly representing a new species belonging to the genus Spheniscus, Eudyptula or to a new genus ancestral to both listed genera, is described from the Miocene Bahía Inglesa Formation (Chile) by Acosta Hospitaleche & Soto-Acuña (2023).[310]
  • Figueiredo et al. (2023) report a partial coracoid of the genus Morus from the middle Miocene (Langhian) of the Setúbal Peninsula (Portugal), an instance that represents the first Miocene sulid described from the Iberian Peninsula.[311]
  • Ksepka & Tennyson (2023) report the discovery of the humerus of a probable stem gannet from the Hurupi Formation, representing the oldest record of a sulid from New Zealand reported to date.[312]
  • Guilherme et al. (2023) describe fossil material of Macranhinga sp. and Anhinga minuta from the Acre conglomerate member in the southwestern Amazon region, suggesting the presence of potentially three distinct darter taxa within the same locality during the late Miocene.[313]
  • Osteological comparisons and historical accounts of recently extinct island night herons are presented by Hume (2023).[314]
  • Coprolites of bearded vultures from the Pleistocene of Portugal are described by Sanz et al. (2023).[315]
  • A tarsometatarsus of a cinereous vulture from the Late Pleistocene Gansuiji Formation (Japan) is described by Matsuoka & Hasegawa (2023), representing the first fossil record of this species from Japan.[316]
  • Pellets and a fragmentary beak of a barn owl from the Holocene of Socotra Island (Yemen) are reported by Ramello et al. (2023).[317]
  • The first known phorusrhacid footprints are described from the Río Negro Formation (Argentina) by Melchor et al. (2023), who name a new ichnotaxon Rionegrina pozosaladensis, and interpret the studied footprints as indicative of a primary role of digit III, secondary role of digit IV and a reduced role of digit II in body weight support.[318]
  • Stidham, O'Connor & Li (2023) reexamine the holotype of Corvus fangshannus and reinterpret it as a member of the sedentary Northern Raven (Corvus corax) lineage.[319]
  • Baumann et al. (2023) report isotopic data from raven remains from early Gravettian sites in Southern Moravia (Czech Republic), interpreted as indicating that the studied ravens consumed the same range of foods as contemporaneous Gravettian foragers, regularly feeding on larger herbivores and especially mammoths.[320]
  • The oldest bird tracks from Gondwana reported to date are described from the Lower Cretaceous "Wonthaggi Formation" (Australia) by Martin et al. (2023).[321]
  • Neto de Carvalho et al. (2023) describe an assemblage of bird trace fossils from a Pleistocene coastal aeolianite unit from the south-west Portugal, including two new forms of traces: Corvidichnus odemirensis, likely produced by the western jackdaw, and Buboichnus vicentinus, attributed to the locomotion and feeding behaviour of a large eagle-owl.[322]

Pterosaurs edit

New pterosaur taxa edit

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes Images

Balaenognathus[323]

Gen. et sp. nov

In press

Martill et al.

Late Jurassic (late Kimmeridgian to Tithonian)

Torleite Formation

  Germany

A member of the family Ctenochasmatidae. The type species is B. maeuseri.

 

Cratonopterus[324]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Jiang et al.

Early Cretaceous

Huajiying Formation

  China

A member of the family Ctenochasmatidae. The type species is C. huabei.

Eopteranodon yixianensis[325]

Sp. nov

Zhang et al.

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

  China

A member of the family Tapejaridae.

Huaxiadraco[326]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Pêgas et al.

Early Cretaceous

Jiufotang Formation

  China

A member of the family Tapejaridae. The type species is "Huaxiapterus" corollatuset al. (2006).

 

Lusognathus[327]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Fernandes et al.

Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian-Tithonian)

Lourinhã Formation

  Portugal

A member of the family Ctenochasmatidae belonging to the subfamily Gnathosaurinae. The type species is L. almadrava.

 

Petrodactyle[328]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Hone et al.

Late Jurassic

Mörnsheim Formation

  Germany

A member of the family Gallodactylidae. The type species is P. wellnhoferi.

 

Shenzhoupterus sanyainus[329]

Sp. nov

In press

Ji et al.

Early Cretaceous

Jiufotang Formation

  China

A member of the family Chaoyangopteridae.

Pterosaur research edit

  • A study on the diversification of pterosaurs during their evolutionary history, aiming to determine the factors that affected pterosaur evolution, is published by Yu, Zhang & Xu (2023).[330]
  • A study comparing the sternal anatomy of 60 different pterosaur species is published by Hone (2023).[331]
  • Yang et al. (2023) compare wing ontogeny and performance in Rhamphorhynchus, Pterodactylus, Sinopterus and Pteranodon, and interpret the differences in the growth patterns of the studied pterosaurs as suggestive of more altricial development in Pteranodon than in smaller-bodied pterosaurs.[332]
  • Review of the fossil record of Jurassic and Cretaceous pterosaurs from Gondwana is published by Pentland & Poropat (2023).[333]
  • Revision of the pterosaur assemblage from the Kem Kem Group (Morocco) is published by Smith et al. (2023), who provide revised diagnoses for Afrotapejara zouhrii and Alanqa saharica, and report at least three distinct jaw morphotypes which cannot be referred to any previously named species.[334]
  • Jagielska et al. (2023) describe a non-pterodactyloid pterosaur specimen from the Bathonian Lealt Shale (Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom), preserving metatarsal and caudal vertebrae which are considerably larger than corresponding bones in the holotype of Dearc sgiathanach.[335]
  • A study on the surface of the holotype specimen of Scaphognathus crassirostris, providing evidence of the presence of six different types of pycnofibers, is published by Henkemeier, Jäger & Sander (2023).[336]
  • The oldest pterosaur remains found in Australia to date, including the first fossil material of a juvenile pterosaur from Australia, is described from the Lower Cretaceous Eumeralla Formation by Pentland et al. (2023).[337]
  • A study on the microstructure of the tooth and periodontium attachment tissues of Pterodaustro guinazui is published by Cerda & Codorniú (2023), who report that teeth of this pterosaur were set in a groove with no interdental separation, and find no evidence for gomphosis or the presence of replacement teeth.[338]
  • Pterosaur teeth which might represent the earliest record of Istiodactylidae reported to date are described from the Valanginian Wadhurst Clay Formation (United Kingdom) by Sweetman (2023).[339]
  • The geologically oldest specimen of Nurhachius reported to date is described from the Lower Cretaceous Jingangshan Member of the Yixian Formation (China) by Ozeki et al. (2023).[340]
  • Description of the pectoral girdle morphology and histology in Hamipterus, providing evidence of both the similarities and differences between the flight apparatus of pterosaurs and birds, is published by Wu et al. (2023).[341]
  • A study on the microstructure of teeth of Hamipterus, providing evidence of thin enamel that covered approximately half of the tooth crown, is published by Chen et al. (2023).[342]
  • Richards, Stumkat & Salisbury (2023) describe a new specimen of the Thapunngaka from the Lower Cretaceous (Albian) Toolebuc Formation (Australia), consisting of parts of the premaxillary and maxillary rostrum, and two new clades of tropeognathines, Mythungini and Tropeognathini.[343]
  • Smith, Martill & Zouhri (2023) reinterpret a purported shark spine from the Cenomanian Cambridge Greensand Member of the West Melbury Marly Chalk Formation (Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom) as a jaw fragment of an azhdarchoid distinct from Ornithostoma sedgwicki, but sharing a distinctive morphology with jaw fragments reported from the Kem Kem Beds of Morocco.[344]
  • Song, Jiang & Wang (2023) redescribe purported dsungaripterid remains from the Lower Cretaceous (Albian) Doushan Formation (China), assign the most complete element (a femur) to Azhdarchoidea, and study osteological correlates for thigh muscles on the femur, interpreting their general pattern as conservative when compared with other basal ornithodirans.[345]
  • New Jehol tapejarid skeleton, probably belonging to a specimen of Sinopterus dongi and providing new information on the skull anatomy in this species, is described by Zhou, Miao & Andres (2023).[346]
  • A study on the affinities of "Tupuxuara" deliradamus is published by Cerqueira, Müller & Pinheiro (2023), who interpret this pterosaur as a tapejarine.[347]
  • A study on the ontogeny of Caiuajara dobruskii, as inferred from its bone histology, is published by de Araújo et al. (2023).[348]
  • Fragmentary wing phalanges from the Aptian-Albian Antlers Formation (Texas, United States), originally noted by Bennett (2001) to be similar in their oval cross-sections to those of Dsungaripterus,[349] are interpreted by Bennett (2023) as possible thalassodromine fossil material.[350]
  • Agnolín et al. (2023) report the discovery of a pterosaur cervical vertebra from the Cenomanian Candeleros Formation (Argentina), interpreted as the oldest record of an azhdarchid from South America reported to date.[351]
  • Four teeth representing the first pterosaur material from Ukraine reported to date are described from the Lower Cretaceous Burim Formation by Sokolskyi (2023).[352]

Other archosaurs edit

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes Images

Amanasaurus[353]

Gen. et sp. nov

Müller & Garcia

Late Triassic (Carnian)

Candelária Sequence of the Santa Maria Supersequence

  Brazil

A member of the family Silesauridae. The type species is A. nesbitti.

 
Mambachiton[354] Gen. et sp. nov Nesbitt et al. Late Triassic Isalo II   Madagascar A basal member of Avemetatarsalia. The type species is M. fiandohana.

Venetoraptor[355]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Müller et al.

Late Triassic

Candelária Sequence of the Santa Maria Supersequence

  Brazil

A member of the family Lagerpetidae. The type species is V. gassenae.

 

Other archosaur research edit

  • Redescription of the skeletal anatomy of Scleromochlus taylori is published by Foffa et al. (2023), who interpret S. taylori as a lagerpetid.[356]
  • Description of the anatomy of the braincase of Dromomeron gregorii is published by Bronzati et al. (2023), who also present reconstructions of soft tissues associated with the braincase, and report that sensory structures of D. gregorii were more similar to those of pterosaurs than to those of other early avemetatarsalians.[357]
  • Mestriner et al. (2023) describe an assemblage of silesaurid remains from the Waldsanga locality from the Santa Maria Formation (Brazil), providing evidence of the presence of a combination of dinosauromorph symplesiomorphies and silesaurid diagnostic traits in the postcranial skeletons of the studied specimens.[358]

General research edit

  • Wang, Claessens & Sullivan (2023) establish skeletal features associated with the attachment of uncinate processes to vertebral ribs in extant birds and crocodilians, attempt to determine their distribution in fossil archosaurs, and interpret their findings as indicating that cartilaginous uncinate processes were plesiomorphically present (and likely had a ventilatory function) in dinosaurs, and maybe even in archosaurs in general.[359]
  • Aureliano et al. (2023) present the criteria which can be used to distinguish between lamellar bone fibres, Sharpey's fibres (tendon insertions) and air sac attachments in the bones of fossil archosaurs.[360]
  • De-Oliveira et al. (2023) report the discovery of an isolated tooth from the São Luiz Site (Candelária Sequence; Brazil), providing evidence of the presence of a previously unknown medium or large-sized carnivorous archosaur at the site.[361]
  • Abrahams & Bordy (2023) reevaluate tracks assigned to the ichnogenus Trisauropodiscus from the Upper Triassic–Lower Jurassic Elliot Formation, and report that the studied material includes tracks produced by a yet-unknown tridactyl archosaur with a bird-like foot morphology.[362]
  • Figueiredo et al. (2023) describe crocodylomorph and thyreophoran dinosaur tracks from the Lower Jurassic (Sinemurian) Coimbra Formation (Portugal), and name a new ichnotaxon Moyenisauropus lusitanicus.[363]
  • A possible didactyl deinonychosaurian track and an assemblage of pterosaur tracks is reported from the Jurassic Santai Formation (Shandong, China) by Xing et al. (2023).[364]
  • Evidence indicative of Valanginian maximum age for the Urho Pterosaur Fauna from the Tugulu Group in Junggar Basin (Xinjiang, China) is presented by Zheng et al. (2023).[365]
  • Juarez et al. (2023) corroborate the identification of abelisaurid and peirosaurid teeth from the Upper Cretaceous Ciénaga del Río Huaco Formation, representing the first record of both groups from the Upper Cretaceous of the Precordillera of La Rioja (Argentina).[366]
  • Putative avialan teeth from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada are reinterpreted as belonging to crocodylians by Mohr, Acorn & Currie (2023).[367]
  • Taphonomic effects of fossilization on melanin in feathers are experimentally investigated by Roy et al. (2023).[368]
  • Evidence from taphonomic experiments, interpreted as indicating that putative keratins reported from fossil feathers are most likely artefacts of fossilization, but also indicating that corneous β-proteins of feathers can persist through deep time, is presented by Slater et al. (2023).[369]
  • A review of the evolution of nest site use and nest architecture in avian and non-avian dinosaurs is published by Mainwaring et al. (2023).[370]
  • Evidence of changes in eggshell structure throughout embryonic development of the broad-snouted caiman is presented by Fernández, Piazza & Simoncini (2023), who interpret their findings as potentially explaining the differences in porosity and thickness of dinosaur eggshells found at different levels in fossil deposits with broods.[371]

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This article records new taxa of every kind of fossil archosaur that are scheduled to be described during 2023 as well as other significant discoveries and events related to the paleontology of archosaurs that will be published in 2023 List of years in archosaur paleontology 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 In reptile paleontology 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 In paleontology 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 In science 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Philosophy Science Paleontology portalHistory of science portaldinosaurs portalContents 1 Pseudosuchians 1 1 New pseudosuchian taxa 1 2 General pseudosuchian research 1 3 Aetosaur research 1 4 Crocodylomorph research 2 Non avian dinosaurs 2 1 New dinosaur taxa 2 2 General non avian dinosaur research 2 3 Saurischian research 2 3 1 Theropod research 2 3 2 Sauropodomorph research 2 4 Ornithischian research 2 4 1 Thyreophoran research 2 4 2 Cerapod research 3 Birds 3 1 New bird taxa 3 2 Avian research 4 Pterosaurs 4 1 New pterosaur taxa 4 2 Pterosaur research 5 Other archosaurs 5 1 Other archosaur research 6 General research 7 ReferencesPseudosuchians editNew pseudosuchian taxa edit Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes ImagesAlligator munensis 1 Sp nov Valid Darlim et al Middle Pleistocene to Holocene nbsp Thailand An altirostral species of alligator closely related to the Chinese alligator nbsp Antecrocodylus 2 Gen et sp nov Martin et al Miocene nbsp Thailand An early diverging crocodile The type species is A chiangmuanensis Aphaurosuchus kaiju 3 Sp nov Martins et al Late Cretaceous Adamantina Formation nbsp Brazil A baurusuchid Baru iylwenpeny 4 Sp nov Yates Ristevski amp Salisbury Late Miocene Alcoota Fossil Beds nbsp Australia A member of the clade Mekosuchinae Comahuesuchus bonapartei 5 Sp nov Valid Kellner Figueiredo amp Calvo Late Cretaceous Turonian to Coniacian Portezuelo Formation nbsp ArgentinaDentaneosuchus 6 Gen et comb nov Martin et al Eocene Bartonian Sables du Castrais Formation nbsp France A member of the family Sebecidae a new genus for Atacisaurus crassiproratus Astre 1931 nbsp Huenesuchus 7 Gen nov Kischlat Middle Triassic Ladinian Santa Maria Formation nbsp Brazil A replacement name for Prestosuchus Huene 1938 considered to be a nomen nudum nbsp Kryphioparma 8 Gen et sp nov Reyes Parker amp Heckert Late Triassic Norian Chinle Formation nbsp United States nbsp Arizona An aetosaur The type species is K caerula Scolotosuchus 9 Gen et sp nov Valid Sennikov Early Triassic Lipovskaya Formation nbsp Russia nbsp Volgograd Oblast A member of the family Rauisuchidae The type species is S basileus Published online in 2023 but the issue date is listed as December 2022 9 Torvoneustes jurensis 10 Sp nov Valid Girard et al Late Jurassic Kimmeridgian Reuchenette Formation nbsp SwitzerlandTurnersuchus 11 Gen et sp nov Wilberg et al Early Jurassic Pliensbachian Charmouth Mudstone Formation nbsp United Kingdom An early diverging thalattosuchian The type species is T hingleyae nbsp Venkatasuchus 12 Gen et sp nov Valid Haldar Ray amp Bandyopadhyay Late Triassic Norian to Rhaetian Dharmaram Formation nbsp India A typothoracine aetosaur The type species is V armatum General pseudosuchian research edit Evidence of the impact of the interplay of abiotic and biotic processes on the evolution of pseudosuchians is presented by Payne et al 2023 13 A study on the biomechanical properties of the skull of Riojasuchus tenuisceps is published by Taborda Von Baczko amp Desojo 2023 who propose that R tenuisceps could have had a wading habit feeding on small sizey prey caught from the shoreline 14 A study on the bone histology of Decuriasuchus quartacolonia is published by Farias et al 2023 who interpret their findings as indicative of early ontogenetic stage of known specimens which might have stayed in group to obtain food and avoid predation before reaching maturity as well as opening the possibility that D quartacolonia may represent an earlier growth stage of the larger Prestosuchus chiniquensis 15 A study on the bone histology of Fasolasuchus tenax and Prestosuchus chiniquensis providing evidence of slower growth rate in the latter taxon is published by Ponce et al 2023 16 A study on the biomechanics of the skull of Saurosuchus galilei is published by Fawcett et al 2023 who interpret Saurosuchus as having a weak bite for an animal of its size possessing several mechanically weak features in the skull and likely avoiding tooth bone interactions while feeding 17 Redescription of the anatomy of the skull of Shuvosaurus inexpectatus is published by Lehane 2023 18 Aetosaur research edit A study on the humeral histology in specimens of Aetosaurus ferratus from the Kaltental site Lower Stubensandstein Germany is published by Teschner et al 2023 who interpret the studied specimens as juveniles and interpret the accumulation of small sized specimens at Kaltental as possible evidence of gregarious behavior in juveniles of A ferratus 19 Parker Reyes amp Marsh 2023 describe a new specimen of Typothorax coccinarum from Petrified Forest National Park Arizona United States that is the largest aetosaur specimen reported to date and report that the studied individual likely had not yet reached skeletal maturity indicating that body size may not be a reliable indicator of maturity in aetosaurs 20 Crocodylomorph research edit A study on the bone histology of early crocodylomorphs is published by Botha et al 2023 who interpret their findings as indicating that the transition from high growth rates of earlier diverging pseudosuchians to slower rates of bone deposition during mid late ontogeny happened around the origin of Crocodylomorpha during the Late Triassic 21 Revision of the fossil material of Saltoposuchus connectens is published by Spiekman 2023 who considers S connectens to be a taxon distinct from Terrestrisuchus gracilis and interprets the histology of the femur of the second largest studied specimen as indicative of sustained high growth rates 22 Redescription of Terrestrisuchus gracilis is published by Spiekman et al 2023 who report evidence indicative of extensive pneumatization of the posterior skull region as well as probable anatomical adaptations to non nocturnal possibly cathemeral activity patterns 23 Evidence from the osteological correlates of the trigeminal nerve in extant and fossil taxa interpreted as indicative of an increase in sensory abilities in Early Jurassic crocodylomorphs preceding their transitions to a semiaquatic habitat is presented by Lessner et al 2023 24 A study on the relationship between osteoderm relative area of pits and terrestrial or aquatic lifestyle in extant and extinct crocodyliforms indicating that taxa with lower the degree of ornamentation were more likely to be terrestrial is published by de Araujo Sena amp Cubo 2023 25 A study on palatal grooves of thalattosuchians is published by Young et al 2023 who report that the studied grooves were continuous with ossified canals that connected the oral cavity to the nasal cavity and interpret the studied grooves and canals as likely evidence of the existence of a heat exchange pathway linking the palatal vascular plexus to the vessels that supplied blood to the brain and eyes 26 A study on the growth patterns of Macrospondylus bollensis is published by Johnson Amson amp Maxwell 2023 27 Young et al 2023 describe thalattosuchian fossil material from deposits in European Russia ranging from Bajocian to Berriasian or Valanginian in age including fossil material of cf Thalattosuchus Torvoneustes and Tyrannoneustes which expands known geographical range of these taxa as well as including the oldest record of Geosaurini reported to date 28 Revision of the fossil record of thalattosuchians from the Jurassic Rosso Ammonitico Veronese Italy as well as description of three new metriorhynchoid specimens including a specimen from the upper Bajocian upper Bathonian of Cima del Porco representing one of the oldest known metriorhynchids and a Bajocian specimen which might have beaan a metriorhynchid or a closely related metriorhynchoid is published by Serafini et al 2023 29 Evidence indicative of limited evolutionary convergence in the morphology of the postcranial skeletons of members of Thalattosuchia and Dyrosauridea even when found within similar environments is presented by Scavezzoni amp Fischer 2023 30 New specimen of Hsisosuchus of uncertain specific assignment providing new information on the shape and arrangement of the osteoderms in the ventral trunk shield of members of this genus is described from the Upper Jurassic of Yunnan China by Wu et al 2023 31 A study on the notosuchian physiology is published by de Araujo Sena et al 2023 who find maximal rates of oxygen consumption of notosuchians to be lower than those of extant mammals and monitor lizards but higher than those of extant crocodilians during periods of intensive activity and interpret notosuchians as likely having a more active lifestyle than extant crocodilians 32 A study on possible effects of climate body size and diet on the survival of terrestrial notosuchians during the Cretaceous Paleogene extinction event is published by Aubier et al 2023 who find evidence of increase in body size during the Late Cretaceous which may be related to the shift from omnivorous to carnivorous diet but find the studied data insufficient to list definitive reasons for the survival of sebecids into the Cenozoic 33 A study on the bone histology of a femur of Araripesuchus wegeneri is published by Faure Brac amp Cubo 2023 who find no evidence for the presence of sustained fibrolamellar complex in the studied taxon and interpret this finding as consistent with the ectothermic regime inferred for notosuchians but not with their high maximum metabolic rates and with upright stance of A wegeneri which therefore had a phenotype with no equivalent in the extant fauna 34 A study on the long bone microstructure in Notosuchus terrestris providing evidence of high growth rates interrupted by periods of decreased or arrested growth is published by Navarro Cerda amp Pol 2023 35 A study on the bone histology of Stratiotosuchus maxhechti interpreted as indicative of growth dynamics similar to those of medium to large theropods is published by Andrade et al 2023 who argue that niche partitioning between baurusuchids and theropods was more likely than competitive exclusion 36 Description of new fossil material of itasuchid crocodyliforms from the Upper Cretaceous Bauru Group Brazil is published by Pinheiro et al 2023 who also confirm the monophyly of Itasuchidae with some variation in its content and find the South American itasuchid species to occupy a crocodyliform morphospace possibly indicating distinct niche occupations 37 A new mandibular ramus referred to Hamadasuchus cf reboulli is described by Pochat Cottilloux et al who propose an emended diagnosis of the taxon and argue that only three specimens are actually referrable to this species They further discuss multiple anatomical characters of the mandible that they suggest represent intraspecific or ontogenetic differences and are not diagnostically valuable As a consequence it is suggested that Antaeusuchus may be a species of Hamadasuchus 38 Pochat Cottilloux et al 2023 describe the endocranial structures of Hamadasuchus providing evidence of adaptations to terrestrial lifestyle 39 A study on the ecology of sebecids from the Paleocene locality of Tiupampa Bolivia using a multi isotopic proxy approach is published by Pochat Cottilloux et al 2023 who interpret their findings as indicative of ectothermic thermoregulation and terrestrial lifestyle in the studied crocodylomorphs 40 A study on the biogeography of neosuchians throughout their evolutionary history providing evidence of the impact of saltwater tolerance of neosuchians from different subclades on their historical biogeography is published by Groh et al 2023 41 Description of a new specimen of Acynodon adriaticus from the Campanian Villaggio del Pescatore site Italy and a study on the affinities of this species is published by Muscioni et al 2023 42 Revision of the fossil material of Cenomanian crocodyliforms from the Arlington Archosaur Site Woodbine Group Texas United States providing evidence of the presence of at least five taxa with different snout shapes and body size which might be related to niche partitioning is published by Adams Drumheller amp Noto 2023 43 A study on the taxonomic diversity phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of Australasian crocodyliforms is published by Ristevski et al 2023 44 Venczel 2023 describes new fossil material of Diplocynodon kochi from the Eocene Transylvanian Basin Romania extending known fossil record of this species to four new localities 45 A tooth of a member of the genus Purussaurus is described from the Toma Vieja locality near Parana City traditionally considered as the base of Ituzaingo Formation by Bona et al 2023 representing the first record of this genus from the Late Miocene of Argentina and the southernmost occurrence of a member of this genus reported to date 46 Taxonomic revision of the genus Mourasuchus is published by Cidade amp Hsiou 2023 47 A study on the neuroanatomy and phylogenetic affinities of Portugalosuchus azenhae is published by Puertolas Pascual et al 2023 who recover Portugalosuchus as a member of Gavialoidea most closely related to Thoracosaurus neocesariensis 48 A collection of isolated gavialoid teeth is reported from the shallow marine deposits of Eocene Turnu Roșu Romania by Venczel et al 2023 who recognize a minimum of five morphotypes 49 Burke amp Mannion 2023 present a reconstruction of the neuroanatomy and neurosensory apparatus of Tomistoma dowsoni providing evidence that this gavialoid displayed an intermediate morphology between those of extant gharials and false gharials 50 Redescription of Tomistoma taiwanicus is published by Cho amp Tsai 2023 who transfer this species to the genus Toyotamaphimeia 51 A collection of eighteen isolated neosuchian teeth as well as a single isolated crocodyliform osteoderm are reported from the Berriasian Valanginian Feliz Deserto Formation Brazil by Lacerda et al 2023 who recognize a minimum of three morphotypes among the teeth 52 A collection of 55 coprolites from the Eocene Na Duong Basin Vietnam are described by Halaclar et al 2023 who interpret them as belonging to a new ichnotaxon Crococopros naduongensis 53 Non avian dinosaurs editNew dinosaur taxa edit Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes ImagesAmpelognathus 54 Gen et sp nov Valid Tykoski Contreras amp Noto Late Cretaceous Cenomanian Lewisville Formation nbsp United States nbsp Texas A small bodied ornithopod The type species is A coheni nbsp Calvarius 55 Gen et sp nov Valid Prieto Marquez amp Selles Late Cretaceous Maastrichtian Talarn Formation nbsp Spain A small bodied ornithopod belonging to the group Styracosterna The type species is C rapidus nbsp Chucarosaurus 56 Gen et sp nov Valid Agnolin et al Late Cretaceous Cenomanian Turonian Huincul Formation nbsp Argentina A colossosaurian titanosaur The type species is C diripienda nbsp Furcatoceratops 57 Gen et sp nov Ishikawa Tsuihiji amp Manabe Late Cretaceous Campanian Judith River Formation nbsp United States nbsp Montana A centrosaurine ceratopsid The type species is F elucidans nbsp Garumbatitan 58 Gen et sp nov Mocho et al Early Cretaceous Barremian Arcillas de Morella Formation nbsp Spain A sauropod belonging to the group Somphospondyli The type species is G morellensis nbsp Gonkoken 59 Gen et sp nov Valid Alarcon Munoz et al Late Cretaceous Maastrichtian Dorotea Formation nbsp Chile A non hadrosaurid hadrosauroid The type species is G nanoi nbsp Gremlin 60 Gen et sp nov Ryan et al Late Cretaceous Campanian Oldman Formation nbsp Canada nbsp Alberta A leptoceratopsid ceratopsian The type species is G slobodorum nbsp Iani 61 Gen et sp nov Valid Zanno et al Late Cretaceous Cenomanian Cedar Mountain Formation nbsp United States nbsp Utah An iguanodontian ornithopod belonging to the group Rhabdodontomorpha The type species is I smithi nbsp Igai 62 Gen et sp nov Valid Gorscak et al Late Cretaceous Campanian Quseir Formation nbsp Egypt A titanosaur sauropod The type species is I semkhu nbsp Inawentu 63 Gen et sp nov In press Filippi et al Late Cretaceous Santonian Bajo de la Carpa Formation nbsp Argentina A titanosaur sauropod The type species is I oslatus Announced in 2023 the final article version will be published in 2024 nbsp Jaculinykus 64 Gen et sp nov Valid Kubo et al Late Cretaceous Barun Goyot Formation nbsp Mongolia A parvicursorine alvarezsaurid theropod The type species is J yaruui nbsp Jiangxititan 65 Gen et sp nov Valid Mo et al Late Cretaceous Maastrichtian Nanxiong Formation nbsp China A titanosaur sauropod The type species is J ganzhouensis nbsp Malefica 66 Gen et sp nov Valid Prieto Marquez amp Wagner Late Cretaceous Campanian Aguja Formation nbsp United States nbsp Texas A basally branching hadrosaurid Genus includes new species M deckerti Announced in 2022 the final article version was published in 2023 nbsp Migmanychion 67 Gen et sp nov In press Wang et al Early Cretaceous Longjiang Formation nbsp China A coelurosaurian theropod The type species is M laiyang nbsp Minimocursor 68 Gen et sp nov Valid Manitkoon et al Late Jurassic Phu Kradung Formation nbsp Thailand A basal member of Neornithischia The type species is M phunoiensis nbsp Oblitosaurus 69 Gen et sp nov Sanchez Fenollosa Verdu amp Cobos Late Jurassic Villar del Arzobispo Formation nbsp Spain An iguanodontian ornithopod belonging to the group Ankylopollexia The type species is O bunnueli nbsp Platytholus 70 Gen et sp nov Valid Horner Goodwin amp Evans Late Cretaceous Maastrichtian Hell Creek Formation nbsp United States nbsp Montana A pachycephalosaurid The type species is P clemensi nbsp Protathlitis 71 Gen et sp nov Valid Santos Cubedo et al Early Cretaceous Barremian Arcillas de Morella Formation nbsp Spain A baryonychine spinosaurid theropod The type species is P cinctorrensis nbsp Qianlong 72 Gen et sp nov Valid Han et al Early Jurassic probably Sinemurian Ziliujing Formation nbsp China A basal member of Sauropodomorpha The type species is Q shouhu nbsp Sphaerotholus lyonsi 73 Sp nov Valid Woodruff Schott amp Evans Late Cretaceous Campanian Dinosaur Park Formation nbsp Canada nbsp Alberta A pachycephalosaurine a species of Sphaerotholus Sphaerotholus triregnum 73 Sp nov Valid Woodruff Schott amp Evans Late Cretaceous Maastrichtian Hell Creek Formation nbsp United States nbsp Montana A pachycephalosaurine a species of Sphaerotholus Tharosaurus 74 Gen et sp nov Valid Bajpai et al Middle Jurassic Bathonian Jaisalmer Formation nbsp India A dicraeosaurid sauropod The type species is T indicus nbsp Tyrannomimus 75 Gen et sp nov Valid Hattori et al Early Cretaceous Aptian Kitadani Formation nbsp Japan An ornithomimosaur theropod The type species is T fukuiensis nbsp Vectidromeus 76 Gen et sp nov In press Longrich et al Early Cretaceous Barremian Wessex Formation nbsp United Kingdom A hypsilophodontid The type species is V insularis Announced in 2023 the final article version will be published in 2024 nbsp Vectipelta 77 Gen et sp nov Valid Pond et al Early Cretaceous Barremian Wessex Formation nbsp United Kingdom A nodosaurid The type species is V barretti nbsp General non avian dinosaur research edit Schwarz et al 2023 observe the contents of unopened containers from Tendaguru Formation Tanzania expeditions via CT scans and indicate the presence of fossils belonging to dinosaurs including Dysalotosaurus Kentrosaurus and Giraffatitan 78 A study on causes of recovery of different interrelationships of the three major dinosaur clades Theropoda Sauropodomorpha and Ornithischia in phylogenetic studies is published by Cerny amp Simonoff 2023 who find the three possible ways of resolving the relationships among these lineages Saurischia Ornithischia Ornithischiformes Theropoda and Ornithoscelida Sauropodomorpha dichotomies to be statistically indistinguishable and supported by nearly equal numbers of characters in the datasets from the studies of Baron Norman amp Barrett 2017 79 and Langer et al 2017 80 81 A review of the history of morphometric studies in non avian dinosaurs is published by Hedrick 2023 82 Cullen et al 2023 reevaluate evidence for anomalously positive stable carbon isotope compositions of dinosaur bioapatite report that the studied anomaly is present in the carbon isotope compositions of bioapatite in tooth enamel of not only dinosaurs but also mammals and crocodilians and in scale ganoine of gars from the Rainy Day Site in the Campanian Oldman Formation Alberta Canada but is absent in extant vertebrates from the near analogue modern ecosystem in the Atchafalaya Basin Louisiana United States and interpret their findings as indicating that the studied anomaly is not the result of a unique dietary physiology of dinosaurs 83 A study on the element ratios in the enamel of dinosaurs from the Oldman Formation is published by Cullen amp Cousens 2023 who interpret their findings as indicative of differences in habitat use dietary plant sources and feeding height between hadrosaurs and other ornithischians as well as indicating that troodontid theropods were mixed feeding to plant dominant omnivores 84 Dinosaur eggshell fragments with preserved eggshell membranes are reported from the Late Jurassic Brushy Basin Member of the Morrison Formation Utah United States by Lazer et al 2023 85 Oussou et al 2023 describe new tracksites with ornithopod sauropod and theropod including possible bird like non avian theropod tracks from the Jurassic Isli Formation Morocco 86 Navarro Lorbes et al 2023 describe tracks produced by an undetermined bipedal non avian dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Cameros Basin Spain interpreted as likely produced during swimming and provide information on the swimming behaviour of the trackmaker 87 Mendez Torrez et al 2023 report the discovery of the first assemblage of dinosaur tracks dominated by sauropod tracks including tracks of possible non neosauropod eusauropods and possibly preserving evidence of herd behaviour from the Jurassic to earliest Cretaceous Castellon Formation Bolivia 88 Esperante et al 2023 report the discovery of a short lived new site with hundreds of tracks of dinosaurs subsequently removed because of the construction of a new road from the El Molino Formation Bolivia including swim traces of theropod dinosaurs 89 Description of four dinosaur teeth assignable to three different groups Tyrannosauroidea Titanosauriformes and Hadrosauroidea from the Cretaceous Sunjiawan Formation China is published by Yin et al 2023 representing the first record of a theropod from the formation as well as representing potentially two new taxa as the hadrosauroid teeth are distinct from Shuangmiaosaurus 90 A review of the Early Cretaceous dinosaur fauna from Thailand is published by Samathi et al 2023 91 Li et al 2023 report the discovery of sauropod and ornithopod tracks from the Zonggei Formation providing evidence for the presence of abundant dinosaurs in the Late Cretaceous of the Tibet region China 92 Flannery Sutherland et al 2023 describe the first dinosaur tracks from the Upper Cretaceous Nichkesaisk Formation Kyrgyzstan probably produced by both large bodied and smaller bodied theropods or ornithopods 93 A study on the duration of Late Cretaceous megaherbivore dinosaur assemblage zones in the 100 m thick stratigraphic section exposed at Dinosaur Provincial Park Alberta Canada is published by Eberth et al 2023 who interpret their findings as indicating that the dinosaur assemblage zones in the studied section had duration time of 600 700 000 years and were significantly shorter than those in the overlying Horseshoe Canyon Formation 94 Review of the Cretaceous non avian dinosaur egg record from the Gobi Desert of Mongolia including descriptions of eggs representing six ootaxa Collacoidoolithus oosp Dendroolithus oosp Macroelongatoolithus oosp Paraspheroolithus irenensis cf Protoceratopsidovum minimum and cf Spheroolithus maiasauroides from the Upper Cretaceous localities Altan Uul I Altan Uul IV Bayanshiree Shine Us Khudag and Shiluut Uul is published by Tanaka et al 2023 95 A study on the stable oxygen and carbon isotope compositions of dinosaur eggshell calcites and tooth apatites from the Upper Cretaceous Kakanaut Formation Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Russia is published by Amiot et al 2023 who interpret their findings as indicating that near polar Kakanaut dinosaurs likely laid eggs in early spring giving time for the hatchlings to grow before winter 96 A review of Cretaceous dinosaurs from India published by Khosla and Lucas 2023 97 Saurischian research edit An isolated ilium of a probable non herrerasaurid herrerasaurian potentially representing the first record of such a saurischian in unambiguous Carnian beds is described from the Pivetta site Candelaria Sequence Brazil by Garcia et al 2023 98 Silva et al 2023 described new herrerasaurid material from the Predebon site Candelaria Sequence of the Santa Maria Supersequence Brazil and interpret its anatomy as possibly indicative of the presence of a herrerasaurid morphotype distinct from Gnathovorax cabreirai and Staurikosaurus pricei 99 A track site of dinosaur footprints is described from the Middle Jurassic Xietan Formation Hubei China by Xing et al 2023 who interpret the tracks as belonging to small sauropods similar to Brontopodus and probable theropods 100 Lei et al 2023 report theropod bite traces on 68 sauropod bones from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation United States as well as evidence of tooth wear in large bodied theropods from the Morrison Formation interpreted as indicating that the studied theropods were biting into bone and consider it most likely that the wear seen on large theropod teeth was mostly caused by contact with the destroyed bones of the more frequently consumed juvenile sauropods while the studied bite traces were most likely caused by scavenging on carcasses of large bodied sauropods 101 Theropod research edit A study on the developmental strategies underlying the evolution of body size of non avialan theropods is published by D Emic et al 2023 who report that changes in the rate and duration of growth contributed nearly equally to the body size changes 102 A study on the relationship between the body size of theropods the area of muscles important for their balance and locomotion and their capacity for agility is published by Henderson 2023 who argues that theropod body plan had an upper size limit based on a minimum acceleration threshold 103 Cullen et al 2023 use multiple lines of evidence including histology of teeth and morphological comparisons to evaluate proposed theropod facial reconstructions and argue that non avian theropods most likely had lips that covered their teeth 104 Kirmse et al 2023 describe a coelophysoid femur from the Tytherington fissures near Bristol UK which cannot be definitively compared and referred to Pendraig 105 Peng et al 2023 describe abundant tracks from the Upper Triassic Tianquan track site Xujiahe Formation Ya an western Sichuan Basin China interpreted as produced by small theropods and representing one of the earliest record of dinosaurs from the eastern Tethys realm 106 Averianov amp Lopatin 2023 describe an elongated and highly pneumatized cervical vertebra of a long necked theropod from the Lower Cretaceous Aptian Ilek Formation Kemerovo Oblast Russia 107 New specimen of Sinosaurus triassicus including a complete skull and 11 cervical vertebrae is described by Zhang Wang amp You 2023 108 Purported coelophysoid grade tibia from the Sinemurian of the Isle of Skye Scotland United Kingdom is reinterpreted as fossil material of cf Sarcosaurus woodi by Ezcurra et al 2023 109 Sharma Hendrickx amp Singh 2023 describe dental material of a non coelurosaur averostran theropod from the Bathonian Fort Member of the Jaisalmer Formation India providing evidence of the presence of at least one taxon of a medium to large bodied theropod on the Tethyan coast of India during the Middle Jurassic 110 Tracks assigned to the ichnotaxon cf Eubrontes providing evidence of the presence of small theropods within the Hami pterosaur fauna are described from the Lower Cretaceous Tugulu Group Xinjiang China by Li et al 2023 111 Footprints of small theropods with a cursorial gait are described from the Lower Cretaceous Botucatu Formation Brazil by Leonardi et al 2023 who name a new ichnotaxon Farlowichnus rapidus 112 Theropod scrapes from the Cretaceous of Colorado originally interpreted as evidence of display arenas or leks of theropods 113 are argued to be more likely results of failed attempts by theropods to dig near circular bowls that were to be used as nests by Moklestad amp Lucas 2023 114 Review of the fossil record of Abelisauroidea in continental Africa is published by Souza Junior et al 2023 115 Barbosa et al 2023 study the functional morphology of dental and pedal elements of the skeleton of Vespersaurus paranaensis and interpret it as indicating that this theropod had a generalist diet feeding on small or immobile prey 116 Amudeo Plaza et al 2023 interpret a theropod tooth from the Cretaceous Albian Turonian Quebrada La Totora Beds as the first record of an abelisaurid from Chile 117 Paulina Carabajal et al 2023 report the discovery of a natural cranial endocast of an abelisaurid from the Santonian Bajo de la Carpa Formation Argentina 118 Longrich et al 2023 describe new abelisaurid material from the Ouled Abdoun Basin interpreted as indicative of coexistence of as many as three abelisaurid taxa in Morocco during the late Maastrichtian 119 Description of the anatomy of the axial skeleton of Aucasaurus garridoi is published by Baiano et al 2023 120 A study on the evolution of the morphological characters of the pelvic girdle femur tibia and fibula in early theropods especially in megalosauroids is published by Lacerda Bittencourt amp Hutchinson 2023 121 Lacerda Bittencourt amp Hutchinson 2023 present reconstructions of the hindlimb musculature of Condorraptor currumili Marshosaurus bicentesimus and Piatnitzkysaurus floresi 122 Revision of the spinosaurid taxonomy is published by Terras et al 2023 123 Pedal ungual phalanx of a possible spinosaurid is described from the Jurassic Bathonian Jaisalmer Formation India by Sharma Novas amp Singh 2023 124 A collection of seven isolated spinosaurid teeth as well as a single preungual pedal phalanx of an indeterminate theropod are reported from the Berriasian Valanginian Feliz Deserto Formation Brazil by Lacerda et al 2023 52 An isolated spinosaurid tooth of uncertain provenance likely recovered from a Valanginian exposure of the Hastings Group United Kingdom is assigned to a taxon distinct from Baryonyx walkeri by Barker Naish amp Gostling 2023 125 Barker et al 2023 reconstruct the endocasts of the baryonychine spinosaurids Baryonyx walkeri and Ceratosuchops inferodios finding their morphology to be similar to non maniraptoriform theropods despite their highly modified skulls 126 The first baryonychine teeth from South America reported to date are described from the Lower Cretaceous Feliz Deserto Formation Brazil by Lacerda et al 2023 127 Redescription of the anatomy of the skull of Irritator challengeri and a study on the affinities of this spinosaurid is published by Schade et al 2023 128 Description of a pathological tooth of Spinosaurus from the Late Cretaceous Ifezouane Formation Morocco is published by Smith and Martill 2023 representing the first record of external dental pathology in a spinosaurine spinosaurid 129 Reconstruction of the musculature of the pectoral girdle and forelimbs in megaraptoran theropods is presented by Aranciaga Rolando et al 2023 130 A pathological third metatarsal of Phuwiangvenator indicating that the bone experienced a greenstick fracture and healed before the animal s death is described from the Lower Cretaceous Sao Khua Formation Khon Kaen Thailand by Samathi et al 2023 131 A probable megaraptorid frontal and fused parietal fragment representing the oldest megaraptorid skull element reported to date is described from the Aptian upper Strzelecki Group the Wonthaggi Formation Australia by Kotevski et al 2023 132 A study estimating the number of telencephalic neurons in theropod dinosaurs is published by Herculano Houzel 2023 who argues that Allosaurus and Tyrannosaurus are endotherms with baboon and monkey like numbers of neurons 133 however this study has been criticized 134 The study suggesting that carnosaurs like Allosaurus were primarily scavengers that fed on sauropod carcasses originally published by Pahl and Ruedas 2021 135 is criticized by Kane et al 2023 136 but later defended by Pahl and Ruehdas 2023 137 Description of the endocranial anatomy of Allosaurus fragilis and A jimmadseni is published by Lessner et al 2023 138 Yu et al 2023 describe a probable metriacanthosaurid tooth from the Middle Jurassic Dongdaqiao Formation China interpret its morphological similarities to velociraptorine teeth as most likely resulting from convergent evolution and argue that other Jurassic dromaeosaurid like teeth from the Jurassic deposits of Asia and Europe might be teeth of non dromaeosaurid theropods 139 Zhang et al 2023 report the discovery of fossil downy feathers of coelurosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous Zhonggou Formation China with macromorphology including rachis barbs and barbules essentially the same as in modern bird feathers but with the microscopic morphology noticeably different from that of living bird feathers 140 Johnson Ransom et al 2023 estimate bite force and cranial stresses in tyrannosauroid theropods and interpret their findings as indicative of greater cranial stress and greater bite force in tyrannosaurids than in early diverging tyrannosauroids 141 Carr 2023 redescribes the hindlimb of the lectotype of Alectrosaurus olseni describes a partial tyrannosauroid skull from the Iren Dabasu Formation China with similarities to skulls of Raptorex kriegsteini and juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex and questions the assignment of fossil material from Mongolia and Uzbekistan to the genus Alectrosaurus 142 Yun 2023 describes a tyrannosaurid pedal ungual from the Williams Fork Formation of Colorado USA 143 Therrien et al 2023 describe a juvenile specimen of Gorgosaurus libratus from the Dinosaur Park Formation Alberta Canada preserved with remains of two specimens of Citipes elegans within their first year of life in its abdominal cavity and interpret this finding as indicating that G libratus underwent a dietary shift over the course of its life 144 A study on the affinities of tyrannosaurines reanalyzing the dataset of Warshaw amp Fowler 2022 145 is published by Scherer amp Voiculescu Holvad 2023 who name a new clade Teratophoneini and find no support for a single anagenetic lineage within derived tyrannosaurines 146 Fiorillo et al 2023 report the discovery of a theropod track from the Chignik Formation Alaska United States produced by a tyrannosaur larger than Nanuqsaurus hoglundi and interpret this finding as suggestive of different selective pressures on tyrannosaurids between the northern and southern extremes of Alaska 147 Hodnett et al 2023 report on a tyrannosaur tooth assigned to cf Tyrannosaurus sp from the Harebell Formation Wyoming United States marking the first confirmed record of a dinosaur fossil discovered within the Yellowstone National Park 148 Evidence of preservation of elements associated with bone remodeling and redeposition sulfur calcium zinc in a specimen of Tyrannosaurus rex interpreted as indicative of preservation of original endogenous chemistry in the studied specimen is presented by Anne et al 2023 149 A study on the formation and function of the enlarged unguals of alvarezsauroid and therizinosaur theropods is published by Qin et al 2023 who interpret their findings as indicative of the evolution of digging adaptions in late diverging alvarezsauroids find the unguals of early branching therizinosaurs to perform well in piercing and pulling and interpret the enlarged unguals of Therizinosaurus as not adapted to functions that required considerable stress bearing 150 A study on the hindlimb variation between the best preserved specimens of putative ornithomimosaurs from the Angeac Charente bonebed France is published by Pintore et al 2023 who interpret their findings as indicative of the presence of sexual dimorphism in the studied theropods 151 Two ornithomimid pedal phalanges are described from the Late Cretaceous Fox Hills Formation South Dakota United States by Chamberlain Knoll and Sertich 2023 representing the first dinosaur skeletal material from the formation 152 A study on the bone histology of the holotype specimen of Parvicursor remotus is published by Averianov et al 2023 who interpret this specimen as a young individual not more than one year old and reevaluate the course of alvarezsaurid miniaturization inferred by Qin et al 2021 153 finding no compelling morphological data indicating that parvicursorine alvarezsaurids fed on colonies of social insects and that their miniaturization was related to myrmecophagy 154 A study on the range of motion at the shoulder in Mononykus olecranus is published by Senter 2023 155 Wills Underwood amp Barrett 2023 identify therizinosauroid and troodontid teeth as well as three morphotypes of dromaeosaurid teeth in a sample of isolated theropod teeth from the Middle Jurassic Bathonian microvertebrate sites in the United Kingdom 156 Reconstruction of the hindlimb musculature of Falcarius utahensis is presented by Smith 2023 157 Smith amp Gillette 2023 reconstruct soft tissues of the hindlimbs and likely posture of Nothronychus graffami 158 Skeletal indicators of a propatagium are investigated by Uno amp Hirasawa 2023 supporting the presence of this structure in non avian pennaraptorans such as Caudipteryx and Microraptor 159 A review of the evidence for partially buried eggs and their significance for the evolution of contact incubation in Mesozoic pennaraptorans is published by Hogan amp Varrcchio 2023 160 Averianov amp Lopatin 2023 describe fossil material metatarsals of a caenagnathid with similaries to Elmisaurus rarus and a dromaeosaurid with similarities to Velociraptor mongoliensis from the Upper Cretaceous Bostobe Formation Kazakhstan 161 Voris Zelenitsky amp Therrien 2023 describe new caenagnathid fossil material from the upper Maastrichtian portion of the Scollard Formation Alberta Canada including fossils indicative of the presence of a large bodied taxon similar to Anzu wyliei or Caenagnathus collinsi 162 The most complete caenagnathid specimens from the southern part of North America reported to date are described from the Campanian Aguja Formation Texas United States by Wick Lehman amp Fortner 2023 who present a histology based growth model for one of the studied specimens the first for a caenagnathid indicating that it needed least five years to approach fully adult size 163 The feasibility of contact incubation by oviraptorids based on their nest architecture is experimentally tested by Hogan 2023 164 A review of bone microstructure and histology in dromaeosaurids and troodontids is published by Martin Currie amp Kundrat 2023 165 Yang et al 2023 report the first discovery of fossil materials of a large bodied dromaeosaurid probably a eudromaeosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Quantou Formation Jilin China 166 Croudace et al 2023 reconstruct the feather colouration of an approximately one year old individual of Wulong bohaiensis reporting evidence indicative of the presence of iridescent plumage of the forelimb and hindlimb remiges and grey plumage on other portions of the body 167 A partial left tibia and articulated proximal tarsals likely belonging to an indeterminate velociraptorine are described from the Upper Cretaceous Lo Hueco fossil site Cuenca Spain by Malafaia et al 2023 who also review the European theropods of the Late Cretaceous 168 Averianov amp Lopatin 2023 describe new fossil material of Kansaignathus sogdianus from the Santonian Ialovachsk Formation Tajikistan and confirm the phylogenetic placement of K sogdianus as the basalmost Asiatic velociraptorine 169 Czepinski 2023 describes a specimen of Shri devi with a partial skull from the Upper Cretaceous Barun Goyot Formation Mongolia and reports that the anatomy of the skull confirms close affinities of Shri with Velociraptor mongoliensis but also that the skull has anatomical features suggesting convergence to the North American eudromaeosaurians 170 A study on the nasal structures of Velociraptor mongoliensis indicating that this theropod was unlikely to have a fully developed nasal thermoregulation apparatus for its brain as seen in modern birds is published by Tada et al 2023 171 A study on the bone histology of the holotype of Liaoningvenator curriei is published by Martin Caizhi amp Kundrat 2023 who interpret their findings as indicative of a growth pattern transitive between those of basalmost and more derived troodontids 172 Evidence from eggshells of Troodon interpreted as indicative of endothermic physiology but also of reptile like eggshell mineralization process is presented by Tagliavento et al 2023 173 Sauropodomorph research edit Lockley et al 2023 evaluate a number of trackways assigned to basal saurischians including those belonging to the ichnogenera Otozoum Pseudotetrasauropus Evazoum and Kalosauropus and examine their implications on the gait of prosauropods 174 A new specimen of Buriolestes schultzi interpreted as stouter than other specimens of B schultzi and providing evidence of previously unknown variation in robustness within this species is described from the Late Triassic of southern Brazil by Moro et al 2023 175 A study on sauropodomorph tracks from the Upper Triassic lower Elliot Formation Lesotho is published by Sciscio et al 2023 who interpret the studied tracks as confirming that sauropodomorphs already evolved large body size by the Norian but also indicating that the makers of the studied tracks used both bipedal and quadrupedal locomotion styles during a 10 million years interval in the Norian 176 Chapelle Botha amp Choiniere 2023 study the histology of a small sauropodomorph humerus from the upper Elliot Formation South Africa and interpret this specimen as a bone of a skeletally mature individual of a new taxon with a body mass of approximately 75 35 kg representing the smallest known Jurassic sauropodomorph reported to date 177 New information on the anatomy of Jaklapallisaurus asymmetricus is presented by Ezcurra et al 2023 who interpret J asymmetricus as a member of Unaysauridae 178 Muller et al 2023 describe the remains of a juvenile specimen of Unaysaurus found associated with the holotype from the Late Triassic Caturrita Formation Brazil 179 Aureliano et al 2023 provide evidence of the presence of an invasive air sac system in Macrocollum itaquii 180 Bem amp Muller 2023 report the first discovery of the fossil material of Macrocollum itaquii outside its type locality 181 A study on the evolution of sauropod body mass is published by D Emic 2023 who finds that sauropods independently surpassed the maximum body mass of terrestrial mammals at least three dozen times in their evolutionary history 182 Description of the anatomy of a partial juvenile sauropod vertebral series from the Middle Jurassic Nam Phong Formation Thailand interpreted as indicative of non eusauropod affinities of the studied specimen is published by Hanta et al 2023 183 Description of new eusauropod fossil material from the Middle Jurassic Dongdaqiao Formation China is published by Wei et al 2023 who interpret these findings as showing that gigantic sauropods were more widespread than previously known during the Middle Jurassic 184 A juvenile sauropod specimen most closely resembling early diverging eusauropods from the Middle Jurassic but sharing some derived features with the Late Jurassic mamenchisaurids and neosauropods is described from the Middle Jurassic Dongdaqiao Formation East Tibet China by An et al 2023 185 The holotype of Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum is redescribed by Moore et al 2023 who also interpret Bellusaurus and Daanosaurus as juvenile mamenchisaurids 186 A study on the anatomy of the skull of Bajadasaurus pronuspinax is published by Garderes et al 2023 187 A study on bifurcated cervical ribs in apatosaurines is published by Wedel amp Taylor 2023 who interpret the studied structures as divergent muscle attachments likely enabling improved muscular control in the middle of the neck 188 A rebbachisaurid vertebra from the La Amarga Formation Argentina is redescribed by Lerzo 2023 who finds it to be a derived member of Rebbachisaurinae 189 A study on the microanatomy of the long bones of Nigersaurus taqueti is published by Lefebvre Allain amp Houssaye 2023 who interpret their findings as indicating that microanatomical structure in sauropod limb bones was not subject to drastic selective pressures imposed by heavy weight bearing 190 New rebbachisaurid specimen providing new information on the anatomy of the hindlimbs of rebbachisaurids is described from the Cenomanian Huincul Formation Argentina by Bellardini et al 2023 191 Torcida Fernandez Baldor et al 2023 describe a dentary and several teeth of a basal macronarian close to Camarasaurus from the Valdepalazuelos site Rupelo Formation Spain living during the Tithonian Berriasian transition providing evidence of the presence of two macronarian taxa at the Valdepalazuelos site 192 Cervical vertebra representing the first record of a titanosauriform sauropod from the Lower Cretaceous Kanmon Group Japan is described by Tatehata Mukunoki amp Tanoue 2023 193 Lim et al 2023 report the discovery of a fibula of a member of the family Euhelopodidae from the strata of the Lower Cretaceous Gres superieurs Formation at Koh Paur island representing the first finding of a non avian dinosaur from Cambodia reported to date 194 Cruzado Caballero et al 2023 describe two new cases of caudal pathology in titanosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina and evaluate these cases for interpreting the commonness of pathology occurring in the fossil record 195 The pneumaticity of a titanosaur specimen from the Black Peaks Formation Texas United States is investigated by Fronimos 2023 196 New specimen of Diamantinasaurus matildae including the skull preserving cranial elements not previously known for this taxon and showing similarities with the skull of Sarmientosaurus musacchioi is described from the Upper Cretaceous Winton Formation Australia by Poropat et al 2023 197 Titanosaur teeth representing three distinct morphotypes including the largest titanosaur tooth ever found are described from the Upper Cretaceous Serra da Galga Formation Brazil by Silva Junior et al 2023 198 Dhiman et al 2023 report the discovery of 92 titanosaur egg clutches from the Upper Cretaceous Lameta Formation Madhya Pradesh India including three types of clutches and assigned to six oospecies interpret their findings as suggestive of higher diversity of titanosaur taxa from the Lameta Formation than indicated by body fossils and evaluate the implications of the studied egg clutches for the knowledge of the reproductive biology of titanosaurs 199 A study on the bone histology of Uberabatitan ribeiroi providing evidence of rapid uninterrupted growth that ceased with the appearance of periodic interruptions in the advanced stages of development is published by Windholz et al 2023 200 A study on the long bone histology of Muyelensaurus pecheni and Rinconsaurus caudamirus is published by Gonzalez et al 2023 who find no evidence of a correlation between the ontogenetic stage and the body size in both taxa unlike in other neosauropods 201 A new sauropod specimen a saltasaurid humerus is described from the Campanian deposits from the Quseir Formation Egypt by Wahba et al 2023 202 A sauropod tooth assigned to the family Opisthocoelicaudiidae representing the first record of a sauropod from Late Cretaceous Russia is described from the Udurchukan Formation Russia by Averianov Bolotsky and Bolotsky 2023 203 Paul and Larramendi 2023 suggest that some sauropods reached sizes comparable to the largest whales and propose that the fragmentary taxon Bruhathkayosaurus may have weighed between 110 and 170 tonnes 204 Multiple sauropod tracks assigned to cf Brontopodus isp providing the first ichnological evidence of gregarious behavior in Cretaceous sauropods in Africa are described from the Lower Formation of the Cenomanian Djoua series in the In Amenas region of Algeria by Zaagane et al 2023 205 Ornithischian research edit A study on the biomechanical properties of the skulls of Heterodontosaurus tucki Lesothosaurus diagnosticus Scelidosaurus harrisonii Hypsilophodon foxii and Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis is published by Button et al 2023 who interpret their findings as indicative of limited functional convergence among studied taxa which achieved comparable performance of the feeding apparatus through different adaptations 206 A study on the evolution of forelimb muscle mechanics and function in ornithischian dinosaurs is published by Dempsey et al 2023 who interpret their findings as indicating that thyreophorans ornithopods and ceratopsians evolved quadrupedality through different patterns of rearrangement of forelimb musculature 207 Review of the fossil record of ornithischian dinosaurs from Southeast Asia and southern China is published by Manitkoon et al 2023 208 Surmik et al 2023 study ossified tendons of specimens of Pinacosaurus grangeri Edmontosaurus regalis Ugrunaaluk kuukpikensis and Homalocephale calathocercos reporting the presence of collagenous fibre bundles and likely fibril bundles blood vessels and associated cells in some of the studied samples and argue that ossified tendons can be a source of molecular preservation in dinosaurs 209 A study on the histology and enamel microstructure of the maxillary cheek teeth of Heterodontosaurus tucki providing the earliest known evidence of the presence of wear resistant modified dentine in an ornithischian is published by Calvert et al 2023 210 Description of the skull osteology of Manidens condorensis is published by Becerra et al 2023 211 Button amp Zanno 2023 present a three dimensional endocranial reconstruction of a specimen of Thescelosaurus neglectus and report the presence of brain traits interpreted as suggestive of cognitive and behavioral capabilities within the range of extant reptiles as well as a narrow hearing range acute olfaction and vestibular sensitivity which might represent adaptations for burrowing behaviors 212 Thyreophoran research edit A study on the phylogenetic relationships of thyreophorans is published by Raven et al 2023 who identify four distinct ankylosaur clades with the long standing clade Nodosauridae recovered as paraphyletic they suggest replacing the latter with the names Panoplosauridae Polacanthidae and Struthiosauridae 213 A study on the use of quadrapediality in Scutellosaurus lawleri and on its implications for locomotor behavior evolution in dinosaurs is published by Anderson et al 2023 who interpret Scutellosaurus as mainly being a biped and suggest quadrapediality was used during specific activities 214 Galton 2023 describes a right sternal bone of a specimen of Stegosaurus from the Carnegie Quarry at Dinosaur National Monument Morrison Formation Utah United States and reevaluates three putative sternal bones from Como Bluff Wyoming United States described by Gilmore 1914 215 arguing that they are neither sternal bones nor fossils of Stegosaurus 216 Description of nodosaurid osteoderms from the Late Cretaceous Snow Hill Island Formation Antarctica is published by Brum et al 2023 who suggest that osteoderm structure may have helped nodosaurids colonize high latitude environments more easily 217 Yoshida Kobayashi amp Norell 2023 report the discovery of fossilized larynx of a specimen of Pinacosaurus grangeri from the Campanian of Ukhaa Tolgod Mongolia and interpret its anatomy as indicating that Pinacosaurus might have been capable of vocalization and like extant birds might have possessed a non laryngeal vocal source and used larynx as a sound modifier 218 Tumanova et al 2023 describe anomalies within the airway and sinuses of a skull of a specimen of Tarchia which were only detected while CT scanning the specimen and which might have been caused by infection and or trauma 219 A study on the cranial biomechanics of Panoplosaurus mirus and Euoplocephalus tutus is published by Ballell Mai amp Benton 2023 who find evidence of differences interpreted as indicative of relatively higher bite forces in Panoplosaurus as well as indicative of stronger reinforcement of the skull of Euoplocephalus consistent with highly defensive function 220 Cerapod research edit Evidence of significantly rougher dental microwear texture in Late Cretaceous ornithopods compared to earlier members of the group interpreted as indicative of dietary shift towards more abrasive foodstuffs is presented by Kubo et al 2023 221 Review of the diversity relationships biogeography and paleoecology of rhabdodontids is published by Augustin Osi amp Csiki Sava 2023 222 Redescription of Cumnoria prestwichii is published by Maidment et al 2023 who recover Cumnoria as a non ankylopollexian iguanodontian and consider it to be distinct from Camptosaurus 223 Rotatori et al 2023 report the presence of a rich neurovascular network in the dentary of a dryosaurid from the Upper Jurassic Lourinha Formation Portugal similar to vascularisation present in cerapodan dinosaurs with high tooth replacement rates 224 Redescription of the holotype of Mantellisaurus atherfieldensis is published by Bonsor et al 2023 who confirm Mantellisaurus to be distinct from Iguanodon 225 Garcia Cobena Cobosa amp Verdu 2023 describe bone and trace fossils of styracosternan ornithopods from the Lower Cretaceous El Castellar Formation and Camarillas Formation Spain including manus pes track set from the Camarillas Formation indicative of quadrupedal locomotion assigned to the ichnogenus Caririchnium and produced by large styracosternans related to Iguanodon 226 A study on the palynological sample from the matrix surrounding a specimen of Iguanodon bernissartensis from the new Palau 3 site in the Lower Cretaceous Morella Formation is published by Rodriguez Barreiro et al 2023 who interpret the studied specimen as living in a coastal open forest environment with a warm and humid climate the authors also compare the habitat of the studied specimen with those from other I bernissartensis bearing sites and interpret I bernissartensis as feeding mostly on fronds of ferns belonging to the families Anemiaceae and Cyatheaceae as well as on the foliage of members of the family Cheirolepidiaceae 227 A study on the evolution of the dentary in hadrosauroids providing evidence of changes during the transition from non hadrosaurid hadrosauroids to saurolophids which probably enhanced food gathering and food processing abilities is published by Soderblom et al 2023 228 Description of new hadrosaurid fossils from the Upper Cretaceous Kakanaut Formation Chukotka Russia and a study on their histology is published by Bapinaev et al 2023 who interpret the studied fossils as possibly indicative of the presence of two hadrosaurid taxa in the Kakanaut fauna and interpret the histology of the studied bones as possibly indicating that Arctic hadrosaurids of Chukotka were year round residents of polar ecosystems 229 Joubarne Therrien amp Zelenitsky 2023 describe extensive skin impressions in three hadrosaurid specimens from the Campanian Dinosaur Park Formation Alberta Canada with two specimens preserving integument of the manus showing that their digits II III IV were approximately equal in length and united in a common fleshy structure and the third specimen preserving scale stripes on its torso which might have corresponded to color stripes in life 230 A study on the cranial suture interdigitation in Hadrosaurids using data gathered from Gryposaurus and Corythosaurus is published by Dudgeon and Evans 2023 who find that suture interdigitation increased across Hadrosaurid ontogeny that Lambeosaurines had higher suture interdigitation than other Iguanodontians and that increased suture complexity coincided with Lambeosaurine crest evolution 231 Description of the anatomy of the postcranial skeleton of Laiyangosaurus youngi is published by Zhang et al 2023 232 Seymour et al 2023 estimate blood flow rates to the tibia shafts of Maiasaura peeblesorum and report higher flow rates in juveniles which were likely related to higher oxygen demand for bone growth in juveniles compared to maintenance and repair of bone tissue damage in adults 233 A study on the anatomy of the holotype specimen of Gravitholus albertae is published by Dyer Powers amp Currie 2023 who interpret both Gravitholus albertae and Hanssuesia sternbergi as likely junior synonyms of Stegoceras validum 234 Han et al 2023 describe entangled specimens of Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis and Repenomamus robustus from the Lujiatun Member of the Yixian Formation China and interpret the studied specimens as likely locked in combat as a result of the predation attempt on the part of the mammal 235 A study on the endocranial morphology of Liaoceratops yanzigouensis is published by Yang et al 2023 who find that the brain olfactory bulb and inner ear of Liaoceratops more closely resemble those observed in Psittacosaurus than those in more derived ceratopsians 236 A review of the cranial evolution in Ceratopsia is published by Nabavizadeh 2023 237 Berry 2023 interprets the fossil record of late Campanian ceratopsids from western North America as indicative of a significant rate of background extinction approximately 76 million years ago and interprets this pattern as most likely caused by competition for shared resources by sympatric ceratopsid species 238 The development and homology of epiparietals P1 and P2 in three Centrosaurus specimens are described by Mallon Holmes amp Rufolo 2023 who suggest that these are separate ossifications that fuse with the parietal at different stages of ontogeny 239 A study on the bone histology of Triceratops providing evidence of a relatively fast and continuous growth rate is published by de Rooij et al 2023 240 A study on the range of shoulder motion and on the orientation of the long bones of the forelimb of Thescelosaurus and Styracosaurus is published by Senter amp Mackey 2023 241 Birds editNew bird taxa edit Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes ImagesAnachronornis 242 Gen et sp nov Valid Houde Dickson amp Camarena Thanetian Willwood Formation nbsp United States nbsp Wyoming A basal anseriform of the new family Anachronornithidae The type species is A anhimops Avolatavis europaeus 243 Sp nov Valid Mayr amp Kitchener Eocene London Clay nbsp United Kingdom A member of the family Vastanavidae Caerulonettion 244 Gen et comb nov Valid Zelenkov Miocene nbsp France A duck a new genus for Anas natator Milne Edwards 1867 Castignovolucris 245 Gen et sp nov Buffetaut Angst amp Tong Late Cretaceous probably late Campanian Argiles et Gres a Reptiles Formation nbsp France A member of Enantiornithes The type species is C sebei Charadriisimilis 246 Gen et sp nov Valid Mayr amp Kitchener Eocene London Clay nbsp United Kingdom A member of Charadriiformes most closely resembling members of the group Charadrii The type species is C essexensis Clymenoptilon 247 Gen et sp nov Valid Mayr et al Paleocene Waipara Greensand nbsp New Zealand A member of the stem group of Phaethontiformes The type species is C novaezealandicum Cratonavis 248 Gen et sp nov Valid Li et al Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation nbsp China A non ornithothoracine pygostylian The type species is C zhui Danielsavis 242 Gen et sp nov Valid Houde Dickson amp Camarena Ypresian London Clay Formation nbsp United Kingdom A member of Galloanseres of uncertain affinities originally described as a basal anseriform but subsequently argued to share possible derived characteristics with the Galliformes by Mayr Carrio amp Kitchener 2023 249 The type species is D nazensis Dynatoaetus 250 Gen et 2 sp nov Valid Mather et al Chibanian Mairs Cave nbsp Australia An Accipitrid the type species is D gaffae It also includes the species D pachyosteus 251 nbsp Eotrogon 252 Gen et sp nov Valid Mayr De Pietri amp Kitchener Eocene Ypresian London Clay nbsp United Kingdom A trogon The type species is E stenorhynchus Eudyptula wilsonae 253 Sp nov Valid Thomas et al Pliocene Piacenzian Tangahoe Formation nbsp New Zealand A penguin a species of Eudyptula Falco powelli 254 Sp nov Valid Emslie amp Mead Late Quaternary nbsp United States nbsp Nevada A kestrel Fujianvenator 255 Gen et sp nov Valid Xu et al Late Jurassic Tithonian Nanyuan Formation nbsp China An anchiornithid The type species is F prodigiosus Kumimanu fordycei 256 Sp nov Valid Ksepka et al Paleocene Teurian Moeraki Formation nbsp New Zealand An early penguin Macronectes tinae 257 Sp nov Valid Tennyson amp Salvador Pliocene Waipipian Tangahoe Formation nbsp New Zealand A member of the genus Macronectes nbsp Mionetta defossa 244 Sp nov Valid Zelenkov Miocene nbsp France A duck Mioquerquedula palaeotagaica 258 Sp nov Valid Zelenkov Miocene nbsp Russia nbsp Irkutsk Oblast A duck Murgonornis 259 Gen et sp nov Worthy et al Eocene nbsp Australia A presbyornithid The type species is M archeriPapasula abbotti nelsoni 260 Ssp nov Valid Hume Holocene nbsp Mauritius A subspecies of Abbott s booby Papulavis 261 Gen et sp nov In press Mourer Chauvire et al Eocene Ypresian nbsp France A bird classified as cf Aramidae The type species is P annae Pelecanus paranensis 262 Sp nov Noriega et al Miocene Parana Formation nbsp Argentina A pelican Perplexicervix paucituberculata 249 Sp nov Valid Mayr Carrio amp Kitchener Eocene Ypresian London Clay nbsp United Kingdom Possibly a relative of bustards assigned to the family Perplexicervicidae Petradyptes 256 Gen et sp nov Valid Ksepka et al Paleocene Teurian Moeraki Formation nbsp New Zealand An early penguin The type species is P stonehousei Plotornis archaeonautes 263 Sp nov Valid Ksepka et al Miocene Aquitanian Mount Harris Formation nbsp New Zealand A member of Pan Diomedeidae Praecarbo 264 Gen et sp nov Valid Kessler amp Horvath Oligocene Manyi Formation nbsp Hungary A cormorant The type species is P strigoniensis Pterocles bosporanus 265 Sp nov Zelenkov Pleistocene Crimea A sandgrouse a species of Pterocles Pulchrapollia eximia 266 Sp nov Mayr amp Kitchener Eocene London Clay nbsp United Kingdom A member of the family Halcyornithidae Pulchrapollia tenuipes 266 Sp nov Mayr amp Kitchener Eocene London Clay nbsp United Kingdom A member of the family Halcyornithidae Rhynchaeites litoralis 267 Sp nov Valid Mayr amp Kitchener Eocene Ypresian London Clay nbsp United Kingdom A member of the family Threskiornithidae Selenonetta 258 Gen et sp nov Valid Zelenkov Miocene nbsp Russia nbsp Irkutsk Oblast A duck Genus includes new species S lacustrina Sericuloides 268 Gen et sp nov Valid Nguyen Oligocene Riversleigh World Heritage Area nbsp Australia A bowerbird The type species is S marynguyenae Sororavis 269 Gen et sp nov Valid Mayr amp Kitchener Eocene Ypresian London Clay nbsp United Kingdom A member of the family Morsoravidae The type species S solitarius Tagayanetta 258 Gen et sp nov Valid Zelenkov Miocene nbsp Russia nbsp Irkutsk Oblast A duck Genus includes new species T palaeobaikalensis Tegulavis 261 Gen et sp nov In press Mourer Chauvire et al Eocene Ypresian nbsp France A bird classified as cf Galliformes The type species is T corbalani Thegornis sosae 270 Sp nov Valid Agnolin Late Miocene Tortonian Andalhuala Formation nbsp Argentina A member of the family Falconidae Tynskya brevitarsus 243 Sp nov Valid Mayr amp Kitchener Eocene London Clay nbsp United Kingdom A member of the family Messelasturidae Tynskya crassitarsus 243 Sp nov Valid Mayr amp Kitchener Eocene London Clay nbsp United Kingdom A member of the family Messelasturidae Vultur messii 271 Sp nov Degrange et al Pliocene nbsp Argentina A New World vulture Yarquen 272 Gen et sp nov Tambussi et al Miocene Collon Cura Formation nbsp Argentina An owl in the family Strigidae The type species is Y dolgopolae Ypresiglaux 273 Gen et sp et comb nov Valid Mayr amp Kitchener Early Eocene London Clay nbsp United Kingdom nbsp United States nbsp Virginia An owl The type species is Y michaeldanielsi genus also includes Eostrix gulottai Mayr 2016 Announced in 2022 the final article version was published in 2023 nbsp Avian research edit A study on the evolution of limbs along avialan stem lineages is published by Wang amp Zhou 2023 who provide evidence of a shift to low disparity and decelerated evolutionary rates near the origin of avialans and interpret this shift as related to the evolutionary constrains on the morphology of the forelimb necessary for powered flight 274 Macaulay et al 2023 report that in spite of the differences of body shape there is overall no difference in the position of whole body centre of mass between birds and non avian theropods but rather that there is such difference between hindlimb dominated predominantly terrestrial taxa and forelimb dominated predominantly volant taxa regardless of their phylogenetic placement and argue that the fully crouched bipedalism seen in modern birds evolved after powered flight 275 A study comparing dentin and enamel microstructure in Microraptor Anchiornis Sapeornis and Longipteryx providing evidence of microscopic modifications in tooth enamel dentin and cementum between early birds and other theropods as well as previously unrecognized plasticity in the developmental mechanisms controlling tooth microstructure in Mesozoic toothed birds is published by Wang et al 2023 276 Kiat amp O Connor 2023 reevaluate evidence of molt in the fossil record of birds and non avian dinosaur report rarity of molt occurrence both in the fossil record and in collections of extant bird species with simultaneous molts and argue that the flight feather annual molt evolved with the development of powered flight possibly only among crown birds 277 Wu et al 2023 study the phytoliths preserved in the stomach contents of a specimen of Jeholornis prima interpreting them as indicating that Jeholornis likely ate leaves of plants from the magnoliid angiosperm clade 278 Five specimens of Sapeornis chaoyangensis with different preserved feathers are reported from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota China by Zhao et al 2023 who examine their implications for the taphonomy of soft tissues from the Jehol Biota 279 Evidence from the study of well preserved specimen of Confuciusornis sanctus interpreted as indicating that this bird was capable of prolonged flights as long as it alternated periods of high efficiency gliding with active flapping is presented by Chiappe et al 2023 280 An enantiornithine specimen from the La Huerguina Formation closely resembling Concornis is described by Nebreda et al 2023 281 O Connor et al 2023 describe feathers of a young enantiornithine individual from the Cretaceous amber from Myanmar and interpret this finding as indicating that immature enantiornithines rapidly molted body feathers 282 Redescription and a study on the affinities of Dapingfangornis sentisorhinus is published by Wang et al 2023 283 A study aiming to determine the diets of members of the family Pengornithidae is published by Miller et al 2023 who report that Pengornis Parapengornis and Yuanchuavis show adaptations for vertebrate carnivory 284 A study aiming to determine the diets of members of the family Bohaiornithidae is published by Miller et al 2023 who interpret their findings as indicating that the family included taxa adapted to diverse diets and predict the ancestral member of Enantiornithes to have been a generalist which ate a wide variety of foods 285 Wang 2023 describes a new specimen of Parabohaiornis martini with a well preserved skull from the Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation China and reports the presence of the plesiomorphic temporal and palatal configurations similar to those of non avian dinosaurs in the skull of Parabohaiornis 286 Clark et al 2023 attempt to determine the dietary habits of longipterygids reporting dental features indicative of carnivory with additional support for insectivory 287 A study on the gastral mass preserved with specimens of Archaeorhynchus and Iteravis interpreted as indicative of the digestive system comparable to that of extant birds is Liu et al 2023 288 Zelenkov amp Arkhangelsky 2023 describe new fossil material of Campanian hesperornithids from the Karyakino locality Saratov Oblast Russia including the first femur of Hesperornis rossicus 289 Lowi Merri et al 2023 provide evidence of soaring and foot propelled swimming capabilities of Ichthyornis 290 A study on the anatomy of the articular region of the lower jaw of Vegavis iaai is published by Alvarez Herrera et al 2023 who report the presence of anatomical features shared with neornithine birds and particularly with members of the neoavian clade Aequorlitornithes 291 Hong et al 2023 describe a footprint assigned to the ichnospecies Wupus agilis from the Cretaceous Daegu Formation representing the largest bird footprint from South Korea described to date report that ichnotaxa intermediate between non avian theropod and unwebbed Mesozoic bird ichnotaxa generally show high morphological similarity with bird ichnospecies and argue that these intermediate ichnotaxa might represent the ichnological record of large Mesozoic birds 292 Blood flow rates in the femora of a variety of extinct and extant avialans are estimated by Hu et al 2023 293 A review and update of the Cenozoic fossil record of birds in Argentina is published by Tambussi Degrange amp de Mendoza 2023 294 Acosta Hospitaleche O Gorman amp Panzeri 2023 describe a partial ulna of a bird comparable in size with ulnae of the coscoroba swan or the southern screamer from the Maastrichtian La Colonia Formation Argentina showing similarities to ulnae of members of Anseriformes and possibly representing the first record of a neornithine from the La Colonia Formation 295 Buffetaut 2023 reports the discovery of a plaster cast of the lost femur of Struthio anderssoni from the late Pleistocene deposits of the Upper Cave at Zhoukoudian China and transfers the species S anderssoni to the genus Pachystruthio 296 The body mass and running speed of Opisthodactylus kirchneri are estimated by Jones Vezzosi amp Blanco 2023 297 A study on the evolutionary history of the elephant birds based on data from fossil eggshells is published by Grealy et al 2023 who interpret their findings as supporting the placement of Mullerornis into a separate family as well as indicative of the existence of a genetically distinct lineage of Aepyornis in Madagascar s far north report evidence of divergence within Aepyornis corresponding with the onset of the Quaternary and tentatively advocate synonymising Vorombe titan with Aepyornis maximus 298 Changes in body size of birds from the Yucatan peninsula since the Late Pleistocene are documented by Silva Martinez et al 2023 299 Mayr et al 2023 describe bird cervical vertebrae from the Quercy fissure fillings France densely covered with tubercles similar to those reported in members of the genus Perplexicervix and in Dynamopterus tuberculatus from the Messel pit in Germany as well as in extant maned rat and interpret these tubercles as a feature of distinctive clade of Eocene birds Perplexicervicidae possibly representing an anti predator adaptation against the killing bite of mammalian carnivores 300 The impact of including fossil taxa on inferring the ancestral morphology of the quadrate in Galloanserae is studied by Kuo Benson amp Field 2023 301 A study on the formation of the rhamphotheca in the middle latest Eocene Antarctic pelagornithids is published by Piro amp Acosta Hospitaleche 2023 302 A study on the histology of long bones of Lutetodontopteryx tethyensis and cf Dasornis sp from the Eocene Lutetian locality Ikove Luhansk Oblast is published by Dobrovolsky 2023 303 Revision of small bodied ducks from the Miocene localities in France and Mongolia is published by Zelenkov 2023 who transfers the species Anas velox to the genus Protomelanitta and transfers the species Anas soporata to the genus Mioquerquedula 304 Fossils of hazel grouse from the Quaternary of Bulgaria are documented by Boev 2023 305 An egg belonging to a flamingo from the Pleistocene of Mexico is described by Cruz et al 2023 306 Fossils of small rails from the late Pleistocene and early Holocene of the Southern High Plains are described by Moretti amp Johnson 2023 307 A study of Pleistocene fossils from the Naracoorte Caves Australia by Lenser amp Worthy 2023 confirmed the presence of plains wanderer in the fossil assemblages at this site and suggests that this species formerly inhabited forest and woodland environments 308 Ecomorphology of the penguin wing is studied by Haidr 2023 finding that Madrynornis resembled extant piscivorous penguins in its wing morphology 309 A skull of a small penguin possibly representing a new species belonging to the genus Spheniscus Eudyptula or to a new genus ancestral to both listed genera is described from the Miocene Bahia Inglesa Formation Chile by Acosta Hospitaleche amp Soto Acuna 2023 310 Figueiredo et al 2023 report a partial coracoid of the genus Morus from the middle Miocene Langhian of the Setubal Peninsula Portugal an instance that represents the first Miocene sulid described from the Iberian Peninsula 311 Ksepka amp Tennyson 2023 report the discovery of the humerus of a probable stem gannet from the Hurupi Formation representing the oldest record of a sulid from New Zealand reported to date 312 Guilherme et al 2023 describe fossil material of Macranhinga sp and Anhinga minuta from the Acre conglomerate member in the southwestern Amazon region suggesting the presence of potentially three distinct darter taxa within the same locality during the late Miocene 313 Osteological comparisons and historical accounts of recently extinct island night herons are presented by Hume 2023 314 Coprolites of bearded vultures from the Pleistocene of Portugal are described by Sanz et al 2023 315 A tarsometatarsus of a cinereous vulture from the Late Pleistocene Gansuiji Formation Japan is described by Matsuoka amp Hasegawa 2023 representing the first fossil record of this species from Japan 316 Pellets and a fragmentary beak of a barn owl from the Holocene of Socotra Island Yemen are reported by Ramello et al 2023 317 The first known phorusrhacid footprints are described from the Rio Negro Formation Argentina by Melchor et al 2023 who name a new ichnotaxon Rionegrina pozosaladensis and interpret the studied footprints as indicative of a primary role of digit III secondary role of digit IV and a reduced role of digit II in body weight support 318 Stidham O Connor amp Li 2023 reexamine the holotype of Corvus fangshannus and reinterpret it as a member of the sedentary Northern Raven Corvus corax lineage 319 Baumann et al 2023 report isotopic data from raven remains from early Gravettian sites in Southern Moravia Czech Republic interpreted as indicating that the studied ravens consumed the same range of foods as contemporaneous Gravettian foragers regularly feeding on larger herbivores and especially mammoths 320 The oldest bird tracks from Gondwana reported to date are described from the Lower Cretaceous Wonthaggi Formation Australia by Martin et al 2023 321 Neto de Carvalho et al 2023 describe an assemblage of bird trace fossils from a Pleistocene coastal aeolianite unit from the south west Portugal including two new forms of traces Corvidichnus odemirensis likely produced by the western jackdaw and Buboichnus vicentinus attributed to the locomotion and feeding behaviour of a large eagle owl 322 Pterosaurs editNew pterosaur taxa edit Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes ImagesBalaenognathus 323 Gen et sp nov In press Martill et al Late Jurassic late Kimmeridgian to Tithonian Torleite Formation nbsp Germany A member of the family Ctenochasmatidae The type species is B maeuseri nbsp Cratonopterus 324 Gen et sp nov Valid Jiang et al Early Cretaceous Huajiying Formation nbsp China A member of the family Ctenochasmatidae The type species is C huabei Eopteranodon yixianensis 325 Sp nov Zhang et al Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation nbsp China A member of the family Tapejaridae Huaxiadraco 326 Gen et comb nov Valid Pegas et al Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation nbsp China A member of the family Tapejaridae The type species is Huaxiapterus corollatus Lu et al 2006 nbsp Lusognathus 327 Gen et sp nov Valid Fernandes et al Late Jurassic Kimmeridgian Tithonian Lourinha Formation nbsp Portugal A member of the family Ctenochasmatidae belonging to the subfamily Gnathosaurinae The type species is L almadrava nbsp Petrodactyle 328 Gen et sp nov Valid Hone et al Late Jurassic Mornsheim Formation nbsp Germany A member of the family Gallodactylidae The type species is P wellnhoferi nbsp Shenzhoupterus sanyainus 329 Sp nov In press Ji et al Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation nbsp China A member of the family Chaoyangopteridae Pterosaur research edit A study on the diversification of pterosaurs during their evolutionary history aiming to determine the factors that affected pterosaur evolution is published by Yu Zhang amp Xu 2023 330 A study comparing the sternal anatomy of 60 different pterosaur species is published by Hone 2023 331 Yang et al 2023 compare wing ontogeny and performance in Rhamphorhynchus Pterodactylus Sinopterus and Pteranodon and interpret the differences in the growth patterns of the studied pterosaurs as suggestive of more altricial development in Pteranodon than in smaller bodied pterosaurs 332 Review of the fossil record of Jurassic and Cretaceous pterosaurs from Gondwana is published by Pentland amp Poropat 2023 333 Revision of the pterosaur assemblage from the Kem Kem Group Morocco is published by Smith et al 2023 who provide revised diagnoses for Afrotapejara zouhrii and Alanqa saharica and report at least three distinct jaw morphotypes which cannot be referred to any previously named species 334 Jagielska et al 2023 describe a non pterodactyloid pterosaur specimen from the Bathonian Lealt Shale Isle of Skye Scotland United Kingdom preserving metatarsal and caudal vertebrae which are considerably larger than corresponding bones in the holotype of Dearc sgiathanach 335 A study on the surface of the holotype specimen of Scaphognathus crassirostris providing evidence of the presence of six different types of pycnofibers is published by Henkemeier Jager amp Sander 2023 336 The oldest pterosaur remains found in Australia to date including the first fossil material of a juvenile pterosaur from Australia is described from the Lower Cretaceous Eumeralla Formation by Pentland et al 2023 337 A study on the microstructure of the tooth and periodontium attachment tissues of Pterodaustro guinazui is published by Cerda amp Codorniu 2023 who report that teeth of this pterosaur were set in a groove with no interdental separation and find no evidence for gomphosis or the presence of replacement teeth 338 Pterosaur teeth which might represent the earliest record of Istiodactylidae reported to date are described from the Valanginian Wadhurst Clay Formation United Kingdom by Sweetman 2023 339 The geologically oldest specimen of Nurhachius reported to date is described from the Lower Cretaceous Jingangshan Member of the Yixian Formation China by Ozeki et al 2023 340 Description of the pectoral girdle morphology and histology in Hamipterus providing evidence of both the similarities and differences between the flight apparatus of pterosaurs and birds is published by Wu et al 2023 341 A study on the microstructure of teeth of Hamipterus providing evidence of thin enamel that covered approximately half of the tooth crown is published by Chen et al 2023 342 Richards Stumkat amp Salisbury 2023 describe a new specimen of the Thapunngaka from the Lower Cretaceous Albian Toolebuc Formation Australia consisting of parts of the premaxillary and maxillary rostrum and two new clades of tropeognathines Mythungini and Tropeognathini 343 Smith Martill amp Zouhri 2023 reinterpret a purported shark spine from the Cenomanian Cambridge Greensand Member of the West Melbury Marly Chalk Formation Cambridgeshire United Kingdom as a jaw fragment of an azhdarchoid distinct from Ornithostoma sedgwicki but sharing a distinctive morphology with jaw fragments reported from the Kem Kem Beds of Morocco 344 Song Jiang amp Wang 2023 redescribe purported dsungaripterid remains from the Lower Cretaceous Albian Doushan Formation China assign the most complete element a femur to Azhdarchoidea and study osteological correlates for thigh muscles on the femur interpreting their general pattern as conservative when compared with other basal ornithodirans 345 New Jehol tapejarid skeleton probably belonging to a specimen of Sinopterus dongi and providing new information on the skull anatomy in this species is described by Zhou Miao amp Andres 2023 346 A study on the affinities of Tupuxuara deliradamus is published by Cerqueira Muller amp Pinheiro 2023 who interpret this pterosaur as a tapejarine 347 A study on the ontogeny of Caiuajara dobruskii as inferred from its bone histology is published by de Araujo et al 2023 348 Fragmentary wing phalanges from the Aptian Albian Antlers Formation Texas United States originally noted by Bennett 2001 to be similar in their oval cross sections to those of Dsungaripterus 349 are interpreted by Bennett 2023 as possible thalassodromine fossil material 350 Agnolin et al 2023 report the discovery of a pterosaur cervical vertebra from the Cenomanian Candeleros Formation Argentina interpreted as the oldest record of an azhdarchid from South America reported to date 351 Four teeth representing the first pterosaur material from Ukraine reported to date are described from the Lower Cretaceous Burim Formation by Sokolskyi 2023 352 Other archosaurs editName Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes ImagesAmanasaurus 353 Gen et sp nov Muller amp Garcia Late Triassic Carnian Candelaria Sequence of the Santa Maria Supersequence nbsp Brazil A member of the family Silesauridae The type species is A nesbitti nbsp Mambachiton 354 Gen et sp nov Nesbitt et al Late Triassic Isalo II nbsp Madagascar A basal member of Avemetatarsalia The type species is M fiandohana Venetoraptor 355 Gen et sp nov Valid Muller et al Late Triassic Candelaria Sequence of the Santa Maria Supersequence nbsp Brazil A member of the family Lagerpetidae The type species is V gassenae nbsp Other archosaur research edit Redescription of the skeletal anatomy of Scleromochlus taylori is published by Foffa et al 2023 who interpret S taylori as a lagerpetid 356 Description of the anatomy of the braincase of Dromomeron gregorii is published by Bronzati et al 2023 who also present reconstructions of soft tissues associated with the braincase and report that sensory structures of D gregorii were more similar to those of pterosaurs than to those of other early avemetatarsalians 357 Mestriner et al 2023 describe an assemblage of silesaurid remains from the Waldsanga locality from the Santa Maria Formation Brazil providing evidence of the presence of a combination of dinosauromorph symplesiomorphies and silesaurid diagnostic traits in the postcranial skeletons of the studied specimens 358 General research editWang Claessens amp Sullivan 2023 establish skeletal features associated with the attachment of uncinate processes to vertebral ribs in extant birds and crocodilians attempt to determine their distribution in fossil archosaurs and interpret their findings as indicating that cartilaginous uncinate processes were plesiomorphically present and likely had a ventilatory function in dinosaurs and maybe even in archosaurs in general 359 Aureliano et al 2023 present the criteria which can be used to distinguish between lamellar bone fibres Sharpey s fibres tendon insertions and air sac attachments in the bones of fossil archosaurs 360 De Oliveira et al 2023 report the discovery of an isolated tooth from the Sao Luiz Site Candelaria Sequence Brazil providing evidence of the presence of a previously unknown medium or large sized carnivorous archosaur at the site 361 Abrahams amp Bordy 2023 reevaluate tracks assigned to the ichnogenus Trisauropodiscus from the Upper Triassic Lower Jurassic Elliot Formation and report that the studied material includes tracks produced by a yet unknown tridactyl archosaur with a bird like foot morphology 362 Figueiredo et al 2023 describe crocodylomorph and thyreophoran dinosaur tracks from the Lower Jurassic Sinemurian Coimbra Formation Portugal and name a new ichnotaxon Moyenisauropus lusitanicus 363 A possible didactyl deinonychosaurian track and an assemblage of pterosaur tracks is reported from the Jurassic Santai Formation Shandong China by Xing et al 2023 364 Evidence indicative of Valanginian maximum age for the Urho Pterosaur Fauna from the Tugulu Group in Junggar Basin Xinjiang China is presented by Zheng et al 2023 365 Juarez et al 2023 corroborate the identification of abelisaurid and peirosaurid teeth from the Upper Cretaceous Cienaga del Rio Huaco Formation representing the first record of both groups from the Upper Cretaceous of the Precordillera of La Rioja Argentina 366 Putative avialan teeth from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta Canada are reinterpreted as belonging to crocodylians by Mohr Acorn amp Currie 2023 367 Taphonomic effects of fossilization on melanin in feathers are experimentally investigated by Roy et al 2023 368 Evidence from taphonomic experiments interpreted as indicating that putative keratins reported from fossil feathers are most likely artefacts of fossilization but also indicating that corneous b proteins of feathers can persist through deep time is presented by Slater et al 2023 369 A 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