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6 unusual facts about 2010 in paleontology


Cargninia

Cargninia was named by José Fernando Bonaparte, César Leandro Schultz, Marina Bento Soares and Agustín G. Martinelli in 2010 and the type species is Cargninia enigmatica.

Crocodylus anthropophagus

Crocodylus anthropophagus was first named by Christopher A. Brochu, Jackson Njau, Robert J. Blumenschine and Llewellyn D. Densmore in 2010.

Darwinopterus

The type species, D. modularis, was described in February 2010.

Microleter

It was first named by paleontologists Linda A. Tsuji, Johannes Muller, and Robert R. Reisz in 2010.

Teyumbaita

This species was reassigned to its own genus by Felipe Chinaglia Montefeltro, Max Cardoso Langer and Cesar Leandro Schultz in 2010 and the type species is Teyumbaita sulcognathus.

Tyulkinia

Storozhenko, Cui Yingying in 2010, and the type species is Tyulkinia bashkuevi.


Proplanicoxa

The specimen was assigned to its own genus and species by Kenneth Carpenter and Yusuke Ishida in 2010, and the type species is Proplanicoxa galtoni.


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