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11 unusual facts about 2011 in paleontology


Brasiliguana

Brasiliguana was named by William R. Nava and Agustín G. Martinelli in 2011 and the type species is Brasiliguana prudentis.

Coelodonta thibetana

It was first named by Tao Deng, Xiaoming Wang, Mikael Fortelius, Qiang Li, Yang Wang, Zhijie J. Tseng, Gary T. Takeuchi, Joel E. Saylor, Laura K. Säilä and Guangpu Xie in 2011.

Cryptolacerta

Cryptolacerta was named by Johannes Müller, Christy A. Hipsley, Jason J. Head, Nikolay Kardjilov, André Hilger, Michael Wuttke and Robert R. Reisz in 2011 and the type species is Cryptolacerta hassiaca.

Dolichorhynchops

tropicensis was first named by Rebecca Schmeisser McKean in 2011.

Latoplatecarpus

Latoplatecarpus was named by Takuya Konishi and Michael W. Caldwell in 2011 and the type species is Latoplatecarpus willistoni.

Mescalerolemur

It was first named by E. Christopher Kirk and Blythe A. Williams in 2011 and the type species is Mescalerolemur horneri.

Plesioplatecarpus

The name Plesioplatecarpus was erected by Takuya Konishi and Michael W. Caldwell in 2011 to incorporate Platecarpus planifrons, which was found to be distinct from Platecarpus in a phylogenetic analysis.

Stegoceras

Stegoceras novomexicanum was first named by Steven E. Jasinski and Robert M. Sullivan in 2011 on the basis of two partial pachycephalosaurid skulls, from the upper Fruitland and lower Kirtland Formations.

Tassiliodus

Tassiliodus was first named by Claire Derycke and Daniel Goujet in 2011 and the type species is Tassiliodus lessardi.

Turiasorex

pierremeini van Dam, Hoek Ostende & Reumer, 2011 (type)

It was first named by Jan A. van Dam, Lars W. van den Hoek Ostende and Jelle W. F. Reumer in 2011 and the type species is Turiasorex pierremeini.