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Paleontology or palaeontology (from Greek: paleo, "ancient"; ontos, "being"; and logos, "knowledge") is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils.[1] This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 2012.


Note: In 2012 International Code of Zoological Nomenclature was amended, with new regulations allowing the publication of new names and nomenclatural acts in zoology after 2011 in works "produced in an edition containing simultaneously obtainable copies by a method that assures (...) widely accessible electronic copies with fixed content and layout", provided that the work is registered in ZooBank before it is published, the work itself states the date of publication with evidence that registration has occurred, and the ZooBank registration states both the name of an electronic archive intended to preserve the work and the ISSN or ISBN associated with the work.[2][3] New scientific names appearing in electronic works are not required to be registered in ZooBank, only the works themselves are.[2] Works containing descriptions of some of the taxa listed below weren't printed on paper in 2012; however, the taxa that were described in works which were registered in ZooBank in 2012 are listed as valid.




Contents






  • 1 Plants


    • 1.1 Gymnosperms


    • 1.2 Angiosperms


    • 1.3 Other plants




  • 2 Arthropods


  • 3 Bryozoans


  • 4 Brachiopods


  • 5 Molluscs


  • 6 Echinoderms


  • 7 Ascidians


  • 8 Conodonts


  • 9 Fishes


  • 10 Amphibians


    • 10.1 Research


    • 10.2 New taxa


      • 10.2.1 Newly named basal tetrapods


      • 10.2.2 Newly named temnospondyls


      • 10.2.3 Newly named lepospondyls


      • 10.2.4 Newly named lissamphibians






  • 11 Parareptiles


    • 11.1 Newly named parareptiles




  • 12 Ichthyopterygians


    • 12.1 Newly named ichthyosaurs




  • 13 Lepidosauromorphs


    • 13.1 Newly named saurosphargids


    • 13.2 Newly named sauropterygians


    • 13.3 Newly named rhynchocephalians


    • 13.4 Squamates


      • 13.4.1 Research


      • 13.4.2 New taxa






  • 14 Turtles


    • 14.1 Research


    • 14.2 New taxa




  • 15 Archosauromorphs


    • 15.1 Newly named basal archosauromorphs


    • 15.2 Archosaurs




  • 16 Synapsids


    • 16.1 Non-mammalian synapsids


      • 16.1.1 Research


      • 16.1.2 New taxa




    • 16.2 Mammals




  • 17 Other animals


  • 18 Other organisms


  • 19 References





Plants



Gymnosperms































































































































































































































Name
Novelty
Status
Authors
Age
Unit
Location
Notes
Images

Anomozamites villosus[4]



Sp. nov



Valid



Pott et al.



Probably late Middle Jurassic



Daohugou Beds



 China



A member of Bennettitales. Originally described as a species of Anomozamites, subsequently transferred to the genus Wielandiella.[5][6]




Calocedrus huashanensis[7]



Sp. nov



Valid



Shi, Zhou, & Xie



Oligocene



Ningming Formation



 China



An extinct species in the modern genus Calocedrus




Dacrycarpus puertae[8]



Sp. nov



Valid



Wilf



Eocene




 Argentina



A species of Dacrycarpus




Duartenia[9]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Mohr et al.



Early Cretaceous



Crato Formation



 Brazil



A possible member of Cheirolepidiaceae. The type species is Duartenia araripensis.




Eathiestrobus[10]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Rothwell et al.



Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian)



Kimmeridge Clay Formation



 United Kingdom



A member of Pinaceae. The type species is Eathiestrobus mackenziei.




Eretmonia macloughlinii[11]



Sp. nov



Valid



Ryberg, Taylor & Taylor



Late Permian



Upper Buckley Formation



 Antarctica



A member of Glossopteridales.




Fokienia shengxianensis[12]



Sp. nov



Valid



He, Sun & Liu



Late Miocene



Shengxian Formation
Xiaolongtan Formation



 China



Originally described as a species of Fokienia, but subsequently transferred to the genus Calocedrus.[13]




Ginkgo cranei[14]



Sp. nov



Valid



Zhou, Quan, & Liu



upper Paleocene



Sentinel Butte Formation, North Dakota



 USA



An extinct species in the modern genus Ginkgo




Ginkgo gomolitzkyana[15]



Sp. nov



Valid



Nosova



Middle Jurassic



Angren Formation



 Uzbekistan



A member of Ginkgoales.




Ginkgo huolinhensis[16]



Sp. nov



Valid



Dong & Sun



Early Cretaceous



Huolinhe Formation



 China





Glenrosa falcata[17]



Sp. nov



Valid



Gomez, Ewin & Daviero-Gomez



Early Cretaceous (Barremian)



Calizas de La Huergina Formation



 Spain



A conifer.




Kuvakospermum[18]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Naugolnykh & Sidorov



Permian (Wordian)




 Russia



A seed fern belonging to the family Peltaspermaceae. Genus includes new species K. pedatum.




Lidgettoniopsis[19]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Ryberg, Taylor & Taylor



Late Permian



Beacon Supergroup (upper Buckley Formation)



 Antarctica



A seed fern belonging to the group Dictyopteridiales and the family Eretmoniaceae. Genus includes new species L. ramulus.




Picea burtonii[20]



Sp. nov



Valid



Klymiuk & Stockey



Early Cretaceous (Valanginian)




 Canada



A spruce.




Pinus yorkshirensis[21]



Sp. nov



Valid



Ryberg et al.



Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian-Barremian)



Speeton Clay Formation



 United Kingdom



A pine.




Plyophyllioxylon[22]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Feng et al.



Permian (Roadian/Wordian)



Lower Shihhotse Formation



 China



A conifer of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species P. hulstaiense.




Rehezamites[23]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Pott et al.



Early Cretaceous (Aptian)



Yixian Formation



 China



A seed plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species R. anisolobus.




Scutum leiophyllum[19]



Sp. nov



Valid



Ryberg, Taylor & Taylor



Late Permian



Beacon Supergroup (upper Buckley Formation)



 Antarctica



A member of Glossopteridales belonging to the family Dictyopteridiaceae.




Vetlugospermum[24]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Naugolnykh



Early Triassic




 Russia



A seed fern belonging to the group Peltaspermales. Genus includes new species V. rombicum.





Angiosperms




































































































































































































































































































































































































Name
Novelty
Status
Authors
Age
Unit
Location
Notes
Images

Archaeampelos senonica[25]



Sp. nov



Valid



Alekseev



Late Cretaceous




 Russia





Baasia[26]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Estrada-Ruiz et al.



Late Cretaceous (probably early to middle Maastrichtian)



McRae Formation



 United States



A member of the family Celastraceae. Genus includes new species B. armendarisense.




Bertilanthus[27]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Friis & Pedersen



Late Cretaceous




 Sweden



An asterid. Genus includes new species B. scanicus.




Camptodromites sibiricus[25]



Sp. nov



Valid



Alekseev



Late Cretaceous




 Russia





Celastrinites lanceolatus[25]



Sp. nov



Valid



Alekseev



Late Cretaceous




 Russia





Chaneya hainanensis[28]



Sp. nov



Valid



Feng & Jin



Eocene



Changchang Basin



 China



A fossil fruit.




Cissites basicordatus[25]



Sp. nov



Valid



Alekseev



Late Cretaceous




 Russia





Cissus lombardii[29]



Sp. nov



Valid



Manchester, Chen & Lott



Early Oligocene



Mancora Formation



 Peru



A species of Cissus.




Eucalyptus caldericola[30]



Sp. nov



Valid



Hermsen, Gandolfo & Zamaloa



Eocene (Ypresian)




 Argentina



A species of Eucalyptus.




Eucalyptus frenguelliana[30]



Sp. nov



Valid



Gandolfo & Zamaloa in Hermsen, Gandolfo & Zamaloa



Eocene (Ypresian)




 Argentina



A species of Eucalyptus.




Eucalyptus lynchiae[30]



Sp. nov



Valid



Gandolfo & Hermsen in Hermsen, Gandolfo & Zamaloa



Eocene (Ypresian)




 Argentina



A species of Eucalyptus.




Fulleroxylon[26]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Estrada-Ruiz et al.



Late Cretaceous (probably early to middle Maastrichtian)



McRae Formation



 United States



A member of the family Myrtaceae. Genus includes new species F. armendarisense.




Juglandiphyllites microdentatus[25]



Sp. nov



Valid



Alekseev



Late Cretaceous




 Russia





Laurinoxylon stichkai[31]



Sp. nov



Valid



Boonchai & Manchester



Early Eocene



Bridger Formation



 United States



A member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil wood.




Laurophyllum calicarioides[32]



Sp. nov



Valid



Bannister, Conran & Lee



Early Miocene




 New Zealand



A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Litsea.




Laurophyllum lacustris[32]



Sp. nov



Valid



Bannister, Conran & Lee



Early Miocene




 New Zealand



A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Beilschmiedia.




Laurophyllum maarensis[32]



Sp. nov



Valid



Bannister, Conran & Lee



Early Miocene




 New Zealand



A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Cryptocarya.




Laurophyllum microphyllum[32]



Sp. nov



Valid



Bannister, Conran & Lee



Early Miocene




 New Zealand



A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Cryptocarya.




Laurophyllum otagoensis[32]



Sp. nov



Valid



Bannister, Conran & Lee



Early Miocene




 New Zealand



A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Beilschmiedia.




Laurophyllum sylvestris[32]



Sp. nov



Valid



Bannister, Conran & Lee



Early Miocene




 New Zealand



A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Beilschmiedia.




Laurophyllum taieriensis[32]



Sp. nov



Valid



Bannister, Conran & Lee



Early Miocene




 New Zealand



A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Cryptocarya.




Laurophyllum vulcanicola[32]



Sp. nov



Valid



Bannister, Conran & Lee



Early Miocene




 New Zealand



A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Beilschmiedia.




Laurophyllum waipiata[32]



Sp. nov



Valid



Bannister, Conran & Lee



Early Miocene




 New Zealand



A member of Lauraceae with affinities to members of the genus Cryptocarya.




Litseopsis nova-zelandiae[32]



Sp. nov



Valid



Bannister, Conran & Lee



Early Miocene




 New Zealand



A member of Lauraceae.




Mahonia grimmii[33]



Sp. nov



Valid



Güner & Denk



Miocene



Eskihisar Formation



 Turkey



A species of Mahonia.




Mahonia somaensis[33]



Sp. nov



Valid



Güner & Denk



Miocene



Soma Formation



 Turkey



A species of Mahonia.




Morinda chinensis[34]



Sp. nov



Valid



Shi et al.



Eocene



Changchang Formation



 China



A species of Morinda.




Newtonia mushensis[35]



Sp. nov



Valid



Pan et al.



Early Miocene




 Ethiopia



A species of Newtonia.




Palaeophytocrene hammenii[36]



Sp. nov



Valid



Stull in Stull et al.



Middle-late Paleocene



Bogotá Formation



 Colombia



A member of Icacinaceae belonging to the tribe Phytocreneae.




Palaeophytocrene piggae[36]



Sp. nov



Valid



Stull in Stull et al.



Late Paleocene



Sentinel Butte Formation



 United States



A member of Icacinaceae belonging to the tribe Phytocreneae.




Pygmaeoxylon[26]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Estrada-Ruiz et al.



Late Cretaceous (probably early to middle Maastrichtian)



McRae Formation



 United States



A magnoliid of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species P. paucipora.




Pyrenacantha austroamericana[36]



Sp. nov



Valid



Stull in Stull et al.



Late early Oligocene




 Peru



A species of Pyrenacantha.




Schenkeriphyllum glanduliferum[37]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Mohr, Coiffard & Bernardes-de-Oliveira



Early Cretaceous (Aptian)



Crato Formation



 Brazil



Fossil magnolialean angiosperm.




Wilsonoxylon[31]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Boonchai & Manchester



Early Eocene



Bridger Formation



 United States



A member of Canellaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species W. edenense.





Other plants
















































































Name
Novelty
Status
Authors
Age
Unit
Location
Notes
Images

Korallipteris[38]



Gen. et comb. nov



Valid



Vera & Passalia



Triassic to Miocene




Antarctica
 Argentina
 Chile
 New Zealand[39]



A fern of uncertain phylogenetic placement. A new genus for "Gleichenia" argentinica (Berry) emend. Herbst (1962); genus also includes several other species originally assigned to the genera Gleichenia, Gleichenites or Microphyllopteris.




Millerocaulis tekelili[40]



Sp. nov



Valid



Vera



Early Cretaceous (Aptian)



Cerro Negro Formation



Antarctica
(Livingston Island)



A member of the family Osmundaceae. Originally described as a species of Millerocaulis; transferred to the genus Claytosmunda by Bomfleur, Grimm & McLoughlin (2017).[41]




Osmundopsis rafaelii[42]



Sp. nov



Valid



Escapa & Cúneo



Early Jurassic




 Argentina



A member of Osmundaceae.




Riccardiothallus[43]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Guo et al.



Devonian (Pragian)



Posongchong Formation



 China



A liverwort belonging to the family Aneuraceae. Genus includes new species R. devonicus.




Todites cacereii[42]



Sp. nov



Valid



Escapa & Cúneo



Early Jurassic




 Argentina



A member of Osmundaceae.




Winslowia[44]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Dunn et al.



Carboniferous (Serpukhovian)



Pride Mountain Formation



 United States



A member of Isoetales belonging to the group Chaloneriaceae. Genus includes new species W. tuscumbiana.





Arthropods



The following is a summary of the arthopods described in 2012



  • 41 arachnids

  • 105 crustaceans

  • 362 insects

  • 5 merostomatans

  • 51 trilobites

  • 9 other arthropods



Bryozoans

































































































































































































































































































Name
Novelty
Status
Authors
Age
Unit
Location
Notes
Images

Acupipora[45]



Gen. et comb. nov



Valid



Gorjunova & Weiss



Late Carboniferous




 Russia



A member of Fenestellida. The type species is "Polypora" subborealis Schulga-Nesterenko (1951).




Admirandopora[46]



Nom. nov.



Valid



Ariunchimeg



Lower Carboniferous




 Mongolia



A replacement name for the genus Admiranda Ariunchimeg, 1996.




Antoniettella[47]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Di Martino & Taylor



Early or middle Miocene




 Indonesia



A cribrimorph ascophoran. The type species is Antoniettella exigua.




Argentinodictya[48]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Ernst & Carrera



Late Ordovician (Sandbian)




 Argentina



A cryptostome bryozoan, a member of Ptilodictyina. The type species is Argentinodictya lenticulata.




Bigeyina ibera[49]



Sp. nov.



Valid



Ernst



Devonian




 Spain



A member of Fenestrata.




Celleporina medoborensis[50]



Sp. nov



Valid



Hara & Jasionowski



Miocene (early Sarmatian)




 Ukraine



A celleporid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Celleporina.




Chasmatopora rossae[48]



Sp. nov



Valid



Ernst & Carrera



Late Ordovician (Sandbian)




 Argentina



A phyloporinine, a species of Chasmatopora.




Dissotrypa punctata[49]



Sp. nov.



Valid



Ernst



Devonian




 Spain



A member of Fenestrata.




Dissotrypa robusta[49]



Sp. nov.



Valid



Ernst



Devonian




 Spain



A member of Fenestrata.




Eosemicoscinium serratum[49]



Sp. nov.



Valid



Ernst



Devonian




 Spain



A member of Fenestrata.




Hemitrypa cantabrica[49]



Sp. nov.



Valid



Ernst



Devonian




 Spain



A member of Fenestrata.




Iberofenestella[49]



Gen. et sp. nov.



Valid



Ernst



Devonian




 Spain



A member of Fenestrata. Genus includes new species I. wolfae.




Lunostoma[51]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Ernst, Taylor, Bohatý & Wyse Jackson



Middle Devonian




 Germany



A cryptostome bryozoan. The type species is Lunostoma pulchra.




Parvohallopora parvula[48]



Sp. nov



Valid



Ernst & Carrera



Late Ordovician (Sandbian)




 Argentina



A trepostome bryozoan, a species of Parvohallopora.




Paucipora akishinensis[45]



Sp. nov



Valid



Gorjunova & Weiss



Late Carboniferous (Moscovian)



Domodedovo Formation



 Russia



A member of Fenestellida.




Prolixicella ibera[49]



Sp. nov.



Valid



Ernst



Devonian




 Spain



A member of Fenestrata.




Prolixicella parva[49]



Sp. nov.



Valid



Ernst



Devonian




 Spain



A member of Fenestrata.




Ptilodictya intermedia[48]



Sp. nov



Valid



Ernst & Carrera



Late Ordovician (Sandbian)




 Argentina



A cryptostome bryozoan, a species of Ptilodictya.




Pyrisinella[52]



Gen. et comb. nov



Valid



Di Martino & Taylor



Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)



Peedee Formation
Prairie Bluff Chalk
Ripley Formation



 United States



A member of Cheilostomata belonging to the family Pyrisinellidae. The type species is "Setosinella" meniscacantha Taylor & McKinney (2006).




Rectifenestella elegantula[49]



Sp. nov.



Valid



Ernst



Devonian




 Spain



A member of Fenestrata.




Rectifenestella villayandrensis[49]



Sp. nov.



Valid



Ernst



Devonian




 Spain



A member of Fenestrata.




Rorypora[53]



Gen. et comb. nov.



Valid



Taylor



Jurassic




  Switzerland



A new genus for "Diastopora" retiformis.




Setosinella perfluxa[52]



Sp. nov



Valid



Di Martino & Taylor



Miocene (Langhian)




 Indonesia



A member of Cheilostomata belonging to the family Pyrisinellidae.




Spinisinella[52]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Di Martino & Taylor



Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)




 Czech Republic
 Germany[54]



A member of Cheilostomata belonging to the family Pyrisinellidae. The type species is S. zagorseki.




Trigonodictya parvula[48]



Sp. nov



Valid



Ernst & Carrera



Late Ordovician (Sandbian)




 Argentina



A cryptostome bryozoan, a species of Trigonodictya.





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Name
Novelty
Status
Authors
Age
Unit
Location
Notes
Images

Amydroptychus markowitzi[55]



sp nov



Valid



Feldman et al.



Callovian



Mughanniyya Formation



 Jordan



A tetrarhynchiid rhynchonellide, a species of Amydroptychus.




Anisopleurella tricostata[56]



Sp. nov



Valid



Rasmussen, Harper & Blodgett



Late Ordovician



Farewell Terrane



 United States



A member of Strophomenida belonging to the group Plectambonitoidea and the family Sowerbyellidae.




Bolilaspirifer riccardii[57]



Sp. nov



Valid



Manceñido in Damborenea & Manceñido



Late Triassic




 Argentina



A lepismatinid brachiopod, a species of Bolilaspirifer.




Burrirhynchia angustisinuata[58]



sp nov



Valid



Smirnova



Early Cretaceous




 Russia



A cyclothyridid rhynchonellide, a species of Burrirhynchia.




Burrirhynchia latimarginata[58]



sp nov



Valid



Smirnova



Early Cretaceous




 Russia



A cyclothyridid rhynchonellide, a species of Burrirhynchia.




Burrirhynchia oweni[58]



sp nov



Valid



Smirnova



Early Cretaceous




 Russia



A cyclothyridid rhynchonellide, a species of Burrirhynchia.




Burrirhynchia subgrasiana[58]



sp nov



Valid



Smirnova



Early Cretaceous




 Russia



A cyclothyridid rhynchonellide, a species of Burrirhynchia.




Callositella[56]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Rasmussen, Harper & Blodgett



Late Ordovician



Farewell Terrane



 United States



A member of Orthida belonging to the group Enteletoidea and the family Saukrodictyidae. The type species is C. cheeneetnukensis.




Christiania aseptata[56]



Sp. nov



Valid



Rasmussen, Harper & Blodgett



Late Ordovician



Farewell Terrane



 United States



A member of Strophomenida belonging to the family Christianiidae.




Cincinnetina[59]



Gen, sp. et comb. nov



Valid



Jin



Late Ordovician




 United States



A dalmanellid brachiopod, with C. multisecta, C. meeki, C. minnesotensis




Craspedelia potterella[56]



Sp. nov



Valid



Rasmussen, Harper & Blodgett



Late Ordovician



Farewell Terrane



 United States



A member of Strophomenida belonging to the group Plectambonitoidea and the family Bimuriidae.




Crurithyris tazawai[60]



sp nov



Valid



He et al..



Late Permian (Changhsingian)




 China



An ambocoeliid brachiopod, a species of Crurithyris.




Cyclothyris aliformis[58]



sp nov



Valid



Smirnova



Early Cretaceous




 Russia



A cyclothyridid rhynchonellide, a species of Burrirhynchia.




Cyclothyris alikentica[58]



sp nov



Valid



Smirnova



Early Cretaceous




 Russia



A cyclothyridid rhynchonellide, a species of Burrirhynchia.




Cyclothyris burgemakensis[58]



sp nov



Valid



Smirnova



Early Cretaceous




 Russia



A cyclothyridid rhynchonellide, a species of Burrirhynchia.




Cyclothyris dagestanica[58]



sp nov



Valid



Smirnova



Early Cretaceous




 Russia



A cyclothyridid rhynchonellide, a species of Burrirhynchia.




Cyclothyris tenuicostata[58]



sp nov



Valid



Smirnova



Early Cretaceous




 Russia



A cyclothyridid rhynchonellide, a species of Burrirhynchia.




Cyclothyris zudakharica[58]



sp nov



Valid



Smirnova



Early Cretaceous




 Russia



A cyclothyridid rhynchonellide, a species of Burrirhynchia.




Daghanirhynchia susanae[55]



Species



Valid



Feldman et al.



Callovian



Mughanniyya Formation



 Jordan



A tetrarhynchiid rhynchonellide, a species of Daghanirhynchia.




Duolobella[56]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Rasmussen, Harper & Blodgett



Late Ordovician



Farewell Terrane



 United States



A member of Orthida belonging to the group Orthoidea and the family Orthidae. The type species is D. sandiae.




Eodmitria anauris[61]



sp nov



Valid



Oleneva



Late Devonian (middle Frasnian)




 Russia



A cyrtospiriferid spiriferid, a species of Eodmitria.




Gatosella[62]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Benedetto



Middle Ordovician (early Darriwilian)



San Juan Formation



 Argentina



A plectambonitoid brachiopod. The type species is Gatosella muricata.




Gelidorthis perisiberiaensis[56]



Sp. nov



Valid



Rasmussen, Harper & Blodgett



Late Ordovician



Farewell Terrane



 United States



A member of Orthida belonging to the group Plectorthoidea and the family Plectorthidae.




Gracianella (Sublepida) paulula[63]



sp nov



Valid



Baliński



Early Devonian



Khudykivtsi Beds



 Ukraine



An atrypinid brachiopod, a species of Gracianella.




Kentronetes giae[64]



Sp. nov



Valid



Racheboeuf in Racheboeuf et al.



Devonian (Lochkovian)



Uncía Formation



 Bolivia



A chonetoid brachiopod belonging to the family Strophochonetidae.




Kuangshanotreta[65]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Wang et al.



Early Cambrian



Heilinpu Formation



 China



An acrotretoid, a member of Lingulata. The type species is Kuangshanotreta malungensis.




Kudrjavzevina[58]



Gen. et 3 sp. nov



Valid



Smirnova



Early Cretaceous




 Russia



A cyclothyridid rhynchonellide. Genus contains 3 species: K. ulluchaensis, K. regularis and K. fragilis.




Lamellaerhynchia latiovalis[58]



Sp. nov



Valid



Smirnova



Early Cretaceous




 Russia



A praecyclothyridid rhynchonellide, a species of Lamellaerhynchia.




Leptaena (Septomena) alaskensis[56]



Sp. nov



Valid



Rasmussen, Harper & Blodgett



Late Ordovician



Farewell Terrane



 United States



A member of Strophomenida belonging to the family Rafinesquinidae.




Lobachevina[58]



Gen. et 2 sp. nov



Valid



Smirnova



Early Cretaceous




 Russia



A cyclothyridid rhynchonellide. Genus contains 2 new species: L. angusteinis and L. vagus.




Lynnica[66]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Madison



Ordovician




 Russia



A member of Strophomenida. The type species is Lynnica fragilis.




Orthothrix sudoi[67]



Sp. nov



Valid



Tazawa



Permian (Changhsingian)



Toyoma Formation



 Japan



A member of Productida belonging to the suborder Strophalosiidina and the family Strophalosiidae.




Oanduporella kuskokwimensis[56]



Sp. nov



Valid



Rasmussen, Harper & Blodgett



Late Ordovician



Farewell Terrane



 United States



A member of Orthida belonging to the group Enteletoidea and the family Draboviidae.




Palaeowingella[56]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Rasmussen, Harper & Blodgett



Late Ordovician



Farewell Terrane



 United States



A member of Orthida belonging to the group Orthoidea and the family Orthidae. The type species is P. farewellensis.




Plectodonta mariae pantherae[63]

Subsp nov



Valid



Baliński



Early Devonian



Khudykivtsi Beds



 Ukraine



A sowerbyellid brachiopod, a subspecies of Plectodonta mariae.




Ptychoglyptus alaensis[56]



Sp. nov



Valid



Rasmussen, Harper & Blodgett



Late Ordovician



Farewell Terrane



 United States



A member of Strophomenida belonging to the group Plectambonitoidea and the family Sowerbyellidae.




Rotutaspirifer[61]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Oleneva



Late Devonian (middle Frasnian)




 Russia



A cyrtospiriferid spiriferid. The type species is Rotutaspirifer rotutus.




Sanjuanetes glemareci[64]



Sp. nov



Valid



Racheboeuf in Racheboeuf et al.



Silurian (Přídolí)



Muruhuta Shale Member



 Bolivia



A chonetoid brachiopod belonging to the family Strophochonetidae.




Sharovaella[68]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Pakhnevich



Late Devonian (Famennian)




 Russia



A punctate rhynchonellide brachiopod. The type species is Sharovaella mirabilis.




Skenidioides tatyanae[63]

sp nov



Valid



Baliński



Early Devonian



Khudykivtsi Beds



 Ukraine



A skenidiid brachiopod, a species of Skenidioides.




Sowerbyella (Rugosowerbyella) praecursor[56]



Sp. nov



Valid



Rasmussen, Harper & Blodgett



Late Ordovician



Farewell Terrane



 United States



A member of Strophomenida belonging to the group Plectambonitoidea and the family Sowerbyellidae.




Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) rectangularis[56]



Sp. nov



Valid



Rasmussen, Harper & Blodgett



Late Ordovician



Farewell Terrane



 United States



A member of Strophomenida belonging to the group Plectambonitoidea and the family Sowerbyellidae.




Strophatrypa[69]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Boucot, Blodgett & Rohr



Late Silurian




 United States



A member of Atrypida belonging to the family Atrypidae. The type species is S. skaflestadi.




Sulcirhynchia insolitus[58]



Sp. nov



Valid



Smirnova



Early Cretaceous




 Russia



A praecyclothyridid rhynchonellide, a species of Sulcirhynchia.




Terrakea nabekoshiyamensis[67]



Sp. nov



Valid



Tazawa



Permian (Changhsingian)



Toyoma Formation



 Japan



A member of Productida belonging to the suborder Productidina and the family Linoproductidae.




Transridgeia[56]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Rasmussen, Harper & Blodgett



Ordovician (late Darriwilian–early Sandbian)



Farewell Terrane



 United States



A member of Strophomenida belonging to the family Strophomenidae. The type species is T. costata.





Molluscs



The following is a summary of the Molluscs described in 2012



  • 54 ammonites

  • 14 other cephalopods

  • 52 gastropods

  • 15 other molluscs



Echinoderms


















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Name
Novelty
Status
Authors
Age
Unit
Location
Notes
Images

Anatifopsis fillmorensis[70]



Sp. nov



Valid



Sumrall et al.



Early Ordovician




 United States



A mitrate, a species of Anatifopsis.




Anatifopsis ninemilensis[70]



Sp. nov



Valid



Sumrall et al.



Early Ordovician



McKelligon Canyon Formation
Ninemile Shale



 United States



A mitrate, a species of Anatifopsis.




Andymetra[71]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Hess



Early Bathonian




 France



A comatulid crinoid. The type species is Andymetra galei.




Aorocrinus meyeri[72]



Sp. nov



Valid



Ausich & Roeser



Late Kinderhookian



Cuyahoga Formation



 United States



A camerate crinoid, a species of Aorocrinus.




Aphelecrinus gracilis[73]



Sp. nov



Valid



Kammer & Roeser



Kinderhookian



Cuyahoga Formation



 United States



A cladid crinoid, a species of Aphelecrinus.




Apiocrinites negevensis[74]



Sp. nov



Valid



Ausich & Wilson



Middle Jurassic (Callovian)



Matmor Formation



 Israel



An apiocrinitid crinoid, a species of Apiocrinites.




Aryballocrinus martini[72]



Sp. nov



Valid



Ausich & Roeser



Late Kinderhookian



Cuyahoga Formation



 United States



A camerate crinoid, a species of Aryballocrinus.




Atelestocrinus meszarosi[73]



Sp. nov



Valid



Kammer & Roeser



Kinderhookian



Cuyahoga Formation



 United States



A cladid crinoid, a species of Atelestocrinus.




Brissopsis (Kleinia) riccardii[75]



Sp. nov



Valid



Parma



Eocene to Oligocene or early Miocene




 Argentina



A brissopsid echinoid, a species of Brissopsis.




Calceocrinus balticensis[76]



Sp. nov



Valid



Ausich, Wilson & Vinn



Silurian (Llandovery)




 Estonia



A disparid crinoid belonging to the group Calceocrinida.




Ctenoimbricata[77]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Zamora, Rahman & Smith



Cambrian




 Spain



A stem group echinoderm. The type species is Ctenoimbricata spinosa.




Cuyahogacrinus[73]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Kammer & Roeser



Kinderhookian



Cuyahoga Formation



 United States



A cladid crinoid. The type species is Cuyahogacrinus lodiensis.




Cyathocrinites simplex[73]



Sp. nov



Valid



Kammer & Roeser



Kinderhookian



Cuyahoga Formation



 United States



A cladid crinoid, a species of Cyathocrinites.




Cyrtocrinus praenutans[71]



Sp. nov



Valid



Hess



Early Bathonian




 France



A cyrtocrinid crinoid, a species of Cyrtocrinus.




Desmidocrinus laevigatus[76]



Sp. nov



Valid



Ausich, Wilson & Vinn



Silurian (Pridoli)



Kaugatuma Formation



 Estonia



A camerate crinoid belonging to the group Monobathrida.




Diploblastus fadigai[78]



Sp. nov



Valid



Atwood & Sumrall



Carboniferous (Mississippian)



Glen Dean Formation



 United States



A blastoid, a species of Diploblastus.




Drepanocystis[70]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Sumrall et al.



Early Ordovician



Wah Wah Limestone



 USA



A possible solute. The type species is Drepanocystis dubius.




Eucalyptocrinites tumidus[76]



Sp. nov



Valid



Ausich, Wilson & Vinn



Silurian (Pridoli)



Kaugatuma Formation



 Estonia



A camerate crinoid belonging to the group Monobathrida.




Faorina maullui[79]



Sp. nov



Valid



Stara & Borghi



Early Miocene




 Italy



A pericosmid sea urchin, a species of Faorina.




Goniocrinus sceletus[73]



Sp. nov



Valid



Kammer & Roeser



Kinderhookian



Cuyahoga Formation



 United States



A cladid crinoid, a species of Goniocrinus.




Heckerocrinus[80]



Nom nov.



Valid



Doweld



Ordovician





A replacement name for the crinoid genus Bockia Hecker 1940.




Leadagmara[81]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid[82]



Thuy et al.



Late Triassic (early Carnian)




 Japan



An ophiacanthid brittle star. The type species is Leadagmara gracilispina.




Lebetocrinus ohioensis[73]



Sp. nov



Valid



Kammer & Roeser



Kinderhookian



Cuyahoga Formation



 United States



A cladid crinoid, a species of Lebetocrinus.




Neotaxocrinus[83]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Mirantsev



Late Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian)




 Russia



A taxocrinid crinoid. The type species is Neotaxocrinus arendti.




Palaeocomaster messingi[71]



Sp. nov



Valid



Hess



Early Bathonian




 France



A comatulid crinoid, a species of Palaeocomaster.




Paradiabolocrinus teres[84]



Sp. nov



Valid



Hearn & Deline



Late Ordovician



Lexington Limestone



 United States



A camerate crinoid belonging to the group Diplobathra and the family Rhodocrinitidae.




Pentacrinites ausichi[71]



Sp. nov



Valid



Hess



Late Bajocian or early Bathonian




 France



A species of Pentacrinites.




Pentremites fredericki[78]



Sp. nov



Valid



Atwood & Sumrall



Carboniferous (Mississippian)



Glen Dean Formation



 United States



A blastoid, a species of Pentremites.




Pentremites meganae[78]



Sp. nov



Valid



Atwood & Sumrall



Carboniferous (Mississippian)



Glen Dean Formation



 United States



A blastoid, a species of Pentremites.




Phyllocrinus voultensis[71]



Sp. nov



Valid



Hess



Early Bathonian




 France



A cyrtocrinid crinoid, a species of Phyllocrinus.




Phymosoma ravni[85]



Sp nov.



Valid



Schlüter et al.



Late Cretaceous




Western Europe and Middle East



A phymosomatoid sea urchin, a species of Phymosoma.




Platycrinites burkei[72]



Sp. nov



Valid



Ausich & Roeser



Late Kinderhookian



Cuyahoga Formation



 United States



A camerate crinoid, a species of Platycrinites sensu lato.




Praetetracrinus bathonicus[71]



Sp. nov



Valid



Hess



Early Bathonian




 France



A cyrtocrinid crinoid, a species of Praetetracrinus.




Pygolampas[86]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Saucède, Dudicourt & Courville



Early Cretaceous (Early Hauterivian)




 France



A sea urchin. The type species is Pygolampas edita.




Saaremaacrinus[76]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Ausich, Wilson & Vinn



Silurian (Pridoli)



Kaugatuma Formation



 Estonia



A camerate crinoid belonging to the group Monobathrida. The type species is S. estoniensis.




Salvaster[86]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Saucède, Dudicourt & Courville



Early Cretaceous (Early Hauterivian)




 France



A sea urchin. The type species is Salvaster roberti.




Scutellacrinus[71]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Hess



Late Bajocian or early Bathonian




 France



A cyrtocrinid crinoid. The type species is Scutellacrinus tenuis.




Segmentocolumnus (col.) hanshessi[87]



Sp. nov



Valid



Donovan et al.



Middle Ordovician (latest Darriwilian)




 China



Probably a stem-group cladid crinoid, possibly a dendrocrinid; a species of Segmentocolumnus.




Singillatimetra[71]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Hess



Early Bathonian




 France



A comatulid crinoid. The type species is Singillatimetra inordinata.




Solanocrinites voultensis[71]



Sp. nov



Valid



Hess



Early Bathonian




 France



A comatulid crinoid, a species of Solanocrinites.




Thylechinus (Thylechinus) sinaiensis[88]



Sp. nov



Valid



Abdelhamid & Azab



Turonian




 Egypt



A phymosomatid echinoid, a species of Thylechinus.




Toxaster dakhlensis[88]



Sp. nov



Valid



Abdelhamid & Azab



Turonian




 Egypt



A toxasterid echinoid, a species of Thylechinus.




Tripatagus[89]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Zachos



Oligocene (Rupelian)



Marianna Limestone



 United States



A heart urchin belonging to the group Micrasterina. The type species is T. pittsi.




Yanjiahella[90]



Gen. et 3 sp. nov



Valid



Guo et al.



Early Cambrian



Yanjiahe Formation



 China



An animal of uncertain phylogenetic position, a possible relative of echinoderms. Genus contains Yanjiahella ancarpa (the type species), Y. monocarpa and Y. biscarpa.





Ascidians
























Name
Novelty
Status
Authors
Age
Unit
Location
Notes
Images

Burykhia[91]



Gen. et sp.



Valid



Fedonkin et al.



Vendian



Verkhovka Formation or Ust-Pinega Formation



 Russia



An ausiid, a possible ascidian, Its type species is Burykhia hunti.




Conodonts









































































































































































































Name
Novelty
Status
Authors
Age
Unit
Location
Notes
Images

Carnepigondolella angulata[92]



Sp nov



Valid



Mazza, Cau & Rigo



Late Triassic




 Canada[93] Italy



Originally described as a species of Carnepigondolella; Orchard (2014) transferred this species to the genus Quadralella.[93]




Carnepigondolella gulloae[94]



Sp nov



Valid



Mazza, Rigo & Gullo



Late Triassic



Scillato Formation



 Italy



A species of Carnepigondolella.




Carnepigondolella tuvalica[94]



Sp nov



Valid



Mazza, Rigo & Gullo



Late Triassic



Scillato Formation



 Italy



A species of Carnepigondolella.




Caudicriodus schoenlaubi[95]



Sp nov



Valid



Drygant & Szaniawski



Early Devonian (middle to late Lochkovian)



Chortkiv Formation



 Ukraine



An icriodontid, a species of Caudicriodus.




Epigondolella heinzi[92]



Sp nov



Valid



Mazza, Cau & Rigo



Late Triassic




 Italy



A species of Epigondolella.




Epigondolella miettoi[92]



Sp nov



Valid



Mazza, Cau & Rigo



Late Triassic




 Italy



A species of Epigondolella.




Idiognathodus espinamaenis[96]



Sp. nov



Valid



Méndez



Carboniferous (Moscovian)




 Spain





Idiognathodus mendezi[96]



Sp. nov



Valid



Méndez



Carboniferous (Moscovian)




 Spain





Meiognathus[97]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Shen et al.



Permian (Kungurian)




 Japan



A member of Ozarkodinida belonging to the family Sweetognathidae. The type species is Meiognathus pustulus.




Muellerina[98]



Gen. et sp. nov



Junior homonym



Bardashev & Bardasheva



Middle Devonian (Givetian)




 Tajikistan



The type species is Muellerina idrisovi. The generic name turned out to be preoccupied by Muellerina Bassiouni (1965); Bardashev & Bardasheva (2013) subsequently renamed the conodont genus Muellerilepis.[99]




Nealeodus[100]



Gen. et comb. nov



Valid



Stouge



Middle Ordovician




 Canada



A new genus for "Lenodus" martinpointensis (Johnston and Barnes, 2000).




Norigondolella trinacriae[92]



Sp nov



Valid



Mazza, Cau & Rigo



Late Triassic




 Italy



Originally described as a species of Norigondolella; Karádi, Kozur & Görögt (2013) considered it more likely to be a species of Paragondolella.[101]




Pandorinellina? parva[95]



Sp nov



Valid



Drygant & Szaniawski



Early Devonian (late Lochkovian or Pragian)



Ivanye Formation



 Ukraine



A spathognathodontid, possibly a species of Pandorinellina.




Periodon hankensis[100]



Sp nov



Valid



Stouge



Middle Ordovician




 Canada



A species of Periodon.




Polygnathus chongqingensis[102]



Sp. nov



Valid



Wang in Gong et al.



Devonian




 China





Pseudopolygnathus inordinatus[103]



Nom. nov



Valid



Tragelehn & Hartenfels



Devonian (Famennian)




 Germany



A replacement name for Pseudopolygnathus irregularis Tragelehn & Hartenfels (2011) (preoccupied by Pseudopolygnathus irregularis Branson, 1934).




Spinodus wardi[100]



Sp nov



Valid



Stouge



Middle Ordovician




 Canada



A species of Spinodus.





Fishes



During 2012, 81 new species of fish were described.



Amphibians



Research



  • A study of the braincase of Eocaecilia micropodia and a phylogenetic analysis of non-amniote tetrapods is published by Hillary C. Maddin, Farish A. Jenkins Jr and Jason S. Anderson (2012).[104]

  • A study of anatomy and relationships of Solenodonsaurus janenschi is published by Marylène Danto, Florian Witzmann and Johannes Müller (2012).[105]

  • A study of limb joint mobility of Ichthyostega is published by Stephanie E. Pierce, Jennifer A. Clack and John R. Hutchinson (2012).[106]



New taxa



Newly named basal tetrapods

























Name
Novelty
Status
Authors
Age
Unit
Location
Notes
Images

Ymeria[107]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Clack, Ahlberg, Blom & Finney



Famennian



Celsius Bjerg Group



 Greenland



A stem tetrapod closely related to Ichthyostega.





Newly named temnospondyls

















































































































Name
Novelty
Status
Authors
Age
Unit
Location
Notes
Images

Arachana[108]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Piñeiro, Ramos & Marsicano



? Late Permian



Buena Vista Formation



 Uruguay



A rhinesuchid-like stereospondyl.




Benthosuchus gusevae[109]



Sp. nov



Valid



Novikov



Early Triassic



Kamennyi Yar Formation



 Russia



A trematosauroid.




Cacops woehri[110]



Sp. nov



Valid



Fröbisch & Reisz



Leonardian




 USA



A dissorophid.




Microposaurus averyi[111]



Sp nov



Valid



Warren



Anisian



Rouse Hill Siltstone



 Australia



A trematosaurine stereospondyl, a species of Microposaurus.






Microposaurus averyi.



Nyranerpeton[112]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Werneburg



Late Carboniferous




 Czech Republic



A micromelerpetontid.[113] The type species is Nyranerpeton amilneri.[112]




Platyrhinops fritschi[112]



Sp. nov



Valid



Werneburg



Late Carboniferous




 Czech Republic



An amphibamid, a species of Platyrhinops.




Qantas[114]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Novikov



Early Triassic



Kamennyi Yar Formation



 Russia



A trematosauroid temnospondyl. The type species is Qantas samarensis.




Sclerocephalus stambergi[115]



Sp nov



Valid



Klembara & Steyer



Early Permian



Boskovice Basin



 Czech Republic



A stereospondylomorph, a species of Sclerocephalus.




Trematosuchoides[114]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Novikov



Triassic



Cynognathus Assemblage Zone



 South Africa



A trematosaurid temnospondyl. The type species is Trematosuchoides africanus.





Newly named lepospondyls

























Name
Novelty
Status
Authors
Age
Unit
Location
Notes
Images

Altenglanerpeton[116]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Glienke



Gzhelian or Asselian



Altenglan Formation



 Germany



A microsaur with an elongated body.





Newly named lissamphibians







































































































































Name
Novelty
Status
Authors
Age
Unit
Location
Notes
Images

Albionbatrachus oligocenicus[117]



Sp. nov



Valid[118]



Venczel, Codrea & Fărcaş



Early Oligocene




 Romania



A palaeobatrachid frog, a species of Albionbatrachus.




Bakonybatrachus[119]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Szentesi & Venczel



Santonian



Csehbánya Formation



 Hungary



A discoglossine discoglossid.




Beiyanerpeton[120]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Gao & Shubin



Oxfordian



Tiaojishan Formation



 China



A salamandroid. The type species is Beiyanerpeton jianpingensis.




Calyptocephalella satan[121]



Sp. nov



Valid



Agnolin



Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian)



Allen Formation



 Argentina



A member of Calyptocephalellidae, a relative of the helmeted water toad.




Gigantobatrachus casamiquelai[121]



Sp. nov



Valid



Agnolin



Paleocene




 Argentina



A member of Calyptocephalellidae, a species of Gigantobatrachus.




Piceoerpeton naylori[122]



Sp. nov.



Valid



Gardner



Latest Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian), possibly also early Paleocene




 United States



A scapherpetontid salamander, a species of Piceoerpeton.




Rana auscitana[123]



Nom. nov



Valid



Martín, Alonso-Zarazaga & Sanchiz



Middle Miocene




 France



A replacement name for Rana pygmaea Lartet (1851).




Rana cadurcorum[123]



Nom. nov



Junior synonym



Martín, Alonso-Zarazaga & Sanchiz



Eocene



Quercy Phosphorites



 France



A replacement name for Rana plicata Filhol (1877). Reinterpreted as a junior synonym of Thaumastosaurus gezei by Laloy et al. (2013).[124]




Rana sendoa[123]



Nom. nov



Valid



Martín, Alonso-Zarazaga & Sanchiz



Late Pleistocene




 Germany



A replacement name for Rana robusta Brunner (1956).




Seminobatrachus[125]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Skutschas & Gubin



late Paleocene - early Eocene




 Ukraine



A urodelan salamander




Uberabatrachus[126]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Báez et al.



Maastrichtian



Marília Formation



 Brazil



A neobatrachian, a possible member of Nobleobatrachia. The type species is Uberabatrachus carvalhoi.





Parareptiles



Newly named parareptiles















































Name
Novelty
Status
Authors
Age
Unit
Location
Notes
Images

Belebey augustodunensis[127]



Sp. nov.



Valid



Falconnet



Latest Carboniferous (Gzhelian) or earliest Permian (Asselian)




 France



A bolosaurid, a species of Belebey.




Feeserpeton[128]



Gen. et sp. nov.



Valid



Macdougall & Reisz



Early Permian




 United States



A lanthanosuchoid. The type species is Feeserpeton oklahomensis.




Lasasaurus[129]



Gen. et sp. nov.



Valid



Falconnet et al.



Lower Triassic



Middle Sakamena Formation



 Madagascar



A procolophonid. The type species is Lasasaurus beltanae.





Ichthyopterygians



Newly named ichthyosaurs





































































Name
Novelty
Status
Authors
Age
Unit
Location
Notes
Images

Acamptonectes[130]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Fischer et al..



Hauterivian–Cenomanian



Cambridge Greensand Formation



 United Kingdom



An ophthalmosaurid. Type species is Acamptonectes densus.





Skull roof of Acamptonectes densus.



Cryopterygius[131]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Druckenmiller et al.



Late Jurassic



Agardhfjellet Formation



 Norway



An ophthalmosaurid. The type species is Cryopterygius kristiansenae.




Palvennia[131]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Druckenmiller et al.



Late Jurassic



Agardhfjellet Formation



 Norway



An ophthalmosaurid. The type species is Palvennia hoybergeti.




Stenopterygius aaleniensis[132]



Sp. nov



Valid



Maxwell, Fernández & Schoch



Aalenian




 Germany



A species of Stenopterygius.





The holotype of Stenopterygius aaleniensis.



Temnodontosaurus azerguensis[133]



Sp. nov



Valid



Martin et al.



Middle Toarcian




 France



A species of Temnodontosaurus.





Lepidosauromorphs



Newly named saurosphargids

























Name
Novelty
Status
Authors
Age
Unit
Location
Notes
Images

Largocephalosaurus[134]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Cheng, Chen, Zeng & Cai



Middle Triassic



Guanling Formation



 China



Initially thought to be an eosauropterygian sauropterygian and a relative of Wumengosaurus, pachypleurosaurs and nothosauroids,[134] but subsequently reinterpreted as member of Saurosphargidae (a non-sauropterygian diapsid, though related to sauropterygians), closely related to Saurosphargis and Sinosaurosphargis.[135] The type species is Largocephalosaurus polycarpon.





Newly named sauropterygians





























































































































































Name
Novelty
Status
Authors
Age
Unit
Location
Notes
Images

Albertonectes[136]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Kubo, Mitchell & Henderson



Upper Campanian



Bearpaw Formation



 Canada



An elasmosaurid. The type species is Albertonectes vanderveldei.






Albertonectes vanderveldei.



Anningasaura[137]



Gen. et sp. nov.



Valid



Vincent & Benson



Early Jurassic




 United Kingdom



A basal member of Plesiosauria. The type species is Anningasaura lymense.




Avalonnectes[138]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Benson, Evans & Druckenmiller



Early Jurassic, most likely earliest Hettangian.



Blue Lias Formation



 United Kingdom



A rhomaleosaurid. The type species is Avalonnectes arturi.






Avalonnectes.



Djupedalia[139]



Gen. et sp. nov.



Valid



Knutsen, Druckenmiller & Hurum



Late Jurassic



Agardhfjellet Formation



 Norway



A long-necked plesiosaurian. The type species is Djupedalia engeri.




Dolichorhynchops tropicensis[140]



sp nov



Valid



McKean



Early Turonian



Tropic Shale



 United States



Third species of Dolichorhynchops.




Eoplesiosaurus[138]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Benson, Evans & Druckenmiller



Early Jurassic, most likely earliest Hettangian.




 United Kingdom



A basal plesiosauroid. The type species is Eoplesiosaurus antiquior.






Eoplesiosaurus.



Hastanectes[141]



Gen. et comb. nov



Valid[142]



Benson et al.



Early Cretaceous




 United Kingdom



A new genus for "Cimoliasaurus" valdensis




Lusonectes[143]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Smith, Araújo & Mateus



Toarcian



São Gião Formation



 Portugal



A plesiosaurid plesiosaur.




Pliosaurus funkei[144]



Sp. nov



Valid



Knutsen, Druckenmiller & Hurum



Late Jurassic



Agardhfjellet Formation



 Norway



A species of Pliosaurus.




Qianxisaurus[145]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Cheng et al.



Middle Triassic (Ladinian)



Falang Formation



 China



An eosauropterygian, a relative of pachypleurosaurs and nothosauroids. The type species is Qianxisaurus chajiangensis.




Spitrasaurus[146]



Gen. et 2 sp. nov.



Valid



Knutsen, Druckenmiller & Hurum



Late Jurassic



Agardhfjellet Formation



 Norway



A long-necked plesiosaurian. Genus contains two species: Spitrasaurus wensaasi and S. larseni.




Stratesaurus[138]



Gen. et sp.



Valid



Benson, Evans & Druckenmiller



Early Jurassic, most likely earliest Hettangian.



Blue Lias Formation



 United Kingdom



A rhomaleosaurid. The type species is Stratesaurus taylori






Stratesaurus.



Vectocleidus[141]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid[142]



Benson et al.



Early Cretaceous (late Barremian)



Vectis Formation



 United Kingdom



A leptocleidid. The type species is Vectocleidus pastorum.





Newly named rhynchocephalians




































Name
Novelty
Status
Authors
Age
Unit
Location
Notes
Images

Oenosaurus[147]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Rauhut et al.



Late Jurassic (early Tithonian)



Mörnsheim Formation



 Germany



A sphenodontid rhynchocephalian. The type species is Oenosaurus muehlheimensis.




Sphenocondor[148]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Apesteguía, Gómez & Rougier



Middle Jurassic




 Argentina



A rhynchocephalian lepidosaur. The type species is Sphenocondor gracilis.





Squamates



Research



  • A large phylogenetic analysis of living and fossil squamates is published by Jacques A. Gauthier et al. (2012).[149]

  • A study of squamate diversity in North America during the latest Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) and the impact of Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event on the diversity of the group is published by Nicholas R. Longrich, Bhart-Anjan S. Bhullar and Jacques A. Gauthier (2012).[150]



New taxa









































































































































































































Name
Novelty
Status
Authors
Age
Unit
Location
Notes
Images

Chianghsia[151]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Mo, Xu & Evans



Late Cretaceous



Nanxiong Formation



 China



A platynotan lizard, probably a monstersaurian. The type species is Chianghsia nankangensis.




Dornosaurus[152]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Alifanov



Eocene




 Mongolia



An arretosaurid iguanian. The type species is Dornosaurus gobiensis.




Eremiasaurus[153]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Leblanc, Caldwell & Bardet



Maastrichtian




 Morocco



A mosasaur.




Ergiliinsaurus[152]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Alifanov



Oligocene



Ergiliin Zoo Formation



 Mongolia



An arretosaurid iguanian. The type species is Ergiliinsaurus postumus.




Jucaraseps[154]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Bolet & Evans



Early Cretaceous




 Spain



A lizard related to scleroglossan lizards. The type species is Jucaraseps grandipes.




Khaichinguana[152]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Alifanov



Eocene



Khaychin Formation



 Mongolia



An arretosaurid iguanian. The type species is Khaichinguana eocaenica.




Louisamphisbaena[155]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Augé



Eocene (Bartonian)




 France



An amphisbaenian lizard, possibly a member of Blanidae. The type species is Louisamphisbaena ferox.




Pannoniasaurus[156]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Makádi, Caldwell & Ősi



Late Cretaceous (Santonian)



Ajka Coal Formation
Csehbánya Formation



 Hungary



A tethysaurine mosasauroid closely related to Tethysaurus, Russellosaurus and Yaguarasaurus. The type species is Pannoniasaurus inexpectatus.




?Placosaurus ragei[157]



Sp. nov.



Valid



Sullivan et al.



Earliest Eocene




 Belgium



A glyptosaurine anguid lizard, possibly a species of Placosaurus.




Pseudomimeosaurus[158]



Gen. et comb. nov



Valid



Alifanov



Late Cretaceous



Djadochta Formation



 Mongolia



A pleurodontagamid iguanian lizard; a new genus for "Mimeosaurus" tugrikinensis Alifanov (1989).




Pseudopus ahnikoviensis[159]



Sp. nov



Valid



Klembara



Early Miocene




 Czech Republic



An anguid, a species of Pseudopus.




Purbicella[160]



Gen. et sp. nov.



Valid



Evans, Jones & Matsumoto



Early Cretaceous



Purbeck Limestone Group



 United Kingdom



A member of Lacertoidea. The type species isPurbicella ragei.




Ragesaurus[161]



Gen. et sp. nov.



Valid



Bailon & Auge



Early Pleistocene




 Spain



An anguid lizard. The type species is Ragesaurus medasensis.




Sphaerodactylus ciguapa[162]



Sp. nov



Valid



Daza & Bauer



Late Early Miocene or early Middle Miocene (20 to 15 MYA)




 Dominican Republic



A sphaerodactylid gecko found in Dominican amber, a species of Sphaerodactylus.




Telmasaurus bialynickae[158]



Sp. nov



Valid



Alifanov



Late Cretaceous



Barun Goyot Formation



 Mongolia



A varanoid lizard, a species of Telmasaurus.




Uquiasaurus[163]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Daza et al.



Late Pliocene



Uquía Formation



 Argentina



An iguanian lizard. The type species is Uquiasaurus heptanodonta.




Varanus (Varaneades) amnhophilis[164]



Subgen. et sp. nov



Disputed



Conrad, Balcarcel & Mehling



Miocene (Turolian)



Mytilini Formation



 Greece



A monitor lizard. Villa et al. (2018) considered this species to be likely junior synonym of Varanus marathonensis.[165]





Turtles



Research


  • A large phylogenetic analysis of basal turtles is published by Jérémy Anquetin (2012).[166]


New taxa












































































































































































































































































































Name
Novelty
Status
Authors
Age
Unit
Location
Notes
Images

Allopleuron qazaqstanense[167]



Sp. nov



Valid



Karl, Gröning & Brauckmann



Eocene (Lutetian)




 Kazakhstan



A member of Cheloniidae, a species of Allopleuron.




Axestemys cerevisia[168]



sp nov



Valid



Vitek



Eocene



Bridger Formation



 United States



A trionychid, a species of Axestemys.




Axestemys montinsana[168]



sp nov



Valid



Vitek



Paleocene



Denver Formation
Fort Union Formation
Melville Formation



 United States



A trionychid, a species of Axestemys.




Ballerstedtia[169]



Gen. et comb. et sp. nov



Valid



Karl et al.



Early Cretaceous




 Germany
 United Kingdom



A member of Paracryptodira, a new genus for "Pleurosternon" typocardium Seeley (1869). Genus also contains a new species Ballerstedtia bueckebergensis.




Bashuchelys[170]



Gen. et comb. et sp. nov



Valid



Tong, Danilov, Ye, Ouyang & Peng



Middle Jurassic



Xiashaximiao Formation



 China



A bashuchelyid cryptodiran, a new genus for "Chengyuchelys" zigongensis (Ye, 1982). Genus also contains a new species Bashuchelys youngi.




Berruchelus[171]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Pérez-García



Upper Paleocene




 France



A paracryptodiran closely related to Compsemys. The type species is Berruchelus russelli.




Carbonemys[172]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Cadena et al.



Late Palaeocene



Cerrejón Formation



 Colombia



A podocnemidid turtle. The type species is Carbonemys cofrinii.




Chuannanchelys[170]



Gen. et comb. nov



Valid



Tong, Danilov, Ye, Ouyang & Peng



Middle Jurassic



Xiashaximiao Formation



 China



A bashuchelyid cryptodiran, a new genus for "Chengyuchelys" dashanpuensis (Fang, 1987).




Foxemys trabanti[173]



sp nov



Valid



Rabi, Tong & Botfalvai



Santonian



Csehbánya Formation



 Hungary



A bothremydid, a species of Foxemys.




Galvechelone[174]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Pérez-García & Murelaga



Early Cretaceous




 Spain



A cryptodiran turtle. The type species is Galvechelone lopezmartinezae.




Guangdongemys[175]



Gen. et sp. nov.



Valid



Claude et al.



Late Eocene




 China



A geoemydid turtle. The type species is Guangdongemys pingi.




Hoyasemys[176]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Pérez-García, Fuente & Ortega



Late Barremian



Calizas de La Huérguina Formation



 Spain



A basal eucryptodiran.




Iberoccitanemys[177]



Gen. et comb. nov



Valid



Pérez-García, Ortega & Murelaga



Late Campanian to Maastrichtian




 France
 Spain



A bothremydid, a new genus for "Elochelys" convenarum (Laurent et al. 2002).




Kinosternon pojoaque[178]



Species



Valid



Bourque



Middle Miocene




 United States



A species of Kinosternon.




Kinosternon skullridgescens[179]



Species



Valid



Bourque



Early middle Miocene



Tesuque Formation



 United States



A species of Kinosternon.




Larachelus[180]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Pérez-García & Murelaga



Early Cretaceous (late Hauterivian–early Barremian)



Pinilla de los Moros Formation



 Spain



A basal member of Pan-Cryptodira (the clade containing living cryptodirans and all extinct turtles that were more closely related to them than to pleurodirans). The type species is Larachelus morla.




Oertelia[181]



Gen. et comb. nov



Valid



Karl, Biermann & Tichy



Early Cretaceous (early Aptian)




 Germany



A toxochelyid sea turtle, a new genus for "Toxochelys" gigantea Oertel (1914).




Peligrochelys[182]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid[183]



Sterli & de la Fuente



Palaeocene



Salamanca Formation



 Argentina



A relative of meiolaniids. The type species is Peligrochelys walshae.




Polysternon isonae[184]



Species



Valid



Marmi et al..



Late Maastrichtian




 Spain



A bothremydid, a species of Polysternon.




Protoxinjiangchelys[170]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Tong, Danilov, Ye, Ouyang & Peng



Middle Jurassic



Xiashaximiao Formation



 China



A xinjiangchelyid cryptodiran.




Puentemys[185]



Gen. et sp. nov.



Valid



Cadena, Bloch & Jaramillo



Paleocene



Cerrejón Formation



 Colombia



A bothremydid turtle. The type species is Puentemys mushaisaensis.




Rhinoclemmys panamaensis[186]



Sp nov



Valid



Cadena et al.



Miocene



Cucaracha Formation



 Panama



A geoemydid turtle, a species of Rhinoclemmys.




Staurotypus moschus[186]



Sp nov



Valid



Cadena et al.



Miocene



Cucaracha Formation



 Panama



A kinosternid turtle, a species of Staurotypus.




Tasbacka danica[187]



Sp. nov



Valid



Karl & Madsen



Early Eocene



Fur Formation



 Denmark



A member of Cheloniidae, a species of Tasbacka.




Terrapene parornata[188]



Sp nov



Valid



Joyce et al..



Miocene/Pliocene boundary




 United States



A box turtle.




Yuchelys[189]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Tong et al.



Late Cretaceous



Gaogou Formation



 China



A nanhsiungchelyid cryptodiran. The type species is Yuchelys nanyangensis.





Archosauromorphs



Newly named basal archosauromorphs


























































Name
Novelty
Status
Authors
Age
Unit
Location
Notes
Images

Chanaresuchus ischigualastensis[190]



sp nov



Valid



Trotteyn, Martínez & Alcober



Late Triassic



Ischigualasto Formation



 Argentina



A proterochampsian archosauriform. Originally described as a species of Chanaresuchus;[190] subsequently made the type species of a separate genus Pseudochampsa by Trotteyn & Ezcurra (2014).[191]




Diandongosuchus[192]



Gen. et sp. nov.



Valid



Li et al.



Middle Triassic (Ladinian)



Falang Formation



 China



A member of Archosauriformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Originally classified as a poposauroid pseudosuchian,[192] but subsequently argued to be a phytosaur.[193][194] The type species is Diandongosuchus fuyuanensis.






Diandongosuchus fuyuanensis.



Doswellia sixmilensis[195]



sp nov



Valid



Heckert, Lucas & Spielmann



Late Triassic



Bluewater Creek Formation



 United States



A doswelliid archosauromorph, a species of Doswellia.




Protome[196]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Stocker



Late Triassic



Chinle Formation



 USA



A phytosaur. The type species is Protome batalaria.



Protome batalaria.jpg




Archosaurs



The following is a summary of the archosaurs described in 2012



  • 8 pseudosuchians

  • 1 basal dinosauriform

  • 40 non-avian dinosaurs

  • 64 birds

  • 9 pterosaurs

  • 1 archosaur of uncertain phylogenetic placement



Synapsids



Non-mammalian synapsids



Research


  • A phylogenetic analysis of basal synapsids is published by Roger B. J. Benson (2012).[197]


New taxa
















































































Name
Novelty
Status
Authors
Age
Unit
Location
Notes
Images

Fortunodon[198]



Gen. et comb. nov



Valid



Kurkin



Upper Permian




 Russia



A dicynodont, a new genus for "Dicynodon" trautscholdi (Amalitzky, 1922) (considered to be a senior synonym of Vivaxosaurus permirus and assigned to the genus Vivaxosaurus by Kammerer et al., 2011).[199]"Dicynodon" amalitzkii (Sushkin, 1926) is considered by Kurkin (2012) to be a second species of Fortunodon[198] (Kammerer et al., 2011 classify it as the type species of the genus Peramodon.[199])




Novocynodon[200]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Ivakhnenko



Middle Permian




 Russia



A thrinaxodontid cynodont. The type species is Novocynodon kutorgai.




Pampaphoneus[201]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Cisneros, Abdala, et al.



Guadalupian (Middle Permian)



Rio do Rasto Formation



 Brazil



An anteosaurid dinocephalian.




Panchetocynodon[202]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Das & Gupta



Early Triassic



Panchet Formation



 India



A cynodont. The type species is Panchetocynodon damodarensis.




Purbeckodon[203]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Butler, Sigogneau-Russell, & Ensom



Early Cretaceous



Purbeck Limestone Group



 United Kingdom



A possible morganucodontan.




Sludica[200]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Ivakhnenko



Upper Permian




 Russia



A procynosuchid cynodont. The type species is Sludica bulanovi.





Mammals



The following is a summary of the mammals described in 2012



  • 9 non-eutherian Mammals

  • 24 eutherian Mammals



Other animals



































































































































































































































































































































































Name
Novelty
Status
Authors
Age
Unit
Location
Notes
Images

Aggerscolex[204]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Botting et al.



Ordovician




 United Kingdom



A palaeoscolecid. The type species is A. murchisoni.




Bullascolex[204]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Botting et al.



Ordovician




 United Kingdom



A palaeoscolecid. The type species is B. inserere.




Carbotubulus[205]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Haug et al.



Carboniferous



Carbondale Formation



 United States



A long-legged lobopodian. The type species is C. waloszeki.




Circotheca smetanai[206]



Sp. nov



Valid



Valent et al.



Middle Cambrian



Buchava Formation



 Czech Republic



A member of Hyolitha (a group of animals of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly molluscs), a species of Circotheca.




Coronacollina[207]



Gen. et sp. nov.



Valid



Clites, Droser & Gehling



Ediacaran




 Australia



An animal of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Coronacollina acula.




Crenulipora kuwanoi[208]



Sp. nov



Valid



Niko



Devonian



Fukuji Formation



 Japan



A tabulate coral belonging to the group Favositida and the family Favositidae.




Dispinoscolex[209]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Duan, Dong & Donoghue



Cambrian (Paibian)



Bitiao Formation



 China



A palaeoscolecid. The type species is D. decorus.




Favia maitreyiae[210]



Sp. nov



Valid



López-Pérez



Pliocene



Carmen Formation



 Mexico



A stony coral, a species of Favia.




Favia tulsidasi[210]



Sp. nov



Valid



López-Pérez



Pliocene



San Marcos Formation



 Mexico



A stony coral, a species of Favia.




Heydenius arachnius[211]



Sp. nov



Valid



Poinar



Eocene to Miocene



Dominican amber



 Dominican Republic



A nematode belonging to the family Mermithidae.




Heydenius phasmatophilus[211]



Sp. nov



Valid



Poinar



Eocene



Baltic amber



 Russia
( Kaliningrad Oblast)



A nematode belonging to the family Mermithidae.




Heydenius podenasae[211]



Sp. nov



Valid



Poinar



Eocene



Baltic amber



 Russia
( Kaliningrad Oblast)



A nematode belonging to the family Mermithidae.




Heydenius trichorosus[211]



Sp. nov



Valid



Poinar



Eocene



Baltic amber



 Russia
( Kaliningrad Oblast)



A nematode belonging to the family Mermithidae.




Loriciscolex[204]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Botting et al.



Ordovician




 United Kingdom



A palaeoscolecid. The type species is L. cuspidus.




Parastriatopora boliviana[64]



Sp. nov



Valid



Plusquellec, Tourneur & Fernández-Martínez in Racheboeuf et al.



Devonian (Emsian or Eifelian)



Belén Formation



 Bolivia



A tabulate coral belonging to the superfamily Pachyporoidea and the family Parastriatoporidae.




Placosmilia? aliciae[210]



Sp. nov



Valid



López-Pérez



Pliocene



San Marcos Formation
San Nicolas Formation



 Mexico



A stony coral belonging to the family Montlivaltiidae.




Pluoscolex[204]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Botting et al.



Ordovician




 United Kingdom



A palaeoscolecid. The type species is P. linearis.




Probactrotheca[206]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Valent et al.



Middle Cambrian



Buchava Formation



 Czech Republic



A member of Hyolitha. The type species is Probactrotheca briketa.




Protomichelinia foveata[212]



Sp. nov



Valid



Niko, Haikawa & Fujikawa



Permian



Akiyoshi Limestone Group



 Japan



A tabulate coral.




Pseudoromingeria muratai[212]



Sp. nov



Valid



Niko, Haikawa & Fujikawa



Permian



Akiyoshi Limestone Group



 Japan



A tabulate coral.




Radnorscolex[204]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Botting et al.



Ordovician




 United Kingdom



A palaeoscolecid. The type species is R. bwlchi.




Redondagnathus[213]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Spielmann & Lucas



Late Triassic




 United States



A vertebrate of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Described on the basis of three postcanine teeth, considered to be teeth of a trirachodontid cynodont by Lucas et al. (1999)[214] and Spielmann and Lucas (2012).[213] On the other hand, Abdala, Neveling and Welman (2006) and Sidor and Hopson (2018) did not consider it likely that Redondagnathus was a member of Trirachodontidae, and Abdala, Neveling and Welman (2006) weren't even sure whether it was a cynodont.[215][216] The type species is Redondagnathus hunti.




Schistoscolex hunanensis[209]



Sp. nov



Valid



Duan, Dong & Donoghue



Cambrian (Paibian)



Bitiao Formation



 China



A palaeoscolecid.




Siderastrea annae[210]



Sp. nov



Valid



López-Pérez



Pliocene



San Marcos Formation



 Mexico



A stony coral, a species of Siderastrea.




Sinopathes[217]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Baliński, Sun & Dzik



Early Ordovician



Fenxiang Formation



 China



A black coral. The type species is S. reptans.




Siphusauctum[218]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



O'Brien & Caron



Middle Cambrian



Burgess Shale



 Canada



A stem-bilaterian of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a stalked filter feeder. The type species is S. gregarium.




Syringopora konishii[219]



Sp. nov



Valid



Niko & Ibaraki



Carboniferous (Viséan)



Kotaki Formation



 Japan



A tabulate coral belonging to the group Auloporida.




Thecia ichikawai[220]



Sp. nov



Valid



Niko & Adachi



Silurian



Gionyama Formation



 Japan



A tabulate coral belonging to the group Favositida and the family Theciidae.




Trachypsammia konbo[221]



Sp. nov



Valid



Niko



Early Carboniferous



Akiyoshi Limestone Group



 Japan



A tabulate coral.




Ulexiscolex[204]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Botting et al.



Ordovician




 United Kingdom



A palaeoscolecid. The type species is U. ormrodi.




Wernia[204]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Botting et al.



Ordovician




 United Kingdom



A palaeoscolecid. The type species is W. eximia.





Other organisms




































Name
Novelty
Status
Authors
Age
Unit
Location
Notes
Images

Hydrolithon braganum[222]



Sp. nov



Valid



Woelkerling, Bassi & Iryu



Quaternary




Reef terraces around Tahiti,  French Polynesia



A red alga belonging to the family Corallinaceae, a species of Hydrolithon.




Jimwhitea[223]



Gen. et sp. nov



Valid



Krings & Taylor in Krings et al.



Middle Triassic



Fremouw Formation



 Antarctica



A fungus belonging to the group Endogonales. The type species is Jimwhitea circumtecta.





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