New species of 19-million-year-old dugongid sirenian mammal from what is now Panama: Culebratherium alemani
Newly discovered / described fossil species 2019
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New species of 69-million-year-old small metatherian mammal from what is now Alaska: Unnuakomys hutchisoni
New species of 125-million-year-old ornithopod dinosaur from what is now southeast Australia: Galleonosaurus dorisae.
New species of 220-million-year old protosuchid crocodyliform from what is now the Los Colorados Formation of northwestern Argentina: Coloradisuchus abelini.
What was once simply considered a population of American mastodon (Mammut americanum) is now considered a new species: the Pacific mastodon (M. pacificus). It was named based off remains discovered in Riverside County, California.
(Below: American mastodon teeth (left) compared to Pacific mastodon teeth (right))
- Mastodon Surprise! An Interview with Alton Dooley | PLOS Paleo Community
- Fossils from Diamond Valley Lake near Hemet lead to discovery of new species: the Pacific Mastodon – Press Enterprise
(Below: American mastodon teeth (left) compared to Pacific mastodon teeth (right))
A new species of 115-million-year-old of enantiornithean bird from what is now Gansu, China: Avimaia schweitzerae. The holytype specimen is a female that was on the verge of motherhood. Unfortunately for her, she experienced egg binding. In layman's terms her egg got stuck in her reproductive tract and caused her death.
Two new species and one new subspecies of small mammal from the Cayman Islands: Nesophontes hemicingulus, Geocapromys caymanensis, and Capromys pilorides lewisi. Due to the appearance of the bones, it appears that these animals were eaten and pooped out by crocodiles.
(Below: Nesophontes hemicingulus)
(Below: Nesophontes hemicingulus)
New species of 245-million-year-old eosauropterygian reptile from the Guanling Formation in southwestern China: Panzhousaurus rotundirostris. It measured only 15.75 inches (40 centimeters) long.
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New species of Middle Eocene (so anywhere between 35 and 45 million years old) swordfish from central Chile: Loancorhynchus catrillancai.
(Below: modern swordfish (Xiphias gladius))
(Below: modern swordfish (Xiphias gladius))
Finally, fossil proof that birds lay eggs!
A new species of 40-million-year-old protocetid cetacean from what is now South Carolina: Tupelocetus palmeri.
New species of 125-million-year-old pterodactyloid pterosaur from what is now Spain: Iberodactylus andreui.
New species of 520-million-year-old ctenophore from what is now China: Daihua sanqiong.
New species of 125-million-year-old pterodactyloid pterosaur from what is now Spain: Iberodactylus andreui.
New species of 520-million-year-old ctenophore from what is now China: Daihua sanqiong.
New species of ~ 66-million-year-old mosasaurid lizard from Morocco: Globidens simplex.
New species of ~ 63-million-year-old stem anseriform from Antarctica: Conflicto antarcticus.
New species of penguin from the Chatham Islands: Chatham penguin (Eudyptes warhami). It became extinct 450 years ago, shortly after the Polynesians arrived on the islands.
New species of ~ 125-million-year-old ornithopod dinosaur from Texas: Convolosaurus marri.
New species of ~ 89-million-year-old titantosaurian sauropod dinosaurs from Argentina with an awesome name: Kaijutitan maui.
New species of ~ 63-million-year-old stem anseriform from Antarctica: Conflicto antarcticus.
New species of penguin from the Chatham Islands: Chatham penguin (Eudyptes warhami). It became extinct 450 years ago, shortly after the Polynesians arrived on the islands.
New species of ~ 125-million-year-old ornithopod dinosaur from Texas: Convolosaurus marri.
New species of ~ 89-million-year-old titantosaurian sauropod dinosaurs from Argentina with an awesome name: Kaijutitan maui.
The Chatham Penguin is by no means a new discovery.New species of ~ 66-million-year-old mosasaurid lizard from Morocco: Globidens simplex.
New species of ~ 63-million-year-old stem anseriform from Antarctica: Conflicto antarcticus.
New species of penguin from the Chatham Islands: Chatham penguin (Eudyptes warhami). It became extinct 450 years ago, shortly after the Polynesians arrived on the islands.
New species of ~ 125-million-year-old ornithopod dinosaur from Texas: Convolosaurus marri.
New species of ~ 89-million-year-old titantosaurian sauropod dinosaurs from Argentina with an awesome name: Kaijutitan maui.
I'm aware modern species of crested penguin are commonly found on the Chatham Islands but Eudyptes warhami is a new species to science.
Your'e right.
New genus of 155-million-year-old marine teleosaurid crocodyliform from England and France: Bathysuchus. The species, Bathysuchus megarhinus, was named in 1871 but under the genus Teleosaurus.
New species of 69-million-year-old unnamed hadrosaurid dinosaur from Alaska.
(The new species is the one with the crest. The uncrested one is Ugrunaaluk.)
New species of 34-million-year-old unnamed mysticete whale (yes early mysticetes had teeth) from Antarctica. Although the new species is unnamed, it is believed to of belonged to the already named genus Llanocetus.
New species of 69-million-year-old unnamed hadrosaurid dinosaur from Alaska.
(The new species is the one with the crest. The uncrested one is Ugrunaaluk.)
New species of 34-million-year-old unnamed mysticete whale (yes early mysticetes had teeth) from Antarctica. Although the new species is unnamed, it is believed to of belonged to the already named genus Llanocetus.
New species of ~ 254-million-year-old dicynodont synapsid from South Africa: Thliptosaurus imperforatus.
A new Echinoderm of the Ophiocistioidea class, called Sollasina cthulhu, from 430 million year old Silurian layers in Herefordshire has been described. Scientist hypothesize it to be an ancient relative of the modern day sea cucumbers.
Fossilized remains of "Cthulhu" discovered in England
The return of Cthulhu — the small sea critter
Newly Discovered Ancient Sea Creature Is The World's Most Underwhelming Cthulhu
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2018.2792
Fossilized remains of "Cthulhu" discovered in England
The return of Cthulhu — the small sea critter
Newly Discovered Ancient Sea Creature Is The World's Most Underwhelming Cthulhu
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2018.2792
A new species of hominid even smaller than the Flores "hobbit" has been described from remains found on Luzon in the Philippines, dating to 50,000 years ago:
New species of ancient human discovered in the Philippines
New species of ancient human discovered in the Philippines
This is just sad, I never thought the genus Homo would stoop so low.