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Newly named dinosaurs

George Olshevsky

George Olshevsky is a freelance editor, writer, publisher, amateur paleontologist, and mathematician living in San Diego, California.Olshevsky maintains the comprehensive online Dinosaur Genera List...

's dinosaur genera list and Dr. Jeremy Montague's dinosaur genus database.

Name	Status	Authors	Notes
Albertosaurus Albertosaurus Albertosaurus is a genus of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in western North America during the Late Cretaceous Period, more than 70 million years ago. The type species, A. sarcophagus, was apparently restricted in range to the modern-day Canadian province of Alberta, after which...	Valid taxon	Henry Fairfield Osborn Henry Fairfield Osborn Henry Fairfield Osborn, Sr. ForMemRS was an American geologist, paleontologist, and eugenicist.-Early life and career:...
Albisaurus Albisaurus Albisaurus was once thought to be a genus of dinosaur, but is now thought to be a non-dinosaurian archosaur. It was first described by Antonin Fritsch , a Czech palaeontologist, in 1893, but the remains are sparse...	Nomen dubium Nomen dubium In zoological nomenclature, a nomen dubium is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application... .	Fritsch	May have been a misidentified marine reptile Marine reptile Marine reptiles are reptiles which have become secondarily adapted for an aquatic or semi-aquatic life in a marine environment.The earliest marine reptiles arose in the Permian period during the Paleozoic era... .
"Diceratops Diceratops Diceratops can refer to:* Diceratops, a genus of hymenopteran insect* Diceratops, former name for a genus of ceratopsian dinosaur preoccupied by a hymenopteran insect. Re-named Nedoceratops but possibly synonymous with Triceratops.... "	Preoccupied.	Lull vide: Hatcher	Has been considered a member of Triceratops Triceratops Triceratops is a genus of herbivorous ceratopsid dinosaur which lived during the late Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous Period, around 68 to 65 million years ago in what is now North America. It was one of the last dinosaur genera to appear before the great Cretaceous–Paleogene... , but recent work has indicated it deserved its own genus after all. In 2008 2008 in paleontology -Angiosperms:-Monocots:-New taxa:-Insects:-Xiphosurans:-Placoderms:-Amphibians:Jenkins, F. A., jr, Shubin, N. H., Gatesy, S. M., and Warren, A., 2008, Gerrothorax pulcherrimus from the Upper Triassic Fleming Fjord Formation of East Greenland and a reassessment of head lifting in temnospondyl... it was renamed Diceratus because Diceratops Diceratops Diceratops can refer to:* Diceratops, a genus of hymenopteran insect* Diceratops, former name for a genus of ceratopsian dinosaur preoccupied by a hymenopteran insect. Re-named Nedoceratops but possibly synonymous with Triceratops.... was preoccupied by a hymenopteran insect Foerster, 1868.
"Dynamosaurus"	Junior synonym.	Henry Fairfield Osborn Henry Fairfield Osborn Henry Fairfield Osborn, Sr. ForMemRS was an American geologist, paleontologist, and eugenicist.-Early life and career:...	Same as Tyrannosaurus Tyrannosaurus Tyrannosaurus meaning "tyrant," and sauros meaning "lizard") is a genus of coelurosaurian theropod dinosaur. The species Tyrannosaurus rex , commonly abbreviated to T. rex, is a fixture in popular culture. It lived throughout what is now western North America, with a much wider range than other... , this name was rejected because Tyrannosaurus Tyrannosaurus Tyrannosaurus meaning "tyrant," and sauros meaning "lizard") is a genus of coelurosaurian theropod dinosaur. The species Tyrannosaurus rex , commonly abbreviated to T. rex, is a fixture in popular culture. It lived throughout what is now western North America, with a much wider range than other... was mentioned earlier in the paper.
"Procerosaurus Procerosaurus Procerosaurus is the name given to an invalid genus of dinosaur.There are two Procerosaurus specimens:*The first was described as P... "	Preoccupied.	Fritsch	Preoccupied by a name erected by Friedrich von Huene Friedrich von Huene Friedrich von Huene was a German paleontologist who named more dinosaurs in the early 20th century than anyone else in Europe.-Biography:... in 1902 1902 in paleontology -Crurotarsi:-Newly named dinosaurs:Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list and Dr. Jeremy Montague's dinosaur genus database.-Prolacertiformes:... , this "Procerosaurus Procerosaurus Procerosaurus is the name given to an invalid genus of dinosaur.There are two Procerosaurus specimens:*The first was described as P... " would be later be renamed Ponerosteus Ponerosteus Ponerosteus is a dubious genus of archosaur which was first identified as "Iguanodon exogirarum" by Antonin Fritsch in 1878 for a specimen from the Cenomanian . He later renamed it Procerosaurus, unaware that this name was already in use... .
"Stegopelta Stegopelta Stegopelta is a genus of armored dinosaur. It is based on a partial skeleton from the latest Albian-earliest Cenomanian-age Lower and Upper Cretaceous Belle Fourche Member of the Frontier Formation of Fremont County, Wyoming.... "	Disputed.	Williston	May be a junior synonym of Nodosaurus Nodosaurus Nodosaurus was a genus of herbivorous ankylosaurian dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous, the fossils of which are found in North America. Two incomplete specimens have been discovered in Wyoming and Kansas, and no skulls... .
Tyrannosaurus Tyrannosaurus Tyrannosaurus meaning "tyrant," and sauros meaning "lizard") is a genus of coelurosaurian theropod dinosaur. The species Tyrannosaurus rex , commonly abbreviated to T. rex, is a fixture in popular culture. It lived throughout what is now western North America, with a much wider range than other...	Valid taxon	Henry Fairfield Osborn Henry Fairfield Osborn Henry Fairfield Osborn, Sr. ForMemRS was an American geologist, paleontologist, and eugenicist.-Early life and career:...	Tyrannosaurus is the largest recognized tyrannosauroid and one of the most famous dinosaurs.

Non-mammalian

Name	Status	Authors	Discovery year	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Archaeosuchus Archaeosuchus Archaeosuchus is an extinct genus of non-mammalian synapsid.-References:*...	Valid
Melinodon Melinodon Melinodon is an extinct genus of non-mammalian synapsid.-References:*...	Valid
Sesamodon Sesamodon Sesamodon is an extinct genus of therapsid....	Valid

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