Dinosaurs

• Aff. Rebbachisaurus gastroliths documented.
• The "Talkeetna Mountains Hadrosaur" specimen was discovered in a quarry being excavated for road material. The quarry is near the Glenn Highway
  Glenn Highway
  -References:* Pasch, A. D., K. C. May. 2001. Taphonomy and paleoenvironment of hadrosaur from the Matanuska Formation in South-Central Alaska. In: Mesozioc Vertebrate Life. Ed.s Tanke, D. H., Carpenter, K., Skrepnick, M. W. Indiana University Press. Pages 219-236.-External links:**...
  
  , approximately 150 miles northeast of Anchorage. That fall, excavation began, and was resumed in the summer of 1996
  1996 in paleontology
  -Newly named crustaceans:-Dinosaurs:* In the summer excavation resumed on the Talkeetna Mountains Hadrosaur, discovered in a quarry near the Glenn Highway, approximately 150 miles northeast of Anchorage.-Newly named dinosaurs:...
  
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Newly named dinosaurs

Name	Status	Authors		Notes	Images
“Acracanthus”	nomen nudum Nomen nudum The phrase nomen nudum is a Latin term, meaning "naked name", used in taxonomy... later named Acrocanthosaurus Acrocanthosaurus Acrocanthosaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaur that existed in what is now North America during the Aptian and early Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous. Like most dinosaur genera, Acrocanthosaurus contains only a single species, A. atokensis. Its fossil remains are found mainly in the U.S...	Langston vide: Czaplewski Cifelli	Langston
Afrovenator Afrovenator Afrovenator is a genus of megalosaurid theropod dinosaur from the mid Jurassic Period of northern Africa. It was a bipedal predator, with a mouthful of sharp teeth and three claws on each hand...	Valid taxon	Paul Sereno Paul Sereno Paul Callistus Sereno is an American paleontologist from the University of Chicago who discovered several new dinosaur species on several continents. He has conducted excavations at sites as varied as Inner Mongolia, Argentina, Morocco, and Niger... Jeffrey A. Wilson Jeffrey A. Wilson Jeffrey A. Wilson also known as "JAW "is a professor of geological sciences and assistant curator at the Museum of Paleontology at the University of Michigan.... . Larsson	Dutheil Sues
Alwalkeria Alwalkeria Alwalkeria is a genus of basal saurischian dinosaur from the Late Triassic of India. It was a small bipedal omnivore.This dinosaur was originally named Walkeria maleriensis by Sankar Chatterjee in 1987, in honor of famous British paleontologist Alick Walker and the Maleri Formation, in which its...	Valid taxon	Sankar Chatterjee Sankar Chatterjee Sankar Chatterjee is a paleontologist, and is the Paul W. Horn Professor of Geosciences at Texas Tech University and Curator of Paleontology at the Museum of Texas Tech University. He earned his Ph. D. from the University of Calcutta in 1970 and was a Post-doctoral Fellow at the Smithsonian...	Creisler
Alxasaurus Alxasaurus Alxasaurus is a genus of therizinosauroid alxasaurid theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Period of Inner Mongolia. It is one of the earliest known members of the superfamily Therizinosauroidea, but it already possessed the body shape - including the long neck, short tail, and long hand...	Valid taxon	Dale A. Russell	Dong Zhiming Dong Zhiming Dong Zhiming , from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing, is one of China's leading paleontologists. He began working at the IVPP in 1962, learning from Yang Zhongjian who was director at the time...
“Amphicoelicaudia”	nomen nudum Nomen nudum The phrase nomen nudum is a Latin term, meaning "naked name", used in taxonomy... later named Huabeisaurus Huabeisaurus Huabeisaurus was a genus of dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous . It was a sauropod which lived in what is present-day northern China. The type species, Huabeisaurus allocotus, was first described by Pang and Cheng in 2000. The dinosaur closely resembles Opisthocoelicaudia, and was a quadrupal...	Cheng Z.
Caenagnathasia Caenagnathasia Caenagnathasia is a small oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Uzbekistan.The type species Caenagnathasia martinsoni was named and described in 1993/1994 by Philip Currie, Stephen Godfrey and Lev Nesov...	Valid taxon	Phillip Currie Godfrey	Lev A. Nesov
"Comanchesaurus Comanchesaurus "Comanchesaurus" is an informal name for fossilized remains from the Late Triassic of New Mexico that were initially interpreted as belonging to a theropod dinosaur. The remains, NMMNH P-4569, consist of a partial skeleton including vertebral centra and hindlimb bones, and came from the Norian-age... "	nomen nudum Nomen nudum The phrase nomen nudum is a Latin term, meaning "naked name", used in taxonomy...	Hunt vide: Sterling J. Nesbitt Randall B. Irmis	William G. Parker
Cryolophosaurus Cryolophosaurus Cryolophosaurus was a large theropod dinosaur, with a crest on its head that looked like a Spanish comb. Due to the resemblance of this feature to Elvis Presley's pompadour haircut from the 1950s, this dinosaur was at one point informally known as "Elvisaurus".Cryolophosaurus was excavated from...	Valid taxon	Hammer	Hickerson
“Cryptoraptor Cryptoraptor "Cryptoraptor" is an informal name for fossilized remains from the Late Triassic of New Mexico that were initially interpreted as belonging to a dinosaur. The remains, NMMNH P-17375, consist of a fragmentary skeleton including vertebrae, a pubis, and parts of the thigh bones... ”	nomen nudum Nomen nudum The phrase nomen nudum is a Latin term, meaning "naked name", used in taxonomy... , possibly non-dinosaurian	Hunt vide: Sterling J. Nesbitt Randall B. Irmis	William G. Parker
Koparion Koparion Koparion is a genus of small theropod dinosaur, known only from isolated teeth. Koparion douglassi, the type specimen, was described by Chure in 1994, who believed it to be a coelurosaurian theropod, possibly one of the oldest known troodontids. Found in Utah, the fossil is from the late Jurassic...	Valid taxon	Chure
Lucianosaurus Lucianosaurus Lucianosaurus was an archosauriform genus of unknown affinities, initially described as a basal ornithischian dinosaur, and known only from teeth. It was found in Late Triassic strata in Eastern New Mexico, United States. The generic name refers to Luciano Mesa where the fossil remains were found....	Valid Non-Dinosaurian Archosauromorpha Archosauromorpha is an infraclass of diapsid reptiles that first appeared during the late Permian and became more common during the Triassic. Included in this infraclass are the groups Rhynchosauria, Trilophosauridae, Prolacertiformes, Archosauriformes, and, tentatively, Choristodera...  Taxon	Hunt	S. G. Lucas
Marasuchus Marasuchus Marasuchus is a genus of dinosaur-like ornithodiran from the middle Triassic Chañares Formation of Argentina. The species Marasuchus lilloensis was originally described as a second species of Lagosuchus, L. lilloensis...	Valid Non-Dinosaurian Archosauromorpha Archosauromorpha is an infraclass of diapsid reptiles that first appeared during the late Permian and became more common during the Triassic. Included in this infraclass are the groups Rhynchosauria, Trilophosauridae, Prolacertiformes, Archosauriformes, and, tentatively, Choristodera...  Taxon	Paul Sereno Paul Sereno Paul Callistus Sereno is an American paleontologist from the University of Chicago who discovered several new dinosaur species on several continents. He has conducted excavations at sites as varied as Inner Mongolia, Argentina, Morocco, and Niger...	Arcucci
Monolophosaurus Monolophosaurus Monolophosaurus was a genus of theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of the Shishugou Formation in what is now Xinjiang, China. It was named for the single crest on top of its skull. The type and only known individual is estimated at...	Valid taxon	Zhao X.	Phillip Currie
Mymoorapelta Mymoorapelta Mymoorapelta is an ankylosaur from the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation of western Colorado. The taxon is known from portions of a disarticulated skull, parts of three different skeletons and other postcranial remains...	Valid taxon	James Kirkland	Kenneth Carpenter Kenneth Carpenter Kenneth Carpenter is a paleontologist. He is the museum director of the USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum and author or co-author of a number of books on dinosaurs and Mesozoic life...
Pekinosaurus Pekinosaurus Pekinosaurus is the name given to a genus of pseudosuchian from the Late Triassic. This prehistoric reptile lived in what is now North Carolina, in the United States. The type species, P. olseni, was described by Hunt and Lucas in 1994, based on fossils found in Pekin, North Carolina, whence the...	Valid Non-Dinosaurian Taxon	Hunt	S. G. Lucas
Pelecanimimus Pelecanimimus Pelecanimimus is a genus of basal ornithomimosaurian theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Spain...	Valid taxon	Perez-Moreno Sanz Buscalioni	Moratalla Ortega Rasskin-Gutman
Phuwiangosaurus Phuwiangosaurus Phuwiangosaurus is the name given to a genus of dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous. It was a titanosaur which lived in Thailand. The type species, P. sirindhornae, was described by Martin, Buffetaut, and Suteethorn in 1994, it was named to honour Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand on her...	Valid taxon	V. Martin Buffetaut	Suteethorn
"Revueltoraptor"	nomen ex dissertatione later named Gojirasaurus Gojirasaurus Gojirasaurus is a dubious genus of dinosaur named after the giant monster movie character Gojira . It was discovered in the Bull Canyon Formation...	Hunt vide: Sterling J. Nesbitt Randall B. Irmis	William G. Parker
Sinornithoides Sinornithoides Sinornithoides is a genus of troodontid theropod dinosaur. It lived during the Early Cretaceous . It measured approximately 1 meter long...	Valid taxon	Dale A. Russell	Dong Zhiming Dong Zhiming Dong Zhiming , from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing, is one of China's leading paleontologists. He began working at the IVPP in 1962, learning from Yang Zhongjian who was director at the time...
Sinraptor Sinraptor Sinraptor is a genus of theropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic. The name Sinraptor comes from the Latin prefix "Sino", meaning Chinese, and "Raptor" meaning thief. The specific name dongi honours Dong Zhiming...	Valid taxon	Phillip Currie	Zhao X.
Tecovasaurus Tecovasaurus Tecovasaurus is an archosauriform genus of unknown affinities Tecovasaurus (te-KOH-va-SAWR-us) is an archosauriform genus of unknown affinities Tecovasaurus (te-KOH-va-SAWR-us) is an archosauriform genus of unknown affinities (Irmis et al. (2007), initially described as a basal ornithischian...	Valid Non-Dinosaurian Archosauromorpha Archosauromorpha is an infraclass of diapsid reptiles that first appeared during the late Permian and became more common during the Triassic. Included in this infraclass are the groups Rhynchosauria, Trilophosauridae, Prolacertiformes, Archosauriformes, and, tentatively, Choristodera...  Taxon	Hunt	S. G. Lucas
Timimus Timimus Timimus is a genus of small coelurosaurian theropod dinosaur, which was originally identified as an ornithomimosaur, from the Early Cretaceous of Australia.-Discovery and species:...	Valid taxon	Thomas H. Rich	Patricia Vickers-Rich
“Tonouchisaurus Tonouchisaurus "Tonouchisaurus" is the informal name given to an as yet undescribed genus of dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Period. It was a theropod which lived in what is now Mongolia. The suggested "type species", "Tonouchisaurus mongoliensis", was coined by Barsbold in 1994. It was notably small: less... ”	nomen nudum Nomen nudum The phrase nomen nudum is a Latin term, meaning "naked name", used in taxonomy...	Rinchen Barsbold

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