# 2014 in paleontology

Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. 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 2014.

## Cnidarians
### Newly described cnidarians

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Acanthophyllia indica | Sp nov | Valid | Jain | Neogene | | India | A stony coral. |
| Acanthophyllia patellata | Sp nov | Valid | Jain | Neogene | | India | A stony coral. |
| Acropora macrocalyx | Sp. nov | Valid | Wallace & Bosellini | Early Miocene (Burdigalian) | | Italy | A stony coral, a species of Acropora. |
| Acropora piedmontensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Wallace & Bosellini | Early Miocene (Burdigalian) | | Italy | A stony coral, a species of Acropora. |
| Acropora salentina | Sp. nov | Valid | Wallace & Bosellini | Oligocene (Chattian) | | Italy | A stony coral, a species of Acropora. |
| Acropora slovenica | Sp. nov | Valid | Wallace & Bosellini | Oligocene (Rupelian) | Gornji Grad beds | Slovenia | A stony coral, a species of Acropora. |
| Anisocoenia bhimpuraensis | Sp nov | Valid | Jain | Neogene | | India | A stony coral. |
| Antillia kathiawarensis | Sp nov | Valid | Jain | Neogene | | India | A stony coral. |
| Antillocyathus gopiae | Sp nov | Valid | Jain | Neogene | | India | A stony coral. |
| Arctistrotion | Gen. et 2 sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Fedorowski & Stevens | Carboniferous (Bashkirian) | | United States | A colonial coral belonging to the subclass Rugosa and the family Lithostrotionidae. The type species is Arctistrotion variabilis; genus also contains "Lithostrotionella" wahooensis Armstrong (1972) and Arctistrotion simplex. |
| Axophyllum cozari | Sp. nov | Valid | Rodríguez & Somerville | Carboniferous (Viséan) | | Spain | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Axophyllidae. |
| Axophyllum julianaense | Sp. nov | Valid | Rodríguez & Somerville | Carboniferous (Serpukhovian) | | Spain | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Axophyllidae. |
| Axophyllum spinosum | Sp. nov | Valid | Rodríguez & Somerville | Carboniferous (Serpukhovian) | | Spain | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Axophyllidae. |
| Axophyllum spiralum | Sp. nov | Valid | Rodríguez & Somerville | Carboniferous (Viséan) | | Spain | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Axophyllidae. |
| Balanophyllia feddeni | Sp nov | Valid | Jain | Neogene | | India | A stony coral, a species of Balanophyllia. |
| Cambroctoconus kyrgyzstanicus | Sp. nov | Valid | Peel in Geyer et al. | Cambrian (Amgan) | | Kyrgyzstan | A stem-cnidarian, a species of Cambroctoconus. |
| Caryophyllia octamerala | Sp nov | Valid | Jain | Neogene | | India | A stony coral, a species of Caryophyllia. |
| Cyathoceras miocenica | Sp nov | Valid | Jain | Neogene | | India | A stony coral. |
| Cyphastrea stellata | Sp nov | Valid | Jain | Neogene | | India | A stony coral. |
| Dendrophyllia gajaensis | Sp nov | Valid | Jain | Neogene | | India | A stony coral, a species of Dendrophyllia. |
| Diploastrea gajaensis | Sp nov | Valid | Jain | Neogene | | India | A stony coral, a species of Diploastrea. |
| Diploastrea khatumbaensis | Sp nov | Valid | Jain | Neogene | | India | A stony coral, a species of Diploastrea. |
| Favia satyanarayanai | Sp nov | Valid | Jain | Neogene | | India | A stony coral, a species of Favia. |
| Galaxea indica | Sp nov | Valid | Jain | Neogene | | India | A stony coral, a species of Galaxea. |
| Haootia | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Liu et al. | Late Ediacaran | Fermeuse Formation | Canada | A probable cnidarian, possibly related to Medusozoa. The type species is Haootia quadriformis. |
| Halysites miyazakiensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Niko & Adachi | Silurian (Ludlow) | Gionyama Formation | Japan | A tabulate coral belonging to the order Halysitida and the family Halysitidae. |
| Leptastrea lowraliensis | Sp nov | Valid | Jain | Neogene | | India | A stony coral. |
| Montastrea pandeyi | Sp nov | Valid | Jain | Neogene | | India | A stony coral. |
| Morenaphyllum | Gen. et 2 sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Rodríguez & Somerville | Carboniferous | | Kazakhstan  Spain | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Axophyllidae. The type species is M. antolinense; genus also includes new species M. boyerense, as well as "Carcinophyllum lonsdaleiforme" pauciseptata Bykova (1966) (raised to the rank of a distinct species). |
| Multithecopora tobinosuensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Niko, Haikawa & Fujikawa | Carboniferous (Viséan) | Akiyoshi Limestone Group | Japan | A tabulate coral. |
| Paraheritschioides compositus | Sp. nov | Valid | Fedorowski & Stevens | Carboniferous (Bashkirian) | Wahoo Limestone | United States | A colonial coral belonging to the subclass Rugosa and the family Kleopatrinidae, a species of Paraheritschioides. |
| Paraheritschioides katvalae | Sp. nov | Valid | Fedorowski & Stevens | Carboniferous (Moscovian) | Saginaw Bay Formation | United States | A colonial coral belonging to the subclass Rugosa and the family Kleopatrinidae, a species of Paraheritschioides. |
| Pareynia viacrucense | Sp. nov | Valid | Rodríguez & Somerville | Carboniferous (Serpukhovian) | | Spain | A rugose coral belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Axophyllidae. |
| Sinobryon | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Baliński, Sun & Dzik | Ordovician (early Floian) | Fenxiang Formation | China | A hydrozoan, a member of Hydroidolina. The type species is Sinobryon elongatum. |
| Thamnopora itoae | Sp. nov | Valid | Niko, Ibaraki & Tazawa | Devonian | | Japan | A tabulate coral belonging to the group Favositida and the family Pachyporidae. |
| Thurispina | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Weyer | Devonian (late Famennian) | | Germany | A member of Rugosa. The type species is Thurispina jogi. |
| Triadufimia | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Fedorowski & Machłajewska | Carboniferous (Serpukhovian) | | Poland | A member of Rugosa belonging to the group Stauriida and the family Stereophrentidae. The type species is T. coepta. |
| Trochocyathus (Platycyathus) kaliae | Sp nov | Valid | Jain | Neogene | | India | A stony coral. |

## Bryozoans
### Newly described bryozoans

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Cupuladria collyrida | Sp. nov | Valid | Herrera-Cubilla & Jackson | Pliocene | Bowden Formation | Jamaica | A species of Cupuladria. |
| Ernstipora | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Suárez-Andrés & Wyse Jackson | Devonian (Emsian) | | Spain | A bryozoan belonging to the group Fenestrata. Genus includes new species E. mackinneyi. |
| Pirabasoporella | Gen. et 3 sp. nov | Valid | Zágoršek et al. | Miocene | Baitoa Formation Chipola Formation Pirabas Formation | Brazil  Dominican Republic  United States | An ascophoran belonging to the family Jaculinidae. The type species is P. atalaiaensis; genus also includes P. baitoae and P. chipolae. |
| Pseudokololophos | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Martha, Taylor, Matsuyama & Scholz | Early Cenomanian | Essen Greensand Formation | Germany | A cyclostome bryozoan. Genus includes new species P. radioporides. |

## Brachiopods

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Acanthocrania elusa | Sp. nov | Valid | Cocks | Late Ordovician | | United Kingdom | |
| Akmolina? tubulus | Sp. nov | Valid | Percival et al. | Cambrian (Furongian) | Sluice Box Formation | New Zealand | A brachiopod belonging to the group Acrotretida and the family Ephippelasmatidae. |
| Alpeis | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Popov & Cocks | Late Ordovician | Akdombak Formation | Kazakhstan | A member of Orthida belonging to the family Wangyuiidae. The type species is "Mimella" tolenensis Borissiak (1972). |
| Ashinaorthis | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Popov & Cocks | Late Ordovician | Taldyboi Formation | Kazakhstan | A member of Orthida belonging to the family Plectorthidae. The type species is "Mimella" recta Klenina (1984). |
| Athyris africana | Sp. nov | Valid | Schemm-Gregory | Devonian (late Givetian) | | Western Sahara | An athyridid brachiopod, a species of Athyris. |
| Beethovenia | Gen. et 3 sp. et comb. nov | Valid | García-Alcalde | Devonian (Pragian and Emsian) | | Belgium  France  Spain  Germany? | A strophodontid brachiopod. The type species is Beethovenia beethoveni; genus also includes new species B. bachi and B. brahmsi, as well as B. acutiplicata (Oehlert & Davoust, 1879) and possibly "Stropheodonta" steiningeri Drevermann (1907). |
| Bokotorthis minuta | Sp. nov | Valid | Popov & Cocks | Late Ordovician | Akdombak Formation | Kazakhstan | A member of the family Plaesiomyidae. |
| Boreadorthis sheehani | Sp. nov | Valid | Cocks | Late Ordovician | | United Kingdom | A brachiopod. |
| Buminomena | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Popov & Cocks | Late Ordovician | Taldyboi Formation | Kazakhstan | A member of Strophomenoidea belonging to the family Glyptomenidae. The type species is "Oepikina" abayi Klenina (1984). |
| Chaohochonetes | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | He & Shi in He et al. | Permian (Changhsingian) to Early Triassic | Talung Formation or Yinkeng Formation | China | A brachiopod belonging the group Chonetidina and to the family Rugosochonetidae. The type species is C. triangusinuata. |
| Chonetoidea enbektenensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Popov & Cocks | Late Ordovician | Akdombak Formation | Kazakhstan | A member of Plectambonitoidea belonging to the family Xenambonitidae. |
| Christiania nilssoni sholeshookensis | Subsp. nov | Valid | Cocks | Late Ordovician | | United Kingdom | |
| Cirpa alkayae | Sp. nov | Valid | Vörös | Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian) | | Turkey | A wellerellid rhynchonellid brachiopod, a species of Cirpa. |
| Craniops pristina | Sp. nov | Valid | Popov & Cocks | Late Ordovician | Akdombak Formation | Kazakhstan | |
| Cryptothyris magnifica | Sp. nov | Valid | Cocks | Late Ordovician | | United Kingdom | |
| Dalmanella kotyrzhalica | Sp. nov | Valid | Popov & Cocks | Late Ordovician | Akdombak Formation | Kazakhstan | A member of Orthida belonging to the family Dalmanellidae. |
| Dedzetina major | Sp. nov | Valid | Cocks | Late Ordovician | | United Kingdom | |
| Diambonioidea koknaiensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Popov & Cocks | Late Ordovician | Akdombak Formation | Kazakhstan | A member of Plectambonitoidea belonging to the family Hesperomenidae. |
| Enbektenorthis | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Popov & Cocks | Late Ordovician | Akdombak Formation | Kazakhstan | A member of Orthida belonging to the family Wangyuiidae. The type species is E. molesta. |
| Eostropheodonta portfieldensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Cocks | Late Ordovician | | United Kingdom | |
| Fardenia gwaliae | Sp. nov | Valid | Cocks | Late Ordovician | | United Kingdom | |
| Foliomena xinjiangensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Zhan et al. | Ordovician (late Katian) | Yinpingshan Formation | China | |
| Gibbodouvillina | Gen et comb. nov | Valid | Jansen | Devonian | | Germany  Morocco  Spain  United Kingdom | A member of family Douvillinidae. The type species is "Strophomena" taeniolata G. & F. Sandberger (1856); genus also includes "Orthis" interstrialis Phillips (1841). Announced in 2013; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2014. |
| Gigastropheodonta | Gen et comb. nov | Valid | Jansen | Devonian | | France  Germany  Morocco  Spain  United Kingdom | A member of family Strophodontidae. The type species is "Leptaena (Strophomena)" gigas McCoy (1852); genus also includes "Boucotstrophia" minor Jahnke (1981), "Boucotstrophia" velica García-Alcalde (1992) and "Boucotstrophia" jahnkei Aït-Malek, Racheboeuf & Lazreq (2000). Announced in 2013; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2014. |
| Glyptorthis splendens | Sp. nov | Valid | Cocks | Late Ordovician | | United Kingdom | |
| Gunnarella mcdermotti | Sp. nov | Valid | Cocks | Late Ordovician | | United Kingdom | |
| Harknessella stevensorum | Sp. nov | Valid | Cocks | Late Ordovician | | United Kingdom | |
| Holmerglossa | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Popov & Cocks | Ordovician | Taldyboi Formation Weston Formation | Kazakhstan  United Kingdom | A member of the family Obolidae. The type species is "Pseudolingula" spatula Williams (1974). |
| Kassinella kasbalensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Popov & Cocks | Late Ordovician | Akdombak Formation | Kazakhstan | A member of Plectambonitoidea belonging to the family Hesperomenidae. |
| Kassinella tarimensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Zhan et al. | Ordovician (late Katian) | Yinpingshan Formation | China | |
| Kozlowskites botobaicus | Sp. nov | Valid | Popov & Cocks | Late Ordovician | Akdombak Formation | Kazakhstan | A member of Plectambonitoidea belonging to the family Sowerbyellidae. |
| Kullervo grandis | Sp. nov | Valid | Cocks | Late Ordovician | | United Kingdom | |
| Lambdarina jugowiensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Muszer | Carboniferous (Viséan) | Sokolec Beds | Poland | A member of Rhynchonellida belonging to the family Lambdarinidae. |
| Leangella (Leangella) bakanasensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Popov & Cocks | Late Ordovician | Akdombak Formation | Kazakhstan | A member of Plectambonitoidea belonging to the family Leptestiidae. |
| Leoniorthis rubeli | Sp. nov | Valid | Hints | Ordovician | | Estonia  Russia | A brachiopod belonging to the group Orthida and the family Orthidae. |
| Mackerrovia? jinei | Sp. nov | Valid | Cocks | Late Ordovician | | United Kingdom | |
| Maruia | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Percival et al. | Cambrian (Furongian) | Sluice Box Formation | New Zealand | A brachiopod, possibly a member of Acrotretida. The type species is M. castellum. |
| Meekella? sparsiplicata | Sp. nov | Valid | He & Shi in He et al. | Permian (Changhsingian) | Talung Formation | China | A brachiopod belonging the group Orthotetida and to the family Meekellidae. |
| Mirilingula antipodes | Sp. nov | Valid | Percival et al. | Cambrian (Furongian) | Sluice Box Formation | New Zealand | A brachiopod belonging to the group Linguloidea and the family Lingulellotretidae. |
| Neochonetes (Huangichonetes?) wufengensis | Sp. nov | Valid | He & Shi in He et al. | Permian (Changhsingian) | Talung Formation | China | A brachiopod belonging the group Chonetidina and to the family Rugosochonetidae. |
| Neochonetes (Zhongyingia?) liaoi | Sp. nov | Valid | He & Shi in He et al. | Permian (Wuchiapingian to Changhsingian) | Talung Formation | China | A brachiopod belonging the group Chonetidina and to the family Rugosochonetidae. |
| Neoplatystrophia deani | Sp. nov | Valid | Cocks | Late Ordovician | | United Kingdom | |
| Nicolella crabbi | Sp. nov | Valid | Cocks | Late Ordovician | | United Kingdom | |
| Nisusia granosa | Sp. nov | Valid | Mao, Wang & Zhao | Cambrian | Kaili Formation | China | A brachiopod, a species of Nisusia. |
| Orbiculoidea liaoi | Sp. nov | Valid | Zhang et al. | Permian (Lopingian) | | China | A brachiopod belonging to the family Discinidae. |
| Parapygmochonetes | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | He & Shi in He et al. | Permian (Changhsingian) | Changxing Formation Talung Formation | China | A brachiopod belonging the group Chonetidina and to the family Anopliidae. The type species is "Fusiproductus" baoqingensis Liao in Zhao et al. (1981); genus also includes new species P. parvulus He & Shi in He et al.. |
| Paryphella majiashanensis | Sp. nov | Valid | He & Shi in He et al. | Permian (Changhsingian) | Talung Formation | China | A brachiopod belonging the group Productidina and to the family Productellidae. |
| Paryphella minuta | Sp. nov | Valid | He & Shi in He et al. | Permian (Changhsingian)–earliest Triassic | Yinkeng Formation | China | A brachiopod belonging the group Productidina and to the family Productellidae. |
| Phragmorthis eximia | Sp. nov | Valid | Popov & Cocks | Late Ordovician | Akdombak Formation | Kazakhstan | A member of Orthida belonging to the family Phragmorthidae. |
| Plicostropheodonta crassicosta | Sp. nov | Valid | García-Alcalde | Devonian (Emsian) | | Spain | A strophodontid brachiopod, a species of Plicostropheodonta. |
| Plicostropheodonta latronensis | Sp. nov | Valid | García-Alcalde | Devonian (Emsian) | | Spain | A strophodontid brachiopod, a species of Plicostropheodonta. |
| Rhenostropheodonta | Gen et sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Jansen | Devonian | Emsquarzit Formation Hohenrhein Formation Wiltz Formation | Germany | A member of family Strophodontidae. The type species is R. rhenana; genus also includes "Strophomena" piligera G. & F. Sandberger (1856). Announced in 2013; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2014. |
| Rogorthis | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Hints | Ordovician (Darriwilian) | Kandle Formation Pakri Formation | Estonia | A brachiopod belonging to the group Orthida and the family Orthidae. The type species is "Cyrtonotella" pakriensis Rubel (1961). |
| Rongatrypa | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Popov & Cocks | Late Ordovician | Dulankara Formation Liujiapo Formation Namas Formation Shiyanbe Formation Taldyboi Formation Tauken Formation | China  Kazakhstan | A member of Atrypoidea belonging to the family Atrypinidae. The type species is "Nalivkinia (Pronalivkinia)" zvontsovi Nikitin, Popov & Bassett (2003); genus also includes "Rhynchotrema" instabilis Klenina (1984), "Rhynchotrema" rudis Rukavishnikova (1956) and "Nalivkinia (Anabaria)" xichuanensis Xu (1997). |
| Salopia posterior | Sp. nov | Valid | Cocks | Late Ordovician | | United Kingdom | |
| Sampo transversa | Sp. nov | Valid | Cocks | Late Ordovician | | United Kingdom | |
| Sericoidea minuta | Sp. nov | Valid | Zhan et al. | Ordovician (late Katian) | Yinpingshan Formation | China | |
| Spiriferellina fredericksi | Sp. nov | Valid | Tazawa | Permian (Wordian) | | Japan  Russia | A spiriferellinid spiriferinid brachiopod. |
| Strophomena (Tetraphalerella) namasensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Popov & Cocks | Late Ordovician | Taldyboi Formation | Kazakhstan | |
| Tethyochonetes rectangularis | Sp. nov | Valid | He & Shi in He et al. | Permian (Changhsingian) | Talung Formation | China | A brachiopod belonging the group Chonetidina and to the family Rugosochonetidae. |
| Tethyochonetes? sinuata | Sp. nov | Valid | He & Shi in He et al. | Permian (Changhsingian) | | China | A brachiopod belonging the group Chonetidina and to the family Rugosochonetidae. |
| Tolen | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Holmer, Popov & Bassett | Ordovician (Katian) | Akdombak Formation | Kazakhstan | A brachiopod belonging to the class Chileata and the order Chileida. The type species is T. multicostatus. |
| Trifissura | Gen. et comb et sp. nov | Valid | Holmer, Popov & Bassett | Silurian | Coalbrookdale Formation | Sweden  United Kingdom | A brachiopod belonging to the class Chileata and the order Chileida. The type species is "Obolus" davidsoni var. transversus Salter in Davidson (1866) (raised to the rank of the separate species Trifissura transversa); genus also includes new species T. rigida. |
| Triplesia hintsae | Sp. nov | Valid | Cocks | Late Ordovician | | United Kingdom | |
| Wrightiops | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Popov & Cocks | Late Ordovician | Taldyboi Formation | Kazakhstan | A member of the family Craniopsidae. The type species is "Paracraniops" nikitini Goriansky (1972). |

## Conodonts
### Newly described conodonts

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Acodus? chingizicus | Sp. nov | Valid | Tolmacheva | Ordovician (Tremadocian) | | Kazakhstan | |
| Acuminatella binodosa | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Acuminatella constricta | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Acuminatella curvata | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Acuminatella denticulata | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Acuminatella? extensa | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Acuminatella longicarinata | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Acuminatella? prima | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Acuminatella sagittale | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Acuminatella sinuosa | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Belodina longxianensis minor | Subsp. nov | Valid | Cai, Yuan & Wu | Late Ordovician | Lianglitag Formation | China | A subspecies of Belodina longxianensis. |
| Carnepigondolella anitae | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Ludington Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Carnepigondolella gibsoni | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Ludington Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Carnepigondolella milanae | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Carnepigondolella postsamueli | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Carnepigondolella spenceri | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Chiganodus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Tolmacheva | Ordovician (Tremadocian) | | Kazakhstan | The type species is C. parilis. |
| Cruxodus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Tolmacheva | Early Ordovician | | Kyrgyzstan | The type species is C. tretiakovi. |
| Furnishina holmi | Sp. nov | Valid | Bagnoli & Stouge | Cambrian (late Furongian) | Alum Shale Formation | Sweden | A species of Furnishina. |
| Gobduntaulepis | Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | Early Ordovician | | Uzbekistan | A replacement name for Acantholepis Pianovskij in Pianovskij, Pianovskaja & Aleksandrova, 1989 (preoccupied). |
| Hindeodus microdentatus | Sp. nov | Valid | Wu et al. | Permian–Triassic boundary | | China | A species of Hindeodus. |
| Histiodella levis | Sp. nov | Valid | Tolmacheva | Ordovician (Darriwilian) | | Kazakhstan | |
| Icriodella rhodesi | Sp. nov | Valid | Bergström & Ferretti | Late Ordovician | Keisley Limestone | United Kingdom | A species of Icriodella. |
| Kraussodontus ludingtonensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Ludington Formation Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Kraussodontus margaretae | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Kraussodontus roberti | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Kraussodontus rosiae | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Kraussodontus urbanae | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Kraussodontus vancouverense | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Kraussodontus wendae | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Metapolygnathus dylani | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Neogondolella prediscreta | Sp. nov | Valid | Wu et al. | Earliest Triassic | | China | A species of Neogondolella. |
| Norigondolella norica | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Parafurnishius | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Yang et al. | Early Triassic (Induan) | Feixianguan Formation | China | A member of Ellisoniidae. The type species is Parafurnishius xuanhanensis. |
| Parapetella beattyi | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Parapetella broatchae | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Parapetella clareae | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Parapetella columbiense | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Parapetella cordillerense | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Parapetella destinae | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Parapetella elegantula | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Parapetella hillarae | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Parapetella irwini | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Parapetella johnpauli | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Parapetella lanei | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Parapetella posterolata | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Parapetella prominens angulare | Subsp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Parapetella prominens circulare | Subsp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Parapetella prominens prominens | Subsp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Parapetella pumilio | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Parapetella riteri | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Parapetella rubae | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Parapetella willifordi | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Polygnathus alkhovikovae | Sp. nov | Valid | Baranov, Slavík & Blodgett | Devonian (early Emsian) | | Russia | A polygnathid, a species of Polygnathus. |
| Polygnathus aragonensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Martínez-Pérez & Valenzuela-Ríos | Early Devonian | Basibé Formation | Spain | A polygnathid, a species of Polygnathus. |
| Polygnathus arthuri | Sp. nov | Valid | Baranov, Slavík & Blodgett | Devonian (early Emsian) | | Russia | A polygnathid, a species of Polygnathus. |
| Polygnathus bardashevi | Sp. nov | Valid | Baranov, Slavík & Blodgett | Devonian (early Emsian) | | Russia | A polygnathid, a species of Polygnathus. |
| Polygnathus carlsi | Sp. nov | Valid | Martínez-Pérez & Valenzuela-Ríos | Early Devonian | Basibé Formation | Spain | A polygnathid, a species of Polygnathus. |
| Polygnathus communis longanensis | Subsp. nov | Valid | Qie et al. | Carboniferous (latest Tournaisian) | Long’an Formation | China | A polygnathid, a subspecies of Polygnathus communis. |
| Polygnathus dujieensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Qie et al. | Carboniferous (latest Tournaisian) | Long’an Formation | China | A polygnathid, a species of Polygnathus. |
| Polygnathus ivanowskyii | Sp. nov | Valid | Baranov, Slavík & Blodgett | Devonian (early Emsian) | | Russia | A polygnathid, a species of Polygnathus. |
| Polygnathus karsteni | Sp. nov | Valid | Baranov, Slavík & Blodgett | Devonian (early Emsian) | | Russia | A polygnathid, a species of Polygnathus. |
| Polygnathus lezhoevi | Sp. nov | Valid | Baranov, Slavík & Blodgett | Devonian (early Emsian) | | Russia | A polygnathid, a species of Polygnathus. |
| Polygnathus michaelmurphyi | Sp. nov | Valid | Baranov, Slavík & Blodgett | Devonian (early Emsian) | | Russia | A polygnathid, a species of Polygnathus. |
| Polygnathus ramoni | Sp. nov | Valid | Martínez-Pérez & Valenzuela-Ríos | Early Devonian | Basibé Formation | Spain | A polygnathid, a species of Polygnathus. |
| Polygnathus settedabanicus | Sp. nov | Valid | Baranov, Slavík & Blodgett | Devonian (early Emsian) | | Russia | A polygnathid, a species of Polygnathus. |
| Polygnathus yakutensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Baranov, Slavík & Blodgett | Devonian (early Emsian) | | Russia | A polygnathid, a species of Polygnathus. |
| Primatella bifida | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Primatella circulare | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Primatella elongata | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Primatella mclearni | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Primatella oblonga | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Primatella ovale | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Primatella posteroglobosa | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Primatella rectangulare | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Primatella rhomboidale | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Primatella rotunda | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Primatella stanleyi | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Primatella subquadrata | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Primatella triangulare | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Primatella vanlierae | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Quadralella deflecta | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Quadralella karenae | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Quadralella kathleenae | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Quadralella mcrobertsi | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Quadralella pardoneti | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Quadralella posteroexpansa | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Ludington Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Quadralella postlobata | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Quadralella praecommunisti curvata | Subsp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Quadralella praecommunisti ornata | Subsp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Quadralella roysi | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Quadralella sigmoidale | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Quadralella willistonense | Sp. nov | Valid | Orchard | Late Triassic | Pardonet Formation | Canada | A member of Gondolellidae. |
| Siphonodella nandongensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Li et al. | Early Carboniferous | Baping Formation | China | A species of Siphonodella. |
| Westergaardodina asinina | Sp. nov | Valid | Bagnoli & Stouge | Cambrian (late Furongian) | Alum Shale Formation | Sweden | A species of Westergaardodina. |

## Amphibians
### Basalmost tetrapods

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
| Weberepeton | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Clément & Lebedev | Late Devonian (late Frasnian) | Probably Smota-Lovat' Formation | Russia | A member of Elginerpetontidae. The type species is Weberepeton sondalensis. | |

### Temnospondyls
#### Research

* Specimens of Micromelerpeton crederni with abnormalities in their limbs interpreted as a result of limb regeneration are described by Fröbisch, Bickelmann and Witzmann (2014).
* Redescription of Mahavisaurus dentatus and Lyrosaurus australis and a study on the phylogenetic relationships of the rhytidosteids is published by Maganuco, Pasini & Auditore (2014).

#### New taxa

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Antarctosuchus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Sidor, Steyer & Hammer | Middle Triassic | Fremouw Formation | Antarctica | A capitosauroid. The type species is Antarctosuchus polyodon. |
| Leptorophus raischi | Sp. nov | Valid | Schoch | Early Permian | Saar–Nahe Basin | Germany | A branchiosaurid, a species of Leptorophus. |
| Megalophthalma | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Schoch, Milner & Witzmann | Middle Triassic (late Ladinian) | Erfurt Formation | Germany | A plagiosaurid. The type species is Megalophthalma ockerti. |
| Nanobamus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Schoch & Milner | Early Permian | Arroyo Formation | United States | An amphibamid. The type species is Nanobamus macrorhinus. |

### Chroniosuchians

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Dromotectum abditum | Sp. nov | Valid | Shishkin, Novikov & Fortuny | Early Triassic | | Russia | A bystrowianid chroniosuchian, a species of Dromotectum. |
| Dromotectum largum | Sp. nov | Valid | Liu et al. | Late Permian | Shangshihezi Formation | China | A bystrowianid chroniosuchian, a species of Dromotectum. |
| Jiyuanitectum | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Liu et al. | Late Permian | Shangshihezi Formation | China | A bystrowianid chroniosuchian. The type species is Jiyuanitectum flatum. |
| Vyushkoviana | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Shishkin, Novikov & Fortuny | Early Triassic | | Russia | A bystrowianid chroniosuchian. The type species is Vyushkoviana operta. |

### Lissamphibians
#### Research

* The humerus bone of a large calyptocephalellid anuran, apparently one of the largest fossil anurans known to date, is described by Otero et al. (2014) from the Eocene of Chile.

#### New taxa

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
| Eopelobates deani | Sp. nov | Valid | Roček et al. | Early middle Eocene | Green River Formation | United States | A relative of the European spadefoot toads, a species of Eopelobates. | |

## Synapsids
### Non-mammalian synapsids
#### Research

* A study on the diel activity patterns of non-mammalian synapsids is published by Angielczyk & Schmitz (2014).
* The presence of plicidentine (infolded dentine around the base of the tooth root) is reported in the maxillary and dentary teeth of Ianthodon, Sphenacodon, Secodontosaurus and Dimetrodon by Brink, LeBlanc & Reisz (2014).
* A study of the anatomy of nasal cavity of Brasilitherium riograndensis is published by Ruf et al. (2014).
* A study of the anatomy of the therocephalian Simorhinella baini and a taxonomic re-evaluation of the family Lycosuchidae is published by Abdala et al. (2014).

#### New taxa

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Abajudon | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Angielczyk et al. | Permian | Madumabisa Mudstone Ruhuhu Formation | Tanzania  Zambia | A dicynodont of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Abajudon kaayai. |
| Alierasaurus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Romano & Nicosia | Permian | Cala del Vino Formation | Italy | A caseid. The type species is Alierasaurus ronchii. |
| Botucaraitherium | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Soares, Martinelli & De Oliveira | Late Triassic (possibly early Norian) | Riograndia Assemblage Zone of the Candelária Sequence (Caturrita Formation) | Brazil | A prozostrodontian cynodont. The type species is Botucaraitherium belarminoi. |
| Eocasea | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Reisz & Fröbisch | Carboniferous (late Pennsylvanian) | Calhoun Shale | United States | A member of Caseidae . The type species is Eocasea martini. |
| Sungeodon | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Maisch & Matzke | Early Triassic | Jiucaiyuan Formation | China | A kannemeyeriiform dicynodont . The type species is Sungeodon kimkraemerae. |

### Mammals
## Other animals

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Archiasterella charma | Sp. nov | Valid | Moore, Li & Porter | Early Cambrian | Puerto Blanco Formation Shiyantou Formation | China  Mexico | A member of Chancelloriida. |
| Ascarites rufferi | Sp. nov | Valid | Da Silva et al. | Middle Triassic (Ladinian) | Sítio Cortado site | Brazil | An ascaridid nematode found in a cynodont coprolite, a species of Ascarites. |
| Ashetscolex | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Muir et al. | Ordovician (earliest Floian) | Tonggao Formation | China | A palaeoscolecid worm. The type species is Ashetscolex nuppus. |
| Atraktoprion podolicus | Sp. nov | Valid | Szaniawski & Drygant | Early Devonian (middle Lochkovian to Pragian) | | Ukraine | An atraktoprionid polychaete, a species of Atraktoprion. |
| Attenuella | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Malinky | Cambrian (Furongian) | Mendha Formation | United States | A member of Hyolitha. The type species is "Hyolithes" attenuatus Walcott (1890). |
| Bicoelia corticifera | Sp. nov | Valid | Senowbari-Daryan & Link | Late Triassic (Norian) | Kasımlar Formation | Turkey | A demosponge belonging to the order Agelasida and the family Preperonidellidae. |
| Brevaspidella | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Rhebergen | Late Ordovician | | Germany  Netherlands  Sweden | A demosponge belonging to the family Anthaspidellidae. The type species is B. dispersa. |
| Bubiites | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Yang et al. | Cambrian (Terreneuvian) | Zhujiaqing Formation | China | A sclerite of an animal of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is B. simplex. |
| Cambroskiadeion | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Moore, Porter & Li | Early Cambrian | Dengying Formation | China | An animal of uncertain phylogenetic placement with a cap-shaped shell. The type species is Cambroskiadeion xiaowanense. |
| Claviconchella | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Yang et al. | Cambrian (Terreneuvian) | Zhujiaqing Formation | China | A sclerite of an animal of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is C. qianyii. |
| Conchicolites crispisulcans | Sp. nov | Valid | Vinn, Jarochowska & Munnecke | Silurian (Wenlock) | Halla Formation | Sweden | A member of Cornulitida (a group of animals of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly molluscs), a species of Conchicolites. |
| Eklexibella | Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Keupp, Gründel & Wiese | Early Jurassic (late Pliensbachian) | | Germany | A terebellid polychaete. Genus contains two species: Eklexibella buttenheimensis and Eklexibella johanni. |
| Enalikter | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Siveter et al. | Silurian | Herefordshire Lagerstätte | United Kingdom | An animal of uncertain phylogenetic placement; it might be a megacheiran arthropod or an annelid. The type species is Enalikter aphson. |
| Eopriapulites | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Liu & Xiao in Liu et al. | Cambrian (Fortunian) | Kuanchuanpu Formation | China | A priapulid-like scalidophoran. The type species is Eopriapulites sphinx. |
| Eximipriapulus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ma et al. | Cambrian | Chengjiang Lagerstätte | China | A member of Priapulida. The type species is Eximipriapulus globocaudatus. |
| Filihernodia | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Taylor & Wilson in Frey et al. | Early Devonian (Pragian) | | Morocco | A reptariid hederellid. The type species is Filihernodia buccina. |
| Haplistion toftanum | Sp. nov | Valid | Rhebergen & Botting | Silurian (Telychian) | | Sweden | A haplistiid spirosclerophorid demosponge, a species of Haplistion. |
| Haydenoconus | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Malinky | Cambrian (Miaolingian and Furongian) | | United States | A member of Hyolitha belonging to the family Angusticornidae. The type species is "Hyolithes" gallatinensis Resser (1938); genus also includes "Hyolithes" prolixus Resser (1939). |
| Hyalonema vetteri | Sp. nov | Valid | Janussen | Late Cretaceous (Coniacian) | Arnager Formation | Denmark | A hexactinellid sponge, a species of Hyalonema. |
| Lindstroemispongia | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Rhebergen & Botting | Silurian (Telychian) | | Sweden | An astylospongiid streptosclerophorid demosponge. The type species is Lindstroemispongia cylindrata. |
| Lyrarapax | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cong et al. | Early Cambrian | | China | A member of Anomalocarididae (a group of animals with uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly stem-arthropods). The type species is Lyrarapax unguispinus. |
| Multistella leipnitzae | Sp. nov | Valid | Rhebergen & Botting | Silurian (Telychian) | | Sweden | An anthaspidellid orchocladine demosponge, a species of Multistella. |
| Nesonektris | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | García-Bellido et al. | Cambrian | Emu Bay Shale | Australia | A member of Vetulicolida. The type species is Nesonektris aldridgei. |
| Nidelric | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hou et al. | Early Cambrian | Heilinpu Formation | China | An animal of uncertain phylogenetic placement; a member of Chancelloriida or a chancelloriid-like animal. The type species is Nidelric pugio. |
| Norvegiograptus | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Li et al. | Early Ordovician | | China  Norway | A graptolite belonging to the family Dichograptidae. A new genus for "Didymograptus" liber Monsen (1937); genus also includes "Didymograptus" enshiensis Ni in Mu et al. (1979). |
| Oikozetetes mounti | Sp. nov | Valid | Jacquet, Brock & Paterson | Early Cambrian | Mernmerna Formation | Australia | A member of Halkieriidae (a group of animals of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly molluscs), a species of Oikozetetes. |
| Opetionella incompta | Sp. nov | Valid | Rhebergen & Botting | Silurian (Telychian) | | Sweden | A demosponge, possibly a member of the group Hadromerida; a species of Opetionella. |
| Paleoxyuris | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hugot et al. | Triassic | Sítio Cortado site | Brazil | A heteroxynematid oxyurid nematode known from an egg found in a cynodont coprolite. The type species is Paleoxyuris cockburni. |
| Phragmodictya jinshaensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Xinglian et al. | Cambrian | | China | A hexactinellid sponge, a species of Phragmodictya. |
| Polychaetaspis kozlowskii | Sp. nov | Valid | Szaniawski & Drygant | Early Devonian (early Lochkovian) | | Ukraine | A polychaetaspid polychaete, a species of Polychaetaspis. |
| Postperissocoelia | Gen. et comb. et sp. nov | Valid | Rhebergen & Botting | Silurian | | Canada  Sweden | A streptosolenid orchocladine demosponge. A new genus for "Perissocoelia" spinosa Rigby & Chatterton (1989); genus also contains new species Postperissocoelia gnisvardensis. |
| Pseudoperipatus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Haug & Haug | Cambrian | Burgess Shale | Canada | A cycloneuralian worm. The type species is Pseudoperipatus hintelmannae. |
| Sanduscolex | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Muir et al. | Ordovician (earliest Floian) | Tonggao Formation | China | A palaeoscolecid worm. The type species is Sanduscolex regularis. |
| Urphaenomenospongia | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Rhebergen & Botting | Silurian (Telychian) | | Sweden | A glass sponge, possibly a member of Lyssacinosida. The type species is Urphaenomenospongia euplectelloides. |
| Waflascolex | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | Ordovician (Tremadocian) | | China | A palaeoscolecid worm. The type species is Waflascolex changdensis. |
| Wiwaxia foliosa | Sp. nov | Valid | Yang et al. | Cambrian | Hongjingshao Formation | China | An animal of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Wiwaxia. |
| Yuganotheca | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Zhang, Li & Holmer in Zhang et al. | Cambrian | Heilinpu Formation | China | A member of Lophophorata of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Yuganotheca elegans. |

## Other organisms

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Cyathus dominicanus | Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar | Eocene or Miocene | Dominican amber | Dominican Republic | A fungus, a species of Cyathus. |
| Elainabella | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Rowland & Rodriguez | Ediacaran | Deep Spring Formation | United States | A multicellular alga of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species E. deepspringensis. |
| Eopalaeoaplysina | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Anderson & Beauchamp | Carboniferous (Moscovian to Kasimovian) | Belcourt Formation Ely Limestone Nansen Formation | Canada  United States | A red alga, a relative of Palaeoaplysina. Genus includes new species E. daviesi. |
| Helmutella | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Krings & Taylor | Early Devonian | Rhynie chert | United Kingdom | A fungus described on the basis of a reproductive unit. Genus includes new species H. devonica. |
| Nidula baltica | Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar | Eocene | Baltic amber | Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) | A fungus, a species of Nidula. |
| Nilpenia | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Droser et al. | Precambrian | Ediacara Fossil Site at Nilpena, Flinders Ranges | Australia | "An organism of unknown affinities with a growth pattern convergent on that of extant fungi, lichens and encrusting algae". The type species is Nilpenia rossi. |
| Palaeogaster | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Poinar, Alfredo & Baseia | Early Cretaceous (late Albian) | | Myanmar | A fungus belonging to the group Sclerodermatineae. The type species is Palaeogaster micromorpha. |
| Plexus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Joel, Droser & Gehling | Precambrian | | Australia | A tubular, serially divided organism with a bilateral morphology of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Plexus ricei. |
| Wutubus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Chen et al. | Precambrian | Dengying Formation | China | An annulated tubular organism of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Wutubus annularis. |
| Xylaria antiqua | Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar | Eocene or Miocene | | Dominican Republic | A fungus belonging to the family Xylariaceae found in Dominican amber, a species of Xylaria. |