# 2013 in archosaur paleontology

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The year 2013 in Archosaur paleontology was eventful. Archosaurs include the only living dinosaur group — birds — and the reptile crocodilians, plus all extinct dinosaurs, extinct crocodilian relatives, and pterosaurs. Archosaur palaeontology is the scientific study of those animals, especially as they existed before the Holocene Epoch began about 10,000 years ago. The year 2013 in paleontology included various significant developments regarding archosaurs.
This article records new taxa of fossil archosaurs of every kind that have been described during the year 2013, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleontology of archosaurs that occurred in the year 2013.

## Pseudosuchians
### Research

* Mesoeucrocodylian fossils, which might be the first recorded Cenozoic fossils of atoposaurids, are described from the Eocene Kaninah Formation of Yemen by Stevens et al. (2013).

### New taxa

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Agaresuchus | Sp. nov | Valid | Puértolas-Pascual, Canudo & Moreno-Azanza | Late Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian) | Conqués Formation | Spain | A eusuchian crocodylomorph belonging to the family Allodaposuchidae. Originally described as a species of Allodaposuchus; Narváez et al. (2016) transferred it to the genus Agaresuchus. |
| Almadasuchus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Pol et al. | Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) | Sediments alternatively referred by different authors to the Cañadón Calcáreo Formation or to the Puesto Almada Member of the Cañadón Asfalto Formation | Argentina | A non-crocodyliform crocodylomorph. The type species is Almadasuchus figarii. |
| Anteophthalmosuchus escuchae | Sp. nov | Valid | Buscalioni et al. | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | Escucha Formation | Spain | A goniopholidid, a species of Anteophthalmosuchus. |
| Apatosuchus | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Sues & Schoch | Late Triassic (Norian) | Löwenstein Formation | Germany | A non-crocodylomorph loricatan pseudosuchian, a new genus for "Halticosaurus" orbitoangulatus Huene (1932). |
| Batrachomimus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Montefeltro et al. | Late Jurassic | | Brazil | A neosuchian crocodyliform related to Rugosuchus and Shamosuchus. The type species is Batrachomimus pastosbonensis. |
| Brochuchus | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Conrad et al. | Miocene | | Kenya | A new genus for "Crocodylus" pigotti. |
| Caiman gasparinae | Sp. nov | Valid | Bona & Carabajal | Late Miocene | | Argentina | A caiman. Originally described as a species of Caiman; transferred to the separate genus Paranasuchus by Bona et al. (2024). |
| Caiman venezuelensis | Sp. nov | Junior synonym | Fortier & Rincón | Pleistocene | | Venezuela | A caiman, a species of Caiman. Considered to be a junior synonym of extant spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) by Cidade et al. (2019). |
| Centenariosuchus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hastings et al. | Early or middle Miocene | Cucaracha Formation | Panama | A caiman. The type species is Centenariosuchus gilmorei. |
| Chalawan | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Martin et al. | Early Cretaceous | Phu Kradung Formation | Thailand | A pholidosaurid, a new genus for "Sunosuchus" thailandicus. |
| Cricosaurus lithographicus | Sp. nov | Valid | Herrera, Gasparini & Fernández | Late Jurassic (Tithonian) | Neuquén Basin | Argentina | A metriorhynchid, a species of Cricosaurus. |
| Crocodylus falconensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Scheyer et al. | Early Pliocene | San Gregorio Formation | Venezuela | A species of Crocodylus. |
| Culebrasuchus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Hastings et al. | Probably early Miocene | Culebra Formation | Panama | A caiman. The type species is Culebrasuchus mesoamericanus. |
| Eocaiman itaboraiensis | Sp. nov | Valid | Pinheiro et al. | Itaboraian | Itaboraí Basin | Brazil | A species of Eocaiman. |
| Globidentosuchus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Scheyer et al. | Late Miocene | Urumaco Formation | Venezuela | A caiman. The type species is Globidentosuchus brachyrostris |
| Gondwanasuchus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Marinho et al. | Late Cretaceous | Bauru Group | Brazil | A baurusuchid. The type species is Gondwanasuchus scabrosus. |
| Hulkepholis | Gen. et comb. et sp. nov | Valid | Buscalioni et al. | Early Cretaceous | Escucha Formation Grinstead Clay Formation | Spain  United Kingdom | A goniopholidid, a new genus for "Goniopholis" willetti Salisbury & Naish (2011); genus also contains a new species Hulkepholis plotos. |
| Maledictosuchus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Parrilla-Bel et al. | Middle Jurassic (middle Callovian) | Ágreda Formation | Spain | A metriorhynchid. The type species is Maledictosuchus riclaensis. |
| Paluxysuchus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Adams | Early Cretaceous (late Aptian) | Twin Mountains Formation | United States | A neosuchian crocodyliform. The type species is Paluxysuchus newmani. |
| Stenomyti | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Small & Martz | Late Triassic | Chinle Formation | United States | An aetosaur. The type species is Stenomyti huangae. |
| Torvoneustes coryphaeus | Sp. nov | Valid | Young et al. | Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) | Kimmeridge Clay Formation | United Kingdom | A metriorhynchid, a species of Torvoneustes. |
| Tyrannoneustes | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Young et al. | Middle Jurassic | Oxford Clay Formation | United Kingdom | A metriorhynchid. The type species is Tyrannoneustes lythrodectikos. |

## Newly named basal dinosauromorphs

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
| Ignotosaurus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Martínez et al. | Late Triassic (late Carnian) | Ischigualasto Formation | Argentina | A silesaurid. The type species is Ignotosaurus fragilis. | |
| Lutungutali | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Peecook et al. | Middle Triassic (Anisian) | Ntawere Formation | Zambia | A silesaurid. The type species is Lutungutali sitwensis. | |

## Non-avian dinosaurs
### Research

* A new Troodontid Tooth is reported from Kallamedu Formation of India.
* A study on the reproductive strategies of dinosaurs is published by Werner & Griebeler (2013).
* A re-analysis of prior studies on the dinosaur growth rates is published by Myhrvold (2013).
* A study on an assemblage of specimens of Aniksosaurus darwini from the Upper Cretaceous Bajo Barreal Formation (Argentina) evaluating whether the assemblage is truly monospecific and whether or not all the individuals died at the same time based on taphonomic data, is published by Ibiricu et al. (2013).
* Redescription of Lusotitan atalaiensis and a study on the phylogenetic relationships of basal titanosauriform sauropods is published by Mannion et al. (2013).
* A review of all fossil specimens referred to Euoplocephalus tutus, as well as specimens that were previously referred to Euoplocephalus but subsequently were assigned to different genera, is published by Arbour & Currie (2013).

### New taxa

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Acheroraptor | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Evans, Larson & Currie | Late Cretaceous (latest Maastrichtian) | Hell Creek Formation | United States | A dromaeosaurid. The type species is Acheroraptor temertyorum. |
| Acrotholus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Evans et al. | Late Cretaceous (Santonian) | | Canada | A pachycephalosaurid. The type species is Acrotholus audeti. |
| Ajancingenia | Nom. nov | Valid | Easter | Late Cretaceous | | Mongolia | A member of Oviraptoridae; a replacement name for Ingenia Barsbold (1981). Funston et al. (2018) considered this genus to be a junior synonym of the genus Heyuannia. |
| Albertadromeus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Brown et al. | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | Oldman Formation | Canada | A relative of Orodromeus, Oryctodromeus and Zephyrosaurus. The type species is Albertadromeus syntarsus. |
| Aorun | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Choiniere et al. | Middle or Late Jurassic (Callovian/Oxfordian boundary, more likely Callovian) | Shishugou Formation | China | A coelurosaur theropod, more closely related to ornithomimosaurs and maniraptorans than to tyrannosauroids. The type species is Aorun zhaoi. |
| Aurornis | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Godefroit et al. | Middle or Late Jurassic | Tiaojishan Formation | China | A basal member of Avialae or a troodontid. The type species is Aurornis xui. |
| Brasilotitan | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Machado et al. | Late Cretaceous | Adamantina Formation | Brazil | A titanosaur. The type species is Brasilotitan nemophagus. |
| Bravoceratops | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wick & Lehman | Late Cretaceous (early Maastrichtian) | Javelina Formation | United States | A chasmosaurine ceratopsian. The type species is Bravoceratops polyphemus. |
| Canardia | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Prieto-Márquez et al. | Late Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian) | Marnes d’Auzas Formation | France | A lambeosaurine hadrosaurid related to Aralosaurus. The type species is Canardia garonnensis. |
| Dahalokely | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Farke & Sertich | Late Cretaceous (Turonian) | | Madagascar | An abelisauroid theropod. The type species is Dahalokely tokana. |
| Dongyangopelta | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Chen et al. | Cretaceous (Albian or Cenomanian) | Chaochuan Formation | China | A nodosaurid. The type species is Dongyangopelta yangyanensis. |
| Eosinopteryx | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Godefroit et al. | Middle or Late Jurassic | Tiaojishan Formation | China | A member of Paraves. The type species is Eosinopteryx brevipenna. |
| Europelta | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kirkland et al. | Early Cretaceous (early Albian) | Escucha Formation | Spain | A nodosaurid. The type species is Europelta carbonensis. |
| Gannansaurus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lü et al. | Late Cretaceous | Nanxiong Formation | China | A sauropod, a member of Somphospondyli. The type species is Gannansaurus sinensis. |
| Ganzhousaurus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | Late Cretaceous | Nanxiong Formation | China | An oviraptorid. The type species is Ganzhousaurus nankangensis. |
| Jianchangosaurus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Pu et al. | Early Cretaceous | Yixian Formation | China | A therizinosaur. The type species is Jianchangosaurus yixianensis. |
| Jiangxisaurus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wei et al. | Late Cretaceous | Nanxiong Formation | China | An oviraptorid theropod. The type species is Jiangxisaurus ganzhouensis. |
| Judiceratops | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Longrich | Late Cretaceous (middle Campanian) | Judith River Formation | United States | A chasmosaurine ceratopsian. The type species is Judiceratops tigris. |
| Juratyrant | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Brusatte & Benson | Late Jurassic (Tithonian) | Kimmeridge Clay | United Kingdom | A basal tyrannosauroid, a new genus for "Stokesosaurus" langhami (Benson, 2008). |
| Katepensaurus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ibiricu et al. | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian or Turonian) | Bajo Barreal Formation | Argentina | A rebbachisaurid sauropod. The type species is Katepensaurus goicoecheai. |
| Kazaklambia | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Bell & Brink | Late Cretaceous (Santonian) | | Kazakhstan | A lambeosaurine hadrosaurid, a new genus for "Procheneosaurus" convincens. |
| Leptorhynchos | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Longrich et al. | Late Cretaceous (late Campanian) | Aguja Formation | United States | A caenagnathid oviraptorosaur. The type species is Leptorhynchos gaddisi. Originally genus also contained "Ornithomimus" elegans Parks (1933), but this species was subsequently transferred to the separate genus Citipes. |
| Lythronax | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Loewen et al. | Late Cretaceous (middle Campanian) | Wahweap Formation | United States | A tyrannosaurine tyrannosaurid. The type species is Lythronax argestes. |
| Nankangia | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lü et al. | Late Cretaceous | Nanxiong Formation | China | An oviraptorosaur. The type species is Nankangia jiangxiensis. |
| Nasutoceratops | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Sampson et al. | Late Cretaceous (late Campanian) | Kaiparowits Formation | United States | A centrosaurine ceratopsian. The type species is Nasutoceratops titusi. |
| Normanniasaurus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Le Loeuff, Suteethorn & Buffetaut | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | | France | A basal member of Titanosauria. The type species is Normanniasaurus genceyi. |
| Nyasasaurus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Nesbitt et al. | Middle Triassic (late Anisian) | Manda Formation | Tanzania | The oldest known dinosaur or the sister taxon of the Dinosauria. The type species is Nyasasaurus parringtoni. |
| Oohkotokia | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Penkalski | Late Cretaceous (late Campanian) | Two Medicine Formation | United States | An ankylosaurine ankylosaurid. The type species is Oohkotokia horneri. The species was subsequently argued by Arbour and Currie (2013) to be a junior synonym of Scolosaurus cutleri. |
| Overosaurus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Coria et al. | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | Anacleto Formation | Argentina | A lithostrotian titanosaur related to Aeolosaurus. The type species is Overosaurus paradasorum. |
| Saurolophus morrisi | Sp. nov | Valid | Prieto-Márquez & Wagner | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Moreno Formation | USA | Originally described as a species of Saurolophus; subsequently made the type species of a separate genus Augustynolophus by Prieto-Márquez et al. (2015). |
| Sauroniops | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cau, Dalla Vecchia & Fabbri | Cenomanian | Kem Kem Beds | Morocco | A carcharodontosaurid. The type species is Sauroniops pachytholus. Announced in 2012; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2013. |
| Siats | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Zanno & Makovicky | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Cedar Mountain Formation | United States | A Neovenatorid theropod. The type species is Siats meekerorum. |
| Taohelong | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Yang et al. | Early Cretaceous | Hekou Group | China | A member of Polacanthinae. The type species is Taohelong jinchengensis |
| Tataouinea | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Fanti et al. | Early Cretaceous | Ain el Guettar Formation | Tunisia | A rebbachisaurid sauropod. The type species is Tataouinea hannibalis. |
| Trinisaura | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Coria et al. | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | Snow Hill Island Formation | Antarctica | An ornithopod dinosaur. The type species is Trinisaura santamartaensis. |
| Wulatelong | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Xu et al. | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | Wulansuhai Formation | China | An oviraptorid. The type species is Wulatelong gobiensis. |
| Xinjiangtitan | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wu et al. | Middle Jurassic | Qigu Formation | China | A sauropod related to Mamenchisaurus. The type species is Xinjiangtitan shanshanesis. |
| Yulong | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lü et al. | Late Cretaceous | Qiupa Formation | China | An oviraptorid theropod dinosaur. The type species is Yulong mini. |
| Yunganglong | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | Early Late Cretaceous | Zhumapu Formation | China | A basal member of Hadrosauroidea. The type species is Yunganglong datongensis. |
| Yunmenglong | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lü et al. | Early Cretaceous | Haoling Formation | China | A titanosauriform sauropod. The type species is Yunmenglong ruyangensis. |

## Birds
### Research

* Eleutherornis is re-examined and classified as a member of Phorusrhacidae by Angst et al. (2013).

### New taxa

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Acrocephalus kordosi | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | An Acrocephalidae. |
| Acrocephalus kretzoii | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | An Acrocephalidae. |
| Acrocephalus major | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | An Acrocephalidae. |
| Acrocephalus minor | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | An Acrocephalidae. |
| Aegithalos congruis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | An Aegithalidae. |
| Aegithalos gaspariki | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | An Aegithalidae. |
| Aethia barnesi | Sp. nov. | Valid | N. Adam Smith | Late Miocene | San Mateo Formation | USA:  California: | An Alcidae. |
| Aethia storeri | Sp. nov. | Valid | N. Adam Smith | Pliocene | Blancan, San Diego Formation | USA:  California | An Alcidae, auklet, a species of Aethia. |
| Agapornis attenboroughi | Sp. nov. | Valid | Albrecht Manegold | Early Pliocene | Varswater Formation | South Africa | A Psittacidae. |
| Alauda tivadari | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | An Alaudidae. |
| Anas denesi | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A member of Anatidae. Originally described as a species of Anas; Zelenkov (2016) transferred the species to the genus Aythya. |
| Anthus baranensis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Motacillidae. |
| Anthus híri | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Motacillidae. |
| Aquila kurochkini | Sp. nov | Valid | Zlatozar N. Boev | Late Pliocene | Middle Villafranchian | Bulgaria | An Accipitridae. |
| Asphaltoglaux cecileae | Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. | Valid | Campbell & Bocheński | Late Pleistocene | La Brea Tar Pits | USA:  California | A Strigidae, this is the type species of the new genus. |
| Bimbisula melanodactylos | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Benson & Erickson | Pliocene | Goose Creek Limestone | United States ( South Carolina) | A member of the family Sulidae. The type species of the new genus. |
| Bombycilla brevia | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Bombycillidae. |
| Bombycilla kubinyii | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Bombycillidae. |
| Calandrella gali | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | An Alaudidae. |
| Caracara major | Sp. nov. | Valid | Washington Jones Andrés Rinderknecht Rafael Migot R. Ernesto Blanco | Late Pleistocene | Rio de la Plata Estuary | Uruguay | A Falconidae. |
| Carduelis kretzoii | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Fringillidae, Carduelinae. |
| Carduelis lambrechti | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Fringillidae, Carduelinae. |
| Carduelis medius | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Fringillidae, Carduelinae. |
| Carduelis parvulus | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Fringillidae, Carduelinae. |
| Certhia immensa | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Certhiidae. |
| Cettia janossyi | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Cettiidae. |
| Cettia kalmani | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Cettiidae. |
| Chambicuculus pusillus | Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. | Valid | Cécile Mourer-Chauviré Rodolphe Tabuce El Mabrouk Essid Laurent Marivaux Hayet Khayati Monique Vianey-Liaud Mustapha Ben Haj Ali | Eocene | Djebel Chambi | Tunisia | A basal Cuculidae. |
| Chambiortyx cristata | Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. | Valid | Cécile Mourer-Chauviré Rodolphe Tabuce El Mabrouk Essid Laurent Marivaux Hayet Khayati Monique Vianey-Liaud Mustapha Ben Haj Ali | Eocene | Djebel Chambi | Tunisia | A basal Galliformes. The type species of the genus. |
| Changmaornis houi | Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. | Valid | Ya-Ming Wang Jingmai O'Connor Da-Qing Li Hai-Lu You | Early Cretaceous | Aptian, Xiagou Formation | China | A basal member of the Ornithuromorpha. The type species of the new genus. |
| Cinclus gaspariki | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Cinclidae. |
| Cinclus minor | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Cinclidae. |
| Coccothraustes major | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Fringillidae, Carduelinae. |
| Coenocorypha neocaledonica | Sp. nov | Valid | Trevor H. Worthy Atholl Anderson Christophe Sand | Late Holocene | Cave deposits | New Caledonia | A Scolopacidae. |
| Colaptes oceanicus | Sp. nov. | Valid | Storrs L. Olson | Pleistocene to Holocene | Cave deposits | Bermuda | A Picidae. |
| Delichon major | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Hirundinidae. |
| Delichon polgardiensis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Hirundinidae. |
| Delichon pusillus | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Hirundinidae. |
| Divisulcus demerei | Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. | Valid | N. Adam Smith | Middle Miocene (~14–16 Mya) | Rosarito Beach Formation | Mexico | A Charadriiformes related to the Alcidae. The type species of the new genus. |
| Emberiza gaspariki | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | An Emberizidae. |
| Emberiza media | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | An Emberizidae. |
| Emberiza pannonica | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | An Emberizidae. |
| Emberiza parva | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | An Emberizidae. |
| Emberiza polgardiensis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | An Emberizidae. |
| Eocypselus rowei | Sp. nov. | Valid | Daniel T. Ksepka Julia A. Clarke Sterling J. Nesbitt Felicia B. Kulp Lance Grande | Early Eocene | Green River Formation | USA:  Wyoming | An Apodiformes, basal Hemiprocni Karkhu, 1992, Eocypselidae Harrison, 1984. |
| Erithacus minor | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Muscicapidae. |
| Fringilla kormosi | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Fringillidae, Fringillinae. |
| Fringilla petenyii | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Fringillidae, Fringillinae. |
| Galerida pannonica | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | An Alaudidae. |
| Gerandibis paganus | Gen. nov. et Comb. nov. | Valid | Vanesa L. De Pietri | Early Miocene | Aquitanian, MN 1-2 | France | A Threskiornithidae, a new genus for "Ibis" pagana Milne-Edwards (1868), the type species of the new genus with which it creates a Comb. nov. |
| Glaucidium kurochkini | Sp. nov. | Valid | Kenneth E. Campbell, Jr. Zbigniew M. Bocheński | Late Pleistocene | La Brea Tar Pits | USA:  California | A Strigidae. |
| Gobipipus reshetovi | Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. | Valid | Evgeny N. Kurochkin Sankar Chatterjee Konstantin Y. Mikhailov | Late Cretaceous | Campanian Barun Goyot Formation | Mongolia | An Enantiornithes Walker, 1981, this is the type species of the new genus. |
| Hippolais veterior | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | An Acrocephalidae. |
| Hirundo gracilis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Hirundinidae. |
| Hirundo major | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Hirundinidae. |
| Jiuquanornis niui | Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. | Valid | Ya-Ming Wang Jingmai O'Connor Da-Qing Li Hai-Lu You | Early Cretaceous | Xiagou Formation | China | A basal member of Ornithuromorpha. This is the type species of the new genus. |
| Khwenena leopoldinae | Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. | Valid | Albrecht Manegold | Early Pliocene | Varswater Formation | South Africa | A Psittacidae. The type species of the new genus. |
| Kurrartapu johnnguyeni | Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. | Valid | Jacqueline M. T. Nguyen Trevor H. Worthy Walter E. Boles Suzanne J. Hand Michael Archer | Early Miocene | Riversleigh | Australia:  Queensland | A Cracticidae. The type species of the new genus. |
| Lanius capeki | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Laniidae. |
| Lanius hungaricus | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Laniidae. |
| Lanius intermedius | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Laniidae. |
| Lanius major | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Laniidae. |
| Locustella janossyi | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Locustellidae. |
| Locustella kordosi | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Locustellidae. |
| Locustella magna | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Locustellidae. |
| Loxia csarnotanus | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Fringillidae, Carduelinae. |
| Lullula minor | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | An Alaudidae. |
| Lullula minuscula | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | An Alaudidae. |
| Lullula parva | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | An Alaudidae. |
| Luscinia denesi | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Muscicapidae. |
| Luscinia pliocaenica | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Muscicapidae. |
| Melanocorypha minor | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | An Alaudidae. |
| Miocoracias chenevali | Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. | Valid | Cécile Mourer-Chauviré Jean-Baptiste Peyrouse Marguerite Hugueney | Early Miocene | Agenian Saint-Gérard-le-Puy, MN 2a | France | A Coraciidae. |
| Miotyto montispetrosi | Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. | Valid | Ursula B. Göhlich Peter Ballmann | Middle Miocene | MN 6 | Germany  Bavaria | A Tytonidae. The type species of the new genus. |
| Monticola pongraczi | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Muscicapidae. |
| Motacilla intermedia | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Muscicapidae. |
| Motacilla minor | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Motacillidae. |
| Motacilla robusta | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Motacillidae. |
| Muscicapa miklosi | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Muscicapidae. |
| Muscicapa petényii | Sp. nov. | Not Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Muscicapidae. The name is not valid because the "é" in the species name should be a plain "e". |
| Oenanthe kormosi | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Muscicapidae. |
| Oenanthe pongraczi | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Muscicapidae. |
| Oligocolius psittacocephalon | Sp. nov. | Valid | Gerald Mayr | Late Oligocene | MP 28 | Germany:  Rhineland-Palatinate | A Coliidae. |
| ?Oligostrix bergeri | Sp. nov. | Valid | Vanessa De Pietri Cécile Mourer-Chauviré Ursula Menkveld-Gfeller Christian A. Meyer Loïc Costeur | Late Oligocene | MP 26 | Switzerland | A Strigidormes, Protostrigidae Wetmore, 1933, possibly a species of Oligostrix Fischer, 1983. |
| Oriolus beremendensis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | An Oriolidae. |
| Otis hellenica | Sp. nov. | Valid | Zlatozar Boev Georgios Lazaridis Evangelia Tsoukala | Late Miocene | Middle-Late Turolian, MN12-13 | Greece | Originally classified as a member of Otididae. Zelenkov, Boev & Lazaridis (2016) reinterpreted it as a member of Gruiformes belonging to the family Eogruidae and the subfamily Ergilornithinae; the authors considered it to be a possible member of the genus Amphipelargus of uncertain specific assignment. |
| Otus frutuosoi | Sp. nov. | Valid | Juan C. Rando Josep A. Alcover Storrs L. Olson Harald Pieper | Quaternary | 1790 ± 40 BP | Portugal:  Azores | A Strigidae. |
| Palaelodus kurochkini | Sp. nov | Valid | Nikita V. Zelenkov | Middle Miocene | Ooshin Formation | Mongolia | A Phoenicopteriformes, Palaelodidae Stejneger, 1885. |
| Parus medius | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Paridae. |
| Parus parvulus | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Paridae. |
| Parus robustus | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Paridae. |
| Passer híri | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Passeridae. |
| Passer minusculus | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Passeridae. |
| Passer pannonicus | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Passeridae. |
| Pastushkinia zazhigini | Gen. nov. et Comb. nov. | Valid | Nikita V. Zelenkov | Early Pliocene | Hyargas-Nuur Formation | Mongolia | A Rallidae; a new genus for "Crex" zazhigini Kurochkin (1980), creating a Comb. nov. |
| Phoenicurus baranensis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Muscicapidae. |
| Phoenicurus erikai | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Muscicapidae. |
| Phylloscopus pliocaenicus | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Phylloscopidae. |
| Phylloscopus venczeli | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Phylloscopidae. |
| Picus pliocaenicus | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Picidae. |
| Pikaihao bartlei | Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. | Valid | Trevor H. Worthy Jennifer P. Worthy Alan J. D. Tennyson R. Paul Scofield | Early Miocene (19–16 Mya) | Bannockburn Formation | New Zealand | An Ardeidae. This is the type species of the new genus. |
| Pinicola kubinyii | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Fringillidaem, Carduelinae. |
| Plectrophenax veterior | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Calcariidae. |
| Proapteryx micromeros | Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. | Valid | Trevor H. Worthy Jennifer P. Worthy Alan J. D. Tennyson Steven W. Salisbury Suzanne J. Hand R. Paul Scofield | Early Miocene | Altonian; 19–16 Ma Bannockburn Formation | New Zealand | An Apterygidae. The type species of the new genus. |
| Prunella freudenthali | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Prunellidae. |
| Prunella kormosi | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Prunellidae. |
| Pyrrhula gali | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Fringillidae, Carduelinae. |
| Pyrrhula minor | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Fringillidae, Carduelinae. |
| Qianshanornis rapax | Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. | Valid | Gerald Mayr Yang Jian Eric De Bast Li Cheng-Sen Thierry Smith | Middle Paleocene | Wanghudun Formation | China | A bird of uncertain phylogenetic placement, but placed in a new family: Qianshanornithidae fam. nov. Mayr, Yang, De Bast, Li et Smith, 2013, most closely resembling Strigogyps Gaillard, 1908, Ameghinornithidae Mourer-Chauviré, 1981. The type species of the new genus. |
| Rallus cyanocavi | Sp. nov | Valid | David W. Steadman J. R. Morris N. A. Wright | Late Pleistocene | Underwater Cave | The Bahamas | A Rallidae. |
| Regulus pliocaenicus | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Regulidae. |
| Resoviaornis jamrozi | Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. | Valid | Zbigniew M. Bocheński Teresa Tomek Krzysztof Wertz Ewa Świdnicka | Oligocene | Late Rupelian, 29-28,5 Mya, Menilite Formation | Poland | A Passeriformes. The type species of the new genus. |
| Riparia minor | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Hirundinidae. |
| ?Rupelrallus belgicus | Sp. nov | Valid | Gerald Mayr | Early Oligocene | Rupelian, Boom Clay | Belgium:  Antwerp | A Gruiformes, Parvigruidae Mayr, 2005. |
| Saintandrea chenoides | Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. | Valid | Gerald Mayr Vanesa L. De Pietri | Late Oligocene | Early Chattian, MP 26 | France | An Anatidae, Romainvilliinae Lambrecht, 1933. The type species of the new genus. |
| Saxicola baranensis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Muscicapidae. |
| Saxicola lambrechti | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Muscicapidae. |
| Saxicola magna | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Muscicapidae. |
| Saxicola parva | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Muscicapidae. |
| Scandiavis mikkelseni | Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. | Valid | Sara Bertelli Bent E. K. Lindow Gareth J. Dyke Gerald Mayr | Early Eocene | Fur Formation | Denmark | A Neognathae related to the Charadriiformes. The type species of the new genus. |
| Sitta gracilis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Sittidae. |
| Sitta pusilla | Sp. nov. | Not Valid, Junior homonym | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Sittidae; the name is preoccupied, a junior homonym of the brown-headed nuthatch, Sitta pusilla Latham, 1790. In the article describing the taxon its name is spelled Sitta pusilla or Sitta pussila on different pages. |
| Sitta villanyensis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Sittidae. |
| Sturnus baranensis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Sturnidae. |
| Sturnus brevis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Sturnidae. |
| Sturnus pliocaenicus | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Sturnidae. |
| Sulcavis geeorum | Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. | Valid | Jingmai K. O'Connor Zhang Yuguang Luis M. Chiappe Meng Qingjin Li Quanguo Di Liu | Early Cretaceous | Yixian Formation | China | An Enantiornithes Walker, 1981. The type species the new genus. |
| Sylvia intermedia | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Sylviidae. |
| Sylvia pussila | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Sylviidae. |
| Tichodroma capeki | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Tichodromidae. |
| Troglodytes robustus | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Troglodytidae. |
| Turdicus pannonicus | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Turdidae. |
| Turdus major | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Turdidae. |
| Turdus medius | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Turdidae. |
| Turdus minor | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Pliocene | MN 15-16 | Hungary | A Turdidae. |
| Turdus miocaenicus | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Turdidae. |
| Turdus polgardiensis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Jenö Kessler | Late Miocene | MN 13 | Hungary | A Turdidae. |
| Vadaravis brownae | Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. | Valid | Nathan D. Smith Lance Grande Julia A. Clarke | Late early Eocene | Green River Formation | USA:  Wyoming | A possible relative of the Threskiornithidae. The type species of the new genus. |
| Wilaru tedfordi | Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. | Valid | Walter E. Boles Melanie A. Finch Rene H. Hofheins Patricia Vickers-Rich Mary Walters Thomas H. Rich | Late Oligocene or Early Miocene (26–24 mya) | Namba Formation | Australia:  South Australia | Initially thought to be a stone-curlew (a member of Burhinidae); subsequently argued to be a member of Presbyornithidae by De Pietri et al. (2016). The type species of the new genus. |
| Xinghaiornis lini | Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. | Valid | Wang Xuri Luis M. Chiappe Teng Fangfang Ji Qiang | Early Cretaceous | Yixian Formation | China | An early member of the Ornithothoraces of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species of the new genus. |
| Yanornis guozhangi | Sp. nov | Valid | Wang Xu-ri Ji Qiang Teng Fang-fang Jin Ke-mo | Early Cretaceous | Yixian Formation | China | An Ornithuromorphae Chiappe, Ji, Ji et Norell, 1999, Yanornithiformes Zhou et Zhang, 2001, Yanornithidae Zhou et Zhang, 2001 |
| Yumenornis huangi | Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. | Valid | Wang Ya-Ming Jingmai O'Connor Li Da-Qing You Hai-Lu | Early Cretaceous | Xiagou Formation | China | A basal member of the Ornithuromorpha. The type species of new genus Yumenornis . |
| Zhouornis hani | Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. | Valid | Zhang Zihui Luis M. Chiappe Han Gang Anusuya Chinsamy | Early Cretaceous | Possibly Jiufotang Formation | China | A member of the Enantiornithes Walker, 1981. The type species of the new genus. |

## Newly named pterosaurs

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Alamodactylus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Andres & Myers | Late Cretaceous (early Coniacian) | Atco Formation | United States | A non-pteranodontoid pteranodontian. The type species is Alamodactylus byrdi. |
| Ardeadactylus | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Bennett | Late Jurassic | | Germany | A new genus for "Pterodactylus" longicollum von Meyer (1854). |
| Camposipterus | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Rodrigues & Kellner | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | Cambridge Greensand | United Kingdom | A new genus for "Ornithocheirus" nasutus Seeley (1870); genus might also contain "Ornithocheirus" colorhinus Seeley (1870). Rodrigues & Kellner (2013) also considered it possible that "Pterodactylus" sedgwickii Owen (1859) belonged to the genus Camposipterus, but subsequently it was made the type species of a separate genus Aerodraco. |
| Caupedactylus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kellner | Early Cretaceous | Romualdo Formation | Brazil | A tapejarid. The type species is Caupedactylus ybaka. |
| Cimoliopterus | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Rodrigues & Kellner | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian/Turonian) | Chalk Formation | United Kingdom | A new genus for "Pterodactylus" cuvieri Bowerbank (1851). |
| Cuspicephalus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Martill & Etches | Kimmeridgian | Kimmeridge Clay Formation | United Kingdom | A basal monofenestratan. The type species is Cuspicephalus scarfi. |
| Eurazhdarcho | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Vremir et al. | Late Cretaceous (early Maastrichtian) | Sebeş Formation | Romania | An azhdarchid. The type species is Eurazhdarcho langendorfensis. |
| Lonchodraco | Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Rodrigues & Kellner | Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian/Turonian) | Cambridge Greensand Chalk Formation | United Kingdom | A new genus for "Pterodactylus" giganteus Bowerbank (1846); genus also contains "Ornithocheirus" machaerorhynchus Seeley (1870) and "Ornithocheirus" microdon Seeley (1870). |
| Radiodactylus | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Andres & Myers | Early Cretaceous (late Aptian or early Albian) | Glen Rose Formation | United States | A non-azhdarchid azhdarchoid. The type species is Radiodactylus langstoni. |
| Vectidraco | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Naish, Simpson & Dyke | Early Cretaceous (probably early Aptian) | | United Kingdom | An azhdarchoid. The type species is Vectidraco daisymorrisae. |
| Wenupteryx | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Codorniú & Gasparini | Late Jurassic (Tithonian) | Vaca Muerta Formation | Argentina | A pterodactyloid pterosaur related to the clade Euctenochasmatia or Archaeopterodactyloidea. The type species is Wenupteryx uzi. |