1973 in paleontology
Newly named dinosaurs
Columns: Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Location | Notes
Alocodon | Gen et sp nov | Valid | Thulborn | Portugal | n Ornithischia of uncertain placement | Efraasia | gen nov | Valid | Galton | Germany | basal sauropodomorph | Kelmayisaurus | gen et sp nov | Valid | Zhiming | China | carcharodontosaurid | Phaedrolosaurus | gen et sp nov | nomen dubium | Zhiming | China | described from a single tooth | Phyllodon | Gen et sp nov | Valid | Thulborn | Portugal | possible Hypsilophodontid | Shantungosaurus | gen et sp nov | Valid | Hu | China | largest known ornithischian | Trimucrodon | Gen et sp nov | nomen dubium | Thulborn | Portugal | n Ornithischia of uncertain placement | Tugulusaurus | gen et sp nov | Valid | Zhiming | China | n coelurosauria | Wuerhosaurus | gen et sp nov | Valid | Zhiming | China | one of the last s stegosaurian