2010 in paleontology
Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils.
[1] This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues.
from Mexican amber Lagokarpos[4] Gen et sp nov Valid McMurran & Manchester Late Paleocene - Ypresian Green River FormationFossil Butte Member USA Wyoming A fruit of uncertain affinity Also found in the Clarno Formation (Oregon) & Horsefly Shales (British Columbia) The type species is L. lacustris Ploufolia[5] Gen. nov.
Valid Sender et al. Albian Utrillas Formation Spain Sagaria[6] Gen et sp nov Valid Bravia, Barone Lumagab, & Mickle Middle Albian Monti Alburni, near Petina Italy Solaranthus[7] Gen et sp nov Valid Shaolin Zheng & Xin Wang Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation China An early flowering plant.
Fedexia[12] Valid Gzhelian Casselman Formation A trematopid genus currently among the oldest known vertebrates with a primarily terrestrial lifestyle.
Phonodus[17] Valid Induan (early Triassic) Katberg Formation South Africa The earliest known leptopleuronine procolophonid.
Athabascasaurus[20] Valid Lower Albian Clearwater Formation The most complete and stratigraphically oldest known ichthyosaur from the Cretaceous of North America.
Barracudasauroides[21] Valid Middle Triassic Guanling Formation A new genus for "Mixosaurus" panxianensis (Jiang, Schmitz, Hao & Sun, 2006).
Headonhillia[27] Valid Late Eocene, Ludian (Priabonian) Bembridge Limestone Formation England An anguine lizard.
Pedrerasaurus[31] Valid Early Cretaceous (late Berriasian-early Valanginan) Montsec's Formation (ca) Spain A scincogekkonomorph lizard.
Sanajeh[35] Valid Maastrichtian Lameta Formation India A madtsoiid snake which preyed on hatchling sauropods.
Mexichelys[42] Valid Late Campanian Cerro del Pueblo Formation Mexico A sea turtle.
Koilamasuchus[48] Valid Early Triassic Quebrada de los Fósiles Formation Argentina The best-known basal archosauriform from South America.
Vallesaurus zorzinensis[49] Valid Alaunian (early Norian) Zorzino Limestone Formation Italy A basal drepanosauromorph that is known from MCSNB 4783, a set of vertebrae and hindlimbs.
Pywackia[58] Valid Late Cambrian Tiñu Formation Mexico An animal of uncertain phylogenetic placement; it might be a bryozoan[58][59] or an octocoral.
To prevent the deformation of the tables, these footnotes list the contributors to papers that erect new genera and have many authors.
