2010 in paleontology
Introduction
Plants ===Angiosperms=== Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images''Cornus piggae''Sp novValidManchester, Xiang, and XiangTiffanianSentinel Butte FormationOldest member of ''Cornus'' subgenus ''Cornus''. ''Hymenaea allendis''sp novValidCalvillo-Canadell, Cevallos-Ferriz & Rico-ArceLate Oligocene - Early MioceneMexican amberSecond ''Hymenaea'' sp. from Mexican amber''Lagokarpos''Gen et sp novValidMcMurran & ManchesterLate Paleocene - YpresianGreen River FormationFossil Butte MemberA fruit of uncertain affinity Also found in the Clarno Formation (Oregon) & Horsefly Shales (British Columbia) The type species is ''L. lacustris''''Ploufolia''Gen. nov.ValidSender et al.AlbianUtrillas Formation''Sagaria''Gen et sp novValidBravia, Barone Lumagab, & MickleMiddle AlbianMonti Alburni, near Petina''Solaranthus''Gen et sp novValidShaolin Zheng & Xin WangMiddle JurassicJiulongshan FormationAn early flowering plant. ''Xingxueanthus''Gen et sp novValidXin Wang & Shijun WangMiddle JurassicHaifanggou FormationAn early flowering plant.
Molluscs ===Newly named bivalves=== Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images''Emiliodonta''Gen. nov.valid SánchezCaradocDon Braulio FormationReplacement name for ''Emiliania'' Sánchez, 1999 preoccupied by ''Emiliania''  Hay & Mohler, 1967''Erodona doellojuradoi''Sp. nov.validPérez, Iturerría & GriffinLate MioceneParaná FormationAn erodonid. ''Polymesoda muravchiki''Sp. nov.validPérez, Iturerría & GriffinLate MioceneParaná FormationA cyrenid.
Arthropods
Fishes
Amphibians ===Newly named amphibians=== Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images''Deltaherpeton'' Valid* Bolt* LombardLate Viséan* A colosteid. ''Fedexia'' Valid* Berman* Henrici* et al.GzhelianCasselman Formation * A trematopid genus currently among the oldest known vertebrates with a primarily terrestrial lifestyle. ''Hungarobatrachus'' Valid* Szentesi* VenczelSantonianCsehbánya Formation * Advanced frog. ''Madygenerpeton'' Valid* Schoch* Voigt* BuchwitzMiddle/Upper TriassicMadygen Formation * A chroniosuchid reptiliomorph. ''Pelobates fahlbuschi''Valid* BöhmeMioceneA European spadefoot toad.
Basal reptiles ===Newly named basal reptiles=== Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images''Microleter''Valid* Tsuji* Muller* ReiszLower PermianA basal parareptile. The species is ''M. mckinzieorum''. ''Phonodus''Valid*Modesto*Scott* et al.Induan (early Triassic)Katberg FormationThe earliest known leptopleuronine procolophonid. ''Reiszorhinus''Valid*Sumida*Dodick* et al.Lower PermianWaggoner Ranch FormationA basal captorhinid. The species is ''Reiszorhinus olsoni''.
Ichthyopterygians ===Newly named ichthyopterygians=== Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images''Arthropterygius'' Valid* MaxwellQueen Elizabeth Islands* A new genus for ''"Ophthalmosaurus" chirsorum'' (Russell, 1993). ''Athabascasaurus'' Valid* Druckenmiller* MaxwellLower AlbianClearwater Formation* The most complete and stratigraphically oldest known ichthyosaur from the Cretaceous of North America. ''Barracudasauroides'' Valid* MaischMiddle TriassicGuanling Formation* A new genus for ''"Mixosaurus" panxianensis'' (Jiang, Schmitz, Hao & Sun, 2006). ''Mixosaurus xindianensis'' Valid* Chen* ChengMiddle TriassicGuanling Formation* ''Omphalosaurus merriami'' Valid* MaischEarly TriassicSticky Keep Formation* A species of a possible ichthyopterygian genus ''Omphalosaurus''.
Lepidosauromorphs ===Newly named plesiosaurs=== Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images''Alexeyisaurus''Valid* Sennikov* ArkhangelskyNorianWilczek FormationA new elasmosaurid''Meyerasaurus''Valid* Smith* VincentLower ToarcianPosidonia ShaleA pliosaur, a new genus for ''"Plesiosaurus" victor'' (Fraas, 1910).Meyerasaurus victor'' ===Newly named basal lepidosaurs=== Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images''Cargninia''Valid* Bonaparte* Schultz* et al.Carnian - NorianCaturrita FormationA basal lepidosaur. ===Newly named lizards=== Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images''Adriosaurus skrbinensis''Valid* Caldwell* PalciLate CenomanianSkrbina''Bavaricordylus molassicus''Valid* BöhmeMiocene (late Karpatian)A cordylid, a species of ''Bavaricordylus''. ''Headonhillia''Valid* Klembara* GreenLate Eocene, Ludian (Priabonian)Bembridge Limestone FormationAn anguine lizard. The species is ''H. parva''. ''Heloderma welcommei''Valid* Herman* Van Den EeckhautEoceneAn anguimorph lizard. Herman and Van Den Eeckhaut (2010) consider it to be a species of ''Heloderma'' (though the authors define the genus ''Heloderma'' more broadly than most herpetologists, and explicitly synonymize the glyptosaurine genus ''Placosaurus'' with it). ''Kleskunsaurus''Valid* Nydam* Caldwell* FantiUpper CampanianWapiti FormationA scincomorph lizard. The species is ''K. grandeprairiensis''. ''Liushusaurus''Valid * Evans* WangLower CretaceousYixian FormationA scincogekkonomorph lizard. The species is ''L. acanthocaudata''. ''Pedrerasaurus''Valid* Bolet* EvansEarly Cretaceous (late Berriasian-early Valanginan)Montsec's Formation (ca)A scincogekkonomorph lizard. The species is ''P. latifrontalis''. ''Tropidophorus bavaricus''Valid* BöhmeMiocene (late Karpatian)A lygosomine skink, a species of ''Tropidophorus''. ''Varanus debiei''Valid* Herman* Van Den EeckhautEoceneA monitor lizard.===Newly named snakes=== Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images''Colombophis spinosus''Valid* Hsiou, Albino & FerigoloLate MioceneSolimões FormationAn alethinophidian snake, a species of ''Colombophis''. ''Kelyophis''Valid* Laduke* Krause* Scanlon* KleyLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)Maevarano FormationA nigerophiid snake''Menarana''Valid* Laduke* Krause* Scanlon* KleyLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)Maevarano FormationA madtsoiid snake''Micronatrix''Valid* Parmley & HunterLate Miocene (Clarendonian)A natricine colubrid snake. The type species is ''Micronatrix juliescottae''. ''Sanajeh'' Valid* Wilson* Mohabey* et al.MaastrichtianLameta FormationA madtsoiid snake which preyed on hatchling sauropods.Model of ''Sanajeh'' in a titanosaur nest
Turtles ===Newly named turtles=== Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images''Cerrejonemys''Valid* Cadena* Bloch* JaramilloPaleoceneCerrejón Formation''Chupacabrachelys''Valid* Lehman* WickCampanianAguja FormationA taphrosphyini bothremydid''Gamerabaena''Valid* Lyson* JoyceLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)Hell Creek Formation''Itilochelys''Valid* Danilov* Averianov* YarkovDanianBeryozovaya beds''Jiangxichelys''Valid* Tong* MoLate CretaceousGanzhouA nanhsiungchelyid turtle. ''Liaochelys''Valid* ZhouEarly CretaceousJiufotang FormationA macrobaenid turtle. ''Mexichelys''Valid* Parham* PyensonLate CampanianCerro del Pueblo FormationA sea turtle. A new genus for ''"Euclastes" coahuilaensis'' (Brinkman ''et al. '', 2009). ''Pacifichelys''Valid* Parham* PyensonMiocene  A sea turtle. ''Pangshura tatrotia''Valid* Joyce* LysonPlioceneTatrot FormationA species of ''Pangshura''. ''"Trionyx" kansaiensis''Valid* Vitek & DanilovLate CretaceousA trionychid with unclear systematic position, a species of ''Trionyx'' ''sensu lato''.
Archosauromorphs ===Newly named basal archosauromorphs=== Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images''Azendohsaurus madagaskarensis''Valid* Flynn* Nesbitt* et al.Ladinian/CarnianMakay Formation  A basal archosauromorph. ''Bentonyx''Valid* Langer* Montefeltro* et al.Middle TriassicOtter Sandstone Formation  A rhynchosaur. ''Koilamasuchus''Valid* Ezcurra* Lecuona* MartinelliEarly TriassicQuebrada de los Fósiles Formation  The best-known basal archosauriform from South America. ''Megalancosaurus endennae''Valid* Renesto* Spielmann* et al.Alaunian (early Norian)Zorzino Limestone Formation  A drepanosaurid that is known from MBSN 25, a partial skeleton (Partial postcranial skeleton). ''Teyumbaita''Valid* Montefeltro* Langer* SchultzLate TriassicCaturrita FormationIschigualasto Formation  A rhynchosaur. A new genus for ''"Scaphonyx" sulcognathus'' (Azevedo & Schultz, 1987). ''Uatchitodon schneideri''Valid* Mitchell* Heckert* SuesLate TriassicCumnock Formation Bluewater Creek Formation  A venomous archosauriform known only from isolated teeth. ''Vallesaurus zorzinensis''Valid* Renesto* Spielmann* et al.Alaunian (early Norian)Zorzino Limestone Formation  A basal drepanosauromorph that is known from MCSNB 4783, a set of vertebrae and hindlimbs.===Archosaurs===
Synapsids ===Newly named non-mammalian synapsids=== Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images''Beishanodon''Valid* Gao* Fox* et al.Lower TriassicHongyanjing FormationA eucynodont. The type species is ''Beishanodon youngi''. ''Chiniquodon kalanoro''Valid* Kammerer* Flynn* et al.Middle Triassic? (Ladinian or Carnian)Makay FormationA cynodont. ''Chiniquodon'' skull''Kombuisia antarctica''Valid* Fröbisch* Angiekczyk* SidorEarly Triassic (Induan)Fremouw FormationA dicynodont. ''Minicynodon''Valid* Bonaparte* Schultz* et al.Carnian - NorianCaturrita FormationA brasilodontid cynodont. ''Prosictodon''Valid* Angielczyk* RubidgeMiddle PermianAbrahamskraal formationA pylaecephalid dicynodont. The type species is ''Prosictodon dubei''. ''Trucidocynodon''Valid* Oliveira* Soares* SchultzUpper TriassicSanta Maria FormationA cynodont. The type species is ''Trucidocynodon riograndensis''.===Mammals===
Other animals  Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images''Pywackia''Valid* Landing ''in'' Landing, English & KeppieLate CambrianTiñu FormationAn animal of uncertain phylogenetic placement; it might be a bryozoan or an octocoral. The type species is ''Pywackia baileyi''.
Footnotes ===Complete author list===As science becomes more collaborative, papers with large numbers of authors are becoming more common. To prevent the deformation of the tables, these footnotes list the contributors to papers that erect new genera and have many authors. ===References===