Plants
Cnidarians
Arthropods
Bryozoans
Brachiopods
Molluscs
Echinoderms
Conodonts
Fishes
Amphibians
Research
* Laloy ''et al.'' (2013) reinterpret the
Eocene
The Eocene ( ) is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (Ma). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes ...
frog species ''Rana cadurcorum'' from the
Quercy Phosphorites (
France
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) as a
junior synonym
In taxonomy, the scientific classification of living organisms, a synonym is an alternative scientific name for the accepted scientific name of a taxon. The botanical and zoological codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently.
...
of ''
Thaumastosaurus gezei''.
Newly named temnospondyls
Newly named lepospondyls
Newly named lissamphibians
Turtles
Research
* A study on the anatomy of the brain and inner ear of the
Jurassic
The Jurassic ( ) is a Geological period, geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately 143.1 Mya. ...
turtle ''
Plesiochelys etalloni'' is published by Paulina Carabajal ''et al.'' (2013).
Newly named turtles
Thalattosaurs
Ichthyopterygians
Lepidosauromorphs
Newly named sauropterygians
Newly named rhynchocephalians
Newly named lizards
Newly named snakes
Archosauromorphs
Newly named basal archosauromorphs
Archosaurs
Other reptiles
Synapsids
Non-mammalian synapsids
Research
* The postcranial skeleton of
therocephalia
Therocephalia is an extinct clade of therapsids (mammals and their close extinct relatives) from the Permian and Triassic periods. The therocephalians ("beast-heads") are named after their large skulls, which, along with the structure of their te ...
n ''
Ictidosuchoides
''Ictidosuchoides'' is an extinct genus of ictidosuchid therocephalians. Fossils have been found from the Karoo Basin in South Africa. The genus is known to have been one of the few therocephalians to have survived the Permian-Triassic extinct ...
'' is described by Heidi Fourie (2013).
New taxa
Mammals
Other animals
Other organisms
References
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2010s in paleontology
Paleontology
Paleontology, also spelled as palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of the life of the past, mainly but not exclusively through the study of fossils. Paleontologists use fossils as a means to classify organisms, measure ge ...