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This article records new taxa of [[Biology:Fossil|fossil]] [[Biology:Archosaur|archosaur]]s of every kind that are scheduled [[Biology:Binomial nomenclature|described]] during the year 2022, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to [[Biology:Paleontology|paleontology]] of archosaurs that are scheduled to occur in the year 2022.
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== Pseudosuchians ==

=== New pseudosuchian taxa ===
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|''[[Biology:Confractosuchus|Confractosuchus]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=White MA, Bell PR, Campione NE, Sansalone G, Brougham T, Bevitt JJ, Molnar RE, Cook AG, Wroe S, Elliott DA |date=2022-02-10|title=Abdominal contents reveal Cretaceous crocodyliforms ate dinosaurs |journal=Gondwana Research |volume=106 |pages=281–302 |doi=10.1016/j.gr.2022.01.016 |bibcode=2022GondR.106..281W |s2cid=246756546 |issn=1342-937X|doi-access=free }}</ref>
|Gen. et sp. nov
|Valid
|White ''et al.''
|[[Earth:Late Cretaceous|Late Cretaceous]] ([[Earth:Cenomanian|Cenomanian]])
|[[Earth:Winton Formation|Winton Formation]]
|{{Flag|Australia}}
|A [[Biology:Eusuchia|eusuchia]]n. The type species is ''C. sauroktonos.''
|[[File:Confractosuchus.jpg|frameless]]
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''[[Biology:Diplocynodon|Diplocynodon kochi]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Venczel M, Codrea VA |title=A new late Eocene alligatoroid crocodyliform from Transylvania |journal=Comptes Rendus Palevol |year=2022 |volume=21 |issue=20 |pages=411–429 |doi=10.5852/cr-palevol2022v21a20 |s2cid=248879850 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
|Sp. nov
|Valid
|Venczel & Codrea
|[[Earth:Eocene|Eocene]] ([[Earth:Priabonian|Priabonian]])
|Cluj Limestone Formation
|{{Flag|Romania}}
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''[[Biology:Eptalofosuchus|Eptalofosuchus]]''<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Marinho TS, Martinelli AG, Basilici G, Soares MV, Marconato A, Ribeiro LC, Iori FV | title = First Upper Cretaceous notosuchians (Crocodyliformes) from the Uberaba Formation (Bauru Group), southeastern Brazil: enhancing crocodyliform diversity | journal = Cretaceous Research | volume = 129 | pages = Article 105000 | year = 2022 | doi = 10.1016/j.cretres.2021.105000 | bibcode = 2022CrRes.12905000M | s2cid = 238725546 }}</ref>
|Gen. et sp. nov
|Valid
|Marinho ''et al.''
|Late Cretaceous
|[[Earth:Uberaba Formation|Uberaba Formation]]
|{{Flag|Brazil}}
|A [[Biology:Notosuchia|notosuchia]]n crocodylomorph.<br/> The type species is ''E. viridi''.<br/> Announced in 2021; the final article version was published in 2022.
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''[[Biology:Eurycephalosuchus|Eurycephalosuchus]]''<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Wu XC, Wang YC, You HL, Zhang YQ, Yi LP | title = New brevirostrines (Crocodylia, Brevirostres) from the Upper Cretaceous of China |journal=Cretaceous Research | year = 2022 | volume = 144 |at=105450 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105450 | s2cid = 255051769 }}</ref>
|Gen. et sp. nov
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|Wu ''et al.''
|Late Cretaceous
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|{{Flag|China}}
|A member of [[Biology:Alligatoroidea|Alligatoroidea]] belonging to the group [[Biology:Orientalosuchina|Orientalosuchina]].<br/> The type species is ''E. gannanensis''.
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''[[Biology:Hanyusuchus|Hanyusuchus]]''<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Iijima M, Qiao Y, Lin W, Peng Y, Yoneda M, Liu J | title = An intermediate crocodylian linking two extant gharials from the Bronze Age of China and its human-induced extinction |journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences | year = 2022 |volume=289 |issue=1970 |pages=Article ID 20220085 |doi=10.1098/rspb.2022.0085 |pmid=35259993 | pmc = 8905159 }}</ref>
|Gen. et sp. nov
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|Iijima ''et al.''
|[[Earth:Holocene|Holocene]]
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|{{Flag|China}}
|A member of the family [[Biology:Gavialidae|Gavialidae]] with a mosaic of [[Biology:Gavialinae|gavialine]] and [[Biology:Tomistominae|tomistomine]] features across the skeleton.<br/> The type species is ''H. sinensis''.
|[[File:Hanyusuchus size.jpg|frameless|center]]
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|''[[Biology:Kinyang (genus)|Kinyang]]''<ref name=Brochu22>{{Cite journal|last1=Brochu|first1=C.A.|last2=de Celis|first2=A.|last3=Adams|first3=A. J.|last4=Drumheller|first4=S. K.|last5=Nestler|first5=J. H.|last6=Benefit|first6=B.a R.|last7=Grossman|first7=A.|last8=Kirera|first8=F.|last9=Lehmann|first9=T.|last10=Liutkus-Pierce|first10=C.|last11=Manthi|first11=F. K.|last12=McCrossin|first12=M. L.|last13=McNulty|first13=K. P.|last14=Nyaboke Juma|first14=R.|year=2022|title=Giant dwarf crocodiles from the Miocene of Kenya and crocodylid faunal dynamics in the late Cenozoic of East Africa |journal=The Anatomical Record|volume=305 |issue=10 |pages=2729–2765 |doi=10.1002/ar.25005|pmid=35674271 |pmc=9541231 |s2cid=249465457 }}</ref> 
|Gen. et spp. nov
|Valid
|Brochu ''et al.''
|Early - Middle Miocene
|Maboko Formation

Lokone Formation
|{{Flag|Kenya}}
|A broad skulled genus of [[Biology:Osteolaeminae|osteolaemine]] crocodile. Type species is ''K. mabokoensis'', also includes new species ''K. tchernovi.''
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''[[Biology:Mambawakale|Mambawakale]]''<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Butler RJ, Fernandez V, Nesbitt SJ, Leite JV, Gower DJ | title = A new pseudosuchian archosaur, ''Mambawakale ruhuhu'' gen. et sp. nov., from the Middle Triassic Manda Beds of Tanzania | journal = Royal Society Open Science | volume = 9 | issue = 2 | pages = Article ID 211622 | year = 2022 | doi = 10.1098/rsos.211622 | pmid = 35154797 | pmc = 8826131 | bibcode = 2022RSOS....911622B | doi-access = free }}</ref>
|Gen. et sp. nov
|Valid
|Butler ''et al.''
|[[Earth:Middle Triassic|Middle Triassic]]
|Manda Beds
|{{Flag|Tanzania}}
|An early diverging pseudosuchian of uncertain affinities.<br/> The type species is ''M. ruhuhu''.
|[[File:Mambawakale.gif|Mambawakale|center|frameless]]
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''[[Biology:Maomingosuchus|Maomingosuchus acutirostris]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Massonne T, Augustin FJ, Matzke AT, Weber E, Böhme M |year=2022 |title=A new species of ''Maomingosuchus'' from the Eocene of the Na Duong Basin (northern Vietnam) sheds new light on the phylogenetic relationship of tomistomine crocodylians and their dispersal from Europe to Asia |journal=Journal of Systematic Palaeontology |volume=19 |issue=22 |pages=1551–1585 |doi=10.1080/14772019.2022.2054372 |s2cid=248909844 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
|Sp. nov
|Valid
|Massonne ''et al.''
|Eocene (late [[Earth:Bartonian|Bartonian]]–Priabonian)
|Na Duong Formation
|{{Flag|Vietnam}}
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''[[Biology:Qianshanosuchus|Qianshanosuchus]]''<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Boerman SA, Perrichon G, Yang J, Li CS, Martin JE, Speijer RP, Smith T |title=A juvenile skull from the early Palaeocene of China extends the appearance of crocodyloids in Asia back by 15–20 million years |journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |year=2022 |volume=197 |issue=3 |pages=787–811 |doi=10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac067|url=https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac067/6731961?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false}}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Boerman ''et al.''
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Early [[Earth:Paleocene|Paleocene]]
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Qianshan Basin
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{{Flag|China}}
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Probably a [[Biology:Basal (phylogenetics)|basal]] member of [[Biology:Crocodyloidea|Crocodyloidea]]. Genus includes new species ''Q. youngi''.
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''[[Biology:Sacacosuchus|Sacacosuchus]]''<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Salas-Gismondi R, Ochoa D, Jouve S, Romero PE, Cardich J, Perez A, DeVries T, Baby P, Urbina M, Carré M | title = Miocene fossils from the southeastern Pacific shed light on the last radiation of marine crocodylians |journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences | year = 2022 |volume=289 |issue=1974 |pages=Article ID 20220380 |doi=10.1098/rspb.2022.0380 |pmid=35538785 | pmc = 9091840 }}</ref>
|Gen. et sp. nov
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|Salas-Gismondi ''et al.''
|Late Miocene
|[[Earth:Pisco Formation|Pisco Formation]]
|{{Flag|Peru}}
|A member of the family Gavialidae.<br/> The type species is ''S. cordovai''.
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''[[Biology:Scolotosuchus|Scolotosuchus]]''<ref name=Scolotosuchus>{{cite journal|vauthors=Sennikov AG |year=2022 |title=A New Pseudosuchian from the Early Triassic of Eastern Europe |journal=Paleontological Journal |volume=56 |issue=11 |pages=1391–1418 |doi=10.1134/S0031030122110168 |bibcode=2022PalJ...56.1391S |s2cid=256618821 }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Sennikov
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Early Triassic
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{{Flag|Russia}}<br>({{Flag|Volgograd Oblast}})
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A member of the family [[Biology:Rauisuchidae|Rauisuchidae]]. The type species is ''S. basileus''. Published online in 2023, but the issue date is listed as December 2022.<ref name=Scolotosuchus />
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''[[Biology:Titanochampsa|Titanochampsa]]''<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Fachini TS, Godoy PL, Marsola JC, Montefeltro FC, Langer MC |title=A large-sized mesoeucrocodylian from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil with possible neosuchian affinities |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |year=2022 |volume=35 |issue=10 |pages=1817–1830 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2122822 |s2cid=252572878 }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Fachini ''et al.''
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Late Cretaceous
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[[Earth:Marília Formation|Marília Formation]]
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{{Flag|Brazil}}
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A crocodyliform with possible [[Biology:Neosuchia|neosuchia]]n affinities. Genus includes new species ''T. iorii''.
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|''[[Biology:Yanjisuchus|Yanjisuchus]]''<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Rummy P, Wu XC, Clark JM, Zhao Q, Jin CZ, Shibata M, Jin F, Xu X |title=A new paralligatorid (Crocodyliformes, Neosuchia) from the middle Cretaceous of Jilin Province, northeastern China |year=2022 |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=129 |pages=Article 105018 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2021.105018 |bibcode=2022CrRes.12905018R |s2cid=239651801 }}</ref>
|Gen. et sp. nov
|Valid
|Rummy ''et al.''
|[[Earth:Cretaceous|Cretaceous]] ([[Earth:Albian|Albian]]–[[Earth:Cenomanian|Cenomanian]])
|Longjing Formation
|{{Flag|China}}
|A [[Biology:Paralligatoridae|paralligatorid]] crocodyliform.<br/> The type species is ''Y. longshanensis''.<br/> Announced in 2021; the final article version was published in 2022.
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=== General pseudosuchian research ===
* A study on the mandible embryogenesis in extant caimans, and on its implications for the knowledge of the evolution of postdentary lower jaw of pseudosuchians, is published by Bona ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Bona P, Fernandez Blanco MV, Ezcurra MD, von Baczko MB, Desojo JB, Pol D |year=2022 |title=On the homology of crocodylian post-dentary bones and their macroevolution throughout Pseudosuchia |journal=The Anatomical Record |volume=305 |issue=10 |pages=2980–3001 |doi=10.1002/ar.24873 |pmid=35202518 |s2cid=247107423 }}</ref>
* A study on the musculature of crocodylian and fossil [[Biology:Suchia|suchia]]n jaws, investigating the impact of the flattening of the skulls of suchians in their evolutionary history on their muscle anatomy, is published by Sellers ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Sellers KC, Nieto MN, Degrange FJ, Pol D, Clark JM, Middleton KM, Holliday CM |year=2022 |title=The effects of skull flattening on suchian jaw muscle evolution |journal=The Anatomical Record |volume=305 |issue=10 |pages=2791–2822 |doi=10.1002/ar.24912 |pmid=35661427 |s2cid=249387665 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Revision of ''[[Biology:Tsylmosuchus|Tsylmosuchus]] donensis'' and ''Scythosuchus basileus'' is published by Sennikov (2022), who interprets the latter taxon as a [[Biology:Synonym (taxonomy)|junior synonym]] of the former one, and interprets ''T. donensis'' as a likely member of the family [[Biology:Ctenosauriscidae|Ctenosauriscidae]].<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Sennikov AG |year=2022 |title=On the pseudosuchians ''Tsylmosuchus donensis'' and ''Scythosuchus basileus'' from the Early Triassic of Eastern Europe |journal=Paleontological Journal |volume=56 |issue=1 |pages=91–96 |url=https://www.elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=47423364 |doi=10.1134/S0031030121060113 |bibcode=2022PalJ...56...91S |s2cid=248132677 }}</ref>
* Partial [[Biology:Maxilla|maxilla]] of a [[Biology:Basal (phylogenetics)|basal]] [[Biology:Loricata|loricata]]n is described from the Upper Triassic (Carnian) lower Candelária Sequence of the ''Hyperodapedon'' Assemblage Zone ({{wipe|Brazil}}) by Damke ''et al.'' (2022), expanding known record of loricatans in this unit.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Damke LV, Pretto FA, Mastrantonio BM, Garcia MS, Da-Rosa ÁA |year=2022 |title=New material of Loricata (Archosauria: Pseudosuchia) from the Late Triassic (Carnian, ''Hyperodapedon'' Assemblage Zone) of southern Brazil |journal=Journal of South American Earth Sciences |volume=115 |pages=Article 103754 |doi=10.1016/j.jsames.2022.103754 |bibcode=2022JSAES.11503754D |s2cid=247431873 }}</ref>
* A study aiming to model to the likely gait of ''[[Biology:Batrachotomus|Batrachotomus]] kupferzellensis'' is published by Polet & Hutchinson (2022).<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Polet DT, Hutchinson JR |year=2022 |title=Estimating Gaits of an Ancient Crocodile-Line Archosaur Through Trajectory Optimization, With Comparison to Fossil Trackways |journal=Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology |volume=9 |pages=Article 800311 |doi=10.3389/fbioe.2021.800311 |pmid=35186914 |pmc=8852800 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the feeding ecology of ''Batrachotomus kupferzellensis'' is published by Mujal ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Mujal E, Foth C, Maxwell EE, Seegis D, Schoch RR |year=2022 |title=Feeding habits of the Middle Triassic pseudosuchian ''Batrachotomus kupferzellensis'' from Germany and palaeoecological implications for archosaurs |journal=Palaeontology |volume=65 |issue=3 |pages=e12597 |doi=10.1111/pala.12597 |bibcode=2022Palgy..6512597M |s2cid=248657885 |url=https://ddd.uab.cat/record/258667 }}</ref>

===Aetosaur research===
* A study on the microstructure of the [[Biology:Humerus|humerus]], [[Biology:Femur|femur]] and [[Biology:Tibia|tibia]] of ''[[Biology:Aetosauroides|Aetosauroides]] scagliai'', and on its implications for the knowledge of the paleobiology of this aetosaur, is published by Ponce, Desojo & Cerda (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Ponce DA, Desojo JB, Cerda IA |title=Palaeobiological inferences of the aetosaur ''Aetosauroides scagliai'' (Archosauria: Pseudosuchia) based on microstructural analyses of its appendicular bones |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |year=2023 |volume=35 |issue=3 |pages=303–314 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2035728 |bibcode=2023HBio...35..303P |s2cid=247163970 }}</ref>
* Description of the anatomy of bones belonging to pelvic girdles of members of the genus ''[[Biology:Stagonolepis|Stagonolepis]]'' from the Upper Triassic of Krasiejów ({{wipe|Poland}}) is published by Desmet, Antczak & Bodzioch (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Desmet HG, Antczak M, Bodzioch A |title=Pelvic girdle morphology in ''Stagonolepis'', with remarks on aetosaur systematics |journal=Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae |volume=92 |issue=3 |pages=253–275 |year=2022 |doi=10.14241/asgp.2022.10 |s2cid=252574619 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

===Crocodylomorph research===
* A study on the macroscopic structure of [[Biology:Osteoderm|osteoderm]]s of extant and extinct crocodylomorphs, including the first description of osteoderms of ''[[Biology:Iberosuchus|Iberosuchus]]'', is published by Pochat-Cottilloux ''et al.'' (2022), who interpret their findings as indicative of deeper osteoderm implantation within the dermis in ''Iberosuchus'' than in other studied taxa, as well as indicative of the loss of ornamentation of osteoderms in derived [[Biology:Notosuchia|notosuchia]]ns, which might be linked to their terrestrial lifestyle and specific thermoregulation strategy.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Pochat-Cottilloux Y, Martin JE, Amiot R, Cubo J, de Buffrénil V |title=A survey of osteoderm histology and ornamentation among Crocodylomorpha: A new proxy to infer lifestyle? |journal=Journal of Morphology |year=2022 |volume=284 |issue=1 |at=e21542 |doi=10.1002/jmor.21542 |pmid=36533737 |pmc=10108047 |s2cid=254771882 }}</ref>
* A study on the evolution of palatal anatomy in early crocodylomorphs is published by Dollman & Choiniere (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Dollman KN, Choiniere JN |year=2022 |title=Palate evolution in early-branching crocodylomorphs: Implications for homology, systematics, and ecomorphology |journal=The Anatomical Record |volume=305 |issue=10 |pages=2766–2790 |doi=10.1002/ar.24993 |pmid=35595547 |pmc=9543995 |s2cid=248948502 }}</ref>
* An ilium of an early diverging crocodylomorph is described from the Upper Triassic Otis Chalk assemblage (Colorado City Formation, Dockum Group; {{wipe|Texas}}, {{wipe|United States}}) by To, Nesbitt, Stocker (2022), expanding the knowledge of the distribution of early crocodylomorphs during the Late Triassic.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=To KH, Nesbitt S, Stocker MR |year=2022 |title=An early-diverging crocodylomorph from the early Norian (Late Triassic) of Texas demonstrates a wide distribution of early members across low-latitude Pangea |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=41 |issue=6 |pages=e2075752 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2021.2075752 |s2cid=250540979 }}</ref>
* Description of the anatomy of the [[Biology:Holotype|holotype]] specimen of ''[[Biology:Junggarsuchus|Junggarsuchus]] sloani'', its comparison to ''[[Biology:Dibothrosuchus|Dibothrosuchus]] elaphros'', and a study on the affinities of both taxa is published by Ruebenstahl ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Ruebenstahl AA, Klein MD, Yi H, Xu X, Clark JM |year=2022 |title=Anatomy and relationships of the early diverging Crocodylomorphs ''Junggarsuchus sloani'' and ''Dibothrosuchus elaphros'' |journal=The Anatomical Record |volume=305 |issue=10 |pages=2463–2556 |doi=10.1002/ar.24949 |pmid=35699105 |pmc=9541040 |s2cid=249645515 }}</ref>
* Review of the type material of the crocodylomorph ichnotaxon ''Crocodylopodus meijidei'' from the [[Earth:Berriasian|Berriasian]] of {{wipe|Spain}}, and a study on the locomotion of the trackmaker, is published by Castanera ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Castanera D, Pascual-Arribas C, Canudo JI, Puértolas-Pascual E |year=2022 |title=A new look at ''Crocodylopodus meijidei'': implications for crocodylomorph locomotion |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=41 |issue=5 |pages=e2020803 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2021.2020803 |s2cid=247566740 |url=http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/125218 }}</ref>
* A study on the bone histology and growth patterns of ''[[Biology:Neuquensuchus|Neuquensuchus]] universitas'', ''[[Biology:Notosuchus|Notosuchus]] terrestris'', ''[[Biology:Mariliasuchus|Mariliasuchus]] amarali'' and ''[[Biology:Adamantinasuchus|Adamantinasuchus]] navae'' is published by Marsà ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Marsà JA, Martinelli AG, Lio G, Nava W, Novas FE |title=Bone microstructure in terrestrial Mesozoic Crocodylomorpha: ''Neuquensuchus'' and notosuchians |journal=Lethaia |year=2022 |volume=55 |issue=3 |pages=1–11 |doi=10.18261/let.55.3.6 |bibcode=2022Letha..55..3.6G |s2cid=252346830 }}</ref>
* A study on the thermal physiology of [[Biology:Notosuchia|notosuchia]]ns is published by Cubo ''et al.'' (2022), who interpret their findings as indicating that ''[[Biology:Araripesuchus|Araripesuchus]] wegeneri'', ''[[Biology:Armadillosuchus|Armadillosuchus]] arrudai'', ''[[Biology:Baurusuchus|Baurusuchus]]'', ''[[Biology:Iberosuchus|Iberosuchus]] macrodon'' and ''[[Biology:Stratiotosuchus|Stratiotosuchus]] maxhechti'' were ectothermic.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Cubo J, Aubier P, Faure-Brac MG, Martet G, Pellarin R, Pelletan I, Sena MV |year=2022 |title=Paleohistological inferences of thermometabolic regimes in Notosuchia (Pseudosuchia: Crocodylomorpha) revisited |journal=Paleobiology |volume=49 |issue=2 |pages=342–352 |doi=10.1017/pab.2022.28 |s2cid=252414220 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the [[Biology:Osteoderm|osteoderm]] histology of Cretaceous notosuchians from {{wipe|Brazil}} is published by Sena ''et al.'' (2022), who report evidence of Sharpey's fibres in ''Armadillosuchus arrudai'', ''[[Biology:Itasuchus|Itasuchus]] jesuinoi'' and [[Biology:Baurusuchidae|baurusuchids]] interpreted as indicative of the presence of thick leathery layer of skin overlying osteoderms, and report the presence of the vascular canals in some sampled osteoderms which might have increased the capacity of heat transfer.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Sena MV, Marinho TS, Montefeltro FC, Langer MC, Fachini TS, Nava WR, Pinheiro AE, de Araújo EV, Aubier P, de Andrade PC, Sayão JM, de Oliveira GR, Cubo J |year=2022 |title=Osteohistological characterization of notosuchian osteoderms: evidence for an overlying thick leathery layer of skin |journal=Journal of Morphology |volume=284 |issue=1 |pages=e21536 |doi=10.1002/jmor.21536 |pmid=36394285 |pmc=10107732 |s2cid=253576887 }}</ref>
* Description of the microstructure of the tooth and tooth attachment tissues of ''Notosuchus terrestris'' is published by Navarro ''et al.'' (2022), who find the relative and absolute [[Biology:Tooth enamel|enamel]] thickness of ''N. terrestris'' to be similar to those reported for carnivorous notosuchians such as baurusuchids, and interpret their findings as indicating that the tooth growth rates of ''N. terrestris'' were reduced in comparison with other notosuchians.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Navarro T, Cerda I, Barrios F, Pol D |title=Dental histology and attachment tissues in ''Notosuchus terrestris'' (Crocodyliformes, Notosuchia): palaeobiological implications |journal=Lethaia |year=2022 |volume=55 |issue=1 |pages=1–10 |doi=10.18261/let.55.1.10 |bibcode=2022Letha..55.1.10N |hdl=11336/196925 |s2cid=249213172 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the bone histology of ''Mariliasuchus amarali'', based on a new specimen  is published by Sena ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Sena MV, Andrade RC, Carvalho LB, Azevedo SA, Sayão JM, Oliveira GR |title=Paleohistology of the crocodyliform ''Mariliasuchus amarali'' Carvalho & Bertini, 1999 (Mesoeucrocodylia, Notosuchia) based on a new specimen from the Upper Cretaceous of Brazil |journal=Comptes Rendus Palevol |year=2022 |volume=21 |issue=17 |pages=349–361 |doi=10.5852/cr-palevol2022v21a17 |s2cid=248656756 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the palatal anatomy of ''[[Biology:Sebecus|Sebecus]] icaeorhinus'' and its implications for the knowledge of the variability in the palatal anatomy within [[Biology:Sebecidae|Sebecidae]], is published by Bravo ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Bravo GG, Pol D, Armella MA, Gómez K |title=The choanal anatomy of the ''Sebecus icaeorhinus'' Simpson, 1937 and the variation of the palatine shape in notosuchians (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia) |journal=Journal of Paleontology |year=2022 |volume=96 |issue=6 |pages=1400–1412 |doi=10.1017/jpa.2022.48 |bibcode=2022JPal...96.1400B |s2cid=249826743 |url=https://zenodo.org/record/6543224 }}</ref>
* A study on the phylogenetic relationships of [[Biology:Neosuchia|neosuchia]]ns and on timing of the origination of key clades in neosuchian evolution is published by Groh ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Groh SS, Upchurch P, Barrett PM, Day JJ |year=2022 |title=How to date a crocodile: estimation of neosuchian clade ages and a comparison of four time-scaling methods |journal=Palaeontology |volume=65 |issue=2 |pages=e12589 |doi=10.1111/pala.12589 |bibcode=2022Palgy..6512589G |s2cid=247425644 |url=https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10138693/7/Groh_Palaeontology%20-%202022%20-%20-%20How%20to%20date%20a%20crocodile%20%20estimation%20of%20neosuchian%20clade%20ages%20and%20a%20comparison%20of%20four.pdf }}</ref>
* A nearly complete premaxilla of a member of the genus ''[[Biology:Elosuchus|Elosuchus]]'', about 40% larger than the largest premaxilla of members of this genus known so far, is described by Parra & Sellés (2022), who interpret this finding as indicating that ''Elosuchus'' achieved remarkable body size proportions.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Parra S, Sellés A |title=New cranial remains of the broad-nosed crocodile ''Elosuchus'' (Pholidosauridae; Mesoeucocodrylia) and its palaeoecological implications |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |year=2022 |volume=35 |issue=10 |pages=1992–1998 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2130791 |s2cid=252825965 |url=https://ddd.uab.cat/record/266787 }}</ref>
* A study on the evolution of salt glands in [[Biology:Thalattosuchia|thalattosuchia]]ns is published by Cowgill ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Cowgill T, Young MT, Schwab JA, Walsh S, Witmer LM, Herrera Y, Dollman KN, Turner AH, Brusatte SL |year=2022 |title=Cephalic salt gland evolution in Mesozoic pelagic crocodylomorphs |journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |volume=197 |issue=3 |pages=812–835 |doi=10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac027 |hdl=20.500.11820/44ebdb58-d449-49de-a8a4-347d1aa11832 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the feeding ecology of [[Biology:Teleosauroidea|teleosauroids]], as inferred from the dentition and mandibular characteristics, is published by Johnson ''et al.'' (2022), who interpret their findings as indicative of a narrow feeding ecological divide between [[Biology:Teleosauridae|teleosaurids]] and [[Biology:Machimosauridae|machimosaurids]].<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Johnson MM, Foffa D, Young MT, Brusatte SL |year=2022 |title=The ecological diversification and evolution of Teleosauroidea (Crocodylomorpha, Thalattosuchia), with insights into their mandibular biomechanics |journal=Ecology and Evolution |volume=12 |issue=11 |at=e9484 |doi=10.1002/ece3.9484 |pmid=36415878 |pmc=9674474 |bibcode=2022EcoEv..12E9484J }}</ref>
* Fossil material of an Early Jurassic teleosauroid crocodylomorph is described from the Chaara cave (Morocco) by Hicham ''et al.'' (2022), representing the oldest African thalattosuchian reported to date, and indicating that thalattosuchians were widely distributed as soon as the earliest Jurassic.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Hicham B, Nehili A, Ouzzaouit LA, Jouve S, Boudad L, Masrour M, Jalil N, Arrad TY |year=2022 |title=Discovery of the teleosauroid crocodylomorph from the early Jurassic of Chaara cave, Middle Atlas of Morocco |journal=Journal of African Earth Sciences |volume=198 |at=104804 |doi=10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2022.104804 |s2cid=256771877 }}</ref>
* Serafini ''et al.'' (2022) describe a clustered mass of bones of an aeolodontine teleosaurid from the Upper Jurassic Rosso Ammonitico Veronese Formation (Italy) interpreted as a regurgitalite, representing the first crocodylomorph described in a regurgitalite and expanding known geographic range of aeolodontines.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Serafini G, Gordon CM, Foffa D, Cobianchi M, Giusberti L |year=2022 |title=Tough to digest: first record of Teleosauroidea (Thalattosuchia) in a regurgitalite from the Upper Jurassic of north-eastern Italy |journal=Papers in Palaeontology |volume=8 |issue=6 |pages=e1474 |doi=10.1002/spp2.1474 |bibcode=2022PPal....8E1474S |s2cid=254342106 }}</ref>
* Le Mort ''et al.'' (2022) describe a specimen of ''[[Biology:Metriorhynchus|Metriorhynchus]]'' (with affinities to ''M. superciliosus'') from the Middle Jurassic (Callovian) of Vaches-Noires cliffs (Normandy, {{wipe|France}}), report the presence of diagnostic criteria of different [[Biology:Metriorhynchidae|metriorhynchids]] in the skeleton of this specimen, and evaluate the implications of this specimen for the knowledge of the taxonomic value of the criteria used to distinguish between the different Callovian and Oxfordian metriorhynchid species.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Le Mort J, Martin JE, Picot L, Hua S |year=2022 |title=First description of the most complete ''Metriorhynchus'' aff. ''superciliosus'' (Thalattosuchia) specimen from the Callovian of the Vaches-Noires cliffs (Normandy, France) and limitations in the classification of Metriorhynchidae |journal=Annales de Paléontologie |volume=108 |issue=3 |at=102539 |doi=10.1016/j.annpal.2022.102539 |bibcode=2022AnPal.10802539L |s2cid=254175334 }}</ref>
* A study on the phylogenetic affinities of ''[[Biology:Portugalosuchus|Portugalosuchus]] azenhae'' is published by Darlim ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Darlim G, Lee MS, Walter J, Rabi M | title = The impact of molecular data on the phylogenetic position of the putative oldest crown crocodilian and the age of the clade | journal = Biology Letters | volume = 18 | issue = 2 | pages = Article ID 20210603 | year = 2022 | doi = 10.1098/rsbl.2021.0603 | pmid = 35135314 | pmc = 8825999 | s2cid = 246652848 }}</ref>
* Lindblad ''et al.'' (2022) describe specimens of ''[[Biology:Borealosuchus|Borealosuchus]] griffithi'' and ''B. sternbergii'' preserved in proximity to each other within the same deposits of the Paleocene [[Earth:Ravenscrag Formation|Ravenscrag Formation]] (Saskatchewan, {{wipe|Canada}}), expanding known stratigraphic and geographic range of these species, and interpret this finding as possible evidence of niche partitioning or other ecological relationships between the two species.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Lindblad KT, Moreno-Bernal JW, McKellar RC, Velez MI |year=2022 |title=The Northern Crocodile: first report of ''Borealosuchus'' (Eusuchia: Crocodylia) from Saskatchewan's Lower Ravenscrag Formation (earliest Paleocene) with implications for biogeography |journal=Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences |volume=59 |issue=9 |pages=623–638 |doi=10.1139/cjes-2022-0010 |bibcode=2022CaJES..59..623L |s2cid=249051259 }}</ref>
* Crocodylomorph eggshell fragments, probably representing remains of eggs produced by [[Biology:Allodaposuchidae|allodaposuchids]], are described from the [[Earth:Maastrichtian|Maastrichtian]] of the Southern Pyrenees (Huesca, {{wipe|Spain}}) by Moreno-Azanza ''et al.'' (2022), who name a new ootaxon ''Pachykrokolithus excavatum''.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Moreno-Azanza M, Pérez-Pueyo M, Puértolas-Pascual E, Núñez-Lahuerta C, Mateus O, Bauluz B, Bádenas B, Canudo JI |title=A new crocodylomorph related ootaxon from the late Maastrichtian of the Southern Pyrenees (Huesca, Spain) |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |year=2022 |volume=35 |issue=8 |pages=1460–1469 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2098024 |s2cid=250967236 |url=http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/127557 }}</ref>
* Reconstructions of the inner cavities of the [[Biology:Holotype|holotype]] skulls of ''[[Biology:Arenysuchus|Arenysuchus]] gascabadiolorum'' and ''[[Biology:Agaresuchus|Agaresuchus]] subjuniperus'' are presented by Puértolas-Pascual ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Puértolas-Pascual E, Serrano-Martínez A, Pérez-Pueyo M, Bádenas B, Canudo JI |year=2022 |title=New data on the neuroanatomy of basal eusuchian crocodylomorphs (Allodaposuchidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Spain |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=135 |pages=Article 105170 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105170  |bibcode=2022CrRes.13505170P |s2cid=246966830 }}</ref>
* Kuzmin (2022) reviews all known material of long-snouted crocodyliforms from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian–Santonian) of Central Asia, confirms ''[[Biology:Zholsuchus|Zholsuchus]] procerus'' to be a valid taxon, and argues that it is likely one of the oldest known members of the [[Biology:Crown group|crown group]] of Crocodylia.<ref>{{Cite journal|author=Kuzmin IT |year=2022 |title=Crocodyliform remains from the Upper Cretaceous of Central Asia – evidence for one of the oldest Crocodylia? |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=138 |pages=Article 105266 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105266 |bibcode=2022CrRes.13805266K |s2cid=249355618 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Redescription of the [[Biology:Holotype|holotype]] of ''[[Biology:Notocaiman|Notocaiman]] stromeri'', and a study on its taxonomic status and phylogenetic affinities, is published by Bona ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Bona P, Barrios F, Ezcurra MD, Fernández Blanco MV |year=2022 |title=The taxonomic status of ''Notocaiman stromeri'' (Crocodylia, Alligatoroidea) and the early diversity of South American caimanines |journal=Ameghiniana |volume=59 |issue=3 |pages=210–220 |doi=10.5710/AMGH.27.02.2022.3470 |s2cid=247273365 }}</ref>
* A study aiming to estimate the body size of large caimanines from the Miocene of South America, including ''[[Biology:Purussaurus|Purussaurus]]'' and ''[[Biology:Mourasuchus|Mourasuchus]]'', is published by Paiva ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Paiva AL, Godoy PL, Souza RB, Klein W, Hsiou AS |year=2022 |title=Body size estimation of Caimaninae specimens from the Miocene of South America |journal=Journal of South American Earth Sciences |volume=118 |pages=Article 103970 |doi=10.1016/j.jsames.2022.103970 |bibcode=2022JSAES.11803970P |s2cid=251560425 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Pessoa-Lima ''et al.'' (2022) compare the morphological features and chemical composition of [[Biology:Tooth enamel|tooth enamel]] of ''Purussaurus'' and extant [[Biology:Black caiman|black caiman]].<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Pessoa-Lima C, Tostes-Figueiredo J, Macedo-Ribeiro N, Hsiou AS, Muniz FP, Maulin JA, Franceschini-Santos VH, Sousa FB, Barbosa F, Line SR, Gerlach RF, Langer MC |title=Structure and Chemical Composition of ca. 10-Million-Year-Old (Late Miocene of Western Amazon) and Present-Day Teeth of Related Species |year=2022 |journal=Biology |volume=11 |issue=11 |at=1636 |doi=10.3390/biology11111636 |pmid=36358337 |pmc=9687460 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Massonne & Böhme (2022) confirm ''[[Biology:Diplocynodon|Diplocynodon]] levantinicum'' to be a valid species, and interpret it as [[Earth:Oligocene|Oligocene]] ([[Earth:Chattian|Chattian]]) in age.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Massonne T, Böhme M |title=Re-evaluation of the morphology and phylogeny of ''Diplocynodon levantinicum'' Huene & Nikoloff, 1963 and the stratigraphic age of the West Maritsa coal field (Upper Thrace Basin, Bulgaria) |year=2022 |journal=PeerJ |volume=10 |pages=e14167 |doi=10.7717/peerj.14167 |pmid=36389401 |pmc=9653056 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the anatomy of the skull of ''[[Biology:Trilophosuchus|Trilophosuchus]] rackhami'' is published by Ristevski ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Ristevski J, Weisbecker V, Scanlon JD, Price GJ, Salisbury SW |year=2022 |title=Cranial anatomy of the mekosuchine crocodylian ''Trilophosuchus rackhami'' Willis, 1993 |journal=The Anatomical Record |volume=306 |issue=2 |pages=239–297 |doi=10.1002/ar.25050 |pmid=36054424 |pmc=10086963 |s2cid=251558183 }}</ref>
* Description of the neuroanatomy of ''Trilophosuchus rackhami'' is published by Ristevski (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|author=Ristevski J |year=2022 |title=Neuroanatomy of the mekosuchine crocodylian ''Trilophosuchus rackhami'' Willis, 1993 |journal=Journal of Anatomy |volume=241 |issue=4 |pages=981–1013 |doi=10.1111/joa.13732 |pmid=36037801 |pmc=9482699 }}</ref>
* Fragmentary mandible of a possible member of the genus ''[[Biology:Thoracosaurus|Thoracosaurus]]'' is described from the lower Maastrichtian of Møns Klint ({{wipe|Denmark}}) by Voiculescu-Holvad (2022), indicating transatlantic distribution of [[Biology:Gavialoidea|Gavialoidea]] dating back to the earliest Maastrichtian.<ref>{{Cite journal|author=Voiculescu-Holvad C |year=2022 |title=Historical material of cf. ''Thoracosaurus'' from the Maastrichtian of Denmark provides new insight into the K/Pg distribution of Crocodylia |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=139 |pages=Article 105309 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105309 |bibcode=2022CrRes.13905309V |s2cid=250719685 }}</ref>
* The oldest known fossil material of a member of the genus ''[[Biology:Crocodylus|Crocodylus]]'' in {{wipe|Madagascar}}, dated to between 7670 and 7510 years [[Earth:Before Present|cal BP]], is described by Martin ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Martin JE, Richardin P, Perrichon G, Pochat-Cottilloux Y, Phouybanhdyt B, Salaviale C, Adrien J |year=2022 |title=The oldest occurrence of ''Crocodylus'' in Madagascar and the Holocene crocodylian turnover |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=41 |issue=6 |pages=e2063058 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2021.2063058 |s2cid=249146169 |url=https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/19898460 }}</ref>

== Non-avian dinosaurs ==

=== New dinosaur taxa ===
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''[[Biology:Abditosaurus|Abditosaurus]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Vila B, Sellés A, Moreno-Azanza M, Razzolini NL, Gil-Delgado A, Canudo JI, Galobart À |year=2022 |title=A titanosaurian sauropod with Gondwanan affinities in the latest Cretaceous of Europe |journal=Nature Ecology & Evolution |volume=6 |issue=3 |pages=288–296 |doi=10.1038/s41559-021-01651-5 |pmid=35132183 |bibcode=2022NatEE...6..288V |s2cid=246650381 |url=http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/121414 }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Vila ''et al.''
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[[Earth:Late Cretaceous|Late Cretaceous]] ([[Earth:Maastrichtian|Maastrichtian]])
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Conques Formation
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{{Flag|Spain}}
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A [[Biology:Saltasaurinae|saltasaurine]] [[Biology:Titanosauria|titanosaur]].<br /> The type species is ''A. kuehnei''.
|[[File:Abditosaurus kuehnei.png|frameless]]
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''Bashanosaurus''<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Dai H, Li N, Maidment SC, Wei G, Zhou YX, Hu XF, Ma QY, Wang XQ, Hu HQ, Peng GZ |year=2022 |title=New Stegosaurs from the Middle Jurassic Lower Member of the Shaximiao Formation of Chongqing, China |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=41 |issue=5 |pages=e1995737 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2021.1995737|s2cid=247267743 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Dai ''et al.''
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Middle Jurassic (Bajocian)
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[[Earth:Shaximiao Formation|Shaximiao Formation]]
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{{Flag|China}}
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A basal stegosaur. The type species is ''B. primitivus''.
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| ''[[Biology:Bisticeratops|Bisticeratops]]''<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Dalman SG, Jasinski SE, Lucas SG|title=A new chasmosaurine ceratopsid from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Farmington Member of the Kirtland Formation, New Mexico|year=2022|journal=New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin|volume=90|pages=127–153|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362680358}}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Dalman ''et al.''
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Late Cretaceous ([[Earth:Campanian|Campanian]])
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[[Earth:Kirtland Formation|Kirtland Formation]]
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{{flag|United States}}<br>({{flag|New Mexico}})
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A chasmosaurine ceratopsid. The type species is ''B. froeseorum''.
|[[File:Bisticeratops.png|frameless]]
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''[[Biology:Caieiria|Caieiria]]''<ref name=Caieiria>{{cite journal | vauthors = Silva Junior JC, Martinelli AG, Marinho TS, da Silva JI, Langer MC | title = New specimens of ''Baurutitan britoi'' and a taxonomic reassessment of the titanosaur dinosaur fauna (Sauropoda) from the Serra da Galga Formation (Late Cretaceous) of Brazil | journal = PeerJ | volume = 10 | at = e14333 | year = 2022 | doi = 10.7717/peerj.14333 | pmid =  36405026 | pmc = 9673870 | doi-access = free }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Silva Junior ''et al.''
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Late Cretaceous
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[[Earth:Serra da Galga Formation|Serra da Galga Formation]]
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{{Flag|Brazil}}
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A titanosaur sauropod. The type species is ''C. allocaudata''.
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|''[[Biology:Daspletosaurus|Daspletosaurus wilsoni]]''<ref name=D.wilsoni>{{Cite journal |last1=Warshaw |first1=Elías A.|last2=Fowler |first2=Denver W. |year=2022 |title=A transitional species of ''Daspletosaurus'' Russell, 1970 from the Judith River Formation of eastern Montana |journal=[[Biology:PeerJ|PeerJ]] |volume=10 |at=e14461 |doi=10.7717/peerj.14461 |pmid=36452080 |pmc=9703990 |doi-access=free}}</ref>
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Sp. nov
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Valid
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Warshaw & Fowler
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[[Earth:Late Cretaceous|Late Cretaceous]] ([[Earth:Campanian|Campanian]])
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Judith River Formation
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{{Flag|United States}}<br>({{Flag|Montana}})
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A tyrannosaurine; a species of ''[[Biology:Daspletosaurus|Daspletosaurus]]''.
|[[File:Daspletosaurus wilsoni.jpg|frameless]]
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|''[[Biology:Daurlong|Daurlong]]''<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Wang |first1=Xuri |last2=Cau |first2=Andrea |last3=Guo |first3=Bin |last4=Ma |first4=Feimin |last5=Qing |first5=Gele |last6=Liu |first6=Yichuan |date=2022-11-19 |title=Intestinal preservation in a birdlike dinosaur supports conservatism in digestive canal evolution among theropods |journal=Scientific Reports |language=en |volume=12 |issue=1 |at=19965 |doi=10.1038/s41598-022-24602-x |pmid=36402874 |pmc=9675785 |bibcode=2022NatSR..1219965W |issn=2045-2322}}</ref>
|Gen. et sp. nov
|Valid
|Wang ''et al.''
|[[Earth:Early Cretaceous|Early Cretaceous]] ([[Earth:Aptian|Aptian]])
|Longjiang Formation
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|A [[Biology:Dromaeosauridae|dromaeosaurid]] theropod. The type species is ''D. wangi.''
|[[File:Daurlong skeletal reconstruction.jpg|frameless]]
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''[[Biology:Dzharaonyx|Dzharaonyx]]''<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Averianov AO, Sues HD |year=2022 |title=New material and diagnosis of a new taxon of alvarezsaurid (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=41 |issue=5 |pages=e2036174  |doi=10.1080/02724634.2021.2036174 |s2cid=247391327 }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Averianov & Sues
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Late Cretaceous ([[Earth:Turonian|Turonian]])
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[[Earth:Bissekty Formation|Bissekty Formation]]
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{{Flag|Uzbekistan}}
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An [[Biology:Alvarezsauridae|alvarezsaurid]] theropod. The type species is ''D. eski''.
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''[[Biology:Elemgasem|Elemgasem]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Baiano MA, Pol D, Bellardini F, Windholz GJ, Cerda IA, Garrido AC, Coria RA |year=2022 |title=''Elemgasem nubilus'': a new brachyrostran abelisaurid (Theropoda, Ceratosauria) from the Portezuelo Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of Patagonia, Argentina |journal=Papers in Palaeontology |volume=8 |issue=5 |pages=e1462 |doi=10.1002/spp2.1462 |bibcode=2022PPal....8E1462B |s2cid=252097368 }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Baiano ''et al.''
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Late Cretaceous ([[Earth:Turonian|Turonian]]–[[Earth:Coniacian|Coniacian]])
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[[Earth:Portezuelo Formation|Portezuelo Formation]]
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{{Flag|Argentina}}
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An abelisaurid theropod. The type species is ''E. nubilus''.
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''[[Biology:Guemesia|Guemesia]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Agnolín FL, Cerroni MA, Scanferla A, Goswami A, Paulina-Carabajal A, Halliday T, Cuff AR, Reuil S |year=2022 |title=First definitive abelisaurid theropod from the Late Cretaceous of Northwestern Argentina |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=41 |issue=4 |pages=e2002348 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2021.2002348 |s2cid=246766133 }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Agnolín ''et al.''
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[[Earth:Late Cretaceous|Late Cretaceous]] ([[Earth:Campanian|Campanian]])
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[[Earth:Los Blanquitos Formation|Los Blanquitos Formation]]
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{{Flag|Argentina}}
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An [[Biology:Abelisauridae|abelisaurid]] theropod. The type species is ''G. ochoai''.
|[[File:Guemesia ochoai.jpg|frameless]]
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|''[[Biology:Huallasaurus|Huallasaurus]]<ref name="rozadilla20222">{{cite journal|last1=Rozadilla|first1=Sebastián|last2=Brissón-Egli|first2=Federico|last3=Lisandro Agnolín|first3=Federico|last4=Aranciaga-Rolando|first4=Alexis Mauro|last5=Novas|first5=Fernando Emilio|year=2022|title=A new hadrosaurid (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Late Cretaceous of northern Patagonia and the radiation of South American hadrosaurids|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14772019.2021.2020917|journal=Journal of Systematic Palaeontology|volume=19|issue=17|pages=1207–1235|doi=10.1080/14772019.2021.2020917|s2cid=247122005}}</ref>''
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Gen. et comb. nov
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Valid
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Rozadilla ''et al.''
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[[Earth:Late Cretaceous|Late Cretaceous]] ([[Earth:Maastrichtian|Maastrichtian]])
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[[Earth:Los Alamitos Formation|Los Alamitos Formation]]
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{{Flag|Argentina}}
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A [[Biology:Saurolophinae|saurolophine]] [[Biology:Hadrosaurid|hadrosaurid]] belonging to the tribe [[Biology:Kritosaurini|Kritosaurini]]. The type species is '''[[Biology:Kritosaurus|Kritosaurus]]' australis'' (Bonaparte, 1984).
|[[File:Hadrosaur_museum.jpg|frameless]]
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''[[Biology:Iberospinus|Iberospinus]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Mateus O, Estraviz-López D |title=A new theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous (Barremian) of Cabo Espichel, Portugal: Implications for spinosaurid evolution |year=2022 |journal=PLOS ONE |volume=17 |issue=2 |pages=e0262614 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0262614 |pmid=35171930 |pmc=8849621 |bibcode=2022PLoSO..1762614M |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Mateus & Estraviz-López
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[[Earth:Early Cretaceous|Early Cretaceous]] ([[Earth:Barremian|Barremian]])
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[[Earth:Papo Seco Formation|Papo Seco Formation]]
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{{Flag|Portugal}}
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A [[Biology:Spinosauridae|spinosaurid]] theropod.<br /> The type species is ''I. natarioi''.
|[[File:Iberospinus.png|frameless]]
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|''[[Biology:Ibirania|Ibirania]]''<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Navarro |first1=Bruno A. |last2=Ghilardi |first2=Aline M. |last3=Aureliano |first3=Tito |last4=Díaz |first4=Verónica Díez |last5=Bandeira |first5=Kamila L. N. |last6=Cattaruzzi |first6=André G. S. |last7=Iori |first7=Fabiano V. |last8=Martine |first8=Ariel M. |last9=Carvalho |first9=Alberto B. |last10=Anelli |first10=Luiz E. |last11=Fernandes |first11=Marcelo A. |last12=Zaher |first12=Hussam |title=A New Nanoid Titanosaur (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Brazil |date=2022-09-15 |url=https://www.ameghiniana.org.ar/index.php/ameghiniana/article/view/3477 |language=en |volume=59 |issue=5 |pages=317–354 |doi=10.5710/AMGH.25.08.2022.3477 |issn=1851-8044|journal=Ameghiniana|s2cid=251875979 }}</ref>
|Gen. et sp. nov
|Valid
|Navarro ''et al.''
|[[Earth:Late Cretaceous|Late Cretaceous]] ([[Earth:Santonian|Santonian]]-[[Earth:Campanian|Campanian]])
|São José do Rio Preto Formation
|{{Flag|Brazil}}
|A saltasaurine titanosaur.<br /> The type species is ''I. parva.''
|[[File:Ibirania parva.png|frameless]]
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''[[Biology:Iyuku|Iyuku]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Forster CA, de Klerk WJ, Poole KE, Chinsamy-Turan A, Roberts EM, Ross CF |year=2022 |title=''Iyuku raathi'', a new iguanodontian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Kirkwood Formation, South Africa |journal=The Anatomical Record |volume=306 |issue=7 |pages=1762–1803 |doi=10.1002/ar.25038 |pmid=35860957 |s2cid=250730794 }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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In press
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Forster ''et al.''
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Early Cretaceous ([[Earth:Valanginian|Valanginian]])
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[[Earth:Kirkwood Formation|Kirkwood Formation]]
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{{Flag|South Africa}}
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An [[Biology:Iguanodontia|iguanodontia]]n ornithopod, possibly a [[Biology:Dryosauridae|dryosaurid]].<ref>{{Cite journal|author=Poole K |year=2022 |title=Placing juvenile specimens in phylogenies: An ontogenetically sensitive phylogenetic assessment of a new genus of iguanodontian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Kirkwood Formation, South Africa |journal=The Anatomical Record |volume=306 |issue=7 |pages=1939–1950 |doi=10.1002/ar.25095 |pmid=36314663 |s2cid=253235532 }}</ref> Genus includes new species ''I. raathi''.
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''Jakapil''<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Riguetti FJ, Apesteguía S, Pereda-Suberbiola X |title=A new Cretaceous thyreophoran from Patagonia supports a South American lineage of armoured dinosaurs |year=2022 |journal=Scientific Reports |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=Article number 11621 |doi=10.1038/s41598-022-15535-6 |pmid=35953515 |pmc=9372066 |bibcode=2022NatSR..1211621R | doi-access = free }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Riguetti, Apesteguía & Pereda-Suberbiola
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Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
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[[Earth:Candeleros Formation|Candeleros Formation]]
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{{Flag|Argentina}}
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A [[Biology:Thyreophora|thyreophora]]n, probably a [[Biology:Basal (phylogenetics)|basal]] member of this group. The type species is ''J. kaniukura''.
|[[File:Jakapil skeletal.webp|frameless]]
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|''[[Biology:Kelumapusaura|Kelumapusaura]]''<ref name="rozadilla20222" />
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Rozadilla ''et al.''
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[[Earth:Late Cretaceous|Late Cretaceous]] ([[Earth:Campanian|Campanian]]-[[Earth:Maastrichtian|Maastrichtian]])
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Allen Formation
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{{Flag|Argentina}}
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A [[Biology:Saurolophinae|saurolophine]] [[Biology:Hadrosaurid|hadrosaurid]] belonging to the tribe [[Biology:Kritosaurini|Kritosaurini]]. The type species is ''K. machi''.
|[[File:Kelumapusaura.jpg|frameless]]
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''[[Biology:Maip|Maip]]''<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Aranciaga Rolando AM, Motta MJ, Agnolín FL, Manabe M, Tsuihiji T, Novas FE |title=A large Megaraptoridae (Theropoda: Coelurosauria) from Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Patagonia, Argentina |year=2022 |journal=Scientific Reports |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=Article number 6318 |doi=10.1038/s41598-022-09272-z |pmid=35474310 |pmc=9042913 |bibcode=2022NatSR..12.6318A | doi-access = free }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Aranciaga Rolando ''et al.''
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Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)
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[[Earth:Chorrillo Formation|Chorrillo Formation]]
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{{Flag|Argentina}}
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A megaraptorid theropod. The type species is ''M. macrothorax''.
|[[File:Maip Size Comparison.svg|frameless]]
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''Malefica''<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Prieto-Márquez A, Wagner JR |year=2022 |title=A new 'duck-billed' dinosaur (Ornithischia: Hadrosauridae) from the upper Campanian of Texas points to a greater diversity of early hadrosaurid offshoots |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=143 |at=105416 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105416 |s2cid=253470207 }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Prieto-Márquez & Wagner
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Late Cretaceous (Campanian)
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[[Earth:Aguja Formation|Aguja Formation]]
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{{Flag|United States}}<br>({{Flag|Texas}})
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A [[Biology:Basal (phylogenetics)|basally]]-branching [[Biology:Hadrosauridae|hadrosaurid]]. Genus includes new species ''M. deckerti''. Announced in 2022; the final article version will be published in 2023.
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''[[Biology:Mbiresaurus|Mbiresaurus]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Griffin CT, Wynd BM, Munyikwa D, Broderick TJ, Zondo M, Tolan S, Langer MC, Nesbitt SJ, Taruvinga HR |year=2022 |title=Africa's oldest dinosaurs reveal early suppression of dinosaur distribution |journal=Nature |volume=609 |issue=7926 |pages=313–319 |doi=10.1038/s41586-022-05133-x |pmid=36045297 |bibcode=2022Natur.609..313G |s2cid=251977824 |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05133-x }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Griffin ''et al.''
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[[Earth:Late Triassic|Late Triassic]] (Carnian)
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[[Earth:Pebbly Arkose Formation|Pebbly Arkose Formation]]
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{{Flag|Zimbabwe}}
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An early member of [[Biology:Sauropodomorpha|Sauropodomorpha]]. Genus includes new species ''M. raathi''.
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''[[Biology:Menucocelsior|Menucocelsior]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Rolando MA, Garcia Marsà JA, Agnolín FL, Motta MJ, Rodazilla S, Novas FE|date=2022|title=The sauropod record of Salitral Ojo del Agua: An Upper Cretaceous (Allen Formation) fossiliferous locality from northern Patagonia, Argentina|journal=Cretaceous Research|language=en|volume=129|pages=Article 105029|doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2021.105029|bibcode=2022CrRes.12905029R |s2cid=240577726|issn=0195-6671}}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Rolando ''et al.''
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[[Earth:Late Cretaceous|Late Cretaceous]] ([[Earth:Campanian|Campanian]]-[[Earth:Maastrichtian|Maastrichtian]])
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Allen Formation
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{{Flag|Argentina}}
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A [[Biology:Titanosauria|titanosaur]] sauropod.<br/> The type species is ''M. arriagadai''.<br/> Announced in 2021; the final article version was published in 2022.
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| ''[[Biology:Meraxes|Meraxes]]''<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors= Canale JI, Apesteguia S, Gallina PA, Mitchell J, Smith ND, Cullen TM, Shinya A, Haluza A, Gianechini FA, Makovicky PJ|title=New giant carnivorous dinosaur reveals convergent evolutionary trends in theropod arm reduction|journal=Current Biology|year=2022 |volume=32 |issue=14 |pages=3195–3202.e5 |doi=10.1016/j.cub.2022.05.057|pmid=35803271|s2cid=250343124 |doi-access=free}}</ref>
|Gen. et sp. nov
|Valid
|Canale ''et al.'' 
|[[Earth:Late Cretaceous|Late Cretaceous]] ([[Earth:Cenomanian|Cenomanian]]-[[Earth:Turonian|Turonian]])
|[[Earth:Huincul Formation|Huincul Formation]]
|{{flag|Argentina}}
|A carcharodontosaurid theropod. The type species is ''M. gigas''.
|[[File:Meraxes gigas ilustración científica realizada por Carlos Papolio.jpg|frameless]]
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''[[Biology:Napaisaurus|Napaisaurus]]''<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Ji S, Zhang P |title=First new genus and species of basal iguanodontian dinosaur (Ornithischia: Ornithopoda) from southern China |year=2022 |journal=Acta Geoscientica Sinica |volume=43 |issue=1 |pages=1–10 |doi=10.3975/cagsb.2021.090701 }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Ji & Zhang
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[[Earth:Early Cretaceous|Early Cretaceous]]
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[[Earth:Xinlong Formation|Xinlong Formation]]
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{{Flag|China}}
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A basal member of [[Biology:Iguanodontia|Iguanodontia]]. The type species is ''N. guangxiensis''. Announced in 2021; the final article version was published in 2022. 
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|''[[Biology:Natovenator|Natovenator]]''<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Lee |first1=Sungjin |last2=Lee |first2=Yuong-Nam |last3=Currie |first3=Philip J. |last4=Sissons |first4=Robin |last5=Park |first5=Jin-Young |last6=Kim |first6=Su-Hwan |last7=Barsbold |first7=Rinchen |last8=Tsogtbaatar |first8=Khishigjav |date=2022-12-01 |title=A non-avian dinosaur with a streamlined body exhibits potential adaptations for swimming |journal=Communications Biology |language=en |volume=5 |issue=1 |page=1185 |doi=10.1038/s42003-022-04119-9 |issn=2399-3642 |pmid=36456823 |pmc=9715538}}</ref>
|Gen. et sp. nov
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|Lee ''et al.''
|[[Earth:Late Cretaceous|Late Cretaceous]] ([[Earth:Campanian|Campanian]])
|[[Earth:Barun Goyot Formation|Barun Goyot Formation]]
|{{Flag|Mongolia}}
|A halszkaraptorine theropod. The type species is ''N. polydontus.'' 
|[[File:Natovenator skeletal (holotype).png|frameless]]
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|''[[Biology:Nevadadromeus|Nevadadromeus]]''<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Bonde |first1=Joshua W. |last2=Hall |first2=Rebecca L. |last3=Krumenacker |first3=L. J. |last4=Varricchio |first4=David J. |year=2022 |title=''Nevadadromeus schmitti'' (gen. et sp. nov.), a New Basal Neornithischian with Affinities to the Thescelosaurinae, from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Willow Tank Formation of Southern Nevada |url=https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-the-arizona-nevada-academy-of-science/volume-50/issue-1/036.050.0101/Nevadadromeus-schmitti-gen-et-sp-nov-a-New-Basal-Neornithischian/10.2181/036.050.0101.full |journal=Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science |volume=50 |issue=1 |pages=1–8 |doi=10.2181/036.050.0101 |s2cid=252931645 |issn=0193-8509}}</ref>
|Gen. et sp. nov
|Valid
|Bonde ''et al.''
|[[Earth:Late Cretaceous|Late Cretaceous]] ([[Earth:Cenomanian|Cenomanian]])
|Willow Tank Formation
|{{Flag|United States}} ({{Flag|Nevada}})
|An ornithischian, potentially a member of [[Biology:Thescelosauridae|Thescelosauridae]]. The type species is ''N. schmitti.''
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|''[[Biology:Ondogurvel|Ondogurvel]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Averianov|first1=Alexander O.|last2=Lopatin|first2=Alexey V.|date=2022-02-19|title=A new alvarezsaurid theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Gobi Desert, Mongolia |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195667122000325|journal=Cretaceous Research|language=en|volume=135|pages=Article 105168|doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105168|bibcode=2022CrRes.13505168A |s2cid=247000540 |issn=0195-6671}}</ref>
|Gen. et sp. nov
|Valid
|Averianov & Lopatin
|[[Earth:Late Cretaceous|Late Cretaceous]] ([[Earth:Campanian|Campanian]])
|[[Earth:Barun Goyot Formation|Barun Goyot Formation]]
|{{Flag|Mongolia}}
|An alvarezsaurid theropod. The type species is ''O. alifanovi.''
|[[File:Ondogurvel Restoration.png|frameless]]
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''[[Biology:Papiliovenator|Papiliovenator]]''<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Pei |first1=R. |last2=Qin |first2=Yuying |last3=Wen |first3=Aishu |last4=Zhao |first4=Q. |last5=Wang |first5=Z. |last6=Liu |first6=Z. |last7=Guo |first7=W. |last8=Liu |first8=P. |last9=Ye |first9=W. |last10=Wang |first10=L. |last11=Yin |first11=Z. |last12=Dai |first12=R. |last13=Xu |first13=X. |year=2022 |title=A New Troodontid from the Upper Cretaceous Gobi Basin of Inner Mongolia, China |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=130 |pages=Article 105052 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2021.105052|bibcode=2022CrRes.13005052P |s2cid=244186762 }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
|Valid
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Pei ''et al.''
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[[Earth:Late Cretaceous|Late Cretaceous]] ([[Earth:Campanian|Campanian]])
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[[Earth:Bayan Mandahu Formation|Bayan Mandahu Formation]]
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{{Flag|China}}
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A troodontid theropod.<br/> The type species is ''P. neimengguensis''.<br/> Announced in 2021; the final article version to be published in 2022.
|[[File:Papiliovenator Life Restoration.png|frameless]]
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''[[Biology:Paralitherizinosaurus|Paralitherizinosaurus]]''<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Kobayashi Y, Takasaki R, Fiorillo AR, Chinzorig T, Hikida Y |title=New therizinosaurid dinosaur from the marine Osoushinai Formation (Upper Cretaceous, Japan) provides insight for function and evolution of therizinosaur claws |year=2022 |journal=Scientific Reports |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=Article number 7207 |doi=10.1038/s41598-022-11063-5 |pmid=35504901 |pmc=9065154 |bibcode=2022NatSR..12.7207K | doi-access = free }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Kobayashi ''et al.''
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Late Cretaceous ([[Earth:Campanian|Campanian]])
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Osoushinai Formation
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{{Flag|Japan}}
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A [[Biology:Therizinosauridae|therizinosaurid]] theropod. The type species is ''P. japonicus''.
|[[File:Paralitherizinosaurus Restoration.png|frameless]]
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|''Patagopelta''<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Riguetti |first1=Facundo |last2=Pereda-Suberbiola |first2=Xabier |last3=Ponce |first3=Denis |last4=Salgado |first4=Leonardo |last5=Apesteguía |first5=Sebastián |last6=Rozadilla |first6=Sebastián |last7=Arbour |first7=Victoria |date=2022-12-31 |title=A new small-bodied ankylosaurian dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of North Patagonia (Río Negro Province, Argentina) |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/14772019.2022.2137441 |journal=Journal of Systematic Palaeontology |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=2137441 |doi=10.1080/14772019.2022.2137441 |bibcode=2022JSPal..2037441R |s2cid=254212751 |issn=1477-2019}}</ref>
|Gen. et sp. nov
|Valid
|Riguetti ''et al.''
|Late Cretaceous (Upper [[Earth:Campanian|Campanian]]–lower [[Earth:Maastrichtian|Maastrichtian]])
|Allen Formation
|{{Flag|Argentina}}
|A nodosaurid ankylosaur. The type species is ''P. cristata''.
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''[[Biology:Perijasaurus|Perijasaurus]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Rincón AF, Raad Pájaro DA, Jiménez Velandia HF, Ezcurra MD, Wilson Mantilla JA |year=2022 |title=A sauropod from the Lower Jurassic La Quinta Formation (Dept. Cesar, Colombia) and the initial diversification of eusauropods at low latitudes |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=42 |issue=1 |pages=e2077112 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2021.2077112 |bibcode=2022JVPal..42E7112R |s2cid=251501541 |url=https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/A_sauropod_from_the_Lower_Jurassic_La_Quinta_formation_Dept_Cesar_Colombia_and_the_initial_diversification_of_eusauropods_at_low_latitudes/20464696 }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Rincón ''et al.''
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Jurassic (Toarcian–Aalenian)
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[[Earth:La Quinta Formation|La Quinta Formation]]
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{{Flag|Colombia}}
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An early member of [[Biology:Eusauropoda|Eusauropoda]]. The type species is ''P. lapaz''.
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''[[Biology:Ruixinia|Ruixinia]]''<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Mo |first1=Jinyou |last2=Ma |first2=Feimin |last3=Yu |first3=Yilun |last4=Xu |first4=Xing |date=2022-12-09 |title=A New Titanosauriform Sauropod with An Unusual Tail from the Lower Cretaceous of Northeastern China |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195667122003135 |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=144 |language=en |pages=105449 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105449 |s2cid=254524890 |issn=0195-6671}}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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In press
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Mo ''et al.''
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[[Earth:Early Cretaceous|Early Cretaceous]] ([[Earth:Barremian|Barremian]])
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[[Earth:Yixian Formation|Yixian Formation]]
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{{Flag|China}}
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A somphospondylan titanosauriform. The type species is ''R. zhangi''.
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''[[Biology:Sierraceratops|Sierraceratops]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Dalman SG, Lucas SG, Jasinski SE, Longrich NR |title=''Sierraceratops turneri'', a new chasmosaurine ceratopsid from the Hall Lake Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of south-central New Mexico |journal=Cretaceous Research|year=2022|volume=130|pages=Article 105034|doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2021.105034|bibcode=2022CrRes.13005034D |s2cid=244210664 }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Dalman ''et al.''
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[[Earth:Late Cretaceous|Late Cretaceous]] (latest [[Earth:Campanian|Campanian]]–[[Earth:Maastrichtian|Maastrichtian]])
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[[Earth:Hall Lake Formation|Hall Lake Formation]]
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{{Flag|United States}}<br />({{Flag|New Mexico}})
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A [[Biology:Chasmosaurinae|chasmosaurine]] ceratopsid.<br/> The type species is ''S. turneri''.<br/> Announced in 2021; the final article version will be published in 2022.
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[[File:Sierraceratops.jpg|Sierraceratops|center|frameless]]
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|''[[Biology:Transylvanosaurus|Transylvanosaurus]]''<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Augustin |first1=Felix J. |last2=Bastiaans |first2=Dylan |last3=Dumbravă |first3=Mihai D. |last4=Csiki-Sava |first4=Zoltán |date=2022-11-23 |title=A new ornithopod dinosaur, Transylvanosaurus platycephalus gen. et sp. nov. (Dinosauria: Ornithischia), from the Upper Cretaceous of the Haţeg Basin, Romania |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2022.2133610 |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=42 |issue=2 |pages=e2133610 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2022.2133610 |bibcode=2022JVPal..42E3610A |s2cid=253964320 |issn=0272-4634}}</ref>
|Gen. et sp. nov
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|Augustin ''et al.''
|[[Earth:Late Cretaceous|Late Cretaceous]] ([[Earth:Maastrichtian|Maastrichtian]])
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|{{Flag|Romania}}
|A [[Biology:Rhabdodontidae|rhabdodontid]] ornithopod. The type species is ''T. platycephalus.''
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''[[Biology:Tuebingosaurus|Tuebingosaurus]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Regalado Fernández OR, Werneburg I |year=2022 |title=A new massopodan sauropodomorph from Trossingen Formation (Germany) hidden as {{‘}} ''Plateosaurus''{{’}} for 100 years in the historical Tübingen collection |journal=Vertebrate Zoology |volume=72 |pages=771–822 |doi=10.3897/vz.72.e86348 | doi-access = free }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Regalado Fernandez & Werneburg
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[[Earth:Late Triassic|Late Triassic]]
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[[Earth:Trossingen Formation|Trossingen Formation]]
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{{Flag|Germany}}
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A sauropodomorph dinosaur, an early member of [[Biology:Massopoda|Massopoda]]. The type species is ''T. maierfritzorum''.
|[[File:Tuebingosaurus.jpg|frameless]]
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''[[Biology:Tyrannosaurus|Tyrannosaurus imperator]]''<ref name=Pauletal2022>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Paul GS, Persons WS, Van Raalte J |year=2022 |title=The Tyrant Lizard King, Queen and Emperor: Multiple Lines of Morphological and Stratigraphic Evidence Support Subtle Evolution and Probable Speciation Within the North American Genus ''Tyrannosaurus'' |journal=Evolutionary Biology |volume=49 |issue=2 |pages=156–179 |doi=10.1007/s11692-022-09561-5 |bibcode=2022EvBio..49..156P |s2cid=247200214 }}</ref>
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Sp. nov
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Disputed
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[[Biography:Gregory S. Paul|Paul]], Persons & Van Raalte
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[[Earth:Late Cretaceous|Late Cretaceous]] (late [[Earth:Maastrichtian|Maastrichtian]])
|[[Earth:Hell Creek Formation|Hell Creek]], Lance, [[Earth:Laramie Formation|Laramie]], Arapahoe, [[Earth:McRae Formation|McRae]]?, [[Earth:North Horn Formation|North Horn]]?, and [[Earth:Javelina Formation|Javelina]]? Formations
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{{Flag|United States}}<br>({{Flag|Montana}}, <br>{{Flag|North Dakota}}, <br>{{Flag|South Dakota}}, <br>{{Flag|Wyoming}}, <br>{{Flag|New Mexico}}?, <br>{{Flag|Texas}}?, <br>{{Flag|Utah}}?)
|A [[Biology:Tyrannosaurinae|tyrannosaurine]]; a proposed species of ''Tyrannosaurus''. Carr ''et al.'' (2022) considered the evidence presented by Paul, Persons & Van Raalte (2022) to be insufficient to support the recognition of ''T. imperator'' as a species distinct from ''Tyrannosaurus rex''.<ref name=Carretal2022>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Carr TD, Napoli JG, Brusatte SL, Holtz TR, Hone DW, Williamson TE, Zanno LE |year=2022 |title=Insufficient Evidence for Multiple Species of ''Tyrannosaurus'' in the Latest Cretaceous of North America: A Comment on "The Tyrant Lizard King, Queen and Emperor: Multiple Lines of Morphological and Stratigraphic Evidence Support Subtle Evolution and Probable Speciation Within the North American Genus ''Tyrannosaurus''" |journal=Evolutionary Biology |volume=49 |issue=3 |pages=327–341 |doi=10.1007/s11692-022-09573-1 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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[[File:FMNH SUE Trex.jpg|center|thumb|[[Earth:Sue (dinosaur)|FMNH PR 2081]] ("Sue"), the holotype of ''T. imperator'']]
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''[[Biology:Tyrannosaurus|Tyrannosaurus regina]]''<ref name=Pauletal2022 />
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Sp. nov
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[[Biography:Gregory S. Paul|Paul]], Persons & Van Raalte
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[[Earth:Late Cretaceous|Late Cretaceous]] (late [[Earth:Maastrichtian|Maastrichtian]])
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|A [[Biology:Tyrannosaurinae|tyrannosaurine]]; a proposed species of ''Tyrannosaurus''. Carr ''et al.'' (2022) considered the evidence presented by Paul, Persons & Van Raalte (2022) to be insufficient to support the recognition of ''T. regina'' as a species distinct from ''Tyrannosaurus rex''.<ref name=Carretal2022 />
|[[File:Wankel_Tyrannosaurus_cast_from_above_UCMP_1.JPG|center|thumb|MOR 555 ("Wankel rex"), the holotype of ''T. regina'']]
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''Yuxisaurus''<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Yao X, Barrett PM, Lei Y, Xu X, Bi S |year=2022 |title=A new early-branching armoured dinosaur from the Lower Jurassic of southwestern China |journal=[[Biology:ELife|eLife]] |volume=11 |pages=e75248 |doi=10.7554/eLife.75248 |pmid=35289749 |pmc=8929930 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Yao ''et al.''
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Early Jurassic (Sinemurian–Toarcian)
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[[Earth:Fengjiahe Formation|Fengjiahe Formation]]
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An early thyreophoran. The type species is ''Y. kopchicki''.
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''[[Biology:Yuzhoulong|Yuzhoulong]]''<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Dai H, Tan C, Xiong C, Ma Q, Li N, Yu H, Wei Z, Wang P, Yi J, Wei G, You H, Ren X | title = New macronarian from the Middle Jurassic of Chongqing, China: phylogenetic and biogeographic implications for neosauropod dinosaur evolution | journal = Royal Society Open Science | volume = 9 | issue = 11 | at = 220794 | year = 2022 | doi = 10.1098/rsos.220794 | pmid = 36340515 | pmc = 9627447 | bibcode = 2022RSOS....920794D | doi-access = free }}</ref>
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Dai ''et al.''
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[[Earth:Shaximiao Formation|Shaximiao Formation]]
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An early diverging [[Biology:Macronaria|macronaria]]n sauropod. The type species is ''Y. qurenensis''.
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===General non-avian dinosaur research===
* Wilmsen, Fürsich, and Majidifard (2022) describe a fossil trackway from the Maastrichtian Farrokhi Formation (central [[Religion:Iran|Iran]]) made by indeterminate dinosaurs, which represents the youngest evidence of dinosaur locomotion from the Middle East.<ref>Wilmsen, M., Fürsich, F.T. & Majidifard, M.R. Youngest Cretaceous dinosaur tracksite from the Middle East (Maastrichtian, Farrokhi Formation, Central Iran). Palaeobio Palaeoenv 102, 437–447 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12549-021-00516-w</ref>
* A study on the diversity of form and function of teeth in early-diverging dinosaurs is published by Ballell, Benton & Rayfield (2022), providing evidence of a previously unrecognized functional diversity in the dentitions of early dinosaurs, and indicating that either carnivory or omnivory was the ancestral diet of dinosaurs, with obligate herbivory interpreted as a late evolutionary innovation in both Sauropodomorpha and Ornithischia.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Ballell A, Benton MJ, Rayfield EJ |title=Dental form and function in the early feeding diversification of dinosaurs |year=2022 |journal=Science Advances |volume=8 |issue=50 |pages=eabq5201 |doi=10.1126/sciadv.abq5201 |pmid=36525501 |pmc=9757754 |bibcode=2022SciA....8.5201B |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Olsen ''et al.'' (2022) present evidence from the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic strata of the Junggar Basin (northwest China) indicating that during the early [[Earth:Mesozoic|Mesozoic]] dinosaurs were present at arctic latitudes with freezing winter temperatures, and argue that non-avian dinosaurs were likely primitively insulated and that their insulation enabled them to survive in cold temperatures, take advantage of the rich plant resources in the colder high latitudes, and live through episodes of volcanically induced winters during the [[Biology:Triassic–Jurassic extinction event|Triassic–Jurassic extinction event]].<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Olsen P, Sha J, Fang Y, Chang C, Whiteside JH, Kinney S, Sues HD, Kent D, Schaller M, Vajda V |title=Arctic ice and the ecological rise of the dinosaurs |year=2022 |journal=Science Advances |volume=8 |issue=26 |pages=eabo6342 |doi=10.1126/sciadv.abo6342 |pmid=35776799 |bibcode=2022SciA....8O6342O |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the impact Early Jurassic Jenkyns Event, affecting terrestrial environments with global warming, perturbation of the carbon cycle, enhanced weathering and wildfires, on terrestrial ecosystems, including dinosaur assemblages, is published by Reolid, Ruebsam & Benton (2022);<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Reolid M, Ruebsam W, Benton MJ |title=Impact of the Jenkyns Event (early Toarcian) on dinosaurs: Comparison with the Triassic/Jurassic transition |year=2022 |journal=Earth-Science Reviews |volume=234 |at=104196 |doi=10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104196 |bibcode=2022ESRv..23404196R |s2cid=252608726 |doi-access=free }}</ref> the same authors subsequently review the fossil record of Early Jurassic dinosaurs, and confirm that the Jenkyns Event was an important biotic crisis affecting dinosaurs.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Reolid M, Ruebsam W, Benton MJ |title=Dinosaur extinctions related to the Jenkyns Event (early Toarcian, Jurassic) |journal=Spanish Journal of Palaeontology |year=2022 |volume=37 |issue=2 |pages=123–140 |doi=10.7203/sjp.25683 |s2cid=255022626 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the ecomorphospace occupation of major megaherbivorous dinosaur clades from the Late Jurassic through to the end of the Late Cretaceous in North America is published by Wyenberg-Henzler (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| author = Wyenberg-Henzler T |title=Ecomorphospace occupation of large herbivorous dinosaurs from Late Jurassic through to Late Cretaceous time in North America |year=2022 |journal=PeerJ |volume=10 |pages=e13174 |doi=10.7717/peerj.13174 |pmid=35433123 |pmc=9009330 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the age of a new sauropod-dominated dinosaur fauna from the Lower Shaximiao Formation in Yunyang (Chongqing, China) is published by Zhou ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Zhou Y, Dai H, Yu H, Ma Q, Tan C, Li N, Lin Y, Li D |year=2022 |title=Zircon geochronology of the new dinosaur fauna in the Middle Jurassic lower Shaximiao Formation in Chongqing, SW China |journal=Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology |volume=592 |pages=Article 110894 |doi=10.1016/j.palaeo.2022.110894 |bibcode=2022PPP...59210894Z |s2cid=247000432 }}</ref>
* Description of theropod and ornithischian tracks from the Jurassic Imilchil and Isli formations (Morocco), including theropod tracks representing the ichnogenus ''Changpeipus'' (otherwise known from abundant occurrences in East Asia, and possibly indicative of faunal exchange between East Asia and northern Africa in the Middle Jurassic), is published by Klein ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Klein H, Gierliński GD, Oukassou M, Saber H, Lallensack JN, Lagnaoui A, Hminna A, Charrière A |title=Theropod and ornithischian dinosaur track assemblages from Middle to ?Late Jurassic deposits of the Central High Atlas, Morocco |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |year=2023 |volume=35 |issue=3 |pages=320–346 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2042808 |bibcode=2023HBio...35..320K |s2cid=247427512 }}</ref>
* Revision of the Early Cretaceous dinosaur assemblage from the Mogoito locality ([[Earth:Murtoi Formation|Murtoi Formation]], Transbaikalia, {{wipe|Russia}}) is published by Averianov ''et al.'' (2022), who report the presence of ''[[Biology:Tengrisaurus|Tengrisaurus]] starkovi'', as well as [[Biology:Ornithomimosauria|ornithomimosaur]], [[Biology:Therizinosauria|therizinosaur]], [[Biology:Dromaeosauridae|dromaeosaurid]], [[Biology:Jeholosauridae|jeholosaurid]] (including teeth previously attributed to ''[[Biology:Psittacosaurus|Psittacosaurus]]'') and indeterminate sauropod and theropod fossil material.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Averianov AO, Sizov AV, Grigoriev DV, Pestchevitskaya EB, Vitenko DD, Skutschas PP |year=2022 |title=New data on dinosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous Murtoi Formation of Transbaikalia, Russia |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=138 |pages=Article 105287 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105287 |bibcode=2022CrRes.13805287A |s2cid=249827079 }}</ref>
* New fossil site for the Jehol Biota, preserving faunal assemblage dominated by dinosaur fossils and similar in composition to the Lujiatun Unit of the Yixian Formation at Beipiao (Liaoning, China), is reported from Ningcheng (Inner Mongolia, China) by Zhang ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Zhang H, Yu D, Feng Y, Pei R, Zhou CF |year=2022 |title=A Lujiatun-like dinosaurian assemblage from the Jehol Biota of Ningcheng, Inner Mongolia, Northeast China |journal=Acta Palaeontologica Polonica |volume=67 |issue=3 |pages=617–621 |doi=10.4202/app.00975.2022 |s2cid=249905746 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Nudds, Lomax & Tennant (2022) confirm the identification of teeth of ''Deinonychus antirrhopus'' and [[Biology:Gastrolith|gastrolith]]s associated with a well-preserved specimen of ''[[Biology:Tenontosaurus|Tenontosaurus]] tilletti''  (MANCH LL.12275) from the Lower Cretaceous [[Earth:Cloverly Formation|Cloverly Formation]] (Montana, {{wipe|United States}}).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Nudds JR, Lomax DR, Tennant JP |year=2022 |title=Gastroliths and ''Deinonychus'' teeth associated with a skeleton of ''Tenontosaurus'' from the Cloverly Formation (Lower Cretaceous), Montana, USA |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=140 |pages=Article 105327 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105327 |bibcode=2022CrRes.14005327N |s2cid=251528559 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Two trackways produced by at least two different dinosaur taxa (smaller, bipedal trackmaker, likely a theropod, and a larger trackmaker of uncertain affinities, possibly a theropod or ornithopod), representing the first records of non-avian dinosaurs from [[Place:State of Palestine|Palestine]] reported to date, are described from a new site located within the city of Al-Bireh and belonging to the [[Earth:Albian|Albian]] Soreq Formation by Lallensack ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Lallensack JN, Owais A, Falkingham PL, Breithaupt BH, Sander PM |title=How to verify fossil tracks: the first record of dinosaurs from Palestine |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |year=2022 |volume=35 |issue=6 |pages=924–934 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2069020 |s2cid=248589676 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Fragment of long bone of a dinosaur is described from the Upper Cretaceous ([[Earth:Santonian|Santonian]]–[[Earth:Campanian|Campanian]]) sediments near the village of Izhberda (Orenburg Oblast, {{wipe|Russia}}) by Skutschas ''et al.'' (2022), who interpret the histological features of this bone as indicative of rapid continuous growth known in large-sized dinosaurs, and interpret this finding as indicative of presence of large dinosaurs in the Southern Urals, which were not subjected to the "island effect" in spite of living on islands or on the continental margin.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Skutschas PP, Bapinaev RA, Sichinava EA, Zverkov NG, Nikiforov AV |title=New Data on Dinosaurs in the Late Cretaceous Sediments of the Southern Urals |journal=Doklady Earth Sciences |year=2022 |volume=505 |issue=2 |pages=562–564 |doi=10.1134/S1028334X22080153 |bibcode=2022DokES.505..562S |s2cid=252189248 }}</ref>
* A set of geochronologic data from the Campanian geological formations of North America's Western Interior Basin is presented by Ramezani ''et al.'' (2022), who consider their findings to be indicative of significant age overlap between the main fossil-bearing intervals of the Kaiparowits, Judith River, Two Medicine and Dinosaur Park formations, and interpret their findings as refuting inferences that the proposed latitudinal provinciality of the Campanian dinosaur taxa is only an artefact of age misinterpretation.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Ramezani J, Beveridge TL, Rogers RR, Eberth DA, Roberts EM |title=Calibrating the zenith of dinosaur diversity in the Campanian of the Western Interior Basin by CA-ID-TIMS U–Pb geochronology |year=2022 |journal=Scientific Reports |volume=12 |issue=1 |at=16026 |doi=10.1038/s41598-022-19896-w |pmid=36163377 |pmc=9512893 |bibcode=2022NatSR..1216026R | doi-access = free }}</ref>
* A large dinosaur tracksite preserving theropod tracks and abundant hadrosaurid tracks is described from the Upper Cretaceous ([[Earth:Campanian|Campanian]]) [[Earth:Wapiti Formation|Wapiti Formation]] (Alberta, {{wipe|Canada}}) by Enriquez ''et al.'' (2022), who evaluate the implications of this finding for the knowledge of the paleoecology of dinosaurs known from the Wapiti Formation.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Enriquez NJ, Campione NE, White MA, Fanti F, Sissons RL, Sullivan C, Vavrek M, Bell PR |title=The dinosaur tracks of Tyrants Aisle: An Upper Cretaceous ichnofauna from Unit 4 of the Wapiti Formation (upper Campanian), Alberta, Canada |year=2022 |journal=PLOS ONE |volume=17 |issue=2 |pages=e0262824 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0262824 |pmid=35108301 |pmc=8809565 |bibcode=2022PLoSO..1762824E |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the calcium isotope variability in tooth enamel of dinosaurs from the Upper Cretaceous [[Earth:Dinosaur Park Formation|Dinosaur Park Formation]], [[Earth:Horseshoe Canyon Formation|Horseshoe Canyon Formation]] and [[Earth:Scollard Formation|Scollard Formation]] (Alberta, Canada), and on its implications for the knowledge of the stability of food web structure of non-avian dinosaur communities in the millions of years preceding the end of the Cretaceous, is published by Martin ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Martin JE, Hassler A, Montagnac G, Therrien F, Balter V |title=The stability of dinosaur communities before the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) boundary: A perspective from southern Alberta using calcium isotopes as a dietary proxy |year=2022 |journal=GSA Bulletin |volume=134 |issue=9–10 |pages=2548–2560 |doi=10.1130/B36222.1 |bibcode=2022GSAB..134.2548M |s2cid=246756450 |doi-access=free |hdl=2164/20498 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>
* Tracks of probable hatchling tyrannosaurids, medium and large ornithomimids, small and medium-sized ornithopods and a small hadrosaurid, some of which might document gregarious behaviour, are described from the Campanian–Maastrichtian [[Earth:St. Mary River Formation|St. Mary River Formation]] (Alberta, Canada) by Henderson ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Henderson DM, Borkovic B, Sanchez J, Kowalchuk AL |title=A busy time at the beach: multiple examples of gregarious dinosaur behaviour inferred from a set of trackways from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada |year=2022 |journal=Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences |volume=59 |issue=9 |pages=608–622 |doi=10.1139/cjes-2021-0069 |bibcode=2022CaJES..59..608H |s2cid=251947053 }}</ref>
* A study on the stable isotope compositions of dinosaur eggshells and their associated depositional settings of the Upper Cretaceous Huizhou Formation (China), and on their implications for the knowledge of the environment of dinosaur nesting sites, is published by He ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = He Q, Chen Y, Huang J, Xing L, Jiang Q, Gui Z, Zhang W, Hu Y |title=Isotope compositions of dinosaur eggs and associated depositional settings in the Upper Cretaceous Huizhou Formation from the Qiyunshan area, Anhui Province, China: implications for paleoenvironmental reconstruction |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |year=2022 |volume=35 |issue=7 |pages=1197–1208 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2084695 |s2cid=249966993 }}</ref>
* He et al. (2022) describe a new species of the stalicoolithid oogenus ''[[Biology:Shixingoolithus|Shixingoolithus]]'', ''S. qianshanensis'', as the first dinosaurian record from the [[Earth:Upper Cretaceous|Upper Cretaceous]] Qianshan Basin (Chishan Formation) of Anhui Province, {{wipe|China}}.<ref name=S.qianshanensis>{{Cite journal |vauthors = He Q, Chen Z, Zhang S, Gui Z, Chen Y |date=2022-08-25 |title=A new oospecies of ''Shixingoolithus'' (''Shixingoolithus qianshanensis'' oosp. nov.) from the Qianshan Basin, Anhui Province, East China |journal=Journal of Palaeogeography |volume=11 |issue=4 |pages=629–639 |language=en |doi=10.1016/j.jop.2022.08.001 |bibcode=2022JPalG..11..629H |s2cid=252933338 |issn=2095-3836|doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Han et al. (2022) establish a high-resolution geochronological framework for the fossil-rich Late Cretaceous sedimentary sequence in the Shanyang Basin  (China), and interpret the fossil material from the studied specimens as indicative of sustained low dinosaur biodiversity in the studied area between ~68.2 and ~66.4 million years ago, and of a decline in dinosaur biodiversity from the Campanian to the Maastrichtian.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Han F, Wang Q, Wang H, Zhu X, Zhou X, Wang Z, Fang K, Stidham TA, Wang W, Wang X, Li X, Qin H, Fan L, Wen C, Luo J, Pan Y, Deng C |title=Low dinosaur biodiversity in central China 2 million years prior to the end-Cretaceous mass extinction |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |year=2022 |volume=119 |issue=39 |pages=e2211234119 |doi=10.1073/pnas.2211234119 |doi-access=free |pmid=36122246 |pmc=9522366 |bibcode=2022PNAS..11911234H }}</ref>
* Review of chemistry of the organic molecules detected in non-avian dinosaur fossils to date is published by Tahoun ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Tahoun M, Engeser M, Namasivayam V, Sander PM, Müller CE |title=Chemistry and Analysis of Organic Compounds in Dinosaurs |journal=Biology |year=2022 |volume=11 |issue=5 |pages=Article 670 |doi=10.3390/biology11050670 |pmid=35625398 |pmc=9138232 |doi-access=free}}</ref>
* A study on the phylogenetic affinities of ''Chilesaurus diegosuarezi'' is published by Baron (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| author = Baron MG |title=The effect of character and outgroup choice on the phylogenetic position of the Jurassic dinosaur ''Chilesaurus diegosaurezi'' |journal=Palaeoworld |year=2022 |volume=33 |pages=142–151 |doi=10.1016/j.palwor.2022.12.001 |s2cid=254445760 }}</ref>

=== Ornithischian research ===
* A study on the evolutionary relationships of ornithischian dinosaurs, based on a modified version of the dataset from the study of Müller & Garcia (2020),<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Müller RT, Garcia MS |year=2020 |title=A paraphyletic 'Silesauridae' as an alternative hypothesis for the initial radiation of ornithischian dinosaurs |journal=Biology Letters |volume=16 |issue=8 |pages=Article ID 20200417 |doi=10.1098/rsbl.2020.0417 |pmid=32842895 |pmc=7480155 |s2cid=221298572 }}</ref> is published by Norman ''et al.'' (2022), who recover silesaurids as an [[Biology:Evolutionary grade|evolutionary grade]] of early ornithischian dinosaurs, reintroduce the name Prionodontia for the least inclusive clade that includes ''Iguanodon bernissartensis'', ''Echinodon becklesii'' and ''Scelidosaurus harrisonii'', and name a new clade Parapredentata (the least inclusive clade that includes ''Silesaurus opolensis'' and ''Iguanodon bernissartensis'').<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Norman DB, Baron MG, Garcia MS, Müller RT |title=Taxonomic, palaeobiological and evolutionary implications of a phylogenetic hypothesis for Ornithischia (Archosauria: Dinosauria) |journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |year=2022 |volume=196 |issue=4 |pages=1273–1309 |doi=10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac062 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the bone [[Biology:Histology|histology]], life history and possible sociality of ''Lesothosaurus diagnosticus'' is published by Botha, Choiniere & Barrett (2022), who interpret their findings as indicating that this ornithischian lived in multigenerational herds.<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Botha J, Choiniere JN, Barrett PM |title=Osteohistology and taphonomy support social aggregation in the early ornithischian dinosaur ''Lesothosaurus diagnosticus'' |journal=Palaeontology |year=2022 |volume=65 |issue=4 |pages=e12619 |doi=10.1111/pala.12619 |bibcode=2022Palgy..6512619B |s2cid=251819687 }}</ref>
* A study on the phylogenetic relationships of the [[Biology:Neornithischia|neornithischia]]n dinosaurs commonly referred to as "hypsilophodontids", aiming to determine causes of conflicting placements of these taxa in different phylogenetic analyses, is published by Brown ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Brown EE, Butler RJ, Barrett PM, Maidment SC |title=Assessing conflict between early neornithischian tree topologies |journal=Journal of Systematic Palaeontology |year=2022 |volume=19 |issue=17 |pages=1183–1206 |doi=10.1080/14772019.2022.2032433 |s2cid=247567256 |url=http://pure-oai.bham.ac.uk/ws/files/163576509/Brown_etal_2022_TJSP.pdf }}</ref>
* New information on the anatomy of the [[Biology:Holotype|holotype]] specimen of ''[[Biology:Parksosaurus|Parksosaurus]] warreni'' is presented by Sues ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Sues HD, Evans DC, Galton PM, Brown CM |title=Anatomy of the neornithischian dinosaur ''Parksosaurus warreni'' from the Upper Cretaceous (lower Maastrichtian) Horseshoe Canyon Formation of Alberta, Canada |journal=Cretaceous Research |year=2022 |at=105369 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105369 |s2cid=252488883 }}</ref>
* A study aiming to determine whether ornithischian megaherbivores from the upper [[Earth:Oldman Formation|Oldman Formation]] (Alberta, {{wipe|Canada}}) partitioned their niches based on spatial patterns of occupation and resource-use, based on strontium, oxygen and carbon isotope data, is published by Cullen ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Cullen TM, Zhang S, Spencer J, Cousens B|title=Sr-O-C isotope signatures reveal herbivore niche-partitioning in a Cretaceous ecosystem|journal=Palaeontology|year=2022|volume=65|issue=2|pages=e12591|doi=10.1111/pala.12591|s2cid=247484805}}</ref>
* A study on the dietary ecology of ''[[Biology:Hungarosaurus|Hungarosaurus]] tormai'' and ''[[Biology:Mochlodon|Mochlodon]] vorosi'' is published by Ősi ''et al.'' (2022), who interpret their findings as indicative of dietary selectivity and niche partitioning, with ''Hungarosaurus'' eating softer vegetation and ''Mochlodon'' feeding on tougher material.<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Ősi A, Barrett PM, Evans AR, Nagy AL, Szenti I, Kukovecz Á, Magyar J, Segesdi M, Gere K, Jó V|title=Multi-proxy dentition analyses reveal niche partitioning between sympatric herbivorous dinosaurs |journal=Scientific Reports |year=2022 |volume=12 |issue=1 |at=20813 |doi=10.1038/s41598-022-24816-z |pmid=36460688 |pmc=9718793 |bibcode=2022NatSR..1220813A |doi-access=free }}</ref>

====Cerapod research====
* A study on the anatomy and evolution of the brains of [[Biology:Ornithopoda|ornithopod]] dinosaurs is published by Lauters, Vercauteren & Godefroit (2022), who report evidence which might be indicative of [[Biology:Hadrosauridae|hadrosaurids]] having more developed cognitive abilities than previously assumed.<ref>{{Cite book|vauthors=Lauters P, Vercauteren M, Godefroit P |title=From Fossils to Mind |year=2022 |chapter=Endocasts of ornithopod dinosaurs: Comparative anatomy |series=Progress in Brain Research |volume=275 |pages=1–23 |doi=10.1016/bs.pbr.2022.10.002 |pmid=36841565 |isbn=9780323991070 }}</ref>
* A study on the phylogenetic relationships of [[Biology:Iguanodontia|iguanodontia]]n ornithopods is published by Poole (2022), who names a new clade Rhabdodontoidea, defined as including all taxa more closely related to ''[[Biology:Zalmoxes|Zalmoxes]] robustus'' and ''[[Biology:Rhabdodon|Rhabdodon]] priscus'' than to ''[[Biology:Dryosaurus|Dryosaurus]] altus''.<ref>{{cite journal| author = Poole KE |title=Phylogeny of iguanodontian dinosaurs and the evolution of quadrupedality |year=2022 |journal=Palaeontologia Electronica |volume=25 |issue=3 |at=25.3.a30 |doi=10.26879/702 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the bone histology and life history of an early member of [[Biology:Rhabdodontomorpha|Rhabdodontomorpha]] from the upper [[Earth:Barremian|Barremian]]–lower [[Earth:Aptian|Aptian]] of the Vegagete site ({{wipe|Spain}}) is published by Dieudonné, Torcida Fernández-Baldor & Stein (2022), who interpret the largest Vegagete ornithopod individual as a late subadult, making it the smallest ornithopod ever recovered, and interpret their findings as indicating that, unlike Late Cretaceous rhabdodontids, the Vegagete ornithopod shifted from a quadrupedal stance to a bipedal one at a juvenile stage.<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Dieudonné PE, Torcida Fernández-Baldor F, Stein K |title=Histogenesis and growth dynamics of the tiny Vegagete rhabdodontomorph hindlimb (Ornithischia, Ornithopoda): paleoecological and evolutionary implications |journal=Cretaceous Research |year=2022 |volume=141 |pages=Article 105342 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105342 |s2cid=251984848 }}</ref>
* Description of postcranial material tentatively assigned to ''[[Biology:Camptosaurus|Camptosaurus]]'' sp. from the Late Jurassic [[Earth:Villar del Arzobispo Formation|Villar del Arzobispo Formation]] ([[Place:Valencia|Valencia]], {{wipe|Spain}}) is published by Sánchez-Fenollosa et al. (2022)<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors= Sánchez-Fenollosa S, Verdú FJ, Suñer M, de Santisteban C|title=Tracing Late Jurassic ornithopod diversity in the eastern Iberian Peninsula: Camptosaurus-like postcranial remains from Alpuente (Valencia, Spain)|journal=Journal of Iberian Geology|volume=48|issue=1|pages=65–78|year=2022|doi=10.1007/s41513-021-00182-z|bibcode=2022JIbG...48...65S |s2cid=245804125}}</ref>
* Redescription of the [[Biology:Holotype|holotype]] of ''[[Biology:Draconyx|Draconyx]] loureiroi'', including description of previously unreported material, and a study on the phylogenetic affinities of this taxon is published by Rotatori, Moreno-Azanza & Mateus (2022).<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Rotatori FM, Moreno-Azanza M, Mateus O |title=Reappraisal and new material of the holotype of ''Draconyx loureiroi'' (Ornithischia: Iguanodontia) provide insights on the tempo and modo of evolution of thumb-spiked dinosaurs|journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society|year=2022|volume=195 |pages=125–156 |doi=10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab113}}</ref>
* Fossil material of a medium-sized iguanodontid is described from the [[Earth:Early Cretaceous|Early Cretaceous]] ([[Earth:Barremian|Barremian]]) [[Earth:Blesa Formation|Blesa Formation]] (Teruel Province, {{wipe|Spain}}) by Medrano-Aguado ''et al''. (2022), who interpret it as belonging to a potentially new iguanodontid taxon.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Medrano-Aguado |first1=E. |last2=Parrilla-Bel |first2=J. |last3=Gasca |first3=J. M. |last4=Alonso |first4=A. |last5=Canudo |first5=J. I. |date=2022-12-26 |title=Ornithopod diversity in the Lower Cretaceous of Spain: new styracosternan remains from the Barremian of the Maestrazgo Basin (Teruel province, Spain) |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=144 |language=en |pages=105458 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105458 |s2cid=255177225 |issn=0195-6671|doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A new specimen of ''[[Biology:Iguanodon|Iguanodon]] bernissartensis'' (a partial [[Biology:Axial skeleton|axial skeleton]]) is described from the [[Earth:Early Cretaceous|Early Cretaceous]] (Upper [[Earth:Barremian|Barremian]]) [[Earth:Arcillas de Morella Formation|Arcillas de Morella Formation]] ({{wipe|Spain}}) by Gasulla ''et al''. (2022)<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors= Gasulla JM, Escaso F, Narváez I, Sanz JL, Ortega F|title=New ''Iguanodon bernissartensis'' Axial Bones (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda) from the Early Cretaceous of Morella, Spain|journal=Diversity|year=2022|volume=14|issue=2|pages=Article 63|doi=10.3390/d14020063|doi-access=free}}</ref>
*Description of new fossils of large bodied styracosternans pertaining to two different taxa from the [[Earth:Early Cretaceous|Early Cretaceous]] [[Earth:El Castellar Formation|El Castellar Formation]] (Teruel, {{wipe|Spain}}) is published by García-Cobeña, Verdú, and Cobos (2022), who also describe the first dinosaur tracksite from this formation.<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors= García-Cobeña J, Verdú FJ, Cobos A|year=2022|title=Abundance of large ornithopod dinosaurs in the El Castellar Formation (Hauterivian-Barremian, Lower Cretaceous) of the Peñagolosa sub-basin (Teruel, Spain)|journal=Journal of Iberian Geology|volume=48|issue=1|pages=107–127|doi=10.1007/s41513-021-00185-w|bibcode=2022JIbG...48..107G |s2cid=246029826}}</ref>
* Fossil material of non-hadrosauriform styracosternans is described from the Lower Cretaceous [[Earth:Khok Kruat Formation|Khok Kruat Formation]] by Samathi & Suteethorn (2022), representing the first record of a juvenile iguanodontian co-occurring with an adult (possibly of the same taxon) from Thailand.<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Samathi A, Suteethorn S |title=New materials of iguanodontians (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Lower Cretaceous Khok Kruat Formation, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand |year=2022 |journal=Zootaxa |volume=5094 |issue=2 |pages=301–320 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.5094.2.5 |pmid=35391450 |s2cid=246588650 }}</ref>
* Description of a nearly complete and articulated skeleton of a juvenile hadrosauroid from the Upper Cretaceous [[Earth:Bayan Shireh Formation|Bayan Shireh Formation]] (Mongolia), distinct from ''Gobihadros mongoliensis'' and likely representing a second, previously unknown hadrosauroid taxon from this formation, is published by Averianov, Lopatin & Tsogtbaatar (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Averianov AO, Lopatin AV, Tsogtbaatar K |title=Taxonomic attribution of a juvenile hadrosauroid dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Bayinshire Formation of Mongolia |journal=Doklady Rossijskoj Akademii Nauk. Nauki O Zemle |year=2022 |volume=503 |issue=1 |pages=26–31 |doi=10.31857/S2686739722030033 |s2cid=246698076 |url=https://www.elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=47924370 }}</ref>
* A clutch of subspherical dinosaur eggs, at least two of which contain identifiable hadrosauroid embryos with possible affinities with such taxa as ''[[Biology:Levnesovia|Levnesovia]] transoxiana'', ''[[Biology:Nanningosaurus|Nanningosaurus]] dashiensis'' or ''Tanius sinensis'', is described from the Upper Cretaceous [[Earth:Hekou Formation|Hekou Formation]] (China) by Xing ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Xing L, Niu K, Yang TR, Wang D, Miyashita T, Mallon JC |title=Hadrosauroid eggs and embryos from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Jiangxi Province, China |year=2022 |journal=BMC Ecology and Evolution |volume=22 |issue=1 |pages=Article number 60 |doi=10.1186/s12862-022-02012-x |pmid=35534805 |pmc=9088101 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Redescription of two putative [[Biology:Rhabdodontidae|rhabdodontid]] braincases from the Maastrichtian of the Haţeg Basin (Romania) is published by Augustin ''et al.'' (2022), who reinterpret these specimens as hadrosauroid braincases, likely belonging to members of the species ''[[Biology:Telmatosaurus|Telmatosaurus]] transsylvanicus''.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Augustin FJ, Dumbravă MD, Bastiaans D, Csiki-Sava Z |title=Reappraisal of the braincase anatomy of the ornithopod dinosaurs ''Telmatosaurus'' and ''Zalmoxes'' from the Upper Cretaceous of the Haţeg Basin (Romania) and the taxonomic reassessment of some previously referred specimens |year=2022 |journal=PalZ |volume=97 |pages=129–145 |doi=10.1007/s12542-022-00621-x |s2cid=249319059 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Review of the taxonomic status, phylogenetic relationships and biogeography of hadrosauroids known from Mexico is published by Ramírez-Velasco (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|author=Ramírez-Velasco AA |year=2022 |title=Phylogenetic and biogeography analysis of Mexican hadrosauroids |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=138 |pages=Article 105267 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105267 |bibcode=2022CrRes.13805267R |s2cid=249559319 }}</ref>
* A study on the [[Morphometrics|morphometric]] changes within the skull and dietary changes during growth of North American hadrosaurids is published by Wyenberg-Henzler, Patterson & Mallon (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Wyenberg-Henzler T, Patterson RT, Mallon JC |year=2022 |title=Ontogenetic dietary shifts in North American hadrosaurids (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=135 |pages=Article 105177 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105177 |bibcode=2022CrRes.13505177W |s2cid=247096035 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the beak shapes and limb segment proportions of hadrosaurids is published by Takasaki & Kobayashi (2022), who interpret their findings as indicating that lambeosaurines preferred mass consumption of low-quality food and had energy-efficient locomotion, while hadrosaurines preferred selective consumption of high-quality food and had energy-inefficient locomotor ecology.<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Takasaki R, Kobayashi Y |title=Beak morphology and limb proportions as adaptations of hadrosaurid foraging ecology |journal=Cretaceous Research |year=2022 |volume=141 |pages=Article 105361 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105361 |s2cid=252264599 }}</ref>
* A study on the taphonomy and geochemical history of ''[[Biology:Brachylophosaurus|Brachylophosaurus]] canadensis'' specimen MOR 2598, attempting to determine the cause of protein preservation in the specimen's left [[Biology:Femur|femur]], is published by Ullman, Ash, and Scannella (2022). <ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Ullmann PV, Ash RD, Scannella JB|title=Taphonomic and Diagenetic Pathways to Protein Preservation, Part II: The Case of ''Brachylophosaurus canadensis Specimen MOR 2598''|journal=Biology|year=2022|volume=11|issue=8|pages=1177|doi=10.3390/biology11081177|pmid=36009804 |pmc=9404959 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A pathological [[Biology:Ulna|ulna]] of a specimen of ''[[Biology:Amurosaurus|Amurosaurus]] riabinini'', preserved with a hypertrophied and swollen distal region and with the distal articular surface engulfed within a large overgrowth of newly formed bone, is described from the [[Earth:Maastrichtian|Maastrichtian]] [[Earth:Udurchukan Formation|Udurchukan Formation]] (Amur Region, {{wipe|Russia}}) by Bertozzo ''et al.'' (2022), who interpret the bone as still healing prior to the animal's death, with the misalignment of the fracture and the resulting malunion of the two fragments of the bone probably causing the animal to limp and walk on three limbs.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Bertozzo F, Bolotsky I, Bolotsky YL, Poberezhskiy A, Ruffell A, Godefroit P, Murphy E |title=A pathological ulna of ''Amurosaurus riabinini'' from the Upper Cretaceous of Far Eastern Russia |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |year=2023 |volume=35 |issue=2 |pages=268–275 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2034805 |bibcode=2023HBio...35..268B |s2cid=247003496 |url=https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/c461e568-ccc2-4a3d-8d2a-19836a188018 }}</ref>
* ''[[Biology:Sahaliyania|Sahaliyania]] elunchunorum'' is reinterpreted as a [[Biology:Synonym (taxonomy)|junior synonym]] of ''Amurosaurus riabinini'' by Xing ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Xing H, Gu W, Hai S, Yu T, Han D, Zhang Y, Zhang S |year=2022 |title=Osteological and taxonomic reassessments of ''Sahaliyania elunchunorum'' (Dinosauria, Hadrosauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous Yuliangzi Formation, northeast China |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=41 |issue=6 |pages=e2085111 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2021.2085111 |s2cid=250463301 }}</ref>
* Takasaki ''et al.'' (2022) describe the first definitive specimens of ''[[Biology:Corythosaurus|Corythosaurus]]'' from the Judith River Formation (Montana, {{wipe|United States}}), extending known geographic range of this genus.<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Takasaki R, Chiba K, Fiorillo AR, Brink KS, Evans DC, Fanti F, Saneyoshi M, Maltese A, Ishigaki S |title=Description of the first definitive ''Corythosaurus'' (Dinosauria, Hadrosauridae) specimens from the Judith River Formation in Montana, USA and their paleobiogeographical significance |journal=The Anatomical Record |year=2022 |volume=306 |issue=7 |pages=1918–1938 |doi=10.1002/ar.25097 |pmid=36273398 |s2cid=253081338 }}</ref>
* A study on the [[Earth:Taphonomy|taphonomy]] of a bonebed with fossils of members of the genus ''[[Biology:Gryposaurus|Gryposaurus]]'' from the lower unit of the [[Earth:Campanian|Campanian]] [[Earth:Oldman Formation|Oldman Formation]] (Alberta, {{wipe|Canada}}), and on the bone microstructure of specimens from this bonebed, is published by Scott ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Scott EE, Chiba K, Fanti F, Saylor BZ, Evans DC, Ryan MJ |year=2022 |title=Taphonomy of a monodominant ''Gryposaurus'' sp. bonebed from the Oldman Formation (Campanian) of Alberta, Canada |journal=Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences |volume=59 |issue=6 |pages=389–405 |doi=10.1139/cjes-2020-0200 |bibcode=2022CaJES..59..389S |hdl=11585/911545 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>
* The two smallest-known specimens of ''Gryposaurus notabilis'' are described from the [[Earth:Dinosaur Park Formation|Dinosaur Park Formation]] (Alberta, Canada) by Mallon ''et al.'' (2022), who evaluate the implications of these specimens for the knowledge of the skeletal growth of ''G. notabilis'', and interpret them as indicating that the presence of secondary rides of the teeth in young hadrosaurines is [[Biology:Ontogeny|ontogenetically]] transitory and not necessarily of any taxonomic significance.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Mallon JC, Evans DC, Zhang Y, Xing H |year=2022 |title=Rare juvenile material constrains estimation of skeletal allometry in ''Gryposaurus notabilis'' (Dinosauria: Hadrosauridae) |journal=The Anatomical Record |volume=306 |issue=7 |pages=1646–1668 |doi=10.1002/ar.25021 |pmid=35792557 |s2cid=250313106 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Description of the skin of a hadrosaurid specimen (probably belonging to the species ''[[Biology:Edmontosaurus annectens|Edmontosaurus annectens]]'') from the Maastrichtian Frenchman Formation (Saskatchewan, {{wipe|Canada}}), preserving unique corrugated scales that have not been observed in this species before, is published by Libke ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Libke C, Bell PR, Somers CM, McKellar RC |year=2022 |title=New scale type from a small-bodied hadrosaur in the Frenchman Formation of southern Saskatchewan: potential implications for integumentary diversity in ''Edmontosaurus annectens'' |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=136 |pages=Article 105215 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105215 |bibcode=2022CrRes.13605215L |s2cid=247898494 }}</ref>
* A study on the monodominant ''Edmontosaurus annectens'' bonebed from the Ruth Mason Dinosaur Quarry ([[Earth:Hell Creek Formation|Hell Creek Formation]]; South Dakota, United States), and on its implications for the knowledge of hadrosaurid growth and population dynamics, is published by Wosik & [[Biography:David C. Evans (paleontologist)|Evans]] (2022), who interpret their findings as indicating that ''E. annectens'' exhibited a similar growth trajectory to ''[[Biology:Maiasaura|Maiasaura]]'', and providing support for the hypothesized segregation between juvenile and adult hadrosaurids.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Wosik M, Evans DC |year=2022 |title=Osteohistological and taphonomic life-history assessment of ''Edmontosaurus annectens'' (Ornithischia: Hadrosauridae) from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Ruth Mason Dinosaur Quarry, South Dakota, United States, with implication for ontogenetic segregation between juvenile and adult hadrosaurids |journal=Journal of Anatomy |volume=241 |issue=2 |pages=272–296 |doi=10.1111/joa.13679 |pmid=35801524 |pmc=9296034 |pmc-embargo-date=August 1, 2024 }}</ref>
* Drumheller ''et al.'' (2022) describe soft tissue damage in the [[Earth:Dakota (fossil)|NDGS 2000]] (formerly MRF-03) specimen of ''Edmontosaurus'', consistent with injuries caused by predators or scavengers and interpreted as the first known examples of unhealed carnivore damage in dinosaurian soft tissue, and evaluate the implications of this finding for the knowledge of the fossilization pathway for soft tissues of this specimen.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Drumheller SK, Boyd CA, Barnes BM, Householder ML |title=Biostratinomic alterations of an ''Edmontosaurus'' "mummy" reveal a pathway for soft tissue preservation without invoking "exceptional conditions" |year=2022 |journal=PLOS ONE |volume=17 |issue=10 |pages=e0275240 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0275240 |pmid=36223345 |pmc=9555629 |bibcode=2022PLoSO..1775240D |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A method which can be used to determine the percent vascularity in any given CT slice of the frontoparietal is presented by Nirody ''et al.'' (2022), who use this method to study changes of vascularity in the frontoparietal dome of ''[[Biology:Stegoceras|Stegoceras]] validum''  during its ontogeny.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Nirody JA, Goodwin MB, Horner JR, Huynh TL, Colbert MW, Smith DK, Evans DC |year=2022 |title=Quantifying vascularity in the frontoparietal dome of ''Stegoceras validum'' (Dinosauria: Pachycephalosauridae) from high resolution CT scans |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=41 |issue=5 |pages=e2036991 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2021.2036991 |s2cid=247527472 }}</ref>
* Moore ''et al.'' (2022) reconstruct the appendicular musculature of ''Stegoceras validum'', and report evidence of adaptations of muscles for strengthening or stabilizing the pelvis and hind limbs which might have been beneficial for head- or flank-butting behaviour.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Moore BR, Roloson MJ, Currie PJ, Ryan MJ, Patterson RT, Mallon JC |title=The appendicular myology of ''Stegoceras validum'' (Ornithischia: Pachycephalosauridae) and implications for the head-butting hypothesis |year=2022 |journal=PLOS ONE |volume=17 |issue=9 |pages=e0268144 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0268144 |pmid=36048811 |pmc=9436104 |bibcode=2022PLoSO..1768144M |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on tooth replacement patterns in ''[[Biology:Yinlong|Yinlong]] downsi'', ''[[Biology:Hualianceratops|Hualianceratops]] wucaiwanensis'' and ''[[Biology:Chaoyangsaurus|Chaoyangsaurus]] youngi'' is published by Hu ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Hu J, Forster CA, Xu X, Zhao Q, He Y, Han F |title=Computed tomographic analysis of the dental system of three Jurassic ceratopsians and implications for the evolution of tooth replacement pattern and diet in early-diverging ceratopsians |journal=eLife |year=2022 |volume=11 |pages=e76676 |doi=10.7554/eLife.76676 |pmid=35441592 |pmc=9068210 |doi-access=free}}</ref>
* The oldest umbilical scar reported to date, which is also the first umbilical scar reported to date in a non-avian dinosaur, is described in a specimen of ''[[Biology:Psittacosaurus|Psittacosaurus]]'' from the Lower Cretaceous Jehol Group (China) by Bell ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Bell PR, Hendrickx C, Pittman M, Kaye TG |title=Oldest preserved umbilical scar reveals dinosaurs had 'belly buttons' |year=2022 |journal=BMC Biology |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=Article number 132 |doi=10.1186/s12915-022-01329-9 |pmid=35672741 |pmc=9172161 |doi-access=free}}</ref>
* Description of the integument of the Frankfurt specimen of ''Psittacosaurus'' is published by Bell ''et al.'' (2022), who describe variations in the skin of the animal and discover the specimen's cloaca is crocodile-like in morphology. <ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Bell PR, Hendrickx C, Pittman M, Kaye TG, Mayr G|year=2022|title=The exquisitely preserved integument of ''Psittacosaurus'' and the scaly skin of ceratopsian dinosaurs|journal=Communications Biology|volume=5|issue=1 |pages=Article number 809 (2022)|doi=10.1038/s42003-022-03749-3|doi-access=free|pmid=35962036|pmc=9374759}}</ref>
* A new articulated skeleton of ''[[Biology:Yamaceratops|Yamaceratops]] dorngobiensis'', representing the first substantially complete skeleton and the first known juvenile specimen of this taxon, is described from the Upper Cretaceous (?[[Earth:Santonian|Santonian]]-[[Earth:Campanian|Campanian]]) [[Earth:Javkhlant Formation|Javkhlant Formation]] (Mongolia) by Son ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Son M, Lee Y, Zorigt B, Kobayashi Y, Park J, Lee S, Kim S, Lee KY |title=A new juvenile ''Yamaceratops'' (Dinosauria, Ceratopsia) from the Javkhlant Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of Mongolia |year=2022 |journal=PeerJ |volume=10 |pages=e13176 |doi=10.7717/peerj.13176 |pmid=35402094 |pmc=8992648 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the bone [[Biology:Histology|histology]] of ''[[Biology:Koreaceratops|Koreaceratops]] hwaseongensis'' is published by Baag & Lee (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Baag SJ, Lee YN |year=2022 |title=Bone histology on ''Koreaceratops hwaseongensis'' (Dinosauria: Ceratopsia) from the Lower Cretaceous of South Korea |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=134 |pages=Article 105150 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105150 |bibcode=2022CrRes.13405150B |s2cid=246340350 }}</ref>
* Chen ''et al''. (2022) report two skulls of ''[[Biology:Protoceratops|Protoceratops]] hellenikorhinus'' from the [[Earth:Late Cretaceous|Late Cretaceous]] Wulansuhai Formation (Alxa Right Banner, [[Place:Inner Mongolia|Inner Mongolia]], China), expanding the known geographic range of the species, and provide a revised diagnosis of ''P. hellenikorhinus''.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Chen X, Tan K, Lu L, Ji S |title=Occurrence of ''Protoceratops hellenikorhinus'' (Ceratopsia: Protoceratopsidae) in Alxa region, western Inner Mongolia, China |year=2022 |journal=Acta Geologica Sinica |volume=96 |issue=11 |pages=3722–3732 |doi=10.19762/j.cnki.dizhixuebao.2022302 |url= http://www.geojournals.cn/dzxb/ch/reader/view_abstract.aspx?file_no=2022427}}</ref>
* A study on the anatomy of the postcranial skeleton of ''[[Biology:Wendiceratops|Wendiceratops]] pinhornensis'', and on the [[Earth:Taphonomy|taphonomy]] of the monodominant bonebed containing fossil material of this ceratopsid from the Campanian [[Earth:Oldman Formation|Oldman Formation]] in Alberta, Canada (interpreted as oldest evidence of herding behavior in a ceratopsid documented to date), is published by Scott, Ryan & [[Biography:David C. Evans (paleontologist)|Evans]] (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Scott SH, Ryan MJ, Evans DC |title=Postcranial description of ''Wendiceratops pinhornensis'' and a taphonomic analysis of the oldest monodominant ceratopsid bonebed |year=2022 |journal=The Anatomical Record |volume=306 |issue=7 |pages=1824–1841 |doi=10.1002/ar.25045 |pmid=36001492 |s2cid=251766450 }}</ref>
* A study on the pathologies within bones of ''[[Biology:Pachyrhinosaurus|Pachyrhinosaurus]] perotorum'' from the Prince Creek Formation ([[Earth:Alaska|Alaska]], {{wipe|United States}}) is published by Fiorillo & Tykoski (2022), who find the occurrence of pathologies in the studied assemblage to be low and comparable to occurrences of pathologies in other populations of ceratopsids from the lower latitudes, and interpret this finding as indicating that hardships imposed on ceratopsids in the Arctic environment were not greater than in other environments.<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Fiorillo AR, Tykoski RS |title=Paleobiological inferences from paleopathological occurrences in the Arctic ceratopsian ''Pachyrhinosaurus perotorum'' |journal=The Anatomical Record |year=2022 |volume=306 |issue=7 |pages=1697–1711 |doi=10.1002/ar.25104 |pmid=36271743 |s2cid=253063565 }}</ref>
* Mallon ''et al.''(2022) redescribe two ceratopsid frills from Canada attributed to ''[[Biology:Torosaurus|Torosaurus]]'' (representing the northernmost records of this genus reported to date), and evaluate possible implications of these specimens for determination of the status of ''Torosaurus'' as a genus distinct from ''[[Biology:Triceratops|Triceratops]]''.<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Mallon JC, Holmes RB, Bamforth EL, Schumann D |title=The record of ''Torosaurus'' (Ornithischia: Ceratopsidae) in Canada and its taxonomic implications|journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society|year=2022|volume=195|issue=1|pages=157–171 |doi=10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab120|doi-access=free}}</ref>
* A study on the fenestra perforating the right squamosal of the ''Triceratops horridus'' specimen known as [[Earth:Big John (dinosaur)|Big John]] is published by D'Anastasio ''et al.'' (2022), who interpret this fenestra as the result of a traumatic event, possibly a fight with another ''Triceratops''.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = D'Anastasio R, Cilli J, Bacchia F, Fanti F, Gobbo G, Capasso L |title=Histological and chemical diagnosis of a combat lesion in ''Triceratops'' |year=2022 |journal=Scientific Reports |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=Article number 3941 |doi=10.1038/s41598-022-08033-2 |pmid=35393445 |pmc=8990019 |bibcode=2022NatSR..12.3941D | doi-access = free }}</ref>
* De Rooij ''et al.'' (2022) present oxygen and carbon isotopic records from a large ''Triceratops'' bonebed ("Darnell ''Triceratops'' Bonebed") from the Maastrichtian Lance Formation (Wyoming, {{wipe|United States}}), and interpret these records as indicating that individuals from the "Darnell ''Triceratops'' Bonebed" lived in a transitional area between more open marsh settings and inland forests, such as fluvial systems, and casting doubts on the extent and significance of putative niche partitioning between ceratopsids and hadrosaurids, at least in this part of the Lance Formation.<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=de Rooij J, van der Lubbe JH, Verdegaal S, Hulscher M, Tooms D, Kaskes P, Verhage O, Portanger L, Schulp AS |title=Stable isotope record of ''Triceratops'' from a mass accumulation (Lance Formation, Wyoming, USA) provides insights into ''Triceratops'' behaviour and ecology |journal=Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology |year=2022 |volume=607 |at=111274 |doi=10.1016/j.palaeo.2022.111274 |bibcode=2022PPP...60711274D |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the hadrosaurid and ceratopsid faunas of the Upper Cretaceous Prince Creek Formation, Cantwell Formation and Chignik Formation ([[Earth:Alaska|Alaska]], {{wipe|United States}}), and on the possible impact of the climate on differences of relative abundances of hadrosaurids and ceratopsids from these formations, is published by Fiorillo ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Fiorillo AR, McCarthy PJ, Kobayashi Y, Suarez MB |title=Cretaceous Dinosaurs across Alaska Show the Role of Paleoclimate in Structuring Ancient Large-Herbivore Populations |journal=Geosciences |year=2022 |volume=12 |issue=4 |pages=Article 161 |doi=10.3390/geosciences12040161 |bibcode=2022Geosc..12..161F |doi-access=free}}</ref>

====Thyreophoran research====
* Schade ''et al.'' (2022) create digital models of the braincase of ''[[Biology:Struthiosaurus|Struthiosaurus]] austriacus'', and evaluate the implication of its anatomy for the knowledge of the behavioral capacities of this dinosaur.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Schade M, Stumpf S, Kriwet J, Kettler C, Pfaff C |title=Neuroanatomy of the nodosaurid ''Struthiosaurus austriacus'' (Dinosauria: Thyreophora) supports potential ecological differentiations within Ankylosauria |year=2022 |journal=Scientific Reports |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=Article number 144 |doi=10.1038/s41598-021-03599-9 |pmid=34996895 |pmc=8741922 |bibcode=2022NatSR..12..144S | doi-access = free }}</ref>
* Partial skull of a member or a relative of the genus ''Kunbarrasaurus'' is described from the [[Earth:Albian|Albian]] [[Earth:Toolebuc Formation|Toolebuc Formation]] by Frauenfelder ''et al.'' (2022), representing the oldest ankylosaurian material from Queensland ({{wipe|Australia}}) reported to date.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Frauenfelder TG, Bell PR, Brougham T, Bevitt JJ, Bicknell RD, Kear BP, Wroe S, Campione NE |year=2022 |title=New Ankylosaurian Cranial Remains From the Lower Cretaceous (Upper Albian) Toolebuc Formation of Queensland, Australia |journal=Frontiers in Earth Science |volume=10 |pages=Article 803505 |doi=10.3389/feart.2022.803505 |doi-access=free}}</ref>
*A description of a partial thyreophoran [[Biology:Osteoderm|osteoderm]] from an Early Jurassic Konservatlagerstätte near Grimmen, {{wipe|Germany}} is published by Schade & Ansorge (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Schade M, Ansorge J | title=New thyreophoran dinosaur material from the Early Jurassic of northeastern Germany | year=2022 | journal=PalZ |volume=96 |issue=2 |pages=303–311 | doi=10.1007/s12542-022-00605-x| bibcode=2022PalZ...96..303S | doi-access=free}}</ref>
* A study on pathological [[Biology:Osteoderm|osteoderm]]s localized to the flanks in the hip region of the holotype specimen of ''[[Biology:Zuul|Zuul crurivastator]]'' is published by Arbour, Zanno & [[Biography:David C. Evans (paleontologist)|Evans]] (2022), who argue that ankylosaurid tail clubs were primarily used for combat between members of the same species.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Arbour VM, Zanno LE, Evans DC | title = Palaeopathological evidence for intraspecific combat in ankylosaurid dinosaurs | journal = Biology Letters | volume = 18 | issue = 12 | at = 20220404 | year = 2022 | doi = 10.1098/rsbl.2022.0404 | pmid = 36475422 | pmc = 9727678 }}</ref>
* A partial postcranial skeleton of ''Pinacosaurus'' from the [[Earth:Late Cretaceous|Late Cretaceous]] Wulansuhai Formation ({{wipe|China}}) is described by Tan ''et al''. (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Tan |first1=Kai |last2=Chen |first2=Xiaoyun |last3=Lu |first3=Liwu |last4=Ji |first4=Shu'an |date=2022 |title=记内蒙古阿拉善右旗晚白垩世的绘龙属(甲龙科)化石 |trans-title=On the Ankylosaurid ''Pinacosaurus'' from the Late Cretaceous of Alxa Right Banner, Inner Mongolia |url=http://www.geojournals.cn/dzxb/ch/reader/create_pdf.aspx?file_no=2022426&flag=1&journal_id=dzxb&year_id=2022 |format=PDF |journal=Acta Geological Sinica |language=Chinese |volume=96 |issue=11 |pages=3733–3740 |doi=10.19762/j.cnki.dizhixuebao.2022301}}</ref>

===Saurischian research===
* A study on the axial skeletons of ''[[Biology:Buriolestes|Buriolestes schultzi]]'', ''[[Biology:Pampadromaeus|Pampadromaeus barberenai]]'' and ''[[Biology:Gnathovorax|Gnathovorax cabreirai]]'' is published by Aureliano ''et al.'' (2022), who find no unambiguous evidence of postcranial pneumaticity in the studied taxa, and argue that an air sacs system permeating the skeletons was not present in the earliest dinosaurs, and evolved independently in theropods, sauropodomorphs and pterosaurs.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Aureliano T, Ghilardi AM, Müller RT, Kerber L, Pretto FA, Fernandes MA, Ricardi-Branco F, Wedel MJ | title = The absence of an invasive air sac system in the earliest dinosaurs suggests multiple origins of vertebral pneumaticity | journal = Scientific Reports | volume = 12 | issue = 1 | at = 20844 | year = 2022 | doi = 10.1038/s41598-022-25067-8 | pmid = 36494410 | pmc = 9734174 | bibcode = 2022NatSR..1220844A | doi-access = free }}</ref>

====Sauropodomorph research ====
* A study on the shape variation of long bones in limbs of sauropodomorphs, and on its implications for the knowledge of the evolution of the sauropod bauplan, is published by Lefebvre ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Lefebvre R, Houssaye A, Mallison H, Cornette R, Allain R | title = A path to gigantism: Three-dimensional study of the sauropodomorph limb long bone shape variation in the context of the emergence of the sauropod bauplan | journal = Journal of Anatomy | volume = 241 | issue = 2 | pages = 297–336 | year = 2022 | doi = 10.1111/joa.13646 | pmid = 35249216 | pmc = 9296025 | s2cid = 247251261 }}</ref>
* Review of the biological mechanisms underpinning the evolutionary transition from obligatory or facultative bipedalism to an obligatory quadrupedalism in sauropodomorphs is published by Otero & Hutchinson (2022).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Otero |first1=A. |last2=Hutchinson |first2=J. R. |title=South American Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs |publisher=Springer |year=2022 |chapter=Body Size Evolution and Locomotion in Sauropodomorpha: What the South American Record Tells Us |series=Springer Earth System Sciences |pages=443–472 |doi=10.1007/978-3-030-95959-3_12 |isbn=978-3-030-95958-6 |editor1=A. Otero |editor2=J. L. Carballido |editor3=D. Pol }}</ref>
* A study on the impact of climate on distribution of sauropodomorphs during their early evolutionary history is published by Dunne ''et al.'' (2022), who find that Late Triassic sauropodomorphs occupied a more restricted climatic niche space than other tetrapods (including other dinosaurs), being excluded from the hottest, low-latitude climate zones, that the expansion of sauropodomorph geographic distribution during the Early Jurassic was facilitated by climatic change and the expansion of their preferred, cooler climatic conditions, and that later in the Early Jurassic, close to the radiation of Sauropoda, they shifted to a warmer climatic niche.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Dunne EM, Farnsworth A, Benson RB, Godoy PL, Greene SE, Valdes PJ, Lunt DJ, Butler RJ | title = Climatic controls on the ecological ascendancy of dinosaurs | journal = Current Biology | year = 2022 | volume = 33 | issue = 1 | pages = 206–214.e4 | doi = 10.1016/j.cub.2022.11.064 | pmid =  36528026 | hdl = 1983/aea1ae86-2260-4d4d-a9d5-0fe38a0f470e | s2cid = 254754419 | url = https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/aea1ae86-2260-4d4d-a9d5-0fe38a0f470e | doi-access = free }}</ref>
* Revision and a study on the phylogenetic affinities of Carnian sauropodomorphs from South America is published by Langer ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Langer |first1=M. C. |last2=Marsola |first2=J. C. A. |last3=Müller |first3=R. T. |last4=Bronzati |first4=M. |last5=Bittencourt |first5=J. S. |last6=Apaldetti |first6=C. |last7=Ezcurra |first7=M. D. |title=South American Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs |publisher=Springer |year=2022 |editor1=A. Otero |chapter=The Early Radiation of Sauropodomorphs in the Carnian (Late Triassic) of South America |series=Springer Earth System Sciences |pages=1–49 |doi=10.1007/978-3-030-95959-3_1 |isbn=978-3-030-95958-6 |editor2=J. L. Carballido |editor3=D. Pol }}</ref>
* A study on the shape and variation of the anterolateral scar in the [[Biology:Femur|femora]] of ''Pampadromaeus barberenai'' and ''Buriolestes schultzi'', and on its implications for the knowledge of the distribution of the anterolateral scar in ornithodirans, is published by Müller (2022).<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Müller RT |year=2022 |title=On the Presence and Shape of Anterolateral Scars in the Ontogenetic Series of Femora for Two Early Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs from the Upper Triassic of Brazil |journal=Paleontological Research |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=1–7 |doi=10.2517/PR200001|s2cid=245488555 }}</ref>
* An approximately 228-million-years-old series of five cervical vertebrae of a sauropodomorph dinosaur is reported from {{wipe|Brazil}} by Damke ''et al.'' (2022), who report that the vertebrae of the studied specimen are proportionately longer than that of older forms and shorter than that of younger ones, and interpret this specimen as indicating that the elongation of the neck of sauropodomorphs was a gradual evolutionary process.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Damke LV, Bem FP, Doering M, Piovesan TR, Müller RT | title = The elongated neck of sauropodomorph dinosaurs evolved gradually | journal = The Anatomical Record | year = 2022 | doi = 10.1002/ar.25107 | pmid = 36285778 | s2cid = 253119546 }}</ref>
* A study on the taphonomy of the sauropodomorph fauna from the [[Earth:Late Triassic|Late Triassic]] [[Earth:Los Colorados Formation|Los Colorados Formation]] ({{wipe|Argentina}}) is published by Pérez ''et al.'' (2022). <ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Pérez LM, Otero A, Alonso Muruaga PJ, Gaetano LC, Leardi JM, Krapovickas V, Poiré DG|title=Multiproxy taphonomic analysis in the Los Colorados Formation (Upper Triassic), Ischigualasto-Villa Unión Basin, Argentina: A case study through sauropodomorph remains|journal=Journal of South American Earth Sciences|year=2022 |volume=118|page=103925 |doi=10.1016/j.jsames.2022.103925|bibcode=2022JSAES.11803925P |s2cid=250413071 }}</ref>
* Reconstruction of the appendicular musculature of ''[[Biology:Thecodontosaurus|Thecodontosaurus]] antiquus'' is presented by Ballell, Rayfield & Benton (2022).<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Ballell A, Rayfield EJ, Benton MJ | title = Walking with early dinosaurs: appendicular myology of the Late Triassic sauropodomorph ''Thecodontosaurus antiquus'' | journal = Royal Society Open Science | volume = 9 | issue = 1 | pages = Article ID 211356 | year = 2022 | doi = 10.1098/rsos.211356 |pmid=35116154 |pmc=8767213 | bibcode = 2022RSOS....911356B | doi-access = free }}</ref>
* A new, large sized early sauropodomorph specimen is described from the [[Earth:Late Triassic|Late Triassic]] (Carnian) Santa Maria Formation ({{wipe|Brazil}}) by Müller and Garcia (2022) <ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Müller RT, Garcia MS |year=2022|title=A sauropodomorph (Dinosauria, Saurischia) specimen from the Upper Triassic of southern Brazil and the early increase in size in Sauropodomorpha |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=41|issue=4|doi=10.1080/02724634.2021.2002879|s2cid=246787098}}</ref>
* Jannel, Salisbury & Panagiotopoulou (2022) present evidence from the study of ''[[Biology:Plateosaurus|Plateosaurus]] engelhardti'', ''[[Biology:Rhoetosaurus|Rhoetosaurus]] brownei'', ''[[Biology:Camarasaurus|Camarasaurus]]'', ''[[Biology:Giraffatitan|Giraffatitan]] brancai'' and ''[[Biology:Diplodocus|Diplodocus]] carnegii'' indicating that the studied sauropodomorphs would have been unable to support their weight without a soft tissue pad in the [[Biology:Pes (anatomy)|pes]], and interpret their findings as indicative of the appearance of pedal soft tissue pad early in the course of the evolution of sauropod dinosaurs.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Jannel A, Salisbury SW, Panagiotopoulou O |title=Softening the steps to gigantism in sauropod dinosaurs through the evolution of a pedal pad |year=2022 |journal=Science Advances |volume=8 |issue=32 |pages=eabm8280 |doi=10.1126/sciadv.abm8280 |pmid=35947665 |pmc=9365286 |bibcode=2022SciA....8M8280J |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the histology of long bones of ''[[Biology:Massospondylus|Massospondylus]] carinatus'' from multiple anatomical regions, ranging in size from embryo to adult, is published by Chapelle ''et al.'' (2022), who interpret their findings as indicative of substantial variations in growth history, and as providing no evidence for differential growth rates in forelimb and hindlimb samples from the same individual, thus refuting hypothesised ontogenetic postural shifts in ''Massospondylus''.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Chapelle KE, Barrett PM, Choiniere JN, Botha J |title=Interelemental osteohistological variation in ''Massospondylus carinatus'' and its implications for locomotion |year=2022 |journal=PeerJ |volume=10 |pages=e13918 |doi=10.7717/peerj.13918 |pmid=36172498 |pmc=9512004 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Revision of the non-[[Biology:Gravisauria|gravisauria]]n sauropodiform taxa from South America (''[[Biology:Mussaurus|Mussaurus]] patagonicus'', ''[[Biology:Leonerasaurus|Leonerasaurus]] taquetrensis'', ''[[Biology:Lessemsaurus|Lessemsaurus]] sauropoides'' and ''[[Biology:Ingentia|Ingentia]] prima'' is published by Apaldetti & Martínez (2022).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Apaldetti |first1=C. |last2=Martínez |first2=R. N. |title=South American Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs |publisher=Springer |year=2022 |editor1=A. Otero |chapter=South American Non-Gravisaurian Sauropodiformes and the Early Trend Towards Gigantism |series=Springer Earth System Sciences |pages=93–130 |doi=10.1007/978-3-030-95959-3_3 |isbn=978-3-030-95958-6 |editor2=J. L. Carballido |editor3=D. Pol }}</ref>
* A study on changes occurring in the postcranial skeleton of ''Mussaurus patagonicus'' during its ontogeny is published by Otero & Pol (2022).<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Otero A, Pol D |title=Ontogenetic changes in the postcranial skeleton of ''Mussaurus patagonicus'' (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha) and their impact on the phylogenetic relationships of early sauropodomorphs |journal=Journal of Systematic Palaeontology |year=2022 |volume=19 |issue=21 |pages=1467–1516 |doi=10.1080/14772019.2022.2039311 |s2cid=248189985 }}</ref>
* A study on the bone [[Biology:Histology|histology]] and life history of ''Mussaurus patagonicus'' is published by Cerda ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Cerda IA, Pol D, Otero A, Chinsamy A |title=Palaeobiology of the early sauropodomorph ''Mussaurus patagonicus'' inferred from its long bone histology |journal=Palaeontology |year=2022 |volume=65 |issue=4 |pages=e12614 |doi=10.1111/pala.12614 |bibcode=2022Palgy..6512614C |s2cid=251181122 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the bone histology of ''[[Biology:Aardonyx|Aardonyx]] celestae'' and ''[[Biology:Sefapanosaurus|Sefapanosaurus]] zatronensis'' is published by Botha, Choiniere & Benson (2022), who interpret their findings as indicative of rapid but seasonally interrupted growth, and indicating that highly accelerated growth rates first evolved among non-sauropod sauropodomorphs weighing 1 to 2 tons, preceding the appearance of giant sauropods.<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Botha J, Choiniere JN, Benson RB |year=2022 |title=Rapid growth preceded gigantism in sauropodomorph evolution |journal=Current Biology |volume=32 |issue=20 |pages=4501–4507.e2 |doi=10.1016/j.cub.2022.08.031 |pmid=36084648 |s2cid=252125009 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Evidence of widespread incompleteness of necks even in best-preserved and best-known sauropod specimens, and of widespread distortion of known sauropod cervical vertebrae, is presented by Taylor (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Taylor MP |title=Almost all known sauropod necks are incomplete and distorted |year=2022 |journal=PeerJ |volume=10 |pages=e12810 |doi=10.7717/peerj.12810 |pmid=35127288 |pmc=8793732 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study aiming to determine whether the sauropod tracks from the Kimmeridgian Courtedoux-Tchâfouè track site (Reuchenette Formation, {{wipe|Switzerland}}) all represent the same ichnogenus and whether there is variation in their morphology, using linear-based and geometric [[Morphometrics|morphometrics]] methods, is published by Sciscio ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Sciscio L, Belvedere M, Meyer CA, Marty D |year=2022 |title=Sauropod Trackway Morphometrics: An Exploratory Study Using Highway A16 Excavation at the Courtedoux-Tchâfouè Track Site (Late Jurassic, NW Switzerland) |journal=Frontiers in Earth Science |volume=10 |pages=Article 805442 |doi=10.3389/feart.2022.805442 |doi-access=free |hdl=2158/1258082 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>
* A sample of sauropod caudal vertebrae is described from the [[Earth:Maastrichtian|Maastrichtian]] of Romania by Mocho, Pérez-García & Codrea (2022), expanding the knowledge of the diversity of the sauropods of the Hațeg Island during the Maastrichtian, and potentially providing evidence of four different tail morphologies which might belong to four sauropod taxa.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Mocho P, Pérez-García A, Codrea VA |title=New titanosaurian caudal remains provide insights on the sauropod diversity of the Hațeg Island (Romania) during the Late Cretaceous |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |year=2022 |volume=35 |issue=10 |pages=1881–1916 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2125807 |s2cid=253695318 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Redescription of the anatomy of the dorsal vertebrae of ''Xinjiangtitan shanshanesis'' is published by Zhang ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Zhang XQ, Li N, Xie Y, Li DQ, You HL |title=Redescription of the dorsal vertebrae of the mamenchisaurid sauropod ''Xinjiangtitan shanshanesis'' Wu et al. 2013 |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |year=2022 |volume=36 |pages=1–27 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2147428 |s2cid=254532485 }}</ref>
* Fragmentary heart-shaped tooth crown of a sauropod is described from the Bathonian [[Earth:Jaisalmer Formation|Jaisalmer Formation]] ({{wipe|India}}) by Sharma,  Singh & Satheesh  (2022), who interpret this specimen as the first known record of a member of [[Biology:Turiasauria|Turiasauria]] from India.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Sharma A, Singh S, Satheesh SR |title=The first turiasaurian sauropod of India reported from the Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) sediments of Jaisalmer Basin, Rajasthan, India |journal=Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen |year=2022 |volume=304 |issue=2 |pages=187–203 |doi=10.1127/njgpa/2022/1064 |s2cid=249030842 }}</ref>
* A study on the tail motion and speed in diplodocid sauropods is published by Conti ''et al.'' (2022), who find the speed that could be reached by diplodocid tails to be lower than the speed of sound, and find that the tail would not have withstood the stresses imposed by travelling at the speed of sound.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Conti S, Tschopp E, Mateus O, Zanoni A, Masarati P, Sala G | title = Multibody analysis and soft tissue strength refute supersonic dinosaur tail | journal = Scientific Reports | volume = 12 | issue = 1 | at = 19245 | year = 2022 | pmid = 36482175 | pmc = 9732322 | doi = 10.1038/s41598-022-21633-2 | doi-access = free }}</ref>
* Description of a nearly complete skull of a member of the genus ''Apatosaurus'' from the Upper Jurassic [[Earth:Morrison Formation|Morrison Formation]] ([[Earth:Como Bluff|Como Bluff]], Wyoming, {{wipe|United States}}), and a study on the tooth replacement in this specimen, is published by Peterson ''et al.'' (2022), who interpret their findings as indicative of a different tooth replacement pattern in ''Apatosaurus'' relative to ''[[Biology:Diplodocus|Diplodocus]]'', possibly pointing to the ecological niche partitioning among diplodocids and to ''Apatosaurus''’ preference for a food source with tougher vegetation.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Peterson JE, Lovelace D, Connely M, McHugh JB |title=A novel feeding mechanism of diplodocid sauropods revealed in an Apatosaurine skull from the Upper Jurassic Nail Quarry (Morrison Formation) at Como Bluff, Wyoming, USA |year=2022 |journal=Palaeontologia Electronica |volume=25 |issue=2 |pages=Article number 25.2.a21 |url=https://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2022/3653-apatosaurine-feeding-mechanism |doi=10.26879/1216 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on bony pathologic structures stemming from the pneumatic features in the cervical vertebrae of a diplodocine specimen from the Lower O’Hair Quarry (Morrison Formation; Montana, United States) is published by Woodruff ''et al.'' (2022), who diagnose this specimen as likely affected by an avian-like [[Medicine:Airsacculitis|airsacculitis]], constituting the first identification of this disease in a non-avian dinosaur specimen.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Woodruff DC, Wolff ED, Wedel MJ, Dennison S, Witmer LM |title=The first occurrence of an avian-style respiratory infection in a non-avian dinosaur |year=2022 |journal=Scientific Reports |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=Article number 1954 |doi=10.1038/s41598-022-05761-3 |pmid=35145134 |pmc=8831536 |bibcode=2022NatSR..12.1954W |doi-access=free}}</ref>
* A study on the [[Biology:Histology|histology]] of teeth of ''[[Biology:Diplodocus|Diplodocus]]'' is published by Price & Whitlock (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Price JR, Whitlock JA |year=2022 |title=Dental histology of ''Diplodocus'' (Sauropoda, Diplodocoidea) |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=42 |issue=1 |pages=e2099745 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2022.2099745 |bibcode=2022JVPal..42E9745P |s2cid=251358519 }}</ref>
* A study on the bone histology and paleobiology of the [[Biology:Holotype|holotype]] specimen of ''[[Biology:Brachytrachelopan|Brachytrachelopan]] mesai'' is published by Windholz ''et al.'' (2022), who interpret the holotype as a sexually immature individual, and find evidence indicative of a sustained, accelerated growth.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Windholz GJ, Cerda IA, Carballido JL, Rauhut OW |title=Palaeobiological inferences for the South American dicraeosaurid ''Brachytrachelopan mesai'' (Dinosauria; Sauropoda) based on bone histology of the holotype |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |year=2022 |volume=35 |issue=10 |pages=1871–1880 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2124373 |s2cid=252614158 }}</ref>
* New specimen of ''Pilmatueia faundezi'', providing new information on the anatomy of the axial skeleton and the pectoral girdle of this sauropod, is described from the [[Earth:Valanginian|Valanginian]] [[Earth:Mulichinco Formation|Mulichinco Formation]] ({{wipe|Argentina}}) by Windholz ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Windholz GJ, Coria RA, Bellardini F, Baiano MA, Pino D, Ortega F, Currie PJ | title = On a dicraeosaurid specimen from the Mulichinco Formation (Valanginian, Neuquén Basin) of Argentina and phylogenetic relationships of the South American dicraeosaurids (Sauropoda, Diplodocoidea) | journal = Comptes Rendus Palevol | volume = 21 | issue = 45 | pages = 991–1019 | year = 2022 | doi = 10.5852/cr-palevol2022v21a45 | s2cid = 255055245 | doi-access = free }}</ref>
* A study on the external morphology, internal microanatomy and bone microstructure of the hemispinous processes of the vertebrae from the [[Biology:Holotype|holotype]] specimen of ''[[Biology:Amargasaurus|Amargasaurus]] cazaui'' and an indeterminate [[Biology:Dicraeosauridae|dicraeosaurid]] specimen from the [[Earth:La Amarga Formation|La Amarga Formation]] (Argentina), aiming to reconstruct soft tissues associated with those processes and to determine their functional significance, is published by Cerda, Novas, Carballido and Salgado (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Cerda IA, Novas FE, Carballido JL, Salgado L |year=2022 |title=Osteohistology of the hyperelongate hemispinous processes of ''Amargasaurus cazaui'' (Dinosauria: Sauropoda): Implications for soft tissue reconstruction and functional significance |doi=10.1111/joa.13659 |pmid=35332552 |journal=Journal of Anatomy |volume=240 |issue=6 |pages=1005–1019 |pmc=9119615 |s2cid=247677750 |pmc-embargo-date=June 1, 2024 }}</ref>
* Evidence indicating that dicraeosaurid vertebral pneumaticity was reduced relative to other eusauropod taxa is presented by Windholz ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Windholz GJ, Carballido JL, Coria RA, Zurriaguz VL, Rauhut OW | title = How pneumatic were the presacral vertebrae of dicraeosaurid (Sauropoda: Diplodocoidea) dinosaurs? | journal = Biological Journal of the Linnean Society | year = 2022 | volume = 138 | pages = 103–120 | doi = 10.1093/biolinnean/blac131 }}</ref>
* Description of rebbachisaurid fossil material from the [[Earth:Cretaceous|Cretaceous]] lower [[Earth:Huincul Formation|Huincul Formation]] (El Orejano locality) ({{wipe|Argentina}}) is published by Bellardini ''et al.'' (2022), who interpret the remains as likely belonging to a unique taxon, thereby increasing the diversity of rebbachisaurids in the formation.<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors= Bellardini F, Filippi LS, Garrido AC, Carballido JL, Baiano MA |date=2022-07-13 |title=New rebbachisaurid remains from the Huincul Formation (Middle Cenomanian–Early Turonian) of the Central Neuquén Basin, Patagonia, Argentina |url=https://www.peapaleontologica.org.ar/index.php/peapa/article/view/419/747 |journal=Publicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina |language=en |volume=22 |issue=2 |pages=1–24 |doi=10.5710/PEAPA.22.04.2022.419 |s2cid=250967721 |issn=2469-0228|doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the skeletal anatomy and affinities of ''[[Biology:Agustinia|Agustinia]] ligabuei'' is published by Bellardini ''et al.'' (2022), who recover ''Agustinia'' as a rebbachisaurid.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Bellardini F, Coria RA, Windholz GJ, Martinelli AG, Baiano MA |title=Revisiting the Early Cretaceous sauropod ''Agustinia ligabuei'' (Dinosauria: Diplodocoidea) from southern Neuquén Basin (Patagonia, Argentina), with implications on the early evolution of rebbachisaurids |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |year=2022 |volume=35 |issue=12 |pages=2408–2434 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2142911 |s2cid=253558422 |url=https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/21558315 }}</ref>
* Four sauropod ribs preserving evidence of three different pathologies (including [[Medicine:Osteosclerosis|osteosclerosis]]) are described from the Middle Jurassic of Yunyang ({{wipe|China}}) by Tan ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Tan C, Yu HD, Ren XX, Dai H, M QY, Xiong C, Zhao ZQ, You HL|title=Pathological ribs in sauropod dinosaurs from the Middle Jurassic of Yunyang, Chongqing, Southwestern China |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08912963.2022.2045979?journalCode=ghbi20|journal=Historical Biology|year=2023 |volume=35 |issue=4 |pages=475–482|doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2045979|bibcode=2023HBio...35..475T |s2cid=247172509}}</ref>
* Ren ''et al.'' (2022) interpret ''[[Biology:Dashanpusaurus|Dashanpusaurus]] dongi'' as the earliest diverging [[Biology:Macronaria|macronaria]]n;<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Ren XX, Jiang S, Wang XR, Peng GZ, Ye Y, Jia L, You HL |year=2022 |title=Re-examination of ''Dashanpusaurus dongi'' (Sauropoda: Macronaria) supports an early Middle Jurassic global distribution of neosauropod dinosaurs |journal=Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology |volume=610 |at=111318 |doi=10.1016/j.palaeo.2022.111318 }}</ref> subsequently Ren ''et al.'' (2022) publish a comprehensive redescription of ''D. dongi''.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Ren XX, Jiang S, Wang XR, Peng GZ, Ye Y, King L, You HL |year=2022 |title=Osteology of ''Dashanpusaurus dongi'' (Sauropoda: Macronaria) and new evolutionary evidence from Middle Jurassic Chinese sauropods |journal=Journal of Systematic Palaeontology |volume=20 |issue=1 |at=2132886 |doi=10.1080/14772019.2022.2132886 |s2cid=253690952 }}</ref>
* A study on the anatomy of the braince and inner ear of ''[[Biology:Europasaurus|Europasaurus holgeri]]'' is published by Schade ''et al.'' (2022), who report the presence of a relatively large and morphologically adult-like endosseous labyrinth in very young individuals of ''Europasaurus'', suggesting that hatchlings had to be light on their feet very early in their lives, and were likely [[Biology:Precociality and altriciality|precocial]].<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Schade M, Knötschke N, Hörnig MK, Paetzel C, Stumpf S |title=Neurovascular anatomy of dwarf dinosaur implies precociality in sauropods |year=2022 |journal=eLife |volume=11 |at=e82190 |doi=10.7554/eLife.82190 |pmid=36537069 |pmc=9767461 | doi-access = free }}</ref>
* Revision of the fossil record of non-titanosaur macronarians from South America is published by Carballido, Bellardini & Salgado (2022).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Carballido |first1=J. L. |last2=Bellardini |first2=F. |last3=Salgado |first3=L. |title=South American Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs |publisher=Springer |year=2022 |chapter=The Rise of Non-Titanosaur Macronarians in South America |series=Springer Earth System Sciences |pages=237–268 |doi=10.1007/978-3-030-95959-3_7 |isbn=978-3-030-95958-6 |editor1=A. Otero |editor2=J. L. Carballido |editor3=D. Pol }}</ref>
* A study on the morphology, preservation and taphonomy of the skin of ''[[Biology:Haestasaurus|Haestasaurus]] becklesii'', and a review of sauropod skin morphology, is published by Pittman ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Pittman M, Enriquez NJ, Bell PR, Kaye TG, Upchurch P|title=Newly detected data from ''Haestasaurus'' and review of sauropod skin morphology suggests Early Jurassic origin of skin papillae |year=2022 |journal=Communications Biology |volume=5 |issue=1 |pages=Article number 122 |doi=10.1038/s42003-022-03062-z |pmid=35145214 |pmc=8831608 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the anatomy and phylogenetic affinities of ''[[Biology:Ligabuesaurus|Ligabuesaurus]] leanzai'', based on data from new postcranial elements assigned to the [[Biology:Holotype|holotype]] specimen and from a newly referred specimen, is published by Bellardini ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Bellardini F, Coria RA, Pino DA, Windholz GJ, Baiano MA, Martinelli AG |title=Osteology and phylogenetic relationships of ''Ligabuesaurus leanzai'' (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Early Cretaceous of the Neuquén Basin, Patagonia, Argentina |year=2022 |journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |volume=196 |issue=4 |at=zlac003 |doi=10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac003}}</ref>
* Description of teeth of a sauropod belonging to the group [[Biology:Somphospondyli|Somphospondyli]] from the [[Earth:Turonian|Turonian]] Tamagawa Formation ({{wipe|Japan}}), and a study on the diet and mastication of this sauropod as inferred from tooth wear, is published by Sakaki ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Sakaki H, Winkler DE, Kubo T, Hirayama R, Uno H, Miyata S, Endo H, Sasaki K, Takisawa T, Kubo MO |year=2022 |title=Non-occlusal dental microwear texture analysis of a titanosauriform sauropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous (Turonian) Tamagawa Formation, northeastern Japan |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=136 |pages=Article 105218 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105218 |bibcode=2022CrRes.13605218S |s2cid=247919470 }}</ref>
* Description of the [[Biology:Endocast|endocast]] of ''[[Biology:Phuwiangosaurus|Phuwiangosaurus]] sirindhornae'' is published by Kaikaew ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Kaikaew S, Suteethorn V, Deesri U, Suteethorn S |year=2022 |title=The endocast of ''Phuwiangosaurus sirindhornae'' from the Lower Cretaceous of Thailand |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=144 |at=105434 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105434 |s2cid=254175949 }}</ref>
* Previously unknown second cervical vertebra of ''[[Biology:Sibirotitan|Sibirotitan]] astrosacralis'' is described from the [[Earth:Aptian|Aptian]] [[Earth:Ilek Formation|Ilek Formation]] ([[Place:Kemerovo Oblast|Kemerovo Oblast]], {{wipe|Russia}}) by Averianov & Lopatin (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Averianov AO, Lopatin AV |title=New Data on ''Sibirotitan'', a Titanosauriform Sauropod from the Early Cretaceous of Western Siberia |journal=Doklady Earth Sciences |year=2022 |volume=506 |issue=1 |pages=650–653 |doi=10.1134/S1028334X22700040 |bibcode=2022DokES.506..650A |s2cid=252442250 }}</ref>
* A study on the phylogenetic relationships of titanosaur sauropods is published by Carballido ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Carballido |first1=J. L. |last2=Otero |first2=A. |last3=Mannion |first3=P. D. |last4=Salgado |first4=L. |last5=Pérez Moreno |first5=A. |title=South American Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs |publisher=Springer |year=2022 |chapter=Titanosauria: A Critical Reappraisal of Its Systematics and the Relevance of the South American Record |series=Springer Earth System Sciences |pages=269–298 |doi=10.1007/978-3-030-95959-3_8 |isbn=978-3-030-95958-6 |editor1=A. Otero |editor2=J. L. Carballido |editor3=D. Pol }}</ref>
* A study on the morphological variability of hindlimb bones of titanosaur sauropods from the Lo Hueco Konzentrat-Lagerstätte ([[Earth:Villalba de la Sierra Formation|Villalba de la Sierra Formation]], {{wipe|Spain}}) is published by Páramo ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Páramo A, Escaso F, Mocho P, Marcos-Fernández F, Sanz JL, Ortega F |year=2022 |title=3D Geometric morphometrics of the hind limb in the titanosaur sauropods from Lo Hueco (Cuenca, Spain) |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=134 |pages=Article 105147 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105147 |bibcode=2022CrRes.13405147P |doi-access=free }}</ref>
*Theropod bite marks are reported on a sauropod rib from the Late Cretaceous Sāo Josè do Rio Preto Formation ({{wipe|Brazil}}) by Reis, Ghilardi, and Fernandes (2022), who interpret these marks as most likely being produced by an abelisaurid. <ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Reis LF, Ghilardi AM, Fernandes MA|year=2022|title=Bite traces in a sauropod rib from the Upper Cretaceous São José do Rio Preto Formation (Bauru Basin), Brazil|journal=Historical Biology|volume=35 |issue=8 |pages=1329–1340 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2090248|s2cid=250595443 }}</ref>
* Titanosaur tracks preserving claw impressions are reported from the [[Earth:Anacleto Formation|Anacleto Formation]] ({{wipe|Argentina}}) by Tomaselli ''et al.'' (2022), who devise a new classification for titanosaur tracks and name the new ichnotaxon ''Teratopodus malarguensis''.<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors = Tomaselli MB, Ortiz David LB, González Riga BJ, Coria JP, Mercado CR, Guerra M, Tiviroli GS|year=2022|title=New titanosaurian sauropod tracks with exceptionally well-preserved claw impressions from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina|journal=Cretaceous Research|volume=129|pages=Article 104990|doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2021.104990|bibcode=2022CrRes.12904990T |s2cid=238695181}}</ref>
* The first titanosaur nesting site from the Late Cretaceous of {{wipe|Brazil}} is reported from the [[Earth:Maastrichtian|Maastrichtian]] [[Earth:Marília Formation|Serra da Galga Formation]] by Fiorelli ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Fiorelli LE, Martinelli AG, da Silva JI, Hechenleitner EM, Soares MV, Silva Junior JC, da Silva JC, Borges ÉM, Ribeiro LC, Marconato A, Basilici G, Marino TS |title=First titanosaur dinosaur nesting site from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil |year=2022 |journal=Scientific Reports |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=Article number 5091 |doi=10.1038/s41598-022-09125-9 |pmid=35332244 |pmc=8948192 |bibcode=2022NatSR..12.5091F |doi-access=free}}</ref>
* Description of [[Biology:Titanosaur|titanosaur]] fossil material from the [[Earth:Late Cretaceous|Late Cretaceous]] ([[Earth:Campanian|Campanian]]-[[Earth:Maastrichtian|Maastrichtian]]) [[Earth:Mercedes Formation, Uruguay|Mercedes Formation]] and [[Earth:Asencio Formation|Asencio Formation]] (Uruguay) is published by Soto ''et al''. (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Soto |first1=Matías |last2=Montenegro |first2=Felipe |last3=Mesa |first3=Valeria |last4=Perea |first4=Daniel |date=2022 |title=Sauropod (Dinosauria: Saurischia) remains from the Mercedes and Asencio formations (sensu Bossi, 1966), Upper Cretaceous of Uruguay |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0195667121003207 |journal=Cretaceous Research |language=en |volume=131 |pages=105072 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2021.105072|bibcode=2022CrRes.13105072S |s2cid=243484691 }}</ref>
* Pathological multi-shelled egg is described from a titanosaur nest from the Upper Cretaceous [[Earth:Lameta Formation|Lameta Formation]] ({{wipe|India}}) by Dhiman, Verma & Prasad (2022), who interpret this finding as possible evidence that titanosaurs had an oviductal functional morphology similar to birds.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Dhiman H, Verma V, Prasad GV |title=First ovum-in-ovo pathological titanosaurid egg throws light on the reproductive biology of sauropod dinosaurs |year=2022 |journal=Scientific Reports |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=Article number 9362 |doi=10.1038/s41598-022-13257-3 |pmid=35672433 |pmc=9174186 |bibcode=2022NatSR..12.9362D | doi-access = free }}</ref>
* Review of the fossil record of titanosaur sauropods from the Campanian and Maastrichtian of South America is published by Santucci & Filippi (2022).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Santucci |first1=R. M. |last2=Filippi |first2=L. S. |title=South American Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs |chapter=Last Titans: Titanosaurs from the Campanian–Maastrichtian Age |publisher=Springer |year=2022 |series=Springer Earth System Sciences |pages=341–391 |doi=10.1007/978-3-030-95959-3_10 |isbn=978-3-030-95958-6 |editor1=A. Otero |editor2=J. L. Carballido |editor3=D. Pol }}</ref>
* Lourembam, Dhiman & Prasad (2022) report the preservation of a mineralized Membrana Testacea layer in titanosaur eggshells from a marlstone facies interbedded with the Deccan lava flows in Madhya Pradesh ({{wipe|India}}).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Lourembam RS, Dhiman H, Prasad GV |title=Preservation of Membrana Testacea in titanosaurid dinosaur eggshells from the Upper Cretaceous Deccan volcano-sedimentary strata of Central India |journal=Geological Magazine |year=2022 |volume=160 |issue=2 |pages=361–371 |doi=10.1017/S0016756822000978 |s2cid=256773672 }}</ref>
* A juvenile specimen of ''[[Biology:Diamantinasaurus|Diamantinasaurus]] matildae'', providing information on the growth pattern of this sauropod, is described from the Upper Cretaceous [[Earth:Winton Formation|Winton Formation]] ({{wipe|Australia}}) by Rigby ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Rigby SL, Poropat SF, Mannion PD, Pentland AH, Sloan T, Rumbold SJ, Webster CB, Elliott DA |year=2022 |title=A juvenile ''Diamantinasaurus matildae'' (Dinosauria: Titanosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous Winton Formation of Queensland, Australia, with implications for sauropod ontogeny |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=41 |issue=6 |pages=e2047991 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2021.2047991 |s2cid=248187418 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Teeth of members of [[Biology:Diamantinasauria|Diamantinasauria]], different from teeth of derived titanosaurs and more closely resembling teeth of early branching members of the titanosauriform radiation, are described from the [[Earth:Late Cretaceous|Late Cretaceous]] [[Earth:Winton Formation|Winton Formation]] ({{wipe|Australia}}) by Poropat ''et al.'' (2022), who also study the distribution of sauropod tooth morphotypes before and after deposition of the Winton Formation, and argue that a substantial sauropod turnover took place during the Cretaceous, with diverse [[Earth:Berriasian|Berriasian]] faunas encompassing a range of tooth morphologies being replaced by faunas comprising solely titanosaurs with limited dental variability by the end-[[Earth:Turonian|Turonian]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Poropat SF, Frauenfelder TG, Mannion PD, Rigby SL, Pentland AH, Sloan T, Elliott DA | title = Sauropod dinosaur teeth from the lower Upper Cretaceous Winton Formation of Queensland, Australia and the global record of early titanosauriforms | journal = Royal Society Open Science | volume = 9 | issue = 7 | pages = Article ID 220381 | year = 2022 | doi = 10.1098/rsos.220381 | pmid = 35845848 | pmc = 9277269 | bibcode = 2022RSOS....920381P | doi-access = free }}</ref>
* A mechanical analysis of ''[[Biology:Savannasaurus|Savannasaurus]] elliottorum'' is performed by Preuschoft (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors= Preuschoft H|year=2022|title=Mechanical analysis of the wide-hipped titanosaur ''Savannasaurus elliottorum''|journal=Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments|volume=103 |issue=2 |pages=407–411 |doi=10.1007/s12549-022-00527-1|s2cid=248837159 |doi-access=free}}</ref>
* A review of sauropod fossil material from the [[Earth:Kallamedu Formation|Kallamedu Formation]], including bones of the giant enigmatic titanosaur ''[[Biology:Bruhathkayosaurus|Bruhathkayosaurus]]'', is published by Pal & Ayyasami (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Pal S, Ayyasami K|date=2022-06-27|title=The lost titan of Cauvery|journal=Geology Today|language=en|volume=38|issue=3|pages=112–116|doi=10.1111/gto.12390|bibcode=2022GeolT..38..112P |s2cid=250056201 |issn=0266-6979}}</ref>
* A reconstruction of the articular cartilage of the left elbow joint of ''[[Biology:Dreadnoughtus|Dreadnoughtus]] schrani'' is presented by Voegele ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Voegele KK, Bonnan MF, Siegler S, Langel CR, Lacovara KJ|year=2022|title=Constraining Morphologies of Soft Tissues in Extinct Vertebrates Using Multibody Dynamic Simulations: A Case Study on Articular Cartilage of the Sauropod ''Dreadnoughtus''|journal=Frontiers in Earth Science|volume=10|pages=786247|doi=10.3389/feart.2022.786247|bibcode=2022FrEaS..10.6247V |doi-access=free}}</ref>
* A study on the [[Earth:Taphonomy|taphonomy]] and molecular preservation of the [[Biology:Holotype|holotype]] of ''Dreadnoughtus schrani'' is published by Schroeter ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Schroeter ER, Ullmann PV, Macauley K, Ash RD, Zheng W, Schweitzer MH, Lacovara KJ |title=Soft-Tissue, Rare Earth Element, and Molecular Analyses of ''Dreadnoughtus schrani'', an Exceptionally Complete Titanosaur from Argentina |journal=Biology |year=2022 |volume=11 |issue=8 |pages=Article 1158 |doi=10.3390/biology11081158 |pmid=36009785 |pmc=9404821 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Silva Junior ''et al.'' (2022) describe new fossil material of ''[[Biology:Baurutitan|Baurutitan]] britoi'' from the Upper Cretaceous Serra da Galga Formation ({{wipe|Brazil}}), and interpret ''[[Biology:Trigonosaurus|Trigonosaurus]] pricei'' as a [[Biology:Synonym (taxonomy)|junior synonym]] of ''B. britoi''.<ref name=Caieiria />
* A study on the anatomy of the appendicular skeleton and on the affinities of ''[[Biology:Rinconsaurus|Rinconsaurus]] caudamirus'' is published by Pérez Moreno ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Pérez Moreno A, Otero, Carballido JL, Salgado L, Calvo JO | title = The appendicular skeleton of ''Rinconsaurus caudamirus'' (Sauropoda: Titanosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina | journal = Cretaceous Research | at= 105389 | year = 2022 | volume = 142 | doi = 10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105389 | s2cid = 252799392 }}</ref>
* A study on the microstructure of axial bones of ''[[Biology:Austroposeidon|Austroposeidon]] magnificus'', ''[[Biology:Gondwanatitan|Gondwanatitan]] faustoi'' and ''[[Biology:Maxakalisaurus|Maxakalisaurus]] topai'', and on its implications for the knowledge of growth phases of these sauropods, is published by Brum ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Brum AS, Bandeira KL, Sayão JM, Campos DA, Kellner AW |year=2022 |title=Microstructure of axial bones of lithostrotian titanosaurs (Neosauropoda: Sauropodomorpha) shows extended fast-growing phase |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=136 |pages=Article 105220 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105220 |bibcode=2022CrRes.13605220B |s2cid=247911738 }}</ref>
* Curved, pencil-like sauropod teeth from the Upper Cretaceous [[Earth:Bostobe Formation|Bostobe Formation]] (Kazakhstan) are referred to a representative of the clade [[Biology:Opisthocoelicaudiinae|Opisthocoelicaudiidae]] by Averianov & Lopatin (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Averianov AO, Lopatin AV |title=New data on Late Cretaceous sauropods from the Bostobe Formation of northeastern Aral Sea region (Kazakhstan) |journal=Doklady Rossijskoj Akademii Nauk. Nauki O Zemle |year=2022 |volume=503 |issue=1 |pages=32–35 |doi=10.31857/S2686739722030045 |s2cid=246694849 |url=https://www.elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=47924371 }}</ref>
* A study proposing a method to determine the [[Biology:Gait|gait]] and limb phase of sauropods based on [[Biology:Ichnotaxon|fossil tracksites]] is published by Lallensack & Falkingham (2022), who interpret their findings as suggestive of diagonal couplet walks, which would have allowed both sides of the body to be supported by the limbs at all times.<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Lallensack JN, Falkingham PL|year=2022|title=A new method to calculate limb phase from trackways reveals gaits of sauropod dinosaurs|journal=Current Biology|volume=32|issue=7|pages=1635–1640.e4|doi=10.1016/j.cub.2015.04.041|pmid=35240050|doi-access=free}}</ref>
* Revision of the fossil record of sauropodomorph eggs, nests and embryos from South America is published by Fernández, Vila & Moreno-Azanza (2022).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fernández |first1=M. S. |last2=Vila |first2=B. |last3=Moreno-Azanza |first3=M. |title=South American Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs |publisher=Springer |year=2022 |chapter=Eggs, Nests, and Reproductive Biology of Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs from South America |series=Springer Earth System Sciences |pages=393–441 |doi=10.1007/978-3-030-95959-3_11 |isbn=978-3-030-95958-6 |editor1=A. Otero |editor2=J. L. Carballido |editor3=D. Pol }}</ref>
* Keller & Or (2022) hypothesize that sauropods must have compacted the subsoil during their locomotion, presenting a paradox for productivity of the land that supported them.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Keller T, Or D |title=Farm vehicles approaching weights of sauropods exceed safe mechanical limits for soil functioning |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |year=2022 |volume=119 |issue=21 |pages=e2117699119 |doi=10.1073/pnas.2117699119|doi-access=free |pmid=35576469 |pmc=9173810 |bibcode=2022PNAS..11917699K |s2cid=248831820 }}</ref>

====Theropod research====
* Review of the morphology and distribution of non-feather integumentary structures in non-avialan theropods is published by Hendrickx ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Hendrickx C, Bell PR, Pittman M, Milner AR, Cuesta E, O'Connor J, Loewen M, Currie PJ, Mateus O, Kaye TG, Delcourt R |title=Morphology and distribution of scales, dermal ossifications, and other non-feather integumentary structures in non-avialan theropod dinosaurs |journal=Biological Reviews |year=2022 |volume=97 |issue=3 |pages=960–1004 |doi=10.1111/brv.12829 |pmid=34991180 |s2cid=245820672 }}</ref>
* A study on the abundance of large theropods from the Upper Jurassic [[Earth:Morrison Formation|Morrison Formation]] and Upper Cretaceous [[Earth:Dinosaur Park Formation|Dinosaur Park Formation]] in terms of population density and relative to the abundance of the megaherbivorous dinosaurs is published by Farlow ''et al.'' (2022), who interpret their findings as indicating that large theropods may have been more abundant on the landscape than inferred from extrapolations from the relationship between population density and body size in modern mammalian predators.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Farlow JO, Coroian D, Currie PJ, Foster JR, Mallon JC, Therrien F |title="Dragons" on the landscape: Modeling the abundance of large carnivorous dinosaurs of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation (USA) and the Upper Cretaceous Dinosaur Park Formation (Canada) |journal=The Anatomical Record |year=2022 |volume=306 |issue=7 |pages=1669–1696 |doi=10.1002/ar.25024 |pmid=35815600 |s2cid=250422526 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
*Description of a small high-density assemblage of theropod tracks from the Cretaceous [[Earth:Haman Formation|Haman Formation]] ({{wipe|South Korea}}), and a study on the distribution of grallatorid tracks in east Asia, is published by Lockley ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Lockley MG, Kim SH, Kim KS, Bae SM, Kim JY, Xing L |title=A high-density ''Grallator'' assemblage from the Haman Formation (Cretaceous), Korea: implications for Cretaceous distribution of grallatorids in east Asia |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |year=2022 |volume=34 |issue=12 |pages=2430–2438 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2021.2018687 |bibcode=2022HBio...34.2430L |s2cid=245683766 }}</ref>
* Trackway produced by a large theropod, probably affected by a foot pathology, is described from the upper [[Earth:Barremian|Barremian]] locality of Las Hoyas ([[Earth:La Huérguina Formation|La Huérguina Formation]], {{wipe|Spain}}) by Herrera-Castillo ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Herrera-Castillo CM, Moratalla JJ, Belaústegui Z, Marugán-Lobón J, Martín-Abad H, Nebreda SM, López-Archilla AI, Buscalioni AD |title=A theropod trackway providing evidence of a pathological foot from the exceptional locality of Las Hoyas (upper Barremian, Serranía de Cuenca, Spain) |year=2022 |journal=PLOS ONE |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=e0264406 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0264406 |pmid=35385476 |pmc=8985934 |bibcode=2022PLoSO..1764406H |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Revision of the fossil material of theropods from the Middle to Late Jurassic of the Vaches Noires cliffs (Normandy, {{wipe|France}}) is published by Monvoisin ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Monvoisin E, Allain R, Buffetaut E, Picot L |title=New data on the theropod diversity from the Middle to Late Jurassic of the Vaches Noires cliffs (Normandy, France) |journal=Geodiversitas |year=2022 |volume=44 |issue=12 |pages=385–415 |doi=10.5252/geodiversitas2022v44a12 |doi-broken-date=31 January 2024 |url=https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/en/periodiques/geodiversitas/44/12 }}</ref>
* An isolated theropod tooth, possibly belonging to a member of [[Biology:Allosauroidea|Allosauroidea]], [[Biology:Tyrannosauroidea|Tyrannosauroidea]] and/or [[Biology:Megaraptora|Megaraptora]], is reported from the [[Earth:Hauterivian|Hauterivian]]–[[Earth:Barremian|Barremian]]  Itsuki Formation ({{wipe|Japan}}) by Ueda ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Ueda H, Sakai Y, Manabe M, Tsuihiji T, Isaji S, Okura M |title=Morphometric and Cladistic Analyses of a Theropod Tooth from the Itsuki Formation of the Tetori Group in the Kuzuryu District, Ono City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan |journal=Paleontological Research |year=2022 |volume=27 |issue=1 |pages=51–72 |doi=10.2517/PR210002 |s2cid=252684199 }}</ref>
* Revision of theropod teeth from the [[Earth:Campanian|Campanian]] site of [[Place:Laño|Laño]] ({{wipe|Spain}}), evaluating their implications for the knowledge of diversity and evolutionary history of theropods from the Late Cretaceous of Europe, is published by Isasmendi ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Isasmendi E, Torices A, Canudo JI, Currie PJ, Pereda-Suberbiola X |title=Upper Cretaceous European theropod palaeobiodiversity, palaeobiogeography and the intra-Maastrichtian faunal turnover: new contributions from the Iberian fossil site of Laño |journal=Papers in Palaeontology |year=2022 |volume=8 |issue=1 |pages=e1419 |doi=10.1002/spp2.1419 |bibcode=2022PPal....8E1419I |hdl=10810/56781 |s2cid=246028305 |url=https://eprints.ucm.es/id/eprint/71251/1/Upper%20Cretaceous%20European%20theropod%20palaeobiodiversity%20%20palaeobiogeography%20and%20%281%29.pdf }}</ref>
* Davis ''et al.'' (2022) describe fossil material of theropods (both non-avian and avian) from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian) deposits from a high paleolatitude (>60° S) Río de las Chinas Valley site (Magallanes-Austral Basin, {{wipe|Chile}}), representing the first record of theropods from Chilean Patagonia, and including the southernmost (outside of Antarctica) known occurrences of theropod clades such as megaraptorids, unenlagiines, enantiornithines and ornithurines.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Davis SN, Soto-Acuña S, Fernández RA, Amudeo J, Leppe MA, Rubilar-Rogers D, Vargas AO, Clarke JA |year=2022 |title=New records of Theropoda from a Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian) locality in the Magallanes-Austral Basin, Patagonia, and insights into end Cretaceous theropod diversity |journal=Journal of South American Earth Sciences |volume=122 |at=104163 |doi=10.1016/j.jsames.2022.104163 |s2cid=254850180 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study aiming to determine the causes of the shortening of the forelimbs of giant theropods, especially tyrannosaurids, is published by Padian (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| author = Padian K |title=Why tyrannosaurid forelimbs were so short: An integrative hypothesis |journal=Acta Palaeontologica Polonica |year=2022 |volume=67 |issue=1 |pages=63–76 |doi=10.4202/app.00921.2021 |s2cid=247871788 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the bone histology and life history of specimens of ''[[Biology:Coelophysis|Coelophysis]] bauri'' from the bonebed from Ghost Ranch (New Mexico, {{wipe|United States}}) is published by Barta, Griffin & Norell (2022), who interpret their findings as indicative of a high degree of variation in growth trajectories among specimens belonging to this species.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Barta DE, Griffin CT, Norell MA |title=Osteohistology of a Triassic dinosaur population reveals highly variable growth trajectories typified early dinosaur ontogeny |year=2022 |journal=Scientific Reports |volume=12 |issue=1 |at=17321 |doi=10.1038/s41598-022-22216-x |pmid=36243889 |pmc=9569331 |bibcode=2022NatSR..1217321B | doi-access = free }}</ref>
* Caudal vertebra of a theropod is described from the Aliança Formation ({{wipe|Brazil}}) by De Oliveira, Oliveira & Fambrini (2022), who consider the studied specimen to be a [[Biology:Basal (phylogenetics)|basal]] [[Biology:Neotheropoda|neotheropod]], and interpret this finding as likely evidence of the survival of basal neotheropods into the Middle-Late Jurassic in [[Earth:Gondwana|Gondwana]].<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=De Oliveira LM, Oliveira ÉV, Fambrini GL |year=2022 |title=The first dinosaur from the Jurassic Aliança Formation of northeastern Brazil, west Gondwana: A basal Neotheropoda and its age and paleobiogeographical significance |journal=Journal of South American Earth Sciences |volume=116 |pages=Article 103835 |doi=10.1016/j.jsames.2022.103835 |bibcode=2022JSAES.11603835D |s2cid=248596028 }}</ref>
* The first definitive fossil (a vertebra) of an abelisaurid from the Upper Cretaceous [[Earth:Bahariya Formation|Bahariya Formation]] ([[Place:Egypt|Egypt]]) is described by Salem ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Salem BS, Lamanna MC, O'Connor PM, El-Qot GM, Shaker F, Thabet WA, El-Sayed S, Sallam HM | title = First definitive record of Abelisauridae (Theropoda: Ceratosauria) from the Cretaceous Bahariya Formation, Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert of Egypt | journal = Royal Society Open Science | volume = 9 | issue = 6 | pages = Article ID 220106 | year = 2022 | doi = 10.1098/rsos.220106 | pmid = 35706658 | pmc = 9174736 | bibcode = 2022RSOS....920106S | doi-access = free }}</ref>
* A small abelisaurid caudal vertebra is described from the Upper Cretaceous [[Earth:Presidente Prudente Formation|Presidente Prudente Formation]] ({{wipe|Brazil}}) by Delcourt & Langer (2022), who interpret this vertebra as belonging to an adult animal, representing one of the smallest known abelisaurids.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Delcourt R, Langer MC |year=2022 |title=A small abelisaurid caudal vertebra from the Bauru Basin, Presidente Prudente Formation (Late Cretaceous), Brazil adds information about the diversity and distribution of theropods in central South America |journal=Journal of South American Earth Sciences |volume=116 |pages=Article 103879 |doi=10.1016/j.jsames.2022.103879 |bibcode=2022JSAES.11603879D }}</ref>
* Description of the anatomy of the appendicular skeleton of ''[[Biology:Skorpiovenator|Skorpiovenator]] bustingorryi'' is published by Cerroni ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Cerroni MA, Baiano MA, Canale JI, Agnolín FL, Otero A, Novas FE |title=Appendicular osteology of ''Skorpiovenator bustingorryi'' (Theropoda, Abelisauridae) with comments on phylogenetic features of abelisaurids |journal=Journal of Systematic Palaeontology |year=2022 |volume=20 |issue=1 |at=2093661 |doi=10.1080/14772019.2022.2093661 |s2cid=252489465 }}</ref>
* Gianechini ''et al.'' (2022) describe an isolated caudal vertebra of an abelisaurid theropod from the [[Earth:Santonian|Santonian]] [[Earth:Bajo de la Carpa Formation|Bajo de la Carpa Formation]] ({{wipe|Argentina}}), with anatomy indicative of affinities with older, [[Earth:Cenomanian|Cenomanian]] and [[Earth:Turonian|Turonian]] non-[[Biology:Furileusauria|furileusauria]]n taxa, and indicating that the turnover of abelisaurid forms, with furileusaurias replacing [[Biology:Basal (phylogenetics)|basal]] brachyrostrans, occurred after the Turonian.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Gianechini F, Filippi L, Méndez A, Garrido A |year=2022 |title=A non-furileusaurian caudal vertebra from the Bajo de la Carpa Formation (Upper Cretaceous, Santonian) and morphological variation in the tail of Abelisauridae |journal=Publicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina |volume=22 |issue=2 |pages=58–70 |doi=10.5710/PEAPA.15.10.2022.438 |s2cid=255298504 |url=https://www.peapaleontologica.org.ar/index.php/peapa/article/view/438 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the bone histology of the type specimen of ''[[Biology:Aucasaurus|Aucasaurus]] garridoi'' is published by Baiano & Cerda (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Baiano MA, Cerda IA |title=Osteohistology of ''Aucasaurus garridoi'' (Dinosauria, Theropoda, Abelisauridae): inferences on lifestyle and growth strategy |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |year=2022 |volume=35 |issue=5 |pages=693–704 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2063052 |s2cid=248288065 }}</ref>
* An analysis of the possible aquatic habits of members of [[Biology:Spinosauridae|Spinosauridae]], as well as other non-avian dinosaurs, is published by Fabbri ''et al.'' (2022), who determine that a high [[Physics:Bone density|bone density]] would have allowed for underwater foraging in ''[[Biology:Spinosaurus|Spinosaurus]]'' and ''[[Biology:Baryonyx|Baryonyx]]'', while ''[[Biology:Suchomimus|Suchomimus]]'' was likely better suited for terrestrial wading, despite morphological similarities to ''Baryonyx''.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Fabbri M, Navalón G, Benson R, Pol D, O'Connor J, Bhullar BS, Erickson GM, Norell MA, Orkney A, Lamanna MC, Zouhri S, Becker J, Emke A, Dal Sasso C, Bindellini G, Maganuco S, Auditore M, Ibrahim N |date=2022-03-23 |title=Subaqueous foraging among carnivorous dinosaurs |journal=Nature |volume=603 |issue=7903 |pages=852–857 |doi=10.1038/s41586-022-04528-0 |pmid=35322229 |bibcode=2022Natur.603..852F |s2cid=247630374 |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04528-0}}</ref>
* Isasmendi ''et al.'' (2022) reinterpret a fragment of a maxilla from the Lower Cretaceous of La Rioja ({{wipe|Spain}}), previously assigned to ''Baryonyx'', as likely belonging to an indeterminate baryonychine closer to ''Baryonyx'' than to ''Suchomimus''.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Isasmendi E, Navarro-Lorbés P, Sáez-Benito P, Viera LI, Torices A, Pereda-Suberbiola X |title=New contributions to the skull anatomy of spinosaurid theropods: Baryonychinae maxilla from the Early Cretaceous of Igea (La Rioja, Spain) |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |year=2022 |volume=35 |issue=6 |pages=909–923 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2069019 |s2cid=248906462 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Postcranial material of a giant spinosaurid, which was likely one of the largest European theropods reported to date, is described from the Lower Cretaceous [[Earth:Vectis Formation|Vectis Formation]] ({{wipe|United Kingdom}}) by Barker ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Barker CT, Lockwood JA, Naish D, Brown S, Hart A, Tulloch E, Gostling NJ |title=A European giant: a large spinosaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Vectis Formation (Wealden Group, Early Cretaceous), UK |year=2022 |journal=PeerJ |volume=10 |pages=e13543 |doi=10.7717/peerj.13543 |pmid=35702254 |pmc=9188774 |doi-access=free }}</ref>  
* Sereno ''et al.'' (2022) interpret the anatomy of the skeleton of ''Spinosaurus aegyptiacus'' as indicating that this theropod was incapable of diving and unstable in deeper water, report the discovery of fossils of members of the genus ''Spinosaurus'' in the Cenomanian [[Earth:Echkar Formation|Echkar Formation]] (Niger) buried in fluvial overbank deposits far from a marine coastline, and interpret ''Spinosaurus'' as a semiaquatic shoreline ambush predator.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Sereno PC, Myhrvold N, Henderson DM, Fish FE, Vidal D, Baumgart SL, Keillor TM, Formoso KK, Conroy LL |title=''Spinosaurus'' is not an aquatic dinosaur |year=2022 |journal=eLife |volume=11 |at=e80092 |doi=10.7554/eLife.80092 |pmid=36448670 |pmc=9711522 | doi-access = free }}</ref>
* A study comapring dental microwear texture of ''[[Biology:Allosaurus|Allosaurus]]'' and tyrannosaurid theropods is published by Winkler ''et al.'' (2022), who confirm that younger theropods occupied different dietary niches to adult individuals, but don't find evidence indicating that tyrannosaurids consumed bones more frequently than ''Allosaurus''.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Winkler DE, Kubo T, Kubo MO, Kaiser TM, Tütken T |title=First application of dental microwear texture analysis to infer theropod feeding ecology |journal=Palaeontology |year=2022 |volume=65 |issue=6 |at=e12632 |doi=10.1111/pala.12632 |bibcode=2022Palgy..6512632W |s2cid=254522907 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Paterna & Cau (2022) describe new [[Biology:Carcharodontosauridae|carcharodontosaurid]] cranial material material from the [[Earth:Kem Kem Group|Kem Kem Group]] (Morocco), including one partial maxilla with a morphology distinct from that of ''[[Biology:Carcharodontosaurus|Carcharodontosaurus]] saharicus'', with a body size as comparable to the largest carcharodontosaurids, argue that ''[[Biology:Sauroniops|Sauroniops]] pachytholus'' is distinct from ''Carcharodontosaurus'', and interpret their findings as supporting the presence of more than one giant carcharodontosaurid species in the [[Earth:Cenomanian|Cenomanian]] of Morocco.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Paterna A, Cau A |title=New giant theropod material from the Kem Kem Compound Assemblage (Morocco) with implications on the diversity of the mid-Cretaceous carcharodontosaurids from North Africa |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |year=2022 |volume=35 |issue=11 |pages=2036–2044 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2131406 |s2cid=252856791 }}</ref>
* A detailed description, comparison, and analysis of the tyrannosauroid ''[[Biology:Eotyrannus|Eotyrannus]]'' from the Wessex Formation is published by [[Biography:Darren Naish|Naish]] & Cau (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors = Naish D, Cau A |date=2022-07-07 |title=The osteology and affinities of ''Eotyrannus lengi'', a tyrannosauroid theropod from the Wealden Supergroup of southern England |journal=PeerJ |language=en |volume=10 |pages=e12727 |doi=10.7717/peerj.12727 |pmid=35821895 |pmc=9271276 |issn=2167-8359 |doi-access=free}}</ref>  
* Redescription of the first theropod tooth discovered in {{wipe|Australia}} (probably from the [[Earth:Griman Creek Formation|Griman Creek Formation]]) is published by Kotevski and Poropat (2022), who interpret the tooth as belonging to a member of Megaraptoridae.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Kotevski J, Poropat SF|year=2022|title=On the first dinosaur tooth reported from Australia (Theropoda: Megaraptoridae)|journal=Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology|volume=46 |issue=2 |pages=174–179 |doi=10.1080/03115518.2022.2071463|bibcode=2022Alch...46..174K |s2cid=249053647 }}</ref>
* Description of five theropod teeth assignable to three different families ([[Biology:Troodontidae|Troodontidae]], [[Biology:Dromaeosauridae|Dromaeosauridae]], and [[Biology:Tyrannosauridae|Tyrannosauridae]]) from the Early [[Earth:Campanian|Campanian]] Nenjiang Formation ({{wipe|China}}) is published by Yu ''et al.'' (2022) <ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors= Yu K, Bolotsky I, Sun W, Gao Y, Shen F, Wu W|year=2022|title=First discovery of theropod teeth from the Nenjiang Formation (early Campanian) in the Songliao Basin, northeast China|journal=Historical Biology|volume=35 |issue=7 |pages=1166–1174 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2084692|s2cid=259139886 }}</ref>
* New theropod teeth, identified as teeth of dromaeosaurids and non-tyrannosaurid tyrannosauroids, are described from the [[Earth:Barremian|Barremian]] site of Vadillos-1 (Cuenca Province, {{wipe|Spain}}) by Berrocal-Casero ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Berrocal-Casero M, Alcalde-Fuentes MR, Audije-Gil J, Sevilla García P |title=Theropod teeth from the upper Barremian (Lower Cretaceous) of Vadillos-1, Spain |journal=Cretaceous Research |year=2022 |volume=142 |at=105392 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105392 |s2cid=252833617 |doi-access=free |hdl=10486/705325 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>
* Partial tyrannosauroid femur, morphologically similar to the femur of ''[[Biology:Moros intrepidus|Moros intrepidus]]'' but not referable to this taxon, is described from the Albian–Cenomanian [[Earth:Wayan Formation|Wayan Formation]] (Idaho, United States) by Krumenacker, Zanno & Sues (2022), who interpret this finding as evidence of the presence of a previously unrecognized tyrannosauroid in the early Late Cretaceous of Laramidia.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Krumenacker LJ, Zanno LE, Sues HD |title=A partial tyrannosauroid femur from the mid-Cretaceous Wayan Formation of eastern Idaho, USA |journal=Journal of Paleontology |year=2022 |volume=96 |issue=6 |pages=1336–1345 |doi=10.1017/jpa.2022.42 |bibcode=2022JPal...96.1336K |s2cid=249530217 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Evidence from the skeleton of ''[[Biology:Gorgosaurus|Gorgosaurus]] libratus'', interpreted as indicating that the specialized arctometatarsus of tyrannosaurid theropods was strengthened by distinctive and specific ligaments unknown in other theropods, is presented by Surring ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Surring LA, Burns ME, Snively E, Barta DE, Holtz TR, Russell AP, Witmer LM, Currie PJ |title=Consilient evidence affirms expansive stabilizing ligaments in the tyrannosaurid foot |journal=Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Palaeontology |year=2022 |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=49–64 |doi=10.18435/vamp29387 |s2cid=254215780 |url=https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/vamp/index.php/VAMP/article/view/29387 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Two juvenile specimens of ''Gorgosaurus libratus'', providing new information on the anatomy and ontogeny of this taxon and tyrannosaurids in general, are described from the [[Earth:Late Cretaceous|Late Cretaceous]] [[Earth:Dinosaur Park Formation|Dinosaur Park Formation]] (Alberta, {{wipe|Canada}}) by Voris ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Voris JT, Zelenitsky DK, Therrien F, Ridgely RC, Currie PJ, Witmer LM |year=2022 |title=Two exceptionally preserved juvenile specimens of ''Gorgosaurus libratus'' (Tyrannosauridae, Albertosaurinae) provide new insight into the timing of ontogenetic changes in tyrannosaurids |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=41 |issue=6 |pages=e2041651 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2021.2041651 |s2cid=248197540 }}</ref>
* Description of the frontal anatomy of ''[[Biology:Teratophoneus|Teratophoneus]] curriei'' is published by Yun (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Yun CG |title=Frontal bone anatomy of ''Teratophoneus curriei'' (Theropoda: Tyrannosauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous Kaiparowits Formation of Utah |year=2022 |journal=Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae |volume=18 |issue=1 |pages=51–64 |doi=10.35463/j.apr.2022.01.06 |doi-access=free |url=https://actapalrom.geo-paleontologica.org/APR_v_18_1/Yun_Teratophoneus_curriei.pdf }}</ref>
* A study on the anatomy of the skull of ''[[Biology:Qianzhousaurus|Qianzhousaurus]] sinensis'' is published by Foster ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Foster W, Brusatte SL, Carr TD, Williamson TE, Yi L, Lü J |year=2022 |title=The cranial anatomy of the long-snouted tyrannosaurid dinosaur ''Qianzhousaurus sinensis'' from the Upper Cretaceous of China |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=41 |issue=4 |pages=e1999251 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2021.1999251 |s2cid=246799243 |doi-access=free |hdl=20.500.11820/85571b5c-0e63-4caa-963a-f16a42514319 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>
* Kim ''et al.'' (2022) compare a fish centrum found with the [[Biology:Holotype|holotype]] of ''[[Biology:Raptorex|Raptorex]] kriegsteini'' with ''[[Biology:Harenaichthys|Harenaichthys]] lui'' from the [[Earth:Nemegt Formation|Nemegt Formation]] (Mongolia) and Chinese ''[[Biology:Xixiaichthys|Xixiaichthys]] tongxinensis'', and interpret their findings as supporting the conclusion that the holotype of ''R. kriegsteini'' comes from the Nemegt Formation.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Kim SH, Lee YN, Park JY, Lee S, Winkler DA, Jacobs LL, Barsbold R |year=2022 |title=A new species of Osteoglossomorpha (Actinopterygii: Teleostei) from the Upper Cretaceous Nemegt Formation of Mongolia: paleobiological and paleobiogeographic implications |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=135 |pages=Article 105214 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105214 |bibcode=2022CrRes.13505214K |s2cid=247637952 }}</ref>
* A study on growth changes in the frontal bones of ''[[Biology:Tarbosaurus|Tarbosaurus]] bataar'' is published by Yun, Peters & Currie (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Yun CG, Peters GF, Currie PJ |year=2022 |title=Allometric growth in the frontals of the Mongolian theropod dinosaur ''Tarbosaurus bataar'' |journal=Acta Palaeontologica Polonica |volume=67 |issue=3 |pages=601–615 |doi=10.4202/app.00947.2021 |s2cid=251699699 |url=https://app.pan.pl/article/item/app009472021.html |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Description of the neurovascular canals in rostral cranial elements of ''[[Biology:Tyrannosaurus|Tyrannosaurus]] rex'', and a study on the evolution of these canals among [[Biology:Sauropsida|Sauropsida]] and on the possibility of the presence of lips and specialised sensory organs among non-avian theropods, is published by Bouabdellah, Lessner & Benoit (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Bouabdellah F, Lessner E, Benoit J |title=The rostral neurovascular system of ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' |year=2022 |journal=Palaeontologia Electronica |volume=25 |issue=1 |pages=Article number 25.1.1.a3 |doi=10.26879/1178 |doi-access=free |url=https://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2022/3518-t-rex-trigeminal-canals }}</ref>
* A study refuting the claim that infection caused madibular pathologies in ''[[Biology:Tyrannosaurus|Tyrannosaurus]]'' is published by Rothschild, O'Connor, and Lozado (2022), who interpret the pathologies as instead being caused by intraspecific interactions.<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Rothschild B, O'Connor J, and Lozado M|title=Closer examination does not support infection as cause for enigmatic ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' mandibular pathologies|journal=Cretaceous Research|year=2022 |volume=140|at=105353|doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105353|bibcode=2022CrRes.14005353R |s2cid=252055157 |issn=0195-6671}}</ref>
* Tsogtbaatar ''et al.'' (2022) describe fossils of two members of [[Biology:Ornithomimosauria|Ornithomimosauria]] of different body sizes from the [[Earth:Santonian|Santonian]] Eutaw Formation (Mississippi, {{wipe|United States}}), including fossil material of one of the largest members of Ornithomimosaurian known worldwide.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Tsogtbaatar C, Cullen T, Phillips G, Rolke R, Zanno LE |title=Large-bodied ornithomimosaurs inhabited Appalachia during the Late Cretaceous of North America |year=2022 |journal=PLOS ONE |volume=17 |issue=10 |pages=e0266648 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0266648 |pmid=36260601 |pmc=9581415 |bibcode=2022PLoSO..1766648T |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* An ornithomimosaurian pelvis and sacrum is described from the Upper Cretaceous [[Earth:Iren Dabasu Formation|Erlian Formation]] (China) by Xi ''et al.'' (2022), who interpret this fossil material as likely belonging to a member of Ornithomimosauria distinct from ''[[Biology:Archaeornithomimus|Archaeornithomimus]] asiaticus'', probably representing an early-diverging group within Ornithomimosauria.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Xi Y, Sullivan C, Tan Q, Xu X |year=2022 |title=New ornithomimosaurian (Dinosauria: Theropoda) pelvis from the Upper Cretaceous Erlian Formation of Nei Mongol, north China |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=137 |pages=Article 105234 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105234 |bibcode=2022CrRes.13705234Y |s2cid=248351038 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A pathologic metatarsal of a large-bodied [[Biology:Ornithomimidae|ornithomimid]], likely affected by traumatic impact fracture with subsequent chronic [[Medicine:Osteomyelitis|osteomyelitis]], is described from the [[Earth:Santonian|Santonian]] (Eutaw Formation) (Mississippi, {{wipe|United States}}) by Chinzorig ''et al.'' (2022), who evaluate the implications of the studied specimen for the knowledge of the criteria which can be used to properly distinguish between medullary bone and pathological endosteal bone in archosaur fossils.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Chinzorig T, Beguesse KA, Canoville A, Phillips G, Zanno LE |title=Chronic fracture and osteomyelitis in a large-bodied ornithomimosaur with implications for the identification of unusual endosteal bone in the fossil record |journal=The Anatomical Record |year=2022 |volume=306 |issue=7 |pages=1864–1879 |doi=10.1002/ar.25069 |pmid=36193654 |s2cid=252694074 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* The first diagnostic ornithomimid fossils from the upper [[Earth:Maastrichtian|Maastrichtian]] [[Earth:Scollard Formation|Scollard Formation]] (Alberta, Canada) are described by Nottrodt (2022), extending the [[Earth:Stratigraphy|stratigraphic]] ranges of both ''[[Biology:Ornithomimus|Ornithomimus]]'' and ''[[Biology:Struthiomimus|Struthiomimus]]'' in Alberta from the upper [[Earth:Campanian|Campanian]] [[Earth:Dinosaur Park Formation|Dinosaur Park Formation]] through to the Scollard Formation, which constitutes more than 10 million years of time.<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Nottrodt RE |year=2022 |title=First articulated ornithomimid specimens from the upper Maastrichtian Scollard Formation of Alberta, Canada |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=41 |issue=5 |pages=e2019754 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2021.2019754 |s2cid=247311332 }}</ref>
* A study on the forelimbs of the [[Biology:Alvarezsauroidea|Alvarezsauroidea]] using evolutionary teratology is published by Guinard (2022). <ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Guinard G|title=The forelimbs of Alvarezsauroidea (Dinosauria: Theropoda): insights from evolutionary teratology|journal=Journal of Morphology|year=2022 |volume=283 |issue=9 |pages=1257–1272 |doi=10.1002/jmor.21500|pmid=35915891 |s2cid=251254776 }}</ref>
* Redescription of ''[[Biology:Parvicursor|Parvicursor]] remotus'' is published by Averianov & Lopatin (2022), who reinterpret the holotype of this genus as a juvenile and consider ''[[Biology:Linhenykus|Linhenykus]] monodactylus'' and ''[[Biology:Ceratonykus|Ceratonykus]] oculatus'' to be synonymous with it.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Averianov AO, Lopatin AV |title=A re-appraisal of ''Parvicursor remotus'' from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia: implications for the phylogeny and taxonomy of alvarezsaurid theropod dinosaurs |journal=Journal of Systematic Palaeontology |year=2022 |volume=19 |issue=16 |pages=1097–1128 |doi=10.1080/14772019.2021.2013965 |s2cid=247222017 }}</ref>
* A study on the jaw adductor musculature and bite force of members of [[Biology:Oviraptorosauria|Oviraptorosauria]] is published by Meade & Ma (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Meade LE, Ma W |title=Cranial muscle reconstructions quantify adaptation for high bite forces in Oviraptorosauria |year=2022 |journal=Scientific Reports |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=Article number 3010 |doi=10.1038/s41598-022-06910-4 |pmid=35194096 |pmc=8863891 |bibcode=2022NatSR..12.3010M | doi-access = free }}</ref>
* Review of the knowledge of the reproductive biology of the Late Cretaceous oviraptorosaurs is published by Yang & Sander (2022).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Yang |first1=T.-Z. |title=Mesozoic Biological Events and Ecosystems in East Asia |last2=Sander |first2=P. M. |journal=Geological Society, London, Special Publications |publisher=The Geological Society of London |year=2022 |editor1=S-C. Chang |chapter=The reproductive biology of oviraptorosaurs: a synthetic view |doi=10.1144/SP521-2021-181 |editor2=D. Zheng }}</ref>
* A study aiming to determine how the developmental stage of well-preserved oviraptorosaur embryos can be estimated is published by Deeming & Kundrát (2022), who argue that known articulated oviraptorosaur embryos, including the oviraptorid specimen from the [[Earth:Hekou Formation|Hekou Formation]] (China) described by Xing ''et al.'' (2021),<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Xing L, Niu K, Ma W, Zelenitsky DK, Yang TR, Brusatte SL | title = An exquisitely preserved ''in-ovo'' theropod dinosaur embryo sheds light on avian-like prehatching postures | journal = iScience | volume = 25 | pages = Article 103516 | year = 2021 | issue = 1 | doi = 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103516 | pmid = 35106456 | pmc = 8786642 | s2cid = 245398552 }}</ref> were not close to hatching.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Deeming DC, Kundrát M |title=Interpretation of fossil embryos requires reasonable assessment of developmental age |journal=Paleobiology |year=2022 |volume=49 |pages=68–76 |doi=10.1017/pab.2022.21 |s2cid=250938817 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Averianov & Lopatin (2022) report the discovery of fossil material of a member of the genus ''[[Biology:Avimimus|Avimimus]]'' from the [[Earth:Santonian|Santonian]] [[Earth:Ialovachsk Formation|Ialovachsk Formation]] (Tajikistan), representing the first record of an avimimid oviraptorosaur from Central Asia reported to date.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Averianov AO, Lopatin AV |title=First Discovery of Theropod Dinosaurs of the Family Avimimidae in the Late Cretaceous of Central Asia |journal=Doklady Earth Sciences |year=2022 |volume=506 |issue=2 |pages=775–777 |doi=10.1134/S1028334X22700210 |bibcode=2022DokES.506..775A |s2cid=253480874 }}</ref>
* A subadult oviraptorid specimen interpreted as the first non-hatchling specimen of ''Yulong mini'' reported to date is described from the Upper Cretaceous [[Earth:Qiupa Formation|Qiupa Formation]] (China) by Wei ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Wei X, Kundrát M, Xu L, Ma W, Wu Y, Chang H, Zhang J, Zhou X |year=2022 |title=A new subadult specimen of oviraptorid ''Yulong mini'' (Theropoda: Oviraptorosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous Qiupa Formation of Luanchuan, central China |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=138 |pages=Article 105261 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105261 |bibcode=2022CrRes.13805261W |s2cid=248977151 }}</ref>
* Serrano-Brañas ''et al.'' (2022) describe the first [[Biology:Caenagnathidae|caenagnathid]] material from the Upper Cretaceous [[Earth:Cerro del Pueblo Formation|Cerro del Pueblo Formation]] (Mexico), representing the southernmost [[Earth:Laramidia|Laramidia]]n record of caenagnathids reported to date.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Serrano-Brañas CI, Espinosa-Chávez B, Maccracken SA, Barrera Guevara D, Torres-Rodriguez E |year=2022 |title=First record of caenagnathid dinosaurs (Theropoda, Oviraptorosauria) from the Cerro del Pueblo Formation (Campanian, Upper Cretaceous), Coahuila, Mexico |journal=Journal of South American Earth Sciences |volume=119 |at=104046 |doi=10.1016/j.jsames.2022.104046 |bibcode=2022JSAES.11904046S |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the evolution of the skull morphology of non-avialan [[Biology:Paraves|paravian]] theropods is published by Pei & Xu (2022).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pei |first1=R. |title=Mesozoic Biological Events and Ecosystems in East Asia |last2=Xu |first2=X. |journal=Geological Society, London, Special Publications |publisher=The Geological Society of London |year=2022 |editor1=S-C. Chang |chapter=New prospects on the cranial evolution of non-avialan paravian theropods based on geometric morphometrics |volume=521 |pages=35–44 |doi=10.1144/SP521-2021-179 |editor2=D. Zheng |chapter-url=https://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/specpubgsl/early/2022/02/21/SP521-2021-179.full.pdf |s2cid=247095472}}</ref>
* A dromaeosaurid-like sickle claw, similar in some ways to ''[[Biology:Pyroraptor|Pyroraptor]] olympius'', is reported from the Grès à Reptiles Formation ({{wipe|France}}) by Brilhante ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors= Brilhante NS, Constância de França T, Castro F, Sanches da Costa L, Currie PJ, Kugland de Azevedo SA, Delcourt R|year=2022|title=A dromaeosaurid-like claw from the Upper Cretaceous of southern France|journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |volume=34 |issue=11 |pages=2195–2204|doi=10.1080/08912963.2021.2007243|bibcode=2022HBio...34.2195S |s2cid=247378741}}</ref>
* Sues, Averianov & Britt (2022) describe a [[Biology:Pes (anatomy)|pedal]] [[Biology:Phalanx bone|phalanx]] of a dromaeosaurid theropod from the [[Earth:Turonian|Turonian]] [[Earth:Bissekty Formation|Bissekty Formation]] (Uzbekistan), and estimate that the studied dromaeosaurid attained a larger body size than any previously known member of that clade.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Sues HD, Averianov A, Britt BB |year=2022 |title=A giant dromaeosaurid theropod from the Upper Cretaceous (Turonian) Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan and the status of ''Ulughbegsaurus uzbekistanensis'' |journal=Geological Magazine |volume=160 |issue=2 |pages=355–360 |doi=10.1017/S0016756822000954 |s2cid=255025983 }}</ref>
* Hone ''et al.'' (2022) report the presence of the remains of a small fossil mammal foot inside the body cavity of the [[Biology:Holotype|holotype]] of ''[[Biology:Microraptor|Microraptor zhaoianus]]'', indicating that the diet of this theropod included mammals.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Hone DW, Dececchi TA, Sullivan C, Xu X, Larsson HC |year=2022 |title=Generalist diet of ''Microraptor zhaoianus'' included mammals |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=42 |issue=2 |at=e2144337 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2022.2144337 |bibcode=2022JVPal..42E4337H |s2cid=255051527 |url=https://zenodo.org/record/7477141 }}</ref>
* A study on the phylogenetic relationships of members of Eudromaeosauria is published by Powers ''et al.'' (2022), who interpret ''[[Biology:Acheroraptor|Acheroraptor]] temertyorum'' and ''Atrociraptor marshalli'' as members of the Saurornitholestinae.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Powers MJ, Fabbri M, Doschak MR, Bhullar BA, Evans DC, Norell MA, Currie PJ |year=2022 |title=A new hypothesis of eudromaeosaurian evolution: CT scans assist in testing and constructing morphological characters |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=41 |issue=5 |pages=e2010087 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2021.2010087 |s2cid=247039404 }}</ref>
* A study on the skeletal anatomy and affinities of ''[[Biology:Dineobellator|Dineobellator]] notohesperus'' is published by Jasinski ''et al'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Jasinski SE, Sullivan RM, Carter AM, Johnson EH, Dalman SG, Zariwala J, Currie PJ |title=Osteology and reassessment of ''Dineobellator notohesperus'', a southern eudromaeosaur (Theropoda: Dromaeosauridae: Eudromaeosauria) from the latest Cretaceous of New Mexico |journal=The Anatomical Record |year=2022 |volume=306 |issue=7 |pages=1712–1756 |doi=10.1002/ar.25103 |pmid=36342817 |s2cid=253382718 }}</ref>
* Letizio, Bertini, & Medeiros (2022) describe unenlagiine teeth from a tooth assemblage in the Late Cretaceous ([[Earth:Albian|Albian]]–[[Earth:Cenomanian|Cenomanian]]) [[Earth:Alcântara Formation|Alcântara Formation]] (São  Luís-Grajaú  Basin), of Maranhão, Brazil, and determine that Unenlagiinae had a wider chronological and geographical distribution than was previously thought.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Letizio LA, Bertini RJ, Medeiros MA | title = New evidence of putative Unenlagiinae (Deinonychosauria, Theropoda) in the São Luís-Grajaú Basin, Albian–Cenomanian, State of Maranhão, Brazil | date= 2022-07-16 | journal = Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia | language = pt | volume = 25 | number = 2| pages = 157–164 | doi = 10.4072/rbp.2022.2.05 | url = https://sbpbrasil.org/publications/index.php/rbp/article/view/170 | doi-access = free }}</ref>
* Yu ''et al.'' (2022) describe a [[Biology:Troodontidae|troodontid]] tooth from the Upper Cretaceous [[Earth:Yuliangze Formation|Yuliangze Formation]] (Heilongjiang, China), expanding known geographic range of the ''[[Biology:Troodon|Troodon]]'' tooth morphotype.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Yu K, Wu W, Bolotsky I, Zhang X, Shen F, Godefroit P |title=The first occurrence of ''Troodon''-morphotype tooth in Jiayin, Heilongjiang, Northeast China |journal=Global Geology (English Edition) |year=2022 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=133–145 |doi=10.3969/j.issn.1673-9736.2022.03.01 |url=http://sjdz.jlu.edu.cn/Jwk_sjdz_en/EN/abstract/abstract19315.shtml }}</ref>
* New theropod assemblage, including the first records of a large carcharodontosaur allosauroid and of a troodontid maniraptoran in [[Earth:Appalachia (landmass)|Appalachia]] reported to date, as well as the earliest occurrence of a tyrannosauroid in Appalachia reported to date, is described from the [[Earth:Cenomanian|Cenomanian]] Lewisville Formation (Woodbine Group; {{wipe|Texas}}, United States) by Noto ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Noto CR, D'Amore DC, Drumheller SK, Adams TL |title=A newly recognized theropod assemblage from the Lewisville Formation (Woodbine Group; Cenomanian) and its implications for understanding Late Cretaceous Appalachian terrestrial ecosystems |year=2022 |journal=PeerJ |volume=10 |pages=e12782 |doi=10.7717/peerj.12782 |pmid=35127286 |pmc=8796713 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

== Birds ==

=== New bird taxa ===
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''[[Biology:Owlet-nightjar|Aegotheles zealandivetus]]''<ref name=Zealandornis>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Worthy TH, Scofield RP, Salisbury SW, Hand SJ, De Pietri VL, Archer M |year=2022 |title=Two new neoavian taxa with contrasting palaeobiogeographical implications from the early Miocene St Bathans Fauna, New Zealand |journal=Journal of Ornithology |volume=163 |issue=3 |pages=643–658 |doi=10.1007/s10336-022-01981-6 |s2cid=247993690 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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Sp. nov
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Valid
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[[Biography:Trevor Worthy|Worthy]] ''et al.''
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Early Miocene
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Bannockburn Formation
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{{Flag|New Zealand}}
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An [[Biology:Owlet-nightjar|owlet-nightjar]]; a species of ''Aegotheles''.
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''Alhuenia''<ref name=Agnolín2022_birds>{{Cite journal|last=Agnolín |first=Federico L. |title=New fossil birds from the Miocene of Patagonia, Argentina |year=2022 |journal=Poeyana |pages=1–43 |volume=513 |url=https://www.revistasgeotech.com/index.php/poey/article/view/428 |issn=2410-7492}}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Agnolín
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Early-Middle Miocene
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Pinturas Formation
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{{Flag|Argentina}}
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A member of Parvigruidae. The type species is ''A. eduardotonnii''.
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''[[Biology:Allgoviachen|Allgoviachen]]''<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Mayr G, Lechner T, Böhme M |title=Nearly complete leg of an unusual, shelduck-sized anseriform bird from the earliest late Miocene hominid locality Hammerschmiede (Germany) |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |year=2023 |volume=35 |issue=4 |pages=465–474 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2045285 |bibcode=2023HBio...35..465M |s2cid=247310405 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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In press
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[[Biography:Gerald Mayr|Mayr]], Lechner & Böhme
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Miocene ([[Biology:Tortonian|Tortonian]])
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{{Flag|Germany}}
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A member of the family [[Biology:Anatidae|Anatidae]]. The type species is ''A. tortonica''.
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''[[Biology:Annakacygna|Annakacygna]]''<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Matsuoka H, Hasegawa Y |title=''Annakacygna'', a new genus for two remarkable flightless swans（Aves, Anatidae, Cygnini）from the Miocene of Gunma, central Japan: With a note on the birds' food niche shift and specialization of wings for parental care action |journal=Bulletin of Gunma Museum of Natural History |year=2022 |volume=26 |pages=1–30 |url=http://www.gmnh.pref.gunma.jp/wp-content/uploads/bulletin26_1.pdf }}</ref>
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Gen. et 2 sp. nov
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Valid
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Matsuoka & Hasegawa
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Miocene
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Haraichi Formation
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{{Flag|Japan}}
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A member of the family Anatidae belonging to the tribe [[Biology:Cygnini|Cygnini]]. The type species is ''A. hajimei''; genus also includes ''A. yoshiiensis''.
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''Archaeopsophia''<ref name=Agnolín2022_birds/>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Agnolín
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Early-Middle Miocene
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[[Earth:Santa Cruz Formation|Santa Cruz Formation]]
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{{Flag|Argentina}}
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A member of [[Biology:Psophiidae|Psophiidae]]. The type species is ''A. aoni''.
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''[[Biology:Beiguornis|Beiguornis]]''<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Wang X, Ju S, Wu W, Liu Y, Guo Z, Ji Q |title=The first enantiornithine bird from the Lower Cretaceous Longjiang Formation in the Great Khingan Range of Inner Mongolia |year=2022 |journal=Acta Geologica Sinica |volume=96 |issue=2 |pages=337–348 |doi=10.19762/j.cnki.dizhixuebao.2022114 |url=https://global.cnki.net/kcms/detail/11.1951.P.20220118.1756.006.html |access-date=2022-01-21 |archive-date=2022-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121151623/https://global.cnki.net/kcms/detail/11.1951.P.20220118.1756.006.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|Gen. et sp. nov
|Valid
|Wang ''et al.''
|[[Earth:Early Cretaceous|Early Cretaceous]]
|Longjiang Formation
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|A member of [[Biology:Enantiornithes|Enantiornithes]]. The type species is ''B. khinganensis''.
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''Caroohierax''<ref name=Agnolín2022_birds/>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Agnolín
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Early-Middle Miocene
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Pinturas Formation
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{{Flag|Argentina}}
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A member of [[Biology:Falconidae|Falconidae]]. The type species is ''C. rapoporti''.
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''[[Biology:Centuriavis|Centuriavis]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Ksepka DT, Early CM, Dzikiewicz K, Balanoff AM |year=2022 |title=Osteology and neuroanatomy of a phasianid (Aves: Galliformes) from the Miocene of Nebraska |journal=Journal of Paleontology |volume=97 |pages=223–242 |doi=10.1017/jpa.2022.80 |s2cid=253033983 }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Ksepka ''et al.''
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Miocene
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Ash Hollow Formation
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{{Flag|United States}}<br>({{Flag|Nebraska}})
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A member of the family [[Biology:Phasianidae|Phasianidae]], interpreted by the authors of its description as diverging prior to the grouse-turkey split. Genus includes new species ''C. lioae''.
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''Chainkanas''<ref name=Agnolín2022_birds/>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Agnolín
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Early-Middle Miocene
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Pinturas Formation
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{{Flag|Argentina}}
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A [[Biology:Screamer|screamer]]. The type species is ''C. koshon''.
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''Chehuenia''<ref name=Agnolín2022_birds/>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Agnolín
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Early-Middle Miocene
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[[Earth:Santa Cruz Formation|Santa Cruz Formation]]
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{{Flag|Argentina}}
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A [[Biology:Coraciidae|roller]]. The type species is ''C. facongrandei''.
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''[[Biology:Confuciusornis|Confuciusornis shifan]]''<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Wang R, Hu D, Zhang M, Wang S, Zhao Q, Sullivan C, Xu X | title = A new confuciusornithid bird with a secondary epiphyseal ossification reveals phylogenetic changes in confuciusornithid flight mode | journal = Communications Biology | volume = 5 | at = 1398 | year = 2022 | issue = 1 | doi = 10.1038/s42003-022-04316-6 | pmid = 36543908 | pmc = 9772404 | doi-access = free }}</ref>
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Sp. nov
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Valid
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Wang ''et al.''
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Early Cretaceous
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[[Earth:Jiufotang Formation|Jiufotang Formation]]
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{{Flag|China}}
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|[[File:Confuciusornis shifan.png|frameless|center]]
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''[[Biology:Cryptogyps|Cryptogyps]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Mather EK, Lee MS, Worthy TH |year=2022 |title=A new look at an old Australian raptor places ''"Taphaetus" lacertosus'' de Vis 1905 in the Old World vultures (Accipitridae: Aegypiinae) |journal=Zootaxa |volume=5168 |issue=1 |pages=1–23 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.5168.1.1 |pmid=36101304 |s2cid=250938004 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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Gen. et comb. nov
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Valid
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Mather, Lee, & [[Biography:Trevor Worthy|Worthy]]
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Mid-Late [[Earth:Pleistocene|Pleistocene]]
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Katipiri Formation
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{{Flag|Australia}}
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A member of [[Biology:Accipitridae|Accipitridae]]; a new genus for ''"Taphaetus" lacertosus''.
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''[[Biology:Danielsraptor|Danielsraptor]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Mayr G, Kitchener AC |year=2022 |title=New fossils from the London Clay show that the Eocene Masillaraptoridae are stem group representatives of falcons (Aves, Falconiformes) |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=41 |issue=6 |pages=e2083515 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2021.2083515 |s2cid=250402777 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Mayr & Kitchener
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Eocene ([[Earth:Ypresian|Ypresian]])
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[[Earth:London Clay|London Clay]]
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{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
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A [[Biology:Masillaraptoridae|masillaraptorid]] [[Biology:Crown group#Stem groups|stem]]-[[Biology:Falconiformes|falconiform]]. The type species is ''D. phorusrhacoides''.
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''[[Biology:Dryornis|Dryornis hatcheri]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Degrange FJ |year=2022 |title=A new species of ''Dryornis'' (Aves, Cathartiformes) from the Santa Cruz Formation (lower Miocene), Patagonia, Argentina |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=41 |issue=5 |pages=e2008411 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2021.2008411 |s2cid=246833070 }}</ref>
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Sp. nov
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Valid
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Degrange
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Miocene
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Santa Cruz Formation
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{{Flag|Argentina}}
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A member of [[Biology:New World vulture|Cathartidae]]; a species of ''Dryornis''.
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''Enskenia''<ref name=Agnolín2022_birds/>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Agnolín
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Early-Middle Miocene
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Pinturas Formation
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{{Flag|Argentina}}
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A member of [[Biology:Strigiformes|Strigiformes]]. The type species is ''E. galeanoi''.
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''[[Biology:Mauritius ground thrush|Geokichla longitarsus]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|author=Hume JP |year=2022 |title=A new subfossil ground thrush (Turdidae: ''Geokichla'') from Mauritius, Mascarene Islands |journal=Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club |volume=142 |issue=4 |pages=388–403 |doi=10.25226/bboc.v142i4.2022.a2 |s2cid=254367025 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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Sp. nov
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Valid
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Hume
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|
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{{Flag|Mauritius}}
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A ground thrush, a species of ''[[Biology:Geokichla|Geokichla]]''.
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|-
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''Gypaetus georgii''<ref name=HBGypaetinae>{{cite journal| author = Sánchez-Marco A |title=Two new Gypaetinae (Accipitridae, Aves) from the late Miocene of Spain |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |year=2022 |volume=34 |issue=8 |pages=1534–1543 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2053117 |bibcode=2022HBio...34.1534S |s2cid=247605500 |url=https://ddd.uab.cat/record/264387 }}</ref>
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Sp. nov
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Valid
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Sánchez-Marco
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Late Miocene
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{{Flag|Spain}}
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A vulture; a species of ''Gypaetus'' (bearded vulture).
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|-
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''Janavis''<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Benito J, Kuo PC, Widrig KE, Jagt JW, Field DJ |year=2022 |title=Cretaceous ornithurine supports a neognathous crown bird ancestor |journal=Nature |volume=612 |issue=7938 |pages=100–105 |doi=10.1038/s41586-022-05445-y |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05445-y |pmid=36450906 |bibcode=2022Natur.612..100B |s2cid=254099216 }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Benito ''et al.''
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Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)
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[[Earth:Maastricht Formation|Maastricht Formation]]
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{{Flag|Belgium}}
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A toothed ornithurine bird, similar to ''[[Biology:Ichthyornis|Ichthyornis]]'' in its overall morphology, but bearing a pterygoid similar to those of extant members of Galloanserae. The type species is ''J. finalidens''.
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|-
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''Kaikenia''<ref name=Agnolín2022_birds/>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Agnolín
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Early-Middle Miocene
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[[Earth:Santa Cruz Formation|Santa Cruz Formation]]
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{{Flag|Argentina}}
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A member of [[Biology:Tadorninae|Tadorninae]]. The type species is ''K. mourerchauvirea''.
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|-
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''[[Biology:Lutavis|Lutavis]]''<ref name=Lutavis>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Mayr G, Kitchener AC |year=2022 |title=New species from the early Eocene London Clay suggest an undetected early Eocene diversity of the Leptosomiformes, an avian clade that includes a living fossil from Madagascar |journal=Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments |volume=103 |issue=3 |pages=585–608 |doi=10.1007/s12549-022-00560-0 |s2cid=254333827 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Mayr & Kitchener
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Eocene (Ypresian)
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London Clay
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{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
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Possibly a member of [[Biology:Afroaves|Afroaves]]. The type species is ''L. platypelvis''.
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|-
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''Mininothura''<ref name=Agnolín2022_birds/>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Agnolín
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Early-Middle Miocene
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Pinturas Formation
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{{Flag|Argentina}}
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A member of [[Biology:Tinamidae|Tinamidae]]. The type species is ''M. talenki''.
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|-
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''[[Biology:Minutornis|Minutornis]]''<ref name=Psittacomimus>{{cite journal| vauthors = Mayr G, Kitchener AC |title=Psittacopedids and zygodactylids: The diverse and species-rich psittacopasserine birds from the early Eocene London Clay of Walton-on-the-Naze (Essex, UK) |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |year=2022 |volume=35 |issue=12 |pages=2372–2395 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2141629 |s2cid=253538776 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Mayr & Kitchener
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Eocene (Ypresian)
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[[Earth:London Clay|London Clay]]
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{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
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A small [[Biology:Zygodactylidae|zygodactylid]]-like bird, a member of Parapasseres of uncertain affinities. The type species is ''M. primoscenoides''.
|[[File:Minutornis holotype.png|frameless]]
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''[[Biology:Miosurnia|Miosurnia]]''<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Li Z, Stidham TA, Zheng X, Wang Y, Zhao T, Deng T, Zhou Z |title=Early evolution of diurnal habits in owls (Aves, Strigiformes) documented by a new and exquisitely preserved Miocene owl fossil from China |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |year=2022 |volume=119 |issue=15 |pages=e2119217119 |doi=10.1073/pnas.2119217119 |doi-access=free |pmid=35344399 |pmc=9169863 |bibcode=2022PNAS..11919217L |s2cid=247776318 }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Li, Stidham & Zhou ''in'' Li ''et al.''
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Late Miocene
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Liushu Formation
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{{Flag|China}}
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A [[Biology:True owl|true owl]] belonging to the clade Surniini. The type species is ''M. diurna''.
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|-
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''[[Biology:Miotadorna|Miotadorna catrionae]]''<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Tennyson AJ, Greer L, Lubbe P, Marx FG, Richards MD, Giovanardi S, Rawlence NJ |title=A New Species of Large Duck (Aves: Anatidae) from the Miocene of New Zealand |journal=Taxonomy |year=2022 |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=136–144 |doi=10.3390/taxonomy2010011 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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Sp. nov
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Valid
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Tennyson ''et al.''
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Miocene ([[Earth:New Zealand geologic time scale#Cenozoic Era|Altonian]])
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Bannockburn Formation
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{{Flag|New Zealand}}
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A member of the family Anatidae belonging to the subfamily [[Biology:Tadorninae|Tadorninae]].
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|-
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''[[Biology:Musivavis|Musivavis]]''<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Wang X, Cau A, Luo X, Kundrát M, Wu W, Ju S, Guo Z, Liu Y, Ji Q |title=A new bohaiornithid-like bird from the Lower Cretaceous of China fills a gap in enantiornithine disparity |journal=Journal of Paleontology |year=2022 |volume=96 |issue=4 |pages=961–976 |doi=10.1017/jpa.2022.12 |bibcode=2022JPal...96..961W |s2cid=247432530 |url=https://zenodo.org/record/5819202 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Wang ''et al.''
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Early Cretaceous ([[Earth:Aptian|Aptian]])
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[[Earth:Jiufotang Formation|Jiufotang Formation]]
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{{Flag|China}}
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A member of Enantiornithes. The type species is ''M. amabilis''.
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|-
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''[[Biology:Nasidytes|Nasidytes]]''<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Mayr G, Kitchener AC |title=Oldest fossil loon documents a pronounced ecomorphological shift in the evolution of gaviiform birds |journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |year=2022 |volume=196 |issue=4 |pages=1431–1450 |doi=10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac045 }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Mayr & Kitchener
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Eocene (Ypresian)
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London Clay
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{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
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A stem-[[Biology:Gaviiformes|gaviiform]]. Genus includes new species ''N. ypresianus''.
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|-
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''[[Biology:Egyptian vulture|Neophron lolis]]''<ref name=HBGypaetinae />
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Sp. nov
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Valid
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Sánchez-Marco
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Late Miocene
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{{Flag|Spain}}
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A vulture; a species of ''Neophron'' ([[Biology:Egyptian vulture|Egyptian vulture]]).
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|-
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''[[Biology:Notochen|Notochen]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Worthy TH, Scofield RP, Hand SJ, De Pietri VL, Archer M |year=2022 |title=A swan-sized fossil anatid (Aves: Anatidae) from the early Miocene St Bathans Fauna of New Zealand |journal=Zootaxa |volume=5168 |issue=1 |pages=39–50 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.5168.1.3 |pmid=36101302 |s2cid=250940807 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Worthy ''et al.''
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Early Miocene
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Bannockburn Formation
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{{Flag|New Zealand}}
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A large anserine-like anatid. The type species is ''N. bannockburnensis''.
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|-
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''Patagogrus''<ref name=Agnolín2022_birds/>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Agnolín
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Early-Middle Miocene
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Pinturas Formation
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{{Flag|Argentina}}
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A member of Gruidae. The type species is ''P. olsoni''.
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|-
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''Peioa''<ref name=Agnolín2022_birds/>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Agnolín
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Early-Middle Miocene
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[[Earth:Santa Cruz Formation|Santa Cruz Formation]]
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{{Flag|Argentina}}
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A member of [[Biology:Anseriformes|Anseriformes]]. The type species is ''P. australis''.
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|-
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''[[Biology:Plesiocathartes|Plesiocathartes insolitipes]]''<ref name=Lutavis />
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Sp. nov
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Valid
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Mayr & Kitchener
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Eocene (Ypresian)
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London Clay
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{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
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A member of [[Biology:Leptosomiformes|Leptosomiformes]].
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|-
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''Pliogallus csarnotanus''<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Kessler J, Horváth I |title=Presentation of so far undetermined bird remains from the Pliocene of Beremend 26 and Csarnóta 2 and 4 (Baranya county, South Hungary) |journal=Ornis Hungarica |year=2022 |volume=30 |issue=1 |pages=47–68 |doi=10.2478/orhu-2022-0004 |s2cid=250415267 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/361262307 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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Sp. nov
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Valid
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Kessler & Horváth
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Pliocene
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{{Flag|Hungary}}
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A member of the family [[Biology:Phasianidae|Phasianidae]].
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|-
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''Primoscens carolinae''<ref name=Psittacomimus />
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Sp. nov
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Valid
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Mayr & Kitchener
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Eocene (Ypresian)
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London Clay
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{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
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A member of the family [[Biology:Zygodactylidae|Zygodactylidae]].
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|-
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''[[Biology:Psittacomimus|Psittacomimus]]''<ref name=Psittacomimus />
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Mayr & Kitchener
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Eocene (Ypresian)
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London Clay
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{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
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A member of the family Psittacopedidae. The type species is ''P. eos''.
|[[File:Psittacomimus holotype.png|frameless]]
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''?Psittacopes occidentalis''<ref name=Psittacomimus />
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Sp. nov
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Valid
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Mayr & Kitchener
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Eocene (Ypresian)
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London Clay
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{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|
A member of the family Psittacopedidae.
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|-
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''[[Biology:Spatula (bird)|Spatula praeclypeata]]''<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Zelenkov NV |year=2022 |title=Fossil stone shelduck (''Tadorna petrina'') and shoveler (''Spatula praeclypeata'' sp. nov.)—the oldest Early Pleistocene ducks (Aves: Anatidae) from Crimea |journal=Paleontological Journal |volume=56 |issue=6 |pages=682–692 |doi=10.1134/S0031030122060132 |bibcode=2022PalJ...56..682Z |s2cid=254248562 |url=https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=49546707 }}</ref>
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Sp. nov
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Valid
|
Zelenkov
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Early Pleistocene
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|
Crimean Peninsula
|
An [[Biology:Anatidae|anatid]] belonging to the genus ''[[Biology:Spatula (bird)|Spatula]]''.
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|-
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''Tamtamia''<ref name=Agnolín2022_birds/>
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Gen. et sp. nov
|
Valid
|
Agnolín
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Early-Middle Miocene
|
Pinturas Formation
|
{{Flag|Argentina}}
|
A member of [[Biology:Tadorninae|Tadorninae]]. The type species is ''T. yzurietai''.
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|-
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''Thegornis spivacowi''<ref name=Agnolín2022_birds/>
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Sp. nov
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Valid
|
Agnolín
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Early-Middle Miocene
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Pinturas Formation
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{{Flag|Argentina}}
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A member of Herpetotheriinae; a species of ''Thegornis''.
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|-
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''[[Biology:Waltonavis|Waltonavis]]''<ref name=Lutavis />
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Gen. et 2 sp. nov
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Valid
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Mayr & Kitchener
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Eocene (Ypresian)
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London Clay
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{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
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A small leptosomiform-like bird. The type species is ''W. paraleptosomus''; genus also includes ''W. danielsi''.
|[[File:Waltonavis fossil material.jpg|frameless|center]]
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|''[[Biology:Yatenavis|Yatenavis]]''<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Herrera |first1=Gerardo Álvarez |last2=Agnolín |first2=Federico |last3=Rozadilla |first3=Sebastián |last4=Lo Coco |first4=Gastón E. |last5=Manabe |first5=Makoto |last6=Tsuihiji |first6=Takanobu |last7=Novas |first7=Fernando E. |date=2022-12-16 |title=New enantiornithine bird from the uppermost Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of southern Patagonia, Argentina |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195667122003160 |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=144 |language=en |pages=105452 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105452 |s2cid=254804249 |issn=0195-6671}}</ref>
|Gen. et sp. nov
|In press
|Herrera ''et al.''
|Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)
|[[Earth:Chorrillo Formation|Chorrillo Formation]]
|{{flag|Argentina}}
|A member of Enantiornithes. The type species is ''Y. ieujensis''.
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|-
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''[[Biology:Ypresiglaux|Ypresiglaux]]''<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Mayr G, Kitchener AC |title=Early Eocene fossil illuminates the ancestral (diurnal) ecomorphology of owls and documents a mosaic evolution of the strigiform body plan |journal=Ibis |year=2022 |volume=165 |issue=1 |pages=231–247 |doi=10.1111/ibi.13125 |s2cid=251455832 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. et comb. nov
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Valid
|
Mayr & Kitchener
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Early Eocene
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London Clay
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{{Flag|United Kingdom}}<br>
{{Flag|United States}}<br>({{Flag|Virginia}})
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An owl. The type species is ''Y. michaeldanielsi''; genus also includes ''"[[Biology:Eostrix|Eostrix]]" gulottai'' Mayr (2016). Announced in 2022; the final article version was published in 2023.
|[[File:Ypresiglaux michaeldanielsi holotype.jpg|frameless|center]]
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''[[Biology:Zealandornis|Zealandornis]]''<ref name=Zealandornis />
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
|
Worthy ''et al.''
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Early Miocene
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Bannockburn Formation
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{{Flag|New Zealand}}
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A bird with morphology most similar to that of [[Biology:Mousebird|mousebird]]s, assigned to the new family Zealandornithidae of uncertain affinities but likely belonging to [[Biology:Telluraves|Telluraves]]. The type species is ''Z. relictus''.
|[[File:Zealandornis Holotype.webp|frameless|center]]
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=== Avian research ===
* Evidence indicating that the development of the pelvis of bird embryos parallels the evolution of the pelvis during the non-avian dinosaur-to-bird transition is presented by Griffin ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Griffin CT, Botelho JF, Hanson M, Fabbri M, Smith-Paredes D, Carney RM, Norell MA, Egawa S, Gatesy SM, Rowe TB, Elsey RM, Nesbitt SJ, Bhullar BA |year=2022 |title=The developing bird pelvis passes through ancestral dinosaurian conditions |journal=Nature |volume=608 |issue=7922 |pages=346–352 |doi=10.1038/s41586-022-04982-w |pmid=35896745 |bibcode=2022Natur.608..346G |s2cid=251131903 }}</ref>
* A study aiming to determine whether the flapping flight of birds evolved through the stage of [[Biology:Wing-assisted incline running|wing-assisted incline running]] is published by Kuznetsov & Panyutina (2022);<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Kuznetsov AN, Panyutina AA|title=Where was WAIR in avian flight evolution? |journal=Biological Journal of the Linnean Society |volume=137 |pages=145–156 |year=2022 |issue=1 |doi=10.1093/biolinnean/blac019 }}</ref> their conclusions are subsequently contested by Heers ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Heers AM, Tobalske BW, Jackson BE, Dial KP |title=Where is WAIR (and other wing-assisted behaviours)? Essentially everywhere: a response to Kuznetsov and Panyutina (2022) |journal=Biological Journal of the Linnean Society |year=2022 |volume=137 |issue=1 |pages=157–162 |doi=10.1093/biolinnean/blac078 }}</ref>
* A study on the skull anatomy of a well-preserved new specimen of ''[[Biology:Jeholornis|Jeholornis]]'', and on the [[Morphometrics|morphometrics]] of the mandible and cranium of ''Jeholornis'' is published by Hu ''et al.'' (2022), who interpret their findings as indicating that ''Jeholornis'' consumed fruits, and raising the possibility of seed dispersal by early birds.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Hu H, Wang Y, McDonald PG, Wroe S, O'Connor JK, Bjarnason A, Bevitt JJ, Yin X, Zheng X, Zhou Z, Benson RB |title=Earliest evidence for fruit consumption and potential seed dispersal by birds |journal=eLife |year=2022 |volume=11 |pages=e74751 |doi=10.7554/eLife.74751 |pmid=35971758 |pmc=9381037 |doi-access=free}}</ref>
* Description of the cranial osteology of ''Jeholornis prima'', providing evidence of sensory adaptation (including relatively large [[Biology:Olfactory bulb|olfactory bulb]]s) and adaptation to diurnal habit, is published by Hu ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Hu H, Wang Y, Fabbri M, O'Connor JK, Mcdonald PG, Wroe S, Yin X, Zheng X, Zhou Z, Benson RB |title=Cranial osteology and palaeobiology of the Early Cretaceous bird ''Jeholornis prima'' (Aves: Jeholornithiformes) |journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |year=2022 |volume=198 |pages=93–112 |doi=10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac089 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the skeletal [[Morphometrics|morphometrics]] of a sample of specimens of ''[[Biology:Confuciusornis|Confuciusornis]] sanctus'' is published by Marugán-Lobón & Chiappe (2022), who interpret their findings as indicating that the polyphasic life cycle of ''C. sanctus'' was different from the life cycle of modern birds, and possibly indicative of change of food resources foraged by this bird during its [[Biology:Ontogeny|ontogeny]].<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Marugán-Lobón J, Chiappe LM |title=Ontogenetic niche shifts in the Mesozoic bird ''Confuciusornis sanctus'' |journal=Current Biology |year=2022 |volume=32 |issue=7 |pages=1629–1634.e2 |doi=10.1016/j.cub.2022.02.010 |pmid=35240049|s2cid=247198993 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Evidence of calcium phosphate composition and the presence of [[Biology:Phosphatic fossilization|phosphatized]] [[Biology:Corneocyte|corneocyte]]s in a foot claw sheath of a specimen of ''Confuciusornis sanctus'' is presented by He ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=He X, Zhao T, Hu J, Li X, Wang X, Zheng X, Pan Y |year=2022 |title=Taphonomic properties of the foot claw sheath from an Early Cretaceous bird specimen ''Confuciusornis sanctus'' |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=144 |at=105453 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105453 |s2cid=255032856 }}</ref>
* Wang ''et al.'' (2022) reconstruct the pectoral girdles of ''[[Biology:Sapeornis|Sapeornis]]'' and ''Piscivorenantiornis''.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Wang S, Ma Y, Wu Q, Wang M, Hu D, Sullivan C, Xu X |title=Digital restoration of the pectoral girdles of two Early Cretaceous birds, and implications for early flight evolution |journal=eLife |year=2022 |volume=11 |pages=e76086 |pmid=35356889 |pmc=9023055 |doi=10.7554/eLife.76086 |doi-access=free}}</ref>
* Chiappe ''et al.'' (2022) describe a partial braincase of a member of Enantiornithes from the Upper Cretaceous [[Earth:Adamantina Formation|Adamantina Formation]] ({{wipe|Brazil}}), and interpret its anatomy as indicating that some endocranial traits previously considered to be unique to members of Neornithes (an expanded, flexed brain, a ventral connection between the brain and spinal column, modified vestibular system) were also present in at least some members of Enantiornithes.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Chiappe LM, Navalón G, Martinelli AG, Nava W, Field DJ | title = Fossil basicranium clarifies the origin of the avian central nervous system and inner ear |journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences | year = 2022 |volume=289 |issue=1983 |at=20221398 |doi=10.1098/rspb.2022.1398 |pmid=36168759 |pmc=9515635 }}</ref>
* A study on the diet of members of the family [[Biology:Longipterygidae|Longipterygidae]] is published by Miller ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Miller CV, Pittman M, Wang X, Zheng X, Bright JA |title=Diet of Mesozoic toothed birds (Longipterygidae) inferred from quantitative analysis of extant avian diet proxies |year=2022 |journal=BMC Biology |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=Article number 101 |doi=10.1186/s12915-022-01294-3 |pmid=35550084 |pmc=9097364 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Wang ''et al.'' (2022) present a three-dimensional reconstruction of the skull of ''Yuanchuavis kompsosoura'', providing evidence of the presence of a mixture of [[Biology:Plesiomorphy and symplesiomorphy|plesiomorphic]] temporal and palatal regions and derived facial anatomies.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Wang M, Stidham TA, O'Connor JK, Zhou Z |title=Insight into the evolutionary assemblage of cranial kinesis from a Cretaceous bird |journal=eLife |year=2022 |volume=11 |pages=e81337 |doi=10.7554/eLife.81337 |pmid=36469022 |pmc=9721616 |doi-access=free}}</ref>
* A study on the morphology of the scutellate and interstitial scales of a specimen of ''[[Biology:Gansus|Gansus]] yumenensis'' from the Lower Cretaceous [[Earth:Xiagou Formation|Xiagou Formation]] (China) is published by Zhao ''et al.'' (2022), who interpret this finding as indicating that all four types of scales present in modern birds were already present in Early Cretaceous birds, and that avian scales are likely [[Biology:Homology|homologous]] with scales of non-avian dinosaurs.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Zhao T, Li ZH, Zhang H, Pan YH |title=Scales in the Early Cretaceous bird ''Gansus'' from China provide evidence on the evolution of avian scales |journal=Journal of Palaeogeography |volume=11 |issue=4 |pages=640–652 |year=2022 |doi=10.1016/j.jop.2022.08.002 |bibcode=2022JPalG..11..640Z |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Review of the general anatomy, taxonomy, phylogeny, evolutionary trends and paleoecology of hesperornithiforms is published by Bell & Chiappe (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Bell A, Chiappe LM |title=The Hesperornithiformes: A Review of the Diversity, Distribution, and Ecology of the Earliest Diving Birds |journal=Diversity |year=2022 |volume=14 |issue=4 |pages=Article 267 |doi=10.3390/d14040267 |doi-access=free}}</ref>
* New information on the anatomy of the postcranial skeleton of ''[[Biology:Ichthyornis|Ichthyornis]]'', based on data from 40 previously undescribed specimens, is presented by Benito ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Benito J, Chen A, Wilson LE, Bhullar BS, Burnham D, Field DJ | title = Forty new specimens of ''Ichthyornis'' provide unprecedented insight into the postcranial morphology of crownward stem group birds | journal = PeerJ | volume = 10 | at = e13919 | year = 2022 | doi = 10.7717/peerj.13919 | pmid = 36545383 | pmc = 9762251 | doi-access = free }}</ref>
* Review of the [[Biology:Palaeognathae|palaeognath]] fossil record is published by Widrig & Field (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Widrig K, Field DJ |title=The Evolution and Fossil Record of Palaeognathous Birds (Neornithes: Palaeognathae) |journal=Diversity |year=2022 |volume=14 |issue=2 |pages=Article 105 |doi=10.3390/d14020105 |doi-access=free}}</ref>
* A study on the [[Earth:Stratigraphy|stratigraphic]] provenance of ''Psammornis'' eggshells (probably produced by giant ostriches), and on their implications for the knowledge of the evolutionary history of [[Biology:Struthionidae|struthionids]], is published by Buffetaut (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Buffetaut E |title=The Enigmatic Avian Oogenus ''Psammornis'': A Review of Stratigraphic Evidence |journal=Diversity |year=2022 |volume=14 |issue=2 |pages=Article 123 |doi=10.3390/d14020123 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Demarchi ''et al.'' (2022) report the recovery of mineral-bound [[Chemistry:Peptide|peptide]] sequences from an ostrich eggshell sample from the Miocene Liushu Formation (Linxia Basin, Gansu, China).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Demarchi B, Mackie M, Li Z, Deng T, Collins MJ, Clarke J |title=Survival of mineral-bound peptides into the Miocene |journal=eLife |year=2022 |volume=11 |at=e82849 |doi=10.7554/eLife.82849 |pmid=36533893 |pmc=9803351 |doi-access=free}}</ref>
* Revision of the type material of ''Struthio asiaticus'' is published by Buffetaut (2022), who interprets the type material as likely coming from the Siwaliks of present-day {{wipe|India}}, considers ''S. asiaticus'' to be about as tall as a living male African ostrich but probably more robustly built, as does not consider reports of ''S. asiaticus'' outside the Indian subcontinent to be based on convincing evidence.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Buffetaut E |title=The First-Named Fossil Ostrich: A Revision of ''Struthio asiaticus'', from the Siwaliks of India |journal=Diversity |year=2022 |volume=14 |issue=10 |at=860 |doi=10.3390/d14100860 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Putative [[Biology:Tibiotarsus|tibiotarsus]] and a second limb bone of ''[[Biology:Diogenornis|Diogenornis]]'' from the Sarmiento Formation (Argentina) are reevaluated by Acosta Hospitaleche & Picasso (2022), who interpret the tibiotarsus as belonging to an indeterminate palaeognath and the second limb bone to as belonging to a penguin, indicating that the presence of ''Diogenornis'' outside of Brazil cannot be confirmed.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Acosta Hospitaleche C, Picasso MB |title=About the alleged record of the Rheidae ''Diogenornis'' in the Cenozoic of Argentina: new interpretations |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |year=2022 |volume=35 |issue=9 |pages=1515–1521 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2098489 |s2cid=250373917 }}</ref>
* An overview and update of the [[Biology:Rhea (bird)|rhea]] fossil record from South America and Antarctica is published by Picasso, Acosta Hospitaleche & Mosto (2022).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Picasso |first1=Mariana B.J. |last2=Acosta Hospitaleche |first2=Carolina |last3=Mosto |first3=María C. |title=An overview and update of South American and Antarctic fossil rheidae and putative ratitae (Aves, Palaeognathae) |journal=Journal of South American Earth Sciences |date=2022 |volume=115 |pages=103731 |doi=10.1016/j.jsames.2022.103731|bibcode=2022JSAES.11503731P |s2cid=246723279 }}</ref>
* Partial [[Biology:Tarsometatarsus|tarsometatarsus]] of a neognath bird from the [[Earth:Eocene|Eocene]] Na Duong Formation (Vietnam) is published by Massonne, Böhme & Mayr (2022).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Massonne |first1=Tobias |last2=Böhme |first2=Madelaine |last3=Mayr |first3=Gerald |title=A tarsometatarsus from the upper Eocene Na Duong Basin—the first Palaeogene fossil bird from Vietnam |journal=Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology |date=2022 |volume=46 |issue=3–4 |pages=291–296 |doi=10.1080/03115518.2022.2126010|bibcode=2022Alch...46..291M |s2cid=252882691 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the taxonomic identity of the extinct giant bird that produced eggs known from eggshell fragments from Pleistocene sites in {{wipe|Australia}}, some of which bear signs of cooking during a narrow temporal window 50 ± 5 [[Year#SI prefix multipliers|ka]] [[Earth:Before Present|B.P.]], is published by Demarchi ''et al.'' (2022), who interpret their findings as supporting the attribution of the studied eggshells to ''[[Biology:Genyornis|Genyornis]]''.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Demarchi B, Stiller J, Grealy A, Mackie M, Deng Y, Gilbert T, Clarke J, Legendre LJ, Boano R, Sicheritz-Pontén T, Magee J, Zhang G, Bunce M, Collins MJ, Miller G |title=Ancient proteins resolve controversy over the identity of ''Genyornis'' eggshell |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |year=2022 |volume=119 |issue=43 |pages=e2109326119 |doi=10.1073/pnas.2109326119 |doi-access=free |pmid=35609205 |pmc=9995833 |bibcode=2022PNAS..11909326D |s2cid=249045755 |url=https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/337712 }}</ref>
* A study on the histology of long bones and life history of ''[[Biology:Dromornis stirtoni|Dromornis stirtoni]]'' is published by Chinsamy, Handley & [[Biography:Trevor Worthy|Worthy]] (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Chinsamy A, Handley WD, Worthy TH |year=2022 |title=Osteohistology of ''Dromornis stirtoni'' (Aves: Dromornithidae) and the biological implications of the bone histology of the Australian mihirung birds |journal=The Anatomical Record |volume=306 |issue=7 |pages=1842–1863 |doi=10.1002/ar.25047 |pmid=37314297 |s2cid=251655836 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the relationships between the shape and size of extant [[Biology:Anseriformes|waterfowl]] [[Biology:Tarsometatarsus|tarsometatarsi]] and their locomotory habits, and on their implications for the knowledge of the locomotory habits of ''Cayaoa'' and ''Paranyroca'', is published by De Mendoza & Gómez (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Santiago De Mendoza R, Gómez RO |title=Ecomorphology of the tarsometatarsus of waterfowl (Anseriformes) based on geometric morphometrics and its application to fossils |journal=The Anatomical Record |volume=305 |issue=11 |pages=3243–3253 |year=2022 |doi=10.1002/ar.24891 |pmid=35132811 |s2cid=246651718 }}</ref>
* A study on the morphological variation of the postcranial skeletons of the [[Biology:Malagasy shelduck|Malagasy shelduck]], and on its implications for the knowledge of the biology of this species, is published by Nomenjanahary ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Nomenjanahary ZB, Hansford JP, Samonds KE, Ranivoharimanana L, Goodman SM |title=Sexual dimorphism and interpopulation size variation in the extinct Malagasy waterbird ''Alopochen sirabensis'' (Anseriformes: Anatidae) |journal=Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen |year=2022 |volume=304 |issue=2 |pages=115–124 |doi=10.1127/njgpa/2022/1059 |s2cid=249027977 }}</ref>
* Partial coracoid of a member of the genus ''[[Biology:Chloephaga|Chloephaga]]'' is described from the Upper Pleistocene Toropí/Yupoí Formation at Arroyo Toropí (Corrientes Province, {{wipe|Argentina}}) by Álvarez-Herrera ''et al.'' (2022), representing the northernmost record of the genus reported to date.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Álvarez-Herrera GP, Agnolín FL, Méndez C, Luna C, Cuaranta P, Contreras S, Zurita AE |year=2022 |title=The Northernmost record of the goose genus ''Chloephaga'' (Eyton, 1838) (Aves, Anatidae) and its biogeographical implications |journal=Journal of South American Earth Sciences |volume=119 |pages=Article 103988 |doi=10.1016/j.jsames.2022.103988 |bibcode=2022JSAES.11903988A |s2cid=251705841 }}</ref>
* A study on the neuroanatomy of ''[[Biology:Sylviornis|Sylviornis neocaledoniae]]'' is published by Riamon ''et al.'' (2022), who interpret their findings as indicative of adaptation of this bird to crepuscular lifestyle.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Riamon S, Balouet JC, Rolland-Guillard J, Salaviale C, Guenser P, Steyer JS, Louchart A |title=The endocast of the insular and extinct ''Sylviornis neocaledoniae'' (Aves, Galliformes), reveals insights into its sensory specializations and its twilight ecology |journal=Scientific Reports |year=2022 |volume=12 |issue=1 |at=21185 |pmid=36477415 |pmc=9729198 |doi=10.1038/s41598-022-14829-z |bibcode=2022NatSR..1221185R |doi-access=free}}</ref>
* Fossil material of a [[Biology:Flamingo|flamingo]] morphologically similar to the modern genera ''[[Biology:Phoenicopterus|Phoenicopterus]]'' and ''[[Biology:Phoenicoparrus|Phoenicoparrus]]'' is reported from the [[Earth:Hemingfordian|Hemingfordian]] of Southern {{wipe|California}} ({{wipe|United States}}) by McDonald & Steadman (2022), extending the chronological range of modern flamingos.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = McDonald HG, Steadman DW |title=Fossil Flamingo (Phoenicopteriformes) from the Miocene (Hemingfordian) of Southern California, USA |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |year=2022 |volume=35 |issue=9 |pages=1574–1582 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2103694 |s2cid=251046831 }}</ref>
* Fossil material of [[Biology:Buttonquail|buttonquail]]s is described from the latest Oligocene and late early to middle Miocene of {{wipe|France}} by De Pietri ''et al.'' (2022), bridging the large temporal gap in the fossil record of this group from the early Oligocene to the late Miocene.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=De Pietri VL, Mayr G, Costeur L, Scofield RP |title=New records of buttonquails (Aves, Charadriiformes, Turnicidae) from the Oligocene and Miocene of Europe |journal=Comptes Rendus Palevol |year=2022 |volume=21 |issue=11 |pages=235–244 |doi=10.5852/cr-palevol2022v21a11 |s2cid=247912905 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Description of a partial [[Biology:Humerus|humerus]] belonging to an [[Biology:Auk|auk]] from the Pliocene Fukagawa Group ({{wipe|Japan}}) is published by Aotsuka & Endo (2022).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Aotsuka |first1=Keiichi |last2=Endo |first2=Hideki |title=A Fossil Humerus of Pliocene Alcidae (Aves: Charadriiformes) from the Fukagawa Group in Hokkaido, Japan |journal=Ornithological Science |date=2022 |volume=21 |issue=1 |doi=10.2326/osj.21.79|s2cid=246475596 }}</ref>
* A review of the evolutionary and biogeographic history of [[Biology:Penguin|penguin]]s is published by Pelegrín & Acosta Hospitaleche (2022).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Pelegrín |first1=Jonathan S. |last2=Acosta Hospitaleche |first2=Carolina |title=Evolutionary and Biogeographical History of Penguins (Sphenisciformes): Review of the Dispersal Patterns and Adaptations in a Geologic and Paleoecological Context |journal=Diversity |date=2022 |volume=14 |issue=4 |pages=255 |doi=10.3390/d14040255|doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the comparative anatomy of the [[Biology:Synsacrum|synsacral]] canal in extant and fossil [[Biology:Penguin|penguin]]s is published by Jadwiszczak, Svensson-Marcial & Mörs (2022).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Jadwiszczak |first1=Piotr |last2=Svensson-Marcial |first2=Anders |last3=Mörs |first3=Thomas |title=An integrative insight into the synsacral canal of fossil and extant Antarctic penguins |journal=Integrative Zoology |date=2022 |volume=18 |issue=2 |pages=237–253 |doi=10.1111/1749-4877.12689|pmid=36239550 |s2cid=252896535 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Description of a new partial fossil [[Biology:Sternum|sternum]] belonging to a member of [[Biology:Procellariidae|Procellariidae]] from the Middle [[Earth:Pleistocene|Pleistocene]] Ichijiku Formation ({{wipe|Japan}}) is published by Aotsuka,  Isaji & Endo (2022).<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors=Aotsuka K, Isaji S, Endo H | year=2022 | title=An Avian Sternum (Aves: Procellariidae) from the Pleistocene Ichijiku Formation in Chiba, Japan | journal=Paleontological Research | volume=26 | number=1 | pages=74–86 | doi=10.2517/PR200007 | s2cid=245478620 | url=https://bioone.org/journals/paleontological-research/volume-26/issue-1/PR200007/An-Avian-Sternum-Aves--Procellariidae-from-the-Pleistocene-Ichijiku/10.2517/PR200007.short}}</ref>
* New fossil material of ''[[Biology:Leptoptilos robustus|Leptoptilos robustus]]'' is described from Flores (Indonesia) by Meijer ''et al.'' (2022), who interpret their findings as indicating that ''L. robustus'' was almost certainly capable of active flight and that it was similar in overall size and morphology to ''[[Biology:Leptoptilos falconeri|Leptoptilos falconeri]]'', and potentially indicating that ''L. falconeri'', ''L. robustus'', ''Leptoptilos titan'' and ''[[Biology:Leptoptilos lüi|Leptoptilos lüi]]'' represent either a single giant stork species or a group of very closely related species that stretched across Africa and Eurasia from the Pliocene until the Late Pleistocene.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Meijer HJ, Sutikna T, Wahyu Saptomo E, Tocheri MW | title = More bones of ''Leptoptilos robustus'' from Flores reveal new insights into giant marabou stork paleobiology and biogeography | journal = Royal Society Open Science | volume = 9 | issue = 7 | pages = Article ID 220435 | year = 2022 | doi = 10.1098/rsos.220435 | pmid = 35845853 | pmc = 9277297 | bibcode = 2022RSOS....920435M | doi-access = free }}</ref>
* A study on the evolutionary history of ''[[Biology:Coragyps occidentalis|Coragyps occidentalis]]'', based on data from the genome of a 14,000-year-old specimen from the Casa del Diablo cave (Peru), is published by Ericson ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Ericson PG, Irestedt M, Zuccon D, Larsson P, Tison JL, Emslie SD, Götherström A, Hume JP, Werdelin L, Qu Y |title=A 14,000-year-old genome sheds light on the evolution and extinction of a Pleistocene vulture |year=2022 |journal=Communications Biology |volume=5 |issue=1 |pages=Article number 857 |doi=10.1038/s42003-022-03811-0 |pmid=35999361 |pmc=9399080 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Description of a large [[Biology:Condor|condor]] from the Late Pleistocene Luján Formation ({{wipe|Argentina}}) is published by Agnolín, Brissón Egli & Álvarez–Herrera (2022).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Agnolín |first1=Federico L. |last2=Brissón Egli |first2=Federico |last3=Álvarez–Herrera |first3=Gerardo |title=Large condor (Aves, Cathartidae) from the Late Pleistocene of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |journal=Historical Biology |date=2022 |volume=35 |issue=9 |pages=1742–1747 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2114080|s2cid=252029249 }}</ref>
* Studies on evolutionary stasis in [[Biology:Red-tailed hawk|red-tailed hawk]]s, [[Biology:Swainson's hawk|Swainson's hawk]]s, ''Spizaetus grinnelli'', ''Neophrontops americanus'', northern harriers, ''Buteogallus fragilis'' and [[Biology:Ferruginous hawk|ferruginous hawk]]s from the La Brea Tar Pits across the [[Earth:Last Glacial Maximum|Last Glacial Maximum]] are published by Balassa, Prothero & Syverson (2022),<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Balassa D, Prothero DR, Syverson VJ |title=Stasis in Red-Tailed Hawks (''Buteo jamaicensis'') from La Brea Tar Pits during the last glacial-interglacial cycle |journal=New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin |date=2022 |volume=90 |pages=29–33}}</ref> Cleaveland, Prothero & Syverson (2022),<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Cleaveland C, Prothero DR, Syverson VJ |title=How did La Brea Swainson's hawks (''Buteo swainsoni'') respond to climate change? |journal=New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin |date=2022 |volume=90 |pages=111–117}}</ref> DeAnda, Prothero & Marriott (2022),<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=DeAnda E, Prothero DR, Marriott K |title=How did Grinnell's hawk-eagle (''Spizaetus grinnelli'') from La Brea Tar Pits respond to climate change? |journal=New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin |date=2022 |volume=90 |pages=155–160}}</ref> Olson ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Olson |first1=Sara |last2=Prothero |first2=Donald R. |last3=Balassa |first3=Daniella |last4=Syverson |first4=Val J. P. |title=Stasis In ''Neophrontops americanus'' (Egyptian Vultures) From La Brea Tar Pits During The Last Glacial-Interglacial Cycle |journal=New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin |date=2022 |volume=90 |pages=325–330}}</ref> Marriott, Prothero & Watmore (2022),<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Marriott |first1=Katherine |last2=Prothero |first2=Donald R. |last3=Watmore |first3=Kristin |title=How did Northern Harriers (''Circus hudsonius'') from La Brea Tar Pits respond to climate change during the last glacial-interglacial cycle? |journal=New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin |date=2022 |volume=90 |pages=303–308}}</ref> Santos, Prothero & Marriott (2022),<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Santos SM, Prothero DR, Marriott K |title=Stasis in the extinct La Brea Fragile Eagle (''Buteogallus fragilis'') in response to climate change |journal=New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin |date=2022 |volume=90 |pages=365–370}}</ref> and Watmore & Prothero (2022),<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Watmore KI, Prothero DR |title=The effects of climate change on ferruginous hawks (''Buteo regalis'') from La Brea Tar Pits during the last glacial-interclacial cycle |journal=New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin |date=2022 |volume=90 |pages=455–460}}</ref> respectively.
* A nearly complete skeleton referred to the genus ''[[Biology:Buteo|Buteo]]'' is described from the late Miocene of Roddi, Italy by Pavia ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Pavia |first1=Marco |last2=Cavagna |first2=Simona |last3=Pellegrino |first3=Irene |last4=Pellegrino |first4=Luca |last5=Carnevale |first5=Giorgio |title=The oldest fossil record of Buteo (Aves, Accipitridae) from the Late Miocene of Italy and its evolutionary implications |journal=Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana |date=2022 |volume=61 |issue=2 |pages=145–158 |doi=10.4435/BSPI.2022.11}}</ref>
* A partial [[Biology:Humerus|humerus]] referred to ''Buteo spassovi'' is described by Boev (2022).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Boev |first1=Zlatozar |title=Additional material of ''Buteo spassovi'' Boev & Kovachev, 1998 from the Upper Miocene locality Hadzhidimovo (Blagoevgrad region, SW Bulgaria) |journal=Geologica Balcanica |date=2022 |volume=51 |issue=3 |pages=17–19 |doi=10.52321/GeolBalc.51.3.17|s2cid=253832729 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A new partial pedal [[Biology:Phalanx bone|phalanx]] of a large, recently extinct [[Biology:Barn-owl|barn-owl]] is described from the [[Earth:Holocene|Holocene]] of Guadeloupe by Gala, Laroulandie & Lenoble (2022).<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Gala M, Laroulandie V, Lenoble A|year=2022|title=Evidence of a Late Holocene giant barn owl (Aves: Strigiformes: Tytonidae) in Guadeloupe|journal=Journal of Caribbean Ornithology|volume=35 |pages=40–46 |doi=10.55431/jco.2022.35.40-46|s2cid=248872440 |doi-access=free}}</ref>
* An atlas of a great grey owl is described from the Pleistocene of the Devetashka Cave (Bulgaria) by Boev & Mikkola (2022).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Boev |first1=Zlatozar |last2=Mikkola |first2=Heimo |title=First Pleistocene Record of Great Grey Owl (''Strix nebulosa'' Forster, 1772) in Bulgaria |journal=Proceedings of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences |date=2022 |volume=75 |issue=5 |pages=680–685 |doi=10.7546/CRABS.2022.05.07|doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the comparative anatomy of the [[Biology:Passerine|passerine]] [[Biology:Carpometacarpus|carpometacarpus]], with implications for assessing the phylogenetic affinities of fossil passerines, is published by Steell ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Steell |first1=Elizabeth M. |last2=Nguyen |first2=Jacqueline M. T. |last3=Benson |first3=Roger B. J. |last4=Field |first4=Daniel J. |title=Comparative anatomy of the passerine carpometacarpus helps illuminate the early fossil record of crown Passeriformes |journal=Journal of Anatomy |date=2022 |volume=242 |issue=3 |pages=495–509 |doi=10.1111/joa.13761|pmid=36070480 |pmc=9919509 |s2cid=252121499 |url=https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/340832 }}</ref>
* Revision of the fossil material of birds from [[Earth:Cooper's Cave|Cooper's D]] locality ({{wipe|South Africa}}) is published by Pavia ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Pavia M, Val A, Carrera L, Steininger CM |year=2022 |title=Fossil birds from Cooper's D aid in reconstructing the Early Pleistocene paleoenvironment in the Cradle of Humankind (Gauteng, South Africa) |journal=Journal of Human Evolution |volume=167 |pages=Article 103185 |doi=10.1016/j.jhevol.2022.103185 |pmid=35489251 |s2cid=248478028 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Description of an assemblage of fossil birds from the Middle Pleistocene of Galería, {{wipe|Spain}} is published by Núñez-Lahuerta ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Núñez-Lahuerta |first1=Carmen |last2=Galán |first2=Julia |last3=Cuenca-Bescós |first3=Gloria |last4=García-Medrano |first4=Paula |last5=Cáceres |first5=Isabel |title=A bird assemblage across the MIS 9/8 boundary: The Middle Pleistocene of Galería (Atapuerca) |journal=Quaternary Science Reviews |date=2022 |volume=293 |pages=107708 |doi=10.1016/j.quascirev.2022.107708|bibcode=2022QSRv..29307708N |s2cid=251872034 }}</ref>
* Description of the fossil material of birds from the Magdalenian of El Juyo, {{wipe|Spain}} is published by Rufà ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Rufà |first1=Anna |last2=Blasco |first2=Ruth |last3=Menschel |first3=Melissa |last4=Pokines |first4=James T. |title=The avian remains from El Juyo, Lower Magdalenian Cantabrian Spain |journal=Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports |date=2022 |volume=46 |pages=103713 |doi=10.1016/j.jasrep.2022.103713|bibcode=2022JArSR..46j3713R |s2cid=253391522 |doi-access=free |hdl=10400.1/19007 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>
* Description of the fossil material of birds from the Dieu and Maxa I Caves in Vietnam is published by Boev (2022).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Boev |first1=Zlatozar |title=Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene Birds of Northern Vietnam (Caves Dieu and Maxa I, Thanh Hoa Province)—Paleornithological Results of the Joint Bulgarian-Vietnamese Archaeological Expeditions, 1985–1991 (Paleoavifaunal Research) |journal=Quaternary |date=2022 |volume=5 |issue=3 |pages=31 |doi=10.3390/quat5030031|doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A catalogue of fossil and subfossil birds from Cuba is published by Suárez (2022).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Suárez |first1=William |title=Catalogue of Cuban fossil and subfossil birds |journal=Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club |date=2022 |volume=142 |issue=1 |doi=10.25226/bboc.v142i1.2022.a3|s2cid=247385749 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the effect of past climate oscillations in the Western Palearctic and Africa on the distribution of the [[Biology:Grey partridge|grey partridge]], the [[Biology:Common quail|common quail]], the [[Biology:Corn crake|corn crake]], the little owl, the snowy owl and the [[Biology:Alpine chough|Alpine chough]] is published by Carrera, Pavia & Varela (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Carrera L, Pavia M, Varela S |title=Birds adapted to cold conditions show greater changes in range size related to past climatic oscillations than temperate birds |year=2022 |journal=Scientific Reports |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=Article number 10813 |doi=10.1038/s41598-022-14972-7 |pmid=35752649 |pmc=9233688 |bibcode=2022NatSR..1210813C | doi-access = free }}</ref>
* A study on plant material from rock overhangs from mid-late Holocene sites along the Kawarau-Cromwell-Roxburgh Gorges in Central Otago ([[Earth:New Zealand|New Zealand]]), much of which was likely transported as roosting material or consumed by [[Biology:Moa|moa]] birds, and on its implications for the knowledge of moa diet and ecology (including the first known evidence of the consumption of [[Biology:Sophora microphylla|kōwhai]] by moa birds), is published by Pole (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| author = Pole M |title=A vanished ecosystem: ''Sophora microphylla'' (Kōwhai) dominated forest recorded in mid-late Holocene rock shelters in Central Otago, New Zealand |year=2022 |journal=Palaeontologia Electronica |volume=25 |issue=1 |pages=Article number 25.1.1A |doi=10.26879/1169 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Evidence from ancient mitochondrial genomes indicative of increase in the population size and genetic diversity of [[Biology:Eastern moa|eastern moa]] after the [[Earth:Last Glacial Maximum|Last Glacial Maximum]], as well as indicative of higher genetic diversity in eastern moa from the southern extent of their range, is presented by Verry, Mitchell & Rawlence (2022), who interpret their findings as indicating that eastern moa expanded from a single glacial [[Biology:Refugium (population biology)|refugium]] following the Last Glacial Maximum.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Verry AJ, Mitchell KJ, Rawlence NJ | title = Genetic evidence for post-glacial expansion from a southern refugium in the eastern moa (''Emeus crassus'') | journal = Biology Letters | volume = 18 | issue = 5 | pages = Article ID 20220013 | year = 2022 | doi = 10.1098/rsbl.2022.0013 |pmid=35538842 | pmc = 9091836 }}</ref>
* A study on the bone histology of extant and extinct large terrestrial birds, aiming to determine whether bone microanatomy can be used to infer the locomotion mode of large terrestrial birds, is published by Canoville, Chinsamy & Angst (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Canoville A, Chinsamy A, Angst D |title=New Comparative Data on the Long Bone Microstructure of Large Extant and Extinct Flightless Birds |journal=Diversity |year=2022 |volume=14 |issue=4 |pages=Article 298 |doi=10.3390/d14040298 |doi-access=free|hdl=11427/36380 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>

== Pterosaurs ==

=== New pterosaur taxa ===
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!Name
!Novelty
!Status
!Authors
!Age
!Type locality
!Country
!Notes
!Images
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''Cascocauda''<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Yang Z, Benton MJ, Hone DW, Xu X, McNamara ME, Jiang B |year=2022 |title=Allometric analysis sheds light on the systematics and ontogeny of anurognathid pterosaurs |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=41 |issue=5 |pages=e2028796 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2021.2028796 |s2cid=247262846 |url=https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/76722 |hdl=10468/12968 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Yang ''et al.''
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Middle–Late Jurassic (Callovian–Oxfordian)
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[[Earth:Tiaojishan Formation|Tiaojishan Formation]]
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{{Flag|China}}
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An [[Biology:Anurognathidae|anurognathid]]. The type species is ''C. rong''.
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''Dearc''<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Jagielska |first1=N. |last2=O'Sullivan |first2=M. |last3=Funston |first3=G. F. |last4=Butler |first4=I. B. |last5=Challands |first5=T. J. |last6=Clark |first6=N. D. L. |last7=Fraser |first7=N. C. |last8=Penny |first8=A. |last9=Ross |first9=D. A. |last10=Wilkinson |first10=M. |last11=Brusatte |first11= S. L. |year=2022 |title=A skeleton from the Middle Jurassic of Scotland illuminates an earlier origin of large pterosaurs |journal=[[Biology:Current Biology|Current Biology]] |volume=32 |issue=6 |pages=1446–1453.e4 |doi=10.1016/j.cub.2022.01.073 |pmid=35196508 |s2cid=247013664 |url=https://zenodo.org/record/6251702 |doi-access=free |hdl=10023/27028 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Jagielska ''et al.''
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Middle Jurassic (Bathonian)
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Lealt Shale Formation
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{{Flag|United Kingdom}}<br/>({{Flag|Scotland}})
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A large (2.5 metre wingspan) rhamphorhynchine pterosaur. Genus includes new species ''D. sgiathanach''.
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''[[Biology:Epapatelo|Epapatelo]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Fernandes AE, Mateus O, Andres B, Polcyn MJ, Schulp AS, Gonçalves AO, Jacobs LL |year=2022 |title=Pterosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Angola |journal=Diversity |volume=14 |issue=9 |at=741 |doi=10.3390/d14090741 | doi-access = free |hdl=10362/145845 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Fernandes ''et al.''
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Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)
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Mucuio Formation
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{{Flag|Angola}}
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A member of [[Biology:Pteranodontia|Pteranodontia]]. The type species is ''E. otyikokolo''.
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''[[Biology:Lingyuanopterus|Lingyuanopterus]]''<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Xu Y, Jiang S, Wang X |title=A new istiodactylid pterosaur, ''Lingyuanopterus camposi'' gen. et sp. nov., from the Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning, China |year=2022 |journal=PeerJ |volume=10 |pages=e13819 |doi=10.7717/peerj.13819 |pmid=35910775 |pmc=9336611 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Xu, Jiang & Wang
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Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
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[[Earth:Jiufotang Formation|Jiufotang Formation]]
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{{Flag|China}}
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An [[Biology:Istiodactylidae|istiodactylid]]. The type species is ''L. camposi''.
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[[File:Lingyuanopterus Head Recon.png|center|frameless|upright]]
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''Pachagnathus''<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Martínez |first1=Ricardo N. |last2=Andres |first2=Brian |last3=Apaldetti |first3=Cecilia |last4=Cerda |first4=Ignacio A. |date=March 2022 |title=The dawn of the flying reptiles: first Triassic record in the southern hemisphere |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/spp2.1424 |journal=Papers in Palaeontology |volume=8 |issue=2 |doi=10.1002/spp2.1424 |bibcode=2022PPal....8E1424M |s2cid=247494547 |issn=2056-2799}}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Martínez ''et al.''
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[[Earth:Late Triassic|Late Triassic]]<br/> (Norian)
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[[Earth:Quebrada del Barro Formation|Quebrada del Barro Formation]]
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{{Flag|Argentina}}
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A [[Biology:Raeticodactylidae|raeticodactylid]] pterosaur.<br/> The type species is ''P. benitoi.''
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''Thanatosdrakon''<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Ortiz David LD, González Riga BJ, Kellner AW |year=2022 |title=''Thanatosdrakon amaru'', gen. et sp. nov., a giant azhdarchid pterosaur from the upper Cretaceous of Argentina |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=137 |pages=Article 105228  |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105228 |bibcode=2022CrRes.13705228O |s2cid=248140163 }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Ortiz David, González Riga & Kellner 
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Late Cretaceous ([[Earth:Coniacian|Coniacian]]–[[Earth:Santonian|Santonian]])
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[[Earth:Plottier Formation|Plottier Formation]]
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{{Flag|Argentina}}
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An [[Biology:Azhdarchidae|azhdarchid]]. The type species is ''T. amaru''.
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[[File:Thanatosdrakon.png|center|frameless|upright]]
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''Yelaphomte''<ref name=":0" />
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Martínez ''et al.''
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[[Earth:Late Triassic|Late Triassic]]<br/> (Norian)
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Quebrada del Barro Formation
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{{Flag|Argentina}}
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A raeticodactylid pterosaur.<br/> The type species is ''Y. praderioi.''
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===Pterosaur research===
* Description of the skeletal anatomy of ''Dimorphodon macronyx'' is published by Sangster (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| author = Sangster S |title=The osteology of ''Dimorphodon macronyx'', a non-pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Lower Jurassic of Dorset, England |journal=Monographs of the Palaeontographical Society |year=2022 |volume=175 |issue=661 |pages=1–48 |doi=10.1080/02693445.2021.2037868 |s2cid=249960693 }}</ref>
* A study comparing cranial and dental morphology of [[Biology:Anurognathidae|anurognathid]] pterosaurs and extant birds and bats is published by Clark & Hone (2022), who find anurognathids to occupy similar morphospaces as extant crepuscular and nocturnal insectivores.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Clark AD, Hone DW |title=Evolutionary pressures of aerial insectivory reflected in anurognathid pterosaurs |journal=Journal of Anatomy |year=2022 |volume=242 |issue=5 |pages=917–926 |doi=10.1111/joa.13814 |pmid=36584353 |pmc=10093155 |s2cid=255326382 |pmc-embargo-date=December 30, 2024 }}</ref>
* A study reinterpreting the orbital, [[Biology:Antorbital fenestra|antorbital]] and narial fenestrae in the skulls of the [[Biology:Anurognathidae|anurognathid]] pterosaurs, based mainly on data from the skulls of specimens of ''Batrachognathus volans'', and aiming to determine the phylogenetic affinities of anurognathids is published by Dalla Vecchia (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| author = Dalla Vecchia FM |title=The presence of an orbitoantorbital fenestra: further evidence of the anurognathid peculiarity within the Pterosauria |year=2022 |journal=Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia |volume=128 |issue=1 |pages=23–42 |doi=10.54103/2039-4942/16973 |url=https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/16973 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Two specimens of ''Kunpengopterus sinensis'' preserved with bromalites are described from the Jurassic [[Earth:Tiaojishan Formation|Tiaojishan Formation]] ({{wipe|China}}) by Jiang ''et al.'' (2022), who interpret the bromalites as fossilized gastric pellets, and evaluate their implications for the knowledge of the diet and the digestive system of this pterosaur.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Jiang S, Wang X, Zheng X, Cheng X, Wang X, Wei G, Kellner AW |year=2022|title=Two emetolite-pterosaur associations from the Late Jurassic of China: showing the first evidence for antiperistalsis in pterosaurs |journal=Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences |volume=377 |issue=1847 |pages=Article ID 20210043 |doi=10.1098/rstb.2021.0043 |pmid=35125005 |pmc=8819363 |s2cid=246608508}}</ref>
* Augustin ''et al.'' (2022) describe a specimen of ''Pterodactylus antiquus'' from the Upper Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) [[Earth:Torleite Formation|Torleite Formation]] ({{wipe|Germany}}), representing the oldest record of this species reported to date.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Augustin FJ, Kampouridis P, Hartung J, Albersdörfer R, Matzke AT |title=The geologically oldest specimen of ''Pterodactylus'': a new exquisitely preserved skeleton from the Upper Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) Plattenkalk deposits of Painten (Bavaria, Germany) |year=2022 |journal=Fossil Record |volume=25 |issue=2 |pages=331–343 |doi=10.3897/fr.25.90692 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A new ctenochasmatid assemblage from the Early Cretaceous Quebrada Monardes Formation ({{wipe|Chile}}) is reported by Alarcón ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Alarcón J, Codorniú L, Gonzalez E, Suárez ME, Suárez M, Vicencio-Campos O, Soto-Acuña S, Kaluza J, Vargas AO, Rubilar-Rogers D|title=A new locality with ctenochasmatid pterosaurs (Pterosauria: Pterodactyloidea) in the Atacama desert, northern Chile|journal=Cretaceous Research|year=2022 |volume=135|pages=105173|doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105173|bibcode=2022CrRes.13505173A |s2cid=246804386 }}</ref>
* Redescription of the [[Biology:Holotype|holotype]] specimen of ''Moganopterus zhuiana'' is published by Gao ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Gao DS, Jiang SX, Xu L, Cheng X, Yang LL, Jia SH, Wang XL |year=2022 |title=Reappraisal of the largest ctenochasmatid ''Moganopterus zhuiana'' Lü et al., 2012 |journal=Vertebrata PalAsiatica |volume=60 |issue=3 |pages=197–211 |doi=10.19615/j.cnki.2096-9899.220111 |doi-broken-date=2024-02-01 |url=http://www.vertpala.ac.cn/EN/10.19615/j.cnki.2096-9899.220111}}</ref>
* A study on the soft tissues and on the feasibility of the water launch in an aurorazhdarchid specimen from the Late Jurassic Solnhofen Lagoon is published by Pittman ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Pittman M, Kaye TG, Campos HB, Habib MB |title=Quadrupedal water launch capability demonstrated in small Late Jurassic pterosaurs |year=2022 |journal=Scientific Reports |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=Article number 6540 |doi=10.1038/s41598-022-10507-2 |pmid=35449226 |pmc=9023563 |bibcode=2022NatSR..12.6540P | doi-access = free }}</ref>
* New fossil material of ''Bogolubovia orientalis'' is described from the [[Earth:Campanian|Campanian]] [[Earth:Rybushka Formation|Rybushka Formation]] (Penza Oblast, {{wipe|Russia}}) by Averianov & Kurin (2022), who consider ''Bogolubovia'' to be a valid taxon that can be distinguished from the [[Biology:Pteranodontidae|pteranodontids]] ''[[Biology:Pteranodon|Pteranodon]]'' and ''Volgadraco''.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Averianov AO, Kurin AS |title=A new specimen of pteranodontid pterosaur ''Bogolubovia orientalis'' from the Upper Cretaceous of Penza Province, Russia |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |year=2022 |volume=35 |issue=8 |pages=1288–1296 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2087522 |s2cid=249728681 }}</ref>
* A study aiming to determine the ability of a 5-m-wingspan ornithocheiran pterosaur (SMNK PAL 1133, a specimen of ''[[Biology:Anhanguera (pterosaur)|Anhanguera]]'' or ''[[Biology:Coloborhynchus|Coloborhynchus]]'' from the [[Earth:Romualdo Formation|Romualdo Formation]] in {{wipe|Brazil}}) to assume the poses required to launch bipedally or quadrupedally is published by Griffin ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Griffin B, Martin-Silverstone E, Demuth O, Pêgas R, Palmer C, Rayfield E |title=Constraining pterosaur launch: range of motion in the pectoral and pelvic girdles of a medium-sized ornithocheiraean pterosaur |journal=Biological Journal of the Linnean Society |year=2022 |volume=137 |issue=2 |pages=250–266 |doi=10.1093/biolinnean/blac063 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Duque, Pinheiro & Barreto (2022) describe an anterior fragment of a rostrum of ''Anhanguera'' that lacks a sagittal crest, and interpret the absence of a crest in the studied specimen as indicating that this structure varied in terms of ontogeny and/or sex in ''Anhanguera''.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Duque RR, Pinheiro FL, Barreto AM |year=2022 |title=The ontogenetic growth of Anhangueridae (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) premaxillary crests as revealed by a crestless ''Anhanguera'' specimen |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=42 |issue=1 |pages=e2116984 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2022.2116984 |bibcode=2022JVPal..42E6984D |s2cid=252864314 }}</ref>
* Redescription and a study on the phylogenetic affinities of ''[[Biology:Ferrodraco|Ferrodraco]] lentoni'' is published by Pentland ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Pentland AH, Poropat SF, White MA, Rigby SL, Bevitt JJ, Duncan RJ, Sloan T, Elliott RA, Elliott HA, Elliott JA, Elliott DA |year=2022 |title=The osteology of ''Ferrodraco lentoni'', an anhanguerid pterosaur from the mid-Cretaceous of Australia |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=41 |issue=5 |pages=e2038182 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2021.2038182 |s2cid=247814094 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* The first fossil material of [[Biology:Azhdarchoidea|azhdarchoid]] pterosaurs from the [[Earth:Albian|Albian]] Gault Formation (Kent, England, United Kingdom) is described by Smith & Martill (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Smith RE, Martill DM |title=First occurrence of azhdarchoid pterosaurs in the Gault Formation (Lower Cretaceous, Albian) of England, United Kingdom with a brief review of Gault pterosaurs |journal=Proceedings of the Geologists' Association |year=2022 |volume=133 |issue=6 |pages=491–500 |doi=10.1016/j.pgeola.2022.06.003 |bibcode=2022PrGA..133..491S |s2cid=250187966 }}</ref>
* New skeleton of ''[[Biology:Sinopterus|Sinopterus]]'', providing additional information of the postcranial morphology of this pterosaur, is described by Zhou, Niu & Yu (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Zhou CF, Niu T, Yu D |title=New data on the postcranial skeleton of the tapejarid ''Sinopterus'' from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |year=2023 |volume=35 |issue=3 |pages=356–363 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2042811 |bibcode=2023HBio...35..356Z |s2cid=247046176 }}</ref>
* Description of a medium-sized wing skeleton of ''Sinopterus'' from the [[Earth:Jiufotang Formation|Jiufotang Formation]], possibly representing a late juvenile ontogenetic stage, and a study on the histology and life history of this specimen is published by Zhou ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Zhou CF, Yu D, Zhu Z, Andres B |title=A new wing skeleton of the Jehol tapejarid ''Sinopterus'' and its implications for ontogeny and paleoecology of the Tapejaridae |year=2022 |journal=Scientific Reports |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=Article number 10159 |doi=10.1038/s41598-022-14111-2 |pmid=35715498 |pmc=9205892 |bibcode=2022NatSR..1210159Z | doi-access = free }}</ref>
* Cincotta ''et al.'' (2022) describe a specimen of ''[[Biology:Tupandactylus|Tupandactylus]]'' (belonging or related to the species ''T. imperator'') from the Lower Cretaceous [[Earth:Crato Formation|Crato Formation]] ({{wipe|Brazil}}) associated with skin, monofilaments and branched integumentary structures preserving [[Biology:Melanosome|melanosome]]s that show tissue-specific geometries (a feature previously known only from theropod dinosaurs), and interpret this finding as indicating that branched integumentary structures in pterosaurs are feathers, as well as providing evidence of deep evolutionary origins of tissue-specific partitioning of melanosome geometry.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Cincotta A, Nicolaï M, Campos HB, McNamara M, D'Alba L, Shawkey MD, Kischlat EE, Yans J, Carleer R, Escuillié F, Godefroit P |title=Pterosaur melanosomes support signalling functions for early feathers |journal=Nature |volume=604 |issue=7907 |pages=684–688 |year=2022 |doi=10.1038/s41586-022-04622-3 |pmid=35444275 |pmc=9046085 |bibcode=2022Natur.604..684C }}</ref>
* A new specimen of ''[[Biology:Caiuajara|Caiuajara dobruskii]]'', representing the most complete skull of a member of this species known so far and providing new information on the cranial anatomy of this pterosaur, is described by Canejo ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Canejo L, Holgado B, Weinschütz LC, Ricetti JH, Wilner E, Kellner AW |title=Novel information on the cranial anatomy of the tapejarine pterosaur ''Caiuajara dobruskii'' |year=2022 |journal=PLOS ONE |volume=17 |issue=12 |at=e0277780 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0277780 |pmid=36520711 |pmc=9754175 |bibcode=2022PLoSO..1777780C |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* New pterosaur footprint assemblage is described from the [[Earth:Cenomanian|Cenomanian]] Jangdong Formation ({{wipe|South Korea}}) by Jung ''et al.'' (2022), who interpret the studied footprints as possibly produced by small dsungaripteroids, and possibly indicative of gregarious behavior by individuals from different age groups.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Jung J, Huh M, Unwin DM, Smyth RS, Hwang KG, Kim HJ, Choi BD, Xing L |title=Evidence for a mixed-age group in a pterosaur footprint assemblage from the early Upper Cretaceous of Korea |year=2022 |journal=Scientific Reports |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=Article number 10707 |doi=10.1038/s41598-022-14966-5 |pmid=35739247 |pmc=9226182 |bibcode=2022NatSR..1210707J | doi-access = free }}</ref>
* A fragment of the wing metacarpal of a member or a relative of the genus ''Lonchognathosaurus'' is described from the Lower Cretaceous [[Earth:Ilek Formation|Ilek Formation]] at the Novochernorechensk locality (Krasnoyarsk Territory, {{wipe|Russia}}) by Averianov ''et al.'' (2022), representing the first pterosaur postcranial bone from this formation and the first record of a [[Biology:Dsungaripteridae|dsungaripterid]] from Russia reported to date.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Averianov AO, Ivantsov SV, Leshchinskiy SV, Skutschas PP |year=2022 |title=First pterosaur bone from the Lower Cretaceous of Siberia, Russia |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=137 |pages=Article 105230 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105230 |bibcode=2022CrRes.13705230A |s2cid=248136173 }}</ref>
* Cervical vertebra of a large pterosaur is described from the [[Earth:Campanian|Campanian]] coastal marine deposits of Izhberda Quarry near the town of Orsk (Orenburg Oblast, Russia) by Averianov, Zverkov & Nikiforov (2022), who interpret this finding as the first record of a giant [[Biology:Azhdarchidae|azhdarchid]] on the territory of Russia reported to date.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Averianov AO, Zverkov NG, Nikiforov AV |title=A New Finding of a Pterosaur in the Southern Urals |journal=Doklady Earth Sciences |year=2022 |volume=503 |issue=2 |pages=185–188 |doi=10.1134/S1028334X22040031 |bibcode=2022DokES.503..185A |s2cid=248378329 }}</ref>
* Díaz-Martínez ''et al.'' (2022) describe four pterosaur [[Biology:Manus (anatomy)|manus]] tracks from the Upper Cretaceous [[Earth:Anacleto Formation|Anacleto Formation]] ({{wipe|Argentina}}, representing the first occurrence of pterosaurs from the lower–middle Campanian of Argentina and expanding the knowledge of the worldwide pterosaur ichnological Upper Cretaceous record.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Díaz-Martínez I, Heredia AM, González SN, Canale N, de Valais S, Cónsole-Gonella CA, Montes RM, Caratelli M, Urzagasti-Torres S, Fischer G, Lecuona A, Paniceres P, Salgado L, Citton P |year=2022 |title=Pterosaur Tracks from the Upper Cretaceous Anacleto Formation (Neuquén Basin), Northern Patagonia, Argentina: Insights into Campanian Pterosaur Diversity in Gondwana |journal=Diversity |volume=14 |issue=11 |at=1007 |doi=10.3390/d14111007 | doi-access = free }}</ref>

==Other archosaurs==

===Other archosaur taxa===
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!Novelty
!Status
!Authors
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!Country
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!Images
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|''[[Biology:Gamatavus|Gamatavus]]''<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Pretto |first1=Flávio Augusto |last2=Müller |first2=Rodrigo Temp |last3=Moro |first3=Debora |last4=Garcia |first4=Maurício Silva |last5=Paes Neto |first5=Voltaire Dutra |last6=da Rosa |first6=Átila Augusto Stock |date=2022-09-28 |title=The oldest South American silesaurid: New remains from the Middle Triassic (Pinheiros-Chiniquá Sequence, Dinodontosaurus Assemblage Zone) increase the time range of silesaurid fossil record in southern Brazil |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S089598112200325X |journal=Journal of South American Earth Sciences |volume=120 |language=en |pages=104039 |doi=10.1016/j.jsames.2022.104039 |bibcode=2022JSAES.12004039P |s2cid=252609210 |issn=0895-9811}}</ref>
|Gen. et sp. nov
|Valid
|Pretto ''et al.''
|[[Earth:Middle Triassic|Middle]]-[[Earth:Late Triassic|Late Triassic]] (Ladinian-Carnian)
|Santa Maria Formation
|{{Flag|Brazil}}
|A [[Biology:Silesauridae|silesaurid]]. The type species is ''G. antiquus.''
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''[[Biology:Maehary|Maehary]]''<ref name=Maehary>{{cite journal| vauthors = Kellner AW, Holgado B, Grillo O, Pretto FA, Kerber L, Pinheiro FL, Soares MB, Schultz CL, Lopes RT, Araújo O, Müller RT |title=Reassessment of ''Faxinalipterus minimus'', a purported Triassic pterosaur from southern Brazil with the description of a new taxon |year=2022 |journal=PeerJ |volume=10 |pages=e13276 |doi=10.7717/peerj.13276 |pmid=35529502 |pmc=9074864 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Kellner ''et al.''
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[[Earth:Late Triassic|Late Triassic]] (Norian)
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Candelária Sequence of the Santa Maria Supersequence
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{{Flag|Brazil}}
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Probably an early-diverging member of [[Biology:Pterosauromorpha|Pterosauromorpha]]. The type species is ''M. bonapartei''.
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[[File:Maehary bonapartei.png|frameless|center]]
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===Other archosaur research===
* A study on the morphospace occupation of distinct skeletal regions of [[Biology:Lagerpetidae|lagerpetids]], aiming to determine which portions of the lagerpetid skeleton are more similar to the anatomy of pterosaurs, is published by Müller (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| author = Müller RT |title=The closest evolutionary relatives of pterosaurs: what the morphospace occupation of different skeletal regions tell us about lagerpetids |journal=The Anatomical Record |year=2022 |volume=305 |issue=12 |pages=3456–3462 |doi=10.1002/ar.24904 |pmid=35199946 |s2cid=247081990 }}</ref>
* ''[[Biology:Faxinalipterus|Faxinalipterus]] minimus'', originally classified as an early pterosaur, is reinterpreted as a lagerpetid by Kellner ''et al.'' (2022).<ref name=Maehary />
* Foffa ''et al.'' (2022) present new whole-skeletal reconstruction and a revised diagnosis of ''[[Biology:Scleromochlus|Scleromochlus]] taylori'', confirming that it was a member of [[Biology:Pterosauromorpha|Pterosauromorpha]].<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Foffa D, Dunne EM, Nesbitt SJ, Butler RJ, Fraser NC, Brusatte SL, Farnsworth A, Lunt DJ, Valdes PJ, Walsh S, Barrett PM |title=''Scleromochlus'' and the early evolution of Pterosauromorpha |year=2022 |journal=Nature |volume=610 |issue=7931 |pages=313–318 |doi=10.1038/s41586-022-05284-x |pmid=36198797 |bibcode=2022Natur.610..313F |s2cid=252737486 |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05284-x |hdl=1983/830eeee0-9e07-4410-90e2-e33fb46faa59 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>
* A [[Biology:Femur|femur]] of an indeterminate [[Biology:Dinosauromorpha|dinosauromorph]] is described from the Middle Triassic ''Dinodontosaurus'' Assemblage Zone (Pinheiros-Chiniquá Sequence, {{wipe|Brazil}}) by Müller & Garcia (2022), potentially representing the oldest dinosauromorph from South America reported to date.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Müller RT, Garcia MS |title=Oldest dinosauromorph from South America and the early radiation of dinosaur precursors in Gondwana |journal=Gondwana Research |year=2022 |volume=107 |pages=42–48 |doi=10.1016/j.gr.2022.02.010 |bibcode=2022GondR.107...42M |s2cid=247211845 }}</ref>

== General research ==
* Gatesy ''et al.'' (2022) propose a standard methodological approach for measuring the relative position and orientation of the major segments of the pelvis and hindlimb of extant and fossil archosaurs in three dimensions.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Gatesy SM, Manafzadeh AR, Bishop PJ, Turner ML, Kambic RE, Cuff AR, Hutchinson JR |title=A proposed standard for quantifying 3-D hindlimb joint poses in living and extinct archosaurs |year=2022 |journal=Journal of Anatomy |volume=241 |issue=1 |pages=101–118 |doi=10.1111/joa.13635 |pmid=35118654 |pmc=9178381 |s2cid=246529365 }}</ref>
* A study on the locomotion of extant and extinct archosaurs, reevaluating postulated superiority of early dinosaurs in locomotor function and performance compared with other archosaurs, is published by Cuff ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Cuff AR, Demuth OE, Michel K, Otero A, Pintore R, Polet DT, Wiseman AL, Hutchinson JR |title=Walking—and Running and Jumping—with Dinosaurs and Their Cousins, Viewed Through the Lens of Evolutionary Biomechanics |year=2022 |journal=Integrative and Comparative Biology |volume=62 |issue=5 |pages=1281–1305 |doi=10.1093/icb/icac049 |pmid=35595475 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study on the evolution of the orbit shape in Mesozoic archosauromorphs is published by Lautenschlager (2022). <ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Lautenschlager S|title=Functional and ecomorphological evolution of orbit shape in mesozoic archosaurs is driven by body size and diet|journal=Communications Biology|year=2022 |volume=5|issue=1 |pages=Article number 754 (2022)|doi=10.1038/s42003-022-03706-0|doi-access=free|pmid=35953708|pmc=9372157}}</ref>
* Sakamoto (2022) presents modelling framework that allows the prediction of jaw muscle parameters and bite force in extinct archosaurs from skull width and phylogeny.<ref>{{cite journal| author = Sakamoto M |title=Estimating bite force in extinct dinosaurs using phylogenetically predicted physiological cross-sectional areas of jaw adductor muscles |year=2022 |journal=PeerJ |volume=10 |pages=e13731 |doi=10.7717/peerj.13731 |pmid=35846881 |pmc=9285543 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* A study aiming to determine how well attachment areas of hindlimb muscles of archosaurs matches each muscle's [[Biology:Physiological cross-sectional area|physiological cross-sectional area]], based on data from extant archosaurs (primarily [[Biology:Nile crocodile|Nile crocodile]]s and [[Biology:Elegant crested tinamou|elegant crested tinamou]]s), is published by Cuff ''et al.'' (2022), who use their findings to reconstruct physiological cross-sectional areas of the hindlimb muscles of ''[[Biology:Coelophysis|Coelophysis]] bauri''.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Cuff AR, Wiseman AL, Bishop PJ, Michel KB, Gaignet R, Hutchinson JR |title=Anatomically grounded estimation of hindlimb muscle sizes in Archosauria |year=2022 |journal=Journal of Anatomy |volume=242 |issue=2 |pages=289–311 |doi=10.1111/joa.13767 |pmid=36206401 |pmc=9877486 |s2cid=252758737 }}</ref>
* A study on the evolutionary history of [[Biology:Morphogenesis|morphogenesis]] of the [[Biology:Femur|femoral]] head from early archosaurs to [[Biology:Crown group|crown]] birds, based on data from fossil record and from embryos of extant animals, is published by Egawa ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Egawa S, Griffin CT, Bishop PJ, Pintore R, Tsai HP, Botelho JF, Smith-Paredes D, Kuratani S, Norell MA, Nesbitt SJ, Hutchinson JR, Bhullar BA | title = The dinosaurian femoral head experienced a morphogenetic shift from torsion to growth along the avian stem |journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences | year = 2022 |volume=289 |issue=1984 |at=20220740 |doi=10.1098/rspb.2022.0740 |pmid=36196539 |pmc=9532989 }}</ref>
* Evidence from molecular analyses of modern and fossil skeletal samples, interpreted as indicating that metabolic rates consistent with [[Biology:Endotherm|endotherm]]y are ancestral to ornithodirans, is presented by Wiemann ''et al.'' (2022);<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Wiemann J, Menéndez I, Crawford JM, Fabbri M, Gauthier JA, Hull PM, Norell MA, Briggs DE |title=Fossil biomolecules reveal an avian metabolism in the ancestral dinosaur |year=2022 |journal=Nature |volume=606 |issue=7914 |pages=522–526 |doi=10.1038/s41586-022-04770-6 |pmid=35614213 |bibcode=2022Natur.606..522W |s2cid=249064466 |url=https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20220531-924660000 }}</ref> their conclusions are subsequently challenged by Motani ''et al.'' (2023), who argue that inference of endothermy based on ALE biomarkers and ancestral state reconstruction is poorly supported by the current evidence, criticism that has been addressed by the authors.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Motani R, Gold DA, Carlson SJ, Vermeij GJ |title=Amniote metabolism and the evolution of endothermy |year=2023 |journal=Nature |volume=621 |issue=7977 |pages=E1–E3 |doi=10.1038/s41586-023-06411-y |pmid=37674001 |bibcode=2023Natur.621E...1M |s2cid=261559795 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Wiemann J, Menéndez I, Crawford JM, Fabbri M, Gauthier JA, Hull PM, Norell MA, Briggs DE |title=Reply to: Amniote metabolism and the evolution of endothermy |year=2023 |journal=Nature |volume=621 |issue=7977 |pages=E4–E6 |doi=10.1038/s41586-023-06412-x |pmid=37673991 |bibcode=2023Natur.621E...4W }}</ref>
* A study on the diversification and body size evolution of terrestrial pan-avian archosaurs along the Triassic and Early Jurassic is published by Langer & Godoy (2022)<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Langer MC, Godoy PL |year=2022 |title=So Volcanoes Created the Dinosaurs? A Quantitative Characterization of the Early Evolution of Terrestrial Pan-Aves |journal=Frontiers in Earth Science |volume=10 |pages=Article 899562 |doi=10.3389/feart.2022.899562 |bibcode=2022FrEaS..10.9562L |doi-access=free}}</ref>
* A study on the proportions of the feet of bipedal and potentially bipedal archosaurs (including dinosaurs), and on their implications for the identification of trackmakers of putative Late Triassic–Early Jurassic dinosaur footprints, is published by Farlow ''et al.'' (2022), who argue that the majority of well-preserved ''Eubrontes'' footprints was more likely to be produced by theropods than sauropodomorphs, but find it difficult to determine the most likely makers of ''Otozoum''.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Farlow JO, Lallensack JN, Müller RT, Hyatt JA |title=Pedal Skeletal Proportions of Bipedal and Potentially Bipedal Dinosaurs and Other Archosaurs: Interpreting the Makers of Early Mesozoic Footprints |year=2022 |journal=Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History |volume=63 |issue=2 |pages=33–90 |doi=10.3374/014.063.0201 |s2cid=252623987 }}</ref>
* A study on the potential soaring performances of extinct giant birds and pterosaurs is published by Goto ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Goto Y, Yoda K, Weimerskirch H, Sato K |title=How did extinct giant birds and pterosaurs fly? A comprehensive modeling approach to evaluate soaring performance |year=2022 |journal=PNAS Nexus |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=pgac023 |doi=10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac023 |pmid=36712794 |pmc=9802081 }}</ref>
* Pittman ''et al.'' (2022) document the preserved soft-tissue profiles of the shoulder and chest of ''[[Biology:Microraptor|Microraptor]]'', ''[[Biology:Anchiornis|Anchiornis]]'', ''[[Biology:Archaeopteryx|Archaeopteryx]]'', ''[[Biology:Confuciusornis|Confuciusornis]]'' and ''[[Biology:Sapeornis|Sapeornis]]'', and evaluate their implications for the knowledge of early flight development in theropods.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Pittman M, Kaye TG, Wang X, Zheng X, Dececchi TA, Hartman SA |title=Preserved soft anatomy confirms shoulder-powered upstroke of early theropod flyers, reveals enhanced early pygostylian upstroke, and explains early sternum loss |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |year=2022 |volume=119 |issue=47 |at=e2205476119 |doi=10.1073/pnas.2205476119 |doi-access=free |pmid=36375073 |pmc=9704744 |bibcode=2022PNAS..11905476P }}</ref>
* Pittman ''et al.'' (2022) attempt to infer the ecology of early flyers ''Ambopteryx'', ''Microraptor'', ''Anchiornis'', ''Archaeopteryx'', ''Confuciusornis'', ''Fortunguavis'', ''Sapeornis'' and ''[[Biology:Yanornis|Yanornis]]'' from the anatomy of their feet.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Pittman |first1=M. |last2=Bell |first2=P. R. |last3=Miller |first3=C. V. |last4=Enriquez |first4=N. J. |last5=Wang |first5=X. |last6=Zheng |first6=X. |last7=Tsang |first7=L. R. |last8=Tse |first8=Y. T. |last9=Landes |first9=M. |last10=Kaye |first10=T. G. |year=2022 |title=Exceptional preservation and foot structure reveal ecological transitions and lifestyles of early theropod flyers |journal=Nature Communications |volume=13 |issue=1 |at=7684 |doi=10.1038/s41467-022-35039-1 |pmid=36539437 |pmc=9768147 |bibcode=2022NatCo..13.7684P |doi-access=free}}</ref>
* A study on the diversity of avian and non-avian theropod tracks from the [[Earth:Aptian|Aptian]] Ninesting Creek site ([[Earth:Gething Formation|Gething Formation]], British Columbia, {{wipe|Canada}}) is published by Lockley ''et al.'' (2022), who report evidence indicating that the diversity of smaller avian and non-avian theropod tracks outnumbers large theropod morphotypes by about 7:1.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Lockley MG, Helm CW, Lawfield AM, Sharmanb KJ |year=2022 |title=New evidence for avian and small non-avian theropod ichnotaxa from the Lower Cretaceous of Canada: implications for theropod ichnodiversity |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=138 |pages=Article 105292 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105292 |bibcode=2022CrRes.13805292L }}</ref>
*Description of archosaur eggshells from the [[Earth:Late Cretaceous|Late Cretaceous]] [[Earth:El Gallo Formation|El Gallo Formation]] (Mexico) and a study on the use of the eggshells to infer the environment of the area is published by Cabrera-Hernández ''et al.'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors= Cabrera-Hernández JS, Montellano-Ballesteros M, Roy PD, Fastovsky DE|year=2022|title=Eggshells assemblages and stable isotope composition in the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) El Gallo Formation of Baja California, Mexico: paleoenvironmental inferences|journal=Cretaceous Research|volume=138|pages=Article 105265|doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105265|bibcode=2022CrRes.13805265C |s2cid=249166930 }}</ref>

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