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This article records new taxa of every kind of [[Biology:Fossil|fossil]] [[Biology:Archosaur|archosaur]] that are scheduled to be [[Biology:Species description|described]] during 2024, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to the [[Biology:Paleontology|paleontology]] of archosaurs that will be published in 2024.

== Pseudosuchians ==

=== New pseudosuchian taxa ===
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!Novelty
!Status
!Authors
!Age
!Type locality
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!Notes
!Images
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''[[Biology:Aphaurosuchus|Aphaurosuchus kaiju]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Martins |first1=K. C. |last2=Queiroz |first2=M. V. |last3=Ruiz |first3=J. V. |last4=Langer |first4=M. C. |last5=Montefeltro |first5=F. C. |year=2024 |title=A new Baurusuchidae (Notosuchia, Crocodyliformes) from the Adamantina Formation (Bauru Group, Upper Cretaceous), with a revised phylogenetic analysis of Baurusuchia |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=153 |at=105680 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105680 |bibcode=2024CrRes.15305680M |s2cid=261182849 }}</ref>
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Sp. nov
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In press
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Martins ''et al.''
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Late Cretaceous
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[[Earth:Adamantina Formation|Adamantina Formation]]
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{{Flag|Brazil}}
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A [[Biology:Baurusuchidae|baurusuchid]]. Announced in 2023; the final article version was published in 2024.
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''[[Biology:Garzapelta|Garzapelta]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Reyes |first1=W. A. |last2=Martz |first2=J. W. |last3=Small |first3=B. J. |title=''Garzapelta muelleri'' gen. et sp. nov., a new aetosaur (Archosauria: Pseudosuchia) from the Late Triassic (middle Norian) middle Cooper Canyon Formation, Dockum Group, Texas, USA, and its implications on our understanding of the morphological disparity of the aetosaurian dorsal carapace |year=2024 |journal=The Anatomical Record |doi=10.1002/ar.25379 |pmid=38206046 }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Reyes, Martz & Small
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Late Triassic (Norian)
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Cooper Canyon Formation
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{{Flag|United States}}<br>({{Flag|Texas}})
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An [[Biology:Aetosaur|aetosaur]]. The type species is ''G. muelleri''.
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''[[Biology:Ophiussasuchus|Ophiussasuchus]]''<ref>{{cite journal|last1=López-Rojas |first1=V. |last2=Mateus |first2=S. |last3=Marinheiro |first3=J. |last4=Mateus |first4=O. |last5=Puértolas-Pascual |first5=E. |title=A new goniopholidid crocodylomorph from the Late Jurassic of Portugal |year=2024 |journal=Palaeontologia Electronica |volume=27 |issue=1 |at=27.1.5a |doi=10.26879/1316 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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López-Rojas ''et al.''
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Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian-Tithonian)
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[[Earth:Lourinhã Formation|Lourinhã Formation]]
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{{Flag|Portugal}}
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A [[Biology:Goniopholididae|goniopholidid]] crocodylomorph. The type species is ''O. paimogonectes''.
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''[[Biology:Varanosuchus|Varanosuchus]]''<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Pochat-Cottilloux |first1=Yohan |last2=Lauprasert |first2=Komsorn |last3=Chanthasit |first3=Phornphen |last4=Manitkoon |first4=Sita |last5=Adrien |first5=Jérôme |last6=Lachambre |first6=Joël |last7=Amiot |first7=Romain |last8=Martin |first8=Jeremy E. |date=2024-01-09 |title=New Cretaceous neosuchians (Crocodylomorpha) from Thailand bridge the evolutionary history of atoposaurids and paralligatorids |journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |volume=In press |pages= 1–27 |doi=10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad195 |url=https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad195/7513556 }}</ref>
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Gen et sp. nov
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In press
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Pochat-Cottilloux ''et al.''
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Early Cretaceous
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[[Earth:Sao Khua Formation|Sao Khua Formation]]
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{{Flag|Thailand}}
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An atoposaurid. The type species is ''V. sakonnakhonensis''.
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=== General pseudosuchian research ===
* A study on the anatomy of the skull and on the neurology of ''[[Biology:Tarjadia|Tarjadia ruthae]]'' is published by Desojo ''et al.'' (2024).<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Desojo |first1=J. B. |last2=von Baczko |first2=M. B. |last3=Ezcurra |first3=M. D. |last4=Fiorelli |first4=L. E. |last5=Martinelli |first5=A. G. |last6=Bona |first6=P. |last7=Trotteyn |first7=M. J. |last8=Lacerda |first8=M. |year=2024 |title=Cranial osteology and paleoneurology of ''Tarjadia ruthae'': An erpetosuchid pseudosuchian from the Triassic Chañares Formation (late Ladinian-?early Carnian) of Argentina |journal=The Anatomical Record |doi=10.1002/ar.25382 |pmid=38263705 }}</ref>
* Redescription of the skeletal anatomy of ''[[Biology:Shuvosaurus|Shuvosaurus inexpectatus]]'' is published by Nesbitt & Chatterjee (2024).<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Nesbitt |first1=S. J. |last2=Chatterjee |first2=S. |year=2024 |title=The osteology of ''Shuvosaurus inexpectatus'', a shuvosaurid pseudosuchian from the Upper Triassic Post Quarry, Dockum Group of Texas, USA |journal=The Anatomical Record |doi=10.1002/ar.25376 |pmid=38258540 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Mastrantonio ''et al.'' (2024) describe the anatomy of the postcranial skeleton of the most complete specimen of ''[[Biology:Prestosuchus|Prestosuchus chiniquensis]]'' reported to date,  and revise the diagnosis for ''P. chiniquensis''.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Mastrantonio |first1=B. M. |last2=Lacerda |first2=M. B. |last3=de Farias |first3=B. D. M. |last4=Pretto |first4=F. A. |last5=Rezende |first5=L. O. |last6=Desojo |first6=J. B. |last7=Schultz |first7=C. L. |year=2024 |title=Postcranial anatomy of ''Prestosuchus chiniquensis'' (Archosauria: Loricata) from the Triassic of Brazil |journal=The Anatomical Record |doi=10.1002/ar.25383 |pmid=38299218 }}</ref>

=== Aetosaur research ===

=== Crocodylomorph research ===
* Young ''et al.'' (2024) provide higher level systematization for [[Biology:Thalattosuchia|Thalattosuchia]] under both the [[Biology:PhyloCode|PhyloCode]] and the [[Biology:International Code of Zoological Nomenclature|International Code of Zoological Nomenclature]], naming new taxa Neothalattosuchia, Euthalattosuchia and Dakosaurina.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Young |first1=M. T. |last2=Wilberg |first2=E. W. |last3=Johnson |first3=M. M. |last4=Herrera |first4=Y. |last5=Brandalise de Andrade |first5=M. |last6=Brignon |first6=A. |last7=Sachs |first7=S. |last8=Abel |first8=P. |last9=Foffa |first9=D. |last10=Fernández |first10=M. S. |last11=Vignaud |first11=P. |last12=Cowgill |first12=T. |last13=Brusatte |first13=S. L. |year=2024 |title=The history, systematics, and nomenclature of Thalattosuchia (Archosauria: Crocodylomorpha) |journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |doi=10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad165 |url=https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad165/7513652 }}</ref>
* A study on the bone histology of ''[[Biology:Araripesuchus|Araripesuchus buitreraensis]]'', providing evidence of generally slow, annually interrupted growth rate, is published by Navarro ''et al.'' (2024).<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Navarro |first1=T. G. |last2=Cerda |first2=I. A. |last3=Fernández Dumont |first3=M. L. |last4=Apesteguía |first4=S. |last5=Pol |first5=D. |year=2024 |title=New data on the bone histology of ''Araripesuchus buitreraensis'' (Crocodylomorpha: Notosuchia) from the Late Cretaceous of Argentinean Patagonia |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |pages=1–11 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2023.2301140 |s2cid=266948988 }}</ref>
* Evidence of a continuous and coordinated tooth replacement in ''[[Biology:Armadillosuchus|Armadillosuchus arrudai]]'', ensuring that the animal would not lose too many teeth simultaneously and that its feeding abilities were not affected by tooth loss, is presented by Borsoni, Carvalho & Marinho (2024).<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Borsoni |first1=B. T. |last2=Carvalho |first2=I. S. |last3=Marinho |first3=T. S. |title=''Armadillosuchus arrudai'' (Sphagesauridae, Crocodyliformes), Adamantina Formation (Turonian - Santonian), Bauru Basin, southeastern Brazil: Dental development aspects |year=2024 |journal=Cretaceous Research |at=105838 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2024.105838 |doi-broken-date=2024-01-21 }}</ref>

== Non-avian dinosaurs ==

=== New dinosaur taxa ===
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!Novelty
!Status
!Authors
!Age
!Type locality
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!Notes
!Images
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''[[Biology:Eoneophron|Eoneophron]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Atkins-Weltman |first1=K. L. |last2=Simon |first2=D. J. |last3=Woodward |first3=H. N. |last4=Funston |first4=G. F. |last5=Snively |first5=E. |title=A new oviraptorosaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the end-Maastrichtian Hell Creek Formation of North America |year=2024 |journal=PLOS ONE |volume=19 |issue=1 |at=e0294901 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0294901 |pmid=38266012 |pmc=10807829 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Atkins-Weltman ''et al.''
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Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)
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[[Earth:Hell Creek Formation|Hell Creek Formation]]
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{{Flag|United States}}<br/>({{Flag|South Dakota}})
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A [[Biology:Caenagnathidae|caenagnathid]] theropod. The type species is ''E. infernalis''.
|[[File:Eoneophron infernalis.png|frameless]]
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''[[Biology:Gandititan|Gandititan]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Han |first1=F. |last2=Yang |first2=L. |last3=Lou |first3=F. |last4=Sullivan |first4=C. |last5=Xu |first5=X. |last6=Qiu |first6=W. |last7=Liu |first7=H. |last8=Yu |first8=J. |last9=Wu |first9=R. |last10=Ke |first10=Y. |last11=Xu |first11=M. |last12=Hu |first12=J. |last13=Lu |first13=P. |year=2024 |title=A new titanosaurian sauropod, ''Gandititan cavocaudatus'' gen. et sp. nov., from the Late Cretaceous of southern China |journal=Journal of Systematic Palaeontology |volume=22 |issue=1 |at=2293038 |doi=10.1080/14772019.2023.2293038 |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14772019.2023.2293038 }}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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Valid
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Han ''et al.''
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Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian)
|Zhoutian Formation
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{{Flag|China}}
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A titanosaur sauropod. The type species is ''G. cavocaudatus''.
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''[[Biology:Inawentu|Inawentu]]''<ref name="Inawentu">{{Cite journal |last1=Filippi |first1=Leonardo S. |last2=Juárez Valieri |first2=Rubén D. |last3=Gallina |first3=Pablo A. |last4=Méndez |first4=Ariel H. |last5=Gianechini |first5=Federico A. |last6=Garrido |first6=Alberto C. |date=2024 |title=A rebbachisaurid-mimicking titanosaur and evidence of a Late Cretaceous faunal disturbance event in South-West Gondwana |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=154 |language=en |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105754 |bibcode=2024CrRes.15405754F |s2cid=264792693 |issn=0195-6671}}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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In press
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Filippi ''et al.''
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Late Cretaceous (Santonian)
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[[Earth:Bajo de la Carpa Formation|Bajo de la Carpa Formation]]
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{{Flag|Argentina}}
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A titanosaur sauropod. The type species is ''I. oslatus''. Announced in 2023; the final article version will be published in 2024.
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[[File:Inawentu oslatus.png|frameless]]
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|''[[Biology:Sidersaura|Sidersaura]]''<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Lerzo |first1=Lucas Nicolás |last2=Gallina |first2=Pablo Ariel |last3=Canale |first3=Juan Ignacio |last4=Otero |first4=Alejandro |last5=Carballido |first5=José Luis |last6=Apesteguía |first6=Sebastián |last7=Makovicky |first7=Peter Juraj |date=2024-01-03 |title=The last of the oldies: a basal rebbachisaurid (Sauropoda, Diplodocoidea) from the early Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian–Turonian) of Patagonia, Argentina |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2023.2297914 |journal=Historical Biology |language=en |pages=1–26 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2023.2297914 |s2cid=266865502 |issn=0891-2963}}</ref>
|Gen. et sp. nov
|Valid
|Lerzo ''et al.''
|Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian)
|[[Earth:Huincul Formation|Huincul Formation]]
|{{Flag|Argentina}}
|A [[Biology:Rebbachisauridae|rebbachisaurid]] sauropod. The type species is ''S. marae''. 
|[[File:Sidersaura.png|frameless]]
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''[[Biology:Tyrannosaurus#Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis|Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis]]''<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Dalman |first1=S. G |last2=Loewen |first2=M. A. |last3=Pyron |first3=R. A. |last4=Jasinski |first4=S. E. |last5=Malinzak |first5=D. E. |last6=Lucas |first6=S. G. |last7=Fiorillo |first7=A. R. |last8=Currie |first8=P. J. |last9=Longrich |first9=N. R. |date=2024 |title=A giant tyrannosaur from the Campanian–Maastrichtian of southern North America and the evolution of tyrannosaurid gigantism |journal=Scientific Reports |volume=13 |at=Article number 22124 |doi=10.1038/s41598-023-47011-0 |pmid=38212342 |pmc=10784284 |doi-access=free}}</ref>
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Sp. nov
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In press
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Dalman ''et al.''
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Late Cretaceous (Campanian-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 tyrannosaurine; a species of ''[[Biology:Tyrannosaurus|Tyrannosaurus]]''.
|[[File:Tyrannosaurus_mcraeensis_(skull_reconstruction).png|frameless]]
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''[[Biology:Vectidromeus|Vectidromeus]]''<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Longrich |first1=Nicholas R. |last2=Martill |first2=David M. |last3=Munt |first3=Martin |last4=Green |first4=Mick |last5=Penn |first5=Mark |last6=Smith |first6=Shaun |date=2024 |title=Vectidromeus insularis, a new hypsilophodontid dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight, England |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195667123002355 |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=154 |pages=105707 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105707 |bibcode=2024CrRes.15405707L |s2cid=261933503 |issn=0195-6671}}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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In press
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Longrich ''et al.''
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Early Cretaceous (Barremian)
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Wessex Formation
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{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
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A [[Biology:Hypsilophodont|hypsilophodontid]]. The type species is ''V. insularis.'' Announced in 2023; the final article version will be published in 2024.
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[[File:Vectidromeus.png|frameless]]
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''[[Biology:Yanbeilong|Yanbeilong]]''<ref name="Yanbeilong2">{{Cite journal |last1=Jia |first1=Lei |last2=Li |first2=Ning |last3=Dong |first3=Liyang |last4=Shi |first4=Jianru |last5=Kang |first5=Zhishuai |last6=Wang |first6=Suozhu |last7=Xu |first7=Shichao |last8=You |first8=Hailu |date=2024-01-31 |title=A new stegosaur from the late Early Cretaceous of Zuoyun, Shanxi Province, China |journal=[[Biology:Historical Biology|Historical Biology]] |language=en |pages=1–10 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2024.2308214 |issn=0891-2963}}</ref>
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Gen. et sp. nov
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In press
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Jia ''et al.''
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Early Cretaceous (Albian)
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Zuoyun Formation
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{{Flag|China}}
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A stegosaurian. The type species is ''Y. ultimus''.
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=== General non-avian dinosaur research ===
* Evidence indicating that the evolution of rostral keratin cover was associated with partial tooth reduction throughout the evolutionary history of dinosaurs, but does not explain the complete loss of teeth in dinosaur lineages, is presented by Aguilar-Pedrayes, Gardner & Organ (2024).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Aguilar-Pedrayes |first1=I. |last2=Gardner |first2=J. D. |last3=Organ |first3=C. L. |year=2024 |title=The coevolution of rostral keratin and tooth distribution in dinosaurs |journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences |volume=291 |issue=2015 |at=20231713 |doi=10.1098/rspb.2023.1713 |doi-access=free |pmid=38229513 |pmc=10792295 }}</ref>

=== Saurischian research ===

==== Theropod research ====
* A study on the affinities of isolated theropod teeth from the Bauru Basin ({{wipe|Brazil}}) is published by Delcourt ''et al.'' (2024), who argue that the geographical distribution of [[Biology:Abelisauridae|abelisaurids]] in South America was influenced by climatic conditions.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Delcourt |first1=R. |last2=Brilhante |first2=N. S. |last3=Pires-Domingues |first3=R. A. |last4=Hendrickx |first4=C. |last5=Grillo |first5=O. N. |last6=Augusta |first6=B. G. |last7=Maciel |first7=B. S. |last8=Ghilardi |first8=A. M. |last9=Ricardi-Branco |first9=F. |year=2024 |title=Biogeography of theropod dinosaurs during the Late Cretaceous: evidence from central South America |journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |doi=10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad184 |url=https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad184/7512651 }}</ref>
* A study in the bone histology of a mid-sized abelisaurid from the Upper Cretaceous [[Earth:Serra da Galga Formation|Serra da Galga Formation]] ({{wipe|Brazil}}) is published by Aureliano ''et al.'' (2024), who report that, despite living in a semiarid tropical environment, the studied specimen had a growth rate similar to those of the Patagonian abelisaurids.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Aureliano |first1=T. |last2=Ghilardi |first2=A. M. |last3=Fonseca |first3=P. H. M. |last4=Martinelli |first4=A. G. |last5=Marinho |first5=T. S. |year=2024 |title=The evolution and diversification of growth strategies in abelisauroid theropods |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |at=e2298395 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2023.2298395 }}</ref>
* A study on the skeletal pathologies affecting known specimens of brachyrostran abelisaurids is published by Baiano ''et al.'' (2024), who diagnose the fusion of two caudal vertebrae of the [[Biology:Holotype|holotype]] specimen of ''[[Biology:Aucasaurus|Aucasaurus garridoi]]'' as congenital malformation and diagnose partial fusion of five caudal vertebrae of the holotype of  ''[[Biology:Elemgasem|Elemgasem nubilus]]'' as spondyloraptropathy, in both cases representing the first occurrences of the diagnosed pathologies among non-tetanuran theropods.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Baiano |first1=M. A. |last2=Cerda |first2=I. A. |last3=Bertozzo |first3=F. |last4=Pol |first4=D. |year=2024 |title=New information on paleopathologies in non-avian theropod dinosaurs: a case study on South American abelisaurids |journal=BMC Ecology and Evolution |volume=24 |at=6 |doi=10.1186/s12862-023-02187-x |doi-access=free |pmid=38291378 |pmc=10829224 }}</ref>
* Montealegre, Castillo-Visa & Sellés (2024) describe previously unpublished fossil material of theropods (cf. ''[[Biology:Protathlitis|Protathlitis]]'' and a [[Biology:Carcharodontosauridae|carcharodontosaurid]] which might be distinct from ''[[Biology:Concavenator|Concavenator]]'') from the [[Earth:Barremian|Barremian]] [[Earth:Arcillas de Morella Formation|Arcillas de Morella Formation]] ({{wipe|Spain}}).<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Montealegre |first1=A. |last2=Castillo-Visa |first2=O. |last3=Sellés |first3=A. |year=2024 |title=New theropod remains from the late Barremian (Early Cretaceous) of Eastern Iberian Peninsula |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |doi=10.1080/08912963.2024.2308220 }}</ref>
*Longrich & Saitta (2024) review the taxonomic status of ''[[Biology:Nanotyrannus|Nanotyrannus]]'' and argue that multiple lines of evidence support it as a distinct, small-bodied, possibly non-tyrannosaurid taxon, rather than an immature form of ''[[Biology:Tyrannosaurus|Tyrannosaurus]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Longrich |first1=Nicholas R. |last2=Saitta |first2=Evan T. |date=2024-03-01 |title=Taxonomic Status of ''Nanotyrannus lancensis'' (Dinosauria: Tyrannosauroidea)—A Distinct Taxon of Small-Bodied Tyrannosaur |journal=Fossil Studies |language=en |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=1–65 |doi=10.3390/fossils2010001 |doi-access=free |eissn=2813-6284}}</ref>
* Park ''et al.'' (2024) propose that early [[Biology:Pennaraptora|pennaraptora]]ns might have used their pennaceous feathers to flush hiding insects and to generate lift or drag during the pursuit of the flushed insects, and propose that such use of the pennaceous feathers might have contributed to the evolution of larger and stiffer feathers.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Park |first1=J. |last2=Son |first2=M. |last3=Park |first3=J. |last4=Bang |first4=S. Y. |last5=Ha |first5=J. |last6=Moon |first6=H. |last7=Lee |first7=Y.-N. |last8=Lee |first8=S. |last9=Jablonski |first9=P. G. |year=2024 |title=Escape behaviors in prey and the evolution of pennaceous plumage in dinosaurs |journal=Scientific Reports |volume=14 |at=549 |doi=10.1038/s41598-023-50225-x |pmid=38272887 |pmc=10811223 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Gianechini, Colli & Makovicky (2024) present a reconstruction of the pelvic and hindlimb musculature of ''[[Biology:Buitreraptor|Buitreraptor gonzalezorum]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Gianechini |first1=F. A. |last2=Colli |first2=L. |last3=Makovicky |first3=P. J. |year=2024 |title=Pelvic and hindlimb muscular reconstruction of the paravian theropod ''Buitreraptor gonzalezorum'' and its palaeobiological implications |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |pages=1–27 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2023.2301674 |s2cid=266994137 }}</ref>

==== Sauropodomorph research ====
* Agustí, Alcalá & Santos-Cubedo (2024) propose that sauropod gigantism was an adaptation that increased the ability of sauropods to travel great distances, necessitated by pronounced seasonal changes.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Agustí |first1=J. |last2=Alcalá |first2=L. |last3=Santos-Cubedo |first3=A. |year=2024 |title=Did large foraging migrations favor the enormous body size of giant sauropods? The case of ''Turiasaurus'' |journal=Spanish Journal of Palaeontology |doi=10.7203/sjp.28176 }}</ref>

=== Ornithischian research ===

==== Thyreophoran research ====
* The first stegosaurian fossil material from Gansu ({{wipe|China}}), assigned to ''[[Biology:Stegosaurus|Stegosaurus]]'' sp., is described from the Lower Cretaceous [[Earth:Hekou Group|Hekou Group]] by Li ''et al.'' (2024).<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Li |first1=N. |last2=Li |first2=D. |last3=Peng |first3=G. |last4=You |first4=H. |year=2024 |title=The first stegosaurian dinosaur from Gansu Province, China |journal=Cretaceous Research |at=105852 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2024.105852 }}</ref>

==== Cerapod research ====
* Nikolov, Dochev, & Brusatte (2024) test the ontogenetic age of small hadrosauroid bones from the Late Cretaceous ([[Earth:Maastrichtian|Maastrichtian]]) Kaylaka Formation (Bulgaria), and determine that the specimen likely belonged to a late juvenile or young subadult, rather than a [[Biology:Insular dwarfism|dwarved]] adult, and suggest that large terrestrial animals were able to populate some European islands via a cyclically-appearing or short-lived dispersal route.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Nikolov |first1=Vladimir |last2=Dochev |first2=Docho |last3=Brusatte |first3=Stephen L. |date=2024-01-01 |title=The ontogenetic status of a small hadrosauroid dinosaur from the uppermost Cretaceous of Bulgaria, and implications for the paleobiogeography and assembly of European island faunas |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0195667123003476 |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=157 |issue=In press |language=en |at=105819 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105819|s2cid=266738171 }}</ref>

== Birds ==

=== New bird taxa ===
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''Wunketru''<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=De Mendoza |first1=Ricardo Santiago |last2=Degrange |first2=Federico Javier |last3=Tambussi |first3=Claudia Patricia |title=An assessment of the anseriform affinities of ''"Telmabates" howardae'' |year=2024 |journal=Journal of South American Earth Sciences |volume=135 |at=104786 |doi=10.1016/j.jsames.2024.104786 |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0895981124000087}}</ref>
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=== Avian research ===
* The [[Earth:Cretaceous|Cretaceous]] fossil record of avialans from {{wipe|China}} is reviewed by Zhou & Wang (2024).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Zhou |first1=Zhonghe |last2=Wang |first2=Min |title=Cretaceous fossil birds from China |journal=Geological Society, London, Special Publications |date=2024 |volume=544 |issue=1 |doi=10.1144/SP544-2023-129}}</ref>
* A [[Morphometrics|morphometric]] study of a large sample of specimens of ''[[Biology:Confuciusornis|Confuciusornis sanctus]]'' is published by Zhou ''et al.'' (2024), who intepret their findings as indicative of the presence of [[Biology:Sexual dimorphism|sexual dimorphism]] in this species.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Zhou |first1=Y. |last2=Pan |first2=Y. |last3=Wang |first3=M. |last4=Wang |first4=X. |last5=Zheng |first5=X. |last6=Zhou |first6=Z. |year=2024 |title=Fossil evidence sheds light on sexual selection during the early evolution of birds |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |volume=121 |issue=3 |at=e2309825120 |doi=10.1073/pnas.2309825120 |pmid=38190528 |pmc=10801838 |pmc-embargo-date=July 8, 2024 |s2cid=266871669 }}</ref>
* A study on the limb bone histology and growth dynamics of ''[[Biology:Musivavis|Musivavis amabilis]]'' is published by Kundrát ''et al.'' (2024).<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Kundrát |first1=M. |last2=Horváth |first2=D. |last3=Wang |first3=Z. |last4=Wang |first4=X. |year=2024 |title=Developmental distribution of osteocyte lacunae in the limb bone cortex of ''Musivavis amabilis'' with a review of bone microstructure adaptations in Enantiornithes |journal=Cretaceous Research |at=105839 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2024.105839 }}</ref>
* Zelenkov (2024) describes a fragmentary humerus of a [[Biology:Buttonquail|buttonquail]] from the Lower Pleistocene strata from the Taurida Cave (Crimea), representing the first record of a member of the family Turnicidae from Eurasia from the Pliocene to Middle Pleistocene interval.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Zelenkov |first=N. V. |year=2024 |title=Unexpected Find of a Buttonquail (Aves: Charadriiformes: Turnicidae) in the Lower Pleistocene of Crimea |journal=Doklady Biological Sciences |doi=10.1134/S0012496623600148 |pmid=38190042 |s2cid=266843308 }}</ref>
* Acosta Hospitaleche & Jones (2024) describe partial tibiotarsus of a psilopterine [[Biology:Phorusrhacidae|phorusrhacid]] from the Eocene (Lutetian) Sarmiento Formation (Argentina), interpreted as belonging to a bird with an estimated body mass of approximately 5 kg.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Acosta Hospitaleche |first1=C. |last2=Jones |first2=W. |year=2024 |title=Insights on the oldest terror bird (Aves, Phorusrhacidae) from the Eocene of Argentina |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |doi=10.1080/08912963.2024.2304592 }}</ref>

== Pterosaurs ==

=== New pterosaur taxa ===
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=== Pterosaur research ===

== Other archosaurs ==

=== Other archosaur research ===
* Agnolín ''et al.'' (2024) revise the anatomy of the pelvic girdle of ''[[Biology:Lagerpeton|Lagerpeton chanarensis]]'', reinterpreting it as likely to have a sprawling gait.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Agnolín |first1=F. L. |last2=Novas |first2=F. E. |last3=Ezcurra |first3=M. D. |last4=Miner |first4=S. |last5=Müller |first5=R. T. |year=2024 |title=Comments on the pelvic girdle anatomy of ''Lagerpeton chanarensis'' Romer, 1971 (Archosauria) and its implications on the posture and gait of early pterosauromorphs |journal=The Anatomical Record |doi=10.1002/ar.25389 |pmid=38263641 }}</ref>

== General research ==

== References ==
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