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This list of fossil reptiles described in 2024 is a list of new taxa of fossil reptiles that were described during the year 2024, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to reptile paleontology that occurred in 2024.

Squamates[edit]

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes Images

Cryptobicuspidon[1]

Gen. et sp. nov

In press

Carvalho & Santucci

Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

Quiricó Formation

 Brazil

A member of Polyglyphanodontia. The type species is C. pachysymphysealis. Announced in 2023; the final article version will be published in 2024.

Halisaurus hebae[2]

Sp. nov

In press

Shaker et al.

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

Dakhla Formation

 Egypt

A mosasaur belonging to the subfamily Halisaurinae. Announced in 2023; the final article version will be published in 2024.
Khinjaria[3] Gen. et sp. nov In press Longrich et al. Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Ouled Abdoun Basin  Morocco A mosasaur belonging to the subfamily Plioplatecarpinae. The type species is K. acuta.
Segurasaurus[4] Gen. et comb. nov Berrocal-Casero et al. Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Tentúgal Formation  Portugal A member of Pythonomorpha. The type species is "Carentonosaurus" soaresi.
Vasuki[5] Gen. et sp. nov Valid Datta & Bajpai Middle Eocene (Lutetian) Naredi Formation  India A member of Madtsoiidae. The type species is V. indicus.

Yaguarasaurus regiomontanus[6]

Sp. nov

Valid

Rivera-Sylva et al.

Late Cretaceous (Turonian-Coniacian)

Agua Nueva Formation

 Mexico

A mosasaur belonging to the subfamily Plioplatecarpinae. Announced in 2023; the final article version was published in 2024.

Squamate research[edit]

  • A study on the biogeography of squamates throughout their evolutionary history, providing evidence of a localized Pangaean origin (Africa, Australia, Eurasia and Sunda) of the squamate crown group in the Jurassic followed by strong regionalization to Eurasia for subsequent Jurassic lineages, is published by Wilenzik, Barger & Pyron (2024).[7]
  • Revision of the fossil material of Paleocene lizards from the Walbeck fissure filling (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) is published by Čerňanský & Vasilyan (2024), who interpret Camptognathosaurus parisiensis as a junior synonym of Glyptosaurus walbeckensis, resulting in a new combination Camptognathosaurus walbeckensis, tentatively assign C. walbeckensis to the family Lacertidae, and interpret fossils of Parasauromalus paleocenicus as belonging to an indeterminate lacertid.[8]
  • An iguanian skull from the Paleogene White River Formation (Wyoming, United States), tentatively assigned to the species Aciprion formosum, is interpreted as the oldest and first definitive stem member of Crotaphytidae by Scarpetta (2024); the author also interprets Polrussia mongoliensis as possible member of the crown group of Pleurodonta, Magnuviator ovimonsensis as a possible stem pleurodontan and Afairiguana avius as a possible anole.[9]
  • The oldest fossil material of Platecarpus from Europe reported to date, as well as fossil material of Tylosaurus sp, is described from the Santonian localities in the Sougraigne area (Aude Department, France) by Plasse et al. (2024).[10]
  • Rempert, Martens & Vinkeles Melchers (2024) describe new fossil material of mosasaurs from the Upper Cretaceous strata in Mississippi (United States), providing evidence of the presence of Mosasaurus hoffmannii during the Maastrichtian and of cf. Platecarpus, an unnamed species of Plioplatecarpus from the Demopolis Chalk and probably of Tylosaurus sp. during the Campanian.[11]
  • A study on a skull of a specimen of Plioplatecarpus from the Campanian Bearpaw Shale (Alberta, Canada) preserved with a sclerotic ring is published by Holmes (2024), who interprets Plioplatecarpus as having a stereoscopic vision and capable of tracking quickly moving objects in light-poor conditions.[12]
  • Garberoglio, Gómez & Caldwell (2024) describe fossil material of a large-bodied (estimated to be around 8 meters in total length) snake distinct from Titanoboa from the Paleocene Cerrejón Formation (Colombia) interpreted by the authors as an undetermined palaeophiine.[13]
  • The first known snake assemblage from early Clarendonian in North America is reported from the Penny Creek Local Fauna (Ash Hollow Formation; Nebraska, United States) by Jacisin & Lawing (2024), who interpret the studied fossils as indicative of a woodland-prairie environment with a permanent stream or river as a local water source.[14]
  • ElShafie (2024) presents novel methods which can be used to determine body size from isolated lizard bones and applies these methods to a sample of lizard bones from the Paleogene of North America.[15]

Ichthyosauromorphs[edit]

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes Images
Argovisaurus[16] Gen. et sp. nov Miedema et al. Middle Jurassic (Bajocian-Bathonian) Hauptrogenstein Formation   Switzerland An ichthyosaur closely related to Ophthalmosauria. The type species is A. martafernandezi.

Ichthyotitan[17]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Lomax et al.

Late Triassic (Rhaetian)

Westbury Formation

 United Kingdom

Possibly a member of the family Shastasauridae. The type species is I. severnensis.

Ichthyosauromorph research[edit]

Sauropterygians[edit]

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes Images

Dianmeisaurus mutaensis[21]

Sp. nov

Hu, Li, & Liu

Middle Triassic (Anisian)

Guanling Formation

 China

A pachypleurosaur.

Franconiasaurus[22]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Sachs, Eggmaier & Madzia

Early Jurassic (Toarcian)

Jurensismergel Formation

 Germany

A basal plesiosauroid. The type species is F. brevispinus.

Marambionectes[23] Gen. et sp. nov O'Gorman et al. Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Lopez de Bertodano Formation Antarctica An elasmosaurid. The type species is M. molinai.

Martinectes[24]

Gen. et comb. nov

In press

Clark, O'Keefe, & Slack

Late Cretaceous (Campanian)

Pierre Shale

 United States
( Wyoming,
 South Dakota)

A polycotylid. The type species is "Dolichorhynchops" bonneri. Announced in 2023; the final article version will be published in 2024.

Scalamagnus[24]

Gen. et comb. nov

In press

Clark, O'Keefe, & Slack

Late Cretaceous (Turonian)

Tropic Shale

 United States
( Utah)

A polycotylid. The type species is "Dolichorhynchops" tropicensis. Announced in 2023; the final article version will be published in 2024.

Unktaheela[24]

Gen. et sp. nov

In press

Clark, O'Keefe, & Slack

Late Cretaceous (Campanian)

Sharon Springs Formation

 United States
( Wyoming,
 South Dakota)

A polycotylid. The type species is U. specta. Announced in 2023; the final article version will be published in 2024.

Sauropterygian research[edit]

  • A study on tooth wear patterns in Middle and Late Triassic placodonts from Europe, interpreted as suggestive of different diet composition of the studied placodonts (with some taxa unlikely to feed solely on hard-shelled animals), is published by Gere et al. (2024).[25]
  • Alhalabi et al. (2024) describe fossil material of an elasmosaurid from the Coniacian-Santonian Rmah Formation (Syria), representing the most complete plesiosaur specimen from the Middle East reported to date and likely the oldest Cretaceous plesiosaur from the Middle East.[26]
  • O'Gorman (2024) studies the neck elongation pattern in Elasmosaurus platyurus, taking the taphonomic distortion into account, and presents a new scheme of neck elongation patterns in plesiosaurs with a long neck and small skull.[27]
  • Zverkov et al. (2024) redescribe Polycotylus sopozkoi and confirm its status as a distinct species within the genus Polycotylus.[28]

Turtles[edit]

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes Images

Lusochelys[29]

Gen. et. sp. nov

Valid

Pérez-García & Antunes

Middle Miocene

Lisbon Miocene series

 Portugal

A pancheloniid turtle. The type species is L. emilianoi

Peltocephalus maturin[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ferreira et al.

Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene

Rio Madeira Formation

 Brazil

A podocnemidid turtle. A giant extinct species of Peltocephalus, represented today only by P. dumerilianus.

Turtle research[edit]

  • Redescription of the anatomy of the skull of Heckerochelys romani is published by Obraztsova, Sukhanov & Danilov (2024).[31]
  • Sterli et al. (2024) describe fossil material of a new turtle taxon from the Cenomanian Piedra Clavada Formation (Argentina), with a distinctive morphology indicating that it belongs to a previously unrecognized lineage of turtles, and representing the oldest Late Cretaceous turtle from the southernmost part of South America reported to date.[32]
  • Tong et al. (2024) describe new shell material of Phunoichelys thirakhupti and Kalasinemys prasarttongosothi from the Phu Noi site (Thailand), providing new information on the anatomy of the studied turtles.[33]
  • Cadena et al. (2024) describe new fossil material of Puentemys mushaisaensis from the Paleogene Arcillolitas de Socha Formation (Boyacá Department, Colombia), expanding known geographical range of the species, and interpret its presence in both Arcillolitas de Socha Formation and the Cerrejón Coal Mine as indicative of connectivity of coastal and inland ecosystems in northern South America during the late Paleocene to early Eocene.[34]
  • Sena et al. (2024) study the microstructure of shells of Bauruemys elegans and other members of Pelomedusoides from the Upper Cretaceous and Paleogene strata in southern Brazil, and interpret their findings as consistent with an aquatic to semi-aquatic lifestyle of the studied turtles, as well as supporting the interpretation of the turtle carapace as originating endoskeletally from ribs and vertebral arches.[35]
  • Pérez-García, Camilo & Ortega (2024) describe new fossil material of Selenemys lusitanica from the Upper Jurassic Bombarral and Sobral formations (Portugal), providing new information on the shell anatomy of this turtle.[36]
  • Spicher, Lyson & Evers (2024) redescribe the anatomy of the skull of Saxochelys gilberti.[37]
  • Redescription of the anatomy of the skull of Allaeochelys libyca is published by Rollot, Evers & Joyce (2024).[38]
  • Evers & Al Iawati (2024) describe the anatomy of the skull of Stylemys nebrascensis, and interpret this species as a possible stem-representative of the gopher tortoise lineage.[39]
  • Torres et al. (2024) interpret tortoise fossil material from the Late Pleistocene strata in Ecuador as belonging to the sister taxon of the Galápagos tortoises, and interpret the studied fossils as indicating that the ancestors of the Galápagos tortoises evolved large body size before reaching the Galápagos Islands from the South American continent.[40]
  • A study on the evolutionary history of turtles from insular Southeast Asia is published by Claude et al. (2024), who confirm that Duboisemys isoclina was an endemic extinct taxon.[41]

Archosauriformes[edit]

Archosaurs[edit]

Main article: 2024 in archosaur paleontology

Other archosauriforms[edit]

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes Images

Archosauriform research[edit]

  • Sharma et al. (2024) describe new proterosuchid material from the Lower Triassic (Induan) Panchet Formation (India), consider fossil material of "Teratosaurus" bengalensis to likely belong to a proterosuchid, and find no evidence for the presence of more than one archosauromorph taxon in the upper Panchet Formation.[42]
  • A study on jaw mechanics of Proterochampsa nodosa de Simão-Oliveira et al. (2024), who report that Proterochampsa was able to perform bite forces comparable to those of alligators, but also that its jaws were more susceptible to bending than jaws of alligators, as well as more prone to accumulate stresses resulting from muscle contraction than both alligators and false gharials.[43]
  • LePore & McLain (2024) identify a specimen of Machaeroprosopus mccauleyi from the Chinle Formation with a sacrum including a sacralized first caudal vertebra, expanding known sacral count variation in phytosaurs.[44]
  • Sander & Wellnitz (2024) describe a phytosaur osteoderm from the Upper Triassic strata in the Bonenburg clay pit (Contorta Beds of the Exter Formation; North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) representing the youngest well-dated phytosaur fossil reported to date, and indicating that phytosaurs survived into the late middle Rhaetian, at most two million years before the end of the Triassic.[45]

Other reptiles[edit]

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes Images

Alamitosphenos[46]

Gen. et sp. nov

In press

Agnolín et al.

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

Los Alamitos Formation

 Argentina

A sphenodontid rhynchocephalian. The type species is A. mineri. Announced in 2023; the final article version will be published in 2024.

Palacrodon parkeri[47]

Sp. nov

Jenkins et al.

Late Triassic

Chinle Formation

 United States
( Arizona)

Parvosaurus[48] Gen. et sp. nov Freisem et al. Late Triassic (Norian) Arnstadt Formation  Germany A rhynchocephalian. The type species is P. harudensis.

Sumidadectes[49]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Jung & Sues

Permian (Kungurian)

Clear Fork Group & Hennessey Formation

 United States
( Oklahoma)

A member of the family Captorhinidae belonging to the subfamily Moradisaurinae. The type species is "Captorhinikos" chozaensis Olson (1954).

Other reptile research[edit]

  • A study on the microanatomy and replacement of teeth in mesosaurs is published by Carlisbino et al. (2024).[50]
  • New information on the anatomy of the skull of Emeroleter levis is presented by Bazzana-Adams, MacDougall & Fröbisch (2024), who also study the phylogenetic relationships of nycteroleterids.[51]
  • Redescription of the anatomy of the skull and a study on the affinities of Nanoparia luckhoffi is published by Van den Brandt et al. (2024).[52]
  • Mooney et al. (2024) describe a skeleton of Captorhinus aguti from the Richards Spur locality (Oklahoma, United States), preserved with integumentary structures interpreted as remnants of the epidermis, and showing surface morphologies of the skin consistent with variation in most extant and extinct reptiles.[53]
  • A study on the bone histology of Priosphenodon avelasi, interpreted as indicative of alternation between periods of slow and fast growth, is published by Cavasin, Cerda & Apesteguía (2024).[54]
  • Redescription of the skeletal anatomy of Dinocephalosaurus orientalis is published by Spiekman et al. (2024), who interpret D. orientalis as adapted to more open waters than Tanystropheus hydroides, and consider the similarities between Dinocephalosaurus and Tanystropheus to be largely convergent.[55]
  • Redescription of Trachelosaurus fischeri, interpreted as the first unambiguous Dinocephalosaurus-like archosauromorph found outside the Guanling Formation, is published by Spiekman et al. (2024), who consider the family Trachelosauridae to be the senior synonym of the family Dinocephalosauridae, and name a new clade of non-crocopodan archosauromorphs Tanysauria.[56]
  • Redescription and a study on the affinities of Malerisaurus robinsonae is published by Sengupta, Ezcurra & Bandyopadhyay (2024).[57]
  • De-Oliveira et al. (2024) describe new postcranial material of Teyujagua paradoxa from the Lower Triassic Sanga do Cabral Formation (Brazil), providing evidence of a morphology intermediate between early archosauromorphs and proterosuchids.[58]
  • Rossi et al. (2024) report that purported soft tissues of the holotype of Tridentinosaurus antiquus are actually manufactured pigment, indicating that the body outline is a forgery and the only real parts of the specimen are the hindlimbs and osteoderms, and consider the validity of the taxon to be doubtful.[59]

Reptiles in general[edit]

  • Cawthorne, Whiteside & Benton (2024) describe Late Triassic reptile fossils from the Emborough, Batscombe and Highcroft quarries (Somerset, United Kingdom), including fossil material of a new crocodylomorph taxon similar to Saltoposuchus and other loricatan fossils, an ilium of Pachystropheus rhaeticus (interpreted by the authors as a thalattosaur rather than a choristodere) and fossils of a possible procolophonid, Kuehneosaurus latus, rhynchocephalians, a possible lepidosauromorph similar to Cryptovaranoides microlanius and trilophosaurids.[60]
  • A study on the orbit and eye size in fossil archosauromorphs is published by Lautenschlager et al. (2024), who find that the largest eyes relative to the skull length were mostly present in small taxa, that herbivorous species had on average both larger orbits and larger skulls than carnivores, that eyes which were large in absolute terms appeared predominantly in large-sized dinosaurs irrespective of their diet, and that different activity patterns cannot be determined on the basis of orbit size alone.[61]
  • A study on the evolution of locomotion in archosauromorph reptiles is published by Shipley et al. (2024), who interpret their findings as indicative of greater range in limb form and locomotor modes of dinosaurs compared to other archosauromorph groups, and argue that the ability to adopt a wider variety of limb forms and modes might have given dinosaurs a competitive advantage over pseudosuchians.[62]

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