2016 in paleontology

2016 is Paleontology are fossil Taxonomy described on 2016. Some of the taxa in 2016 were first found in the 20th century. Some taxa are re-described. For example one member of the Brachiosauridae may get redescribed.

January

 * 1) A new type of Titanosaur gets described with a fake complete skeleton.
 * 2) Recent studies show Bahariasaurus could grow the same sizes as Tyrannosaurus and Carcharodontosaurus.

February

 * 1) Alcovasaurus is now believed to belong to it's own genus, not Stegosaurus.
 * 2) A new type of Ceratosaur gets described and is known as Viavenator.

March

 * 1) A new dinosaur known as Notocolossus gets described.
 * 2) A type of relative to the Ceratosauria known as Dracoraptor gets described.
 * 3) A new relative to Tyrannosaurus gets described. It is now known as Timurlengia.

April

 * 1) Baby Rapetosaurus fossils help show about Dinosaur early lives.
 * 2) Scutarx a type of Aetosaur gets described.
 * 3) A type of Oviraptorosauria member gets described. It is known as Apatoraptor.

May

 * 1) Saurimentosaurus finally gets described.
 * 2) Panamacebus a type of Primate gets described.
 * 3) Meroktenos finally gets described.
 * 4) A type of prehistoric buffalo finally gets described.
 * 5) A new type of relative of Triceratops finally gets described. It is now known as Spiclypeus.
 * 6) A relative to Einiosaurus gets described. It is now known as Machairoceratops.
 * 7) A new Asteroid impact found in NorthWest Australia.
 * 8) Recent studies finally reveal Stegosaurus bite force. It probably had a biteforce as strong as that from a sheep.
 * 9) Recent studies showed Tyrannosaurus and it's relatives had lips that hidden Tyrannosaur teeth.
 * 10) Recent studies showed not only the Tyrannosauroidea had lips . Dinosauria family members might also have lips.
 * 11) A new type of sea Reptile gets described and is named Sclerocormus.
 * 12) A new specie of Dicynodontia member is found by it's tusk and is called Rastodon.
 * 13) Recent studies showed even Dinosaurs of Antarctica were not safe during the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event.
 * 14) 742 million year single celled Organism is found as well as a bat fossil.
 * 15) NASA try to find proof if Dinosaurs actually lived in mars.
 * 16) Fossil hunters find a Plesiosaur fossil and is nicknamed Eve.
 * 17) Viavenator is now considered to belong to the Viavenatoridae.
 * 18) Dinosaur track makers are found in Utah. It includes Grallator, Dilophosaurus,and other Ichnotaxon belonging to Dinosaurs.

June

 * 1) A new specimen of Tyrannosaurus is found and is nicknamed Rees Rex.
 * 2) A new river otter fossil is found. It is known as Lontra Weiri.
 * 3) New Fossils are found in the Badlands National Park. One of them belong to a Hoplophoneus.
 * 4) A new specie of lacewing is found and is known as Paradoxosisyra.
 * 5) 72 million year old dinosaur Trackway is found in Mexico.
 * 6) Recent studies showed Lucy wasn't alone. 4 more Human cousins lived in Earth for 3 million years.
 * 7) Students dig up reasons for a type of Tyrannosaur known as Dryptosaurus also known as Laelaps.
 * 8) A new Fossil strengthen the case about Hobbit species.
 * 9) A new specie of Eubrontes is found. It is known asw Eubrontes Gleneronsensis
 * 10) A new Ichthyosaur specie is found. It is known as Wahlisaurus.
 * 11) Fossil hunters work on the largest dinosaur of Montana known as Big Monty which is named after the character in the Land Before Time.
 * 12) A recent study shows why large mammals such as mastodons and mammoths died out. An asteroid possibly smashed Earth 30,000 years ago.
 * 13) Recently 7,000 year old auroch tracks are found.
 * 14) Research on a massive Vertebrae shed new light on a giant Titanosaur known as Alamosaurus.
 * 15) A new 98 foot long Sauropod is found in Australia. It will be nicknamed Cooper until the fossil hunters can describe it's Taxon.
 * 16) Three new species of dinosaurs are found. Their names are Aoniraptor, a new specie of Gryposaurus,and Taurovenator.
 * 17) Fossil hunters recently find giant bones belonging to a Apatosaurus a large Sauropoda dinosaur.
 * 18) A new rodent like Mammal fossil is found in Japan. It was said to live alongside Dinosaurs.
 * 19) A 200 million year old Dinosaur bone is found. It possibly lived during the Early Jurassic.
 * 20) A new Species of Pterosaur is found. The bones of the Reptile are fragile.
 * 21) New fossils are found in New Zealand.
 * 22) Recently possibly parasites are inside a Brachylophosaurus's gut.
 * 23) Two new baby Enantiornithes fossils are found in amber. They are located in the Middle Cretaceous.

July

 * 1) A new species of Pterosaur is described. It is known as Pangupterus.
 * 2) A Dinosaur stampede is found in St. George Dinosaur Discovery site. They include Allosaurus or a creature similar and smaller dinosaurs running for their lives.
 * 3) A new ostrich relative is found and is located in the Cenozoic era. It is now known as Calciavis.
 * 4) Paleontologist find the first Dinosaur face tumor. It belongs to a Telmatosaurus a dwarf Species of Hadrosaur.
 * 5) Recent studies showed Big Monty was a more well known Sauropod known as Haplocanthosaurus, although the sauropod did not live in Montana.
 * 6) Hemichordate fossil give clues to it's more well known ancestors. It is believed to live during the Cambrian period 500 million years ago.
 * 7) A Mammal like mastication is found from a Leptoceratops, a close cousin to the larger Triceratops.

December

 * 1) A member of the Brachiosauridae will may get described.