2007 in paleontology

Paleontology, palaeontology or palæontology (from Greek: paleo, "ancient"; ontos, "being"; and logos, "knowledge") is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, coprolites, palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because mankind has encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred in the year 2007.

Dinosaurs

Newly named dinosaurs

Data coutersy of George Olshevky's dinosaur genera list.

Name	Status	Authors		Notes	Images
Albertaceratops	Valid taxon	Michael J. Ryan			Albertaceratops Cerasinops Dromomeron Eocursor Eotriceratops Futalognkosaurus Gigantoraptor Lamplughsaura Oryctodromeus Pantydraco Sinocalliopteryx Suzhousaurus
Amargatitanis	Valid taxon	Sebastián Apesteguía
Australodocus	Valid taxon	Kristian Remes
Berberosaurus	Valid taxon	Ronan Allain Ronald Tykoski Najat Aquesbi Nour-Eddine Jalil	Michel Monbaron Dale A. Russell Philippe Taquet
Cerasinops	Valid taxon	Brenda J. Chinnery	Jack Horner
Dromomeron	Valid non-dinosaurian taxon.	Randall B. Irmis Sterling J. Nesbitt Kevin Padian Nathan D. Smith	Alan H. Turner Daniel Woody Alex Downs
Eocursor	Valid taxon	Richard J. Butler Roger M. H. Smith	David B. Norman
Eotriceratops	Valid taxon	Wu X. Brinkman	Eberth Braman
Futalognkosaurus	Valid taxon	Calvo Porfiri	González-Riga Kellner
Gigantoraptor	Valid taxon	Xu Xing. Tan Q. Wang J.	Zhao X. Tan L.
“Gripposaurus”	Nomen nudum	Barrett Upchurch	Zhou X. Wang X.
Jiangjunosaurus	Valid taxon	Jia C. Forster ( misspelled as Foster)	Xu Xing. Clark
Lamplughsaura	Valid taxon	Kutty Sankar Chatterjee	Peter Galton Upchurch
Lophostropheus	Valid taxon	Martin D. Ezcurra	Gilles Cuny
Luanchuanraptor	Valid taxon	Lü Xu L. Zhang X. L. Ji Q.	Jia S. Hu W. Zhang J. M. Wu Y.
Mahakala	Valid taxon	Alan H. Turner Diego Pol Julia A. Clarke	Gregory M. Erickson Mark Norell
"Muyelensaurus"	Nomen nudum	Calvo González-Riga (as González Riga) Porfiri vide: Calvo Porfiri	González-Riga Kellner
Nanningosaurus	Valid taxon	Mo Zhao Z.	Wang W. Xu Xing.
Nopcsaspondylus	Valid taxon	Sebastián Apesteguía
Oryctodromeus	Valid taxon	David J. Varricchio Anthony J. Martin	Yoshihiro Katsura
Paluxysaurus	Valid taxon	Peter J. Rose
Pantydraco	Valid taxon	Peter Galton Yates	Kermack
Pradhania	Valid taxon	Kutty Sankar Chatterjee	Peter Galton Upchurch
Shanag	Valid taxon	Turner Hwang	Mark Norell
Sinocalliopteryx	Valid taxon	Ji S. Ji Q.	Lü Yuan
Suzhousaurus	Valid taxon	Li D. Peng C. You Lamanna	Harris Lacovara Zhang J. P.
Urbacodon	Valid taxon	Averianov	Hans-Dieter Sues
Zhejiangosaurus	Valid taxon	Lü Jin X. Sheng	Li Y. H. Wang G. P. Azuma
Zhongyuansaurus	Valid taxon	Xu L. Lü Zhang X. L. Jia S.	Hu W. Zhang J. M. Wu Y. Ji Q.
Zhuchengosaurus	Valid taxon	Zhao X. Li D. Han G. Zhao H.	Liu F. Li L. Fang X.

Plants

• A fossilized rainforest is discovered in a coal mine.