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Paleozoology

Conodont paleozoology

German paleontologist Klaus J. Müller described the conodont order Paraconodontida.
NameStatusAuthorsAgeUnitLocationNotesImages
HistiodellaValid taxon
RW Harris

Middle Ordovician

Arbuckle Mountains, Oklahoma, USA

Vertebrates

Dinosaurs

Newly named dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.

Birds

Newly named birds