2007 in paleontology

Arthropoda

Crustaceans

Research

• Schram publishes a revision of Paleozoic stomatopods, erecting the families Gorgonophontidae and Daidalidae.

Fish

Bony fish

Cartilaginous fish

Archosauromorphs

Newly named non-avian dinosauromorphs

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Achillesaurus	Gen et sp nov	Valid	Martinelli & Vera	Santonian	Bajo de la Carpa Formation	Argentina Newly named birds Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images - Alethoalaornis agitornis Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. Valid Li Li Hu Dong-yu Duan Ye Gong En-pu Hou Lianhai Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation China Lepidosauromorpha Plesiosaurs * Synapsids Non-mammalian Name Status Authors Age Location Notes Images Charassognathus Valid Botha Abdala Smith 257 million years ago South Africa Complete author list As science becomes more collaborative, papers with large numbers of authors are becoming more common. To prevent the deformation of the tables, these footnotes list the contributors to papers that erect new genera and have many authors.