2011 in archosaur paleontology


The year 2011 in archosaur paleontology was eventful. Archosaurs include the only living dinosaur group — birds — and the reptile crocodilians, plus all extinct dinosaurs, extinct crocodilian relatives, and pterosaurs. Archosaur palaeontology is the scientific study of those animals, especially as they existed before the Holocene Epoch began about 11,700 years ago. The year 2011 in paleontology included various significant developments regarding archosaurs.
This article records new taxa of fossil archosaurs of every kind that have been described during the year 2011, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleontology of archosaurs that occurred in the year 2011.

Newly named crurotarsans

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeUnitLocationNotesImages

Acherontisuchus

Gen. et sp.

Valid

Middle/Late Paleocene
Cerrejón Formation
Colombia

Newly named non-avian dinosaurs

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeUnitLocationwidth="33%" NotesImages

Acristavus

Gen. et sp.

Valid

Campanian
Two Medicine Formation

Wahweap Formation
United States

Newly named birds

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeUnitLocationNotesImages

Alca carolinensis

Sp. nov

Valid

N. Adam Smith
Julia A. Clarke

Early Pliocene

Yorktown Formation

United States

Newly named pterosaurs

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeUnitLocationNotesImages

Aurorazhdarcho

Gen. et sp.

Valid

Tithonian
Solnhofen limestone
Germany