2013 in paleontology

Conodonts

Amphibians

Research

• Laloy et al. reinterpret the Eocene frog species Rana cadurcorum from the Quercy Phosphorites as a junior synonym of Thaumastosaurus gezei.

Newly named temnospondyls

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Broiliellus reiszi	Sp. nov	Valid	Holmes, Berman & Anderson	Early Permian	El Cobre Canyon Formation	United States Newly named lepospondyls Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images Batropetes niederkirchensis Sp. nov Valid Glienke Early Permian Saar–Nahe Basin Germany Turtles Research A study on the anatomy of the brain and inner ear of the Jurassic turtle Plesiochelys etalloni is published by Paulina Carabajal et al.. Newly named turtles Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images Adocus inexpectatus Sp. nov Valid Danilov et al. Late Eocene Youganwo Formation China Ichthyopterygians Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images Chaohusaurus zhangjiawanensis Sp. nov Valid Chen et al. Early Triassic Jialingjiang Formation China Lepidosauromorphs Newly named rhynchocephalians Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images Sphenotitan Gen. et sp. nov Valid Martínez et al. Late Triassic Quebrada del Barro Formation Argentina Newly named lizards Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images Apsgnathus Gen. et sp. nov Valid Nydam, Rowe & Cifelli Late Cretaceous Aguja Formation United States Newly named snakes Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images Cerberophis Gen. et sp. nov Valid Longrich, Bhullar & Gauthier Late Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation United States Archosauromorphs Newly named basal archosauromorphs Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images Ankylosuchus Gen. et sp. nov Valid Lucas, Spielmann & Hunt Late Triassic Colorado City Formation United States Synapsids Non-mammalian synapsids Research The postcranial skeleton of therocephalian Ictidosuchoides is described by Heidi Fourie.