2015 in paleontology

Bryozoans

Conodonts

Amphibians

Research

• A study of the anatomy of the skull of Acanthostega gunnari is published by Porro, Rayfield & Clack.
• A study of the skeletal morphogenesis of the lepospondyls Microbrachis pelikani and Hyloplesion longicostatum is published by Olori.
• A study of the anatomy of the skull of the lepospondyl Quasicaecilia texana is published by Pardo, Szostakiwskyj & Anderson.

Synapsids

Non-mammalian synapsids

Research

• Redescription of the anatomy of Tiarajudens eccentricus is published by Cisneros et al., who compare the species with Anomocephalus africanus.

Other animals

Research

• A study of phylogenetic relationships of the Ediacaran animal Namacalathus, interpreting it as a member of Lophotrochozoa related to bryozoans and brachiopods, is published by Zhuravlev, Wood & Penny.