Andrea Cau
Andrea Cau is an Italian vertebrate paleontologist. He specialises in the study of dinosaur cladistics. Cau named the dromaeosaurid theropod Halszkaraptor in 2017. He also reanalysed the theropod Balaur, placing it as a basal avialan rather than a dromaeosaur.
Below is a list of taxa that Cau has contributed to naming:
| Year | Taxon | Authors |
| 2026 | Kunpengornis anhuimusei gen. et sp. nov. | Huang, Wang, Cau, Mao, Liu & Wang |
| 2025 | Shri rapax sp. nov. | Moutrille, Cau, Chinzorig, Escuillié, Tsogtbaatar, Ganzorig, Mallet & Godefroit |
| 2025 | Shuilingornis angelai gen. et sp. nov. | Wang, Cau, Wang, Kundrát, Zhang, Liu & Chiappe |
| 2023 | Migmanychion laiyang gen. et sp. nov. | Wang, Cau, Wang, Yu, Wu, Wang & Liu |
| 2022 | Musivavis amabilis gen. et sp. nov. | Wang, Cau, Luo, Kundrát, Wu, Zhu, Guo, Liu & Ji |
| 2021 | Khinganornis hulunbuirensis gen. et sp. nov. | Wang, Cau, Kundrát, Chiappe, Ji, Wang, Li & Wu |
| 2021 | Ceratosuchops inferodios gen. et sp. nov. | Barker, Hone, Naish, Cau, Lockwood, Foster, Clarkin, Schneider & Gostling |
| 2021 | Riparovenator milnerae gen. et sp. nov. | Barker, Hone, Naish, Cau, Lockwood, Foster, Clarkin, Schneider & Gostling |
| 2020 | Kompsornis longicaudus gen. et sp. nov. | Wang, Huang, Kundrát, Cau, Liu, Wang & Ju |
| 2020 | Huinculsaurus montesi gen. et sp. nov. | Baiano, Coria & Cau |
| 2017 | Halszkaraptor escuilliei gen. et sp. nov. | Cau, Beyrand, Voeten, Fernandez, Tafforeau, Stein, Barsbold, Tsogtbaatar, Currie & Godefroit |
| 2017 | Serikornis sungei gen. et sp. nov. | Lefèvre, Cau, Cincotta, Hu, Chinsamy, Escuillié & Godefroit |
| 2013 | Aurornis xui gen. et sp. nov. | Godefroit, Cau, Dong-Yu, Escuillié, Wenhao & Dyke |
| 2013 | Tataouinea hannibalis gen. et sp. nov. | Fanti, Cau, Hassine & Contessi |
| 2013 | Sauroniops pachytholus gen. et sp. nov. | Cau, Dalla Vecchia & Fabbri |
| 2011 | Neptunidraco ammoniticus gen. et sp. nov. | Cau & Fanti |
Personal life
Cau graduated in 2017 with a PhD in Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences.Works
- La rivoluzione piumata. I nuovi dinosauri e l’origine degli uccelli, 5 volumes, self-publishing, 2019-2023.
- Ricostruire i dinosauri. La scienza che dà un volto ai fossili, self-publishing, 2024.
- Il dilemma dei dinosauri, Torino, Bollati Boringhieri, 2025.