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New dinosaur species of 2007
New dinosaur species of 2007
Updated: June 16, 2010
Additions/Comments:


See also: 2008 | 2009 | 2010


Here are the Mesozoic Dinosauria genus and species announced in 2007. Note that, while announced in 2007, Dollodon and Dakotadon were only fully described in 2008. Dromomeron romeri is not a dinosaur but a dinosauromorph, a sister clade or group to the Dinosauria. He is included here because he's so adorable.

When an illustration is unavailable a closely-related species has been substituted.

Achillesaurus manazzonei Aeolosaurus colhuehuapensis
Achillesaurus manazzonei
Martinelli and Vera, 2007
Aeolosaurus colhuehuapensis
Casal, Martinez, Luna, Sciutto and Lammana, 2007
   
Albertaceratops nesmoi Amargatitanis macni
Albertaceratops nesmoi
Ryan, 2007
Amargatitanis macni
Apesteguia, 2007
   
Australodocus bohetii Berberosaurus liassicus
Australodocus bohetii
Remes, 2007

Berberosaurus liassicus
Allain, Tykoski, Aquesbi, Jalil, Monbaron, Russell and Taquet, 2007
(Pictured: Abelisaurus comahuensis)

   
Carcharodontosaurus iguidensis Cerasinops hodgskissi

Carcharodontosaurus iguidensis
Brusatte and Sereno, 2007
(Pictured: Carcharodontosaurus saharicus)

Cerasinops hodgskissi
Chinnery and Horner, 2007
   
Dollodon bampingi Dromomeron romeri
Dollodon bampingi
Paul, 2007
(Pictured: Iguanodon bernissartensis)
Dromomeron romeri
Irmis, Nesbitt, Padian, Smith, Turner, Woody and Downs, 2007
   
Eotriceratops xerinsularis Eocursor parvus
Eotriceratops xerinsularis
Wu, Brinkman, Eberth and Braman, 2007
Eocursor parvus
Butler, Smith and Norman, 2007
   
Futalognkosaurus dukei Gryposaurus monumentensis
Futalognkosaurus dukei
Calvo, Porfiri, Gonzalez-Riga and Kellner, 2007
Gryposaurus monumentensis
Gates and Sampson, 2007
   
Glacialisaurus hammeri Jiangjunosaurus junggarensis
Glacialisaurus hammeri
Smith and Pol, 2007
(Pictured: Massospondylus)
Jiangjunosaurus junggarensis
Jia, Foster and Clark, 2007
   
Huanghetitan ruyangensis Gigantoraptor erlianensis

Huanghetitan ruyangensis
Lü, Xu, Zhang, Hu, Wu, Jia and Ji, 2007
(Pictured: Titanosaur)

Gigantoraptor erlianensis
Xu, Tan, Wang, Zhao and Tan, 2007
   
Lamplughsaura dharmaramensis Lophostropheus airelensis
Lamplughsaura dharmaramensis
Kutty, Chatterjee, Galton and Upchurch, 2004
Lophostropheus airelensis
Cuny and Galton, 1993
(Pictured: Coelophysis bauri)
   
Luanchuanraptor henanensis Mahakala omnogovae
Luanchuanraptor henanensis
Lu, Xu, Zhang, Ji, Jia, Hu, Zhang and Wu, 2007
(Pictured: Dromaeosaur)
Mahakala omnogovae
Turner, Pol, Clarke, Erickson and Norell, 2007
   
Nopcsaspondylus alarconensis Oryctodromeus cubicularis
Nopcsaspondylus alarconensis
Apesteguia, 2007
(Pictured: Rebbachisaurus)
Oryctodromeus cubicularis
Varricchio, Martin and Katsura, 2007
   
Psittacosaurus major Sinocalliopteryx gigas
Psittacosaurus major
Sereno, Zhao, Brown and Tan, 2007
Sinocalliopteryx gigas
Ji, Ji, Lu and Yuan, 2007
(Pictured: Huaxiagnathus orientalis)
   
Pradhania gracilis Paluxysaurus jonesi
Pradhania gracilis
Kutty, Chatterjee, Galton and Upchurch, 2004
Paluxysaurus jonesi
Rose, 2007
   
Shanag ashile Pantydraco caducus
Shanag ashile
Turner, Hwang and Norell, 2007
Pantydraco caducus
Yates, 2003
   
Suzhousaurus megatherioides Urbacodon itemirensis

Suzhousaurus megatherioides
Peng, You, Lamanna, Harris, Lacovata and Zhang, 2007

Urbacodon itemirensis
Averianov and Sues, 2007
(Pictured: Mei long)
   
Xenoposeidon proneneukos
Xenoposeidon proneneukos
Taylor and Naish, 2007
Velafrons coahuilensis
Gates, Sampson, de Jesus, Zanno, Eberth, Hernandez-Rivera, Martinez and Kirkland, 2007
   
Yunnanosaurus youngi Zhongyuansaurus luoyangensis
Yunnanosaurus youngi
Lu, Li, Zhong, Azuma, Fujita, Dong and Ji, 2007
Zhongyuansaurus luoyangensis
Xu, Lu, Zhang, Jia, Hu, Zhang, Wu and Ji, 2007
 
   
Zhuchengosaurus maximus  
Zhuchengosaurus maximus
Zhao, Li, Han, Hao, Liu, Li and Fang, 2007
 


Not illustrated

Baptornis varneri
Martin and Cordes-Person, 2007

Dakotadon lakotaensis
Weishampel and Bjork, 1989

Glacialisaurus hammeri
Smith and Pol, 2007

Mahakala omnogovae
Turner, Pol, Clarke, Erickson and Norell, 2007

Martinavis cruzyensis
Walker, Buffetaut and Dyke, 2007

Martinavis vincei
Walker, Buffetaut and Dyke, 2007

Nanningosaurus dashiensis
Mo, Zhao, Wang and Zhu, 2007

Paraprotopteryx gracilis
Zheng, Zhang and Hou, 2007

Zhejiangosaurus lishuiensis
Lu, Jin, Sheng, Li, Wang and Azuma, 2007


Picture credits

We kindly acknowledge the following artists and thank them for permission to reproduce their work.

Benjamin De Bivort
Sinocalliopteryx gigas (Huaxiagnathus orientalis)

Lee Hall, Montana State University
Oryctodromeus cubicularis

Mark A. Klingler, Carnegie Museum
Suzhousaurus megatherioides

Brad McFeeters
Pradhania gracilis
Zhongyuansaurus luoyangensis

Jim Robins
Shanag ashile

Mineo Shiraishi
Albertaceratops nesmoi
Berberosaurus liassicus (Abelisaurus comahuensis)
Dollodon bampingi (Iguanodon bernissartensis)
Huanghetitan ruyangensis (Titanosaur)
Lophostropheus airelensis (Coelophysis bauri)
Luanchuanraptor henanensis (dromaeosaur)

Nobumichi Tamura
Carcharodontosaurus iguidensis (Carcharodontosaurus saharicus)
Cerasinops hodgskissi
Dromomeron romeri
Eotriceratops xerinsularis
Eocursor parvus
Futalognkosaurus dukei
Glacialisaurus hammeri
(Massospondylus)
Gigantoraptor erlianensis
Lamplughsaura dharmaramensis
Mahakala omnogovae
Psittacosaurus major
Pantydraco caducus
Velafrons coahuilensis

Utah Museum of Natural History
Gryposaurus monumentensis

Ezequiel Vera
Achillesaurus manazzonei
Paluxysaurus jonesi


New dinosaur species of 2007