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2025 in reptile paleontology

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List of years in reptile paleontology
In paleontology
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
In paleobotany
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
In arthropod paleontology
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
In paleoentomology
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
In paleomalacology
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
In archosaur paleontology
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
In paleomammalogy
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
In paleoichthyology
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028

This catalog of fossil reptile research published in 2025 includes a list of new taxa that were described during the year 2025, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to reptile paleontology that occurred in 2025.

Squamates

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Squamate research

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Ichthyosauromorphs

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Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes Images

Ichthyosauromorph research

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Sauropterygians

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Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes Images

Sauropterygian research

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Turtles

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Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes Images

Turtle research

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  • Pérez-García (2025) revises the fossil material of "Podocnemis" parva and "P." judaea, interprets the latter species as a junior synonym of the former one, and confirms assignment of "P." parva to the bothremydid genus Algorachelus.[3]
  • A study on the neuroanatomy of Azzabaremys moragjonesi, providing evidence of convergences of its neuroanatomical structures with those of other turtles adapted to marine environments, is published by Martín-Jiménez & Pérez-García (2025).[4]

Archosauriformes

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Archosaurs

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Other archosauriforms

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Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes Images

Archosauriform research

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Other reptiles

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Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes Images

Other reptile research

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Reptiles in general

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  • Evidence from the study of extant reptiles, indicative of utility of studies of calcium and strontium isotope composition of hard tissues for reconstructions of diets of fossil reptiles, is presented by Weber et al. (2025).[6]

References

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  1. ^ López-Rueda, J. S.; Polcyn, M. J.; Lindgren, J.; Cruz-Guevara, L. E.; Rodríguez-Sañudo, A. S. (2025). "Mosasaur (Reptilia, Mosasauridae) remains from the Upper Cretaceous of Colombia, including the first occurrence of the genus Globidens". Cretaceous Research. 166. 105997. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2024.105997.
  2. ^ Meyerkort, R. D.; Kear, B. P.; Everhart, M. J.; Siversson, M. (2025). "Youngest fossil occurrence of ichthyosaurs from the Southern Hemisphere". Cretaceous Research. 168. 106071. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2024.106071.
  3. ^ Pérez-García, A. (2025). "A taxonomic revision of the Cenomanian bothremydid turtle Algorachelus parva from Israel and morphological variation within its genus". Palaeontologia Electronica. 28 (1). 28.1.a2. doi:10.26879/1398.
  4. ^ Martín-Jiménez, M.; Pérez-García, A. (2025). "The first neuroanatomical study of a marine pleurodire (the large Paleocene bothremydid Azzabaremys moragjonesi) reveals convergences with other clades of pelagic turtles". Fossil Record. 28 (1): 1–15. doi:10.3897/fr.28.e130418.
  5. ^ Jenkins, X. A.; Benson, R. B. J.; Ford, D. P.; Browning, C.; Fernandez, V.; Griffiths, E.; Choiniere, J.; Peecook, B. R. (2025). "Cranial osteology and neuroanatomy of the late Permian reptile Milleropsis pricei and implications for early reptile evolution". Royal Society Open Science. 12 (1). 241298. doi:10.1098/rsos.241298.
  6. ^ Weber, M.; Weber, K.; Winkler, D. E.; Tütken, T. (2025). "Calcium and strontium isotopes in extant diapsid reptiles reflect dietary tendencies—a reference frame for diet reconstructions in the fossil record". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 292 (2038). 20242002. doi:10.1098/rspb.2024.2002. PMC 11706660. PMID 39772958. {{cite journal}}: Check |pmc= value (help)