• New Genus

Crichtonpelta, new genus for Crichtonsaurus benxiensis Lü et al., 2007.
Clade	Ankylosauridae
Reference	Arbour, V. M. and Currie, P. J. (2015). Systematics, phylogeny and palaeobiogeography of the ankylosaurid dinosaurs. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. Online edition: 1–60. http://doi.org/10.1080/14772019.2015.1059985




Houornis, new genus for Cathayornis caudatus Hou, 1997, Cretaceous bird
Clade	Enantiornithes
Reference	Wang, M. and Liu, D. (2015). Taxonomical reappraisal of Cathayornithidae (Aves: Enantiornithes). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology: 1. doi:10.1080/14772019.2014.994087




• Newly named Asian Mesozoic dinosaur species (including birds)
• 2014
• 2015
• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2019


• Research of New Specimen(s)

List of New Species 2015 (in alphabetical order)

Dunhuangia cuii
Clade	Enantiornithes
Reference	Wang, M., Li, D., O'Connor, J. K., Zhou, Z. & You, H. (2015). Second species of enantiornithine bird from the Lower Cretaceous Changma Basin, northwestern China with implications for the taxonomic diversity of the Changma avifauna. Cretaceous Research, 55: 56–65. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2015.01.008, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019566711500018X

Feitianius paradisi
Clade	Enantiornithes
Reference	O'Connor, J. K., Li, D., Lamanna, M. C., Wang, M., Harris, J. D., Atterholt, J. & amp; You, H. (2015). A new Early Cretaceous enantiornithine (Aves, Ornithothoraces) from northwestern China with elaborate tail ornamentation. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Online edition: e1054035.

Holbotia ponomarenkoi
Clade	Enantiornithes
Reference	Zelenkov, N. V. and Averianov, A. O. (2015). A historical specimen of enantiornithine bird from the Early Cretaceous of Mongolia representing a new taxon with a specialized neck morphology. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. Online edition: 1–20. DOI:10.1080/14772019.2015.1051146.

Hualianceratops wucaiwanensis
Clade	Ceratopsia
Reference	Han, F., Forster, C. A., Clark, J. M. & Xu, X. (2015). A New Taxon of Basal Ceratopsian from China and the Early Evolution of Ceratopsia. PLoS ONE 10 (12): e0143369. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0143369.

Huanansaurus ganzhouensis
Clade	Oviraptoridae
Reference	Lü, J., Pu, H., Kobayashi, Y., Xu, L., Chang, H., Shang, Y., Liu, D., Lee, Y., Kundrát, M. & Shen, C. (2015). A New Oviraptorid Dinosaur (Dinosauria: Oviraptorosauria) from the Late Cretaceous of Southern China and Its Paleobiogeographical Implications. Scientific Reports 5, 11490. doi:10.1038/srep11490

Ischioceratops zhuchengensis
Clade	Leptoceratopsidae
Reference	He, Y., Makovicky, P. J., Wang, K., Chen, S., Sullivan, C., Han, F. & Xu, X. (2015). A new leptoceratopsid (Ornithischia, Ceratopsia) with a unique ischium from the Upper Cretaceous of Shandong Province, China. PLoS ONE 10 (12): e0144148. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144148

Juehuaornis zhangi
Clade	Ornithuromorpha
Reference	Wang, R., Wang, Y. & Hu, D. (2015). Discovery of a new ornithuromorph genus, Juehuaornis gen. nov. from Lower Cretaceous of western Liaoning, China. Global Geology 34 (1): 7–11. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-5589.2015.01.002

Koshisaurus katsuyama
Clade	Hadrosauroidea
Reference	Shibata, M. & Azuma, Y. (2015). New basal hadrosauroid (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Lower Cretaceous Kitadani Formation, Fukui, central Japan. Zootaxa, 3914(4), 421-440. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3914.4.3

Lepidocheirosaurus natatilis
Clade	Ornithomimosauria
Reference	Alifanov, V. R. and Saveliev, S. V. (2015). The Most Ancient Ornithomimosaur (Theropoda, Dinosauria), with Cover Imprints from the Upper Jurassic of Russia. Paleontological Journal 49 (6): 636–650.

Mosaiceratops azumai
Clade	Neoceratopsia
Reference	Zheng, W., Jin, X. & Xu, X. (2015). A psittacosaurid-like basal neoceratopsian from the Upper Cretaceous of central China and its implications for basal ceratopsian evolution. Scientific Reports, 5:14190. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep14190

Nebulasaurus taito
Clade	Eusauropoda
Reference	Xing, L., Miyashita, T., Currie, P. J., You, H & Dong, Z. (2015). A new basal eusauropod from the Middle Jurassic of Yunnan, China, and faunal compositions and transitions of Asian sauropodomorph dinosaurs. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 60(1): 145–154. doi:10.4202/app.2012.0151. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep14190

Parapengornis eurycaudatus
Clade	Enantiornithes
Reference	Hu, H., O'Connor, J. K. & Zhou, Z. (2015). A New Species of Pengornithidae (Aves: Enantiornithes) from the Lower Cretaceous of China Suggests a Specialized Scansorial Habitat Previously Unknown in Early Birds. PLoS ONE 10 (6): e0126791. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126791

Pterygornis dapingfangensis
Clade	Enantiornithes
Reference	Wang, M., Hu, H. & Li, Z. (2015). A new small enantiornithine bird from the Jehol Biota, with implications for early evolution of avian skull morphology. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. Online edition: 1–17. DOI:10.1080/14772019.2015.1073801

Qijianglong guokr
Clade	Mamenchisauridae
Reference	Xing, L., Miyashita, T., Zhang, J., Li, D., Ye, Y., Sekiya, T., Wang, F. & Currie, P. J. (2015). A new sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of China and the diversity, distribution, and relationships of mamenchisaurids. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 35(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2014.889701

Sirindhorna khoratensis
Clade	Hadrosauroidea
Reference	Shibata, M., Jintasakul, P., Azuma, Y. & You, H. (2015). A New Basal Hadrosauroid Dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Khok Kruat Formation in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Northeastern Thailand. PLoS ONE 10 (12): e0145904. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0145904

Yi qi
Clade	Scansoriopterygidae
Reference	Xu, X., Zheng, X., Sullivan, C., Wang, X., Xing, L., Wang, Y., Zhang, X., O'Connor, J. K., Zhang, F. & Pan, Y. (2015). A bizarre Jurassic maniraptoran theropod with preserved evidence of membranous wings. Nature 521 (7550): 70–73. doi:10.1038/nature14423. PMID 25924069

Yuanjiawaornis viriosus
Clade	Enantiornithes
Reference	Hu, D., Liu, Y., Li, J., Xu, X. & Hou, L. (2015). Yuanjiawaornis viriosus, gen. et sp. nov., a large enantiornithine bird from the Lower Cretaceous of western Liaoning, China. Cretaceous Research, 55, 210-219.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2015.02.013

Zhenyuanlong suni
Clade	Dromaeosauridae
Reference	Lü, J. and Brusatte, S. L. (2015). A large, short-armed, winged dromaeosaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Cretaceous of China and its implications for feather evolution. Scientific Reports 5: Article number 11775. doi:10.1038/srep11775

List of New Species 2016 (in alphabetical order)

Chiappeavis magnapremaxillo
Clade	Enantiornithes
Reference	O'Connor, J. K., Wang, X., Zheng, X., Hu, H., Zhang, X. & Zhou, Z. (2016). An enantiornithine with a fan-shaped tail, and the evolution of the rectricial complex in early birds. Current Biology, 26(1), 114-119. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.11.036

Datonglong tianzhenensis
Clade	Hadrosauroidea
Reference	Xu, S., You, H., Wang, J., Wang, S., Yi, J. & Yia, Y. (2016). A new hadrosauroid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Tianzhen, Shanxi Province, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica, 54(1): 67−78. http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/pressonline/201512/P020151218313120249494.pdf

Fukuivenator paradoxus
Clade	Maniraptoriformis
Reference	Azuma, Y., Xu, X., Shibata, M., Kawabe, S., Miyata, K. & Imai, T. (2016). A bizarre theropod from the Early Cretaceous of Japan highlighting mosaic evolution among coelurosaurians. Scientific Reports 6, 20478; doi: 10.1038/srep20478.

List of New Species 2017 (in alphabetical order)

Aepyornithomimus tugrikinensis
Clade	Ornithomimid
Reference	Chinzorig, T., Kobayashi, Y., Tsogtbaatar, K., Currie, P. J., Watabe, M. & Barsbold, R. (2017). First Ornithomimid (Theropoda, Ornithomimosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous Djadokhta Formation of Tögrögiin Shiree, Mongolia. Scientific Reports, 7, 5835 (2017) DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-05272-6

Almas ukhaa
Clade	Troodontid
Reference	Pei, R., Norell, M.A., Barta, D.E., Bever, G.S., Pittman, M. & Xu, X. (2017). Osteology of a New Late Cretaceous Troodontid Specimen from Ukhaa Tolgod, Ömnögovi Aimag, Mongolia. American Museum Novitates. 3889: 1–47. doi:10.1206/3889.1

Beibeilong sinensis
Clade	Caenagnathid oviraptorosaur
Reference	Pu, H., Zelenitsky, D.K,, Lü, J., Currie, P.J., Carpenter, K., Xu. L., Koppelhus, E.B., Jia, S., Xiao, L., Chuang, H., Li, T., Kundrát, M. & Shen, C.. (2017). Perinate and eggs of a giant caenagnathid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of central China. Nature Communicatoins 8, 14952 (2017). doi:10.1038/ncomms14952

Corythoraptor jacobsi
Clade	Oviraptorid
Reference	Lü, J., Li, G., Kundrát, M., Lee, Y.-N., Sun, Z., Kobayashi, Y., Shen, C., Teng, F. & Liu, F. (2017). High diversity of the Ganzhou Oviraptorid Fauna increased by a new “cassowary-like” crested species. Scientific Repoprts 7, 6393 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41598-017-05016-6

Daliansaurus liaoningensis
Clade	Troodontid
Reference	Shen, C., Lü, J., Liu, S., Kundrát, M., Brusatte, S.L. & Gao, H. (2017) Acta Geologica Sinica 91 (3), 763-780. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-6724.13307

Halszkaraptor escuilliei
Clade	Dromaeosaurid
Reference	Cau, A., Beyrand, V., Voeten, D., Fernandez, V., Tafforeau, P., Stein, K., Barsbold, R., Tsogtbaatar, K., Currie, P. & Godrfroit, P. (2017). Synchrotron scanning reveals amphibious ecomorphology in a new clade of bird-like dinosaurs. Nature 552 (7685), 395–399. doi:10.1038/nature24679

Jianianhualong tengi
Clade	Troodontid
Reference	Xu, X., Currie, P., Pittman, M., Xing, L., Meng, Q., Lü, J., Hu, D. & Yu, C. (2017). Mosaic evolution in an asymmetrically feathered troodontid dinosaur with transitional features. Nature Communications, 8: 14972 (2017). doi:10.1038/ncomms14972

Liaoningvenator curriei
Clade	Troodontid
Reference	Shen, C.-Z., Zhao, B., Gao, C.-L., Lü, J.-C. & Kundrát, M. (2017). A New Troodontid Dinosaur (Liaoningvenator curriei gen. et sp. nov.) from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation in Western Liaoning Province. Acta Geoscientica Sinica, 38 (3): 359–371. doi:10.3975/cagsb.2017.03.06

Serikornis sungei
Clade	Paravian theropod
Reference	Lefèvre, U., Cau, A., Cincotta, A., Hu, D., Chinsamy, A., Escuillié, F. & Godefroit, P. (2017). The Science of Nature, 104: 74. doi:10.1007/s00114-017-1496-y

Shuangbaisaurus anlongbaoensis
Clade	Basal theropod
Reference	Wang, G.-F., You, H.-L., Pan, S.-G. & Wang, T. (2017). A new crested theropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of Yunnan Province, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica, 55 (2): 177–186. PDF

Tarchia teresae
Clade	Ankylosaurid
Reference	Penkalski, P. & Tumanova, T. (2017). The cranial morphology and taxonomic status of Tarchia (Dinosauria: Ankylosauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia. Cretaceous Research, 70: 117-127. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2016.10.004

Tengrisaurus starkovi
Clade	Lithostrotian titanosaurid
Reference	Averianov, A. & Skutschas, P. (2017). A new lithostrotian titanosaur (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Early Cretaceous of Transbaikalia, Russia. Biological Communications, 62(1): 6–18. doi:10.21638/11701/spbu03.2017.102

Xingxiulong chengi
Clade	Sauropodomorpha
Reference	Wang, Y., You, H. & Wang, T. (2017). A new basal sauropodiform dinosaur from the Lower Jurassic of Yunnan Province, China. Scientific Reports, volume 7, 41881 (2017). doi:10.1038/srep41881

Zhongjianosaurus yangi
Clade	Dromaeosaurid
Reference	Xu, X. & Qin, Z. (2017). A new tiny dromaeosaurid dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Jehol Group of western Liaoning and niche differentiation among the Jehol dromaeosaurids. Vertebrata PalAsiatica, 55(2):129-144.

Zhuchengtitan zangjiazhuangensis
Clade	Titanosauria
Reference	Mo, J., Wang, K., Chen, S., Wang, P. & Xu, X. (2017). A new titanosaurian sauropod from the Late Cretaceous strata of Shandong Province. Geological Bulletin of China. 36 (9): 1501–1505.

Zuoyunlong huangi
Clade	Hadrosauroid
Reference	Wang, R., You, H., Wang, S., Xu, S., Yi, J., Xie, L., Jia, L. & Xing, H. (2017). A second hadrosauroid dinosaur from the early Late Cretaceous of Zuoyun, Shanxi Province, China. Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology, 29(1): 17-24. (Published online: 30 Nov. 2015) doi:10.1080/08912963.2015.1118688

List of New Species 2018 (in alphabetical order)

Anomalipes zhaoi
Clade	Caenagnathid theropod
Reference	Yu, Y., Wang, K., Chen, S., Sullivan, C., Wang, S., Wang, P. & Xu, X. (2018). A new caenagnathid dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Wangshi Group of Shandong, China, with comments on size variation among oviraptorosaurs. Scientific Reports, 8, 5030 (2018) doi:10.1038/s41598-018-23252-2

Avimimus nemegtensis
Clade	Oviraptorosaurian
Reference	Funston G.F., Mendonca S.E., Currie P.J. & Barsbold R. (2018). Oviraptorosaur anatomy, diversity and ecology in the Nemegt Basin. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 494 (1): 101-120. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2017.10.023

Bayannurosaurus perfectus
Clade	Non-hadrosauriform ankylopollexian ornithopod
Reference	Xu, X., Tan, Q., Gao, Y., Bao, Z., Yin, Z., Guo, B., Wang, J., Tan, L., Zhang, Y. & Xing, H. (2018). A large-sized basal ankylopollexian from East Asia, shedding light on early biogeographic history of Iguanodontia. Science Bulletin. 63 (9): 556-563. doi:10.1016/j.scib.2018.03.016

Caihong juji
Clade	Paravian theropod
Reference	Hu, D., Clarke, J.A., Eliason, C.M., Qiu, R., Li, Q., Shawkey, M. D., Zhao, C., D’Alba, V., Jiang, J. & Xu, X. (2018). A bony-crested Jurassic dinosaur with evidence of iridescent plumage highlights complexity in early paravian evolution. Nature Communications, 9, 217 (2018) doi:10.1038/s41467-017-02515-y

Jinyunpelta sinensis
Clade	Ankylosaurid
Reference	Zheng, W., Jin, X., Azuma, Y., Wang, Q., Miyata, K. & Xu, X. (2018). The most basal ankylosaurine dinosaur from the Albian–Cenomanian of China, with implications for the evolution of the tail club. Scientific Reports, 8, 3711 (2018) doi:10.1038/s41598-018-21924-7

Sibirotitan astrosacralis
Clade	Non-titanosaurian somphospondyl sauropod
Reference	Averianov, A., Ivanstov, S., Skutschas, P., Faingertz, A. & Leschinskiy, S. (2018). A new sauropod dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Ilek Formation, Western Siberia, Russia. Geobios, 51 (1): 1–14. doi:10.1016/J.GEOBIOS.2017.12.004

Yizhousaurus sunae
Clade	Sauropodomorpha
Reference	Zhang, Q., You, H., Wang, T., & Chatterjee, S. (2018). A new sauropodiform dinosaur with a ‘sauropodan’ skull from the Lower Jurassic Lufeng Formation of Yunnan Province, China. Scientific Reports 8, 13464 (2018) doi:10.1038/s41598-018-31874-9

List of New Species 2019 (in alphabetical order)

Fukuipteryx prima
Clade	Avialae
Reference	Imai, T., Azuma, Y., Kawabe, S., Shibata, M., Miyata, K, Wang, M. & Zhou, Z. (2019). An unusual bird (Theropods, Avialae) from the Early Cretaceous of Japan suggests complex evolutionary history of basal birds. Communications Biology, 2, 399 (2019). doi:10.1038/s42003-019-0639-4

Kamuysaurus japonicus
Clade	Hadrosaurid
Reference	Kobayashi, Y., Nishimura, T., Takasaki, R., Chiba, K., Fiorillo, A. R., Tanaka, K., Chinzorig, T., Sato, T. & Sakurai, K. (2019). A New Hadrosaurine (Dinosauria: Hadrosauridae) from the Marine Deposits of the Late Cretaceous Hakobuchi Formation, Yezo Group, Japan. Scientific Reports, 9, 12389 (2019). doi:10.1038/s41598-019-48607-1

Laiyangosaurus youngi
Clade	Hadrosaurid
Reference	Zhang, J.L., Wang, X., Wang, Q., Jiang, S., Cheng, X., Ning, L. & Qiu, R. (2019). A new saurolophine hadrosaurid (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Shandong, China. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (2019) 91(Suppl. 2): e20160920 (Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences). http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765201720160920 PDF

Siamraptor suwati
Clade	Carcharodontosauria
Reference	Chokchaloemwong, D., Hattori, S., Cuesta, E., Jintasakul, P., Shibata, M. & Azuma, Y. (2019). A new carcharodontosaurian theropod (Dinosauria: Saurischia) from the Lower Cretaceous of Thailand. PLoS ONE, 14(10): e0222489. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222489