2015 in paleontology
Plants
Cnidarians
Arthropods
Bryozoans
Brachiopods
Molluscs
Echinoderms
Conodonts
Fishes
Reptiles
Amphibians
Research
- A study of the anatomy of the skull of Acanthostega gunnari is published by Porro, Rayfield & Clack (2015).
- A study of the skeletal morphogenesis of the lepospondyls Microbrachis pelikani and Hyloplesion longicostatum is published by Olori (2015).
- A study of the anatomy of the skull of the lepospondyl Quasicaecilia texana is published by Pardo, Szostakiwskyj & Anderson (2015).
New taxa
Temnospondyls
Lepospondyls
Lissamphibians
Diadectomorphs
Synapsids
Non-mammalian synapsids
Research
- Redescription of the anatomy of Tiarajudens eccentricus is published by Cisneros et al. (2015), who compare the species with Anomocephalus africanus.
New taxa
Mammals
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 (2015).
New taxa
Other organisms
See also
References