1931 in paleontology
Paleozoology
Arthropods
Insects
Vertebrates
Conodonts
Jawless fish
and Maurice Mehl described the extinct genus of heterostracan agnathan Cardipeltis in the Jefferson Formation of Utah.Newly named archosauromorphs
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
Brasileosaurus | Gen et sp nov | nomen vanum | von Huene | Turonian | Adamantina Formation | A indeterminate archosauromorph |
Dinosaurs
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.Synapsids
Non-mammalian
| Name | Status | Authors | Age | Location | Notes | Images |
Cerataelurus | Junior synonym of Pristerodon. | |||||
Ericiolacerta | Valid | Watson | 250 Millions of years ago. | Despite the meaning of his name, it was not related to lizards. | ||
| Euchambersia | Valid | Broom | ||||
Ictidostoma | Valid | Broom | 261 Millions of years ago. | |||
| Ictidosuchoides | Valid | Broom | 257 Millions of years ago. | |||
| Keratocephalus | Valid | Huene | 261 Millions of years ago. | A ProtoMammal with strange bumps on his head. | ||
| Lycideops | Valid | Broom | 257 Millions of years ago. | |||
| Megacyclops | Junior synonym of Neomegacyclops. | |||||
Neomegacyclops'' | Valid | Boonstra |