2005 in paleontology

Xiphosurans

 * Fossils of Lunataspis, the earliest known xiphosuran, are discovered in Canada. It was not given a formal description until 2008, however.

Newly named Non-Avian dinosaurs
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.

Complete author list
As science becomes more collaborative, papers with large numbers of authors are becoming more common. To prevent the deformation of the tables, these footnotes list the contributors to papers that erect new genera and have many authors. 