1970 in paleontology
Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes
Daspletosaurus gen et sp nov Valid Russell Late Cretaceous Oldman Formation Canada ( Alberta ) USA ( Montana A tyrannosaurine tyrannosaurid
Deinocheirus fam , gen et sp nov Valid Osmólska & Roniewicz late Cretaceous Nemegt Formation Mongolia
Dilophosaurus gen nov Valid Welles Early Jurassic Kayenta formation China USA ( Arizona ) A Two-crested Dilophosaur
Likhoelesaurus gen et sp nov Nomen nudum Ellenberger Late Triassic Lower Elliot Formation South Africa Misidentified non-dinosaurian archosaur
Megadontosaurus gen et sp nov Nomen nudum Brown vide : Ostrom Early Cretaceous Cloverly Formation Chimera of Deinonychus and Microvenator
Microvenator gen et sp nov Valid Ostrom Early Cretaceous Cloverly Formation USA ( Montana
Sauropelta gen et sp nov Valid Ostrom Early Cretaceous Cloverly Formation USA ( Montana , Utah and Wyoming ) a nodosaurid
Staurikosaurus gen et sp nov Valid Colbert Late Triassic Santa Maria Formation Brazil a herrerasaurid
Tenontosaurus gen et sp nov Valid Ostrom Early Cretaceous Cloverly Formation USA ( Arizona , Idaho , Maryland , Montana , Oklahoma , Texas , Utah and Wyoming ) an ornithopod . with a Long Tail
Archosauromorphs -- Newly named dinosaurs
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky 's dinosaur genera list . [ 5 ]