Slideshow: New Species of 2016

A look at some of the species named this year

By Jef Akst | December 16, 2016

Skull of Arktocara yakataga, a newly discovered species of ancient river dolphin

Skull of Arktocara yakataga, a newly discovered species of ancient river dolphin

SMITHSONIAN, JAMES DI LORETO

Skull of Arktocara yakataga, a newly discovered species of ancient river dolphin
Timurlengia euotica, a newly discovered Tyrannosaurus rex relative
Eriovixia gryffindori, a newly discovered spider species whose triangular back resembles the sorting hat from the Harry Potter stories
Strychnos electri, a 15-million-year-old flower found trapped in amber
A 100-million-year-old baby chameleon and 11 other new species of ancient lizards were found trapped in amber.
Genetic analyses suggest that giraffes actually constitute four different species.
A giant larvacean, Bathochordaeus charon, that has discarded its mucus feeding filters and is swimming freely in the open ocean.
A bioluminescent octopus was caught on camera more than 4,000 meters deep in the Hawaiian Archipelago.
Two newly discovered species of deep-sea fish, which were distinguished by pigment patterns on light-controlling organs called soles
Ilomantis ginsburgae is a new species of leaf-dwelling mantis that honors Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Bathochordaeus charon, a marine invertebrate spotted this year for the first time in more than a century
Gualicho shinyae, a small-armed dinosaur unrelated to Tyrannosaurus rex

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