| A large predatory lizard (Platynota, Squamata) from the Late Cretaceous of South China | Mo J-y, Xu X and Evans S E; | Journal of Systematic Palaeontology | 2012 | 
					
					
						| A mammalian fossil from the Dingqing Formation in the Lunpola Basin, northern Tibet, and its relevance to age and Paleo-altimetry. | Deng Tao, Wang ShiQi, Xie GuangPu, Li Qiang, Hou SuKuan, Sun BoYang; | Chinese Science Bulletin | 2012 | 
					
					
						| A new Archosaur (Diapsida, Archosauriformes) from the marine Triassic of China. | Li Chun, Xiaochun Wu , Lijun Zhao, Tamaki Sato, Liting Wang; | Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology | 2012 | 
					
					
						| A new basal beaked Ornithurine bird from the lower Cretaceous of western Liaoning, China | 周爽,周忠和,邹晶梅; | 古脊椎动物学报 | 2012 | 
					
					
						| A new enantiornithine bird from the Lower Cretaceous of Western Liaoning, China, and its implications for early avian evolution | Hu D, Xu X, Hou L et al; | Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology | 2012 | 
					
					
						| A new genus of Eugaleaspidiforms(Agnatha:Galeaspida) from the Ludlow, Silurian of Qujing, Yunnan, Southwestern China | 朱敏,刘玉海,贾连涛,盖志琨; | 古脊椎动物学报 | 2012 | 
					
					
						| A new oofamily of dinosaur egg from the Upper Cretaceous of Tiantai Basin, Zhejiang Province, and its mechanism of eggshell formation | Wang Qiang, Wang Xiaolin, Zhao Zikui, Jiang Yangen; | Chinese science bulletin | 2012 | 
					
					
						| A new oviraptorid from the Upper Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia, China | Xu X, Tan Q, Sullivan C et al; | Vertebrata Pal Asiatica | 2012 | 
					
					
						| A new scaphognathid pterosaur from western Liaoning, China | 程心,汪筱林,蒋顺兴,Alexander W.A.Kellner; | Historical Biology | 2012 | 
					
					
						| A new species of Jeholornis with complete caudal integument | O'Connor, J. K., Sun, C., Xu, X., Wang, X., and Zhou, Z; | Historical Biology | 2012 | 
					
					
						| A new species of Sinamia from western Liaoning, China | 张江永; | 古脊椎动物学报 | 2012 | 
					
					
						| A new stem-neopterygian fish from the Middle Triassic of China shows the earlist over-water gliding strategy of the vertebrates | 徐光辉,赵丽君,高克勤,吴飞翔; | Proceddings of the Royal society B | 2012 | 
					
					
						| A reassessment of Kelmayisaurus petrolicus, a large theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China | Brusatte S L, Benson R B J and Xu X; | Acta Palaeontologica Polonica | 2012 | 
					
					
						| A redescription of Chaoyangia beishanensis (Aves) and a comprehensive phylogeny of Mesozoic birds | O'Connor, J. K., and Zhou, Z.; | Journal of Systematic Palaeontology | 2012 | 
					
					
						| A revised look at Liaoningornis Longidigitrus (AVES) | 邹晶梅; | 古脊椎动物学报 | 2012 |