Andrea Cau
Andrea Cau is an Italian vertebrate paleontologist. He specialises in the study of dinosaur cladistics. Cau named the unique dromaeosaurid theropod Halszkaraptor in 2017. He also reanalysed the theropod Balaur, placing it as a basal avialan (primitive bird) rather than a dromaeosaur.
Below is a list of taxa that Cau has contributed to naming:
| Year | Taxon | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Shuilingornis angelai gen. et sp. nov. | Wang, Cau, Wang, Kundrát, Zhang, Liu, & Chiappe |
| 2023 | Migmanychion laiyang gen. et sp. nov. | Wang, Cau, Wang, Yu, Wu, Wang, & Liu |
| 2022 | Musivavis amabilis gen. et sp. nov. | Wang, Cau, Luo, Kundrát, Wu, Zhu, Guo, Liu, & Ji |
| 2021 | Khinganornis hulunbuirensis gen. et sp. nov. | Wang, Cau, Kundrát, Chiappe, Ji, Wang, Li, & Wu |
| 2021 | Ceratosuchops inferodios gen. et sp. nov. | Barker, Hone, Naish, Cau, Lockwood, Foster, Clarkin, Schneider, & Gostling |
| 2021 | Riparovenator milnerae gen. et sp. nov. | Barker, Hone, Naish, Cau, Lockwood, Foster, Clarkin, Schneider, & Gostling |
| 2020 | Kompsornis longicaudus gen. et sp. nov. | Wang, Huang, Kundrát, Cau, Liu, Wang, & Ju |
| 2020 | Huinculsaurus montesi gen. et sp. nov. | Baiano, Coria, & Cau |
| 2017 | Halszkaraptor escuilliei gen. et sp. nov. | Cau, Beyrand, Voeten, Fernandez, Tafforeau, Stein, Barsbold, Tsogtbaatar, Currie, & Godefroit |
| 2017 | Serikornis sungei gen. et sp. nov. | Lefèvre, Cau, Cincotta, Hu, Chinsamy, Escuillié, & Godefroit |
| 2013 | Aurornis xui gen. et sp. nov. | Godefroit, Cau, Dong-Yu, Escuillié, Wenhao, & Dyke |
| 2013 | Tataouinea hannibalis gen. et sp. nov. | Fanti, Cau, Hassine, & Contessi |
| 2011 | Neptunidraco ammoniticus gen. et sp. nov. | Cau & Fanti |