2012 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki events, KSW 21: Ultimate Explanation
KSW 21: Ultimate Explanation was a mixed martial arts event held on December 1, 2012 at the Hala Torwar in Warsaw, Poland.


2012 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki events, KSW 21: Ultimate Explanation, Background
It was KSW comeback to Warsaw after two years with no events in capitol city of Poland.


2012 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki events, KSW 21: Ultimate Explanation, Background
Mamed Khalidov was expected to fight Melvin Manhoef in the main event. However, Manhoef suffered an injury to his left leg and pulled out of the bout. Kendall Grove stepped in to fight Khalidov.


2012 in LGBT rights
This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 2012.


2012 in Laos
The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Laos.


2012 in Latin music
This is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e. Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking music from Latin America, Europe, and the United States) that took place in 2012.


2012 in Latin music, Best-selling records, Best-selling albums
The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 2012, according to Billboard.


2012 in Latin music, Best-selling records, Best-performing songs
The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 2012, according to Billboard.


2012 in Latvia, Sports
Latvia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Football (soccer) competitions: Baltic League, Latvian Higher League, Latvian Football Cup. See also: List of Latvian football transfers winter 2011-2012.


2012 in Lebanon
The following lists events that happened in 2012 in Lebanon.


2012 in Libya
The following lists events that happened in 2012 in Libya.


2012 in Malaysia
2012 in Malaysia is Malaysia's 55th anniversary of Malaysia's independence.


2012 in Malaysia, National Day and Malaysia Day
National Day theme: 1Malaysia; 55 Tahun Merdeka Janji Ditepati (1Malaysia; 55 Years of Independence Promises Fulfilled)Malaysia Day theme: Janji Ditepati Rakyat Sejahtera


2012 in Malaysian football
The 2012 season was the 33rd season of competitive football in Malaysia.


2012 in Malaysian football
The season began in January 2012 for the FAM League, Premier League and Super League.


2012 in Malaysian football, League tables, President Cup
The final was played at Perak Stadium, Perak on Tuesday, 26 July 2011.


2012 in Malaysian football, Domestic Cups, Charity Shield
The 2011 edition was played at National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, 7 January 2012.


2012 in Malaysian football, Domestic Cups, FA Cup
The final was played at National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, 19 May 2011.


2012 in Malaysian football, Domestic Cups, Malaysia Cup
The final was played on 20 October 2012 at the Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam in Selangor, Malaysia.


2012 in Mauritania
The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Mauritania.


2012 in Maximum Fighting Championship
This is a list of Maximum Fighting Championship (MFC) events held in 2012.


2012 in Maximum Fighting Championship, Events, MFC 32
MFC 32 - Bitter Rivals was held on January 27, 2012, at the Mayfield Inn Trade and Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.


2012 in Maximum Fighting Championship, Events, MFC 32
Antonio McKee was stripped of his MFC Lightweight Championship after he failed to make weight. He still went on to fight Brian Cobb who was originally schedule to fight for the championship.


2012 in Maximum Fighting Championship, Events, MFC 32
The main event consisted of a non-title bout between Wilson Gouveia and Dwayne Lewis that was scheduled to be for five five-minute rounds.


2012 in Maximum Fighting Championship, Events, MFC 33
MFC 33 - Collision Course was held on May 4, 2012, at the Mayfield Inn Trade and Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.


2012 in Maximum Fighting Championship, Events, MFC 33
The main event featured Ryan McGillivray and Nathan Coy fighting for the vacant MFC Welterweight Championship


2012 in Maximum Fighting Championship, Events, MFC 34
MFC 34 - Total Recall was held on August 10, 2012, at the Mayfield Inn Trade and Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.


2012 in Maximum Fighting Championship, Events, MFC 34
The main event was expected to feature a rematch between Adam Lynn and Mukai Maromo for the vacant MFC Lightweight Championship. However, Lynn missed weight at the weigh in, thus relegating their five round title fight, to a three round non-title affair.


2012 in Maximum Fighting Championship, Events, MFC 35
MFC 35 - Explosive Encounter took place on October 26, 2012, at the Mayfield Inn Trade and Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.


2012 in Maximum Fighting Championship, Events, MFC 35
The main event saw Joseph Henle fighting Elvis Mutapčić for the vacant MFC Middleweight Championship.


2012 in Maximum Fighting Championship, Maximum Fighting Championship (2013) Events, MFC 36
MFC 36 - Reality Check took place on February 15, 2013, at the Mayfield Inn Trade and Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.


2012 in Maximum Fighting Championship, Maximum Fighting Championship (2013) Events, MFC 37
MFC 37 - True Grit took place on May 10, 2013, at the Mayfield Inn Trade and Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.


2012 in Maximum Fighting Championship, Maximum Fighting Championship (2013) Events, MFC 38
MFC 38 - Behind Enemy Lines took place on October 4, 2013, at the Mayfield Inn Trade and Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.


2012 in Maximum Fighting Championship, Maximum Fighting Championship (2013) Events, MFC 38
For the first time in the promotions history, it is going to hold 3 title fights in one night.


2012 in Maximum Fighting Championship, Maximum Fighting Championship (2014) Events, MFC 39
MFC 39 - No Remorse took place on January 17, 2014, at the Northlands Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.


2012 in Maximum Fighting Championship, Maximum Fighting Championship (2014) Events, MFC 40
MFC 40 - Crowned Kings took place on May 9, 2014, at the Shaw Convention Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.


2012 in Mexican television
This is a list of Mexican television related events from 2012.


2012 in Mexico
This is a list of events that happened in 2012 in Mexico. The article also lists the most important political leaders during the year at both federal and state levels.


2012 in Michigan, Population
In the 2010 United States Census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 9,883,640 persons, ranking as the eighth most populous state in the country.


2012 in Michigan, Population
The state's largest cities, having populations of at least 75,000 based on 2016 estimates, were as follows:


2012 in Monaco
The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Monaco.


2012 in NASCAR
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2012 in Nepal
The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Nepal.


2012 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 2012 in New Zealand.


2012 in New Zealand, Incumbents, Government
2012 is the first full year of the 50th Parliament, which first sat on 20 December 2011 and will dissolve on 17 December 2014 if not dissolved prior. The Fifth National Government, first elected in 2008, continues.


2012 in New Zealand music
The following is a list of notable events that have happened in 2012 in music in New Zealand.


2012 in New Zealand music, Events, October
Concord Dawn's Air Chrysalis won the 2012 New Zealand Music Award for Best Electronica Album


2012 in New Zealand television
This is a list of New Zealand television events and premieres that occurred in 2012, the 52nd year of continuous operation of television in New Zealand.


2012 in Nigeria
The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Nigeria.


2012 in Nigeria, Events, January
2012 Nigeria FloodsThe 2012 Nigeria floods began in early July 2012, killed 363 people and displaced over 2.1 million people as of 5 November 2012. According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), 30 of Nigeria's 36 states were affected by the floods. The floods were termed as the worst in 40 years, and affected an estimated total of seven million people. The estimated damages and losses caused by the floods were N2.6 trillion.


2012 in Nigeria, Events, July
On 2 July 2012, many Nigerian coastal and inland cities experienced heavy rains, and residents of Lagos were "gasping for breath" due to the flooding[citation needed]. In addition, there was gridlock on major roads, causing people to cancel or postpone appointments they may have had[citation needed]. Thousands of stranded commuters had to pay increased fares for the few bus drivers who were willing to risk travelling on the roads, and construction of work by the Nigerian government on the inner Oke-Afa Road took a "heavy toll."


2012 in Nigeria, Events, July
In mid-July 2012, flooding in the Ibadan metropolis caused some residents at Challenge, Oke-Ayo, and Eleyele to flee from their residences and save their lives[citation needed]. The flooding also prevented some Christians from attending churches in the morning, while a few bridges caved in. The Nigerian government said that certain structures on waterways had to be demolished as a result of the flooding, while Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Bosun Oladele, announced that there weren't any casualties from the flooding.


2012 in Nigeria, Events, July
In late July 2012, at least 39 people were killed due to flooding in the central Nigerian Plateau State[citation needed]. Heavy rainfall caused the Lamingo dam to overflow near Jos, sweeping across a number of neighbourhoods in Jos, and approximately 200 homes were submerged or destroyed[citation needed]. In addition, at least 35 people were missing, while Manasie Phampe, the head of the Red Cross in the state, announced that relief efforts were ongoing. The floods left 3,000 people homeless, many of whom are taking refuge in government buildings in Jos.


2012 in Nigeria, Events, August
In mid-August, flooding killed at least 33 people in Plateau State, and co-ordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency in central Nigeria Abdussalam Muhammad said that homes were destroyed[citation needed] while roads and bridges were washed away, obstructing relief efforts. Over 12,000 people were affected by the flooding in six districts of the state, while hundreds were rendered homeless.


2012 in Nigeria, Events, September
Release of water from the Lagdo Reservoir in Cameroon caused the deaths of 30 people in Benue State.


2012 in Nigeria, Events, October
In early-October, the floods spread to Delta State and Bayelsa State and rendered about 120,000 people homeless, according to state authorities and the Nigerian Red Cross. [ 3] Several temporary displacement sites set up were also flooded forcing people to flee. In Yenagoa, 3,000 people were sleeping at the Ovom State Sports Complex. [ 3] In Delta State, among the buildings destroyed by the floods were 20 health clinics, five hospitals, many schools, churches and government buildings. Schools were either closed or occupied by internally displaced persons. The floods also spread across Benue State where a local river overflowed causing the displacement of over 25,000 people.


2012 in Nigeria, Events, October
On 9 October, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan released 17.6 billion naira (US$111 million) to various states and agencies for damage response, flood relief and rehabilitation.


2012 in Nigeria, Events, October
Kogi State was the worst affected with 623,900 people being displaced and 152,575 hectares of farmland destroyed, according to a NEMA coordinator. Jonathan called the floods "a national disaster".


2012 in North Korea
The following lists events that happened in 2012 in North Korea.


2012 in Norwegian football
The 2012 season was the 107th season of competitive football in Norway.


2012 in Norwegian football
The season began on 25 March 2012 for Tippeligaen, with 1. divisjon started 9 April 2012. First round of 2. divisjon was scheduled to 14 April 2012. 1. divisjon ended on 11 October 2012, while Tippeligaen finished on 18 November 2012. The Cup Final was played on 25 November 2012.


2012 in Norwegian football, Men's UEFA competitions
These are the results of Norway's teams in European competitions during the 2012 season. (Norway team score displayed first)


2012 in Norwegian football, Men's UEFA competitions
* For group games in Champions League or Europa League, score in home game is displayed** For group games in Champions League or Europa League, score in away game is displayed


2012 in Norwegian football, National teams, Norway men's national football team, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
The Norway national football team played four games in the qualification for 2014 FIFA World Cup.


2012 in Norwegian football, National teams, Norway men's national football team, Friendlies
Norway will also participate in a number of friendly matches.


2012 in Norwegian football, Events of the season, February
20 February 2011: Knut Torbjørn Eggen, the coach of the U-19 team and formerly head coach of Moss and Fredrikstad passes away at the age of 51.


2012 in Norwegian football, Events of the season, March
23 March 2012: In the opening match of Tippeligaen, Molde wins 2–1 at home against Strømsgodset.


2012 in Norwegian football, Events of the season, March
25 March 2012: Sogndal beats Odd Grenland 4–0, and is on top of the table for the first time in history.


2012 in Norwegian football, Events of the season, April
1 April 2012: In Haugesund's 2–0 win against Molde, Alexander Søderlund's goal was never across the line and the debate about goal-line technology is again raised.


2012 in Norwegian football, Events of the season, April
9 April 2012: Sogndal collect their first point against Rosenborg at Lerkendal Stadion, having lost the first 13 meetings at Lerkendal. In the opening match of Adeccoligaen, the two teams relegated from Tippeligaen, Start and Sarpsborg 08 draws 4–4.


2012 in Norwegian football, Events of the season, April
15 April 2012: Sogndal's goalkeeper Kenneth Udjus surpasses Rosenborg's Daniel Örlund as the goalkeeper with the longest clean sheet since 1991. Udjus' new record is 558 minutes, while Örlund's clean sheet lasted for 553 minutes.


2012 in Norwegian football, Events of the season, September
16 September 2012: Kristiansund BK secures promotion to the 1. divisjon after winning the 2012 2. divisjon group 2.


2012 in Norwegian music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2012 in Norwegian music.


2012 in Norwegian television
This is a list of Norwegian television related events from 2012.


2012 in ONE Championship
The year 2012 is the 2nd year in the history of the ONE Championship, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Singapore.


2012 in ONE Championship, List of events, ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes
ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes (also known as ONE FC 2) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event took place on February 11, 2012 at The BritAma Arena in North Jakarta, Indonesia and was  broadcast by MNC International.


2012 in ONE Championship, List of events, ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes
This was the first event ONE held outside of Singapore.


2012 in ONE Championship, List of events, ONE Fighting Championship: War of the Lions
ONE Fighting Championship: War of the Lions (also known as ONE FC 3) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event took place on March 31, 2012 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.


2012 in ONE Championship, List of events, ONE Fighting Championship: War of the Lions
The event marked the debut of Nicole Chua, believed to be Singapore's first ever professional female mixed martial artist.


2012 in ONE Championship, List of events, ONE Fighting Championship: Destiny of Warriors
ONE Fighting Championship: Destiny of Warriors (also known as ONE FC 4) is a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event took place on June 23, 2012 at the 10,200 capacity Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


2012 in ONE Championship, List of events, ONE Fighting Championship: Destiny of Warriors
Renato 'Babalu' Sobral made his debut for ONE at this event. Last time Sobral fought was against Dan Henderson at Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II in late 2010.


2012 in ONE Championship, List of events, ONE Fighting Championship: Destiny of Warriors
Phil Baroni was expected to face Roger Huerta at this event, but due to losing a fight just three weeks before the event via TKO, ONE opted to remove him from the fight card rather than await on the Colorado Office of Boxing to confirm Baroni is on a medical suspension.


2012 in ONE Championship, List of events, ONE Fighting Championship: Pride of a Nation
ONE Fighting Championship: Pride of the Nation (also known as ONE FC 5) took place on August 31, 2012 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines. It was ONE's first event in the Philippines.


2012 in ONE Championship, List of events, ONE Fighting Championship: Pride of a Nation
Held in conjunction with the URCC, Pride of the Nation has been described as the biggest event in the history of Filipino MMA as 12,523 fans attended. The event featured three former UFC champions: Tim Sylvia, Andrei Arlovski and Jens Pulver.


2012 in ONE Championship, List of events, ONE Fighting Championship: Pride of a Nation
There were two controversial incidents at this event which involved the use of soccer kicks. Because of this, ONE will now allow their fighters to use them at any point in a fight from ONE FC: Rise of Kings. One incident was during the bout between Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia. Arlovski knocked Sylvia down and then threw soccer kicks at his head. Everyone thought the referee had stopped the fight; he actually called time because he didn't call "open attack".


2012 in ONE Championship, List of events, ONE Fighting Championship: Pride of a Nation
When it was decided after a five-minute rest period for Sylvia that he could not continue, the fight resulted in a No Contest. The other incident occurred during the fight between Shannon Wiratchai and Mitch Chilson, in which Wiratchai won. However, after a thorough review of the match days after the event, ONE officials decided that Wiratchai landed an illegal leg kick to a grounded Chilson in the second round and referee Moritaka Oshiro incorrectly called an end to the fight as he determined at that point that Chilson could not properly defend himself. The win for Wiratchai was reversed and the fight officially ruled as a No Contest.


2012 in ONE Championship, List of events, ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings
ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings (also known as ONE FC 6) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event took place on October 6, 2012 at the 12,000 capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.


2012 in ONE Championship, List of events, ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings
The event was supposed to crown three ONE champions in the Lightweight, Featherweight and Bantamweight divisions, But due to Pay-Per-View time constraints, ONE has opted to move the Featherweight title fight later in the year.


2012 in ONE Championship, List of events, ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings
This event also held the first bouts for the ONE Bantamweight Grand Prix.


2012 in ONE Championship, List of events, ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings
ONE made its PPV debut via iN DEMAND, Avail-TVN, DirecTV and Dish.


2012 in ONE Championship, List of events, ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings
Following two controversial decisions at ONE FC: Pride of a Nation, ONE will now fully adopted the use of soccer kicks at any point in a fight from this event onwards.


2012 in Pakistani television
The following is a list of events affecting Pakistani television in 2012. Events listed include television show debuts, and finales; channel launches, and closures; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; and information about changes of ownership of channels or stations.


2012 in Paraguayan football
The 2012 season is the 102nd season of competitive football in Paraguay.


2012 in Philippine television
The following is a list of events affecting Philippine television in 2012. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.


2012 in Philippine television, Networks
The following is a list of Free-to-Air and Local Cable Networks making noteworthy launches and closures during 2012.


2012 in Philippine television, Networks, Rebranded
The following is a list of television stations that have made or will make noteworthy network rebranded in 2012.


2012 in Polish television
This is a list of Polish television related events from 2012.


2012 in Portugal, Sports
Football (soccer) competitions: Primeira Liga, Liga de Honra, Terceira Divisão, Taça da Liga, Taça de Portugal.


2012 in Portuguese television
This is a list of Portuguese television related events from 2012.


2012 in Road FC
The year 2012 was the 3rd year in the history of the Road Fighting Championship, an MMA promotion based in South Korea. 2012 started with Road FC 006: Final 4 and ended with Road FC 010: In Busan.


2012 in Road FC, Road FC 010: In Busan
Road FC 010: In Busan was an MMA event held by the Road FC on November 24, 2012 at the Auditorium, BEXCO in Busan, South Korea.


2012 in Road FC, Road FC 009: Beat Down
Road FC 009: Beat Down was an MMA event held by the Road FC on September 15, 2012 at the Wonju Chiak Gymnasium in Wonju, Gangwon, South Korea.


2012 in Road FC, Road FC 008: Final 4 Bitter Rivals
Road FC 008: Final 4 Bitter Rivals was an MMA event held by the Road FC on June 16, 2012 at the Wonju Chiak Gymnasium in Wonju, Gangwon, South Korea.


2012 in Road FC, Road FC 007: Recharged
Road FC 007: Recharged was an MMA event held by the Road FC on March 24, 2012 at the Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea.


2012 in Road FC, Road FC 006: Final 4
ROAD FC 006: Final 4 was an MMA event held by the Road FC on February 5, 2012 at the Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea.


2012 in Rwanda
The following lists events that happened during 2012 in the Republic of Rwanda.


2012 in Saudi Arabia
The following lists events that happened during 2012 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.


2012 in Scottish television
This is a list of events in Scottish television from 2012.


2012 in Senegal
This article is a list of events in the year 2012 in Senegal.


2012 in Singapore
The following lists events that happened during 2012 in the Republic of Singapore.


2012 in Somalia
The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Somalia.


2012 in South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 2012 in South Africa.


2012 in South Africa, Incumbents, Cabinet
The Cabinet, together with the President and the Deputy President, forms part of the Executive.


2012 in South African television
This is a list of South African television related events from 2012.


2012 in South Korean football
This article shows the 2012 season of South Korean football.


2012 in South Korean football, WK League, Playoff and championship
The playoff is played one leg and championship final is played over two legs.


2012 in South Korean music
The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2012 in music in South Korea.


2012 in South Sudan
The following lists events that happened during 2012 in the Republic of South Sudan.


2012 in South Sudan, Events, September
The presidents of both Sudan and South Sudan meet in Ethiopia, and after days of discussion, agree on trade, oil and security deals.


2012 in Spanish television
This is a list of Spanish television related events from 2012.


2012 in Super Fight League
The year 2012 was the inaugural year for Super Fight League, an Indian-based mixed martial arts (MMA) league. Its first event was held in March and featured a bout between the two MMA veterans Bob Sapp and James Thompson. The league has scheduled several events to occur throughout India in 2012. On August 5, the Super Fight League will air their reality show SFL Challengers. Similar to the Ultimate Fighter, the show will take young up-and-coming Indian mixed martial artists, place them in the same house as each other.


2012 in Super Fight League
On October 12, the Super Fight League changed their organisational structure from one event a month in arenas to one event every Friday in a specially designed mini-arena in Mumbai in front of an exclusive invitation only audience. Programming will last for three hours each week with weigh-ins, live fights, and interviews from Bollywood cage side guests. There will be 7 fights in total each event, with 1 of them being a female bout. It will air live on Neo Prime in India and on their YouTube page for the rest of the world.


2012 in Super Fight League, List of events
Super Fight League has scheduled several fights cards throughout 2012:


2012 in Super Fight League, Event summaries, Super Fight League 1
Super Fight League 1 was held on March 11, 2012 at the Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai, India and was the first ever event promoted by Super Fight League. Prior to the event, Bollywood stars, including Bipasha Basu, provided 45 minutes of live entertainment. Jennifer Lopez and electropop group LMFAO were invited to perform at the event as well. The event was streamed live on YouTube.


2012 in Super Fight League, Event summaries, Super Fight League 1
The main event featured a heavyweight fight between Bob Sapp and James Thompson. Both fighters are veterans of Pride Fighting Championships but had never faced each other before. Sapp went into the fight on a five-fight losing streak while Thompson had mixed results in his recent outings. As soon as the fight was started, Thompson headed straight for Sapp and took him down within the first thirty seconds of the bout. After some ground and pound and grappling which had both fights on top of the other at some point, Thompson was able to twist Sapp's leg. Sapp tapped out at 1:52 of the first round due to the resulting leg injury.


2012 in Super Fight League, Event summaries, Super Fight League 2
Super Fight League 2 took place on April 7, 2012 at the T-Box Mobile Arena in Chandigarh, India. As with Super Fight League 1 it was streamed live on YouTube.


2012 in Super Fight League, Event summaries, Super Fight League 2
A lightweight bout between Paul Kelly and Gabe Ruediger was initially scheduled. It would have fulfilled a pairing that had been planned for UFC 123. At the time, Ruediger was injured and was replaced by TJ O'Brien. Kelly defeated O'Brien but was released from the UFC after a subsequent loss to Donald Cerrone. Following a knockout loss to Scott Catlin on March 16, 2012, the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) medically suspended Ruediger. Although Super Fight League wasn't required to follow the CSAC's suspensions, they still decided to remove Ruediger from the fight card. He has since been replaced with Ryan Healy.


2012 in Super Fight League, Event summaries, Super Fight League 2
The main event saw Todd Duffee facing Neil Grove. Duffee's last fight was almost a year and a half prior when he lost a match to Alistair Overeem for the vacant Dream Heavyweight Championship. Grove's most recent bouts were with Bellator Fighting Championships where he won three fights and lost three fights. This was the first time the two fighters faced each other. The fight ended 34 seconds into the first round when Duffee earned a technical knockout victory over Neil Grove.


2012 in Super Fight League, Event summaries, Super Fight League 3
Super Fight League 3 took place on May 6, 2012 at the IGI Stadium in New Delhi, India. As with the previous events, it was streamed live on YouTube.


2012 in Super Fight League, Event summaries, Super Fight League 3
The main event was a heavyweight bout between Bobby Lashley and James Thompson. Lashley was coming into his Super Fight League debut on a two-fight winning streak, which included recently winning the Shark Fights Heavyweight title, whilst Thompson has gone 3-0(1) in his last 4 fights, which included his submission victory against Bob Sapp at Super Fight League 1.


2012 in Super Fight League, Event summaries, Super Fight League 3
The first round started off with Lashley using his wrestling skills to pressure Thompson. After a couple of knees in the clinch, Thompson accidentally caught Lashley in the groin, in which Lashley took a few minutes to recover from. The round ended with Lashley landing a barrage of punches to Thompson by the side of the cage. The second had both men landing some big punches next to the cage. Bobby shook his opponent a few times with clean strikes, but it was Thompson who won the round by clinching Lashley onto the cage and doing some dirty boxing.


2012 in Super Fight League, Event summaries, Super Fight League 3
Lashley took another accidental low blow in the third, this time, Thompson was given a warning. Once recovered, Lashley came forward and both men continued to strike again. Thompson again kept the fight on the side of the cage with him landing punches from the clinch which arguably gave him the decision victory.


2012 in Super Fight League, Event summaries, Super Fight League 4
Super Fight League 4 took place on October 12, 2012 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it streamed live on YouTube and Neo Prime in India as well as being shown on the Fight Network in Canada for the first time. This event was originally meant to take place on September 29 at Bangalore and to be headlined by Todd Duffee and Jeff Monson, but due to changes to the structure of the Super Fight League events this fight will not take place at this event. This will mark the first event that the Super Fight League began showing weekly events.


2012 in Super Fight League, Event summaries, Super Fight League 5
Super Fight League 5 took place on October 19, 2012 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it streamed live on YouTube and was shown on Neo Prime in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.


2012 in Super Fight League, Event summaries, Super Fight League 6
Super Fight League 6 took place on October 26, 2012 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it streamed live on YouTube and was shown on Neo Prime in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.


2012 in Super Fight League, Event summaries, Super Fight League 7
Super Fight League 7 took place on November 2, 2012 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it streamed live on YouTube and was shown on Neo Prime in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.


2012 in Super Fight League, Event summaries, Super Fight League 8
Super Fight League 8 took place on November 9, 2012 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it streamed live on YouTube and was shown on Neo Prime in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.


2012 in Super Fight League, Event summaries, Super Fight League 9
Super Fight League 9 took place on November 16, 2012 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it streamed live on YouTube and was shown on Neo Prime in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.


2012 in Super Fight League, Event summaries, Super Fight League 10
Super Fight League 10 took place on November 23, 2012 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it streamed live on YouTube and was shown on Neo Prime in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.


2012 in Super Fight League, Event summaries, Super Fight League 11
Super Fight League 11 took place on November 30, 2012 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it streamed live on YouTube and was shown on Neo Prime in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.


2012 in Super Fight League, Event summaries, Super Fight League 12
Super Fight League 12 took place on December 7, 2012 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it will stream live on YouTube and will be shown on Neo Prime in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.


2012 in Super Fight League, Event summaries, Super Fight League 13
Super Fight League 13: Night of Champions took place on December 14, 2012 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it streamed live on YouTube and was shown on Neo Prime in India and on the Fight Network in Canada. The Super Fight League rewarded 4 titles in the men's Welterweight, Lightweight, Featherweight and Bantamweight divisions at this event.


2012 in Swedish football
The 2012 season in Swedish football, started in January 2012 and ended in December 2012.


2012 in Swedish football, Swedish clubs' performance in Europe
These are the results of the Swedish teams in European competitions during the 2012–13 season. (Swedish team score displayed first)


2012 in Swedish football, Swedish clubs' performance in Europe
* For group games in Europa League, score in home game is displayed** For group games in Europa League, score in away game is displayed


2012 in Swedish music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2012 in Swedish music.


2012 in Swedish music, Events, April
May 26-Swedish singer Loreen won the 57th annual Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, Azerbaijan.


2012 in Swedish television
This is a list of Swedish television related events from 2012.


2012 in Switzerland, Events
Public holidays in one or several cantons of Switzerland are marked (¹).


2012 in Syria, Events
For events related to the Civil War, see Timeline of the Syrian Civil War (January–April 2012), Timeline of the Syrian Civil War (May–August 2012) and Timeline of the Syrian Civil War (September–December 2012)


2012 in Syria, Events
The 2012 Syrian protests and demonstrations were protests by university students against the war and Bashar al Assad and his government. It was in response to the raid on Aleppo university in may 2012 and Homs student campus. Hunger demonstrations also erupted sparked by the mounting hunger and increasing poverty. Between May and August, hundreds in western and northern Syria have organised anti-government street protests and hunger strikes and demonstrations against poverty which was met with force like tear gas but university students kept ongoing until fighting became more common so protesters ended their peaceful protest movement.


2012 in Taiwan
Events from the year 2012 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 101 according to the official Republic of China calendar.


2012 in Thai football
2012 in Thai football involves the national competitions of the Thai football league system and the national team.


2012 in Thailand
The year 2012 was the 231st year of the Rattanakosin Kingdom of Thailand. It was the 67th year in the reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), and is reckoned as year 2555 in the Buddhist Era.


2012 in Tunisia
The following lists events that happened during 2012 in the Tunisian Republic.


2012 in Turkish television
This is a list of Turkish television related events from 2012.


2012 in Turkmenistan
The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Turkmenistan.


2012 in UFC
The year 2012 was the 20th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. 2012 started with UFC 167: Velasquez vs. Mendes and ended with UFC 188: Jon jones vs. Velasquez 2. The year saw the successful UFC Featherweight title defense by José Aldo, the crowning of Carlos Condit as the Interim Welterweight Champion, a new Lightweight Champion in Benson Henderson, a tournament to crown the first UFC Flyweight Champion as well as the finales of The Ultimate Fighter 15 and The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.


2012 in UFC, Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2012:


2012 in UFC, UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis
UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis (also known as UFC on Fox 2) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 28, 2012 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.


2012 in UFC, UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis, Background
The event was the first to be broadcast on Fox as part of a seven-year agreement between the UFC and the network and the second to air live on Fox after the inaugural UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos.


2012 in UFC, UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis, Background
A bout between Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Wineland was originally slated for this event. However, Johnson was pulled from the bout to be a participant in the UFC's Flyweight tournament set to begin in March. Wineland was then expected to face Johnny Bedford at this event. However, Wineland himself was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Mitch Gagnon. Then just days before the event, the bout was cancelled due to an alleged visa issue for Gagnon.


2012 in UFC, UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis, Background
Paul Sass was expected to face Evan Dunham, but was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by Nik Lentz.


2012 in UFC, UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis, Background
Cody McKenzie was expected to face Michael Johnson at the event, but was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by Shane Roller.


2012 in UFC, UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis, Background
Mark Muñoz was expected to face Chael Sonnen in a #1 contender's bout for a middleweight title shot, but Munoz was forced out of the bout with an injury. Michael Bisping, who was pulled from a scheduled fight with Demian Maia, replaced Munoz to face Sonnen in the #1 contender's bout. Chris Weidman would step in on 11 days notice to face Maia as Bisping's replacement.


2012 in UFC, UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis, Background
The preliminary bout between Chris Camozzi and Dustin Jacoby was not aired on television or Facebook, making it the first bout on a UFC card to go unaired on the event's live broadcast since UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis in March 2011.


2012 in UFC, UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis, Background
The event averaged 4.7 million viewers with a ratings peak of 6 million viewers for the main event.


2012 in UFC, UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger
UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger (also known as UFC on Fuel TV 1), was the first UFC event to air exclusively on Fuel TV. It was held on February 15, 2012 at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska. At the time, the event was the most watched show ever aired on Fuel TV with 217,000 viewers tuning in.


2012 in UFC, UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger, Background
The main event consisted of Diego Sanchez facing Jake Ellenberger. Ellenberger came into the match on a five fight win streak, four of which ended by stoppage, including one against Jake Shields. The fight against Ellenberger would become Sanchez's eighteenth fight with the UFC going back to April 2005 when he won The Ultimate Fighter 1. Ellenberger continued his win streak defeating Sanchez by unanimous decision.


2012 in UFC, UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger, Background
Rani Yahya was expected to face Jonathan Brookins at the event. However, Yahya was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Vagner Rocha.


2012 in UFC, UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger, Background
Promotional newcomers Yoislandy Izquierdo and Bernardo Magalhaes were expected to face each other at the event. However, Izquierdo was not allowed to compete due to a contractual dispute with another organization and was replaced by Tim Means.


2012 in UFC, UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger, Background
A bout between Buddy Roberts and Sean Loeffler was scheduled for the preliminary card. However, the pairing was scrapped on the day of the event as Loeffler injured his ankle during a pre-fight warm up. With the loss of the Roberts/Loeffler bout, the event took place with only nine fights, making it the smallest fight card for the promotion since UFC 110 in 2010.


2012 in UFC, UFC on Fuel TV: The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier
UFC on Fuel TV: The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier (also known as UFC on Fuel TV 3) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 15, 2012 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia. Initially, this event was referred to as UFC on FX 3, but was since clarified to be a Fuel TV event.


2012 in UFC, UFC on Fuel TV: The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier, Background
Brandon Vera was briefly scheduled to face Thiago Silva in a rematch of their January 2011 bout. However, Vera was forced out of the bout with an injury. Igor Pokrajac stepped in to fight Silva. Silva was subsequently pulled from the bout to replace an injured Antônio Rogério Nogueira against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva. Pokrajac will now face Fabio Maldonado.


2012 in UFC, UFC on Fuel TV: The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier, Background
Yves Edwards was expected to face Donald Cerrone at the event, but Edwards was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Jeremy Stephens.


2012 in UFC, UFC on Fuel TV: The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier, Background
Mike Easton was expected to face Yves Jabouin at the event, but Easton was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Jeff Hougland who was previously expected to face Renan Barão at UFC 148.


2012 in UFC, UFC on Fuel TV: The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier, Background
Aaron Riley was expected to face Cody McKenzie at the event, but Riley was pulled from the event and replaced by promotional newcomer Marcus LeVesseur.


2012 in UFC, UFC on Fuel TV: The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier, Background
Azamat Gashimov was expected to make his promotional debut against Alex Soto. However, Gashimov was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by returning veteran Francisco Rivera.


2012 in UFC, UFC on Fuel TV: The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier, Background
The main event featured Chan Sung Jung facing Dustin Poirier. The winner of this bout was linked to a potential bout with José Aldo for the UFC Featherweight Championship, but that fight did not materialize until 15 months later at UFC 163.


2012 in UFC, UFC on Fuel TV: The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier, Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.


2012 in UFC, UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall 2
UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall (also known as UFC on FX 3) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 8, 2012 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.


2012 in UFC, UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall 2, Background
Because of a scoring error at UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann, a majority draw between Demetrious Johnson and Ian McCall was mistakenly announced as a victory for Johnson. Dana White announced the error following the conclusion of the event and that Johnson and McCall would have a rematch. The rematch was initially reported to happen at The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale, but instead was moved to the main card of this event, UFC on FX 3. Since then, it was announced by the UFC that the fight would be the main event of UFC on FX 3.


2012 in UFC, UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall 2, Background
This was the first event that the UFC hosted in South Florida since UFC Fight Night 10 in 2007. This also was the first UFC event to be headlined by a flyweight bout.


2012 in UFC, UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall 2, Flyweight Championship bracket
1 The initial semifinal bout between Johnson and McCall at UFC on FX 2 ended in a draw. Johnson defeated McCall in a rematch at UFC on FX 3


2012 in UFC, UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall 2, Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Florida State Boxing Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.


2012 in UFC, UFC 149: Faber vs. Barão
UFC 149: Faber vs. Barão was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 21, 2012 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary. It was the first event that the UFC has held in the Canadian province of Alberta.


2012 in UFC, UFC 149: Faber vs. Barão, Background
On April 24, due to a conflict with the UN Conference, the UFC Middleweight Championship bout between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen, which was originally scheduled to main event UFC 147 was moved to UFC 148 to serve as the new main event. Plans were then being made for José Aldo, who at the time was scheduled to defend his title at this event against an undetermined opponent, to headline UFC 147. However it was reported on April 28, 2012, that Aldo would remain on this card and defend his title against Erik Koch.


2012 in UFC, UFC 149: Faber vs. Barão, Background
The bout between Michael Bisping and Tim Boetsch, originally scheduled for UFC 148, was moved to this event to help bolster this (the UFC 149) fight card. However, Bisping was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Hector Lombard.


2012 in UFC, UFC 149: Faber vs. Barão, Background
Yoshihiro Akiyama was expected to face Thiago Alves at this event, but was forced to pull out of the fight due to injury and replaced by Siyar Bahadurzada. Then on June 1, Alves pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Chris Clements. However, Bahadurzada was also forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Matthew Riddle.


2012 in UFC, UFC 149: Faber vs. Barão, Background
Thiago Silva was expected to face Maurício Rua at the event. However, Silva was forced out of the bout with an injury and Rua was pulled from the event entirely, and would face Brandon Vera at UFC on Fox 4.


2012 in UFC, UFC 149: Faber vs. Barão, Background
On June 4, 2012 it was announced that the UFC signed former DREAM champion Bibiano Fernandes. He was expected to compete against Roland Delorme. However, a week later it was announced that Fernandes was removed from the event due to injury but was later announced that Fernandes had not signed with the UFC. Francisco Rivera filled in to fight Delorme.


2012 in UFC, UFC 149: Faber vs. Barão, Background
On June 9, 2012 it was announced that UFC featherweight champion, José Aldo was removed from the event due to injury. No replacement has yet been named for his scheduled opponent, Erik Koch. As a result, the UFC Interim Bantamweight Championship fight between Urijah Faber and Renan Barão was rescheduled as the main event of the fight.


2012 in UFC, UFC 149: Faber vs. Barão, Background
George Roop was scheduled to fight Antonio Carvalho, but on June 26, Roop was forced out of the fight and replaced by Daniel Pineda.


2012 in UFC, UFC 149: Faber vs. Barão, Background
Former Pride and Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira was expected to face Cheick Kongo at the event. However, Nogueira pulled out of the bout, citing that an arm injury sustained in his last bout had not healed enough to resume the proper training and was replaced by Shawn Jordan.


2012 in UFC, UFC 149: Faber vs. Barão, Background
Claude Patrick was expected to face James Head at the event. However, Patrick was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by Brian Ebersole.


2012 in Ukraine
2012 in Ukraine is a list of the main events that took place in 2012 in Ukraine. There is also a list of celebrities who died in 2012. In addition, a list of memorable dates and anniversaries of 2012 has been compiled. Over time, famous Ukrainians born in 2012 will be added.


2012 in Uzbekistan
The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Uzbekistan.


2012 in Uzbekistani football
2012 in Uzbekistani football involves the national competitions of the Uzbekistani football league system and the national team.


2012 in Uzbekistani football, Awards, Coach and Player of Month
Coach of Month and Player of Month monthly awards given to Best Performed Coach and Player of Month and organised by UFF after mass-media sport journalists survey.


2012 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 2012 to Wales and its people.


2012 in Yemen
The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Yemen.


2012 in Zimbabwe
The following lists events that happened in 2012 in Zimbabwe.


2012 in amusement parks
This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that have occurred in 2012. These various lists are not exhaustive.


2012 in amusement parks, Amusement parks in terms of attendance, Worldwide
This section list the top 25 largest amusement parks worldwide in order of annual attendance in 2012.


2012 in amusement parks, Poll rankings, Golden Ticket Awards
The 2012 Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were held at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.


2012 in amusement parks, Poll rankings, Best Roller Coaster Poll
Mitch Hawker's Best Roller Coaster Poll is yet to be held for 2012.


2012 in animation
This is a list of events in 2012 in animation.


2012 in anime, Year in review
In Japanese polling, Newtype's best releases of Autumn 2011 to Summer 2012 announced the best anime series as Fate/Zero, The Idolmaster, Nisemonogatari, Tari Tari and Hyouka. For movies, the poll named only three awards for the K-On! Movie, Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie and Wolf Children. Another series debut was Sword Art Online. Kotaku's Richard Eisenbeis praised Sword Art Online, even before the series' conclusion, for its complex and genre-crossing storyline and intelligent portrayal of sociological and psychological issues. Eisenbeis would also pick five different movies for top film of 2012, including The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki, Evangelion 3.0, Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker, One Piece Film: Z and Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles as his top five movies.


2012 in anime, Year in review
Anime News Network's, Theron Martin and Carl Kimlinger listed the best anime in America of 2012 summarized the popular works that were widely released to American audiences. The two reviewers picked Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Anohana as series of the year with runners-up Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions and Kimi ni Todoke. The staff's picks for best movies of the year, were The Secret World of Arrietty and Redline.


2012 in anime, Year in review
In March 2013, the Tokyo Anime Awards recognized Wolf Children for animation of the year, Sword Art Online and Kuroko's Basketball for television series of the year.


2012 in anime, Year in review
At the Mainichi Film Awards, the Animation Film Award was won by Wolf Children and the Ōfuji Noburō Award was won by Combustible. Wolf Children also won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. Internationally, A Letter to Momo won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film, with three of the other four nominees being also from Japan: From Up on Poppy Hill, Niji-Iro Hotaru: Eien no Natsu Yasumi and Wolf Children.


2012 in anime, Releases, Films
A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2012.


2012 in anime, Releases, Television series
A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2012.


2012 in anime, Releases, Original video animations
A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2012.


2012 in architecture
The year 2012 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.


2012 in archosaur paleontology
The year 2012 in Archosaur paleontology was eventful. Archosaurs include the only living dinosaur group — birds — and the reptile crocodilians, plus all extinct dinosaurs,  extinct crocodilian relatives, and pterosaurs. Archosaur palaeontology is the scientific study of those animals, especially as they existed before the Holocene Epoch began about 11,700 years ago. The year 2012 in paleontology included various significant developments regarding archosaurs.


2012 in archosaur paleontology
This article records new taxa of fossil archosaurs of every kind that have been described during the year 2012, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleontology of archosaurs that occurred in the year 2012.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Non-avian dinosaurs, New taxa
A coelurosaurian, a probable relative of alvarezsaurids. The type species is Alnashetri cerropoliciensis.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Non-avian dinosaurs, New taxa
A titanosauriform sauropod, a member of the clade Somphospondyli. The type species is Astrophocaudia slaughteri.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Non-avian dinosaurs, New taxa
A centrosaurine ceratopsian, a new genus for "Centrosaurus" brinkmani Ryan & Russell (2005).


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Non-avian dinosaurs, New taxa
A styracosternan ornithopod. The type species is Darwinsaurus evolutionis, and the holotype is an associated skeleton that includes material catalogued under numbers NHMUK R1831 (a dentary), R1833, R1835 and R1836; this skeleton is assigned by Norman (2010) to Hypselospinus fittoni.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Non-avian dinosaurs, New taxa
A styracosternan ornithopod, a new genus for "Iguanodon" hollingtoniensis Lydekker (1889); this species is considered by Norman (2010) to be a junior synonym of Hypselospinus fittoni.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Non-avian dinosaurs, New taxa
A diplodocine diplodocid sauropod. The type species is Kaatedocus siberi.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Non-avian dinosaurs, New taxa
A hadrosaurid of uncertain phylogenetic placement; originally described as a saurolophine, but subsequently reinterpreted as a lambeosaurine. The type species is Latirhinus uitstlani.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Non-avian dinosaurs, New taxa
A lambeosaurine hadrosaurid, a new genus for "Lambeosaurus" laticaudus (Morris, 1981).


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Non-avian dinosaurs, New taxa
A styracosternan ornithopod. The type species is Mantellodon carpenteri and the holotype is the specimen NHMUK R3741 consisting of partial associated skeleton (also known as Gideon Mantell's "Mantel-piece")


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Non-avian dinosaurs, New taxa
A species of Microraptor. Its status as a distinct species is disputed, with Pei et al. (2014) considering the holotype specimen's morphology not to be distinguishable from other Microraptor specimens.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Non-avian dinosaurs, New taxa
An iguanodont ornithopod closely related to Iguanodon and the clade Hadrosauroidea. The type species is Proa valdearinnoensis.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Non-avian dinosaurs, New taxa
A carcharodontosaurid. The type species is Sauroniops pachytholus. Announced in 2012; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2013.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Newly named birds
An Accipitridae close in morphology to the Old World Vultures. The type species of the new genus.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Newly named birds
A Picidae, this is the type species of the new genus.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Newly named birds
A stem parrot, a member of Pan-Psittaciformes. The type species of the new genus.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Newly named birds
Originally described as a member of the family Scolopacidae or a relative of the Scolopacidae; De Pietri, Mayr & Scofield (2019) transferred this species to the family Glareolidae. The type species of the new genus.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Newly named birds
A Hesperornithiformes Fürbringer, 1888, Brodavidae Martin, Kurochkin et Tokaryk, 2012, this is the type species of the new genus.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Newly named birds
A Hesperornithiformes Fürbringer, 1888, Brodavidae Martin, Kurochkin et Tokaryk, 2012.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Newly named birds
Originally described as a species of Certhia; Zelenkov (2017) transferred this species to a new genus Sylvosimadaravis within the superfamily Sylvioidea.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Newly named birds
An Anatidae, this is the type species of the new genus.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Newly named birds
An Alaudidae, this is the type species of the new genus.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Newly named birds
An Anatidae a new genus for "Heterochen" vicinus Kurochkin, 1976.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Newly named birds
A Ciconiidae, the name is not valid because of the "ü" in it, that must, of course be a plain "u".


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Newly named birds
A Pelagornithidae, this is the type species of the new genus.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Newly named birds
An Anatidae, this is the type species of the new genus, the new genus also contains "Anas" velox Milne-Edwards, 1868 as a Comb. nov. from France, Germany, Romania and ?Hungary.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Newly named birds
A Scolopacidae, the new genus is erected for the species "Tringa" gracilis Milne-Edwards, 1868, the type species of the new genus and makes a Com. nov. with it; genus may also contain this new species.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Newly named birds
A stem group representative of the Piciformes, placed in a new family Picavidae Mayr et Gregorová, 2012. it is the type species of the new genus.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Newly named birds
Initially considered to be a likely close relative of longspurs, Calcariidae, and made the type species of the new genus Pliocalcarius; Palastrova & Zelenkov (2020) reinterpreted this species as a lark and transferred it to the genus Eremophila.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Newly named birds
A Columbidae related to the bronzewing pigeons. The type species of the new genus.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Newly named birds
A Rallidae, a new species of Rallicrex Lambrecht, 1933, the type species is Rallicrex kolozsvarensis Lambrecht, 1933.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Newly named birds
Originally described as a species of Rhodospiza; Palastrova & Zelenkov (2020) transferred it to the genus Emberiza.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Newly named birds
A basal Ornithuromorpha. The type species of the new genus.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Newly named birds
A Scolopacidae, a new genus for the species "Totanus" lartetianus, the type species of the genus, creating a Comb. nov.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Newly named birds
A Longipterygidae Zhang, Zhou, Hou L. H. et Gu, 2000, Enantiornithes Walker, 1981. The type species of the new genus.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Newly named birds
A Songziidae Hou, 1990, Gruiformes. The type species is Songzia heidangkouensis Hou, 1990.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Newly named birds
An Enantiornithes Walker, 1981. The type species of the new genus.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Pterosaurs, New taxa
An anurognathid. Originally described as a species of Dendrorhynchoides, but subsequently transferred to the separate genus Luopterus.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Pterosaurs, New taxa
A close relative of Ludodactylus. The type species is Guidraco venator.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Archosauria incertae sedis, Newly named archosaurs with uncertain affinities
A possible basal ornithuromorph; alternatively, it could be a large pterosaur.


2012 in archosaur paleontology, Archosauria incertae sedis, Newly named archosaurs with uncertain affinities
A large predatory archosaur of uncertain phylogenetic placement, the largest known predatory archosaur from the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic of central Europe.


2012 in arthropod paleontology
This list of fossil arthropods described in 2012 is a list of new taxa of trilobites, fossil insects, crustaceans, arachnids and other fossil arthropods of every kind that have been described during the year 2012. The list only includes taxa at the level of genus or species.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Arachnids
A nephiline. The type species is G. burmanica. Moved to Nephila in 2015.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Arachnids
Originally classified as a ray spider, but subsequently transferred to the araneoid family Zarqaraneidae. The type species is H. paracymbium.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Arachnids
A member of Araneomorphae, possibly a lycosoid. The type species is K. jinju.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Arachnids
A member of Lagonomegopidae. The type species is L. plumosus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Arachnids
A member of Psilodercidae. Originally described as a species of Leclercera, but subsequently transferred to the genus Priscaleclercera.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Arachnids
Originally classified as a ray spider, subsequently transferred to the separate araneoid family Leviunguidae. The type species is L. bruckschi.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Arachnids
A member of Lagonomegopidae. The type species is M. gracilipes.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Arachnids
A member of Uloboridae. The type species is O. curvatus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Arachnids
An oonopid; a replacement name for Orchestina (Baltorchestina) rectangulata Wunderlich (2011).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Arachnids
A member of Leptonetidae. The type species is P. calcar.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Arachnids
A harvestman found in Baltic amber. The type species is P. steineri.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Arachnids
First described as possibly species of Psiloderces; transferred to the genus Eopsiloderces.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Arachnids
A member of Tetrablemmidae. The type species is S. filiembolus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Arachnids
A long-jawed orb weaver. The type species is S. mutila.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A slipper lobster belonging to the subfamily Arctidinae. The type species is A. peterpani.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A crab belonging to the family Pilumnidae. The type species is A. zannatoi.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A crab belonging to the family Atelecyclidae. The type species is A. eocaenus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
An ostracod. Originally described as a species of Amphicytherura; Antonietto et al. (2013) transferred this species to the genus Dinglecythere.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A raninid crab. The type species is "Cyrtorhina" globosa Beschin, Busulini, De Angeli & Tessier (1988); genus also contains A. fusseli (Blow & Manning, 1996) and A. ripacurtae (Artal & Castillo, 2005). Van Bakel et al. (2012) tentatively assigned "Cyrtorhina" oblonga Beschin, Busulini, De Angeli & Tessier (1988) to the genus Antonioranina as well; however, Karasawa et al. (2014) made it the type species of a separate genus Claudioranina.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A lyreidid crab. The type species is "Hemioon" eysunesensis Collins & Wienberg Rasmussen (1992); according to the authors of its description genus also contains "Raninella" carlilensis Feldmann & Maxey (1980), "Palaeocorystes" laevis Schlüter in von der Marck & Schlüter (1868), "Raninella" manningi Bishop & Williams (2000), "Raninella" oaheensis Bishop (1978) and "Raninella" tridens Roberts (1962), as well as the new species Bournelyreidus teodorii. On the other hand, Karasawa et al. (2014) transferred B. teodorii to the genus Lyreidus, "R." tridens to the genus Macroacaena and "R." manningi to the genus Heus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
crab, New genus for "Xanthosia" danielae (Collins and Breton, 2009).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A porcelain crab, a new genus for "Porcellana" antiqua A. Milne-Edwards, 1862.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A crab belonging to the family Majidae. The type species is "Micromaia" meneguzzoi Beschin, Busulini, De Angeli & Tessier (1985); genus also includes "Micromaia" elegans Beschin, Busulini, De Angeli & Tessier (1985).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A crab belonging to the family Dairidae; a species of Daira.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
An ostracod. Originally described as a species of Dolocythere; Lord, Cabral & Danielopol (2020) transferred this species to the genus Minyocythere.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A member of Chirostylidae. The type species is E. montemagrensis.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A palaeocorystid crab. The type species is "Notopocorystes" dichrous Stenzel (1945); genus also contains "Notopocorystes" australis Secretan (1964) and "Notopocorystes" fritschi Glaessner (1929), as well as the new species Ferroranina tamilnadu.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A trachyleberidid ostracod. Genus includes new species Floricythereis exquisita, as well as F. lixula (Crane, 1965) (the type species was not designated).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
Garassino, Pasini, De Angeli & Charbonnier in Garassino et al.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A crab belonging to the subfamily Pisinae. The type species is G. vicariottoi.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A necrocarcinid crab, a new genus for "Necrocarcinus" wrighti. The genus also contains "Necrocarcinus" carinatus and a new species Hadrocarcinus tectilacus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A galatheoid. Genus contains two species: Hispanigalathea pseudolaevis and H. tuberosa.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A vertexiine lioestheriid spinicaudatan clam shrimp, a species of Huanghestheria.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
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2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A palaeocorystid crab. The type species is "Corystes" broderipii Mantell (1844). According to the authors of its description genus also contains "Palaeocorystes" harveyi Woodward (1896), "Eucorystes" japonicus Jimbô (1894), "Notopocorystes" paututensis Collins & Wienberg Rasmussen (1992), "Eucorystes" platys Schweitzer & Feldmann (2002) and "Notopocorystes" syriacus Withers (1928), as well as the new species Joeranina gaspari. On the other hand, Karasawa et al. (2014) transferred "P." harveyi, E. platys and  "N." paututensis to the genus Eucorystes; the authors also transferred the species "Notopocorystes" xizangensis Wang (1981) to the genus Joeranina.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A munidid. The type species is Juracrista perculta; genus also contains Juracrista costaspinosa.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A decapod crustacean; a clytiopsid erymoid. The type species is Koryncheiros luopingensis.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
An ostracod crustacean, a new genus for the species "Hourcqia" symmetrica Krömmelbein & Weber and "Hourcqia" angulata Krömmelbein & Weber.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A crab belonging to the family Pilumnidae. The type species is "Titanocarcinus" euglyphos Bittner (1875).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A hermit crab. Originally assigned to the family Paguridae, subsequently transferred to the separate family Xylopaguridae by Gašparič et al. (2016). The type species is L. granulatus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
An ostracod, a new genus for "Hermanites" acuticosta and "Hermanites" camela; genus also contains a new, yet-unnamed species.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A lyreidid crab. The type species is "Notopocorystes" punctatus Rathbun (1935).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A crab belonging to the superfamily Dromioidea and the family Basinotopidae, a species of Noetlingocarcinus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A palaeocorystid raninoid crab. Initially described as a species of Notopocorystes, but subsequently reassigned to the genus Joeranina.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A mantis shrimp belonging to the family Odontodactylidae; a species of Odontodactylus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A crab belonging to the family Majidae. The type species is "Micromaia" mainensis Beschin, Busulini, De Angeli & Tessier (1985).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A hermit crab belonging to the family Paguridae, a species of Pagurus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A cirolanid isopod. Originally described as a species of Palaega; considered to be a junior synonym of Bathynomus sismondai (Ristori, 1891) by Hyžný, Pasini & Garassino (2019).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A cirolanid isopod. Originally described as a species of Palaega; Hyžný, Pasini & Garassino (2019) considered this species to be a nomen dubium and reassigned it to the genus Bathynomus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A hermit crab belonging to the family Diogenidae, a species of Petrochirus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A necrocarcinid raninoid crab, a new genus for "Dakoticancer" olssoni Rathbun (1937).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A callianassid ghost shrimp. Originally described as a species of Podocallichirus; subsequently transferred to the genus Balsscallichirus by Hyžný (2016).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A pylochelid hermit crab. Genus contains two species: P. westerbergensis (the type species) and P. gelasinus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A crab belonging to the family Raninidae, a species of Quasilaeviranina.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A crab belonging to the family Parthenopidae; a species of Rhinolambrus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
Garassino, Pasini, De Angeli & Charbonnier in Garassino et al.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A leucosiid crab, a new genus for "Ilia" pliocaenica Ristori, 1891.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
An ostracod, a subgenus of Southcavea containing three new species: Southcavea (Saxosouthcavea) extendata, Southcavea (Saxosouthcavea) bartenbrandi and Southcavea (Saxosouthcavea) malzi (with two subspecies: S. (S.) malzi malzi and S. (S.) malzi reticulata).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A cytherideid ostracod. The type species is Spinicytheridea compta from Jamaica; genus also includes a second, unnamed species from the Maastrichtian Ocozocoautla Formation of Chiapas, Mexico.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A crab belonging to the family Majidae. The type species is "Micromaia" margaritata Fabiani (1910).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
Crab, New genus for "Xanthosia" aspera. Other species S. pawpawensis and S. reidi.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A tumidocarcinid decapod, a new genus for "Titanocarcinus" meridionalis Secretan, 1961.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A decapod crustacean; a glypheoid belonging to the family Litogastridae. The type species is Tridactylastacus sinensis.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A thalassinidean. The type species is Turbiocheir minutospinata. Hyžný et al. (2020) considered the genus Turbiocheir to be a junior synonym of the genus Anacalliax, creating a new combination Anacalliax minutospinata.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A callichirid ghost shrimp. The type species is Vecticallichirus abditus. Hyžný (2020) considered V. abditus to be a junior synonym of "Callianassa" batei Woodward (1869), resulting in a new combination Vecticallichirus batei.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A raninid crab. The type species is "Lophoranina" precocious Feldmann, Vega, Tucker, García-Barrera & Avendaño (1996).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A viaiid glaessneropsoid crab. The type species is Viaia robusta.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Crustaceans
A decapod crustacean; a spiny lobster. The type species is Yunnanopalinura schrami.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A schizophorid archostematan beetle. Genus contains four species: A. eurycladus, A. ooideus, A. nii and A. patefactus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
An alloioscarabaeid scarabaeoid beetle. The type species is Alloioscarabaeus cheni.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A tenebrionine darkling beetle. The type species is Alphitopsis initialis.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A ptilodactylid byrrhoid beetle. The type species is Aphebodactyla rhetine.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A beetle belonging to the family Dasytidae, a subgenus and species of Aploceble.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A rove beetle of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is A. volans; genus also includes A. solidus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A curculionid beetle found in Baltic amber. The type species is Archaeosciaphilus marshalli.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A dermestid beetle found in Baltic amber, a species of Attagenus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A latridiid beetle found in Baltic amber, a species of Cartodere.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A leiodid beetle found in Baltic amber, a species of Catops.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A beetle belonging to the family Brentidae, a subgenus and species of Conapium.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A member of the family Hybosoridae. The type species is C. fractus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A cryptophagid beetle found in Rovno amber, a species of Cryptophagus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A scirtid beetle found in Baltic amber, a species of Elodes.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A member of Latridiidae found in Baltic amber, a species of Enicmus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A rhynchitid beetle found in Baltic amber. The type species is Eocenorhynchites vossi.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A lucioline firefly found in Baltic amber. The type species is Eoluciola varang.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A rove beetle found in Lithuanian Eocene Baltic amber. The type species is Euroleptochromus sabathi.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A glypholomatine rove beetle. The type species is Juroglypholoma antiquum.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A hydrophiloid beetle; a new genus for "Hydrophilopsia" baissensis Ponomarenko (1987), "H." bontsaganica Prokin (2009), "H." hydraenoides Prokin, Ren & Fikáček (2010), "H." mongolica Ponomarenko (1987) and "H." shatrovskiyi Prokin, Ren & Fikáček (2010).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A beetle of uncertain phylogenetic placement, might be the earliest known rove beetle or a member of Myxophaga related to the family Hydroscaphidae. The type species is Leehermania prorova.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A beetle belonging to the family Glaphyridae, a species of Lithohypna.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A macratriine anthicid beetle found in Baltic amber, a species of Macratria.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A beetle belonging to the family Brentidae, a subgenus and species of Melanapion.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A scymnine coccinellid beetle found in Oise amber, as species of Nephus


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
Originally described as a species of Notocupes; Kirejtshuk (2020) transferred this species to the genus Zygadenia.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A member of the family Ripiphoridae belonging to the subfamily Ripidiinae. The type species is O. krali. The generic name is preoccupied by Olemehlia Holzschuh (2011); Batelka (2017) coined a replacement name Olemehliella.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A melandryid beetle found in Baltic amber, a species of Orchesia.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A curculionid weevil. Type species is Palaeoerirhinus ponomarenkoi; genus also contains new species P. latus, P. thompsoni and P. longirostris.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A belid. The type species is Palaeometrioxena zherikhini. Legalov (2019) considered the genus Palaeometrioxena to be a junior synonym of the genus Archimetrioxena, and transferred the species P zherikhini to the latter genus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A member of the family Ommatidae; a replacement name for Euryomma Tan et al. (2006). The type species is "Euryomma" tylodes Tan et al. (2006); genus also includes new species P. cardiobasis. Additional new species described by Tan et al., P. ancistrodonta from the Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation, was subsequently transferred to the genus Omma by Kirejtshuk (2020).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
An anthribid beetle. The type species is Pseudoglaesotropis martynovi. Legalov (2019) subsequently changed the rank of the genus Pseudoglaesotropis to the subgenus of the genus Glaesotropis, and transferred the species P. martynovi to the latter genus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A septiventerid scarabaeoid beetle. The type species is Septiventer quadridentatus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A peltine trogossitid beetle. Genus contains two species: S. jurrasica (type species) and S. amoena. Kirejtshuk (2017) considered the genus Sinopeltis to be a junior synonym of the genus Cervicatinius Tan & Ren (2007).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A belid weevil found in Baltic amber. The type species is Succinometrioxena poinari.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A spider beetle found in Baltic amber, a species of Sucinoptinus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A leiodid beetle found in Baltic amber. The type species is Tafforeus cainosternus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
Originally described as a species of Tetraphalerus; Kirejtshuk (2020) transferred this species to the ommatine genus Monticupes.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A tomoderine anthicid beetle found in Baltic amber, a species of Tomoderus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Coleoptera
A pleasing fungus beetle belonging to the subfamily Xenoscelinae. The type species is X. rovnense.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Diptera
A mosquito found in Baltic Amber, a new genus for "Aedes" hoffeinsorum Szadziewski 1998.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Diptera
A cecidomyiid fly, with two species: C. korneyevi and C. conceptiva.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Diptera
A curtonotid found in Dominican amber, a species of Curtonotum.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Diptera
An archisargid brachyceran; a new genus for "Sharasargus" eximius Zhang, Yang & Ren (2008).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Diptera
A curtonotid found in Dominican amber. The type species is Depressonotum priscum.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Diptera
A cecidomyiid fly found in Rovno amber, a species of Didactylomyia.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Diptera
A bat fly, type species E. stegosoma, host for the Plasmodiidae Vetufebrus ovatus


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Diptera
A mosquito found in Baltic Amber, a new genus for "Aedes" damzeni Szadziewski 1998.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Diptera
An archisargid fly. Genus contains three species: Flagellisargus sinicus, F. venustus and F. robustus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Diptera
A cecidomyiid fly with 4 species G. occlusa; G. digna, G. astrosa, and "Bryocrypta" concinna Fedotova (2005).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Diptera
An anthomyzid. Genus contains two species: L. lacrimosa and L. christelae.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Diptera
A lygistorrhinid fungus gnat found in Dominican amber, a species of Lygistorrhina.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Diptera
An archisargid brachyceran; a replacement name for Brevisolva daohugouensis Zhang et al. (2010).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Diptera
A bruchomyiine psychodid fly. Originally described as a species of Nemopalpus, but subsequently transferred to the genus Palaeosycorax.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Diptera
A bruchomyiine psychodid fly. Originally described as a species of Nemopalpus, but subsequently transferred to the genus Palaeoglaesum.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Diptera
An orientisargid archisargoid brachyceran. The type species is Orientisargus illecebrosus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Diptera
A limoniid found in Baltic amber, a species of Palaeopoecilostola.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Diptera
A member of the family Ceratopogonidae. Originally described as a species of Protoculicoides; Borkent (2019) transferred this species to the genus Atriculicoides.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Diptera
A cecidomyiid fly with 5 species R. zosimovichi, R. sidorenkoi, R. iconica) in Rovno amber, plus "Bryocrypta" girafa Meunier (1904) and "B." capitosa Meunier (1904) in Baltic amber.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Diptera
An archisargid brachyceran; a replacement name for Allomyia Ren (1998).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Ephemeroptera
A metretopodid mayfly found in Baltic amber, a species of Siphloplecton.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
An aradid found in Dominican amber, a species of Acaricoris.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
An ortheziid found in Eocene Baltic amber, a species of Arctorthezia.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
An ortheziid. Genus contains two species: Burmorthezia kotejai and B. insolita.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
An aradid found in Dominican amber, a species of Carventus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
A moss bug belonging to the family Progonocimicidae. Jiang & Huang (2017) considered this species to be a probable junior synonym of Cicadocoris sinensis Hong (1983).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
A member of Cicadomorpha belonging to the family Hylicellidae. The type species is C. contrasta.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
A member of Cicadomorpha belonging to the family Hylicellidae. The type species is C. selene.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
A member of Cicadomorpha belonging to the superfamily Membracoidea and the family Archijassidae. The type species is D. tega.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
A cicada found in Dominican amber. The type species is Dominicicada youngi.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
A pentatomid stink bug found in Mexican amber, a species of Edessa.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
A relative of tingids. The type species is Hispanocader lisae.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
An isometopine mirid found in Eocene Baltic amber. The type species is Hoffeinsoria robusta.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
A sinoalid froghopper. Genus contains two species: Jiania crebra and Jiania gracila. Fu, Cai & Huang (2018) considered J. gracila to be a junior synonym of J crebra.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
A flat bug found in Cretaceous Burmese Amber. The type species is Kachinocoris brevipennis.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
A member of Cicadomorpha belonging to the superfamily Membracoidea and the family Archijassidae. The type species is K. lux.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
A member of Cicadomorpha belonging to the superfamily Membracoidea and the family Archijassidae. The type species is K. fasciata.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
A member of Cicadomorpha belonging to the superfamily Membracoidea and the family Archijassidae. The type species is K. guttatus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
An archaearadine aradid found in Mesozoic Burmese amber. The type species is Microaradus anticus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
A cicada found in Dominican amber. The type species is Minyscapheus dominicanus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
An ortheziid found in Miocene Dominican amber, a species of Mixorthezia.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
An enicocorid leptopodomorph heteropteran, a new genus for "Enicocoris" tibialis Popov, 1986.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
A mezirine aradid found in Mesozoic Burmese amber. The type species is Myanmezira longicornis.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
An aradid found in Dominican amber, a species of Nesoproxius.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
A member of Sternorrhyncha, a protopsyllidiid; a species of Poljanka.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
A primipentatomid pentatomoid. Genus contains two species: Primipentatoma peregrina and Primipentatoma fangi.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
An aradid found in Dominican amber. The type species is Proneoproxius cornutus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
A member of Cicadomorpha belonging to the superfamily Membracoidea and the family Archijassidae. The type species is "Cicadellium" psocus Westwood (1854).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
A lace bug. Originally described as a species of Sinaldocader; Popov & Golub (2019) transferred this species to the separate genus Kzylcader.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hemiptera
An enicocorid leptopodomorph heteropteran. Genus contains two species: Ulanocoris femoralis and U. grandis.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hymenoptera
An exomalopsine apid bee found in Dominican amber, a species of Anthophorula.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hymenoptera
A tenthredinoid hymenopteran sharing morphological characters with the families Pergidae and Diprionidae. The type species is Atefia rasnitsyni.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hymenoptera
A stenammine myrmicine ant found in Rovno amber. The type species is Boltonidris mirabilis.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hymenoptera
A poneromorph ant. Two species: C. potens & C. grandis.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hymenoptera
A probable relative of xiphydriids and euhymenopterans. The type species is C. articulata.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hymenoptera
A ponerinae ant. Genus contains four species: Cyrtopone curiosa, C. elongata, C. microcephala and C. striata.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hymenoptera
An ibaliid found in Baltic amber, a species of Ibalia.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hymenoptera
A lancepyrine bethylid found in Early Cretaceous Lebanese amber. The type species is Lancepyris opertus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hymenoptera
A dryinid found in Baltic amber, a species of Lonchodryinus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hymenoptera
A braconid wasp. The type species is M. rasnitsyni; a second species is M. zherikhini.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hymenoptera
A scolebythid chrysidoid. The genus contains two species: Mirabythus lechrius and M. liae.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hymenoptera
A macroxyeline xyelid sawfly. The type species is Platyxyela unica.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hymenoptera
A dryinid found in Baltic amber. The type species is Protodryinus eocenicus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hymenoptera
An Ectatommin ant. Two species: P. eocenica and P. striatula.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Hymenoptera
A rhysipoline exothecine braconid wasp found in Cambay amber. The type species is Trichelyon tadkeshwarense.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Mecoptera
A mecopteran found in Baltic amber. The type species is Baltipanorpa damzeni.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Mecoptera
A cimbrophlebiid mecopteran, the wings and abdomen of which mimicked ginkgo leaves. The type species is Juracimbrophlebia ginkgofolia.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Mecoptera
A mecopteran. Originally described as a species of Orthophlebia, subsequently transferred to the separate genus Gigaphlebia.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Mecoptera
A mecopteran. Originally described as a species of Orthophlebia, subsequently transferred to the separate genus Longiphlebia.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Neuroptera
A grammolingiid neuropteran. Genus contains four species: of C. euryptera, C. parvica, C. translucida and C. peregrina.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Neuroptera
A member of Myrmeleontiformia of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is G. jianboni.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Neuroptera
Pérez-de la Fuente, Delclòs, Peñalver & Engel in Pérez-de la Fuente et al.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Neuroptera
A chrysopoid neuropteran (a relative of the green lacewings). The type species is Hallucinochrysa diogenesi.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Neuroptera
A mesochrysopid neuropteran. The type species is Kareninoides lii; genus might also contain "Armandochrysopa" inexpecta Nel et al. (2005).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Neuroptera
A parakseneurid neuropteran. Genus contains 3 species: P. jurassicum, P. maculatum and P. angustipenne.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Notoptera
A putative relative of grylloblattids. The type species is Duoduo qianae.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Odonatoptera
A damselfly found in Baltic amber. The type species is Balticoagrion paulyi.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Odonatoptera
A sieblosiid epiproctophoran odonate. The type species is Germanostenolestes lutzi.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Odonatoptera
A member of Meganisoptera, a paralogid; a new genus for "Oligotypus" makowskii Carpenter & Richardson (1971).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Odonatoptera
A member of Odonatoptera; the type species is Paragilsonia orientalis. Li et al. (2013) synonymized Paragilsonia with the genus Tupus Sellards (1906); however, they retained P. orientalis as a distinct species within the latter genus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Odonatoptera
A member of Odonata. The type species is Paralogobora guentherpetersi.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Odonatoptera
A member of Odonatoptera; the type species is Sinierasiptera jini. Li et al. (2013) synonymized Sinierasiptera with the genus Erasipterella Brauckmann (1983); however, they retained S. jini as a distinct species within the latter genus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Orthopterida
A member of the family Eumastacidae. The type species is E. eocaenicus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Orthopterida
A member of the tribe Gryllini. The type species is E. unicolor; genus might also include Eogryllus? elongatus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Orthopterida
A member of the family Mogoplistidae. The type species is E. longipennis.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Orthopterida
A member of the family Tetrigidae. The type species is E. unicornis''.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Orthopterida
A spider cricket. The type species is E. arachnomorpha; genus also includes E. problematica.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Orthopterida
A hagloid orthopteran, originally described as a haglid, but subsequently transferred to the family Tuphellidae; a species of Liassophyllum.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Orthopterida
A member of the family Mogoplistidae. The type species is P. grandis; genus might also include Pronemobius smithii Scudder (1890).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Orthopterida
A member of the infraorder Tettigoniidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is T. maculatus''.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Other
A polyneopteran insect of uncertain affinities. The type species is Anebos phrixos.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Other
A member of Paraneoptera of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Bruayaphis oudardi.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Other
A member of Grylloblattida/Eoblattida belonging to the family Idelinellidae; a relative of ice crawlers or cockroaches. Type species is Cucullistriga cucullata.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Other
A pulicid flea found in Dominican amber. The type species is Eospilopsyllus kobberti.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Other
A geinitziid, a member of Polyneoptera/Gryllones belonging to the group Reculida; a species of Geinitzia.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Other
A melanthripid thrip. Genus contains two species: Gymnopollisthrips minor and G. maior.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Other
A lepidopteran, possibly a member of Eolepidopterigidae; a replacement name for Xena Martins-Neto (1999).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Other
A flea-like insect. The genus contains 2 species: P. jurassicus and P. magnus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Other
A member of Grylloblattida/Eoblattida probably belonging to the family Idelinellidae; a relative of ice crawlers or cockroaches. Its type species is Rasstriga americana.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Other
A member of Grylloblattida/Eoblattida belonging to the family Idelinellidae; a relative of ice crawlers or cockroaches. Its type species is Scutistriga scutata.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Other
An earwig belonging to the family Protodiplatyidae. The type species is Sinoprotodiplatys zhangi.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Other
A member of Grylloblattida/Eoblattida belonging to the family Idelinellidae; a relative of ice crawlers or cockroaches. A new genus for "Euryptilon" cuculiophoris (Aristov, 2002).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Insects, Other
The first complete Late Devonian insect, probably terrestrial. The type species is Strudiella devonica.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of Ptychopariida belonging to the family Anomocarellidae. Genus includes new species A. quadrata, as well as A. humilis (Resser & Endo in Endo & Resser, 1937) and A. pyriformis (Resser & Endo in Endo & Resser, 1937).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of Phillipsiidae belonging to the subfamily Archegoninae, a subspecies of Archegonus nehdenensis.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of Asaphidae, a species of Asaphellus. Gutiérrez-Marco et al. (2017) considered this species to be likely based on poorly preserved and probably retouched specimens of Asaphellus stubbsi.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of the family Lisaniidae. The subgenus includes Baojingia (Eobaojingia) dubia and Baojingia (Eobaojingia) ezhuangensis, as well as Baojingia miaogouensis Mong in Zhou et al. (1977).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of Phillipsiidae belonging to the subfamily Archegoninae, a species of Chlupacula.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of Phillipsiidae belonging to the subfamily Archegoninae, a species of Cyrtoproetus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of the family Damesellidae. Genus includes new species D. sinensis.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of Phillipsiidae belonging to the subfamily Archegoninae, a species of Dechenelloides.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of Phillipsiidae belonging to the subfamily Archegoninae, a species of Diacoryphe.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of Acastidae belonging to the subfamily Asteropyginae, a species of Dunopyge.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of the family Plethopeltidae. Genus includes new species E. porifera.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of the family Mapaniidae. Genus includes new species E. subquadrata.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of Leiostegioidea belonging to the family Kaolishaniidae. Genus includes new species G. triangularis.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of the family Solenopleuridae. Genus includes new species G. quadrata and G. truncata.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of the family Inouyiidae. The subgenus includes Inouyia kangzhuangensis (Zhang & Wang, 1985) and I. lubrica (Zhou in Zhou et al., 1982).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of the family Anomocaridae. The subgenus includes new species Koptura (Eokoptura) bella, as well as Koptura quadrata (Resser & Endo in Endo & Resser, 1937).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of the family Menocephalidae. The generic name is preoccupied by Lunania Chow (1957).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of the family Mapaniidae. The subgenus includes new species M. (Mapanella) transversa and M. (Mapanella) prisca, as well as Mapania blackwelderi (Resser & Endo in Endo & Resser, 1937).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of the family Menocephalidae. Genus includes new species M. longispinosa.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of the family Menocephalidae. The subgenus includes Menocephalites (Hutoushania) triangulata and M. (Hutoushania) zaozhuangansis.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of Acastidae belonging to the subfamily Asteropyginae, a species of Pilletina.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of the family Proasaphiscidae. Genus includes new species P. minutus, as well as P. sinensis (Mansuy, 1916).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of Ptychopariida belonging to the family Anomocarellidae. Genus includes new species P. brevis, P. similis and P. woqishanensis, as well as P. angustata (Endo, 1944).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of Phillipsiidae belonging to the subfamily Bollandiinae, a subspecies of Reediella mitchelli.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of the family Ptychopariidae. Genus includes new species R. typicus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
Scutelluid trilobite. species- S. borealis, S. cunctatum, S. major and ?S. umbonatus.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of the family Crepicephalidae. Genus includes new species S. cylindrica and S. quadrata.


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of Ptychopariida belonging to the family Anomocarellidae. The subgenus includes new species Szeaspis (Pseudoszeaspis) conicus, as well as Szeaspis huananensis Peng, Babcock & Lin (2004) and Szeaspis pustulosa (Resser & Endo in Endo & Resser, 1937).


2012 in arthropod paleontology, Trilobites
A member of the family Ptychagnostidae. The subgenus includes Tomagnostus (Paratomagnostus) ezhuangensis.