1893 in paleontology

List of years in paleontology
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Paleontology or palaeontology (from Greek: paleo, "ancient"; ontos, "being"; and logos, "knowledge") is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils.[1] This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 1893.

Arthropods

Insects

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Iridomyrmex haueri[2]

Sp nov

Synonym

Mayr

Burdigalian

Radoboj

 Croatia

A dolichoderine ant.
synonym of Emplastus haueri

Archosauromorphs

Newly named dinosaurs

Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes

Argyrosaurus

Valid

Richard Lydekker

Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian)

Bajo Barreal Formation

 Argentina

Nomen dubium

Microcoelus

Nomen dubium

Richard Lydekker

Late Cretaceous (Santonian)

Bajo de la Carpa Formation

 Argentina

Possible subjective synonym of Neuquensaurus.

Sarcolestes

Valid

Richard Lydekker

Middle Jurassic (Callovian)

Oxford Clay

 United Kingdom

An ankylosaur.

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes

Pantosaurus

Valid

Marsh

Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)

Sundance Formation

 United States

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Callibrachion

Nomen dubium

Boule and Glangeau

Late Carboniferous-Early Permian

 France

A dubious sphenacodont.

Gordonia

Valid

Newton

Late Permian

Lossiemouth Sandstone

 Scotland

A dicynodont.

References

  1. ↑ Gini-Newman, Garfield; Graham, Elizabeth (2001). Echoes from the past: world history to the 16th century. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ISBN 9780070887398. OCLC 46769716.
  2. ↑ Dlussky, G.M.; Putyatina, T.S. (2014). "Early Miocene ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Radoboj, Croatia". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen. 272 (3): 237–285. doi:10.1127/0077-7749/2014/0409.
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