1883 in paleontology
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Paleontology or palaeontology 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 1883.
Plants
Gnetophytes
Angiosperms
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp nov |
jr synonym |
A mallow relative. |
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Dinosaurs
| Taxon | Novelty | Status | Author(s) | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov. |
Glauconie de Lonzée Formation |
An early ceratopsian |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
First named as a megalosaurid |
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| Orthomerus[6] |
Gen. et sp. nov. |
A hadrosaurid relative |
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Plesiosaurs
New taxa
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