1888 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 1888.
Newly named plants
| Name | Status | Authors | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Smets |
Misidentified piece of petrified wood.[2] | |||
Dinosaurs
- Richard Lydekker published a catalogue of reptiles in the British Museum of Natural History, their collection information, and their classification.[3]
New taxa
Birds
New taxa
| Name | Status | Authors | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neochen pugil | Valid | Oluf Winge | ||
Plesiosaurs
Newly named plesiosaurs
| Name | Status | Authors | Location | Images | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinacromerum | Valid | Cragin |  | ||
Pterosaurs
New taxa
Synapsids
Non-mammalian
| Name | Status | Authors | Age | Location | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palaeohatteria | Valid | Credner | |||
| Phocosaurus | Valid | Seeley |
