1890 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 1890.
Plants
Angiosperms
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Okanagan Highlands |
A small betulaceous fruit; |
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Sp nov |
valid |
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Pteridophyta
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp nov |
jr synonym |
moved to Azolla primaeva in 1955 |
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Arthropods
Insects
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cymatomera maculata[5] |
Sp nov |
Jr synonym |
A palaeorehniid ensiferan. |
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gen et sp nov |
Valid |
A dictyopharine planthopper. |
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Gen et sp et comb nov |
Valid |
A gerrine water strider genus. |
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Archosauromorphs
Pseudosuchians
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Middle Jurassic (Callovian) |
A metriorhynchid thalattosuchian, |
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Dinosaurs
| Taxon | Novelty | Status | Author(s) | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barosaurus[9] | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Marsh | Kimmeridgian-Tithonian | Morrison Formation |  South Dakota |
A diplodocid |  |
| Ceratops paucidens[9] | Comb. nov. | Nomen dubium | Marsh | Maastrichtian | Laramie Formation |  Wyoming |
A new combination for Hadrosaurus paucidens | |
| Claosaurus[10] | Gen. nov. | Valid | Marsh | Santonian | Niobrara Formation |  Kansas |
A new genus for Hadrosaurus agilis |  |
| Ornithomimus[9] | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Marsh | Maastrichtian | Laramie Formation |  Colorado |
An ornithomimid |  |
| Trachodon longiceps[10] | Sp. nov. | Nomen dubium | Marsh | Maastrichtian | Laramie Formation | Wyoming |
A species of Trachodon | |
| Triceratops prorsus[9] | Sp. nov. | Jr. synonym | Marsh | Maastrichtian | Laramie Formation | Wyoming |
A species of Triceratops | |
| Triceratops serratus[9] | Sp. nov. | Jr. synonym | Marsh | Maastrichtian | Laramie Formation | Wyoming |
A species of Triceratops | |
| Triceratops sulcatus[10] | Sp. nov. | Jr. synonym | Marsh | Maastrichtian | Laramie Formation | Wyoming |
A species of Triceratops | |
Sauropterygia
Nothosauroidea
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Dames |
Middle Triassic |
A pachypleurosaur. |
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