1892 in paleontology

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 1892.

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Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Tellinomya similis.^[2]	Sp nov	synonym	Ulrich	Ashgillian	Upper Richmond Group, Minnesota	USA	transferred to Similodonta in 1964
Tellinomya recurva.^[2]	Sp nov	synonym	Lamont	Ashgillian	Upper Richmond Group, Minnesota	USA	transferred to Similodonta in 1964

Taxon	Novelty	Status	Author(s)	Age	Unit	Location	Notes
Claosaurus annectens^[3]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Marsh	Maastrichtian	Laramie Formation	Wyoming	A new species of Claosaurus later named Edmontosaurus annectens
Claorhynchus trihedrus^[4]	Gen. et sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Maastrichtian	Laramie Formation	Wyoming	Possible synonym of Triceratops
Iguanodon hilli^[5]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Newton	Cenomanian	Hertfordshire	England	A species of Iguanodon
Manospondylus gigas^[4]	Gen. et sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Maastrichtian	Laramie Formation	Wyoming	Possible subjective synonym of Tyrannosaurus
Ornithomimus sedens^[3]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Marsh	Maastrichtian	Laramie Formation	Wyoming	A species of Ornithomimus

Name	Status	Authors
Delphinognathus	Valid	Seeley
Diopaeus
Geikia	Valid	Newton

1892 in paleontology

Mollusca

Newly named bivalves

Dinosaurs

New taxa

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

References

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