1893 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 1893.
Arthropods
Newly named insects
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bothriomyrmex goepperti[2] |
Comb nov |
Jr synonym |
(Mayr, 1868) |
Middle Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Fossil Dolichoderine ant, |
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|
Comb nov |
valid |
(Mayr, 1868) |
Middle Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Fossil Dolichoderine ant, |
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|
Comb nov |
valid |
(Mayr, 1868) |
Middle Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Fossil Dolichoderine ant, |
 | ||
|
Comb nov |
Valid |
Mayr |
Middle Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Fossil Dolichoderine ant, |
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|
Dolichoderus sculpturata[2] |
Comb nov |
Valid |
Mayr |
Middle Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Fossil Dolichoderine ant, |
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|
Dolichoderus tertiaria[2] |
Comb nov |
Valid |
Mayr |
Middle Eocene |
Baltic amber |
Fossil Dolichoderine ant, |
 | |
|
Sp nov |
Synonym |
(Mayr, 1868) |
A dolichoderine ant. |
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Fish
Newly named Ray-finned fish
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sp nov |
Jr synonym |
Cope |
Early Eocene |
A catostomid sucker fish. |
Archosauromorphs
Newly named dinosaurs
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Plesiosaurs
New taxa
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gent et comb nov |
Valid |
Marsh |
Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) |
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Synapsids
Non-mammalian
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen et sp nov |
valid |
Boule and Glangeau |
A basal Caseidae; Type species C. gaudryi |
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|
Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Newton |
A dicynodont. Type species G. traquairi |
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