1900 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 1900.
Dinosaurs
New taxa
| Taxon | Novelty | Status | Author(s) | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limnosaurus[2] | Gen. et sp. nov. | Preoccupied | Nopcsa | Maastrichtian | Sânpetru Formation |  Romania |
A hadrosaurid preoccupied by Limnosaurus Marsh, 1872 later given the genus name Telmatosaurus |  |
Sauropterygia
Newly named plesiosaurs
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Knight |
Sundance Formation, Wyoming |
recombined as Tatenectes laramiensis in 2003 |
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Synapsids
Non-mammalian
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dicranozygoma |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Seeley |
A dicynodont of uncertain position |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Broom |
Late Permian |
A member of Baurioidea. |
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