1989 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 1989.

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Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Empis orapaensis^[4]	Sp nov		Waters	Cretaceous Turonian	Orapa Formation	Botswana	A dance fly fly.
Pseudoacarterus^[5]	Gen et sp nov		Waters	Cretaceous Turonian	Orapa Formation	Botswana	A hybotine fly. The type species is P. orapaensis

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes
Alloiomma^[7]	Gen et sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A dolichoderine ant The type species is A. changweiensis
Aphaenogaster lapidescens^[7]	Sp. nov	jr synonym	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A myrmicine ant Moved to Paraphaenogaster lapidescens (2014)^[8]
Aphaenogaster paludosa^[7]	Sp. nov	jr synonym	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A myrmicine ant genus Moved to Paraphaenogaster paludosa (2014)^[8]
Camponotus ambon^[7]	Sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A camponotine formicine ant.
Camponotus ampullosus^[7]	Sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A camponotine formicine ant.
Camponotus curviansatus^[7]	Sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A camponotine formicine ant.
Camponotus gracilis^[7]	Sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A camponotine formicine ant.
Camponotus longus^[7]	Sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A camponotine formicine ant.
Camponotus microthoracus^[7]	Sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A camponotine formicine ant.
Camponotus plenus^[7]	Sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A camponotine formicine ant.
Dolichoderus evolans^[7]	Sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A dolichoderine ant.
Dolichoderus lacinius^[7]	Sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A dolichoderine ant.
Elaphrodites^[7]	Gen et sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A dolichoderine ant The type species is E. scutulatus Also includes E. mutatus
Euponera minutansata^[7]	Sp. nov	jr synonym	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A ponerine ant. Moved to Pachycondyla minutansata (2014)^[9]
Euponera nubeculata^[7]	Sp. nov	jr synonym	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A ponerine ant. Moved to Pachycondyla nubeculata (2014)^[9]
Formica ceps^[7]	Sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A formicine ant.
Formica linquensis^[7]	Sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A formicine ant.
Formica ovala^[7]	Sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A formicine ant.
Heteromyrmex^[7]	Gen et sp. nov	jr homonym	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A myrmicine ant The type species is H. atopogaster Jr homonym of Heteromyrmex Wheeler (1920) Renamed Zhangidris (2003)^[10]
Iridomyrmex shandongicus^[7]	Sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A leptomyrmecine ant. Heterick and Shattuck (2011) considered unidentifiable.^[11]
Lasius mordicus^[7]	Sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A lasiine ant.
Lasius validus^[7]	Sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A lasiine ant.
Lasius validus^[7]	Sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A lasiine ant.
Leptogenys lacerata^[7]	Sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A ponerine ant.
Liometopum eremicum^[7]	Sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A tapinomine ant.
Liometopum potamophilum^[7]	Sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A tapinomine ant.
Miosolenopsis^[7]	Gen et sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A myrmicine ant genus The type species is M. fossilis
Myopopone sinensis^[7]	Sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A amblyoponine ant.
Shanwangella^[7]	Gen et sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A formicine ant genus The type species is S. palaeoptera Considered a jr synonym of Camponotus (2000)^[12] Resurrected as valid (2022)^[13]
Tapinoma baculum^[7]	Sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A tapinomine ant.
Technomyrmex septentrionalis^[7]	Sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A tapinomine ant.
Tylolasius^[7]	Gen et sp. nov	valid	Zhang	Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A formicine ant genus The type species is T. inflatus Deemed a jr synonym of Lasius (2001)^[14]

Name	Status	Authors		Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Abrosaurus^[19]	Valid taxon	Ouyang		Middle Jurassic (Bathonian-Callovian)	Xiashaximiao Formation	China	A macronarian.	Abrosaurus
Asiaceratops^[20]	Valid taxon	Lev A. Nesov and Kaznyshkina vide: Lev A. Nesov Kaznyshkina	Cherepanov	Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)	Khodzhakul Formation	Uzbekistan	A leptoceratopsid.
Atlascopcosaurus^[21]	Valid taxon	Thomas H. Rich	Patricia Vickers-Rich	Early Cretaceous (early Albian)	Eumeralla Formation	Australia	An ornithopod.
Bihariosaurus^[22]	Valid taxon	Marinescu		Early Cretaceous (Berriasian)	Bauxite deposits	Romania	An iguanodont
"Daptosaurus"^[23]	Junior synonym of Deinonychus	Brown vide: Chure	McIntosh
"Eucentrosaurus"^[24]	Junior synonym of Centrosaurus	Chure	McIntosh
Leaellynasaura^[21]	Valid taxon	Thomas H. Rich	Patricia Vickers-Rich	Early Cretaceous (early Albian)	Eumeralla Formation	Australia	An ornithopod.	Leaellynasaura
"Tenantosaurus"^[24]	Misspelling of Tenontosaurus	Brown vide: Chure	McIntosh
Turanoceratops	Valid taxon	Lev A. Nesov and Kaznyshkina vide: Lev A. Nesov Kaznyshkina	Cherepanov	Late Cretaceous (Turonian)	Bissekty Formation	Uzbekistan	A ceratopsid.

Name	Status	Novelty	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes
Accipiter efficax ^[25]	Valid	Sp. nov.	Balouet & Olson	Holocene	Cave deposits	New Caledonia	An Accipitridae.
Accipiter quartus ^[25]	Valid	Sp. nov.	Balouet & Olson	Holocene	Cave deposits	New Caledonia	An Accipitridae.
Apatosagittarius ^[26]	Valid	Gen et Sp nov.	Feduccia & Voorhies	Miocene Late Clarendonian	Ash Hollow Formation	USA Nebraska	An Accipitridae The type species is A. terrenus
Aplonis diluvialis ^[27]	Valid	Sp. nov.	Steadman	Holocene	Huahine, Society Islands	French Polynesia	A Sturnidae.
Caloenas canacorum ^[25]	Valid	Sp. nov.	Balouet & Olson	Holocene	Cave deposits	New Caledonia	A Columbidae.
Eociconia ^[28]	Valid	Gen et sp. nov.	Hou	Middle Eocene	Yixibaila Formation	China	A Ciconiidae The type species is E. sangequanensis
Euronyctibius ^[29]	Valid	Gen et sp. nov.	Mourer-Chauviré	Eocene Late Eocene	Quercy Phosphorites Formation	France	First described as a Nyctibiidae transferred to Steatornithidae in 2013,^[30] The type species is E. kurochkini
Gallicolumba longitarsus ^[25]	Valid	Sp. nov.	Balouet & Olson	Holocene	Cave deposits	New Caledonia	A Columbidae.
Megapodius alimentum ^[31]	Valid	Sp. nov.	Steadman	Holocene	Lifuka	Tonga	A Megapodiidae.
Megapodius molistructor ^[25]	Valid	Sp. nov.	Balouet & Olson	Holocene 1750 ± 70 YBP (Years Before Present)	Cave deposits	New Caledonia	A Megapodiidae.
Noguerornis ^[32]	Valid	Gen et sp nov.	Ruiz	Early Cretaceous Late Berriasian-Early Valanginian		Spain Catalonia	A Concornithidae enantiornithine The type species is N. gonzalezi.
Porphyrio kukwiedei ^[25]	Valid	Sp. nov.	Balouet & Olson	Holocene	Cave deposits	New Caledonia	A Rallidae.
Puffinus nestori ^[33]	Valid	Sp. nov.	Alcover	Late Pliocene	Cave deposits	Spain Ibiza	A Procellariidae.
Quercypodargus ^[29]	Valid	Sp. nov.	Mourer-Chauviré	Eocene Late Eocene	Quercy Phosphorites Formation	France	A Podargidae The type species is Q. olsoni.
Rhynochetos orarius ^[25]	Disputed	Sp. nov.	Balouet & Olson	Holocene	Cave deposits	New Caledonia	A rhynochetid kagu. Theuerkauf & Gula (2018) considered this a jr synonym of the extant R. jubatus.^[34]
Rostratula minator ^[35]	Valid	Sp. nov.	Olson & Eller	Pliocene	Varswater Formation	South Africa	A Rostratulidae.
Sazavis ^[36]	Valid	Gen et sp nov.	Nessov & Yarkov	Late Cretaceous Coniacian	Bissekty Formation	Uzbekistan	An Alexornithidae Enantiornithes The type species is S. prisca
Tyto letocarti ^[25]	Valid	Sp. nov.	Balouet & Olson	Holocene	Cave deposits	New Caledonia	A Tytonidae.
Volgavis ^[36]	Valid	Gen et sp. nov.	Nessov & Yarkov	Late Cretaceous Latest Maastrichtian		Russia	A limnofregatine fregatid The type species is V. marina
Youngornis qiluensis ^[37]	Valid	Sp. nov.	Yeh & Sun	Middle Miocene	Shanwang Formation	China	A Rallidae.

1989 in paleontology

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