1898 in paleontology

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	In science 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901
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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 1898.

Dinosaurs[edit]

Name	Status	Authors	Notes
Avalonia	Preoccupied	Harry Govier Seeley	Misidentified non-dinosaurian archosaur preoccupied by Walcott, 1889. Later renamed Avalonianus.
Clasmodosaurus	Nomen dubium	Ameghino
Loncosaurus	Nomen dubium	Ameghino
Picrodon	Misidentification.	Harry Govier Seeley	Misidentified genus of dubious non-dinosaurian archosaur. May be a synonym of Avalonianus.

Plesiosaurs[edit]

New taxa[edit]

Name	Status	Authors		Notes
Megalneusaurus	Valid	Knight

Synapsids[edit]

Non-mammalian[edit]

Name	Status	Authors	Images
Aulacocephalodon	Valid	Seeley	Aulacocephalodon
Aulacephalodon	Valid	Seeley
Rhachiocephalus	Valid	Seeley

References[edit]

^ Gini-Newman, Garfield; Graham, Elizabeth (2001). Echoes from the past: world history to the 16th century. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ISBN 9780070887398. OCLC 46769716.

[1] Gini-Newman, Garfield; Graham, Elizabeth (2001). Echoes from the past: world history to the 16th century. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ISBN 9780070887398. OCLC 46769716.

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