1998 in paleontology

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Paleontology, palaeontology or palæontology (from Greek: paleo, "ancient"; ontos, "being"; and logos, "knowledge") 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 faeces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because mankind has 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 in the year 1998.

[edit] Dinosaurs

  • A paper in the journal Nature is published by Karen Chin and others announcing the earlier discovery of a "king-sized coprolite" attributed to Tyrannosaurus rex.

[edit] Newly named dinosaurs

Currently valid dinosaur genera named in 1998
Name Status Authors Images
Altirhinus Valid taxon
Caudipteryx
Caudipteryx
Gastonia
Gastonia
Gargoyleosaurus
Gargoyleosaurus
Megaraptor
Megaraptor
Rahonavis
Rahonavis
Scipionyx
Scipionyx
Shuvuuia
Shuvuuia
Zuniceratops
Zuniceratops
Camposaurus Valid taxon
  • Hunt,
  • S. G. Lucas,
  • Heckert,
  • Sullivan, and
  • Lockley
Caseosaurus Valid taxon
  • Hunt,
  • S. G. Lucas,
  • Heckert,
  • Sullivan, and
  • Lockley
Caudipteryx Valid taxon
Cristatusaurus Valid taxon
Eobrontosaurus Valid taxon
Eolambia Valid taxon
Gargoyleosaurus Valid taxon
Gastonia Valid taxon
Gongxianosaurus Valid taxon
  • He, Wang C.,
  • Liu S.,
  • Zhou F.,
  • Liu T.,
  • Cai and
  • Dai
Histriasaurus Valid taxon
  • Dalla Vecchia
Lourinhanosaurus Valid taxon
  • Mateus
Lourinhasaurus Valid taxon
  • Dantas,
  • Sanz,
  • Da Silva,
  • Ortega,
  • Dos Santos and
  • Cachao
Megaraptor Valid taxon
  • Novas
Nedcolbertia Valid taxon
Notohypsilophodon Valid taxon
  • Martínez
Ozraptor Valid taxon
Protohadros Valid taxon
  • Head
Rahonavis Valid taxon
  • Forster,
  • Sampson,
  • Luis M. Chiappe and
  • Krause
Scipionyx Valid taxon
  • Dal Sasso and
  • Signore
Shanxia Valid taxon
  • Barrett,
  • You,
  • Upchurch and
  • Burton
Shuvuuia Valid taxon
  • Luis M. Chiappe,
  • Mark Norell and
  • Clark
Sonorasaurus Valid taxon
  • Ratkevich,
  • Sidor,
  • Varricchio,
  • G. P. Wilson and
  • J. A. Wilson
Tianzhenosaurus Valid taxon
  • Pang and
  • Cheng Z.
Variraptor Valid taxon
  • Le Loeuff and
  • Buffetaut
Zuniceratops Valid taxon

[edit] References

  1. ^ Newman, Garfield, et al (2001). Echoes from the past: world history to the 16th century. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ISBN 0-07-088739-X.