2000 in paleontology

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List of years in paleontology (table)
… 1990 ^. 1991 ^. 1992 ^. 1993 ^. 1994 ^. 1995 ^. 1996 … 1997 1998 1999 -2000- 2001 2002 2003 … 2004 ^. 2005 ^. 2006 ^. 2007 ^. 2008 ^. 2009 ^. 2010 … In science: 1997 1998 1999 -2000- 2001 2002 2003
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… 1997 ^. 1998 ^. 1999 - 2000 - 2001 ^. 2002 ^. 2003 … … 1970s ^. 1980s ^. 1990s -2000s- 2010s ^. 2020s ^. 2030s … … 19th century ^. 20th century ^. 21st century …
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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 2000.

[edit] Dinosaurs

[edit] Newly named dinosaurs

Currently valid dinosaur genera named in 2000
Name	Status	Authors	Images
Bambiraptor	Valid taxon	Burnham Derstler Phillip Currie Robert Bakker Zhou Z. John Ostrom	Bambiraptor Bambiraptor Fukuiraptor Graciliceratops Microraptor Nanyangosaurus Pyroraptor with a human to show scale. Sauroposeidon with a human to show scale.
Byronosaurus	Valid taxon	Mark Norell Makovicky Clark
Charonosaurus	Valid taxon	Godefroit Zan Jin L.
Chuanjiesaurus	Valid taxon	Fang Pang Lu Zhang Z. Pan Wang Y. Li X. K. Cheng Z.
Fukuiraptor	Valid taxon	Azuma Phillip Currie
Glyptodontopelta	Valid taxon	Ford
Graciliceratops	Valid taxon	Paul Sereno
Huabeisaurus	Valid taxon	Pang Cheng Z.
Ilokelesia	Valid taxon	Rodolfo Coria Salgado
Isanosaurus	Valid taxon	Buffetaut Suteethorn Cuny Tong Le Loeuff Khansubha Jongautchariyakul
Jeholosaurus	Valid taxon	Xu Xing Wang X. You
Microraptor	Valid taxon	Xu Xing Zhou Z. Wang X.
Nanyangosaurus	Valid taxon	Xu Xing Zhao X. Lü, Huang W. Li Z. Dong Zhiming.
Nomingia	Valid taxon	Rinchen Barsbold Halszka Osmólska Watabe Phillip Currie Tsogtbaatar
Nqwebasaurus	Valid taxon	de Klerk Forster Sampson Chinsamy Ross
Pyroraptor	Valid taxon	Allain Philippe Taquet
Rocasaurus	Valid taxon	Salgado Azpilicueta
Sauroposeidon	Valid taxon	Wedel Cifelli Sanders
Tendaguria	Valid taxon	Jose Bonaparte Heinrich Wild

Invalid dinosaur genera named in 2000
Name	Status	Authors	Images
"Ginnareemimus"	Nomen nudum	Kaneko	"Iguanoides" is a synonym of Iguanodon.
“Iguanoides”	Nomen nudum; synonym of Iguanodon	Conybeare vide: Cadbury
"Ponerosteus"	Nomen dubium; possibly non-dinosaurian	George Olshevsky,
“Saltriosaurus”	Nomen nudum	Dal Sasso