1893 in paleontology

List of years 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 feces (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 or were published in the year 1893.

Dinosaurs

Newly named dinosaurs

Name	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes
Argyrosaurus	Valid	Richard Lydekker	Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian)	Bajo Barreal Formation	Argentina	Nomen dubium
Microcoelus	Nomen dubium.	Richard Lydekker	Late Cretaceous (Santonian)	Bajo de la Carpa Formation	Argentina	Possible subjective synonym of Neuquensaurus.
Sarcolestes	Valid	Richard Lydekker	Middle Jurassic (Callovian)	Oxford Clay	United Kingdom	An ankylosaur.

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Name	Status	Authors		Age	Unit	Location	Notes
Pantosaurus	Valid	Marsh		Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)	Sundance Formation	United States

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes
Callibrachion	Nomen dubium	Boule and Glangeau	Late Carboniferous-Early Permian		France	A dubious sphenacodont.
Gordonia	Valid	Newton	Late Permian	Lossiemouth Sandstone	Scotland	A dicynodont.

References

↑ 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.