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Overview of the events of 1898 in paleontology

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. 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

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

New taxa

Name	Status	Authors		Notes
Megalneusaurus	Valid	Knight

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

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

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.

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