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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. This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, 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 1992.
Birds[]
Newly named birds[]
Currently valid genera[]
- Kuszholia, Lev A. Nesov
Dinosaurs[]
Newly named dinosaurs[]
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list[1] and Dr. Jeremy Montague's dinosaur genus database.[2]
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Archaeornithoides | Valid taxon |
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"Chinshakiangosaurus" [3] |
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Dyslocosaurus[4] | Valid taxon |
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Edmarka[5] | Valid taxon |
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Gigantspinosaurus | Valid taxon |
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"Jurassosaurus"[6] | Nomen nudum later named Tianchisaurus |
Dong Zhiming vide
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Kuszholia | Valid non-dinosaurian taxon |
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"Maleevosaurus"[7] | Junior synonym of Tarbosaurus | ||||
Neuquensaurus[8] | Valid taxon |
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Udanoceratops[9] | Valid taxon |
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"Umarsaurus"[10] | Nomen nudum later named Barsboldia |
Maryanska and Halszka Osmólska vide: |
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Wakinosaurus[11] | Valid taxon |
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Plesiosaurs[]
New taxa[]
References[]
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