1898 in paleontology

Paleontology or palaeontology 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 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	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Aulacocephalodon	Valid	Seeley					Aulacocephalodon
Aulacephalodon	Valid	Seeley
Rhachiocephalus	Valid	Seeley