1888 in paleontology

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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 1888.

Newly named plants

Name	Status	Authors		Notes
Aachenosaurus	Valid.	Smets		Misidentified piece of petrified wood.

Dinosaurs

Name	Status	Authors		Notes	Images
Ceratops	Nomen dubium	Othniel Charles Marsh		Preoccupied by Rafinesque, 1815. Later unnecessarily renamed Proceratops.	Pleurocoelus.
Cumnoria	Valid	Harry Govier Seeley		A member of Ankylopollexia.
Pleurocoelus	Valid	Othniel Charles Marsh
Priconodon	Nomen dubium	Othniel Charles Marsh

Plesiosaurs

Newly named plesiosaurs

Name	Status	Authors		Notes	Images
Trinacromerum	Valid	Cragin			Trinacromerum.

Pterosaurs

New taxa

Name	Status	Authors		Notes
Ptenodracon	Valid	Lydekker

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name	Status	Authors	Discovery year	Age	Unit	Location	Notes
Palaeohatteria
Phocosaurus	Valid	Seeley