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List of years in paleontology (table)
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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 1995.

Molluscs

Bivalves

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes Images

Camya[2]

gen et sp nov

valid

Hinz-Schallreuter

Early Cambrian

Bornholm

 Denmark

type and only species Camya asy

Pojetaia ostseensis[2]

sp nov

nomen dubium

Hinz-Schallreuter

Early Cambrian

Bornholm

 Denmark

Probable synonym of P. runnegari

Arthropods

New taxa

Arachnids

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes Images

Uintascorpio[3]

gen et sp nov

valid

Perry

Middle Eocene

Green River Formation

 USA

only scorpion from the Green River Formation

Insects

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes Images

Aphaenogaster amphioceanica[4]

Sp nov

Valid

De Andrade

Burdigalian

Dominican amber

 Dominican Republic

A myrmicine ant

Aphaenogaster amphioceanica

Aphaenogaster praerelicta[4]

Sp nov

Valid

De Andrade

Burdigalian

Mexican amber

 Mexico

A myrmicine ant

Baltimartyria[5]

gen nov

valid

Skalski

Early Eocene

Baltic amber

new genus for Micropterix proavitella

Dryinus grimaldii[6]

sp nov

valid

Olmi

Burdigalian

Dominican amber

 Dominican Republic

first fossil Dryinus lamellatus group species

Dryinus grimaldii

Electrinocellia[7]

subfam, gen et sp nov

Valid

Engel

Eocene

Baltic amber

sister taxon to the rest of Inocelliidae

Exocryptocerus jansei[8][9]

sp nov

Jr synonym

Vierbergen & Scheven

Burdigalian

Dominican amber

 Dominican Republic

A myrmicinae ant,
moved to Cephalotes jansei in 1999

Cephalotes jansei

Exocryptocerus elevatus[8][9]

sp nov

Jr synonym

Vierbergen & Scheven

Burdigalian

Dominican amber

 Dominican Republic

A myrmicinae ant,
jr synonym of Cephalotes serratus

Exocryptocerus serratus[8][9]

sp nov

Jr synonym

Vierbergen & Scheven

Burdigalian

Dominican amber

 Dominican Republic

A myrmicinae ant,
moved to Cephalotes serratus in 1999

Cephalotes serratus

Exocryptocerus truncatus[8][9]

sp nov

Jr synonym

Vierbergen & Scheven

Burdigalian

Dominican amber

 Dominican Republic

A myrmicinae ant,
jr synonym of Cephalotes serratus

Cephalotes serratus

Zacryptocerus alveolatus[8][9]

sp nov

Jr synonym

Vierbergen & Scheven

Burdigalian

Dominican amber

 Dominican Republic

A myrmicinae ant,
moved to Cephalotes alveolatus in 1999

Zacryptocerus alveolatus

Fish

Newly named bony fish

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes Images

Asiamericana[10]

Gen. et sp. nov

dubious

Nesov

Turonian

Bissekty Formation

A possible ichthyodectid. Originally described as possible spinosaurid teeth.

Archosauromorphs

Newly named dinosaurs

  • Fossil hunters working on behalf of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum discover a large coprolite from a theropod dinosaur in Maastrichtian strata. In 1997 it is sent to coprolite specialist Karen Chin, who determines that this specimen of fossilized feces was attributable to Tyrannosaurus rex. One year later, in 1998, Karen Chin and others publish a joint paper in Nature announcing the finding.
  • Paul Sereno lead an expedition to the Kem Kem region of southeastern Morocco. Among the fossils discovered is a partial skull of Carcharodontosaurus saharicus. Significantly, it preserves a "complete and undistorted braincase" which would later be described in detail along with the structure of the inner ear of C. saharicus by Hans C. E. Larsson in 2001.[11]

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[12]

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes Images

Achelousaurus[13]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Sampson

Campanian

Two Medicine Formation

A centrosaurin ceratopsian

Achelousaurus

Ampelosaurus[14]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Le Loeuff

Maastrichtian

Marnes Rouges Inferieures Formation

A French titanosaur

Ampelosaurus

"Brontoraptor"

nomen nudum

Redman

Bugenasaura

Gen et sp nov

Junior synonym of Thescelosaurus[15]

Galton

Lancian

Hell Creek

Chindesaurus[16]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Long & Murry

A herrerasaurid
Chindesaurus

"Dinotyrannus"[17]

Gen et sp nov

Junior synonym of Tyrannosaurus

Olshevsky

Lancian

Einiosaurus[13]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Sampson

Campanian

Two Medicine Formation

A centrosaurin ceratopsian

Einiosaurus

Genusaurus[18]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Accarie et al.

Giganotosaurus[19]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Coria & Salgado

A carcharodontosaurid
Giganotosaurus

Jainosaurus[20]

Valid

Hunt, Lockley, Lucas, & Meyer

 India

"Jenghizkhan"[21]

Junior Synonym

Olshevsky

Junior synonym of Tarbosaurus

Tarbosaurus.

Jingshanosaurus[22]

Valid

Zhang & Yang

  China
"Jingshanosaurus"

Kulceratops[10]

Valid

Nesov

"Liassaurus"[23]

nomen nudum

Welles, Powell, & Pickering

"Merosaurus"[23]

nomen nudum

Welles, Powell, & Pickering

Niobrarasaurus[24]

Valid

Carpenter, Dilkes, & Weishampel

Coniacian-Santonian

Niobrara Formation

A nodosaurid

Saurophaganax[25]

Valid

Chure

Kimmeridgian-Tithonian

Morrison Formation

An allosaurid

"Stygivenator"[17]

Gen nov

junior synonym

Olshevsky

Lancian

Hell Creek Formation

Junior synonym of Tyrannosaurus

Texasetes[26]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Coombs

late Albian-early Cenomanian

Paw Paw Formation

A nodosaurid

"Walkersaurus"[23]

nomen nudum

Welles, Powell & Pickering vide: Pickering

Bajocian

Material later named Duriavenator

Newly named birds

Name Status Novelty Authors Age Type locality Country Notes Images

Ajaia chione [27]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Steven D. Emslie

Pleistocene

Early Irvingtonian,

Bermont Formation

 USA:

 Florida

A threskiornithid.

Ameripodius silvasantosi [28]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Herculano M. F. de Alvarenga

Late Oligocene-Early Miocene

Tremembé Formation

 Brazil

A quercymegapodiid craciform

Anhinga malagurala [29]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Brian Mackness

Early Pliocene

Allingham Formation

 Australia:

 Queensland

An anhingid

Avisaurus gloriae [30]

Sp. nov.

Valid

David J. Varricchio

Luis M. Chiappe

Late Cretaceous

Maastrichtian,

Hell Creek Formation

 USA:

 Montana

An avisaurid enantiornithean

Boluochia zhengi [31]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Zhou Zhonghe

Early Cretaceous

Valanginian,

Jiufotang Formation

 China

A longipterygid enantiornithean

Confuciusornis sanctus [32]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Hou Lianhai

Zhou Zhonghe

Gu Yucai

Zhang He

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A confuciusornithid

Corvus moravicus [33]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Jiri Mlikovsky

Early Pleistocene

Stránská Skála

 Czech Republic

A corvid

Eudocimus leiseyi [27]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Steven D. Emslie

Pleistocene

Early Irvingtonian,

Bermont Formation

 USA:

 Florida

A threskiornithid

Grus pagei [34]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Kenneth E. Campbell, jr.

Late Pleistocene

Rancho la Brea

 USA:

 California

A gruid

Hinasuri nehuensis [35]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Claudia P. Tambussi

Middle-Late Pliocene

Monte Hermoso Formation

 Argentina

A rheid

Idiornis tuberculata [36]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Dieter S. Peters

Middle Eocene

Messel pit:

MP 11

 Germany:

 Hessen

An idiornithid gruiform; the genus was synonymized with the genus Dynamopterus Milne-Edwards, 1892 by Mourer-Chauviré, 2013 [37]

Itardiornis hessae [38]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Cécile Mourer-Chauviré

Late Eocene and Middle Eocene

MP 21 and MP 23

 France

A messelornithid gruiform

Lagopus balcanicus [39]

Sp. nov.

Valid

ppZlatozar N. Boev

Late Pliocene

MN 17,

Middle Villafranchian

 Bulgaria

A phasianid

Larus lacus [40]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Steven D. Emslie

Late Pliocene

Late Blancan

 USA:

 Florida

A larid

Larus perpetuus [40]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Steven D. Emslie

Late Pliocene

Late Blancan

 USA:

 Florida

A larid

Meganhinga chilensis [41]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Herculano M. F. de Alvarenga

Miocene

Cura-Mallín Formation

 Chile

An anhingid

Menura tyawanoides [42]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Walter E. Boles

?Early Miocene

Riversleigh

 Australia:

 Queensland

A menurid

Messelornis russelli [38]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Cécile Mourer-Chauviré

Late Paleocene

MP 6

 France

A messelornithid gruiform

Phalacrocorax filyawi [40]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Steven D. Emslie

Late Pliocene

Late Blancan

 USA:

 Florida

A phalacrocoracid

Qinornis paleocenica [43]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Xue Xiangxu

Early-Middle Paleocene

Shimen Basin

 China

An indeterminate neognath

Pterosaurs

New taxa

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes Images

Plataleorhynchus

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Howse and Milner

Early Cretaceous

Purbeck Limestone

Plataleorhynchus

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