1889 in paleontology

	… 1879 ; 1880 ; 1881 ; 1882 ; 1883 ; 1884 ; 1885 ; ; 1886 ; 1887 ; 1888 ; 1889 ; 1890 ; 1891 ; 1892 ; ; 1893 ; 1894 ; 1895 ; 1896 ; 1897 ; 1898 ; 1899 … ;
	In science 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892
	Art ; Archaeology ; Architecture ; Literature ; Music ; Philosophy ; Science ; +...
	v ; t ; e ;

Last updated February 25, 2025

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 1889.

Dinosaurs

Taxon	Novelty	Status	Author(s)	Age	Unit	Location	Notes
Anchisaurus major ^[2]	Sp. nov.	Jr. synonym	Marsh	Hettangian	Portland Formation	Connecticut	A species of Anchisaurus now a synonym of Anchisaurus polyzelus
Calamospondylus foxi	Gen. et sp. nov.	Preoccupied	Lydekker	Barremian	Wessex Formation	England	Preoccupied by Fox vide [Anonymous] 1866. Renamed Calamosaurus
Ceratops horridus ^[2]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Marsh	Maastrichtian	Laramie Formation	Wyoming	A species of Ceratops now named Triceratops horridus
Ceratops alticornis ^[3]	Comb. nov.	Nomen dubium	Marsh	Maastrichtian	Laramie Formation	Colorado	A reassignment of Bison alticornis to Ceratops following reidentification of the age
Coelophysis	Gen. nov.	Valid	Cope	Rhaetian	Chinle Formation	New Mexico	A new genus for Coelurus bauri
Cryptodraco	Gen. nov.	Jr. synonym	Lydekker	Oxfordian	Oxford Clay Formation	England	Unnecessary replacement name for Cryptosaurus
Hadrosaurus breviceps ^[2]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Marsh	Maastrichtian	Laramie Formation	Montana	A species of Hadrosaurus
Hadrosaurus paucidens ^[2]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Marsh	Maastrichtian	Laramie Formation	Montana	A species of Hadrosaurus
Monoclonius fissus ^[4]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A species of Monoclonius
Monoclonius recurvicornis ^[4]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A species of Monoclonius
Monoclonius sphenocerus ^[4]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A species of Monoclonius
Morosaurus agilis ^[2]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Marsh	Kimmeridgian	Morrison Formation	Colorado	A species of Morosaurus , now Smitanosaurus agilis
Morosaurus lentus ^[2]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Marsh	Kimmeridgian	Morrison Formation	Wyoming	A species of Morosaurus , now Camarasaurus lentus
Nodosaurus textilis ^[3]	Gen. et sp. nov.	Valid	Marsh	Cenomanian	Frontier Formation	Wyoming	A club-less ankylosaur
Orinosaurus	Gen. nov.	Jr. synonym	Lydekker	Norian	Elliot Formation	South Africa	Unnecessary replacement name for Orosaurus
Pteropelyx grallipes ^[5]	Gen. et sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Maastrichtian	Laramie Formation	Montana	A hadrosaurid
Triceratops ^[3]	Gen. nov.	Valid	Marsh	Maastrichtian	Laramie Formation	Wyoming	A new genus for Ceratops horridus
Triceratops flabellatus ^[3]	Sp. nov.	Jr. synonym	Marsh	Maastrichtian	Laramie Formation	Wyoming	A species of Triceratops now a synonym of Triceratops horridus
Triceratops galeus ^[3]	Sp. nov.	Jr. synonym	Marsh	Maastrichtian	Laramie Formation	Colorado	A species of Triceratops now a synonym of Triceratops horridus

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Name	Status	Authors		Notes
Peloneustes	Valid	Lydekker

Xiphosurans

Newly named xiphosurans

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.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Marsh, O.C. (1889). "Notice of new American Dinosauria". The American Journal of Science and Arts. Series 3. 38: 331–336.
1 2 3 4 5 Marsh, O.C. (1889). "Notice of gigantic horned Dinosauria from the Cretaceous". The American Journal of Science. Third Series. 38 (224): 173–175.
1 2 3 Cope, E.D. (1889). "The horned Dinosauria of the Laramie". The American Naturalist. 23 (272): 715–717.
↑ Cope, E.D. (1889). "Notes on the Dinosauria of the Laramie". The American Naturalist. 23: 904–906.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] 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.

[marsh1889-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Marsh, O.C. (1889). "Notice of new American Dinosauria". The American Journal of Science and Arts. Series 3. 38: 331–336.

[marsh1889b-3] 1 2 3 4 5 Marsh, O.C. (1889). "Notice of gigantic horned Dinosauria from the Cretaceous". The American Journal of Science. Third Series. 38 (224): 173–175.

[cope1889a-4] 1 2 3 Cope, E.D. (1889). "The horned Dinosauria of the Laramie". The American Naturalist. 23 (272): 715–717.

[cope1889-5] Cope, E.D. (1889). "Notes on the Dinosauria of the Laramie". The American Naturalist. 23: 904–906.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]