1902 in paleontology
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Template:Redirect category shell 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 Template:Show by date published in the year 1902.
Plants
Ferns and allies
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp nov |
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A Ctenopteris pinnule |
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Sp nov |
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A Sagenopteris pinnule |
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Conifers
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp nov |
valid |
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A douglas fir wood morphospecies |
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Angiosperms
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp nov |
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A Clintonia leaf morphospecies |
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Sp nov |
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A green briar leaf morphospecies |
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Sp nov |
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A viburnum leaf morphospecies |
Turtles
New turtle taxa
| Taxon | Novelty | Status | Author(s) | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baena antiqua[3] | Sp. nov. | Valid | Lambe | Campanian | Dinosaur Park Formation | File:Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta | A species of Baena | |
| Neurankylus[3] | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Lambe | Campanian | Dinosaur Park Formation | File:Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta | A chelydrid turtle |
Archosauromorphs
Dinosaurs
New dinosaur taxa
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Phytosaurs
New phytosaur taxa
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Preoccupied |
A junior homonym of Rileya Ashmead, 1888 (hymenopteran). Renamed Rileyasuchus Kuhn, 1961. |
Protorosaurs
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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gen et sp nov |
jr synonym |
jr synonym of Tanystropheus. |
Mammals
New mammal taxa
| Taxon | Novelty | Status | Author(s) | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptilodus primaevus[3] | Sp. nov. | Valid | Lambe | Campanian | Dinosaur Park Formation | File:Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta | A species of Ptilodus | |
| Boreodon[3] | Gen. et sp. nov. | Nomen dubium | Lambe | Campanian | Dinosaur Park Formation | File:Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta | A species of multituberculate |
Fish
New fish taxa
| Taxon | Novelty | Status | Author(s) | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acipenser albertensis[3] | Sp. nov. | Nomen dubium | Lambe | Campanian | Dinosaur Park Formation | File:Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta | A species of Acipenser | |
| Diphyodus[3] | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Lambe | Campanian | Dinosaur Park Formation | File:Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta | A species of fish |
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- ↑ a b Huene, F. von. 1902. Ubersicht uber die Reptilien der Trias. Geologische und Palaeontologische Abhandlungne, n. f. 6 (1): 83 pages.