1897 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 1897.

Arthropods

Crustaceans

New taxa

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Crangopsis vermiformis^[2]	Comb. nov.	Jr. synonym	Ortmann	Carboniferous		USA Kentucky	Junior synonym of Archaeocaris vermiformis

Dinosaurs

Name	Status	Authors		Notes
"Euacanthus"	Nomen nudum	Sir Richard Owen vide Tennyson		If properly described, it would have become a junior objective synonym of Polacanthus.

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.
^ Ortmann, A. E. (1897-10-01). "The systematic position of Crangopsis vermiformis (Meek) from the sub-Carboniferous rocks of Kentucky". American Journal of Science. 4 (22): 283–289. doi:10.2475/ajs.s4-4.22.283.

[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.

[2] Ortmann, A. E. (1897-10-01). "The systematic position of Crangopsis vermiformis (Meek) from the sub-Carboniferous rocks of Kentucky". American Journal of Science. 4 (22): 283–289. doi:10.2475/ajs.s4-4.22.283.

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