1885 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.^[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 1885.

Archosaurs[]

Newly named basal archosauromorphs[]

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Epicampodon		Junior synonym	Richard Lydekker	Early Triassic			Junior objective synonym of Ankistrodon, a member of Proterosuchidae.

Newly named non-avian dinosaurs[]

Name	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Anchisaurus	Valid	Othniel Charles Marsh	Early Jurassic	Portland Formation	US ( Connecticut and Massachusetts)	An anchisaurid, a basal member of Anchisauria.	Anchisaurus
Camptosaurus	Valid	Othniel Charles Marsh	Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian-Tithonian)	Morrison Formation	Romania England US ( South Dakota and Wyoming)	A camptosaurid; a member of Ankylopollexia.	Camptosaurus
Neosodon	Valid	de la Moussaye	Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian-Tithonian)	Unnamed unit	France	A possible member of Turiasauria

Synapsids[]

Name	Authors	Age	Location	Notes	Images
Cyonasua	Ameghino	5 Million years ago	Argentina Venezuela	It was one of the first placental mammals that came from North America.

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] 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.

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