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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 1986.
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type Strata | Location | Notes | Images |
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sp nov |
Valid |
Schorn & Wehr |
One of the oldest fir species |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type Strata | Location | Notes | Images |
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Macginicarpa[3] |
Gen et sp nov |
valid |
Manchester |
A platanaceous infructescence genus. |
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Macginistemon |
Gen et comb nov |
valid |
(MacGinitie) Manchester |
A platanaceous stamen species. |
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Comb nov |
valid |
(Lesquereux) Manchester |
A platanaceous species. |
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Platananthus[3] |
Gen et sp nov |
valid |
Manchester |
A platanaceous staminate inflorescence genus. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type Strata | Location | Notes | Images |
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Stenolestes fischeri[4] |
Sp nov |
Valid |
Nel |
A Sieblosiid damselfly. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type Strata | Location | Notes | Images |
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gen et sp nov |
Jermak |
"northern Siberia" |
possible jr synonym of Pojetaia |
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gen et sp nov |
Li & Zhou |
Henan province |
jr synonym of Pojetaia runnegari |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type Strata | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Oelofsen |
Prince Albert Formation (Ecca Group) |
A member of Symmoriida.[7] The type species is D. oosthuizeni. |
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[8]
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Valid taxon |
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Jr. synonym of Herrerasaurus |
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Valid taxon |
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Name | Status | Novelty | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Asiavis [15] |
Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Nessov |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Mourer-Chauviré & Weesie |
A Strigidae. |
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Eopuffinus[15] |
Valid |
Gen. et Sp. nov. |
Nessov |
A Procellariidae, type species E. kazachstanensis |
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Valid |
Gen. et Sp. nov. |
Kessler & Jurcsák |
A Eurolimnornithidae, |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
A Rallidae. |
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Ichthyornis maltshevskyi [15] |
jr synonym |
Sp. nov. |
Nessov |
Described as an Ichthyornithidae, |
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Valid |
Gen. et Sp. nov. |
Molnar |
A Gobipteryginae Alexornithid, |
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Kessler & Jurcsák |
A Eurolimnornithidae, type genus P. biharicus |
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Pliogyps charon [22] |
Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Becker |
A Cathartidae. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
A Rallidae. |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type Strata | Location | Notes | Images |
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Valid |
Tomasetti & Plane |
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Rostriamynodon grangeri[25] |
Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Wall & Manning |
Early late Eocene |
An amynodontid |