1884 in paleontology

Arthropods insects NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeType localityLocationNotesImagesAnomalites Gen et Sp novvalidFričEocenePriabonianNogent-le-RotrouA scarab beetle preserved in quartz

Vertebrates Expeditions, field work, and fossil discoveries Joseph Burr Tyrrell discovered a partial Albertosaurus skull near Kneehills Creek in Alberta Canada. This specimen is now catalogued as CMN 5600.

Pseudosuchians Newly named pseudosuchians Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type unit Location Notes ImagesMacelognathusGen et sp novValidMarshKimmeridgian-TithonianComo Bluff Morrison FormationA sphenosuchian crocodylomorph. Type species M. vagans

Non-avian dinosaurs newly named non-avian dinosaurs Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type unit Location Notes ImagesCeratosaurusGen et sp novValidMarshKimmeridgian-TithonianMorrison Formation A ceratosaurid ceratosaur Type species C. nasicornisDinodocusGen et sp novNomen dubiumOwenAptianHythe FormationA Sauropod, type species D. mackesoni

Synapsids Newly named non-mammalian synapsids Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type unit Location Notes ImagesTritylodonGen et sp novValidOwenHettangian–SinemurianKaroo SupergroupA tritylodontid, type species T. longaevus

Plesiosaurs Newly named plesiosaurs Name StatusAuthors Location Dactylosaurus ValidGurich

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