1902 in paleontology

Paleontology or palaeontology (from Greek: paleo, "ancient"; ontos, "being"; and logos, "knowledge") 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 1902.

Archosauromorphs

Newly named phytosaurs

Newly named dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.^[3]

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Dacentrurus[4]	gen nov	Valid taxon	Lucas	Kimmeridgian	Kimmeridge Clay	UK	A dacentrurine stegosaurid. New name for Omosaurus Owen, 1875 non Leidy, 1856.	Dacentrurus Stegoceras validus Stereocephalus tutus
Didanodon[5]	gen et sp nov	Nomen dubium.	Osborn	Late Cretaceous	Dinosaur Park Formation	A dubious hadrosaurid.
Elosaurus[6]	gen et sp nov	Junior synonym	Peterson & Gilmore	Late Jurassic	Morrison Formation	USA	Junior synonym of Brontosaurus.
Hoplitosaurus[7]	gen nov	Valid taxon	Lucas	Berriasian-Valanginian	Lakota Formation	USA
Onychosaurus[8]	gen et sp nov	Nomen dubium	Nopcsa	Late Cretaceous		Romania	A dubious name that may be a synonym of Rhabdodon.
Stegoceras[9]	gen et sp nov	Valid taxon	Lambe	Late Cretaceous	Belly River Group	Canada	A pachycephalosaur.
Stereocephalus[9]	gen et sp nov	Preoccupied	Lambe	Late Cretaceous	Belly River Group	Canada	Later renamed Euoplocephalus.

Protorosaurs

References

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. 1 2 Huene, F. von. 1902. Ubersicht uber die Reptilien der Trias. Geologische und Palaeontologische Abhandlungne, n. f. 6 (1): 83 pages.
3. ↑ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07. 
4. ↑ Lucas, F.A. 1902. Paleontological notes: The generic name Omosaurus. Science 19: p. 435.
5. ↑ Osborn, H.F. 1902. On Vertebrata of the Mid-Cretaceous of the Northwest Territory. I:Distinctive characters of the Mid-Cretaceous fauna. Contrib. Canad. Pal. III (4to): pp. 1-21.
6. ↑ Peterson, O.A. and C.W. Gilmore. 1902. Elosaurus parvus a new genus and species of Sauropoda. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 1: pp. 490-499.
7. ↑ Lucas, F.A., 1902. A new generic name for Stegosaurus MARSH. Science 16: pp. 435.
8. ↑ Nopcsa, F. 1902. Notizen uber Cretacische Dinosaurier (Mochlodon u. Onychosaurus). Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathnat. Kl. Wien 39: pp. 42-44.
9. 1 2 Lambe, L.M. 1902. New genera and species from the Belly River Series (mid-Cretaceous). Contrib. Canadian Palaeonto1. Geol. Surv. Can. 3: pp. 25-81.