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1998 in paleontology

1998 in paleontology

Overview of the events of 1998 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 1998.

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Flora

Lycophytes

Lycophyte research

Fungi

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Fungal research

  • Currah, Stockey, & LePage (1998) describe the a phyllachoralean "tar spot" parasitizing Uhlia palm leaves, and host for a hyperparasitic pleosporalean fungus. They note them to be one of the first occurrences of hyperparasitic relationships in the fossil record.[3]

Arthropods

Newly named crustaceans

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Newly named insects

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Molluscs

Bivalves

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Amphibians

newly named anurans

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Archosauromorpha

Dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[17]

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Newly named birds

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Pterosaurs

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