1889 in paleontology
# 1889 in paleontology

Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. 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 1889.

## Dinosaurs

| Name | Status | Authors | Location | Notes | Images |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Calamospondylus | Preoccupied. | Richard Lydekker | | Preoccupied by Fox vide [Anonymous] 1866. Renamed Calamosaurus. | |
| Coelophysis | Valid | Edward Drinker Cope | South Africa  USA ( New Mexico)  Zimbabwe | A small flesh-eating Dinosaur. | Coelophysis |
| Cryptodraco | Jr. synonym | Richard Lydekker | | Junior objective synonym of Cryptosaurus. | |
| Nodosaurus | Valid | Othniel Charles Marsh | USA ( Wyoming) | A club-less ankylosaur | Nodosaurus |
| Orinosaurus | Valid | Richard Lydekker | | Junior objective synonym of Orosaurus. | |
| Pteropelyx | Nomen dubium | Edward Drinker Cope | USA ( Montana) | | |
| Triceratops | Valid | Othniel Charles Marsh | Canada ( Alberta and Saskatchewan)  USA ( Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming) | A large ceratopsian. | Triceratops |

## Plesiosaurs

### New taxa

| Name | Status | Authors | Authors | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Peloneustes | Valid | Lydekker | | |
