1897 in paleontology
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Arthropods
=Crustaceans=
==New taxa==
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| Crangopsis vermiformis{{Cite journal |last=Ortmann |first=A. E. |date=1897-10-01 |title=The systematic position of Crangopsis vermiformis (Meek) from the sub-Carboniferous rocks of Kentucky |url=https://zenodo.org/records/1756139 |journal=American Journal of Science |volume=4 |issue=22 |pages=283–289 |doi=10.2475/ajs.s4-4.22.283}}
| Comb. nov. | Jr. synonym | Ortmann | | | {{Flag|USA}} | Junior synonym of Archaeocaris vermiformis | |
Dinosaurs
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| "Euacanthus"
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