1899 in paleontology

Anapsids

=Turtles=

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Acherontemys{{cite journal \|last1=Hay \|first1=O.P. \|year=1899 \|title=Descriptions of two new species of tortoises from the Tertiary of the United States \|journal=Proceedings of the United States National Museum \|volume=22 \|issue=1181 \|pages=21-24}} \| Gen et sp nov \| valid \| Hay \| Eocene Lutetian \| Roslyn Formation \| {{Flag\|US}} {{Flag\|Washington}} \| A Pan-Emydidae pond turtle. The type species is A. heckmani. \| file:Acherontemys heckmani holotype USNM V4213 img3.jpg]]
Hadrianus schucherti{{cite journal \|last1=Hay \|first1=O.P. \|year=1899 \|title=Descriptions of two new species of tortoises from the Tertiary of the United States \|journal=Proceedings of the United States National Museum \|volume=22 \|issue=1181 \|pages=21-24}} \| Sp nov \| Jr synonym \| Hay \| Eocene Bartonian \| Jackson Formation \| {{Flag\|US}} {{Flag\|Alabama}} \| First described as a Hadrianus species. Moved to Cymatholcus schucherti (1950) Moved to Testudo schucherti (1964) Moved to Geochelone (Cymatholcus) schucherti (1986) Moved back to Cymatholcus schucherti (2018) \| File:Cymatholcus schucherti holotype plastron USNM V4046 img1.jpg]]

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Acherontemys{{cite journal |last1=Hay |first1=O.P. |year=1899 |title=Descriptions of two new species of tortoises from the Tertiary of the United States |journal=Proceedings of the United States National Museum |volume=22 |issue=1181 |pages=21-24}}

Gen et sp nov

valid

Hay

Eocene
Lutetian

Roslyn Formation

A Pan-Emydidae pond turtle.
The type species is A. heckmani.

file:Acherontemys heckmani holotype USNM V4213 img3.jpg]]

Hadrianus schucherti{{cite journal |last1=Hay |first1=O.P. |year=1899 |title=Descriptions of two new species of tortoises from the Tertiary of the United States |journal=Proceedings of the United States National Museum |volume=22 |issue=1181 |pages=21-24}}

Sp nov

Jr synonym

Hay

Eocene
Bartonian

Jackson Formation

First described as a Hadrianus species.
Moved to Cymatholcus schucherti (1950)
Moved to Testudo schucherti (1964)
Moved to Geochelone (Cymatholcus) schucherti (1986)
Moved back to Cymatholcus schucherti (2018)

File:Cymatholcus schucherti holotype plastron USNM V4046 img1.jpg]]

Archosauromorphs

=Newly named birds=

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Cruschedula{{cite journal\|last=Simpson, G.G. \|year= 1946 \|title=Fossil penguins \|journal= Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History \|volume= 81 \|url=http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/392/1/B087a01.pdf}} \| gen et sp nov \| nomen dubium \| Ameghino \| Early Oligocene \| Deseado Formation \| {{flag\|Argentina}} \| described as a penguin now Aves incertae sedis \|

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Cruschedula{{cite journal|last=Simpson, G.G. |year= 1946 |title=Fossil penguins |journal= Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History |volume= 81 |url=http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/392/1/B087a01.pdf}}

gen et sp nov

described as a penguin now Aves incertae sedis

=Newly named dinosaurs=

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Limnosaurus \| gen et sp nov \| Preoccupied. \| Nopcsa \| Maastrichtian \| Sânpetru Formation \| {{flag\|Romania}} \| Preoccupied by Othniel Charles Marsh, 1872. Renamed Telmatosaurus. \|
Mochlodon inkeyi \| sp nov. \| reassigned \| Nopcsa \| Maastrichtian \| Sânpetru Formation \| {{flag\|Austria}} \| Reaasigned to Rhabdodon in 1915, then to Zalmoxes in 2003. \| File:Zalmoxes dichotomy.jpg

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Limnosaurus

gen et sp nov

Preoccupied.

Nopcsa

Maastrichtian

Sânpetru Formation

Preoccupied by Othniel Charles Marsh, 1872. Renamed Telmatosaurus.

Mochlodon inkeyi

sp nov.

reassigned

Nopcsa

Maastrichtian

Sânpetru Formation

Reaasigned to Rhabdodon in 1915, then to Zalmoxes in 2003.

File:Zalmoxes dichotomy.jpg

1899 in paleontology

Anapsids

=Turtles=

Archosauromorphs

=Newly named birds=

=Newly named dinosaurs=

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