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 1987.

List of years in paleontology (table)
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Plants

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Basal eudicots

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Proteales

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Langeria[2]

gen et sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Wehr

Eocene
Ypresian

Okanagan Highlands
Klondike Mountain Formation

  US
  Washington

First described as a witch-hazel genus
The type species is L. magnifica

 
Langeria magnifica

Macginitiea[2]

Gen et comb nov

Valid

Wolfe & Wehr

Paleocene

Fort Union Formation

  USA
  Wyoming

A platanaceous genus
The type species is Liquidambar gracile (1872)

synonymy
 
Macginitiea gracilis

Superasterids

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Cornales

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Tsukada[2]

gen et sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Wehr

Eocene
Ypresian

Okanagan Highlands
Klondike Mountain Formation

  US
  Washington

A dove-tree relative
The type species is T. davidiifolia

 
Tsukada davidiifolia

Santalales

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Schoepfia republicensis[2]

Comb nov

Valid

(Lamotte) Wolfe & Wehr

Eocene
Ypresian

Okanagan Highlands
Klondike Mountain Formation

  US
  Washington

First suggested to be a Schoepfia relative,
Moved from Cornus republicensis 1944

 
Schoepfia republicensis

Superrosids

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Fagales

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Alnus parvifolia[2]

Comb nov

Valid

Wolfe & Wehr

Eocene
Ypresian

Okanagan Highlands
Klondike Mountain Formation

  US
  Washington

synonymy
  • Alnus corralina
    auct. non Lesquereux nec Brown, 1937 (p. p.)
  • Alnus elliptica
    Berry, 1929
  • Betula parvifolia
    Berry, 1926
  • Carpinus grandis
    auct. non Unger. nec Berry, 1926 (p. p.)

An alder species
Moved from Betula parvifolia (1926)

 
Alnus parvifolia

Betula leopoldae[2]

sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Wehr

Eocene
Ypresian

Okanagan Highlands
Klondike Mountain Formation

  US
  Washington

A birch species

 
Betula leopoldae

Carya washingtonensis[3]

sp nov

Valid

Manchester

Miocene
Langhian

Badger Pocket-Squaw Creek, Wanapum Basalts

  USA
  Washington

described from one of the oldest rodent nut caches known

Fagopsis undulata[2]

Comb nov

Valid

(Knowlton) Wolfe & Wehr

Paleocene

Langford Formation

  US
  Wyoming

synonymy

A fagaceous species
Moved from Fagus undulata (1899)

 
Fagopsis undulata

Malvales

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Tilia johnsoni[2]

sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Wehr

Eocene
Ypresian

Okanagan Highlands
Klondike Mountain Formation

  US
  Washington

A linden species

 
Tilia johnsoni

Rosales

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Photinia pageae[2]

sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Wehr

Eocene
Ypresian

Okanagan Highlands
Klondike Mountain Formation

  US
  Washington

A Photinia species

 
Photinia pageae

Sapindales

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Acer alaskense[4]

Sect and sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Tanai

Latest Paleocene

Chickaloon Formation

  USA
  Alaska

Oldest Acer sp in Alaska; Only species of the section Alaskana

Acer ashwilli[4]

sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Tanai

early Oligocene

John Day Formation

  USA
  Oregon

extinct member of section Ginnala

Acer browni[4]

sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Tanai

early - Middle Miocene

Collawash flora and several other floras

  USA   Canada

extinct member of section Parviflora

Acer castorrivularis[4]

sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Tanai

Late Eocene

Beaver Creek Flora

  USA
  Montana

extinct member of section Macrantha

Acer clarnoense[4]

sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Tanai

Late Eocene

John Day Formation

  USA
  Oregon

extinct member of section Macrantha

Acer dettermani[4]

sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Tanai

Late Eocene - early Oligocene

Meshik Volcanics

  USA
  Alaska

extinct member of section Macrantha

Acer douglasense[4]

sect and sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Tanai

early Eocene

West Foreland Formation

  USA
  Alaska

Only species of the section Douglasa

Acer eonegundo[4]

Sp. nov.

valid

Wolfe & Tanai

Middle-Late Eocene

"Bull Run" Flora

  USA

extinct species of Acer sect. Negundo

Acer ferrignoi[4]

sp nov

valid

Wolfe & Tanai

Late Miocene

Lolo pass flora

  USA
  Oregon

Member of Acer Section Rubra

Acer hillsi[4]

sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Tanai

Eocene
Ypresian

Okanagan Highlands
Klondike Mountain Formation

  US
  Washington

one of two species in the extinct section Stewarta

Acer ivanofense[4]

sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Tanai

Latest Eocene - Early Oligocene

Meshik Volcanics

  USA
  Alaska

extinct member of section Glabra

Acer kenaicum[4]

sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Tanai

Oligocene

Tsadaka Formation & Tyonek Formation

  USA
  Alaska

extinct member of section Rubra

Acer latahense[4]

sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Tanai

early - Late Miocene

Latah Formation

  USA
  Washington

extinct member of Acer section Macrantha

Acer lincolnense

Sp. nov.

valid

Wolfe & Tanai

Late Eocene

Beaver Creek Flora

  USA
  Montana

A possible member of Acer sect. Cissifolia

Acer republicense[4]

Sect and sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Tanai

Eocene
Ypresian

Okanagan Highlands
Klondike Mountain Formation

  USA
  Washington

type and only species in the extinct section Republica

Acer rousei[4]

sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Tanai

Eocene
Ypresian

Okanagan Highlands
Allenby Formation

  Canada
  British Columbia

only species in the extinct section Rousea

Acer smileyi[4]

sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Tanai

Late Oligocene - Middle Miocene

Clarkia and other formations

  USA
  Idaho

extinct member of section Parviflora

Acer stewarti[4]

sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Tanai

Eocene
Ypresian

Okanagan Highlands
Allenby Formation

  Canada
  British Columbia

one of two species in the extinct section Stewarta

Acer stonebergae[4]

sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Tanai

Eocene
Ypresian

Okanagan Highlands
Allenby Formation

  Canada
  British Columbia

one of three species in the extinct section Torada

Acer taggarti[4]

sp nov

valid

Wolfe & Tanai

Middle Miocene

Mascall Formation

  USA
  Oregon

Member of Acer Section Rubra

Acer taurocursum[4]

sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Tanai

Late Eocene

Bull Run Flora

  USA
  Nevada

extinct member of section Rubra

Acer toradense[4]

sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Tanai

Eocene
Ypresian

Okanagan Highlands
Klondike Mountain Formation

  US
  Washington

one of three species in the extinct section Torada

Acer traini[4]

sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Tanai

Early to middle Miocene

Trout Creek flora

  USA  Canada

extinct member of section Glabra

Acer washingtonense[4]

Sect and sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Tanai

Eocene
Ypresian

Okanagan Highlands
Klondike Mountain Formation

  US
  Washington

type species in the extinct section Torada

Acer whitebirdense[4]

Comb nov

Valid

(Ashlee) Wolfe & Tanai

Middle Miocene

White Bird Flora

  USA
  Idaho

member of Acer section Rubra

Barghoornia[2]

gen et sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Wehr

Eocene
Ypresian

Okanagan Highlands
Klondike Mountain Formation

  US
  Washington

A burseraceous genus
The type species is B. oblongifolia

 
Barghoornia oblongifolia

Bohlenia[2]

gen et comb nov

Valid

Wolfe & Wehr

Eocene
Ypresian

Okanagan Highlands
Klondike Mountain Formation

  US
  Washington

A sapindaceous genus
The type species is Dipteronia americana (1935) (in part)
Also includes Dipteronia insignis (1937)

 
Bohlenia americana

Rhus malloryi[2]

sp nov

Valid

Wolfe & Wehr

Eocene
Ypresian

Okanagan Highlands
Klondike Mountain Formation

  US
  Washington

A sumac relative
Split into four species in 2019

 
Rhus malloryi

incertae sedis

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Princetonia[5]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Stockey

Eocene
Ypresian

Okanagan Highlands
Princeton Chert

  Canada
  British Columbia

An angiosperm flower genus of uncertain affiliation.
The type species is P. allenbyensis

Republica[2]

gen, sp, et comb nov

Valid

Wolfe & Wehr

Eocene
Ypresian

Okanagan Highlands
Klondike Mountain Formation

  US
  Washington

An incertae sedis angiosperm
possibly of Hamamelididae affiliations
Type species R. hickeyi.
Genus also includes Dicotylophyllum kummerensis (1977)[6]
and Dicotylophyllum litseafolia (1969)

 
Republica hickeyi

Molluscs

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Newly described bivalves

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Tuarangia gravgaerdensis[7]

sp nov

valid

Berg-Madsen

Middle Cambrian

Bornholm

  Denmark

second Tuarangia species named

Arthropods

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Newly described arachnids

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Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Attercopus[8]

gen et sp nov

Valid

Shear et al.

Givetian

Gilboa, New York

  USA

one of the oldest spiders

Newly described crustaceans

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Homarus morrisi[9]

Sp nov

Valid

Quayle

YpresianBartonian

  England

Newly described insects

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Baikuris[10]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Dlussky

Santonian

Taimyr amber

  Russia

A sphecomyrmine ant.
Two species B. mandibularis and B. mirabilis

 
Baikuris mandibularis

Sapho armissani

Sp nov.

Valid

Nel

Stampian

Narbonne Basin

  France

A Calopterygid damselfly.

 
Sapho armissani

Vertebrates

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Newly described dinosaurs

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Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Aeolosaurus[12]

gen et sp nov

Valid taxon

Powell

Late Cretaceous

Angostura Colorada Formation

  Argentina

A titanosaurian

Aragosaurus[13]

Gen et sp nov

Valid taxon

Sanz, Buscalioni, Casanovas-Cladellas, & Santafé

Hauterivian-Barremian

  Spain

Borogovia[14]

gen et sp nov

Valid taxon

Osmólska

Late Cretaceous

  Mongolia

"Clevelanotyrannus"[15]

gen et sp nov

Nomen nudum

Bakker, Williams & Currie vide: Currie

Late Cretaceous

Lance Formation

  USA

determined to be a junior synonym of Nanotyrannus

 
"Clevelanotyrannus"

"Jiangjunmiaosaurus"

nomen nudum

Anonymous

Middle Jurassic

Shishugou Formation

  China

Junior synonym of Monolophosaurus

 
Monolophosaurus

Maleevus[16]

gen et sp nov

Valid taxon

Tumanova

Late Cretaceous

  Mongolia

Pseudolagosuchus[17]

Gen et sp nov

Valid taxon

Arcucci

Ladinian (Middle Triassic)

Chañares Formation

  Argentina

possibly a jr synonym of Lewisuchus

Ugrosaurus[18]

gen et sp nov

Junior synonym

Cobabe & David Fastovsky

Late Cretaceous

Hell Creek Formation

  USA

Junior synonym of Triceratops

 
Triceratops

"Unicerosaurus"

Nomen nudum

Baugh vide: Armstrong

Glen Rose, Texas?

  USA

Possibly a Fish neural spine, never formally described

Walkeria[19]

gen et sp nov

name preoccupied

Chatterjee

Late Triassic

Maleri Formation

  India

Name preoccupied by a bryozoan. Renamed Alwalkeria in 1994.

 
Alwalkeria

Newly named birds

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Aenigmavis sapea [20]

jr synonym

Gen et sp. nov.

Peters

Middle Eocene

Messel pit

  Germany

An Ameghinornithidae, jr synonym of Strigogyps sapea.[21] it is the type species of the genus Aenigmavis Peters, 1987.

Aythya chauvirae [22]

Valid

Sp nov.

Cheneval

Middle Miocene

  France

An Anatidae.

Calcardea junnei [23]

Valid

Gen et sp nov.

Gingerich

Early Eocene

Wilwood Formation

  USA

Monotypic with C. junnei. Originally classified as a member of Ardeidae; this interpretation was rejected by Mayr, Gingerich & Smith (2019), who considered this bird to be a member of Telluraves, and claimed that it resembled parrot-like taxon Vastanavis.[24]

Carduelis triasi [25]

Valid

Sp nov.

Alcover & Florit

Late Pleistocene-Holocene

La Palma

  Canary Islands

A Fringillidae, Carduelinae.

Dromaius gidju [26]

jr synonym

Sp nov.

Patterson & Vickers Rich

Middle Miocene

Wipajiri Formation

  Australia

A Dromaiidae, jr synonym of Emuarius gidju.[27]

Ducula david [28]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Balouet & Olson

Holocene

Uvea

  Wallis and Futuna

A Columbidae.

Eoglaucidium pallas [29]

Valid

Gen et sp nov.

Fischer

Middle Eocene

Messel pit & Geiseltal

  Germany

A Sandcoleid, monotypic with E. pallas.

Janipes nymphaeobates [30]

Valid

Gen et sp nov.

Rasmussen, Olson, & Simons

Early Oligocene

Jebel Qatrani Formation

  Egypt

A Jacanidae, monotypic with J. nymphaeobates

Juncitarsus merkeli [31]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Dieter S. Peters

Middle Eocene

Messel pit

  Germany

A Juncitarsid

Necrobyas medius [32]

jr synonym

Sp. nov.

Mourer-Chauviré

Eocene or Oligocene

Phosphorites du Quercy

  France

A Tytonid, transferred to Prosybris medius in 1998.[33]

Nupharanassa [30]

Valid

Gen et sp. nov.

Rasmussen, Olson, & Simons

Early Oligocene

Jebel Qatrani Formation

  Egypt

A Jacanidae,
two species N. bulotorum and N. tolutaria.

Otis khosatzkii [34]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Bocheński & Kurochkin

Late Pliocene

  Moldova

An Otidid

Otis paratetrax [34]

Valid

Sp nov.

Bocheński & Kurochkin

Late Pliocene

  Moldova
  Ukraine

An Otididae.

Palaeoalectoris [35]

Valid

Gen et sp nov.

Hou

Argonian

Xiacaowan Formation

  China

A Threskiornithid, monotypic with P. songlinensis.

Palaeobyas [32]

Valid

Gen et sp nov.

Mourer-Chauviré

Eocene or Oligocene

Phosphorites du Quercy

  France

A Sophiornithid, monotypic with P. cracrafti.

Palaeoglaux [32]

Valid

Gen et sp nov.

Mourer-Chauviré

Late Eocene

  France

A Palaeoglaucid, monotypic with P. perrierensis.

Palaeotyto cadurcensis [32]

Valid

Gen et sp nov.

Mourer-Chauviré

Eocene or Oligocene

Phosphorites du Quercy,

  France

A Sophiornithid,[36] monotypic with P. cadurcensis.

Petralca austriaca [37]

Valid

Gen et sp nov.

Mlíkovský

Late Oligocene & Early Miocene

  Austria

Monotypic with P. austriaca. Originally thought to be an auk; Göhlich & Mayr (2018) reinterpreted it as a member of Gaviiformes.[38]

Platalea tiangangensis [35]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Hou

Argonian

Xiacaowan Formation

  China

A Phasianid.

Prefica [39]

Valid

Gen et sp nov.

Olson

Early Eocene

Green River Formation

  USA

A Steatornithidae, Preficinae, monotypic with P. nivea

Sophiornis[32]

Valid

Gen et sp nov.

Mourer-Chauviré

Eocene or Oligocene

Phosphorites du Quercy

  France

A Sophiornithid, monotypic with S. quercynus

Vini sinotoi [40]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Steadman & Zarriello

Holocene

Ua Huka;
Hiva Oa;
Tahuata

  French Polynesia

A Psittacidae, Loriinae.

Vini vidivici [40]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Steadman & Zarriello

Holocene

Tahuata

  French Polynesia

A Psittacidae, Loriinae.

Tytthostonyx glauconiticus [41]

Valid

Gen et sp nov.

Olson & Parris,

Maastrichtian

Hornerstown Formation

  USA

A Tytthostonychid, monotypic with T. glauconiticus

Xenerodiopus [30]

Valid

Gen et sp nov.

Rasmussen, Olson, & Simons

Early Oligocene

Jebel Qatrani Formation

  Egypt

A Xenerodiopid, monotypic with X. mycter

Pterosaurs

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New taxa

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Arambourgiania

Gen nov

Valid

Nesov, Kanznyshkina, & Cherepanov

Maastrichtian

  Jordan

New generic name for "Titanopteryx philadelphiae"

Tropeognathus

Gen et sp nov

jr synonym?

Wellnhofer

Cenomanian

Santana Formation

  Brazil

possibly a jr synonym of Ornithocheirus

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