1999 in paleontology

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

List of years in paleontology (table)
… 1989 ^. 1990 ^. 1991 ^. 1992 ^. 1993 ^. 1994 ^. 1995 … 1996 1997 1998 -1999- 2000 2001 2002 … 2003 ^. 2004 ^. 2005 ^. 2006 ^. 2007 ^. 2008 ^. 2009 … In science: 1996 1997 1998 -1999- 2000 2001 2002
Related time period or subjects
… 1996 ^. 1997 ^. 1998 - 1999 - 2000 ^. 2001 ^. 2002 … … 1960s ^. 1970s ^. 1980s -1990s- 2000s ^. 2010s ^. 2020s … … 19th century ^. 20th century ^. 21st century …
Art ^. Archaeology ^. Architecture ^. Literature ^. Music ^. Science +...

Paleontology, palaeontology or palæontology (from Greek: paleo, "ancient"; ontos, "being"; and logos, "knowledge") 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 faeces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because mankind has 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 in the year 1999.

[edit] Dinosaurs

[edit] Newly named dinosaurs

Currently valid dinosaur genera named in 1999
Name	Status	Authors	Images
Achillobator	Valid taxon	Altangerel Perle Mark Norell Clark	Achillobator Beipiaosaurus Chaoyangsaurus Guaibasaurus Lurdusaurus Nigersaurus Qantassaurus Sinornithosaurus
Agustinia	Valid taxon	Jose Bonaparte
Animantarx	Valid taxon	Kenneth Carpenter James Kirkland Burge Bird
Atlasaurus	Valid taxon	Monbaron Dale A. Russell Philippe Taquet
Beipiaosaurus	Valid taxon	Xu Xing Tang Z. Wang X
Cedarosaurus	Valid taxon	Tidwell Kenneth Carpenter Brooks
Chaoyangsaurus	Valid taxon	Zhao X. Cheng Z. Xu Xing
Dinheirosaurus	Valid taxon	Jose Bonaparte Mateus
Gondwanatitan	Valid taxon	Kellner Azevedo
Guaibasaurus	Valid taxon	Jose Bonaparte Ferigolo Ribeiro
Jobaria	Valid taxon	Paul Sereno Beck Dutheil Larsson Lyon Moussa Sadleir Sidor Varricchio G. P. Wilson J. A. Wilson
Lessemsaurus	Valid taxon	Jose Bonaparte
Lirainosaurus	Valid taxon	Sanz J. E. Powell Le Loeuff Martínez Pereda-Suberbiola
Lurdusaurus	Valid taxon	Philippe Taquet Dale A. Russell
Nigersaurus	Valid taxon	Paul Sereno Beck Dutheil Larsson Lyon Moussa Sadleir Sidor Varricchio G. P. Wilson J. A. Wilson
Nodocephalosaurus	Valid taxon	Sullivan
Proyandusaurus	Valid taxon	Knoll
Qantassaurus	Valid taxon	Thomas H. Rich Patricia Vickers-Rich.
Santanaraptor	Valid taxon	Kellner
Saturnalia	Valid taxon	Langer Abdala Richter Benton
Sinornithosaurus	Valid taxon	Xu Xing Wang X. Wu X.
Tangvayosaurus	Valid taxon	Allain Philippe Taquet Battail, Dejax Richir Véran Limon-Duparcmeur Vacant Mateus Sayarath Khenthavong Phouyavong,
Tehuelchesaurus	Valid taxon	Thomas H. Rich Patricia Vickers-Rich Gimenez Cúneo Puerta Vacca Teyuwasu Kischlat

Invalid dinosaur genera named in 1999
Name	Status	Authors	Images
"Airakoraptor"	Nomen nudum	Altangerel Perle Mark Norell Clark	"Archaeoraptor" was a chimera of Microraptor and a bird. The skull of "Bilbeyhallorum," a junior synonym of Cedarpelta.
"Archaeoraptor"	Fraudulent chimera of Yanornis and Microraptor	Stephen Czerkas vide: C. P. Sloan vide: Olson
"Bilbeyhallorum"	Nomen nudum; later named Cedarpelta.	Burge Bird McClelland Cicconetti
"Newtonsaurus"	Nomen nudum	Welles vide: Welles Pickering
"Eucoelophysis"	Indeterminate, probably non-dinosaurian taxon.	Sullivan S. G. Lucas,
"Eugongbusaurus"	Nomen nudum	Knoll