1982 in paleontology
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 1982.
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Plants
    
    Pteridophytes
    
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images | 
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 Sp nov  | 
 Valid  | 
 Miller jr  | 
 Middle Miocene  | 
 Roza-Priest Rapids Basalts contact,  | 
 A fern  | 
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Angiosperms
    
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Alangium oregonensis[3]  | 
 Sp nov  | 
 valid  | 
 Scott & Wheeler  | 
 An Alangium wood species  | 
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 Betula clarnoensis[3]  | 
 Sp nov  | 
 valid  | 
 Scott & Wheeler  | 
 A Betula wood species  | 
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 Cercidiphyllum alalongum[3]  | 
 Sp nov  | 
 valid  | 
 Scott & Wheeler  | 
 A Cercidiphyllum wood species  | 
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 Fagaceoxylon[3]  | 
 Gen et sp nov  | 
 valid  | 
 Scott & Wheeler  | 
 A Fagaceae wood genus.  | 
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 Liriodendroxylon multiporosum[3]  | 
 Sp nov  | 
 valid  | 
 Scott & Wheeler  | 
 A Magnoliaceae wood species  | 
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 Magnolia angulata[3]  | 
 Sp nov  | 
 valid  | 
 Scott & Wheeler  | 
 A Magnolia wood species  | 
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 Magnolia longiradiata[3]  | 
 Sp nov  | 
 valid  | 
 Scott & Wheeler  | 
 A Magnolia wood species  | 
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 Quercinium crystallifera[3]  | 
 Sp nov  | 
 valid  | 
 Scott & Wheeler  | 
 A Fagaceae wood species  | 
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 Ulminium scalariforme[3]  | 
 Sp nov  | 
 valid  | 
 Scott & Wheeler  | 
 A Lauraceae wood species  | 
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 Trochodendron beckii[3]  | 
 Comb nov  | 
 valid  | 
 (Hergert & Phinney) Scott & Wheeler  | 
 A Trochodendron wood species.  | 
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Fish
    
    Ray-finned fish
    
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Sp nov  | 
 Valid  | 
 Wilson  | 
 Early Eocene  | 
 A bowfin  | 
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Archosauromorphs
    
    Newly named dinosaurs
    
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[5]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images | 
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 gen et sp nov  | 
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 gen et sp nov  | 
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 gen et sp nov  | 
 Valid  | 
 Unnamed unit  | 
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 gen et sp nov  | 
 Valid taxon  | 
 Dong, Tang, & Zhou  | 
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 gen et sp nov  | 
 Valid taxon  | 
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 gen et sp nov  | 
 Valid  | 
 Carpenter  | 
 A troodontid.  | 
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 gen et sp nov  | 
 Valid taxon  | 
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 gen et sp nov  | 
 Delair  | 
 Referred to Polacanthus.  | ||||||
Some remarks on newly named birds
    
- Hulsanpes perlei Osmolska, 1982 was described as a Troodontidae, it is sometimes seen as an Avialae because of having a ginglymoid metatarsal II.
 
Newly named birds
    
| Name | Status | Novelty | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Alectoris peii [14]  | 
 Valid  | 
 Sp. nov.  | 
 Hou Lianhai  | 
 A Phasianidae.  | 
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 Valid  | 
 Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.  | 
 Unduruhinskaya Formatie  | 
 An Enantiornithes Walker, 1981, Ambiortiformes Kurochkin, 1982. Ambiortidae Kurochkin, 1982, this is the type species of the new genus.  | 
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 Anhinga hadarensis [16]  | 
 Valid  | 
 Sp. nov.  | 
 ± 3 My BP  | 
 An Anhingidae.  | 
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 Valid  | 
 Sp. nov.  | 
 Peter D. M. Weesie  | 
 Late Pleistocene  | 
 MQ 2C  | 
 A Strigidae.  | 
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 Valid  | 
 Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.  | 
 Khirgis Nur Formation, Khirgis Nur 2  | 
 A Phasianidae, this is the type species of the new genus.  | 
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| 
 Valid  | 
 Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.  | 
 Sevil M. Aslanova Nikolay I. Burchak-Abramovich  | 
 Maykopian Formation  | 
 An Odontopterygiformes Howard, 1957, family Incertae Sedis, this is the type species of the new genus.  | 
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 Cepphus olsoni [22]  | 
 Valid  | 
 Sp. nov.  | 
 San Luis Rey River Local Fauna  | 
 An Alcidae.  | 
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 Ciconia lucida [18]  | 
 Valid  | 
 Sp. nov.  | 
 Large Lakes Basin  | 
 A Ciconiidae.  | 
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 Columba congi [14]  | 
 Valid  | 
 Sp. nov.  | 
 Hou Lianhai  | 
 A Columbidae.  | 
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 Crossoptilon jiai [14]  | 
 Valid  | 
 Sp. nov.  | 
 Hou Lianhai  | 
 A Phasianidae.  | 
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 Ephippiorhynchus pakistanensis [23]  | 
 Valid  | 
 Sp. nov.  | 
 Colin J. O. Harrison  | 
 Upper Dokh Pathan Formation, Siwalik Series  | 
 A Ciconiidae.  | 
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 Falco chowi [14]  | 
 Valid  | 
 Sp. nov.  | 
 Hou Lianhai  | 
 A Falconidae.  | 
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 Gavia egeriana [24]  | 
 Valid  | 
 Sp. nov.  | 
 Petr Švec  | 
 MN 4b  | 
 A Gaviidae.  | 
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 Lophura wayrei [23]  | 
 Valid  | 
 Sp. nov.  | 
 Colin J. O. Harrison  | 
 Upper Nagri Formation, Chinji Formation, Siwalik Series  | 
 A Phasianidae.  | 
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 Minggangia changgouensis [25]  | 
 Valid  | 
 Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.  | 
 Hou Lianhai  | 
 Linzhuangqun  | 
 A Threskiornithidae, placed in Aves Incerta Sedis by Olson, 1982, this is the type species of the new genus.  | 
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 Miobaptus walteri [24]  | 
 Valid  | 
 Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.  | 
 Petr Švec  | 
 MN 4b  | 
 A Podicipedidae, this is the type species of the new genus, Mlíkovský, 2000 transferred the species to the genus Podiceps.[26]  | 
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 Ornimegalonyx acevedoi [27]  | 
 Valid  | 
 Sp. nov.  | 
 Cave deposits  | 
 A Strigidae, probably a synonym of Ornimegalonyx oteroi Arredondo, 1958.  | 
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 Ornimegalonyx gigas [27]  | 
 Valid  | 
 Sp. nov.  | 
 Cave deposits  | 
 A Strigidae, probably a synonym of Ornimegalonyx oteroi Arredondo, 1958.  | 
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 Ornimegalonyx minor [27]  | 
 Valid  | 
 Sp. nov.  | 
 Cave deposits  | 
 A Strigidae, probably a synonym of Ornimegalonyx oteroi Arredondo, 1958.  | 
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 Palaeopsittacus georgei [28]  | 
 Valid  | 
 Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.  | 
 Colin J. O. Harrison  | 
 MP 8  | 
 
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 Described as a Psittacidae, transferred by Mourer-Chauviré in 1992 to the Quercypsittidae, placed in Aves Incertae Sedis by Mayr et Daniels 1998, Mayr 2009 thought it might be a Fluvioviridavidae G. Mayr, 2005, this is the type species of the new genus.  | 
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 Paludiavis richae [23]  | 
 Valid  | 
 Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.  | 
 Colin J. O. Harrison  | 
 Siwalik Series  | 
 A possible Balaenicipitidae, this is the type species of the new genus.  | 
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 Parvulivenator watteli [29]  | 
 Valid  | 
 Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.  | 
 Colin J. O. Harrison  | 
 Early Eocene  | 
 MP 8  | 
 
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 Described as a Falconidae, but Mlíkovský 2002 [30] placed it in Aves Incertae Sedis, this is the type species of the new genus.  | 
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 Physornis brasiliensis [31]  | 
 Valid  | 
 Sp. nov.  | 
 Herculano M. F. de Alvarenga  | 
 Upper Deseadean, Tremembé Formation  | 
 A Gruiformes, Phorusrhacidae Ameghino, 1889, Brontornitinae Moreno et Mercerat, 1891, in 1993 Alvarenga mede it the type species of his new genus Paraphysornis.[32]  | 
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 Pleotis liui [14]  | 
 Valid  | 
 Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.  | 
 Hou Lianhai  | 
 An Otididae, this is the type species of the new genus.  | 
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 Porphyrio parvus [23]  | 
 Valid  | 
 Sp. nov.  | 
 Colin J. O. Harrison  | 
 Upper Nagri Formatie, Siwalik Series  | 
 A Rallidae.  | 
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 Tachornis uranoceles [33]  | 
 Valid  | 
 Sp. nov.  | 
 Cave deposits  | 
 An Apodidae.  | 
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 Uria paleohesperis [22]  | 
 Valid  | 
 Sp. nov.  | 
 San Luis Rey River Local Fauna  | 
 An Alcidae.  | 
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 Urmiornis cracrafti [23]  | 
 Valid  | 
 Sp. nov.  | 
 Colin J. O. Harrison  | 
 Near Kadirpur  | 
 A Gruiformes, Ergilornithidae Kozlova, 1960. According to Karhu, 1997 not an Ergilornithidae. Olson, 1985 and Kurochkin, 1985 place the species in the genus Amphipelargus Lydekker, 1891.  | 
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Plesiosaurs
    
    New taxa
    
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 gen et sp nov  | 
 Valid  | 
 Delair  | 
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Pterosaurs
    
    New taxa
    
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 gen et sp nov  | 
 Valid  | 
 Huachihuanhe Formation  | 
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Crocodylomorpha
    
    New taxa
    
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images | 
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 gen et sp nov  | 
 valid  | 
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 First described as a dinosaur  | 
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 gen et sp nov  | 
 Valid  | 
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