In science: 1889; 1890; 1891; 1892; 1893; 1894; 1895

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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 1892.

Mollusca

Newly named bivalves

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Tellinomya similis.^[2]	Sp nov	synonym	Ulrich	Ashgillian	Upper Richmond Group, Minnesota	USA	transferred to Similodonta in 1964
Tellinomya recurva.^[2]	Sp nov	synonym	Lamont	Ashgillian	Upper Richmond Group, Minnesota	USA	transferred to Similodonta in 1964

Archosauromorphs

Newly named dinosaurs

Name	Status	Authors		Notes
Claorhynchus	Nomen dubium	Edward Drinker Cope		Possible subjective synonym of Triceratops.
Manospondylus	Nomen dubium	Edward Drinker Cope		Possible subjective synonym of Tyrannosaurus.

*Manospondylus* may be a synonym of *Tyrannosaurus*.

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Name	Status	Authors		Notes
Cryptocleidus	Valid	Seeley

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name	Status	Authors
Delphinognathus	Valid	Seeley
Diopaeus
Geikia	Valid	Newton