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1885 in paleontology
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Archosaurs
Newly named basal archosauromorphs
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Newly named non-avian dinosaurs
| Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images | ||
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| Anchisaurus | Valid | Othniel Charles Marsh | Early Jurassic | Portland Formation | An anchisaurid, a basal member of Anchisauria. | [[File:Anchisaurus NT.jpg | thumb | [[Anchisaurus]]]] | |
| Camptosaurus | Valid | Othniel Charles Marsh | Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian-Tithonian) | Morrison Formation | A camptosaurid; a member of Ankylopollexia. | [[File:Camptosaurus2.jpg | thumb | [[Camptosaurus]]]] | |
| Neosodon | Valid | de la Moussaye | Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian-Tithonian) | Unnamed unit | A possible member of Turiasauria |
Synapsids
| Name | Authors | Age | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyonasua | Ameghino | 5 Million years ago | It was one of the first placental mammals that came from North America. |
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