1987 in paleontology

Plants

Basal eudicots

Proteales

Superasterids

Cornales

Santalales

Superrosids

Fagales

Malvales

Rosales

Sapindales

''incertae sedis''

Molluscs

Newly described bivalves

Arthropods

Newly described arachnids

Newly described crustaceans

Newly described insects

Reptiles

Archosauromorphs

• Stokes suggests that sauropods recycled their gastroliths and chose them based on brightness of color.
• First Argentinosaurus bone found.

Newly described dinosaurs

Newly named birds

Pterosaurs

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Synapsids

Mammals

References

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