1987 in paleontology
Plants
Newly described angiosperms
Molluscs
Newly described bivalves
Arthropods
Newly described arachnids
Newly described crustaceans
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
Homarus morrisi | Sp nov | Valid | Quayle | Ypresian–Bartonian |
Newly described insects
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
Baikuris | Gen et sp nov | Valid | Dlussky | Santonian | Taimyr amber | A sphecomyrmine ant. Two species B. mandibularis and B. mirabilis | ||
Sapho armissani | Sp nov. | Valid | Nel | Stampian | Narbonne Basin | A Calopterygid damselfly. |
Vertebrates
- Stokes suggested that sauropods recycled their gastroliths and chose them based on brightness of color.
Newly described dinosaurs