1990 in paleontology
Paleomycology
newly named fungi
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type unit | Location | Notes | Images |
Coprinites | Gen et sp nov | Valid | Poinar & Singer | Burdigalian | Dominican amber. | first mushroom genus described from the fossil record |
Arthropods
newly named insects
Vertebrates
Conodonts
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type unit | Location | Notes | Images |
Chiosella | Gen nov | Valid | Kozur | |||||
Clarkina | Gen nov | Valid | Kozur |
Newly named Actinopterygii ("Ray-finned Fish")
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type unit | Location | Notes | Images |
Veronavelifer | Gen et sp nov | Valid | Bannikov | Eocene | Monte Bolca |
Dinosaurs
- All Anatosaurus species except A. copei were moved to the previously existing genus Edmontosaurus by Brett-Surman
- "Seismosaurus" gastroliths documented.
Newly named dinosaurs