# 1895 in paleontology

Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. 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 1895.

## Insects

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
| Cercopis grandescens | Sp nov | Valid | Scudder | Ypresian | Allenby Formation | Canada British Columbia | A froghopper | Cercopis grandescens (1895 illustration) |
| Cercopites torpescens | Sp nov | Valid | Scudder | Ypresian | Allenby Formation | Canada British Columbia | A froghopper | Cercopites torpescens (1895 illustration) |
| Dawsonites | Gen et sp nov | Valid | Scudder | Ypresian | Allenby Formation | Canada British Columbia | A froghopper Type species D. veter | Dawsonites veter (1895 illustration) |
| Cryptocephalites | gen et sp nov | Valid | Scudder | Ypresian | Allenby Formation | Canada British Columbia | A chrysomelid leaf beetle. Type species C. punctatus | Cryptocephalites punctatus |
| Limonius impunctus | Sp nov | Valid | Scudder | Ypresian | Allenby Formation | Canada British Columbia | An elaterid click beetle. | Limonius impunctus |
| Palaeoptysma | Gen et sp nov | Valid | Scudder | Ypresian | Allenby Formation | Canada British Columbia | A spittle bug Type species P. venosa | Palaeoptysma venosa (1895 illustration) |
| Ptysmaphora | Gen et sp nov | Valid | Scudder | Ypresian | Allenby Formation | Canada British Columbia | A spittle bug Type species P. fletcheri | Ptysmaphora fletcheri (1895 illustration) |
| Ricania antiquata | Sp nov | jr synonym | Scudder | Ypresian | Allenby Formation | Canada British Columbia | A Polystoechotid-group moth lacewing Moved to Ricaniella antiquata (1897) | Ricaniella antiquata (1895 illustration) |
| Stenecphora | Gen et sp nov | Valid | Scudder | Ypresian | Allenby Formation | Canada British Columbia | A froghopper Type species S. punctulata | Stenecphora punctulata (1895 illustration) |
| Stenolocris | Gen et sp nov | Valid | Scudder | Ypresian | Allenby Formation | Canada British Columbia | A froghopper Type species S. venosa | Stenolocris venosa (1895 illustration) |

## Synapsids
### Non-mammalian

| Name | Status | Authors | Age | Location | Notes | Images |
| Cryptocynodon | Valid | Seeley | Late Permian | South Africa | | |
| Cynognathus | Valid | Seeley | Middle Triassic | South Africa | | Cynognathus |
| Diademodon | Valid | Seeley | Middle Triassic | South Africa | A Cynodont. | Diademodon |
| Esoterodon | Valid | Seeley | | Tanzania | | |
| Gomphognathus | Valid | Seeley | | | | |
| Microgomphodon | Valid | Seeley | | South Africa | | |
| Pristerognathus | Valid | Seeley | | South Africa | A Therocephalian | |
| Trirachodon | Valid | Seeley | | Namibia  South Africa  Zambia | | Trirachodon |

## Birds

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Location | Notes | Images |
| Thegornis | Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Ameghino | Early–Middle Miocene (Santacrucian) | Argentina | A member of the Herpetotherinae. The type species is T. musculosus; Ameghino also named T. debilis, but it has since been synonymized with the former on the basis of sexual dimorphism. | |