1984 in paleontology
Arthropods
Newly named arachnids
Newly named crustaceans
Conodont paleozoology
and Charles A. Sandberg described the conodont genus Alternognathus.Archosauromorphs
Newly named archosauromorphs
Newly named dinosaurs
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
Chuandongocoelurus | Valid | He | Middle Jurassic | Lower Shaximiao Formation | A tetanuran theropod | |||
Datousaurus | Gen et sp nov | Valid | Dong & Tang | Middle Jurassic | Lower Shaximiao Formation | A Mamenchisaurid sauropod | ||
Harpymimus | Fam., gen et sp nov | Valid | Barsbold & Perle | Hauterivian to Barremian | Shinekhudug Formation | An ornithomimosaurian | ||
Kaijiangosaurus | Gen et sp nov | Valid | He | Middle Jurassic | Xiashaximiao Formation | A tetanuran theropod | ||
Liliensternus | Gen nov | Valid | Welles | Norian | Trossingen Formation | A coelophysoid | ||
Longosaurus | Gen nov | Jr. synonym of Coelophysis. | Welles | |||||
Xuanhanosaurus'' | Gen et sp nov | Valid | Dong | Middle Jurassic | Lower Shaximiao Formation | A megalosauroid. Before it was believed that this animal was a quadruped, but now it is known that this was a biped. |