1984 in paleontology
Conodont paleozoology
Willi Ziegler and Charles A. Sandberg described the conodont genus Alternognathus.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 |  China |