1983 in paleontology

Crustacean research

 * Albrecht (1983) reappraises the relationships of some fossil crustaceans and erects the family Protastacidae.

Cartilaginous fish research

 * Duffin & Ward (1983) erect the family Anachronistidae for their new genus Anachronistes, which would later become a junior synonym of Cooleyella.

Dinosaurs
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.