1945 in paleontology
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Paleontology, palaeontology or palæontology (from Greek: paleo, "ancient"; ontos, "being"; and logos, "knowledge") is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils.[1] This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because mankind has 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 1945.
Archosauromorphs
Newly named protorosaurs
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images | |
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Gwyneddosaurus[2] | Valid taxon |
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Late Triassic (Carnian) |
Newly named dinosaurs
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[3]
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images | |
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Neosaurus[4] | Valid taxon |
Gilmore vide:
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Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
Preoccupied by Nopsca, 1923. Renamed Parrosaurus. |
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Parrosaurus[5] |
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Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
A dubious hadrosaurid. |
References
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- ↑ Bock, W. 1945. A new small Reptile from the Triassic of Pennsylvania. Notulae Naturae 154: pp. 1-8.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Gilmore, C.W. and D.R. Stewart. 1945. A new sauropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Missouri. J. Paleontol. 19: pp. 23-29
- ↑ Gilmore, C.W. 1945. Parrosaurus, n. name, replacing Neosaurus Gilmore 1945. J. Paleontol. 19: p. 540.