1909 in paleontology

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Paleontology or palaeontology (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 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 1909.

Archosauromorphs

Newly named dinosaurs

Data coutersy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[2]

Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images
Hierosaurus[3] Valid taxon
  • Wieland

Late Cretaceous (Coniacian-Santonian)

Niobrara Formation

A nodosaurid.

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Picrocleidus

Valid

Andrews

Callovian

Oxford Clay Formation

A cryptoclidid.

Simolestes

Valid

Andrews

Callovian

Oxford Clay Formation

A thalassophonean pliosaurid.

Tricleidus

Valid

Andrews

Callovian

Oxford Clay Formation

A cryptoclidid.

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Bauria

Valid

Robert Broom

Early Triassic

Cynognathus Assemblage Zone

A bauriid theriodont.

People

References

  1. Gini-Newman, Garfield; Graham, Elizabeth (2001). Echoes from the past: world history to the 16th century. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ISBN 9780070887398. OCLC 46769716.
  2. Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  3. Wieland. G. 1909. A new armored saurian from the Niobrara. Amer. J. Sci. (ser. 4) 27: pp. 250- 252.
  4. Farlow, James O.; M. K. Brett-Surmann (1999). The Complete Dinosaur. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 15. ISBN 0-253-21313-4.
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