1968 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 1968.

Arthropoda

New taxa

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Eriocampa tulameenensis[2]

sp nov

Valid

Rice

Early Eocene

Allenby Formation

A Tenthredinidae sawfly

Pseudosiobla campbelli[2]

sp nov

Valid

Rice

Early Eocene

Horsefly beds

A Tenthredinidae sawfly

Conodonts

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Location Notes Images

Neognathodus

gen nov

Valid taxon

David L. Dunn

Pennsylvanian

Dinosaurs

Newly named dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[3]

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Aralosaurus[4]

gen et sp nov

Valid taxon

Rozhdestvensky

Late Cretaceous

Bostobe Svita

a Duck-bill, Plant-eating Dinosaur.

Newly named birds

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Aethia rossmoori [5]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Howard

Late Miocene

An Alcidae.

Alauda jordanica [6]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Tchernov

Middle Pleistocene

Ubeidiya Formation

An Alaudidae.

Alcodes [5]

Gen et sp nov.

Valid

Howard

Late Miocene?

An Alcidae,
type species A. ulnulus

Bathornis fricki [7]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Cracraft

Early Miocene

A Bathornithid

Buteo circoides [8]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Kurochkin

Middle Oligocene

Tatal-Gol

An Accipitridae.

Coturnicops avita [9]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Feduccia

Late Pliocene

Glenns Ferry Formation

A Rallidae.

Cygnavus formosus [10]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Kurochkin

Late Eocene

Zaysan Bassin

An Anatidae.

"Cygnopterus" lambrechti[10]

Sp. nov.

valid

Kurochkin

Middle Oligocene

Kustovskaya

Phoenicopteriformes Incertae Sedis

Fulica stekelesi [6]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Tchernov

Middle Pleistocene

Ubeidiya Formation

A Rallidae.

Fulmarus hammeri [5]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Howard

Late Miocene

A Procellariidae.

Gobihierax [8]

Gen et Sp. nov.

Valid

Kurochkin

Middle Oligocene

Tatal-Gol

An Accipitridae, Type sp G. edax

Guguschia nailiae [11]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Aslanova & Burchak-Abramovich

Middle Oligocene

Maykopian Clay

A Swan, Anatidae.

Laterallus insignis [9]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Feduccia

Late Pliocene

A Rallidae.

Limicorallus [10]

Gen. et Sp. nov.

Valid

Kurochkin

Middle Oligocene-Miocene

Myn-Say Gorge

A Phalacrocoracidae, type species L. saiensis.

Megaegotheles [12]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Jr synonym

Scarlett

Pleistocene-modern

An Aegothelidae, type sp M. novaezealandiae,
jr syn of Aegotheles.[13]

Megagallinula [10]

Gen. et Sp. nov.

Valid

Kurochkin

Middle Oligocene

Kur-Say Gorge

A Rallidae. type sp. M. harundinea

Melanocorypha gracilis [6]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Tchernov

Middle Pleistocene

Ubeidiya Formation

An Alaudidae.

Palaeorallus alienus [8]

Sp. nov.

nomen dubium

Kurochkin

Middle Oligocene

Tatal-Gol

A possible Rallidae,

Paracrax gigantea[14]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Cracraft

Late Oligocene

Brule Formation

A Bathornithidae

Paracrax wetmorei [14]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Cracraft

Late Oligocene

Brule Formation

A Bathornithidae

Petronia brevirostris [6]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Tchernov

Middle Pleistocene

Ubeidiya Formation

A Passeridae.

Puffinus calhouni [5]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Howard

Late Miocene

A Procellariidae.

Tutor dementievi [8]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Kurochkin

Middle Oligocene

Tatal-Gol

An Accipitridae, jr syn of Venerator dementievi

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Ceraunosaurus

gen et sp nov

jr synonym

Thurmond

Late Cretaceous

junior synonym of Trinacromerum

Synapsids

Mammals

Name Authors Age Location Notes Images
Megazostrodon Crompton and Jenkins 195 Millions years ago. An early jurassic mammal

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. 1 2 Rice, H.M.A. (1968). "Two Tertiary sawflies, (Hymenoptera - Tenthredinidae), from British Columbia". Geological Survey of Canada. 67 (59): 1–21.
  3. Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  4. Rozhdestvensky. A.K. 1968. Hadrosaurs of Kazakhstan. In: Upper Paleozoic and Mesozoic Amphibians and Reptiles (Tatarinov, L.P., et al., eds.). Akademia Nauk S.S.S.R. Moscow: pp. 97- 141.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Howard, H (1968). "Tertiary Birds from Laguna Hills, Orange County, California" (PDF). Museum of Natural History of Los Angeles County, Contributions in Science. 142: 1–21.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Tchernov, E (1968). "A Preliminary Investigation of the Birds on the Pleistocene Deposits of Ubeidia". Publications of the Israel Academy of Science and Humanities. 1968: 1–44.
  7. Cracraft, J (1968). "A Review of the Bathornithidae (Aves: Gruiformes), with Remarks on the Relationships of the Suborder Cariamae" (PDF). American Museum Novitates. 2326: 1–46.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Kurochkin, EN (1968). "[Fossil Remains of Birds from Mongolia]". Ornithologiya. 9: 323–330.
  9. 1 2 Feduccia, A (1968). "The Pliocene Rails of North America" (PDF). Auk. 85 (July): 441–453.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Kurochkin, EN (1968). "New Oligocene Birds from Kazakhstan". Paleontological Journal. 2: 83–90.
  11. Aslanova, SM; Burchak-Abramovich, NI (1968). "A Fossil Swan from the Maykopian Series of Azerbaydzhan" (PDF). Auk. 85 (July): 441–453.
  12. Scarlett, RJ (1968). "An Owlet-Nightjar from New-Zealand" (PDF). Notornis. 15: 254–266.
  13. Storrs L. Olson, Jean Chr. Balouet & C. T. Fisher (1987). "The Owlet-Nightjar of New Caledonia, Aegotheles savesi, with Comments on the Systematics of the Aegothelidae". De Giervalk / Le Gerfaut. 77: 341–352.
  14. 1 2 Cracraft, J (1968). "A Review of the Bathornithidae (Aves: Gruiformes), with Remarks on the Relationships of the Suborder Cariamae" (PDF). American Museum Novitates. 2326: 1–46.
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