1959 in paleontology

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List of years in paleontology (table)
… 1949 ^. 1950 ^. 1951 ^. 1952 ^. 1953 ^. 1954 ^. 1955 … 1956 1957 1958 -1959- 1960 1961 1962 … 1963 ^. 1964 ^. 1965 ^. 1966 ^. 1967 ^. 1968 ^. 1969 … In science: 1956 1957 1958 -1959- 1960 1961 1962
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… 1956 ^. 1957 ^. 1958 - 1959 - 1960 ^. 1961 ^. 1962 … … 1920s ^. 1930s ^. 1940s -1950s- 1960s ^. 1970s ^. 1980s … … 19th century ^. 20th century ^. 21st century …
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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 faeces (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 in the year 1959.

[edit] Dinosaurs

[edit] Newly named dinosaurs

Currently valid dinosaur genera named in 19##
Name	Status	Authors	Images
Chialingosaurus	Valid taxon	Yang Z. J. (as Young C. C.), 1959	Chialingosaurus

Invalid dinosaur genera named in 1959
Name	Status	Authors	Images
"Clarencea"	Junior synonym of non-dinosaurian Sphenosuchus.	Brink
"Pachysauriscus"	Junior synonym of Plateosaurus.	Kuhn
"Palaeosauriscus	Actually a juvenile Sellosaurus.	Kuhn