1917 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 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 1917.

Contents

Arthropods

Insects

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Tortrix? florissantana[2]

sp. nov

valid

Priabonian

Florissant Formation

 USA

A torticid moth

Dinosaurs

Newly named dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list[3] and Dr. Jeremy Montague's dinosaur genus database.[4]

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

"Archaeornis"[5]

gen. nov

Nomen rejectum
  • Petronievics

Late Jurassic

Solnhofen limestone

 Germany

Name rejected in favor of Archaeopteryx. Non-dinosaurian bird.

"Cheneosaurus"[6]

gen et sp nov

Junior synonym.

early Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous)

Horseshoe Canyon Formation

Junior synonym of Hypacrosaurus.

Edmontosaurus[7]

gen et sp nov

Valid taxon

Late Cretaceous

Edmonton Formation

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Myosaurus

Valid

Prolystrosaurus

Valid

References

  1. ^ Newman, Garfield, et al (2001). Echoes from the past: world history to the 16th century. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ISBN 0-07-088739-X. 
  2. ^ Cockerell, T. D. A. (1907). "A fossil tortricid moth". Canadian Entomologist 39: 416. http://books.google.com/books?id=gUQUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA416&lpg=PA416&dq=Tortrix+%EF%AC%82orissantana&source=bl&ots=uHGtZxKErU&sig=-ocSlxEs_fCiZ95YnOcAW_gBgno&hl=en&ei=HGAfTsbBPMXViAKY9oXKAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CC4Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=Tortrix%20%EF%AC%82orissantana&f=false. 
  3. ^ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". http://www.polychora.com/dinolist.html. Retrieved 2008-08-07. 
  4. ^ Montague, Jeremy. "Dr. Montague's Database". http://www.barry.edu/bio300/pdf/montague%20dino%20web%20data%2012-3-2005.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-29. 
  5. ^ Petronievics, B. and A.S. Woodward. 1917. On the pectoral and pelvic arches of the Britt.Mus. specimen of Archaeopteryx. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: pp. 1 - 16.
  6. ^ Lambe, L.M. 1917. On Cheneosaurus tolmanensis, a new genus and species of trachodont dinosaur from the Edmonton Cretaceous of Alberta. Ottawa Nat. 30: pp. 117- 123.
  7. ^ Lambe, L.M. 1917. A new genus and species of crestless hadrosaur from the Edmonton Formation of Alberta. Ottawa Nat. 31: pp. 65-73.