1955 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 1955.

1 Dinosaurs
- 1.1 Newly named dinosaurs
2 Plants
- 2.1 Pteridophyta
3 References

Dinosaurs

Massospondylus gastroliths are documented.^[2]

Newly named dinosaurs

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

Name	Status	Authors		Notes	Images
Majungasaurus^[5]	Valid taxon	René Lavocat
Tarbosaurus^[6]	Valid taxon	Evgeny Maleev

Plants

Pteridophyta

Name	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Azolla primaeva^[7]	Valid	Arnold	Ypresian (Early Eocene)	Allenby Formation	Canada

References

^ 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.
^ Bond (1955). Sanders, Manley, and Carpenter (2001), "Table 12.1" page 167.
^ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". http://www.polychora.com/dinolist.html. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
^ Montague, Jeremy. "Dr. Montague's Database". http://www.barry.edu/bio300/pdf/montague%20dino%20web%20data%2012-3-2005.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
^ Lavocat, R. 1955. Sur une portion de mandibule de thérepode provenant de Crétace supérieur de Madagascar. Bull. Musee Natl. d’Histoire Nat. (ser. 2) 27: pp. 256-259.
^ Maleev, E. A. (1955). "[Gigantic carnivorous dinosaurs of Mongolia]". Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 104: 634–637.
^ Arnold, C.A. (1955). "A Tertiary Azolla from British Columbia". Contributions from the Museum of. Paleontology, University of Michigan 12 (4): 37–45. http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/48289/2/ID129.pdf.

Bond, G. 1955. A note on dinosaur remains from the Forest Sandstone (Upper Karoo). Occasional Papers of the National Museum of Rhodesia 2: 795–800.
Sanders F, Manley K, Carpenter K. Gastroliths from the Lower Cretaceous sauropod Cedarosaurus weiskopfae. In: Tanke D.H, Carpenter K, editors. Mesozoic vertebrate life: new research inspired by the paleontology of Philip J. Currie. Indiana University Press; Bloomington, IN: 2001. pp. 166–180.