1968 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 1968.

Contents

Arthropoda

New taxa

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Eriocampa tulameenensis[2]

sp nov

Valid

H M A Rice

Early Eocene

Allenby Formation

 Canada

Pseudosiobla campbelli[2]

sp nov

Valid

H M A Rice

Early Eocene

Horsefly beds

 Canada

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

Aralosaurus[5]

gen et sp nov

Valid taxon

Rozhdestvensky

Late Cretaceous

 Kazakhstan

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Ceraunosaurus

gen et sp nov

jr synonym

Thurmond

Late Cretaceous

 USA

junior synonym of Trinacromerum

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. ^ a b 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". 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. ^ 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.