1973 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 1973.

Contents

Arthropods

Insects

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Epiborkhausenites[2]

Gen et sp. nov

valid
  • Skalski

Bartonian

Baltic amber

 Lithuania

monotypic; An Oecophoridae 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 Status Authors Notes Images
Alocodon[5] Valid taxon
  • Thulborn
Efraasia[6] Valid taxon
Kelmayisaurus[7] Valid taxon
Lisboasaurus[8]

Misidentification.
  • Seiffert

Valid (although somewhat dubious) non-dinosaurian archosaur.
Phaedrolosaurus[7] Valid taxon
Phyllodon[9] Valid taxon
  • Thulborn
Shantungosaurus[10] Valid taxon
  • Hu C.
Trimucrodon[11] Valid taxon
  • Thulborn
Tugulusaurus[7] Valid taxon
Wuerhosaurus[7] Valid taxon
Wyleyia[12]

Misidentification.
  • Harrison
  • C. A. Walker

Valid non-dinosaurian taxon. Actually a bird.

Pterosaurs

New taxa

Name Status Authors Notes

Eudimorphodon

Valid

Zambelli

Noripterus

Valid

Yang

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name Status Authors Discovery year Age Unit Location Notes Images

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Valid

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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. ^ Skalski, A.W. (1973). "Studies on the Lepidoptera from fossil resins. Part II. Epiborkhausenites obscurotrimaculatus gen. et sp. nov. (Oecophoridae) and a tineid-moth discovered in the Baltic amber". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 18 (1): 153–160. http://app.pan.pl/archive/published/app18/app18-153.pdf. 
  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. ^ Thulborn, R.A. 1973. Teeth of ornithischian dinosaurs from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal. Serv. Geol. Portugal Mem. 22: pp. 89-134.
  6. ^ Galton, P. M. 1973. On the anatomy and relationships of Efraasia diagnostica (V. Huene) n. gen., a prosauropod dinosaur (Reptilia: Saurischia) from the Upper Triassic of Germany. Palaeontol. Z. 47: pp. 229-255.
  7. ^ a b c d Dong, Z.M. 1973. Dinosaurs from Wuerho. Reports of Paleontological Expedition to Sinkiang (II), Pterosaurian Fauna from Wuerho, Sinkiang. Memories of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropolgy, Academy of Science 11: pp. 45-52.
  8. ^ Seiffert, J. 1973. Upper Jurassic Lizards from Central Portugal. Contibuicao para o conhecimento da Fauna do Kimeridgiano da Mina de Lignito Guimarota (Leiria, Portugal). Servicox Geologicos de Portugal, Memoria 22 (new series): pp. 7-88.
  9. ^ Thulborn, R.A. 1973. Teeth of ornithischian dinosaurs from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal, with a description of a hypsolophodontid (Phyllodon henkeli gen. et sp. nov.) from the Guimarote Lignite. Memória dos Serviços Geológicos de Portugal, 22: pp. 89-134.
  10. ^ Hu, C. 1973. A new hadrosaur from the Cretaceous of Chucheng. Shantung. Acta Geol. Sinica 2: pp. 179-202.
  11. ^ Thulborn, R.A. 1973. Teeth of ornithischian dinosaurs from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal, with a description of a hypsolophodontid (Phyllodon henkeli gen. et sp. nov.) from the Guimarote Lignite. Memória dos Serviços Geológicos de Portugal, 22: pp. 89-134.
  12. ^ Harrison, C.J.O., and C.A. Walker. 1973. Wyleyja: a new bird humerus from the Lower Cretaceous of England. Palaeontology 16: pp. 721-728.