1979 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 1979.

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Dinosaurs

Newly named dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list[2] and Dr. Jeremy Montague's dinosaur genus database.[3]

Name Status Authors Notes Images
"Cylindricodon" Same as Hylaeosaurus

Sir Richard Owen vide:

  • Ingles
  • Sawyer

Preoccupied by Jaeger 1828.
Dravidosaurus[4] Valid taxon
  • Yadagiri
  • Ayyasami
"Gadolosaurus"[5] Nomen nudum.
  • Saito
Gilmoreosaurus[6] Valid taxon
  • Michael K. Brett-Surman
Gravitholus[7] Nomen dubium. Possible junior synonym of Stegoceras.
  • Wall
"Koreanosaurus" Nomen nudum
  • Kim H. M.
Maiasaura[8] Valid taxon
  • Makela

The announcement of Maiasaura attracted renewed scientific interest to the Two Medicine Formation and many new kinds of dinosaurs have been discovered as a result of the increased research.[9]
Majungatholus[10] Junior synonym of Majungasaurus.
Microhadrosaurus[11] Nomen dubium.
Mussaurus[12] Valid taxon
  • Vince
Nanshiungosaurus[13] Valid taxon
Patagosaurus[14] Valid taxon
Piatnitzkysaurus[14] Valid taxon
Secernosaurus[15] Valid taxon
  • Michael K. Brett-Surman
Segnosaurus[16] Valid taxon
Torvosaurus[17] Valid taxon
  • Jim Jenson
Unquillosaurus[18] Valid taxon
  • Jaime Eduardo Powell
Volkheimeria[14] Valid taxon
Yandusaurus[19] Valid taxon
  • He

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Name Status Authors Notes

Dravidosaurus

Valid

Yadagiri Ayyasami

Valid

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name Status Authors Discovery year Age Unit Location Notes Images

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Valid

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Valid

Footnotes

  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. ^ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". http://www.polychora.com/dinolist.html. Retrieved 2008-08-07. 
  3. ^ Montague, Jeremy. "Dr. Montague's Database". http://www.barry.edu/bio300/pdf/montague%20dino%20web%20data%2012-3-2005.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-29. 
  4. ^ Yadagiri, P. and K. Ayyasami. 1979. A new Stegosaurian dinosaur from Upper Cretaceous sediments of South India. J. Geol. Soc. India 20 (2): pp. 521-530.
  5. ^ Saito, T. 1979. Wonder of the World's Dinosaurs. Kodansha Publishers, Tokyo (Plate 71).
  6. ^ Brett-Surman, M.K. 1979. Phylogeny and paleobiogeography of hadrosaurian dinosaurs. Nature 277: pp. 560-562.
  7. ^ Wall, W P. and P.M. Galton. 1979. Notes on pachycephalosaurid dinosaurs (Reptilla: Ornithischia) from North America, with comments on their status as ornithopods. Can. J. Earth Sci. 16: pp. 1176-1186.
  8. ^ Horner, J.R. and R. Makela. 1979. Nest of juveniles provides evidence of family structure among dinosaurs. Nature. 282: pp. 296-298.
  9. ^ "Introduction," Trexler (2001); pages 299-300.
  10. ^ Sues, H.-D. and P. Taquet. 1979. A pachycephalosaurid dinosaur from Madagascar and a Laurasia-Gondwanaland connection in the Cretaceous. Nature 279: pp. 633-635.
  11. ^ Dong, Z. 1979. Cretaceous Dinosaurs of Hunan, in Mesozoic-Cenozoic Redbeds of Hunan. Palaeontologica Sinica: pp.346-347.
  12. ^ Bonaparte J.F. and M. Vince. 1979. El hallazgo del primer nido de dinosaurios triasicos, (Saurischia, Prosauropoda), Triásico superior de Patagonia, Argentina. Ameghiniana Revista de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina 16 (1-2): pp. 173-182.
  13. ^ Dong, Z. 1979. The Cretaceous dinosaur fossils in southern China. In: Mesozoic and Cenozoic Red Beds in Southern China. Inst. Vert. Paleontol. Paleoanthropol. Nanjing Geol. Paleontol. Inst. Sci.. Press, Beijing: pp.342-350.
  14. ^ a b c Bonaparte, J.F. 1979. Dinosaurs: A Jurassic assembalge from Patagonia. Science 205: pp. 1377-1379.
  15. ^ Brett-Surman, M. K. 1979. Phylogeny and paleobiogeography of hadrosaurian dinosaurs. Nature 277: pp. 560-562.
  16. ^ Perle A. 1979. Segnosauridae - A new family of theropods from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. Sovm. Soviet-Mongolean Paleontol. Eksped. Trudy 8: pp. 45-55.
  17. ^ Galton, P.M. and J.A. Jensen. 1979. A new large theropod dinosaur from the Upper Jurassic of Colorado. Brigham Young University Geology Studies. 26 (2): pp. 1-12.
  18. ^ Powell, J.E. 1979. Sobre una asociacion de dinosaurios y otras evidencias de vertebrados del Cretacico superior de la region de La Candelaria, Prov. de Salta, Argentina. Ameghiniana 16: pp. 191-204.
  19. ^ He X. 1979. A newly discovered ornithopod dinosaur Yandusaurus from Zigong. Sichuan. In: Contribution to International Exchange of Geology. Part 2. Stratigraphy and paleontology. Geol. publishing House, Beijing: pp. 116-123.

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