1980 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 1980.

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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
Callovosaurus[4] Valid taxon
Dracopelta[5] Valid taxon
Erlikosaurus[6] Valid taxon

Altangerel Perle vide:
Kakuru[7] Valid taxon
  • Pledge
Minmi[8] Valid taxon
Noasaurus[9] Valid taxon
  • J. Powell
Saltasaurus[9] Valid taxon
  • Jaime Eduardo Powell
Zephyrosaurus[10] Valid taxon

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Name Status Authors Notes

Bishanopliosaurus

Valid

Dong

Borealonectes

Valid

Sato Wu

Pterosaurs

New taxa

Name Status Authors Notes

Santanadactylus

Valid

de Buisonjé

Valid

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. ^ 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. ^ Galton, P.M. 1980. European Jurassic ornithopod dinosaurs of the families Hypsilophodontidae and Camptosauridae. N. Jb. Geol. Paläont. Abh. 160 (1): pp. 73-95.
  5. ^ Galton, P.M. 1980. Partial skeleton of Dracopelta zbyszewskii n.gen. and n.sp., an ankylosaurian dinosaur from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal. Géobios 13: pp. 451-457.
  6. ^ Perle vide Barsbold, R. and A. Perle. 1980. Segnosauria, a new infraorder of carnivorous dinosaurs. Acta Palaeontol. Polonica 25: pp. 185- 195.
  7. ^ Molnar, R.E. and N.S. Pledge. 1980. A new theropod dinosaur from South Australia. Alcheringa 4: pp. 281-287.
  8. ^ Molnar, R.E. 1980. An ankylosaur (Ornithischia: Reptilia) from the Lower Cretaceous of southern Queensland. Mem. Queensland Mus. 20: pp. 77- 87.
  9. ^ a b Bonaparte, J.F. and J.E. Powell. 1980. A continental assemblage of tetrapods from the Upper Cretaceous beds of El Brete, northwest Argentina (Sauropoda-Coelurosauria-Carnosauria- Aves). Mém. Soc. géol. Fr. N.S. 139: pp. 19-28.
  10. ^ Sues, H.-D. 1980. Anatomy and relationships of a new hypsilophodontid dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of North America. Palaeontographica. Abt. (A) 169: pp. 51-72.
  11. ^ Darby and Ojakangas (1980). Sanders, Manley, and Carpenter (2001), "Table 12.1" page 167.