1930 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 feces (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 1930.

Plants

Angiosperms

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes
Carpolithus banisteroides^[2]	Species	jr synonym	Berry	Middle Eocene	Claiborne Formation	USA	A synonym of the extinct species Eucommia eocenica
Leguminosites copaiferanus^[2]	Species nov	jr synonym?	Berry	Middle Eocene	Claiborne Formation	USA	A synonym of the extinct species Eucommia eocenica
Simaroubites eocenica^[2]	Species nov	jr synonym	Berry	Middle Eocene	Claiborne Formation	USA	A synonym of the extinct species Eucommia eocenica

Arthropods

Newly named insects

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Lithomyrmex^[3]	Gen et sp nov	jr synonym	Carpenter	Late Eocene	Florissant Formation	USA	Agroecomyrmecin ant genus, two species, moved to Eulithomyrmex in 1935

Dinosaurs

Newly named dinosaurs

Name	Status	Authors		Notes
Mandschurosaurus	Nomen dubium	Riabinin		Possible synonym of Amurosaurus or Charonosaurus.

Anhanguera.

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Name	Status	Authors		Notes
Macroplata	Valid	Swinton
	Valid

Paleontologists

Death of William Diller Matthew.^[4]

References

↑ Gini-Newman, Garfield; Graham, Elizabeth (2001). Echoes from the past: world history to the 16th century. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ISBN 9780070887398. OCLC 46769716.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Call, V.B.; Dilcher, D.L. (1997). "The fossil record of Eucommia (Eucommiaceae) in North America". American Journal of Botany 84 (6): 798–814.
↑ Carpenter, F. M. (1930). "The fossil ants of North America.". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 70: 1–66.
↑ Farlow, James O.; M. K. Brett-Surmann (1999). The Complete Dinosaur. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 17. ISBN 0-253-21313-4. Cite uses deprecated parameters (help)

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