1940 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 1940.

Plants

Angiosperms

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Eucommia eocenica^[2]	Species	valid	(Berry) Brown	Middle Eocene	Claiborne Formation	USA	new generic placement of Simaroubites eocenica
Eucommia montana^[2]	Species	valid	Brown	Middle Eocene	Renova Formation	USA	Eucommia species, found across Western North America	Eucommia montana

Dinosaurs

Newly named dinosaurs

Data from George Olshevky's dinosaur genera list.^[3]

Name	Status	Authors		Notes	Images
"Caenagnathus"^[4]	Valid taxon	C. M. Sternberg			"Caenagnathus"

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Name	Status	Authors
"Seeleysaurus"	Valid	White
Seeleyosaurus	Valid	White
"Tremamesacleis"	Valid	White

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name	Status	Authors	Discovery year	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Aelurosauroides	Valid
Aelurosauropsis	Valid
Bienotherium	Valid
Dicynodontoides	Valid
Leontocephalus	Valid
Nanictocephalus	Valid
Prorubidgea	Valid

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 Call, V.B.; Dilcher, D.L. (1997). "The fossil record of Eucommia (Eucommiaceae) in North America". American Journal of Botany 84 (6): 798–814.
↑ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
↑ Sternberg, R.M. 1940. A toothless bird from the Cretaceous of Alberta. J. Paleontol. 14: pp. 81- 85.

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