1976 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 1976.

Dinosaurs

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

Newly named dinosaurs

Name Status Authors Notes Images
Alioramus[4] Valid taxon
Alioramus
Othnielosaurus
Ouranosaurus
Itemirus[5] Valid taxon
Othnielosaurus Valid taxon
  • J. H. Madsen
Ouranosaurus[6] Valid taxon
Zigongosaurus[7]

Disputed.
  • Hou
  • Chao
  • Chu

Possible junior synonym of Mamenchisaurus.

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Name Status Authors Notes

Georgia[8]

Valid

Otschev

preoccupied by a genus of mollusk, renamed to Georgiasaurus in 1977

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. ↑ 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. ↑ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07. 
  3. ↑ Montague, Jeremy. "Dr. Montague's Database". Retrieved 2008-10-29. 
  4. ↑ Kurzanov, S.M. 1976. A new Late Cretaceous carnosaur from Nogon-Tsav, Mongolia [in Russian]. Sovm. Sov.-Mong. Paleontol. Eksped. Trudy 3: pp. 93-104.
  5. ↑ Kurzanov, S.M. 1976. Braincase structure in the carnosaur Itemirus n. gen. and some aspects of the cranial anatomy of dinosaurs. Paleontol. Zhurnal 1976: pp. 127-137.
  6. ↑ Taquet, P. 1977. Dinosaurs of Niger. Nigerina Field 42 (1): pp. 1-8.
  7. ↑ Hou, L., X. Chao, and (first name?) Chu. 1976. New discovery of sauropod dinosaurs from Sichuan. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 14: pp. 160- 165.
  8. ↑ Otschev, V.G. (1977). "A substitution for the preocupied name Georgia penzensis". Paleontological Journal 11: 118. 
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