1907 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 or were published in the year 1907.

Arthropods

Insects

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Tortrix? destructus[2]

sp. nov

valid

Priabonian

Florissant Formation

 USA

A torticid moth

Archosaurs

Newly named ornithodirans

Data coutersy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[5]

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images
Scleromochlus[6]

gen. et sp. nov

Valid
  • Woodward

Late Triassic

 Scotland

A member of Ornithodira.

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Arnognathus

Valid
Galechirus

Galechirus

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. ↑ Cockerell, T. D. A. (1917). "Some American fossil insects". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 51: 89–106. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.51-2146.89.
  3. ↑ Wieland (1907). Sanders, Manley, and Carpenter (2001), "Table 12.1" page 167.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Brown (1907). Sanders, Manley, and Carpenter (2001), "Table 12.1" page 167.
  5. ↑ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  6. ↑ Woodward, A.S. 1907. On a new dinosaurian reptile (Scleromochlus taylori, gen. et sp. nov.) from the Trias of Lossiemouth, Elgin. Quart. J. Geol. Soc. London 63 (1, article 10): pp. 140-144.