1923 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 1923.
Arthropoda
newly named insects
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
valid |
Extinct Myrmeciin ant genus, type species Archimyrmex rostratus |
Archosauromorpha
Newly named dinosaurs
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[3]
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images | |
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Altispinax[4] |
An indeterminate theropod. New genus for "Megalosaurus" dunkeri Dames 1884. | |||||||
Lambeosaurus[5] | Valid taxon |
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middle-late Campanian |
A lambeosaurine hadrosaurid. | ||||
Lametasaurus[6] |
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late Maastrichtian |
A composite of abelisaurid and titanosaur remains. | |||||
Pentaceratops[7] | Valid taxon |
late Campanian |
A chasmosaurine ceratopsid. | |||||
"Protiguanodon"[8] | Junior synonym of Psittacosaurus. |
Öösh Formation |
A junior synonym of the psittacosaurid ceratopsian Psittacosaurus. | |||||
Protoceratops[9] | Valid taxon |
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middle-late Campanian |
A protoceratopsid ceratopsian. | |||
"Protrachodon"[10] | Nomen nudum. Junior synonym of Orthomerus. |
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Psittacosaurus[11] | Valid taxon |
Öösh Formation |
A psittacosaurid ceratopsian. | |||||
Thecocoelurus[4] |
An indeterminate ?abelisauroid. New genus for "Thecospondylus" daviesi Seeley, 1888. | |||||||
Pterosaurs
New taxa
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | |
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Valid |
Döderlein |
Solnhofen Limestone |
An anurognathid. | ||||
Synapsids
Non-mammalian
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Valid |
Late Permian |
A biarmosuchian, a member of Burnetiidae. | |||||
Dinophoneus |
Junior synonym |
Middle Permian |
A titanosuchid. Junior synonym of Jonkeria. | ||||
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.
- ↑ Dlussky, G.M. (2012). "New Fossil Ants of the Subfamily Myrmeciinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Germany". Paleontological Journal 46 (3): 288–292. doi:10.1134/s0031030111050054.
- ↑ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Huene, F. von. 1923. Carnivorous Saurischia in Europe since the Triassic. Bull. Geol. Soc. America 34: pp. 449-458.
- ↑ Parks, W.A. 1923. Corythosaurus intermedius, a new species of trachodont dinosaur. Univ. Toronto Stud. (Geol. Ser.) 13: pp. 1-32.
- ↑ Matley, C.A. 1923. Note on an armoured dinosaur from the Lameta beds of Jubbulpore. Rec. Geol. Survey India 55 (2): pp. 105-109.
- ↑ Osborn, H.F. 1923. A new genus and species of Ceratopsia from New Mexico, Pentaceratoos stennbergii. Amer. Mus. Novitates 93: pp. 1-3.
- ↑ Osborn, H.F. 1924. Psittacosaurus and Protiguanodon: two Lower Cretaceous ignanodonts from Mongolia. Amer. Mus. Novitates 127: pp. 1-16.
- ↑ Granger, W. and W.K. Gregory. 1923 Protoceratops andrewsi, a preceratopian dinosaur from Mongolia. Amer. Museum Novitates 42: pp. 1-9.
- ↑ Nopcsa, F. 1923. Die Familien der Reptilien. Fortschr. Geol. Palaeontol. 2: pp. 1-210.
- ↑ Osborn, H.F. 1923. Two Lower Cretaceous dinosaurs from Mongolia. Amer. Mus. Novitates 95: pp. 1-10.