1932 in paleontology

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 1932.

Archosauromorphs

Newly named basal archosauromorphs

Newly named pseudosuchians

Newly named dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.^[3]

Name	Status	Authors		Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Aegyptosaurus[4]	Valid taxon	Stromer		Middle Cretaceous (early Cenomanian)	Bahariya Formation	Egypt	A titanosaur.	Magnosaurus
Betasuchus[2]	Nomen dubium.	Friedrich von Huene		Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)	Maastrichtian Beds	Netherlands	A possible abelisauroid.
Caudocoelus[2]		Friedrich von Huene		Late Jurassic {Kimmeridgian)	Unnnamed unit	France	Junior objective synonym of Teinurosaurus.
Dolichosuchus[2]	Nomen dubium.	Friedrich von Huene
Fulgurotherium[2]	Valid taxon	Friedrich von Huene		Middle Cretaceous (late Albian)	Griman Creek Formation	Australia	A dubious ornithopod.
Iliosuchus[2]	Nomen dubium	Friedrich von Huene		Middle Jurassic (Bathonian	Taynton Limestone Formation	UK	A dubious tetanuran.
"Macrophalangia"[5]		C. M. Sternberg		Late Cretaceous (middle to late Campanian)	Dinosaur Park Formation	Canada	Junior subjective synonym of Chirostenotes.
Magnosaurus[2]	Valid taxon	Friedrich von Huene		Middle Jurassic (Bajocian)	Inferior Oolite	UK	A megalosaurid.
Magyarosaurus[2]	Valid taxon	Friedrich von Huene		Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)	Sanpetru Formation	Romania	A titanosaur.
Plateosauravus[2]		Friedrich von Huene		Late Triassic (possibly late Norian to Rhaetian)	Lower Elliot Formation	South Africa	A basal sauropodomorph.
Polyodontosaurus[6]		Gilmore		Late Cretaceous (middle to late Campanian)	Dinosaur Park Formation	Canada	Junior subjective synonym of Troodon.
Rapator[2]	Nomen dubium.	Friedrich von Huene		Middle Cretaceous (late Albian)	Griman Creek Formation	Australia	A megaraptoran neovenatorid.
Stenonychosaurus[5]		C. M. Sternberg		Late Cretaceous (middle to late Campanian)	Dinosaur Park Formation	Canada	Junior subjective synonym of Troodon.
Walgettosuchus[2]	Nomen dubium.	Friedrich von Huene		Middle Cretaceous (late Albian)	Griman Creek Formation	Australia	A dubious theropod.
Yaleosaurus[2]		Friedrich von Huene		Early Jurassic	Portland Formation	US	Junior subjective synonym of Anchisaurus.

Other diapsids

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 Huene, F. von. 1932. Die fossile Reptile- Ordnung Saurischia, ihre Entwicklung und Geschichte. Monogr. Geol. Palaeontol. (Pt. I and II, Ser. I) 4: pp. 1-361.
3. ↑ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07. 
4. ↑ Stromer, E. 1932. Ergebnisse der Forschungsreisen Prof. E. Stromers in den Wusten Agyptens. II. Wirbeltier-Reste der Baharije-Stufe (unterstes Cenoman). 11. Sauropoda: Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Mathematischnaturwissenschafiliche Abteilung, Neue Folge 10, pp. 3-21.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sternberg, C.H. 1932. Two new theropod dinosaurs from the Belly River Formation of Alberta. Can. Field-Nat. 46: pp. 99-105.
6. ↑ Gilmore, C.W. 1932. A new fossil lizard from the Belly River Formation of Alberta. Trans. Roy. Soc. Can. (ser. 3) 26: pp. 117-120.