1946 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 1946.
Mollusca
Newly named bivalves
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Ctenodonta spjeldnaesi.[2] |
Sp nov |
synonym |
Reed |
Ashgillian |
transferred to Similodonta in 1964 |
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Nucula magna.[2] |
Sp nov |
synonym |
Lamont |
Ashgillian |
transferred to Similodonta in 1964 |
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Dinosaurs
Newly named dinosaurs
There were no newly named dinosaur that year.
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 Cope, J.C.W. (1999). "Middle Ordovician bivalves from Mid-Wales and the Welsh Borderland". Palaeontology 42 (3): 467–499. doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00081.