1954 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 1954.

Arthropods

Insects

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Parastylotermes frazieri[2]

Sp. nov

valid

Snyder

Miocene

 USA

A Stylotermitid termite.

Archosauromorphs

Dinosaurs

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

Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images
Mamenchisaurus[4] Valid taxon

Late Jurassic (late Callovian-early Oxfordian)

Shangshaximiao Formation

 China

A mamenchisaurid. The type species is M. constructus.
Therizinosaurus
Rebbachisaurus[5] Valid taxon

Early-Late Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian)

Tegana Formation

 Morocco

A rebbachisaurid.

Therizinosaurus[6] Valid taxon

Late Cretaceous (late Campanian-early Maastrichtian)

Nemegt Formation

 Mongolia

A therizinosaurid.

Synapsids

Pelycosaurs

Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Phreatophasma

Valid

Ivan Yefremov

Middle Permian

Unnamed unit

 Russia

A synapsid of uncertain affinities, perhaps a caseid.

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. ↑ Snyder, T.E. (1955). "A new fossil termite, Parastylotermes frazieri, from California (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae)" (PDF). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 57 (2): 79–80.
  3. ↑ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  4. ↑ Young C.-C. 1954. On a new sauropod from Yiping. Szechuan, China. Acta Palaeontol. Sinica 2: pp. 355-369.
  5. ↑ René Lavocat. 1954. Sur les Dinosauriens du continental intercalaire des Kem-Kem de la Daoura. C. R. 19th Internatl. Geol. Congr. (1952): pp. 65-68.
  6. ↑ Maleev, E.A. 1954. A new turtle-like saurian in Mongolia. Priroda (1954): pp. 106-108.