1958 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 1958.

Arthropods

Insects

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Parastylotermes calico[2]

Sp. nov

valid

Pierce

Miocene

 USA

A Stylotermitid termite.

Archosauromorphs

Dinosaurs

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

Name Status Authors Notes Images

Chingkankousaurus

Jr. synonym
  • Yang Z. J. (as Young C. C.)

Junior subjective synonym of Tarbosaurus.
Tsintaosaurus

Tsintaosaurus[4]

 Valid taxon

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name Status Authors Discovery year Age Unit Location Notes Images

'

Valid

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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. ↑ Pierce, W.D. (1958). "Fossil arthropods of California. No. 21. Termites from Calico Mountains nodules" (PDF). Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 575 (1): 13-24.
  3. ↑ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  4. ↑ Young C.-C. 1958. The dinosaurian remains of Laiyang, Shanrung. Palaeontol. Sinica (ser. C) 16: pp. 1-138.