1920 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 1920.
Expeditions, field work, and fossil discoveries
- Winter - Summer: William Edmund Cutler finished excavating the "Eoceratops" he discovered in Dinosaur Provincial Park the previous year. He shipped the specimen to Calgary where it was to be stored until he could find an institution willing to buy it. Cutler's "Eoceratops" seemingly vanished after being put into storage and would not be relocated for nearly 90 years when Darren Tanke tracked it to the Natural History Museum in London.[2]
Scientific advances
Vertebrate paleozoology
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[3]
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| "Procheneosaurus"[6] | Junior synonym. |
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People
Awards and recognition
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.
- ↑ D. H. Tanke. 2010. Lost in plain sight: rediscovery of William E. Cutler's missing Eoceratops. In M. J. Ryan, B. J. Chinnery-Allgeier, D. A. Eberth (eds.), New Perspectives on Horned Dinosaurs: The Royal Tyrrell Museum Ceratopsian Symposium. Indiana University Press, Bloomington 541-550.
- ↑ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- 1 2 3 Hoepen, E.C.N. van. 1920. Contributions to the knowledge of the reptiles of the Karro Formation. 5. A new dinosaur from the Stormberg Beds. 6. Further dinosaurian material in the Transvaal Museum. Ann. Transvaal. Mus. 7: pp. 77-141.
- ↑ Janensch, W. 1920. Uber Elaphrosaurus bambergi und die Megalosaurier aus den Tendaguru-Schichten Deutsch-Ostafricas. Sitzungsberichte Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde Berlin 8: pp. 225-235.
- ↑ Matthew, W.D. 1920. Canadian dinosaurs. Nat. Hist. 20: pp. 536-544.