1927 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 1927.
Archosauromorphs
Newly named dinosaurs
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[2]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Middle Jurassic (Callovian) |
A non-neosauropod eusauropod. The type species is Cetiosauriscus stewarti. |
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Newly named birds
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
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Synapsids
Non-mammalian
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Anningia |
Gen et sp nov |
Broom |
Middle Permian |
An indeterminate synapsid. | ||||
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Schmidt |
A member of Galesauridae. |
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Gen et sp nov |
Junior synonym |
Sushkin |
Late Permian |
Vyatkian Horizon |
A junior synonym of Dvinia. |
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Eutherians
Cetaceans
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Kellogg |
Middle Miocene (Langhian) |
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A close relative of the sperm whale. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gregory & Kellogg |
Late Pliocene (Piacenzian) |
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A close relative of the baiji; now referred to Parapontoporia |
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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.
- ↑ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ↑ Huene, F. von. 1927. Sichtung der Grundlagen der jetzigen Kenntnis der Sauropoden. Eclogae Geol. Helvetiae 20: pp. 444-470.
- ↑ Wetmore, A. (1927). "Fossil Birds from the Oligocene of Colorado" (PDF). Proceedings of the Colorado Museum of Natural History 7 (2): 1–14.