1903 in paleontology

The topic of 1903 in paleontology is of utmost importance today, as it has a significant impact on various areas of daily life. From its influence on the economy to its role in society, 1903 in paleontology is a topic that does not go unnoticed. Throughout history, it has been the subject of debate and analysis, and its relevance remains valid today. In this article, we will explore the different facets of 1903 in paleontology and its importance in today's world.

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Paleontology or palaeontology 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 humans have 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 1903.

Dinosaurs

New taxa

Taxon Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images
Brachiosaurus[2] Gen. et sp. nov. Valid Riggs Late Jurassic Morrison Formation  Colorado A brachiosaurid
Claosaurus affinis[3] Sp. nov. Nomen dubium Wieland Maastrichtian Pierre Shale  South Dakota A species of Claosaurus
Haplocanthosaurus[4] Gen. nov. Nomen conservandum Hatcher Late Jurassic Morrison Formation  Colorado New name for "Haplocanthus", mistakenly thought preoccupied
Haplocanthosaurus utterbacki[5] Sp. nov. Jr. synonym Hatcher Late Jurassic Morrison Formation  Colorado A species of Haplocanthosaurus now a synonym of Haplocanthosaurus priscus
Haplocanthus priscus[6] Gen. et sp. nov. Nomen rejectum Hatcher Late Jurassic Morrison Formation  Colorado Erroneously thought preoccupied by Haplacanthus Agassiz, 1845 and renamed Haplocanthosaurus.
Ornitholestes[7] Gen. et sp. nov. Valid Osborn Kimmeridgian Morrison Formation  Wyoming Known from a single skull and partial skeleton.
Telmatosaurus[8] Gen. nov. Valid Nopcsa Maastrichtian Sânpetru Formation  Romania New genus name for Limnosaurus transsylvanicus

Sauropterygians

  • Plesiosaur gastroliths documented.[9]

Newly named plesiosaurs

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Apatomerus

gen et sp

Valid

Williston

Albian

Kiowa Shale, Kansas

first described as a pterosaur; reidentified in the 1970s

Brachauchenius

gen et sp

Valid

Williston

Turonian

Greenhorn Formation,

A brachauchenine pliosaurid.

Brachauchenius lucasi pursuing a generic hesperornithiform bird.

Dolichorhynchops

gen et sp

Valid

Williston

Turonian

Smoky Hill Chalk, Kansas

A polycotylid.

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Lycosuchus

gen et sp

Valid

Broom

Middle Permian

Middle Abrahamskraal Formation

Lycosuchus

Scylacosaurus

gen et sp

Valid

Broom

Late Permian

Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone

Scylacosaurus

Scymnosaurus

gen et sp

Valid

Broom

Middle Permian

Middle Abrahamskraal Formation

Eutherians

Cetaceans

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Squalodon bariensis latirostris

Ssp. nov

Valid

Capellini

Late Oligocene (Chattian)

Unnamed deposit

 Italy

A squalodontid; now recognized as a species of Eosqualodon.

Pholidotes

Name Authors Age Location Notes Images
Metacheiromys Wortman 48 Million years ago. An Eocene Mammal related to modern pangolins.
Metacheiromys

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. ^ Riggs, E.S. 1903. Brachiosaurus altithorax, the largest known dinosaurs. Amer. J. Science 15 (4):pp. 299-306.
  3. ^ Weiland, G.R. (1903). "Note on the marine turtle Archelon. I. On the structure of the carapace, II. associated fossils". The American Journal of Science. Series 4. 15 (87): 211–216.
  4. ^ Hatcher, J.B. 1903. A new name for the Dinosaur Haplocanthus Hatcher. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 16: p.100.
  5. ^ Hatcher, J.B. 1903. Osteology of Haptocanthosaurus. with description of a new species, and remarks on the probable habits of the Sauropoda and the age and origin of the Atlantosaurus beds. Mem. Carnegie Mus. 2: pp. 1-72.
  6. ^ Hatcher, J.B. (1903). "A new sauropod dinosaur from the Jurassic of Colorado". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 16: 1–2.
  7. ^ Osborn, H. F. 1903. Ornitholestes hermanni, a new compsognathoid dinosaur from the Upper Jurassic. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 19: pp. 459-464.
  8. ^ Nopcsa, F. 1903. Telmatosaurus, new name for the dinosaur Limnosaurus. Geol. Mag. (ser. 4) 10:pp. 94-95.
  9. ^ Williston (1903). Sanders, Manley, and Carpenter (2001), "Table 12.1" page 167.
  • Sanders F, Manley K, Carpenter K. Gastroliths from the Lower Cretaceous sauropod Cedarosaurus weiskopfae. In: Tanke D.H, Carpenter K, editors. Mesozoic vertebrate life: new research inspired by the paleontology of Philip J. Currie. Indiana University Press; Bloomington, IN: 2001. pp. 166–180.
  • Williston, Samuel Wendel; 1903. North American Plesiosaurs; Field Columbian Museum Publication 73, Geological Series; II(I); Field Columbian Museum, Chicago.