1945 in paleontology

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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 1945.

Archosauromorphs

Newly named protorosaurs

Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images
Gwyneddosaurus[2] Possible synonym of Tanytrachelos
  • Bock

Late Triassic (Carnian)

Lockatong Formation

 United States

A tanystropheid.

Dinosaurs

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Location Notes Images
Neosaurus missouriensis[3] Gen. et sp. nov. Preoccupied Gilmore Maastrichtian Ripley Formation  United States Preoccupied by Neosaurus Nopsca, 1923 and renamed Parrosaurus
Parrosaurus[4] Gen. nov. Nomen dubium Gilmore Maastrichtian Ripley Formation  United States A new genus name for Neosaurus missouriensis
Stegoceras lambei[5] Sp. nov. Valid Sternberg Campanian Oldman Formation  Canada A species of Stegoceras later named Colepiocephale lambei

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. ^ Bock, W. 1945. A new small Reptile from the Triassic of Pennsylvania. Notulae Naturae 154: pp. 1-8.
  3. ^ Gilmore, C.W. (1945). "A new sauropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Missouri. Part II - Description and discussion of the Missouri Dinosaur". Journal of Paleontology. 19 (1): 23–29.
  4. ^ Gilmore, C.W. (1945). "Parrosaurus, n. name, replacing Neosaurus Gilmore 1945". Journal of Paleontology. 19 (5): 540.
  5. ^ Sternberg, C.M. (1945). "Pachycephalosauridae proposed for dome-headed dinosaurs, Stegoceras lambei, n. sp., described". Journal of Paleontology. 19 (5): 534–538.