1924 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 1924.
Dinosaurs[edit]
Newly named dinosaurs[edit]
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[2]
| Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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| Asiatosaurus[3] | Nomen dubium | An indeterminate sauropod. | |||||
| Chirostenotes[4] | Valid taxon | middle-late Campanian | An Oviraptorosaur. |  | |||
| Dyoplosaurus[5] | Valid taxon | middle-late Campanian | An ankylosaurid. | ||||
| "Fenestrosaurus"[6] | Nomen nudum. | Same as Oviraptor. | |||||
| Lycorhinus[7] | Valid taxon |
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| Melanorosaurus[7] | Valid taxon |
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| "Ornithoides"[8] | Nomen nudum. | Same as Saurornithoides | |||||
| Oviraptor[8] | Valid taxon | middle-late Campanian | An oviraptorid. | ||||
| "Ovoraptor"[6] | Nomen nudum. | Same as Velociraptor | |||||
| Prodeinodon | Nomen dubium. |
| An indeterminate theropod. | ||||
| Saurornithoides[6] | Valid taxon | middle-late Campanian |
| A troodontid. |  | ||
| Velociraptor[8] | Valid taxon | middle-late Campanian |  |
Plesiosaurs[edit]
New taxa[edit]
Synapsids[edit]
Non-mammalian[edit]
Newly named mammals[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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| Gen et sp nov | Valid | Matthew & Granger | An amphicynodont, type species is A. shackelfordi | |||||
| Andrewsarchus[10] | Gen et sp nov | Valid | middle Eocene | A cetancodontamorph originally thought to be a mesonychian. |  | |||
| Sp nov | jr synonym | Matthew & Granger | Junior synonym of Palaeogale sectoria | |||||
| Sp nov | jr synonym | Matthew & Granger | Junior synonym of Palaeogale sectoria | |||||
| Sp nov | Valid | Matthew & Granger | An amphicyonid | |||||
| Sp nov | jr synonym | Matthew & Granger | An amphicynodont, moved to Amphicynodon teilhardi | |||||
| Gen et sp nov | Valid | Matthew & Granger | A didymoconid, includes the species D. colgatei & D. berkeyi | |||||
| Sp nov | Valid | Matthew & Granger | ||||||
| Jr synonym | Valid | Matthew & Granger | Moved to the genus Asiavorator. | |||||
| Sp nov | jr synonym | Matthew & Granger | A hyaenodont, moved to Propterodon morrisi in 1993 | |||||
| Sp nov | jr synonym | Matthew & Granger | A carnivoran, moved to Shandgolictis constans |
References[edit]
- ^ 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". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ Osborn, H.F. 1924. Sauropoda and Theropoda of the Lower Cretaceous of Mongolia. Amer. Mus. Novitates 128: pp. 1-7.
- ^ Gilmore, C.W. 1924. A new coelurid dinosaur from the Belly River Cretaceous of Alberta. Bull. Can. Dept. Mines Geol. Surv. 38: pp. 1-12.
- ^ Parks, W.A. 1924. Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus, a new genus and species of armored dinosaur; with notes on a skeleton of Prosaurolophus maximus. Univ. Toronto Stud. (Geol. Ser.) 18: pp. 1-35.
- ^ a b c Osborn, H.F. 1924. The discovery of an unknown continent. Nat. Hist. 24: pp. 133-149.
- ^ a b Haughton, S.H. 1924. The fauna and stratigraphy of the Stormberg series. Ann. South Africa Museum 12: pp. 323-497.
- ^ a b c Osborn, H.F. 1924. Three new Theropoda, Protoceratops zone, central Mongolia. Amer. Mus. Novitates 144: pp. 1-12.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Matthew, William Diller; Granger, Walter (1924-01-15). "New Carnivora from the Tertiary of Mongolia". American Museum Novitates (104).
- ^ Osborn, H. F. (11 November 1924). "Andrewsarchus, giant mesonychid of Mongolia". American Museum Novitates (146). American Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020.