List of years 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 1914.
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp nov | jr synonym | A raphidiid snakefly | ![]() | |||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov | Valid | Wegner | A possibly freshwater dwelling plesiosaur | ![]() | ||||
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Fam et Gen nov | Valid | ![]() | ||||||
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Valid | Watson | 255 million years ago | A Gorgonopsian. | ![]() | ||
Valid | Watson | 270 million years ago | A Dinocephalian. | ![]() | ||
Valid | 263 million years ago | |||||
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