1947 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 1947.

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Mosses

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeUnitLocationSynonymized taxaNotesImages

Palaeohypnum [2]

Sp nov

jr synonym

Steere

Eocene
Pribonian

Florissant Formation

Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado

A moss genus.
The type species is P. patens
Also included P. arnoldianum, P. brittoniae, P. brownii, & P. knowltoni
Species moved to Archaeomnium in 1952
Moved to Hypnites in 1980 [3]

Archosauromorphs

Newly named dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list. [4]

NameStatusAuthorsAgeLocationNotesImages
Amygdalodon [5] Nomen dubium Cabrera Middle Jurassic Toarcian * Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina A sauropod known from some vertebrae, ribs, four complete and three partial teeth, and a partial pelvis and shoulder-blade.
Amygdalodon Amygdalodon LM.png
Amygdalodon

Newly named pseudosuchians

NameStatusAuthorsAgeLocationNotesImages
Arizonasaurus [6] ValidWellesMiddle Triassic (Anisian)Flag of the United States.svg  USA (Flag of Arizona.svg  Arizona and Flag of New Mexico.svg  New Mexico)A poposaurid.
Arizonasaurus Arizonasaurus BW.jpg
Arizonasaurus

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

NameStatusAuthorsAgeLocationNotesImages
Kunminia ValidYoung Sinemurian * Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

Other Animals

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeLocationNotesImages
Beltanella [7] Gen. et sp. nov.Valid Sprigg Ediacaran Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia The type species is B. gilesi.
Cyclomedusa [7] Gen. et sp. nov.Valid Sprigg Ediacaran Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia The type species is C. davidii. Cyclomedusa.jpg
Dickinsonia [7] Gen. et sp. nov.Valid Sprigg Ediacaran Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Russia.svg  Russia and Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine A bilaterian of uncertain affinities. The type species is D. costata. DickinsoniaCostata.jpg
Ediacaria [7] Gen. et sp. nov.Valid Sprigg Ediacaran Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia The type species is E. flindersi. Ediacaria (35159560925).jpg
Papilionata [7] Gen. et sp. nov.Synonym of Dickinsonia Sprigg Ediacaran Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia The type species is P. eyrei.

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. LaMotte, R.S. (1952). Catalogue of the Cenozoic plants of North America through 1950. Geological Society of America Memoirs. Vol. 51. Geological Society of America. doi:10.1130/MEM51.
  3. Miller, N. G. (1980). "Fossil mosses of North America and their significance". The Mosses of North America. pp. 9–36.
  4. Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  5. Cabrera, A. 1947. Un sauropodo nuevo del Jurasico de Patagonia. Motas Mus. La Plata 12 Paleontol. 95: pp. 1-17.
  6. Welles, S.P. 1947. Vertebrates from the upper Moenkopi Formation of northern Arizona. University of California Publications Geol. Sci. 27: pp. 241-294.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Sprigg, Reg C. (1947). "Early Cambrian (?) jellyfishes from the Flinders Ranges, South Australia" (PDF). Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 71: 212–24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-29.