1968 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 1968.

Contents

Flora

Ferns and fern allies

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeType localityLocationNotesImages

Allantodiopsis pugetensis [2]

Sp nov

valid

Wolfe

Middle Eocene

Puget Group
"Lower Fultonian"

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A dryopteridaceous fern

Allantodiopsis pugetensis Allantodiopsis pugetensis hypotype USNM 43251.png
Allantodiopsis pugetensis

Angiosperms

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeType localityLocationNotesImages

Alnus kluckingi [2]

Sp nov

valid

Wolfe

Late Eocene
"Upper Ravenian"

Puget Group
"below Kummer sandstone bed" Loc 9837

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A alder species.

Anacardites franklinensis [2]

Sp nov

valid

Wolfe

Late Eocene
"Lower Fultonian"

Roslyn Formation

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A cashew foliage form genus.

Artocarpoides kummerensis [2]

Sp nov

jr synonym

Wolfe

Late Eocene
"Upper Ravenian"

Puget Group
"below Cashman bed" Loc 9731

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A dicot of uncertain affinity.
Moved to Dicotylophyllum kummerensis (1977) [3]
Moved to Republica kummerensis (1987) [4]

Artocarpoides litseafolia [2]

Comb nov

jr synonym

(MacGinitie) Wolfe

Eocene
Ypresian

Ione Formation
"Chalk Bluff Flora" Loc P3324

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A dicot of uncertain affinity.
Moved from Lauropliyllum litseafolia (1941) [5]
Moved to Dicotylophyllum litseafolia (1969).
Moved to Republica litseafolia (1987) [4]

Republica litseafolia as Laurophyllum litseafolia cotype UCMP 2203 Plate22 Fig2.png

Calkinsia [2]

Gen et sp nov

valid

Wolfe

Late Eocene
"Upper Ravenian"

Puget Group
"below Cashman bed" Loc 9731

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A moon seed relative.
The type species is C. franklinensis

Camellia multiforma [2]

Comb nov

valid

(Potbury) Wolfe

Latest Eocene-Earliest Oligocene

La Porte Tuff

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A Camellia species.
Moved from Euphorbiophyllum multiformum (1935) [6]

Carya cashmanensis [2]

Sp nov

valid

Wolfe

Late Eocene
"Upper Ravenian"

Puget Group
"below Cashman bed" Loc 9731

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A hickory relative.

Carya pugetensis [2]

Sp nov

valid

Wolfe

Late Eocene
"Upper Ravenian"

Puget Group
"below Kummer sandstone bed" Loc 9680

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A hickory relative.

Castanopsis franklinensis [2]

Sp. nov

valid

Wolfe

Late Eocene
"Lower Fultonian"

Puget Group
"Above Franklin bed 12" Loc 9678

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A chinquapin species.

Cladrastis pugetensis [2]

Sp. nov

valid

Wolfe

Late Eocene
"Upper Ravenian"

Puget Group
"below Cashman bed" Loc 9731

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A Cladrastis species legume.

Dryophyllum pugetensis [2]

Sp. nov

valid

Wolfe

Late Eocene
"Lower Ravenian"

Puget Group
"Between Ravensdale beds 3 & 4" Loc 9694

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A Dryophyllum species.

Fothergilla durhamensis [2]

Sp. nov

jr synonym

Wolfe

Late Eocene
"Upper Fultonian"

Puget Group
"Below Durham bed 1" Loc 9832

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A platanaceous species.
Moved to Platimeliphyllum durhamensis in (2022) [7]

Goweria [2]

Gen et 2 Sp. nov

valid

Wolfe

Eocene

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A icacinaceous genus.
The type species is "Benzoin" dilleri (1900).
The genus also includes G. linearis.

Hyperbaena dilleri [2]

Comb nov

Jr synonym

(Knowlton) Wolfe

Eocene

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A moon seed relative.
Moved from "Benzoin" dilleri (1900).
Moved to Calkinsia dilleri (1977) [3]

Hypserpa cashmanensis [2]

Gen et sp nov

valid

Wolfe

Late Eocene
"Upper Ravenian"

Puget Group
"below Cashman bed" Loc 9731

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A Hypserpa species moon seed.

Hypserpa cashmanensis [2]

Sp nov

valid

Wolfe

Late Eocene
"Upper Ravenian"

Puget Group
"below Cashman bed" Loc 9731

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A Hypserpa species moon seed.

Hypserpa franklinensis [2]

Sp nov

valid

Wolfe

Late Eocene
"Lower Fultonian"

Puget Group
"Above Franklin bed 12" Loc 9678

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A Hypserpa species moon seed.

Macaranga pugetensis [2]

Sp. nov

valid

Wolfe

Late Eocene
"Upper Ravenian"

Puget Group
"below Cashman bed" Loc 9731

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A Macaranga species euphorbe.

Macclintockia pugetensis [2]

Sp nov

valid

Wolfe

Late Eocene
"Upper Kummerian"

Puget Group
Renton Formation Loc 9688

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A Macclintockia species.

Pterocarya pugetensis [2]

Sp. nov

valid

Wolfe

Late Eocene
"Upper Ravenian"

Puget Group
"below Kummer sandstone bed" Loc 9837

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A wingnut species.

"Pugetia" [2]

Gen et sp nov

homonym

Wolfe

Late Eocene
"Upper Fultonian"

Puget Group
"Green River canyon, above vein 12" Loc 1963

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A possible hickory relative.
The type species is "P". longifolia
Junior homonym of Pugetia Kylin, 1925

Rhamnites cashmanensis [2]

Sp nov

jr synonym

Wolfe

Late Eocene
"Upper Ravenian"

Puget Group
"below Cashman bed" Loc 9731

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identified as a Rhamnites buckthorn foliage.
Moved to Parashorea cashmanensis (1977) [3]

Rhamnites franklinensis [2]

Sp nov

valid

Wolfe

Late Eocene
"Lower Fultonian"

Puget Group
"Above Franklin bed 12" Loc 9678

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A Rhamnites buckthorn foliage.

Ternstroemites ravenensis [2]

Sp nov

valid

Wolfe

Late Eocene
"Lower Ravenian"

Puget Group
"Between Ravensdale beds 3 & 4" Loc 9694

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A Ternstroemites theaceous foliage.

Viburnum pugetensis [2]

Sp nov

valid

Wolfe

Late Eocene
"Lower Fultonian"

Puget Group
"Above Franklin bed 12" Loc 9678

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A Viburnum species.

Vinea [2]

Gen et sp nov

valid

Wolfe

Late Eocene
"Upper Fultonian"

Puget Group
"Below Durham bed 1" Loc 9832

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A walnut relative.
Also noted from the Roslyn Formation.

Willisia [2]

Gen et sp nov

Jr homonym

Wolfe

Late Eocene
"Upper Fultonian"

Puget Group
"Below Durham bed 1" Loc 9832

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A linden relative.
Jr homonym of Willisia Warming 1901.
Renamed Plafkeria in (1977)
The type species is "W." rentonensis

Arthropods

Insects

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeUnitLocationNotesImages

Eriocampa tulameenensis [8]

sp nov

Valid

Rice

Early Eocene

Allenby Formation

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A Tenthredinidae sawfly

Eriocampa tulameenensis Eriocampa tulameenensis holotype Rice 1968 Pl1 Fig1 cropped.png
Eriocampa tulameenensis

Pseudosiobla campbelli [8]

sp nov

Valid

Rice

Early Eocene

Horsefly Shales

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A Tenthredinidae sawfly

Pseudosiobla campbelli Pseudosiobla campbelli holotype Rice 1968 Pl1 Fig1b cropped.png
Pseudosiobla campbelli

Conodonts

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeLocationNotesImages

Neognathodus

gen nov

Valid taxon

David L. Dunn

Pennsylvanian

Archosauriformes

Dinosaurs

TaxonNoveltyStatusAuthor(s)AgeUnitLocationNotesImages
Aralosaurus tuberiferus [9] Gen. et sp. nov.Valid Rozhdestvensky Santonian Bostobe Svita Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan A hadrosaur Aralosaurus LM.png
Procheneosaurus convincens [9] Sp. nov.Valid Rozhdestvensky Santonian Dabrazinskaya Svita Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan A species of Procheneosaurus , later given the genus name Kazaklambia

Birds

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeType localityCountryNotesImages

Aethia rossmoori [10]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Howard

Late Miocene

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An Alcidae.

Alauda jordanica [11]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Tchernov

Middle Pleistocene

Ubeidiya Formation

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An Alaudidae.

Alcodes [10]

Gen et sp nov.

Valid

Howard

Late Miocene?

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An Alcidae,
type species A. ulnulus

Bathornis fricki [12]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Cracraft

Early Miocene

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A Bathornithid

Buteo circoides [13]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Kurochkin

Middle Oligocene

Tatal-Gol

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An Accipitridae.

Coturnicops avita [14]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Feduccia

Late Pliocene

Glenns Ferry Formation

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A Rallidae.

Cygnavus formosus [15]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Kurochkin

Late Eocene

Zaysan Bassin

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An Anatidae.

"Cygnopterus" lambrechti [15]

Sp. nov.

valid

Kurochkin

Middle Oligocene

Kustovskaya

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Phoenicopteriformes Incertae Sedis

Fulica stekelesi [11]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Tchernov

Middle Pleistocene

Ubeidiya Formation

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A Rallidae.

Fulmarus hammeri [10]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Howard

Late Miocene

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A Procellariidae.

Gobihierax [13]

Gen et Sp. nov.

Valid

Kurochkin

Middle Oligocene

Tatal-Gol

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An Accipitridae, Type sp G. edax

Guguschia nailiae [16]

Sp. nov.

Invalid [17]

Aslanova & Burchak-Abramovich

Middle Oligocene

Maykopian Clay

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A Swan, Anatidae.

Laterallus insignis [14]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Feduccia

Late Pliocene

Rexroad Formation

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A Rallidae.

Limicorallus [15]

Gen. et Sp. nov.

Valid

Kurochkin

Middle Oligocene-Miocene

Myn-Say Gorge

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A Phalacrocoracidae, type species L. saiensis.

Megaegotheles [18]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Jr synonym

Scarlett

Pleistocene-modern

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An Aegothelidae, type sp M. novaezealandiae,
jr syn of Aegotheles . [19]

Megagallinula [15]

Gen. et Sp. nov.

Valid

Kurochkin

Middle Oligocene

Kur-Say Gorge

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A Rallidae. type sp. M. harundinea

Melanocorypha gracilis [11]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Tchernov

Middle Pleistocene

Ubeidiya Formation

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An Alaudidae.

Palaeorallus alienus [13]

Sp. nov.

nomen dubium

Kurochkin

Middle Oligocene

Tatal-Gol

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A possible Rallidae,

Paracrax gigantea [20]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Cracraft

Late Oligocene

Brule Formation

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A Bathornithidae

Paracrax wetmorei [20]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Cracraft

Late Oligocene

Brule Formation

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A Bathornithidae

Petronia brevirostris [11]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Tchernov

Middle Pleistocene

Ubeidiya Formation

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A Passeridae.

Puffinus calhouni [10]

Sp. nov.

Valid

Howard

Late Miocene

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A Procellariidae.

Tutor dementievi [13]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Kurochkin

Middle Oligocene

Tatal-Gol

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An Accipitridae, jr syn of Venerator dementievi

Sauropterygians

Plesiosaurs

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeType localityLocationNotesImages

Ceraunosaurus

Gen et sp nov

jr synonym

Thurmond

Late Cretaceous

junior synonym of Trinacromerum

Synapsids

Mammaliformes

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeType localityLocationNotesImages

Megazostrodon

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Crompton & Jenkins

Early Jurassic

Elliot Formation

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A megazostrodontid morganucodont

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Megazostrodon

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