1955 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 1955.

Plants[]

Pteridophyta[]

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Location Notes Images

Azolla primaeva[2]

Comb nov

Valid

(Penhallow) Arnold

Ypresian

Allenby Formation

 Canada

A waterfern, moved from Azollophyllum primaevum Penhallow, 1890

Azolla primaeva


Dinosaurs[]

  • Massospondylus gastroliths are documented.[3]

Newly named dinosaurs[]

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

Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images
Majungasaurus[5] Valid taxon

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

Maevarano Formation

A majungasaurine abelisaurid.

Majungasaurus
Tarbosaurus[6] Valid taxon

Late Cretaceous (late Campanian-early Maastrichtian)

Nemegt Formation
Subashi Formation


An Asian Tyrannosaurus-looking tyrannosaurid.

Tarbosaurus

Synapsids[]

Theriodonts[]

Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Sauroctonus

Valid

Bystrow

Late Permian

Semen Formation
Teekloof Formation

A gorgonopsian.

Sauroctonus

Scalenodon

Valid

Crompton and Parrington

Middle Triassic

Manda Formation

A traversodontid cynodont.

Eutherians[]

Cetaceans[]

Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Liolithax pappus

Jr. Synonim

Kellogg

Middle Miocene (Langhian)

Synonim of .

Valid

Kellogg

Middle Miocene (Langhian)

Calvert Formation

An odontocete of uncertain position.

Valid

Kellogg

Middle Miocene (Langhian)

Calvert Formation

An odontocete of uncertain position; new genus for "Delphinapterus" gabbi Cope (1868).

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. ^ Arnold, C.A. (1955). "A Tertiary Azolla from British Columbia" (PDF). Contributions from the Museum of. Paleontology, University of Michigan. 12 (4): 37–45.
  3. ^ Bond (1955). Sanders, Manley, and Carpenter (2001), "Table 12.1" page 167.
  4. ^ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  5. ^ Lavocat, R. 1955. Sur une portion de mandibule de thérepode provenant de Crétace supérieur de Madagascar. Bull. Musee Natl. d’Histoire Nat. (ser. 2) 27: pp. 256-259.
  6. ^ Maleev, E. A. (1955). "Гигантских плотоядных динозавров Монголии" [Gigantic carnivorous dinosaurs of Mongolia]. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR. 104: 634–637.
  • Bond, G. 1955. A note on dinosaur remains from the Forest Sandstone (Upper Karoo). Occasional Papers of the National Museum of Rhodesia 2: 795–800.
  • Sanders F, Manley K, Carpenter K. Gastroliths from the Lower Cretaceous sauropod Cedarosaurus weiskopfae. In: Tanke D.H, Carpenter K, editors. Mesozoic vertebrate life: new research inspired by the paleontology of Philip J. Currie. Indiana University Press; Bloomington, IN: 2001. pp. 166–180.
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