1940 in paleontology

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 1940.

List of years in paleontology (table)
In science
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1938
1939
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1943

Plants

Angiosperms
Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Eucommia eocenica[2]

Species

valid

(Berry) Brown

Middle Eocene

Claiborne Formation

 USA

new generic placement of Simaroubites eocenica

Eucommia montana[2]

Species

valid

Brown

Middle Eocene

Renova Formation

 USA

Eucommia species, found across Western North America

Eucommia montana

Arthropods

insects
Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Centrinus longipes[3]

Sp nov

valid

Piton

Thanetian

Menat Formation

 France

A weevil
Centrinus longipes

Lixus ligniticus[3]

Sp nov

valid

Piton

Thanetian

Menat Formation

 France

A weevil
Lixus ligniticus

Doryderes laticollis[3]

Sp nov

valid

Piton

Thanetian

Menat Formation

 France

A pentatomid stinkbug
Doryderes laticollis

Phaenolobus arvernus[3]

Sp nov

valid

Piton

Thanetian

Menat Formation

 France

An ichneumonid wasp
Phaenolobus arvernus

Dinosaurs

Newly named dinosaurs

Data from George Olshevky's dinosaur genera list.[4]

Name Status Authors Location Images
Caenagnathus[5] Valid taxon
  • C. M. Sternberg
Caenagnathus

Plesiosaurs

New taxa
Name Status Authors Location Images

Seeleyosaurus

Valid

White

Tremamesacleis

Jr. Synonim of Muraenosaurus.

White

Synapsids

Non-mammalian
Name Status Authors Age Location Notes Location

Aelurosauroides

Jr. Synonim of Aelurosaurus.

Aelurosauropsis

Valid

 Haughton and Brink

Bienotherium

Valid

 Young 193 Millions of years ago.

Dicynodontoides

Valid

 Broom 257 Millions of years ago.

Leontocephalus

Jr. Synonim of Aelurognathus.

Nanictocephalus

Valid

 Broom 257 Millions of years ago

Prorubidgea

Jr. Synonim of Aelurognathus
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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. Call, V.B.; Dilcher, D.L. (1997). "The fossil record of Eucommia (Eucommiaceae) in North America" (PDF). American Journal of Botany. 84 (6): 798–814. doi:10.2307/2445816. JSTOR 2445816. PMID 21708632.
  3. Piton, L. (1940). "Paléontologie du Gisement Éocéne de Menat (Puy-de-Dôme) (Flore et Faune)". Mémoire de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle d'Auvergne. 1: 1–303.
  4. Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  5. Sternberg, R.M. 1940. A toothless bird from the Cretaceous of Alberta. J. Paleontol. 14: pp. 81- 85.
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