1952 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 1952.

List of years in paleontology (table)
In science
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1955

Dinosaurs

Newly named dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[2]

Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images
"Syrmosaurus"[3] Junior synonym

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian)

Junior synonym of Pinacosaurus.
"Syrmosaurus" (Pinacosaurus)
Talarurus[4] Valid taxon

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian)

Bayan Shireh Formation

An ankylosaurid.
Talarurus

Plesiosaurs

New taxa
Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Styxosaurus

Valid

Welles

Late Cretaceous (Santonian to early Campanian)

Niobrara Formation
Pierre Shale

A Long-Necked elasmosaurid plesiosaur.
Styxosaurus

Synapsids

Non-mammalian
Name Status Authors Discovery year Age Unit Location Notes Images

Valid

Valid
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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. Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  3. Maleev, E. A. (1952). "Новое семейство бронированные динозавры из верхнего производство мела Монголии" [A new family of armored dinosaurs from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia]. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR. 87: 131–134.
  4. Maleev, E. A. (1952). "Новый анкилозавр из верхнего мела Монголии" [A new ankylosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia]. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR. 87: 273–276.
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