1920 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 1920.

List of years in paleontology (table)
In science
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1918
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Arthropods

Newly named insects

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Dolichoderus vectensis[2]

Sp nov

valid

Donisthorpe

Late Eocene

Bembridge Marls

 England

A dolichoderine ant

Emplastus emeryi[2]

Sp nov

jr synonym

Donisthorpe

Late Eocene

Bembridge Marls

 England

A dolichoderine ant
jr synonym of Emplastus britannicus

Emplastus britannicus
("E. emeryi" holotype)

Dolichoderus gurnetensis[2]

Sp nov

jr synonym

Donisthorpe

Late Eocene

Bembridge Marls

 England

A dolichoderine ant
jr synonym of Emplastus gurnetensis

E. gurnetensis queen

Archosauromorphs

Newly named dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[3]

Name Status Authors Location Notes Images

"Aristosaurus"[4]

Junior synonym.

  • van Hoepen

Junior synonym of Massospondylus.

"Dromicosaurus"[4]

Junior synonym.

  • van Hoepen

Junior synonym of Massospondylus.

Elaphrosaurus[5] Valid taxon
Eucnemesaurus[4] Valid taxon
  • van Hoepen
"Procheneosaurus"[6] Junior synonym.
  • Matthew
Junior synonym of Lambeosaurus.

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name Status Authors Age Location Notes Images

Alopecopsis

Valid

Broom 257 Millions of years ago.

Broomisaurus

Valid

Joleaud

Moschorhinus

Valid

Broom 250 Millions of years ago.

Protacmon

Valid

Watson 245 Millions of years ago.

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. Antropov AV, Belokobylskij SA, Compton SG, Dlussky GM, Khalaim AI, KolyadaVA, Kozlov MA, PerfilievaKS, Rasnitsyn AP (2014). "The wasps, bees and ants (Insecta: Vespida=Hymenoptera) from the Insect Limestone (Late Eocene) of the Isle of Wight, UK" (PDF). Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 104 (3–4): 335–446. doi:10.1017/S1755691014000103.
  3. Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  4. Hoepen, E.C.N. van. 1920. Contributions to the knowledge of the reptiles of the Karro Formation. 5. A new dinosaur from the Stormberg Beds. 6. Further dinosaurian material in the Transvaal Museum. Ann. Transvaal. Mus. 7: pp. 77-141.
  5. Janensch, W. 1920. Uber Elaphrosaurus bambergi und die Megalosaurier aus den Tendaguru-Schichten Deutsch-Ostafricas. Sitzungsberichte Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde Berlin 8: pp. 225-235.
  6. Matthew, W.D. 1920. Canadian dinosaurs. Nat. Hist. 20: pp. 536-544.
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