1924 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 1924.
Dinosaurs
Newly named dinosaurs
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[2]
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Asiatosaurus[3] | Nomen dubium | An indeterminate sauropod. | |||||
Chirostenotes[4] | Valid taxon | middle-late Campanian | An Oviraptorosaur. | ![]() | |||
Dyoplosaurus[5] | Valid taxon |
| middle-late Campanian | An ankylosaurid. | |||
"Fenestrosaurus"[6] | Nomen nudum. | Same as Oviraptor. | |||||
Lycorhinus[7] | Valid taxon |
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Melanorosaurus[7] | Valid taxon |
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"Ornithoides"[8] | Nomen nudum. | Same as Saurornithoides | |||||
Oviraptor[8] | Valid taxon | middle-late Campanian | An oviraptorid. | ||||
"Ovoraptor"[6] | Nomen nudum. | Same as Velociraptor | |||||
Prodeinodon | Nomen dubium. |
| An indeterminate theropod. | ||||
Saurornithoides[6] | Valid taxon | middle-late Campanian |
| A troodontid. | ![]() | ||
Velociraptor[8] | Valid taxon | middle-late Campanian | ![]() |
Plesiosaurs
New taxa
Synapsids
Non-mammalian
Newly named mammals
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Amphicticeps[9] | Gen et sp nov | Valid | Matthew & Granger | An amphicynodont, type species is A. shackelfordi | ||||
Andrewsarchus[10] | Gen et sp nov | Valid | middle Eocene | A cetancodontamorph originally thought to be a mesonychian. | ![]() | |||
Bunaelurus parvulus[9] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Matthew & Granger | Junior synonym of Palaeogale sectoria | ||||
Bunaelurus ulysses[9] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Matthew & Granger | Junior synonym of Palaeogale sectoria | ||||
Sp nov | Valid | Matthew & Granger | An amphicyonid | |||||
Cynodon (Pachycynodon) teilhardi[9] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Matthew & Granger | An amphicynodont, moved to Amphicynodon teilhardi | ||||
Didymoconus[9] | Gen et sp nov | Valid | Matthew & Granger | A didymoconid, includes the species D. colgatei & D. berkeyi | ||||
Sp nov | Valid | Matthew & Granger | ||||||
Jr synonym | Valid | Matthew & Granger | Moved to the genus Asiavorator. | |||||
Paracynohyaenodon morrisi[9] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Matthew & Granger | A hyaenodont, moved to Propterodon morrisi in 1993 | ||||
Viverravus constans[9] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Matthew & Granger | A carnivoran, moved to Shandgolictis constans |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ Osborn, H.F. 1924. Sauropoda and Theropoda of the Lower Cretaceous of Mongolia. Amer. Mus. Novitates 128: pp. 1-7.
- ^ Gilmore, C.W. 1924. A new coelurid dinosaur from the Belly River Cretaceous of Alberta. Bull. Can. Dept. Mines Geol. Surv. 38: pp. 1-12.
- ^ Parks, W.A. 1924. Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus, a new genus and species of armored dinosaur; with notes on a skeleton of Prosaurolophus maximus. Univ. Toronto Stud. (Geol. Ser.) 18: pp. 1-35.
- ^ a b c Osborn, H.F. 1924. The discovery of an unknown continent. Nat. Hist. 24: pp. 133-149.
- ^ a b Haughton, S.H. 1924. The fauna and stratigraphy of the Stormberg series. Ann. South Africa Museum 12: pp. 323-497.
- ^ a b c Osborn, H.F. 1924. Three new Theropoda, Protoceratops zone, central Mongolia. Amer. Mus. Novitates 144: pp. 1-12.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Matthew, William Diller; Granger, Walter (1924-01-15). "New Carnivora from the Tertiary of Mongolia". American Museum Novitates (104).
- ^ Osborn, H. F. (11 November 1924). "Andrewsarchus, giant mesonychid of Mongolia". American Museum Novitates (146). American Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020.