1938 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 1938.
Dinosaurs
Newly named dinosaurs
Synapsids
Non-mammalian
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type strata | Location | Notes | Images |
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Dinanomodon[2] | Valid | Broom | ||||||
Valid | Boonstra | |||||||
Valid | Broom | |||||||
Pelanomodon[2] | Valid | Broom | ![]() | |||||
Rubidgea[3] | Valid | Broom | ![]() | |||||
Valid | Efremov | ![]() | ||||||
Valid | Riabinin | ![]() |
Mammals
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type Strata | Location | Notes | Images |
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Cooperia[4] | Gen. et. sp. nov. | Jr Homonym | Wood | Eocene | The type species is C. totadentata. | ![]() | ||
Pachycrocuta[5] | Valid | ![]() | ||||||
Sp nov | Valid | Pleistocene | | |||||
Sarkastodon[6] | Gen et sp nov | Valid | Eocene | The type species is S. mongoliensis | ![]() | |||
Xenocyon[5] | Valid | ![]() |
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.
- ^ a b Broom, R. (1938). "On two new anomodont genera" (PDF). Annals of the Transvaal Museum: 247–250.
- ^ Broom, R. (October 1938). "20. On a New Family of Carnivorous Therapsids from the Karroo Beds of South Africa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. B108 (3): 527–533. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1938.tb08528.x. ISSN 0370-2774.
- ^ Wood, Horace Elmer (December 30, 1938). "Cooperia totadentata, a remarkable rhinoceros from the Eocene of Mongolia". American Museum Novitates (1012): 1–20. hdl:2246/2209.
- ^ a b c Kretzoi, M. (1938). "Die Raubtiere von Gombaszög nebst einer Übersicht der Gesamtfauna (Ein Beitrag zur Stratigraphie des Altquartärs)". Annales Musei Nationalis Hungarici. 31. Budapest: Hungarian Natural History Museum: 88–157.
- ^ Granger, Walter (April 21, 1938). "A giant oxyaenid from the Upper Eocene of Mongolia. American Museum novitates ; no. 969". American Museum Novitates (969): 1–5. hdl:2246/2199.