1928 in paleontology
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Paleontology or palaeontology (from Greek: paleo, "ancient"; ontos, "being"; and logos, "knowledge") 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 1928.
Dinosaurs
- Charles Gilmore returned to prospect for fossils in the Two Medicine Formation.[2] He would return yet again in 1935.[2]
Newly named dinosaurs
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[3]
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Plesiosaurs
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Pterosaurs
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Synapsids
Non-mammalian
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Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 "Previous Work," Trexler (2001); page 300.
- ↑ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ↑ Sternberg, C.H. 1928. A new armored dinosaur from the Edmonton Formation of Alberta. Can. Field-Nat. 22: pp. 93-106.
- 1 2 Nopcsa, F. 1928. Paleontological notes on reptiles. Geol. Hungarica, Set. Palaeontol. 1: pp. 1-84.
References
- Trexler, D., 2001, Two Medicine Formation, Montana: geology and fauna: In: Mesozoic Vertebrate Life, edited by Tanke, D. H., and Carpenter, K., Indiana University Press, pp. 298–309.