1935 in paleontology

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 1935.

Expeditions, field work, and fossil discoveries

• Charles Gilmore returned to prospect for fossils in the Two Medicine Formation.^[2]

Institutions and organizations

Natural history museums

• The Calgary Public Museum of Alberta, Canada closed due to financial problems triggered by the Great Depression. By this point the museum had accumulated roughly 7500 different items of both natural and man-made origin. The collections were stored in another Calgary building called the Coste House.^[3]

Invertebrate paleozoology

insects

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Eulithomyrmex[4]	Gen nov	valid	Carpenter	Late Eocene	Florissant Formation	USA	Agroecomyrmecin ant genus, replacement name for Lithomyrmex Carpenter, 1930	Eulithomyrmex rugosus

Vertebrates

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