1952 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 1952.
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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| "Syrmosaurus"[3] | Junior synonym |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian) |
Junior synonym of Pinacosaurus. | |||||
| Talarurus[4] | Valid taxon |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian) |
Bayan Shireh Formation |
An ankylosaurid. | ||||
Plesiosaurs
New taxa
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Welles |
An elasmosaurid plesiosaur. | |||||
Synapsids
Non-mammalian
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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". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ↑ Maleev, E. A. (1952). "Новое семейство бронированные динозавры из верхнего производство мела Монголии" [A new family of armored dinosaurs from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia]. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR. 87: 131–134.
- ↑ Maleev, E. A. (1952). "Новый анкилозавр из верхнего мела Монголии" [A new ankylosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia]. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR. 87: 273–276.