1953 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 1953.
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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| Brachylophosaurus[3] | Valid taxon |
Late Cretaceous (Judithian) |
A saurolophine hadrosaurid. |
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| Chiayusaurus[4] | Nomen dubium. |
Late Jurassic |
An indeterminate eusauropod. | |||||
| Heishansaurus[4] | Nomen dubium. |
Late Cretaceous (Djadokhtan) |
An ankylosaurid ankylosaur. | |||||
| Microceratops[4] |
Preoccupied. |
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Late Cretaceous (Djadokhtan) |
Preoccupied by Seyrig 1952. Renamed Microceratus in 2008. | ||||
| Peishansaurus[4] | Nomen dubium. | |||||||
| Sauroplites[4] | Valid taxon. |
A member of Polacanthidae. | ||||||
| Stegosaurides[4] | Nomen dubium. |
Early Cretaceous |
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Synapsids
Non-mammalian
| Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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junior synonym |
Brink and Kitching |
Late Permian |
Middle Abrahamskraal Formation |
A junior synonym of Aloposaurus. |
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junior synonym |
Brink and Kitching |
Late Permian |
A junior synonym of Scylacops. | ||||
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.
- ↑ Sternberg, C.H. 1953. A new hadrosaur from the Oldman Formation of Alberta: Discussion of nomenclature. Bull. Dept. Res. Dev. Can. 128: pp. 1-12.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bohlin, B. 1953. Fossil reptiles from Mongolia and Kansu. Sino-Swedish Exped. Publ. 37: pp. 1- 113 (Statens Etnografiska Museum, Stockholm);