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 1943.
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Dinosaurs
Newly named dinosaurs
Data are courtesy of George Olshevky's dinosaur genera list.[2]
Name | Status | Authors | Location | Notes | Images | |
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Pachycephalosaurus[3] | Valid taxon |
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| A large pachycephalosaurid |
Plesiosaurs
New taxa
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Synapsids
Non-mammalian
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Location | Notes | Images |
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Dinodontosaurus | Valid | Romer | 237 millions of years ago |
| The Dicinodont with terrible teeth. | |
Exaeretodon | Valid | Cabrera | 226 millions of years ago |
| This was a plant-eating Cynodont. | |
Theropsis | 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.
- ^ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ Brown, B. and E.M. Schlaikjer. 1943. A study of the troodont dinosaurs with the description of a new genus and four new species. Bull. Am. Museum. Nat. Hist. 82: pp. 121-149.