Paleontology, palaeontology or palæontology (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 mankind has 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 1944.
Dinosaurs
- The only known fossils of Poekilopleuron are destroyed during the Allied liberation of Normandy.[2]
Newly named dinosaurs
Data coutersy of George Olshevky's dinosaur genera list.[3]
Plesiosaurs
New taxa
References
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- ↑ Young C.-C. 1944. On the reptilian remains from Weiyuan, Szechuan, China. Bull. Geol. Soc. China 24: pp. 187-209.
