1925 in paleontology

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List of years in paleontology
In science
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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 1925.

Arthropods

newly named insects

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Mesoraphidiidae[2]

Fam nov

valid

Martynov

Late Jurassic to Late Cretaceous

Northern Hemisphere

Extinct snakefly family, Type genus Mesoraphidia

Archosauromorpha

Newly named dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[3]

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Arrhinoceratops[4]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Parks

latest Campanian/earliest Maastrichtian

Edmonton Formation

 Canada

a Ceratopsian

Newly named plesiosaurs

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Tapinosaurus

nomen invalidum

Rabeck

Mislabeling of an image, not a valid genus name

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name Status Authors Discovery year Age Unit Location Notes Images

Baurioides

Valid

Lycaenodon

Valid

Lycaenoides

Valid

Lycaenops

Valid

Notosollasia

Valid

References

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