1949 in paleontology

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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. 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 1949.

Arthropods

Insects

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Parastylotermes	Gen. nov	valid	Snyder & Emerson	Ypresian-Miocene		USA, Europe, India	A Stylotermitid termite genus.	Parastylotermes krishnai

Archosauromorphs

Archosauromorphs

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Elachistosuchus	Gen et sp nov	valid	Janensch	Triassic		Germany	Possible prosauropod.

Plesiosaurs

• Plesiosaur gastroliths documented.

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name	Status	Authors	Discovery year	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Aneugomphius	Valid
Homodontosaurus	Valid
Lemurosaurus	Valid
Myosauroides	Valid

References

• Welles, Samuel P. and Bump, J. D.; 1949; Alzadasaurus pembertoni, a new elasmosaur from the Late Cretaceous of South Dakota; Journal of Paleontology; 23(5) pp. 521–535
• Sanders F, Manley K, Carpenter K. Gastroliths from the Lower Cretaceous sauropod Cedarosaurus weiskopfae. In: Tanke D.H, Carpenter K, editors. Mesozoic vertebrate life: new research inspired by the paleontology of Philip J. Currie. Indiana University Press; Bloomington, IN: 2001. pp. 166–180.