1964 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.[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 1964.
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Arthropods
Newly named insects
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Comb nov |
Syn |
Late Eocene |
A Dolichoderin ant |
Mollusca
Newly named bivalves
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Soot-Reyn |
Europe and North America |
New genus and species with five other species moved from other genera |
Archosauromorphs
Newly named dinosaurs
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[4]
| Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images | |
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| Chilantaisaurus[5] | Valid taxon |
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Late Cretaceous (Turonian) |
A member of Neovenatoridae. |
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| Eustreptospondylus[6] | Valid taxon |
Middle Jurassic (Callovian) |
A megalosaurid. |
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| Fabrosaurus[7] | Nomen dubium. |
Early Jurassic (Sinemurian-Pliensbachian) |
A dubious ornithischian. |
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| Metriacanthosaurus[6] | Valid taxon |
Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) |
A member of Metriacanthosauridae. |
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Newly named birds
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
A Meleagridae. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
An Anatidae. |
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Sp. nov. |
Valid |
Howard |
Late Pleistocene |
A Strigidae. |
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Sp. nov. |
jr synonym |
Brodkorb |
An Anatidae, transferred to Anas greeni. |
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Gen et Sp. nov. |
jr synonym? |
A Pseudodontornithidae, type species T. wetmorei, |
Plesiosaurs
New taxa
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Pterosaurs
New taxa
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References
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- ↑ Hu S. 1964. Carnosaurian remains from Alashan, Inner Mongolia. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 8: pp. 42-63.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Walker, A.D. 1964. Triassic Reptiles from the Elgin area: Ornithosuchus and the origin of Carnosaurs. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, series B 248: pp. 53- 135.
- ↑ Ginsburg, L. 1964. Decouverte d'un Scelidosaurian (Dinosaure ornithischien) dans le Trias superieur du Basutoland. Compte rendu hebdomadaire des seances de l’Academie des Sciences Paris, tomo 258: pp. 2366-2368.
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