1992 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 1992.

Arthropods

Insects

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Anonychomyrma constricta[2]

Comb nov

jr synonym

(Mayr)

Lutetian

Baltic amber

 Europe

A Dolichoderin ant,
jr syn of Yantaromyrmex constricta

Anonychomyrma samlandica[2]

Comb nov

Jr synonym

(Wheeler)

Lutetian

Baltic amber

 Europe

A Dolichoderin ant
jr synonym of Yantaromyrmex samlandica

Cretomerobius[3]

Gen et sp nov.

valid

Ponomarenko

Aptian

Bon-Tsagan

 Mongolia

A hemerobiid lacewing, type species, C. disjunctus

Panfilovia adamsi[4]

Sp nov

jr synonym

Martins-Neto

Aptian

Crato Formation

 Brazil

A Kalligrammatid lacewing, syn of Makarkinia adamsi

Termitaradus protera[5]

sp. nov

valid

Poinar & Doyen

Late Oligocene - Early Miocene

Mexican amber

 Mexico

first fossil species of Termitaradus

Archosauromorphs

Newly named non-avian dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[8]

Name Status Authors Notes Images
Archaeornithoides Valid taxon
  • Elzanowski
Chinshakiangosaurus [9] Valid taxon
  • Ye vide Dong, 1992
Dyslocosaurus[10] Valid taxon
  • McIntosh
  • Coombs
Edmarka[11] Valid taxon
  • Siegwarth
  • Filla
Gigantspinosaurus[12] Valid taxon
  • Ouyang
Kunmingosaurus[9] Valid taxon
  • Zhao X. (as Chao S.)
"Maleevosaurus"[13] Junior synonym of Tarbosaurus
Neuquensaurus[14] Valid taxon
Udanoceratops[15] Valid taxon
Wakinosaurus[16] Valid taxon
  • Okazaki

Newly named birds

Name Status Novelty Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Anneavis anneae [17]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Peter W. Houde

Storrs L. Olson

Early Eocene

Late Wasatchian, Green River Formation

 USA:

 Wyoming

A Coliiformes, Sandcoleidae Houde et Olson, 1992, this is the typespecies of the new genus.

Archaealectrornis sibleyi [18]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Timothy M. Crowe

Lester L. Short

Middle-Late Oligocene

Brule Formation

 USA:

 Nebraska

Described in the Gallinuloididae Lucas, 1900, but transferred to the Cracidae.

Archaeoganga pinguis [19]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Cécile Mourer-Chauviré

Eocene or Oligocene

Phosphorites du Quercy,

MP 16 or 28

 France

A Pteroclidae.

Balearica exigua [20]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Alan Feduccia

Michael R. Voorhies

Late Miocene

Ash Hollow Formatie

 USA:

 Nebraska

A Gruidae.

Bucephala cereti [21]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Odile Boeuf

Cécile Mourer-Chauviré

Late Pliocene

MN 17

 France

An Anatidae.

Cathayornis yandica [22]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Zhou Zhonghe

Fan Jin

Jiang Yong Zhang

Early Cretaceous

Valanginian,

Jiufotang Formation

 China

An Enantiornithes Walker, 1981, Cathayornithiformes Zhou, Jin et Zhang, 1992, Cathayornithidae Zhou, Jin et Zhang, 1992, this is the typespecies of the new genus.

Chascacocolius oscitans [17]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Peter W. Houde

Storrs L. Olson

Early Eocene

Early Wasatchian,

Willwood Formation

 USA:

 Wyoming

A Coliiformes, Chascacocoliidae Zelenkov et Dyke, 2008, this is the typespecies of the new genus.

Ciconia stehlini [23]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Dénes Jánossy

Late Pleistocene

MN 16

 Hungary

A Ciconiidae.

Columbina prattae [24]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Jonathan J. Becker

Pierce Brodkorb

Early Miocene

Fissure fillings in Early Eocene Cristal River Limestone

 USA:

 Florida

A Columbidae, in 2008 David W. Steadman made it the type species of his new genus Arenicolumbina.[25]

Concornis lacustris [26]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

José L. Sanz

Angela D. Buscalioni

Early Cretaceous

Neocomian

 Spain:

 Castilla–La Mancha

An Enantiornithes Walker, 1981, Iberomesornithiformes Sanz et J. F. Bonaparte, 1992, Concornithidae Kurochkin, 1996, this is the type species of the new genus.

Foro panarium [27]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Storrs L. Olson

Late Early Eocene

Green River Formation

 USA:

 Wyoming

An Opisthocomiformes, Foratidae Olson, 1992.

Gallicolumba nui [28]

Valid

Sp. nov.

David W. Steadman

Holocene

Ua Huka

 French Polynesia

A Columbidae.

Gastornis russelli [29]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Larry D. Martin

Late Paleocene

MP 6

 France

A Gastornithidae Fürbringer, 1888.

Helonetta brodkorbi [30]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Steven D. Emslie

Late Pliocene

Blancan,

Tamiami Formation

 USA:

 Florida

An Anatidae, this is the type species of the new genus.

Iberomesornis romerali [31]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

José L. Sanz

José F. Bonaparte

Early Cretaceous

Hauterivian-Early Barremian

 Spain:

 Castilla–La Mancha

An Enantiornithes, Iberomesornithiformes Sanz et J. F. Bonaparte, 1992, Iberomesornithidae Sanz et J. F. Bonaparte, 1992.

Kuszholia mengi [32]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Lev A. Nessov

Early Cretaceous

Turonian-Coniacian,

Bissekty Formation

 Uzbekistan

An Enantiornithes Walker, 1981, this is the typespecies of the new genus.

Macranhinga paranensis [33]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Jorge I. Noriega

Late Miocene

Mesopotamiense,

Ituzaingó Formation

 Argentina

A big Anhingidae.

Macropygia arevarevauupa [28]

Valid

Sp. nov.

David W. Steadman

Holocene

Huahine,

Society Islands

 French Polynesia

A Columbidae.

Macropygia heana [28]

Valid

Sp. nov.

David W. Steadman

Holocene

Ua Huka

 French Polynesia

A Columbidae.

Megalodytes morejohni [34]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Hildegarde Howard

Middle Miocene

Sharktooth Hill Bonebed

 USA:

 California

An Anatidae.

Messelornis nearctica [35]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Angelika Hesse

Early Eocene

Green River Formation

 USA:

 Wyoming

A Ralliformes, Messelornithidae Hesse, 1988.

Oxyura hulberti [30]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Steven D. Emslie

Late Pliocene

Blancan,

Tamiami Formation

 USA:

 Florida

An Anatidae.

Palaeoglaux artophoron [36]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Dieter S. Peters

Middle Eocene

MP 11

 Germany:

 Hessen

A Strigiformes, Palaeoglaucidae Mourer-Chauviré, 1987.

Patagopteryx deferrariisi [37]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Herculano M. F. de Alvarenga

José F. Bonaparte

Late Cretaceous

Coniacian,

Rio Colordo Formation

 Argentina

An Ornithuromorphae Chiappe, Ji, Ji et Norell, 1999, Patagopterygiformes Alvarenga et J. F. Bonaparte, 1992, Patagopterygidae Alvarenga et J. F. Bonaparte, 1992, this is the typespecies of the new genus.

Platanavis nana [32]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Lev A. Nessov

Late Cretaceous

Coniacian

 Uzbekistan

An Ornithuromorphae Chiappe, Ji, Ji et Norell, 1999, this is the typespecies of the new genus.

Quercymegapodius brodkorbi [38]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Cécile Mourer-Chauviré

Late Eocene

Phosphorites du Quercy

 France

A Craciformes Sibley, Ahlquist et Monroe, 1988, Quercymegapodiidae Mourer-Chauviré, 1992.

Quercypsitta ivani [39]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Cécile Mourer-Chauviré

Late Eocene

MP 17

 France

A Psittaciformes, Quercypsittidae Mourer-Chauviré, 1992.

Quercypsitta sudrei [39]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Cécile Mourer-Chauviré

Late Eocene

MP 17

 France

A Psittaciformes, Quercypsittidae Mourer-Chauviré, 1992, this is the typespecies of the new genus.

Sandcoleus copiosus [17]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Peter W. Houde

Storrs L. Olson

Early Eocene

Middle Clarkforkian,

Willwood Formation

 USA:

 Wyoming

A Coliiformes, Sandcoleidae Houde et Olson, 1992, this is the typespecies of the new genus.

Sinornis santensis [40]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Paul C. Sereno

Rao Chenggang

Early Cretaceous

Valanginian

 China

An Enantiornithes Walker, 1981, Cathayornithiformes Zhou, Jin et Zhang, 2006, Cathayornithidae Zhou, Jin et Zhang, 2006, this is the typespecies of the new genus.

Zhyraornis logunovi [32]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Lev A. Nessov

Early Cretaceous

Turonian-Coniacian,

Bissekty Formation

 Uzbekistan

An Enantiornithes Walker, 1981, this is the typespecies of the new genus.

Footnotes

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  9. 9.0 9.1 Dong, Zhiming (1992). Dinosaurian faunas of China. China Ocean Press. ISBN 9783540520849.
  10. McIntosh, J.S., W.P. Coombs, and D.A. Russell. 1992. A new diplodocid sauropod (Dinosauria) from Wyoming, USA. J. Vertebr. Paleontol. 12 (2): pp. 158-167.
  11. Bakker, R.T., P. Galton, J. Siegwarth, and J. Filla. 1990. A new latest Jurassic vertebrate fauna, from the highest levels of the Morrison Formation at Como Bluff, Wyoming, with comments on Morrison biochronology Part IV. The dinosaurs: a new Othnielia-like hypsilophodontoid. Hunteria, 2: pp. 8-13.
  12. Ouyang, H. (1992). "Discovery of Gigantspinosaurus sichanensis and its scapular spine orientation". Abstracts and Summaries for Youth Academic Symposium on New Discoveries and Ideas in Stratigraphic Paleontology (in Chinese) null: 47–49.
  13. Carpenter, K. 1992. Tyrannosaurids (Dinosauria) of Asia and North America. In: Aspects of nonmarine cretaceous geology (N. Mateer and P.J. Chen, eds.). China Ocean Press, Beijing: pp.250-268.
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  15. Kurzanov, S.M. 1992. Gigantskiy protoseratopsid iz verkhnengo mela Mongolii. Paleontologischeskii Zhural (1992) 3: pp. 81-93.
  16. Okazaki, Y. 1992. A new genus and species of carnivorous dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Kwanmon Group, Northern Kyushu. Bulletin of the Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History 11: pp. 87-90.
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References

  • Tanke, D.H. and Brett-Surman, M.K. 2001. Evidence of Hatchling and Nestling-Size Hadrosaurs (Reptilia:Ornithischia) from Dinosaur Provincial Park (Dinosaur Park Formation: Campanian), Alberta, Canada. pp. 206–218. In: Mesozoic Vertebrate Life—New Research Inspired by the Paleontology of Philip J. Currie. Edited by D.H. Tanke and K. Carpenter. Indiana University Press: Bloomington. xviii + 577 pp.
  • Trexler, D., 2001, Two Medicine Formation, Montana: geology and fauna: In: Mesozoic Vertebrate Life, edited by Tanke, D. H., and Carpenter, K., Indiana University Press, pp. 298–309.