1927 in paleontology
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Paleontology or palaeontology (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 humans have 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 1927.
Mollusks
Gastropods
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
McLellan |
A Urocoptid land snail |
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Archosauromorphs
Newly named dinosaurs
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[3]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Middle Jurassic (Callovian) |
A non-neosauropod eusauropod. The type species is Cetiosauriscus stewarti. |
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Newly named birds
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
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Synapsids
Non-mammalian
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Anningia |
Gen et sp nov |
Broom |
Middle Permian |
An indeterminate synapsid. | ||||
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Schmidt |
A member of Galesauridae. |
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Gen et sp nov |
Junior synonym |
Sushkin |
Late Permian |
Vyatkian Horizon |
A junior synonym of Dvinia. |
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Eutherians
Cetaceans
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Kellogg |
Middle Miocene (Langhian) |
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A close relative of the sperm whale. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gregory & Kellogg |
Late Pliocene (Piacenzian) |
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A close relative of the baiji; now referred to Parapontoporia |
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References
- ↑ Gini-Newman, Garfield; Graham, Elizabeth (2001). Echoes from the past: world history to the 16th century. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ISBN 9780070887398. OCLC 46769716.
- ↑ Roth, B. (2000). "Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) land snails (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora) from Washington and California" (PDF). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 66 (3): 373–381.
- ↑ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ↑ Huene, F. von. 1927. Sichtung der Grundlagen der jetzigen Kenntnis der Sauropoden. Eclogae Geol. Helvetiae 20: pp. 444-470.
- ↑ Wetmore, A. (1927). "Fossil Birds from the Oligocene of Colorado" (PDF). Proceedings of the Colorado Museum of Natural History. 7 (2): 1–14.