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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, 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 in the year 1908.
Dinosaurs[]
Newly named dinosaurs[]
Data coutersy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list[1] and Dr. Jeremy Montague's dinosaur genus database.[2]
| Name | Status | Authors | Notes | Images | |
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| Ankylosaurus[3] | Valid taxon | ||||
| "Gigantosaurus"[4] |
Preoccupied. |
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Preoccupied by Harry Govier Seeley, 1869 renamed Tornieria. | ||
| Halticosaurus[5] | Nomen dubium. | ||||
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"Pachysaurus"[6] |
Preoccupied. |
Preoccupied by Fitzinger, 1843 renamed Pachysauriscus. | |||
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"Scaphonyx" |
Misidentification. |
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A misidentified rhynchosaur. | ||
| Sellosaurus[6] | Valid taxon | ||||
Plesiosaurs[]
New taxa[]
References[]
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