1924 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, 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 1924.

Dinosaurs[]

Newly named dinosaurs[]

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.^[1]

Name	Status	Authors	Notes
Asiatosaurus^[2]	Valid taxon	Henry Fairfield Osborn
Chirostenotes^[3]	Nomen dubium.	Charles W. Gilmore
Dyoplosaurus^[4]	Valid taxon	William Parks
"Fenestrosaurus"^[5]	Nomen nudum.	Henry Fairfield Osborn	Same as Oviraptor.
Lycorhinus^[6]	Valid taxon	Haughton
Melanorosaurus^[6]	Valid taxon	Haughton
"Ornithoides"^[7]	Nomen nudum.	Henry Fairfield Osborn	Same as Saurornithoides
Oviraptor^[7]	Valid taxon	Henry Fairfield Osborn
"Ovoraptor"^[5]	Nomen nudum.	Henry Fairfield Osborn	Same as Velociraptor
Prodeinodon	Nomen dubium.	Henry Fairfield Osborn
Saurornithoides^[5]	Valid taxon	Henry Fairfield Osborn
Velociraptor^[7]	Valid taxon	Henry Fairfield Osborn

Plesiosaurs[]

New taxa[]

Name	Status	Authors		Notes
Kronosaurus	Valid	Longman

References[]

^ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". http://www.polychora.com/dinolist.html. Retrieved on 2008-08-07.
^ Osborn, H.F. 1924. Sauropoda and Theropoda of the Lower Cretaceous of Mongolia. Amer. Mus. Novitates 128: pp. 1-7.
^ Gilmore, C.W. 1924. A new coelurid dinosaur from the Belly River Cretaceous of Alberta. Bull. Can. Dept. Mines Geol. Surv. 38: pp. 1-12.
^ Parks, W.A. 1924. Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus, a new genus and species of armored dinosaur; with notes on a skeleton of Prosaurolophus maximus. Univ. Toronto Stud. (Geol. Ser.) 18: pp. 1-35.
^ ^a ^b ^c Osborn, H.F. 1924. The discovery of an unknown continent. Nat. Hist. 24: pp. 133-149.
^ ^a ^b Haughton, S.H. 1924. The fauna and stratigraphy of the Stormberg series. Ann. South Africa Museum 12: pp. 323-497.
^ ^a ^b ^c Osborn, H.F. 1924. Three new Theropoda, Protoceratops zone, central Mongolia. Amer. Mus. Novitates 144: pp. 1-12.

[ddinogeorge-1] Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". http://www.polychora.com/dinolist.html. Retrieved on 2008-08-07.

[2] Osborn, H.F. 1924. Sauropoda and Theropoda of the Lower Cretaceous of Mongolia. Amer. Mus. Novitates 128: pp. 1-7.

[3] Gilmore, C.W. 1924. A new coelurid dinosaur from the Belly River Cretaceous of Alberta. Bull. Can. Dept. Mines Geol. Surv. 38: pp. 1-12.

[4] Parks, W.A. 1924. Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus, a new genus and species of armored dinosaur; with notes on a skeleton of Prosaurolophus maximus. Univ. Toronto Stud. (Geol. Ser.) 18: pp. 1-35.

[unknowncontinent-5] Osborn, H.F. 1924. The discovery of an unknown continent. Nat. Hist. 24: pp. 133-149.

[haughton24stormberg-6] Haughton, S.H. 1924. The fauna and stratigraphy of the Stormberg series. Ann. South Africa Museum 12: pp. 323-497.

[osborn24three-7] Osborn, H.F. 1924. Three new Theropoda, Protoceratops zone, central Mongolia. Amer. Mus. Novitates 144: pp. 1-12.

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