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            List of years in paleontology       (table)
 1926 .  1927 .  1928 .  1929  . 1930  . 1931  . 1932 
1933 1934 1935 -1936- 1937 1938 1939
 1940 .  1941 .  1942 .  1943  . 1944  . 1945  . 1946 

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 1936.

Dinosaurs[]

Newly named dinosaurs[]

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list[1] and Dr. Jeremy Montague's dinosaur genus database.[2]

Name Status Authors Notes Images
Nipponosaurus[3] Valid taxon
  • Nagao
Segisaurus[4] Valid taxon
  • Camp

References[]

  1. ^ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". http://www.polychora.com/dinolist.html. Retrieved on 2008-08-07. 
  2. ^ Montague, Jeremy. "Dr. Montague's Database". http://www.barry.edu/bio300/pdf/montague%20dino%20web%20data%2012-3-2005.pdf. Retrieved on 2008-10-29. 
  3. ^ Nagao, T. 1936. Nipponosaurus sachalinensis, a new genus and species of trachodont dinosaur from Japanese Saghalien. Journal of the Faculty of Science, Imperial Uiversity of Hokkaido, Geology and Minerals 3 (2): pp. 185-220.
  4. ^ Camp, C.L. 1936. A new type of small bipedal dinosaur from the Navajo Sandstone of Arizona. Univ. California Publ. Geol. Sci. 24: pp. 39-56.
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