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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 1942.
Dinosaurs[]
Newly named dinosaurs[]
Data coutersy of George Olshevky's dinosaur genera list.[1]
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| "Anatosaurus"[2] | Junior synonym of Edmontosaurus. |
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| "Chienkosaurus"[3] | Junior synonym of Szechuanosaurus. |
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| Sinocoelurus[3] | Valid taxon |
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| "Spondylosoma"[4] | Non-dinosaurian archosaur. | ||||
| Szechuanosaurus[3] | Nomen dubium |
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| Yunnanosaurus[5] | Valid taxon |
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References[]
- ^ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". http://www.polychora.com/dinolist.html. Retrieved on 2008-08-07.
- ^ Lull, R.S. and N.E. Wright. 1942. Hadrosaurian dinosaurs of North America. Geological Society of America Special Papers 40:pp. 1-242.
- ^ a b c Young C.-C. 1942. Fossil vertebrates from Kuangynan, N. Szechuan, China. Bull. Geol. Soc. China 22: pp. 293-309.
- ^ Huene, F. Von. 1942. Die fossilen Reptilien des sudamerikanischen Gondwanalandes. Ergebnisse der Sauriergrabuiigen in Shdbrasilien 1928/29. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Munich.
- ^ Young . C.C. 1942. Yunnanosauris huangi (gen. et sp. nov.) a new Prosauropoda from the rede Beds at Lufeng, Yunnan. Bull Geol. Soc. China. 22: pp. 63-104.