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            List of years in paleontology       (table)
 1946 .  1947 .  1948 .  1949  . 1950  . 1951  . 1952 
1953 1954 1955 -1956- 1957 1958 1959
 1960 .  1961 .  1962 .  1963  . 1964  . 1965  . 1966 

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 1956.

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
Euhelopus[3] Valid taxon
EuhelopusDB2

Euhelopus

"Teleocrater" Nomen ex dissertatione.

Misidentified non-dinosaurian archosaur.

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. ^ Romer, A.S. 1956. Osteology of the Reptiles. University of Chicago Press (772 pages).