| List of years in paleontology (table) |
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| … 1949 . 1950 . 1951 . 1952 . 1953 . 1954 . 1955 … 1956 1957 1958 -1959- 1960 1961 1962 … 1963 . 1964 . 1965 . 1966 . 1967 . 1968 . 1969 … |
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 1959.
Dinosaurs[]
Newly named dinosaurs[]
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list[1] and Dr. Jeremy Montague's dinosaur genus database.[2]
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| Chialingosaurus[3] | Valid taxon. |
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"Clarencea"[4] |
Misidentification. |
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Junior synonym of non-dinosaurian Sphenosuchus. | ||
| "Pachysauriscus"[5] |
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Junior synonym of Plateosaurus. | |||
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Palaeosauriscus[5] |
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Actually a juvenile Sellosaurus. | |||
Plesiosaurs[]
New taxa[]
References[]
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