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            List of years in paleontology       (table)
 1957 .  1958 .  1959 .  1960  . 1961  . 1962  . 1963 
1964 1965 1966 -1967- 1968 1969 1970
 1971 .  1972 .  1973 .  1974  . 1975  . 1976  . 1977 

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 1967.

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
"Hypselorhachis"[3] Nomen nudum.

Non-dinosaurian archosaur.

"Nyasasaurus"[3] Nomen nudum.

Possibly a non-dinosaurian archosaur.

Pisanosaurus[4] Valid taxon
  • R. M. Casamiquela

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. ^ a b Charig, A.J. 1967. Subclass Archosauria. In: The Fossil Record (Harland, W.B. et al., eds): pp. 708-718, 725-731.
  4. ^ Casamiquela, R.M. 1967. Un nuevo Dinosaurio Ornithisquio Triasico (Pisanosaurus mertii: Ornithopoda) de la Formacion Ischigualasto, Argentina. Ameghiniana 4 (2): pp. 47-60.
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