| List of years in paleontology (table) |
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| … 1964 . 1965 . 1966 . 1967 . 1968 . 1969 . 1970 … 1971 1972 1973 -1974- 1975 1976 1977 … 1978 . 1979 . 1980 . 1981 . 1982 . 1983 . 1984 … |
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 1974.
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 | |
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| Chubutisaurus[3] | Valid taxon |
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| Gobipteryx |
Misidentification. |
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Valid non-dinosaurian taxon. Actually a bird. | ||
| Herbstosaurus[4] | Valid non-dinosaurian taxon. Actually a pterosaur. |
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| Homalocephale[5] | Valid taxon | ||||
| Labocania[6] | Valid taxon | ||||
| "Lufengocephalus"[7] |
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| Prenocephale[5] | Valid taxon | ||||
| Stokesosaurus[8] | Valid taxon |
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| Tylocephale[5] | Valid taxon | ||||
References[]
- ^ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". http://www.polychora.com/dinolist.html. Retrieved on 2008-08-07.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Corro, G. del. 1974. Un nuevo megalosaurio (Carnosaurio) del Cretacico de Chubut (Argentina). Communicaciones Mus. Argent. Ciencias Nat. "Bernardino Rivadavia" Paleontol. 1: pp. 37-44.
- ^ Casamiquela, R.M. 1975. Herbstosaurus pigmaeus (Coeluria, Compsognathidae) n. gen. n. sp. des Jurasico medio del Neuguen (Patagonia septentrional). Uno de los mas pequenos dinosaurios concidos. Act. prim. Congr. Argentino Pal. Bioestrat. 2: pp.87-102.
- ^ a b c Maryanska, T. and H. Osmólska. 1974. Pachycephalosauria, a new suborder of ornithischian dinosaurs. Paleontol. Polinica 30: pp. 45-102.
- ^ Molnar, R.E. 1974. A distinctive theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Baja California (Mexico). Journal of Paleontology 48 (5): pp. 1009-1017.
- ^ Young C.-C. 1947. On Lufengosaurus magnus (sp. nov.) and additional finds of Lufengosaurus huenei Young. Palaeontol. Sinica 12: pp. 1-53.
- ^ Madsen, J. H., Jr. 1974. A new theropod dinosaur from the Upper Jurassic of Utah. J. Paleontol. 48: pp. 27-31.