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            List of years in paleontology       (table)
 1965 .  1966 .  1967 .  1968  . 1969  . 1970  . 1971 
1972 1973 1974 -1975- 1976 1977 1978
 1979 .  1980 .  1981 .  1982  . 1983  . 1984  . 1985 

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 1975.

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
Abrictosaurus[3] Valid taxon
  • Hopson
Abrictosaurus dinosaur

Abrictosaurus

Bagaceratops BW

Bagaceratops

Barapasaurus DB

Barapasaurus

Bagaceratops[4] Valid taxon
Barapasaurus[5] Valid taxon
  • Jain
  • Kutty
Bradycneme[6]
  • Harrison
  • C. A. Walker

Nomen dubium. Possibly synonymous with Elopteryx.

"Heptasteornis"
  • Harrison
  • C. A. Walker

Nomen dubium. Possibly synonymous with Elopteryx.

Lanasaurus[7] Valid taxon
  • Gow
"Yubasaurus" Nomen nudum.
  • He

Same as Yandusaurus.

Pterosaurs[]

New taxa[]

Name Status Authors Notes

Valid

Valid


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. ^ Hopson, J.A. 1975. On the generic separation of the ornithischian dinosaurs Lycorhinus and Heterodontosaurus from the Stormberg Group (Upper Triassic) of South Africa. South African Journal of Science 71: pp. 302–305.
  4. ^ Maryanska, T. and H. Osmólska, H. 1975. Protoceratopsidae (Dinosauria) of Asia. Palaeontol. Polonica 33: pp. 133-182.
  5. ^ Jain, S.L., T.S. Kutty, T. Roychowdhury, S. Chatterjee. 1975. The sauropod dinosaur from the Lower Jurassic Kota Formation of India. Proc. R. Soc. London 2 A 188: pp. 221-228.
  6. ^ Harrison, C.J.O., C.A. Walker. 1975. The Bradycnemidae, a new family of owls from the Upper Cretaceous of Romania. Palaeontology 18: pp. 563-570.
  7. ^ Gow, C.E. 1975. A new heterodontosaurid from the Red Beds of South Africa showing evidence of tooth replacement. Zool. Linnaean Soc. London 57: pp. 335-339.