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1945 in paleontology

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Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils.[1] This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because humans have 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 or were published in the year 1945.

Archosauromorphs

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Newly named protorosaurs

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Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images
Gwyneddosaurus[2] Valid taxon
  • Bock

Late Triassic (Carnian)

Lockatong Formation

 United States

A tanystropheid.

Newly named dinosaurs

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Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[3]

Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images
Neosaurus[4] Valid taxon

Gilmore vide:

  • Gilmore &
  • Stewart

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

Ripley Formation

 United States

Preoccupied by Nopsca, 1923. Renamed Parrosaurus.

Parrosaurus[5]

Nomen dubium.

  • Gilmore

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

Ripley Formation

 United States

A dubious hadrosaurid.

References

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  1. ^ Gini-Newman, Garfield; Graham, Elizabeth (2001). Echoes from the past: world history to the 16th century. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ISBN 9780070887398. OCLC 46769716.
  2. ^ Bock, W. 1945. A new small Reptile from the Triassic of Pennsylvania. Notulae Naturae 154: pp. 1-8.
  3. ^ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  4. ^ Gilmore, C.W. and D.R. Stewart. 1945. A new sauropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Missouri. J. Paleontol. 19: pp. 23-29
  5. ^ Gilmore, C.W. 1945. Parrosaurus, n. name, replacing Neosaurus Gilmore 1945. J. Paleontol. 19: p. 540.