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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 1970.

Arthropods

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Newly named insects

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Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Aphaenogaster avita[2]

Sp nov

Valid

Fujiyama

early - middle Miocene

Chojabaru Formation

 Japan

A myrmicin ant
Moved to Paraphaenogaster avita (2016)

"Holcorpidae"[3]

Fam nov

nomen nudum

Zherikhin

Priabonian

Florissant Formation

 USA

A scorpionfly family, type sp. H. maculosa
No formal description provided

Archosauromorphs

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Newly named diapsids

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Name Novelty Status Authors Age Location Notes Images

Longisquama[4]

fam et gen et sp nov

valid

Sharov

Middle to Late Triassic

possible gliding reptile covered with Feather-like Scales.

Longisquama insignis

Newly named dinosaurs

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Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[5]

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Daspletosaurus[6]

gen et sp nov

Valid

Russell

Late Cretaceous

Oldman Formation

A tyrannosaurine tyrannosaurid.

Daspletosaurus

Deinocheirus[7]

fam, gen et sp nov

Valid

Osmólska & Roniewicz

late Cretaceous

Nemegt Formation

Deinocheirus

Dilophosaurus[8]

gen nov

Valid

Welles

Early Jurassic

Kayenta formation

A Two-crested Dilophosaur.
Dilophosaurus

"Likhoelesaurus"[9]

gen et sp nov

Nomen nudum.

Ellenberger

Late Triassic

Lower Elliot Formation

Misidentified non-dinosaurian archosaur.

"Megadontosaurus"[10]

gen et sp nov

Nomen nudum

Brown vide: Ostrom

Early Cretaceous

Cloverly Formation

Chimera of Deinonychus and Microvenator.

Microvenator[11]

gen et sp nov

Valid

Ostrom

Early Cretaceous

Cloverly Formation

Microvenator celer

Sauropelta[11]

gen et sp nov

Valid

Ostrom

Early Cretaceous

Cloverly Formation

a nodosaurid

Sauropelta

Staurikosaurus[12]

gen et sp nov

Valid

Colbert

Late Triassic

Santa Maria Formation

a herrerasaurid

Staurikosaurus

Tenontosaurus[11]

gen et sp nov

Valid

Ostrom

Early Cretaceous

Cloverly Formation

an ornithopod. with a Long Tail.

Tenontosaurus

Newly named birds

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Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Anabernicula robusta [13]

Sp. nov.

jr synonym

Short

Early Pleistocene

Yarmouth Intergalcial

An Anatidae, jr synonym of Brantadorna robusta[14]

Aquila borrasi [15]

Sp. nov.

jr synonym

Arredondo

Pleistocene

Cave deposits

An Accipitridae, jr synonym of Buteogallus borrasi.[16]

Chubutodyptes biloculata [17]

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

valid

George G. Simpson

Early Miocene

Patagonian

A Spheniscidae, this is the type species of the new genus, Carolina Acosta Hospitaleche, 2007 transferred the species to the genus Palaeospheniscus Moreno et Mercerat, 1891.[18]

Heterochen pratensis [13]

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

valid

Lester L. Short

Early Pliocene

Valentine Formation

An Anatidae, this is the type species of the new genus.

Mancalla milleri [19]

Sp. nov.

valid

Hildegarde Howard

Middle Pliocene

Blancan,

San Diego Formation

An Alcidae, Mancallinae.

Primobucco mcgrewi [20]

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

valid

Pierce Brodkorb

Early Eocene

Green River Formation

Described as a Bucconidae, Feduccia et Martin, 1976 erected the family Primobucconidae for it,[21] this is the type species of the new genus.

Proagriocharis kimballensis [22]

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

valid

Larry D. Martin

James Tate, Jr.

Late Pliocene

Kimball Formation

A Meleagridae, this is the type species of the new genus.

Pseudaptenodytes macraei [17]

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

valid

George G. Simpson

Late Miocene

Cheltenhamian

A Spheniscidae, this is the type species of the new genus.

Pseudaptenodytes minor [17]

Sp. nov.

valid

George G. Simpson

Late Miocene

Cheltenhamian

A Spheniscidae.

Tringa antiqua [23]

Sp. nov.

valid

J. Alan Feduccia

Late Pliocene

Hemphillian

A Scolopacidae.

Zonotrichia robusta [24]

Sp. nov.

valid

Eduardo P. Tonni

Middle Pleistocene

Miramar

A Passerellidae.

Newly named Pterosaurs

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Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Pterodaustro

gen et sp nov

Valid

Bonaparte

early Cretaceous

Lagarcito Formation

 Argentina

a Ctenochasmatid pterodactyloid. with a Flamingo-like feeding style.

Pterodaustro guinazui

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. ^ Fujiyama, I. (1970). "Fossil insects from the Chojabaru Formation, Iki Island, Japan". Memoirs of the Natural Science Museum, Tokyo. 3: 65–74.
  3. ^ Archibald, SB (2010). "Revision of the scorpionfly family Holcorpidae (Mecoptera), with description of a new species from Early Eocene McAbee, British Columbia, Canada". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 46 (1–2): 173–182. doi:10.1080/00379271.2010.10697654. S2CID 85039877.
  4. ^ Sharov, A.G. 1970. A peculiar reptile from the Lower Triassic of Fergana. Paleontologiceskij Zurnal 1: pp. 127-130.
  5. ^ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  6. ^ Russell, D.A. 1970. Tyrannosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Western Canada. National Museum of Nat. Sci., Publ. Paleontology No. 1.
  7. ^ Osmolska, H. and E. Roniewicz. 1970. Deinocheiridae, a new family of theropod dinosaurs. Palaeontol. Polonica 21: pp. 5-19.
  8. ^ Welles, S.P. 1970. Dilophosaurus (Reptilia: Saurischia), a new name for a dinosaur. J. Paleontol. 44: p. 989.
  9. ^ Ellenberger, P. 1970. Les niveaux Paléontologiques de première apparition des Mammifères primordiaux d'Afrique du Sud et leur ichnologie, établissement de zones stratigaphiques detaillées dans le stormberg du Lesotho (Afrique du Sud) (Trias supérieur à Jurassique). Proceedings Papers of the 2nd Gondwana Symposium in South Africa, 1970: pp. 343-370.
  10. ^ Brown vide Ostrom, J.H. 1970. Terrestrial vertebrates as indicators of Mesozoic climates. Proc. North. Am. Paleontol. Convention D, 347-376.
  11. ^ a b c Ostrom, J.H. 1970. Stratigraphy and paleontology of the Cloverly Formation (Lower Cretaceous) of the Bighorn Basin area, Wyoming and Montana. Peabody Museum Nat. History Bull. 35: pp. 1-234.
  12. ^ Colbert, E.H. 1970. A saurischian dinosaur from the Triassic of Brasil. Amer. Mus. Novitates 2405: pp. 1-39.
  13. ^ a b Short, LL (1970). "A New Anseriform Genus and Species from the Nebraska Pliocene" (PDF). Auk. 87 (3): 537–543. doi:10.2307/4083796. JSTOR 4083796.
  14. ^ Livezey; BC (1997). "A Phylogenetic Classification of Waterfowl (Aves: Anseriformes), including selected fossil species". Annals of Carnegie Museum. 66 (4): 457–496. doi:10.5962/p.215141. S2CID 203892656.
  15. ^ Arredondo, O (1970). "Nueva Especie de Ave Pleistocénica del Orden Accipitriformes (Accipitridae) y Nuevo Género para las Antillas". Ciencias, series 4 (Ciencias Biológicas). 8: 1–8.
  16. ^ Duque, WS; Olson, SL (2007). "The Cuban Fossil Eagle Aquila borrasi Arredondo: A Scaled-up Version of the Great Black-hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga) (Gmelin)" (PDF). Journal of Raptor Research. 41 (4): 288–298. doi:10.3356/0892-1016(2007)41[288:tcfeab]2.0.co;2. S2CID 55380044.
  17. ^ a b c George G. Simpson (1970). "Miocene Penguins from Victoria, Australia, and Chubut, Argentina". Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria. 31: 17–23. doi:10.24199/j.mmv.1970.31.02.
  18. ^ Carolina Acosta Hospitaleche (2007). "Revisión Sistematicá de Palaeospheniscus biloculata (Simpson) nov. comb. (Aves, Spheniscidae) de la Formación Gaiman (Mioceno Temprano), Chubut, Argentina". Ameghiniana. 44 (2): 417–426.
  19. ^ Hildegarde Howard (1970). "A Review of the Extinct Avian Genus Mancalla" (PDF). Museum of Natural History of Los Angeles County, Contributions in Science. 203: 1–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  20. ^ Pierce Brodkorb (1970). "An Eocene Puffbird from Wyoming". Contributions to Geology University of Wyoming. 9 (1): 13–15. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  21. ^ J. Alan Feduccia & Larry D. Martin (1976). "The Eocene Zygodactyl Birds of North America (Aves: Piciformes)" (PDF). In Collected Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring the 90th Birthday of Alexander Wetmore Ed.: Storrs. L. Olson; Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology. 27: 101–110.
  22. ^ Larry D. Martin & James Tate, Jr. (1970). "A New Turkey from the Pliocene of Nebraska" (PDF). Wilson Bulletin. 82 (2): 214–218.
  23. ^ J. Alan Feduccia (1970). "A New Shorebird from the Upper Pliocene" (PDF). Journal of the Graduate Research Center (Dallas, Texas). 38 (3–4): 58–60.
  24. ^ Eduardo P. Tonni (1970). "Zonotrichia robusta n. sp. (Aves, Passeriformes) del Pleistoceno Medio de la Provincia de Buenos Aires". Ameghiniana. 7 (2): 161–165.