1956 in paleontology
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Paleontology or palaeontology (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.[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 1956.
Scientific advances
Conodont paleozoology
German paleontologist Klaus Jürgen Müller (1923-2010) described the Devonian conodont genus Palmatolepis.[2]
Vertebrate paleozoology
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[3]
| Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images | |
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| Euhelopus[4] | Valid taxon |
A euhelopodid titanosauriform. |
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People
Awards and recognition
Popular culture
Literature
- Lyon Sprague de Camp's 1956 short story "A Gun for Dinosaur" portrayed wealthy hunters being guided by a professional big game hunter back to the Mesozoic "to hunt the biggest game of all."[5]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Zur Kenntnis der Conodonten-Fauna des europäischen Devons. 1. Die Gattung Palmatolepis. KJ Müller, 1956
- ↑ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ↑ Romer, A.S. 1956. Osteology of the Reptiles. University of Chicago Press (772 pages).
- ↑ Sarjeant, W. A. S., 2001, Dinosaurs in fiction: In: Mesozoic Vertebrate Life, edited by Tanke, D. H., and Carpenter, K., Indiana University Press, p. 504-529.