1909 in paleontology
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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 1909.
Arthropods
Newly named insects
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
An etoptychopterine phantom cranefly. |
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Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Cockerell
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A raphidiid snakefly |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Archosauromorphs
Newly named dinosaurs
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[5]
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images | |
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Hierosaurus[6] | Valid taxon |
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A nodosaurid .
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Plesiosaurs
New taxa
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Synapsids
Non-mammalian
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images | |
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A theriodont .
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People
- Death of Ornithischian dinosaur dichotomy.[7]
References
- OCLC 46769716.
- ^ a b Handlirsh, A. (1909). "Zur Phylogenie und Flügelmorphologie der Ptychopteriden (Dipteren)". Annalen des Kaiserlich-Königlichen Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums. 23: 263–272.
- ^ Cockerell, T. (1909). "Fossil insects from Florissant, Colorado". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 26: 67–77.
- PMID 24872063.
- ^ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ Wieland. G. 1909. A new armored saurian from the Niobrara. Amer. J. Sci. (ser. 4) 27: pp. 250- 252.
- ISBN 0-253-21313-4.