1927_in_paleontology

1927 in paleontology

1927 in paleontology

Overview of the events of 1927 in paleontology

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 1927.

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Mollusks

Gastropods

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Archosauromorphs

Newly named dinosaurs

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

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Newly named birds

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Synapsids

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Mammals

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References

  1. [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.
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    Roth, B. (2000). "Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) land snails (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora) from Washington and California". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 66 (3): 373–381. doi:10.1093/mollus/66.3.373.
  3. [3]
    Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
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    Huene, F. von (1927). "Sichtung der Grundlagen der jetzigen Kenntnis der Sauropoden" (PDF). Eclogae Geologica Helveticae. 20: 444–470.
  5. [5]
    Wetmore, A. (1927). "Fossil Birds from the Oligocene of Colorado" (PDF). Proceedings of the Colorado Museum of Natural History. 7 (2): 1–14.
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