2004_in_paleontology

2004 in paleontology

2004 in paleontology

Overview of the events of 2004 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 2004.

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Protozoa

New taxa

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Fungi

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Plants

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Arthropoda

newly named arachnids

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Newly named fishes

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Newly named amphibians

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Reptile

Archosauromorphs

Newly named dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[23]

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Pterosaurs

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Other archosauromorphs

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Newly named birds

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Plesiosaurs

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Synapsids

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