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Overview of the events of 1937 in paleontology From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 1937.
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Smilax magna[2] |
Syn nov |
A greenbriar species. |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Tetracera spokanensis[2] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Brown |
First described as a Tetracera species. |
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Vitis washingtonensis[2] |
Comb nov |
(Knowlton) Brown |
synonymy
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Aralia republicensis[2] |
Nom nov. |
jr synonym |
Aralia whitneyi non Lesquereux nec Berry, (1929) |
First named as an Aralia species. |
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Arbutus idahoensis[2] |
Comb nov |
Payette Formation |
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Hydrangea fraxinifolia[2] |
Comb nov |
A Hydrangea species. |
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Mahonia reticulata[2] |
Comb nov |
Strawberry Volcanics |
synonymy
|
An Oregon grape species. |
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Viburnum fernquisti[2] |
Comb nov |
A viburnum species. |
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Viburnum lantanafolium[2] |
Syn nov |
Aesculus hesperia Berry (1929) |
A viburnum species. |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Acer bendirei[2] |
Syn nov |
A maple species. |
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Acer osmonti[2] |
Syn nov |
John Day Formation |
A maple species. |
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Alnus carpinoides[2] |
Syn nov |
John Day Formation |
Alnus prerhombifolia Berry (1929) |
An alder species. |
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Alnus relatus[2] |
Comb nov |
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Betula fairii[2] |
Comb nov |
A birch species. |
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Betula vera[2] |
Sp nov |
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Carya simulata[2] |
Comb nov |
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Cotinus fraterna[2] |
Syn nov |
Andromeda delicatula |
A cotton-easter species. |
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Dilodendron boreale[2] |
Sp nov |
A sapindaceous species. |
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Dipteronia insignis[2] |
Comb nov |
Jr synonym |
A sapindaceous species. |
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Fagus washoensis[2] |
Syn nov |
LaMotte |
Cedarville Formation |
A beech species. |
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Paliurus florissanti[2] |
Syn nov |
Acalypha myricina |
A rhamnaceous species. |
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Pterocarya mixta[2] |
Comb nov |
A wingnut species. |
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Salix spokanensis[2] |
Comb et syn nov |
Vaccinium spokanense (1929) |
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Zelkova oregoniana[2] |
Comb nov |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Carpites boraginoides |
Comb nov |
valid? |
Latah Formation |
A fruit or seed of uncertain affinity |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Protrogosita[5] |
Gen et sp nov |
valid |
Piton & Théobald |
A Trogossitid bark gnawing beetle |
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Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[6]
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
valid |
Riabinin |
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Gen et comb nov |
Valid |
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Name | Status | Authors | Age | Location | Notes | Images |
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Valid |
Olson | 255 Millions of years ago | A Gorgonopsian. | |||
Junior Synonym |
Junior Synonym of Thrinaxodon. | |||||
Valid |
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Valid |
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Valid |
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Valid |
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Valid |
Broom | 255 Millions of years ago | One of the Earliest-Known Cynodonts. | |||
Valid |
Young | 245 Millions of years ago | A Chinese Kannemeyerid Dicynodont. | |||
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