1911 in paleontology
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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 1911.
Arthropods
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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| Gen. et sp. Nov | Valid | Walcott | Cambrian | Burgess Shale |
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Amphibians
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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| Gen. et sp. Nov | Valid | S.W. Williston | Late Carboniferous to Early Permian | Cutler Formation | Nominal genus for the family Limnoscelidae |
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Reptiles
Dinosaurs
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aetonyx[3] | Gen. et sp. nov | Junior synonym | Broom | Early Jurassic | Upper Elliot Formation | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | Junior synonym of Massospondylus. | |
| Geranosaurus[3] | Gen. et sp. nov | Nomen dubium | Broom | Early Jurassic | Clarens Formation | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | ||
| Gryponyx[3] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid taxon | Broom | Early Jurassic | Upper Elliot Formation | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | A sauropodomorph | |
| Gyposaurus[3] | Gen. et sp. nov | Possibly a Junior synonym | Broom | Early Jurassic | Upper Elliot Formation | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | A probable junior synonym of Massospondylus. | |
| Podokesaurus[4] | Gen. et sp. nov | Disputed | Talbot | Early Jurassic | Portland Formation | File:Flag of the United States.svg USA | Possible Junior synonym of Coelophysis. | |
| Tornieria[5] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid taxon | Sternfeld | Late Jurassic | Tendaguru Formation | File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania |
Synapsids
Non-mammalian synapsids
Other Animals
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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| Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Walcott | Cambrian | Burgess Shale | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | A soft-bodied organism of uncertain placement, currently interpreted as a Gnathiferan |
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See also
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.
- ↑ Williston, S.W. (1911). "A new family of reptiles from the Permian of New Mexico". The American Journal of Science. 4. 33: 378–398.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Broom, R. 1911. On the dinosaurs of the Stormberg, South Africa: Annals of the South African Museum 7: pp. 291-308.
- ↑ Talbot, M. 1911. Podokesaurus holyokensis, a new dinosaur from the Triassic of the Connecticut Valley. Amer. J. Sci. (ser. 4) 31: pp. 469-479.
- ↑ Sternfeld, R. 1911. Zur Nomenklature der Gattung Gigantosaurus Fraas: Stuttgarter Beitrage zur Naturkunde Fr. Berlin (1911) 8: p. 398.