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1933 in paleontology

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Plants

Angiosperms

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Arthropods

Newly named crustaceans

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Newly named insects

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Conodonts

Newly named conodonts

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420 Millions of years ago

Dinosaurs

  • Barnum Brown prospected the Two Medicine Formation, but found nothing significant.
  • Lull published a monograph where he discusses AMNH 5244, a ceratopsian braincase.

New taxa

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeType localityLocationNotesImages
Alectrosaurus olseniGen. et sp. nov.Valid taxonGilmoreSantonianIren Dabasu FormationMongoliaA tyrannosauroid[[File:Alectrosaurus flipped.png200px]]
Antarctosaurus septentrionalisSp. nov.ValidHuene & MatleyMaastrichtianLameta FormationIndiaA species of Antarctosaurus now Jainosaurus septentrionalis
Austrosaurus mckillopiGen. et sp. nov.ValidLongmanAlbianAllaru FormationAustraliaA titanosauriform
Bactrosaurus johnsoniGen. et sp. nov.ValidGilmoreSantonianIren Dabasu FormationChinaA hadrosauroid[[File:Bactrosaurus.JPG200px]]
Coeluroides largusGen. et sp. nov.Nomen dubiumHuene & MatleyMaastrichtianLameta FormationIndiaAn abelisaur
Compsosuchus solusGen. et sp. novNomen dubiumHuene & MatleyMaastrichtianLameta FormationIndiaA noasaurid
Dryptosauroides grandisGen. et sp. nov.Nomen dubiumHuene & MatleyMaastrichtianLameta FormationIndiaA noasaurid
Indosaurus matleyiGen. et so. nov.ValidHuene & MatleyMaastrichtianLameta FormationIndiaAn abelisaurid
Indosuchus raptoriusGen. et sp. nov.Valid taxonHuene & MatleyMaastrichtianLameta FormationIndiaAn abelisaurid[[File:Indosuchus.jpg200px]]
Jubbulpuria tenuisGen. et sp. nov.Nomen dubiumHuene & MatleyMaastrichtianLameta FormationIndiaA noasaurid
Laevisuchus indicusGen. et sp. novValidHuene & MatleyMaastrichtianLameta FormationIndiaA noasaurid
Mandschurosaurus mongoliensisSp. nov.ValidGilmoreSantonianIren Dabasu FormationChinaA species of Mandschurosaurus now named Gilmoreosaurus mongoliensis
Mongolosaurus haplodonGen. et sp. nov.ValidGilmoreAptian-AlbianOn Gong FormationChinaA titanosaur
Ornithomimoides mobilisGen. et sp. nov.Nomen dubiumHuene & MatleyMaastrichtianLameta FormationIndiaA noasaurid
Ornithomimoides barasimlensisSp. nov.Nomen dubiumHuene & MatleyMaastrichtianLameta FormationIndiaA species of Ornithomimoides
Ornithomimus asiaticusSp. nov.ValidGilmoreSantonianIren Dabasu FormationChinaA species of Ornithomimus now named Archaeornithomimus asiaticus
Pinacosaurus grangeriGen. et sp. nov.ValidGilmoreCampanianDjadochta FormationMongoliaAn ankylosaurid[[File:Pinacosaurus AMNH 6523 skull line.png200px]]

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

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Other animals

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author = Gürich, G.year = 1933journal = Paläontologische Zeitschriftvolume = 15issue = 2–3pages = 137–154title = Die Kuibis-Fossilien der Nama-Formation von Südwestafrika: Nachträge und Zusätzedoi = 10.1007/BF03041648s2cid = 130968715 }}Gen. et sp. nov.GürichEdiacaranNamibiaA discoid fossil of uncertain affinity. The type species is P. africanum. Argued to be probably a junior synonym of Aspidella by Gehling et al. (2000).[[File:Paramedusium wiki.jpg150px]]
PteridiniumGen. et sp. nov.ValidGürichEdiacaranNamibiaAn erniettomorph. The type species is P. simplex.[[File:Pteridinium simplex.jpg150px]]

Footnotes

References

  • Makovicky, P. J., 2001, A Montanoceratops cerorhynchus (Dinosauria: Ceratopsia) braincase from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation of Alberta: In: Mesozoic Vertebrate Life, edited by Tanke, D. H., and Carpenter, K., Indiana University Press, pp. 243–262.
  • Trexler, D., 2001, Two Medicine Formation, Montana: geology and fauna: In: Mesozoic Vertebrate Life, edited by Tanke, D. H., and Carpenter, K., Indiana University Press, pp. 298–309.

References

  1. (1994). "Fruits and Seeds of the Middle Eocene Nut Beds Flora, Clarno Formation, Oregon". Palaeontographica Americana.
  2. Calman, W.T.. (1933). "LX.— On ''Anthracocaris scotica'' ( Peach ), a fossil Crustacean from the Lower Carboniferous". Annals and Magazine of Natural History.
  3. (2008). "The fossil crown wasp ''Electrostephanus petiolatus'' Brues in Baltic Amber (Hymenoptera, Stephanidae): designation of a neotype, revised classification, and a key to amber Stephanidae". ZooKeys.
  4. New Pennsylvanian conodonts from Oklahoma. RW Harris and RV Hollingsworth, American Journal of Science, March 1933, series 5, volume 25, no. 147, pages 193-204, {{doi. 10.2475/ajs.s5-25.147.193
  5. Gilmore, C.W. 1933. On the dinosaurian fauna of the Iren Dabasu Formation. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 67: PP. 23-78.
  6. Longman, H.A. 1933. A new dinosaur from the Queensland Cretaceous. Mem. Queensland Mus. 10: pp. 131-144.
  7. Huene, F. von, and C.A. Matley. 1933. The Cretaceous saurischia and ornithischia of the Central Provinces of India. Mem. Geol. Survey India Pabeontol. Indica 21: pp. 1-72.
  8. Gilmore, C.W. 1933. Two new dinosaurian reptiles from Mongolia with notes on some fragmentary specimens. Amer. Mus. Novitates 679: pp. 1-20
  9. Gürich, G.. (1933). "Die Kuibis-Fossilien der Nama-Formation von Südwestafrika: Nachträge und Zusätze". Paläontologische Zeitschrift.
  10. (2000). "The first named Ediacaran body fossil, ''Aspidella terranovica''". Palaeontology.
  11. "Introduction," Makovicky (2001); page 244.
  12. "Previous Work," Trexler (2001); page 300.
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