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Paleontology, palaeontology or palæontology (from Greek: paleo, "ancient"; ontos, "being"; and logos, "knowledge") 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 faeces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because mankind has 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 in the year 1961.

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Dinosaurs

Newly named dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list[2] and Dr. Jeremy Montague's dinosaur genus database.[3]

Name Status Authors Notes Images
"Astrodonius"[4]

Junior synonym.
  • Kuhn

Junior synonym of Astrodon.
"Avalonianus"[4]

Misidentification.
  • Kuhn

Dubious non-dinosaurian archosaur.
Campylodoniscus[4] Nomen dubium.
  • Kuhn
"Dasygnathoides"[4]

Misidentification.
  • Kuhn

Misidentified ornithosuchid archosaur, also a junior synonym of Ornithosuchus.
"Pachysaurops"[5]

Junior synonym

Junior objective synonym of Pachysauriscus. Sometimes mistakenly said to have been published in 1959.
Rileyasuchus[4] Nomen dubium.
  • Kuhn

Eurypterids

Newly named eurypterids

References

Paleontology portal
  1. ^ Newman, Garfield, et al (2001). Echoes from the past: world history to the 16th century. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ISBN 0-07-088739-X.  
  2. ^ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". http://www.polychora.com/dinolist.html. Retrieved 2008-08-07.  
  3. ^ Montague, Jeremy. "Dr. Montague's Database". http://www.barry.edu/bio300/pdf/montague%20dino%20web%20data%2012-3-2005.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-29.  
  4. ^ a b c d e Kuhn, O. 1961. Die Familien der rezenten und fossilen Amphibien und Reptilien. Meisenbach, Bamberg: 79 pages.
  5. ^ Huene, F. von. 1961. Palaontologie und Phylogenie der Niederen Tetrapoden. Nachtrage und Erganzungen. Fischer, Jena: 58 pages.







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