1933 in paleontology

List of years in paleontology
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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 feces (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 or were published in the year 1933.

Arthropods

Newly named insects

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Electrostephanus brevicornis[2]

Sp nov

valid

Brues

Lutetian

Baltic Amber

 Europe

A stephanid wasp

Electrostephanus petiolatus[2]

Sp nov

valid

Brues

Lutetian

Baltic Amber

 Europe

A stephanid wasp,
Electrostephanus type species

Electrostephanus tridentatus[2]

Sp nov

jr synonym

Brues

Lutetian

Baltic Amber

 Europe

A stephanid wasp,
now Denaeostephanus tridentatus

Archosauromorphs

Newly named dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[5]

Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images
Alectrosaurus[6] Valid taxon

late Campanian-early Maastrichtian

Iren Dabasu Formation

 China

A tyrannosauroid.

Austrosaurus[7]

Valid taxon

late Albian-early Cenomanian

Allaru Formation

 Australia

A titanosauriform.

Bactrosaurus[6] Valid taxon

late Campanian-early Maastrichtian

Iren Dabasu Formation

 China

A hadrosauroid.

Coeluroides[8] Nomen dubium

late Maastrichtian

Lameta Formation

 India

A noasaurid.

Compsosuchus[8] Valid taxon

late Maastrichtian

Lameta Formation

 India

A noasaurid.

Dryptosauroides[8] Nomen dubium

late Maastrichtian

Lameta Formation

 India

A noasaurid.

Indosaurus[8] Valid taxon

late Maastrichtian

Lameta Formation

 India

An abelisaurid.

Indosuchus[8] Valid taxon

late Maastrichtian

Lameta Formation

 India

An abelisaurid.

Jubbulpuria[8] Nomen dubium

late Maastrichtian

Lameta Formation

 India

An noasaurid.

Laevisuchus[8] Nomen dubium

late Maastrichtian

Lameta Formation

 India

An noasaurid.

Mongolosaurus[9] Nomen dubium

Lower Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian)

On Gong Formation

 China

A titanosaur.

Ornithomimoides[8] Nomen dubium

late Maastrichtian

Lameta Formation

 India

An noasaurid.

Pinacosaurus[9] Valid taxon

middle-late Campanian

Djadochta Formation

 Mongolia

An ankylosaurid.

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name Status Authors Discovery year Age Unit Location Notes Images

Mucrotherium

Valid

Uniserium

Valid

Footnotes

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 3 Engel, M.S.; Ortega-Blanco, J. (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: 55–64. doi:10.3897/zookeys.4.49.
  3. "Previous Work," Trexler (2001); page 300.
  4. "Introduction," Makovicky (2001); page 244.
  5. Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  6. 1 2 Gilmore, C.W. 1933. On the dinosaurian fauna of the Iren Dabasu Formation. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 67: PP. 23-78.
  7. Longman, H.A. 1933. A new dinosaur from the Queensland Cretaceous. Mem. Queensland Mus. 10: pp. 131-144.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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.
  9. 1 2 Gilmore, C.W. 1933. Two new dinosaurian reptiles from Mongolia with notes on some fragmentary specimens. Amer. Mus. Novitates 679: pp. 1-20

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