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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 1924.
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list. [2]
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Asiatosaurus [3] | Nomen dubium |
An indeterminate sauropod. | |||||
Chirostenotes [4] | Valid taxon |
middle-late Campanian |
An Oviraptorosaur. |
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Dyoplosaurus [5] | Valid taxon |
middle-late Campanian |
An ankylosaurid. |
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" Fenestrosaurus" [6] | Nomen nudum. |
Same as Oviraptor. | |||||
Lycorhinus [7] | Valid taxon |
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Melanorosaurus [7] | Valid taxon |
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" Ornithoides" [8] | Nomen nudum. |
Same as Saurornithoides |
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Oviraptor [8] | Valid taxon |
middle-late Campanian |
An oviraptorid. |
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" Ovoraptor" [6] | Nomen nudum. |
Same as Velociraptor | |||||
Prodeinodon | Nomen dubium. |
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An indeterminate theropod. | ||||
Saurornithoides [6] | Valid taxon |
middle-late Campanian |
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A troodontid. |
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Velociraptor [8] | Valid taxon |
middle-late Campanian |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Matthew & Granger |
An amphicynodont, type species is A. shackelfordi |
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Andrewsarchus [10] |
Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
middle Eocene |
A cetancodontamorph originally thought to be a mesonychian. |
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Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Matthew & Granger |
Junior synonym of Palaeogale sectoria |
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Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Matthew & Granger |
Junior synonym of Palaeogale sectoria |
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Sp nov |
Valid |
Matthew & Granger |
An amphicyonid |
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Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Matthew & Granger |
An amphicynodont, moved to Amphicynodon teilhardi |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Matthew & Granger |
A didymoconid, includes the species D. colgatei & D. berkeyi |
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Sp nov |
Valid |
Matthew & Granger |
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Jr synonym |
Valid |
Matthew & Granger |
Moved to the genus Asiavorator. |
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Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Matthew & Granger |
A hyaenodont, moved to Propterodon morrisi in 1993 |
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Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Matthew & Granger |
A carnivoran, moved to Shandgolictis constans |
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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 1924.
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list. [2]
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Asiatosaurus [3] | Nomen dubium |
An indeterminate sauropod. | |||||
Chirostenotes [4] | Valid taxon |
middle-late Campanian |
An Oviraptorosaur. |
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Dyoplosaurus [5] | Valid taxon |
middle-late Campanian |
An ankylosaurid. |
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" Fenestrosaurus" [6] | Nomen nudum. |
Same as Oviraptor. | |||||
Lycorhinus [7] | Valid taxon |
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Melanorosaurus [7] | Valid taxon |
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" Ornithoides" [8] | Nomen nudum. |
Same as Saurornithoides |
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Oviraptor [8] | Valid taxon |
middle-late Campanian |
An oviraptorid. |
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" Ovoraptor" [6] | Nomen nudum. |
Same as Velociraptor | |||||
Prodeinodon | Nomen dubium. |
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An indeterminate theropod. | ||||
Saurornithoides [6] | Valid taxon |
middle-late Campanian |
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A troodontid. |
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Velociraptor [8] | Valid taxon |
middle-late Campanian |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Matthew & Granger |
An amphicynodont, type species is A. shackelfordi |
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Andrewsarchus [10] |
Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
middle Eocene |
A cetancodontamorph originally thought to be a mesonychian. |
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Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Matthew & Granger |
Junior synonym of Palaeogale sectoria |
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Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Matthew & Granger |
Junior synonym of Palaeogale sectoria |
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Sp nov |
Valid |
Matthew & Granger |
An amphicyonid |
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Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Matthew & Granger |
An amphicynodont, moved to Amphicynodon teilhardi |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Matthew & Granger |
A didymoconid, includes the species D. colgatei & D. berkeyi |
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Sp nov |
Valid |
Matthew & Granger |
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Jr synonym |
Valid |
Matthew & Granger |
Moved to the genus Asiavorator. |
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Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Matthew & Granger |
A hyaenodont, moved to Propterodon morrisi in 1993 |
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Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Matthew & Granger |
A carnivoran, moved to Shandgolictis constans |