1968 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 1968.
Flora
Ferns and fern allies
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allantodiopsis pugetensis[2] | Sp nov | valid | Puget Group |  |
Angiosperms
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alnus kluckingi[2] | Sp nov | valid | Late Eocene | Puget Group | A alder species. | |||
| Anacardites franklinensis[2] | Sp nov | valid | Late Eocene | A cashew foliage form genus. | ||||
| Sp nov | jr synonym | Late Eocene | Puget Group | A dicot of uncertain affinity. | ||||
| Comb nov | jr synonym | Ione Formation | A dicot of uncertain affinity. |  | ||||
| Calkinsia[2] | Gen et sp nov | valid | Late Eocene | Puget Group | A moon seed relative. | |||
| Camellia multiforma[2] | Comb nov | valid | (Potbury) Wolfe | La Porte Tuff | A Camellia species. | |||
| Carya cashmanensis[2] | Sp nov | valid | Late Eocene | Puget Group | ||||
| Carya pugetensis[2] | Sp nov | valid | Late Eocene | Puget Group | ||||
| Castanopsis franklinensis[2] | Sp. nov | valid | Late Eocene | Puget Group | A chinquapin species. | |||
| Cladrastis pugetensis[2] | Sp. nov | valid | Late Eocene | Puget Group | A Cladrastis species legume. | |||
| Dryophyllum pugetensis[2] | Sp. nov | valid | Late Eocene | Puget Group | A Dryophyllum species. | |||
| Fothergilla durhamensis[2] | Sp. nov | jr synonym | Late Eocene | Puget Group | A platanaceous species. | |||
| Goweria[2] | Gen et 2 Sp. nov | valid | A icacinaceous genus. | |||||
| Hyperbaena dilleri[2] | Comb nov | Jr synonym | A moon seed relative. | |||||
| Hypserpa cashmanensis[2] | Gen et sp nov | valid | Late Eocene | Puget Group | ||||
| Hypserpa cashmanensis[2] | Sp nov | valid | Late Eocene | Puget Group | ||||
| Hypserpa franklinensis[2] | Sp nov | valid | Late Eocene | Puget Group | ||||
| Macaranga pugetensis[2] | Sp. nov | valid | Late Eocene | Puget Group | ||||
| Macclintockia pugetensis[2] | Sp nov | valid | Late Eocene | Puget Group | A Macclintockia species. | |||
| Pterocarya pugetensis[2] | Sp. nov | valid | Late Eocene | Puget Group | A wingnut species. | |||
| "Pugetia"[2] | Gen et sp nov | Late Eocene | Puget Group | A possible hickory relative. | ||||
| Rhamnites cashmanensis[2] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Late Eocene | Puget Group | identified as a Rhamnites buckthorn foliage. | |||
| Rhamnites franklinensis[2] | Sp nov | valid | Late Eocene | Puget Group | A Rhamnites buckthorn foliage. | |||
| Ternstroemites ravenensis[2] | Sp nov | valid | Late Eocene | Puget Group | A Ternstroemites theaceous foliage. | |||
| Viburnum pugetensis[2] | Sp nov | valid | Late Eocene | Puget Group | A Viburnum species. | |||
| Vinea[2] | Gen et sp nov | valid | Late Eocene | Puget Group | A walnut relative. | |||
| Willisia[2] | Gen et sp nov | Jr homonym | Late Eocene | Puget Group | A linden relative. |
Arthropods
Insects
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sp nov | Valid | Rice | Early Eocene | A Tenthredinidae sawfly |  | |||
| sp nov | Valid | Rice | Early Eocene | Horsefly Shales | A Tenthredinidae sawfly |  |
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Conodonts
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gen nov | Valid taxon |
Archosauriformes
Dinosaurs
| Taxon | Novelty | Status | Author(s) | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aralosaurus tuberiferus[9] | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Rozhdestvensky | Santonian | Bostobe Svita |  Kazakhstan | A hadrosaur |  |
| Procheneosaurus convincens[9] | Sp. nov. | Valid | Rozhdestvensky | Santonian | Dabrazinskaya Svita | Kazakhstan | A species of Procheneosaurus, later given the genus name Kazaklambia |
Birds
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Late Miocene | An Alcidae. | |||||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Middle Pleistocene | Ubeidiya Formation | An Alaudidae. | ||||
| Gen et sp nov. | Valid | Howard | Late Miocene? | An Alcidae, | ||||
| Bathornis fricki [12] | Sp. nov. | Valid | Early Miocene | |||||
| Buteo circoides [13] | Sp. nov. | Valid | Middle Oligocene | Tatal-Gol | An Accipitridae. | |||
| Coturnicops avita [14] | Sp. nov. | Valid | Late Pliocene | A Rallidae. | ||||
| Cygnavus formosus [15] | Sp. nov. | Valid | Kurochkin | Late Eocene | Zaysan Bassin | An Anatidae. | ||
| "Cygnopterus" lambrechti[15] | Sp. nov. | valid | Kurochkin | Middle Oligocene | Kustovskaya | Phoenicopteriformes Incertae Sedis | ||
| Fulica stekelesi [11] | Sp. nov. | Valid | Tchernov | Middle Pleistocene | Ubeidiya Formation | A Rallidae. | ||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | |||||||
| Gobihierax [13] | Gen et Sp. nov. | Valid | Kurochkin | Tatal-Gol | An Accipitridae, Type sp G. edax | |||
| Guguschia nailiae [16] | Sp. nov. | Invalid[17] | Aslanova & Burchak-Abramovich | Middle Oligocene | Maykopian Clay | A Swan, Anatidae. | ||
| Laterallus insignis [14] | Sp. nov. | Valid | Feduccia | Late Pliocene | A Rallidae. | |||
| Limicorallus [15] | Gen. et Sp. nov. | Valid | Kurochkin | Middle Oligocene-Miocene | Myn-Say Gorge | A Phalacrocoracidae, type species L. saiensis. | ||
| Gen. et sp. nov. | Jr synonym | Scarlett | Pleistocene-modern | An Aegothelidae, type sp M. novaezealandiae, | ||||
| Megagallinula [15] | Gen. et Sp. nov. | Valid | Kurochkin | Middle Oligocene | Kur-Say Gorge | A Rallidae. type sp. M. harundinea | ||
| Melanocorypha gracilis [11] | Sp. nov. | Valid | Tchernov | Middle Pleistocene | Ubeidiya Formation | An Alaudidae. | ||
| Palaeorallus alienus [13] | Sp. nov. | nomen dubium | Kurochkin | Middle Oligocene | Tatal-Gol | A possible Rallidae, | ||
| Paracrax gigantea[20] | Sp. nov. | Valid | Cracraft | |||||
| Paracrax wetmorei [20] | Sp. nov. | Valid | Cracraft | Late Oligocene | Brule Formation | |||
| Petronia brevirostris [11] | Sp. nov. | Valid | Tchernov | Middle Pleistocene | Ubeidiya Formation | A Passeridae. | ||
| Sp. nov. | Valid | Howard | Late Miocene | |||||
| Tutor dementievi [13] | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Kurochkin | Middle Oligocene | Tatal-Gol | An Accipitridae, jr syn of Venerator dementievi |
Sauropterygians
Plesiosaurs
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen et sp nov | jr synonym | Thurmond | junior synonym of Trinacromerum |
Synapsids
Mammaliformes
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen et sp nov | Valid | Crompton & Jenkins |  |
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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Wolfe, J.A. (1968). Paleogene Biostratigraphy of nonmarine rocks in King County, Washington (Report). Professional Paper. Vol. 571. United States Geological Survey. pp. 1–29. doi:10.3133/pp571.
- ^ a b c Wolfe, J.A. (1977). Paleogene floras from the Gulf of Alaska region (Report). Professional Paper. Vol. 997. United States Geological Survey. pp. 1–108. doi:10.3133/pp997.
- ^ a b Wolfe, J.A.; Wehr, W.C. (1987). Middle Eocene dicotyledonous plants from Republic, northeastern Washington (Report). Bulletin. Vol. 1597. United States Geological Survey. pp. 1–25. doi:10.3133/b1597.
- ^ MacGinitie, H.D. (1941). A Middle Eocene Flora from the Central Sierra Nevada (Report). Contributions to Paleontology. Vol. 534. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington. p. 116.
- ^ Potbury, S.S. (1935). "The La Porte flora of Plumas County, California". Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication. 63 (5): 29–82.
- ^ Huegele, I.B.; Zhu, H.; Zhao, B.; Wang, Y.-F.; Manchester, S. R. (2021). "Trans-Beringial Distribution of Platimeliphyllum (Platanaceae) in the Eocene of Eastern Asia and Western North America". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 183 (2): 139–153. doi:10.1086/717692. S2CID 239529168.
- ^ a b Rice, H.M.A. (1968). "Two Tertiary sawflies, (Hymenoptera - Tenthredinidae), from British Columbia". Geological Survey of Canada. 67 (59): 1–21.
- ^ a b Rozhdestvensky, A.K. (1968). "Гадрозавры Казахстана" [Hadrosaurs of Kazakhstan]. In Tatarinov, L.P. (ed.). Верхнепалеозойские и мезозойские земноводные и пресмыкающиеся СССР [Upper Paleozoic and Mesozoic amphibians and reptiles of the USSR] (in Russian). Академии наук СССР. pp. 97–141.
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- ^ a b c d Tchernov, E (1968). "A Preliminary Investigation of the Birds on the Pleistocene Deposits of Ubeidia". Publications of the Israel Academy of Science and Humanities. 1968: 1–44.
- ^ Cracraft, J (1968). "A Review of the Bathornithidae (Aves: Gruiformes), with Remarks on the Relationships of the Suborder Cariamae" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2326): 1–46.
- ^ a b c d Kurochkin, EN (1968). "[Fossil Remains of Birds from Mongolia]". Ornithologiya. 9: 323–330.
- ^ a b Feduccia, A (1968). "The Pliocene Rails of North America" (PDF). Auk. 85 (July): 441–453. doi:10.2307/4083293. JSTOR 4083293.
- ^ a b c d Kurochkin, EN (1968). "New Oligocene Birds from Kazakhstan". Paleontological Journal. 2: 83–90.
- ^ Aslanova, SM; Burchak-Abramovich, NI (1968). "A Fossil Swan from the Maykopian Series of Azerbaydzhan". Acta Zoologica Cracovensis. 13 (14): 325–338.
- ^ Mayr, Gerald (2009). Paleogene fossil birds. Berlin: Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-89627-2. OCLC 302080522.
- ^ Scarlett, RJ (1968). "An Owlet-Nightjar from New-Zealand" (PDF). Notornis. 15: 254–266. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
- ^ Storrs L. Olson, Jean Chr. Balouet & C. T. Fisher (1987). "The Owlet-Nightjar of New Caledonia, Aegotheles savesi, with Comments on the Systematics of the Aegothelidae". De Giervalk / Le Gerfaut. 77: 341–352.
- ^ a b Cracraft, J (1968). "A Review of the Bathornithidae (Aves: Gruiformes), with Remarks on the Relationships of the Suborder Cariamae" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2326): 1–46.