1926 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 1926.
Algae
Bacillariophyceae
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cymbella partita[2] | sp nov | Mann | Latah Formation |
| A cymbellaceous diatom | ![]() | ||
Cymbella sagittarius[2] | sp nov | Mann | Latah Formation |
| A cymbellaceous diatom | ![]() | ||
Navicula contendens[2] | sp nov | Mann | Latah Formation |
| A naviculaceous diatom | ![]() | ||
Navicula iridescens[2] | sp nov | jr synonym | Mann | Latah Formation |
| A naviculaceous diatom | ![]() | |
Navicula pauper[2] | sp nov | Mann | Latah Formation |
| A naviculaceous diatom | ![]() | ||
Navicula pontifica[2] | sp nov | Mann | Latah Formation |
| A naviculaceous diatom | ![]() | ||
Navicula protrudens[2] | sp nov | Mann | Latah Formation |
| A naviculaceous diatom | ![]() | ||
Navicula pseudoaffinis[2] | sp nov | Mann | Latah Formation |
| A naviculaceous diatom | ![]() | ||
Navicula reversa[2] | sp nov | Mann | Latah Formation |
| A naviculaceous diatom | ![]() | ||
Navicula substauroneis[2] | sp nov | Mann | Latah Formation |
| A naviculaceous diatom | ![]() | ||
Stauroneis (Navicula) acutissima[2] | sp nov | Mann | Latah Formation |
| A stauroneidaceous diatom | ![]() |
Plants
Mosses
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archaeomnium[3] | Gen et sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation |
| A moss of uncertain affiliation | ![]() | ||
Polytrichites[3] | Gen et sp nov | valid? | Latah Formation |
| A possible polytrichaceous moss | ![]() |
Lycopods
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lycopodium hesperium[3] | Sp nov | Nomen dubium? | Latah Formation | A possible lycopod clubmoss | ![]() |
Conifers
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Libocedrus praedecurrens[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation | A sandarac species | ![]() | |||
Tumion bonseri[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation |
| A plum-yew species | ![]() |
Angiosperms
Monocots
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arisaema hesperia[3] | Sp nov | valid? | Latah Formation | A possible araceous monocot | ![]() | |||
Canna? dawsoni[8] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Burrard Formation | A possible cannaceous leaf species |
Basal eudicots
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trochodendroides[8] | Gen et comb nov | A Trochodenraceous leaf morphogenus. |
Superasterids - basal
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diospyros andersonae[3] | Sp nov | Jr synonym | Latah Formation | A persimmon leaf species | ![]() | |||
Diospyros dawsoni[8] | Sp nov | Okanagan Highlands | A persimmon leaf species | |||||
Diospyros? microcalyx[3] | Sp nov | Jr synonym | Latah Formation | First named as a persimmon calyx species | ![]() | |||
Vaccinium salicoides[3] | Sp nov | valid? | Latah Formation | First named as a huckleberry leaf species | ![]() |
Superrosids - Fabids
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alnus cremastogynoides[8] | Sp nov | Chu Chua Formation | An alder leaf species | |||||
Alnus crispoides[8] | Sp nov | Chu Chua Formation | An alder leaf species | |||||
Betula bryani[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation |
| First named as a birch leaf species | ![]() | ||
Betula fairii[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation |
| First named as a birch leaf species | ![]() | ||
Betula? largei[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation |
| First named as a birch leaf species | ![]() | ||
Betula nanoides[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation | First named as a birch leaf species | ![]() | |||
Sp nov | jr synonym | Chu Chua Formation | First named as a birch leaf species | ![]() | ||||
Betula thor[3] | Sp nov | valid | Latah Formation |
| First named as a birch leaf species | ![]() | ||
Celastrophyllum pugetensis[8] | Sp nov | Burrard Formation | A possible celastraceous leaf species | |||||
Celastrus fernquisti[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation | First named as a Celastrus leaf species | ![]() | |||
Cercis? spokanensis[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation |
| First named as a redbud fruit species | ![]() | ||
Comptonia predryandroides[8] | Sp nov | Chu Chua Formation | A myricaceous leaf species | |||||
Ficus? johnstoni[8] | Sp nov | Burrard Formation | A possible moraceous leaf species | |||||
Ficus? washingtonensis[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation | First named as an fig leaf species | ![]() | |||
Hicoria dawsoni[8] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Chu Chua Formation | A punitive hickory leaf species | ||||
Hicoria stanleyanum[8] | comb nov | jr synonym | (Dawson) Berry | Burrard Formation | A punitive hickory leaf species | |||
Juglans nigelloides[8] | Sp nov | Burrard Formation | A juglandaceous leaf species | |||||
Leguminosites johnstoni[8] | Sp nov | Burrard Formation | A legume leaf morphospecies. | |||||
Meibomites lucens[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation | First named as a Meibomites leaf species | ||||
Myrica uglowi[8] | Sp nov | Jr synonym | Chu Chua Formation | A myricaceous leaf species | ||||
Populus acuminatafolia[8] | Sp nov | Chu Chua Formation | A cottonwood leaf species | |||||
Populus fairii[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation |
| First named as a cottonwood leaf species | ![]() | ||
Populus heteromorpha[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation |
| First named as a cottonwood leaf species | ![]() | ||
Populus washingtonensis[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation | First named as a cottonwood leaf species | ![]() | |||
Prunus rustii[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation | First named as a cherry leaf species | ![]() | |||
Quercus chaneyi[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation |
| An oak leaf species | ![]() | ||
Quercus cognatus[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation | An oak leaf species | ![]() | |||
Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation |
| An oak leaf species | ![]() | |||
Quercus praenigra[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation | An oak leaf species | ![]() | |||
Quercus rustii[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation | An oak leaf species | ![]() | |||
Quercus spokanensis[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation | First named as an oak leaf species | ![]() | |||
Quercus uglowi[8] | Sp nov | Chu Chua Formation | A oak leaf species | |||||
Rhamnus kitsilaniana[8] | Sp nov | Burrard Formation | A buckthorn leaf morphospecies. | |||||
Salix bryani[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation |
| A willow leaf species | ![]() | ||
Salix inquirenda[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation |
| A willow leaf species | ![]() | ||
Salix remotidens[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation |
| A willow leaf species | ![]() | ||
Sophora alexanderi[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation | A Sophora leaf species | ![]() | |||
Sophora spokanensis[3] | Sp nov | Latah Formation |
| A Sophora leaf species | ![]() | |||
Sorbus decorifolia[8] | Sp nov | Chu Chua Formation | A punitive mountain ash leaf species | |||||
Ulmus columbianus[8] | sp nov | jr homonym | Chu Chua Formation | An elm leaf species | ![]() | |||
Ulmus fernquisti[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation |
| First named as an elm leaf species | ![]() |
Superrosids - Malvids
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acer chaneyi[8][19] | Sp nov | Valid | Latah Formation |
| A maple species | ![]() | ||
Malva? hesperia[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation |
| First named as a possible mallow fruit species | ![]() |
Angiosperms - other
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carpites boraginoides[3] | Sp nov | valid? | Latah Formation | A fruit or seed of uncertain affinity | ![]() | |||
Carpites ginkgoides[3] | Sp nov | valid? | Latah Formation | A fruit or seed of uncertain affinity | ![]() | |||
Carpites magnifica[3] | Sp nov | valid? | Latah Formation | A fruit or seed of uncertain affinity | ![]() | |||
Carpites menthoides[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation |
| First named as a fruit of uncertain affinity | ![]() | ||
Carpites paulownia[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation | A fruit or seed of uncertain affinity | ![]() | |||
Carpites polygonoides[3] | Sp nov | valid? | Latah Formation |
| A fruit or seed of uncertain affinity | ![]() | ||
Carpites spokanensis[3] | Sp nov | valid? | Latah Formation |
| Seed or other reproductive organs of uncertain affinity | ![]() | ||
Phyllites amplexicaulis[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation |
| First named as a fruit of uncertain affinity | ![]() | ||
Phyllites crustacea[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation |
| First named as a leaf of uncertain affinity | ![]() | ||
Phyllites pardeei[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation |
| First named as a leaf of uncertain affinity | ![]() | ||
Phyllites peculiaris[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation |
| First named as a leaf of uncertain affinity | ![]() | ||
Phyllites relatus[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation |
| First named as a leaf of uncertain affinity | ![]() | ||
Phyllites sophoroides[3] | Sp nov | jr synonym | Latah Formation |
| First named as a leaf of uncertain affinity | ![]() |
Conodonts
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ancyrodella[20] | Valid |
Amphibians
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gen et comb nov | jr synonym | Watson | A new genus for Macromerium scoticum | ![]() |
Newly named basal diapsids
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coelurosauravus[21] | Valid | A weigeltisaurid gliding Reptile | ![]() |
Dinosaurs
Newly named dinosaurs
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[22]
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proceratosaurus[23] | Gen et comb nov. | Valid | A proceratosaurid tyrannosauroid | ![]() | ||||
Rhoetosaurus[24] | Gen. et sp nov. | Valid | Middle Jurassic | A basal gravisaurian sauropod. | ![]() |
Synapsids
Non-mammalian
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Junior synonym | Haughton | A junior synonym of Gorgonops. | ||||||
Junior synonym | Haughton | Late Permian | A junior synonym of Aelurognathus. |
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Mann, A. (1926). "The fossil diatom deposit at Spokane. In: Flora of the Latah Formation of Spokane, Washington, and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho". Shorter contributions to general geology, 1925 (PDF) (Report). Professional Paper. Vol. 140. United States Geological Survey. pp. 51–55, plates XXX-XXXI. doi:10.3133/pp140A.
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