1924 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 1924.

Dinosaurs

Newly named dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[2]

Name	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Asiatosaurus[3]	Nomen dubium	Henry Fairfield Osborn	?Barremian-earliest Aptian	Öösh Formation	Mongolia	An indeterminate sauropod.
Chirostenotes[4]	Valid taxon	Charles W. Gilmore	middle-late Campanian	Dinosaur Park Formation	Canada ( Alberta)	An Oviraptorosaur.	Chirostenotes
Dyoplosaurus[5]	Valid taxon	William Parks	middle-late Campanian	Dinosaur Park Formation	Canada( Alberta)	An ankylosaurid.
"Fenestrosaurus"[6]	Nomen nudum.	Henry Fairfield Osborn				Same as Oviraptor.
Lycorhinus[7]	Valid taxon	Haughton	Hettangian-Sinemurian	Elliot Formation	South Africa	A heterodontosaurid.
Melanorosaurus[7]	Valid taxon	Haughton	late Norian-Rhaetian	Elliot Formation	South Africa	A melanorosaurid.	Melanorosaurus
"Ornithoides"[8]	Nomen nudum.	Henry Fairfield Osborn				Same as Saurornithoides
Oviraptor[8]	Valid taxon	Henry Fairfield Osborn	middle-late Campanian	Djadochta Formation	Mongolia  China	An oviraptorid.
"Ovoraptor"[6]	Nomen nudum.	Henry Fairfield Osborn				Same as Velociraptor
Prodeinodon	Nomen dubium.	Henry Fairfield Osborn	?Barremian-early Aptian	Öösh Formation	Mongolia	An indeterminate theropod.
Saurornithoides[6]	Valid taxon	Henry Fairfield Osborn	middle-late Campanian	Djadochta Formation	Mongolia	A troodontid.	Saurornithoides
Velociraptor[8]	Valid taxon	Henry Fairfield Osborn	middle-late Campanian	Djadochta Formation	China  Mongolia	A velociraptorine dromaeosaurid.	Velociraptor

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Newly named mammals

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Amphicticeps[9]	Gen et sp nov	Valid	Matthew & Granger	Oligocene	Hsanda Gol Formation	Mongolia	An amphicynodont, type species is A. shackelfordi
Andrewsarchus[10]	Gen et sp nov	Valid	Henry Fairfield Osborn	middle Eocene	Irdin Manha Formation	China	A cetancodontamorph originally thought to be a mesonychian.	Andrewsarchus
Bunaelurus parvulus[9]	Sp nov	jr synonym	Matthew & Granger	Oligocene	Hsanda Gol Formation	Mongolia	Junior synonym of Palaeogale sectoria
Bunaelurus ulysses[9]	Sp nov	jr synonym	Matthew & Granger	Oligocene	Hsanda Gol Formation	Mongolia	Junior synonym of Palaeogale sectoria
Cynodictis elegans[9]	Sp nov	Valid	Matthew & Granger	Oligocene	Hsanda Gol Formation	Mongolia	An amphicyonid
Cynodon (Pachycynodon) teilhardi[9]	Sp nov	jr synonym	Matthew & Granger	Oligocene	Hsanda Gol Formation	Mongolia	An amphicynodont, moved to Amphicynodon teilhardi
Didymoconus[9]	Gen et sp nov	Valid	Matthew & Granger	Oligocene	Hsanda Gol Formation	Mongolia	A didymoconid, includes the species D. colgatei & D. berkeyi
Hyaenodon pervagus[9]	Sp nov	Valid	Matthew & Granger	Oligocene	Hsanda Gol Formation	Mongolia	A hyaenodont
Palaeoprionodon gracilis[9]	Jr synonym	Valid	Matthew & Granger	Oligocene	Hsanda Gol Formation	Mongolia	Moved to the genus Asiavorator.
Paracynohyaenodon morrisi[9]	Sp nov	jr synonym	Matthew & Granger	Oligocene	Irdin Manha Formation	China	A hyaenodont, moved to Propterodon morrisi in 1993
Viverravus constans[9]	Sp nov	jr synonym	Matthew & Granger	Oligocene	Hsanda Gol Formation	Mongolia	A carnivoran, moved to Shandgolictis constans

References

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. Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
3. Osborn, H.F. 1924. Sauropoda and Theropoda of the Lower Cretaceous of Mongolia. Amer. Mus. Novitates 128: pp. 1-7.
4. Gilmore, C.W. 1924. A new coelurid dinosaur from the Belly River Cretaceous of Alberta. Bull. Can. Dept. Mines Geol. Surv. 38: pp. 1-12.
5. Parks, W.A. 1924. Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus, a new genus and species of armored dinosaur; with notes on a skeleton of Prosaurolophus maximus. Univ. Toronto Stud. (Geol. Ser.) 18: pp. 1-35.
6. Osborn, H.F. 1924. The discovery of an unknown continent. Nat. Hist. 24: pp. 133-149.
7. Haughton, S.H. 1924. The fauna and stratigraphy of the Stormberg series. Ann. South Africa Museum 12: pp. 323-497.
8. Osborn, H.F. 1924. Three new Theropoda, Protoceratops zone, central Mongolia. Amer. Mus. Novitates 144: pp. 1-12.
9. Matthew, William Diller; Granger, Walter (1924-01-15). "New Carnivora from the Tertiary of Mongolia". American Museum Novitates (104).
10. Osborn, H. F. (11 November 1924). "Andrewsarchus, giant mesonychid of Mongolia". American Museum Novitates (146). American Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020.