1901 in paleontology
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Template:Redirect category shell 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 Template:Show by date published in the year 1901. Template:Science year nav
Achosauromorphs
Newly named dinosaurs
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[2]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genyodectes serus[3] | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Arthur Smith Woodward | Early Cretaceous | Cerro Barcino Formation | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | A ceratosaurid theropod. The type species is Genyodectes serus, and it is known from a partial snout. | File:Genyodectes saurus jaws.jpg |
Mammals
Eutherians
Cetaceans
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
sp nov |
Valid |
middle Miocene (Serravallian) |
Fumaiolo Formation |
A member of Cetotheriidae. Type species of Titanocetus Bisconti, 2006. |
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References
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- ↑ Capellini, G. 1901. "Balenottera miocenica del Monte Titano Repubblica di S. Marino". Memorie della Regia Accademia delle Scienze all'Istituto di Bologna 5:237-260.