1901 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 1901.

Achosauromorphs[edit]

Newly named dinosaurs[edit]

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	Argentina	A ceratosaurid theropod. The type species is Genyodectes serus, and it is known from a partial snout.

Mammals[edit]

Eutherians[edit]

Cetaceans[edit]

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Aulocetus sammarinensis^[4]	sp nov	Valid	Giovanni Capellini	middle Miocene (Serravallian)	Fumaiolo Formation	San Marino	A member of Cetotheriidae. Type species of Titanocetus Bisconti, 2006.	Titanocetus

References[edit]

^ 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.
^ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
^ Woodward, A.S. (1901). "On some extinct reptiles from Patagonia, of the genera Miolania, Dinilysia, and Genyodectes". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1901 (1): 169–184.
^ 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.

[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.

[ddinogeorge-2] Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2008-08-07.

[woodward-3] Woodward, A.S. (1901). "On some extinct reptiles from Patagonia, of the genera Miolania, Dinilysia, and Genyodectes". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1901 (1): 169–184.

[4] 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.

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