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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 1931.
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Lysichiton washingtonense[2] |
Sp nov |
Valid? |
Latah Formation |
First described as a skunk cabbage fruit species |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Nyssa hesperia[2] |
Sp nov |
valid |
Latah Formation |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Vitis bonseri[2] |
Sp nov |
valid |
Latah Formation |
A grape seed species. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Hicoria washingtoniana[2] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
First described as a hickory species. |
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Quercus mccanni[2] |
Sp nov |
valid |
Latah Formation |
An oak species. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Ptelea miocenica[2] |
Sp nov |
valid |
Latah Formation |
An hoptree species. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Phyllites couleeannus[2] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
First described as a leaf morphospecies of uncertain affinity. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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sp. nov |
Jr synonym |
Snyder |
Latah Formation |
A Stylotermitid termite. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Pterostichus fernquisti[8] |
sp. nov |
Wickham |
Latah Formation |
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Dytiscus latahensis[8] |
sp. nov |
Wickham |
Latah Formation |
A predaceous diving beetle |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
valid |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Latahcoris[10] |
Gen et sp. nov |
Cockerell |
Latah Formation |
A tessaratomid giant stink bug |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Bombus proavus[10] |
Sp. nov |
Cockerell |
Latah Formation |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Miocordulia[11] |
Gen et sp. nov |
Kennedy |
Latah Formation |
A corduliid dragonfly |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Miopsyche[12] |
Gen et 2 sp. nov |
Latah Formation |
A northern caddisfly genus |
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Phryganea spokanensis[12] |
Sp. nov |
Latah Formation |
A giant caddisfly species |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
valid |
Gunnell |
The type species is I. simulator |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Gen est sp nov |
Valid |
A heterostracan agnathan |
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[15]
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
vald? |
First named as a coelurosaur |
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Gen et comb nov |
Valid |
Cretaceous |
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Gen et sp nov |
valid? |
Cretaceous |
A theropod of uncertain placement. |
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Gen et sp nov |
Das-Gupta |
Late Cretaceous |
An indeterminate theropod tooth-taxon. |
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Gen et comb nov |
Rejected name |
Cretaceous |
First described as a small "cheneosaurine" hadrosaur. |
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Location | Notes | Images |
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Junior synonym of Pristerodon. |
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Valid |
Watson | 250 Millions of years ago. | Despite the meaning of his name, it was not related to lizards. | |||
Valid |
Broom | |||||
Valid |
Broom | 261 Millions of years ago. | ||||
Valid |
Broom | 257 Millions of years ago. | ||||
Valid |
Huene | 261 Millions of years ago. | A protomammal with strange bumps on its head. | |||
Valid |
Broom | 257 Millions of years ago. | ||||
Junior synonym of Neomegacyclops.[dubious ] |
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Valid |
Boonstra |