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Paleontology, palaeontology or palæontology (from Greek: paleo, "ancient"; ontos, "being"; and logos, "knowledge") 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 mankind has 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 1976.
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Dinosaurs
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[2]
Newly named dinosaurs
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| Alioramus[3] | Valid taxon | ||||
| Itemirus[4] | Valid taxon | ||||
| Marshosaurus | Valid taxon |
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| Ouranosaurus[5] | Valid taxon | ||||
| Zigongosaurus[6] |
Disputed. |
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Possible junior synonym of Mamenchisaurus. |
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Newly named birds
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Sp. nov. |
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An Apodiformes, Aegialornithidae Lydekker, 1891, transferred to the new genus Mesogiornis Mlíkovský, 2002. by Mlíkovský, 2002.[8] |
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Sp. nov. |
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An Apodiformes, Aegialornithidae Lydekker, 1891, transferred to the new genus Mesogiornis Mlíkovský, 2002. by Mlíkovský, 2002.,[8] it is the type species of the new genus. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
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An Enantiornithes Walker, 1981, Alexornithiformes Brodkorb, 1976, Alexornithidae Brodkorb, 1976. |
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Sp. nov. |
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An Anatidae, transferred to the genus Dendrocygna by Jíří Mlíkovský & Petr Švec, 1986.[11] |
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Sp. nov. |
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Zavhan |
An Anatidae. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Valid |
25,000 Ybp |
A Threskiornithidae, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Sp. nov. |
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An Anatidae. |
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Sp. nov. |
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An Apodidae. |
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Sp. nov. |
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An Ardeidae. |
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Sp. nov. |
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ppMN 14-15 |
A Columbidae. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
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Described as a Piciformes, Primobucconidae Feduccia et Martin, 1976, now placed in the Coliiformes, Sandcileidae Houde et Olson, 1992, it is the type species of the new genus. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
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Described as a Threskiornithidae, placed in Aves Incertae Sedis by Olson, 1981,[17] this is the type species if the new genus. |
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Sp. nov. |
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An Anatidae, transferred to the genus Anser by Jíří Mlíkovský & Petr Švec, 1986,[11] and made the type species of his new genus Heteroanser by Nikita V. Zelenkov, 2012.[18] |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
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An Anatidae, this is the type species of this new genus but it is preoccupied by Howardia Berlese et Leonardi, 1896. (Insecta: Hemiptera)so transferred to and becoming the type species of the new genus Palaeopapia Harrison et Walker, 1979 by Colin J. O. Harrison & Cyril A. Walker in 1979.[19] |
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Sp. nov. |
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A Jacanidae. |
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Gen. nov et Sp. nov. |
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A Pelagornithidae Fürbringer, 1888, this is the typespecies of the new genus. |
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Sp. nov. |
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Cave deposits |
A Falconidae. |
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Sp. nov. |
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An Ardeidae. |
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Gen. nov et Sp. nov. |
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A Strigiformes, Ogygoptyngidae Rich et Bohaska, 1981.,[24] this is the type species and type genus of the new genus and the new family. |
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Sp. nov. |
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A Charadriidae. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
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A Todidae, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Sp. nov. |
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A Pandionidae. |
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Sp. nov. |
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A Pelecanidae. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
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Described in the Burhinidae, placed in Aves Incertae Sedis by Mlíkovský 2002,[8] according to Mayr et Smith, 2001 [29] closely related to Palaeopapia eous (Harrison et Walker, 1976) and possibly synonymous with this species so they place it in the Anseriformes, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Sp. nov. |
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Sp. nov. |
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A Phoenicopteridae, transferred to the genus Leakeyornis Vickers-Rich & Walker, 1983 by Patricia Vickers Rich & Cyril A. Walker,[31] it is the type species of the new genus. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
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Described in the Phalacrocoracidae, placed in Aves Incertae Sedis by Mlíkovský 2002,[8] this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Sp. nov. |
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Sp. nov. |
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An Alcidae, transferred to the genus Miomancalla N. A. Smith, 2011 by N. Adam Smith, 2011.[34] |
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Sp. nov. |
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Described as a Piciformes, Primobucconidae Feduccia et Martin, 1976, made the type species of the new genus Cyrilavis Martin, 2010 [35] and placed in the stem Psittaciformes, Halcyornithidae Harrison et Walker, 1972. |
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Sp. nov. |
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A Pelagornithidae Fürbringer, 1888. |
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Sp. nov. |
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A Strigidae, transferred to the geus Bubo by Mlíkovský 1998.[36] |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
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A Phoenicopteriformes, Juncitarcidae, this is the type of this new genus but it is preoccupied by Tenuicrus Womersley, 1940. (Arachnida: Acarina)so transferred to and becoming the type species of the new genus Kashinia Harrison et Walker, 1979 by Colin J. O. Harrison & Cyril A. Walker in 1979.[19] |
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Sp. nov. |
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A Phasianidae. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
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Sp. nov. |
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Described in the Piciformes, Primobucconidae Feduccia & Martin, 1976, transferred to the Coliiformes, Sandcoleidae Houde et Olson, 1992 by Peter W. Houde & Storrs L. Olson, 1992.[39] |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
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Described in the Scolopacidae, placed in Aves Incertae Sedis by Mlíkovský 2002,[8] this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Sp. nov. |
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Described in the Scolopacidae, placed in Aves Incertae Sedis by Mlíkovský 2002.[8] |
Plesiosaurs
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Synapsids
Non-mammalian
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References
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- ↑ Kurzanov, S.M. 1976. A new Late Cretaceous carnosaur from Nogon-Tsav, Mongolia [in Russian]. Sovm. Sov.-Mong. Paleontol. Eksped. Trudy 3: pp. 93-104.
- ↑ Kurzanov, S.M. 1976. Braincase structure in the carnosaur Itemirus n. gen. and some aspects of the cranial anatomy of dinosaurs. Paleontol. Zhurnal 1976: pp. 127-137.
- ↑ Taquet, P. 1977. Dinosaurs of Niger. Nigerina Field 42 (1): pp. 1-8.
- ↑ Hou, L., X. Chao, and (first name?) Chu. 1976. New discovery of sauropod dinosaurs from Sichuan. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 14: pp. 160- 165.
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