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Overview of the events of 1983 in paleontology From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 1983.
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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sp. nov |
valid |
Stockey |
A Pine species |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen nov |
Valid |
Albrecht |
An astacidean crayfish. |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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sp. nov |
valid |
Krishna & Emerson |
first new world species of Mastotermes |
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Fam. nov |
jr synonym |
Dlussky |
Stem-ants, jr synonym of Sphecomyrminae (in part) |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et. sp. nov |
Jr. synonym |
Duffin & Ward |
Type species is Anachronistes fordi, genus now deemed a junior synonym of Cooleyella |
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Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[8]
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Adasaurus[9] | |||||
"Changtusaurus"[10] | Nomen nudum. | ||||
Chungkingosaurus[11] | Valid taxon |
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"Damalasaurus"[10] | Nomen nudum. | ||||
Enigmosaurus[12] | Valid taxon |
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Gongbusaurus[11] | Valid taxon |
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"Lancanjiangosaurus"[10] | Nomen nudum. | ||||
"Megacervixosaurus"[10] | Nomen nudum. | ||||
"Microdontosaurus"[10] | Nomen nudum. | ||||
"Ngexisaurus"[10] | Nomen nudum. | ||||
Ornatotholus[13] | Possible junior synonym of Stegoceras. | ||||
Quaesitosaurus[14] | Valid taxon |
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Shamosaurus[15] | Valid taxon |
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Shunosaurus[11] | Valid taxon |
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Stygimoloch[13] | Valid taxon | ||||
Ultrasaurus[16] | Nomen dubium. |
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Xiaosaurus[17] | Valid taxon |
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Zizhongosaurus[11] | Valid taxon |
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Name | Status | Novelty | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Capitonides protractus [18] |
Valid |
Gen et sp nov. |
Peter Ballmann |
MN 6 |
A Lybiidae |
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Herculano M. F. de Alvarenga |
Bacia calcária de Itaboraí |
An Opisthodactylidae |
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Elaphrocnemus brodkorbi [20] |
Valid |
Sp. nov. |
MP 16-28 |
An Idiornithidae |
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Fluviatilavis [22] |
Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Colin J. O. Harrison |
MP 7 |
Aves incertae sedis[21] pending restudy, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Horezmavis [23] |
Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Lev A. Nessov |
Late Albian |
An Ornithuromorphae Incertae Sedis, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Idiornis itardiensis [20] |
Valid |
Sp. nov. |
An Idiornithidae, moved to Dynamopterus itardiensis in 2013.[24] |
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Judinornis nogontsavensis [23] |
Valid |
Gen. et Sp. nov. |
Lev A. Nessov L. J. Borkin |
Late Campanian-Early Maastrichtian, |
A Hesperornithiformes, Baptornithidae; this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Oblitavis insolitus [20] |
Valid |
Gen. nov et Sp. nov. |
An Idiornithidae, transferred to the genus Propelargus insolitus in 2002.[21] |
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Oligostrix rupelensis [25] |
Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Karlheinz Fischer |
A Protostrigidae, type species O. rupelensis |
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Valid? |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Gerard F. van Tets |
A Spheniscidae, type species T. hunteri. possibly nomen dubium.[citation needed] |
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Tereingaornis moiseleyi [27] |
Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Ron J. Scarlett |
A Spheniscidae, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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