1930 in paleontology

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 1930.

Plants

Angiosperms

Superrosids - Fabids

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Synonymized taxa	Notes	Images
Cercis idahoensis[2]	Sp nov	jr synonym	Berry	Miocene Langhian	Latah Formation Whitebird florule	USA Idaho		First described as a Cercis species Leaves later reidentified as Vitis washingtonensis (1937)[3] Fruits reidentified as Caesalpinia spokanensis (1991)[4]	Caesalpinia spokanensis

Incertae sedis

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Synonymized taxa	Notes	Images
Antholithes amentiferus[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a flower of uncertain affinity.
Antholithes grablensis[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a flower or fruit of uncertain affinity.
Antholithes mimosaformis[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a flower of uncertain affinity.
Antholithes iliciformis[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a flower of uncertain affinity.
Antholithes pruniformis[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a flower of uncertain affinity.
Antholithes ternstroemioides[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a flower of uncertain affinity.
Antholithes wilcoxensis[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a flower of uncertain affinity.
Calycites milanensis[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a flower or fruit of uncertain affinity.
Calycites puryearensis[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a flower or fruit of uncertain affinity.
Calycites rhizophoroides[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a flower or fruit of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus aggregatus[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a racemose infructescence of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus ailanthioides[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a winged seed of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus alatus[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a winged fruit of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus banisteroides[5]	Species	jr synonym	Berry	Eocene	Claiborne Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		First named as a fruit of uncertain affinity. Synonymized into Eucommia eocenica (1997)[6]
Carpolithus bicapsulis[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Claiborne Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a nutlets of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus bolivarensis[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus burseraformis[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus callowayensis[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus chesterensis[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a fruit of uncertain affinity. Suggested as a possibly Cinnmmomwm ovoides fruit.[5]
Carpolithus collinsi[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus delicatulus[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a flower of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus fagaraformis[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus gronovii[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a fruit of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus hiraeaformis[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a fruit of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus inequilateralis[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus juncaformis[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a fruit of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus kentuckyensis[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus leitneriaformis[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a nutlets of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus longepedunculatus[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a nutlets of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus malpighiaformis[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a winged seed of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus plumosus[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a fruit of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus poaformis[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus sapindoides[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus rotundalatus[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as an orbicular fruit of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus sapindoides[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus shandyensis[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a fruit of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus silertonensis[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a nutlet of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus somervillensis[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus taylorensis[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a seed of uncertain affinity.
Leguminosites copaiferanus[5]	Species nov	jr synonym?	Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs member	USA Tennessee		First named as a fruit of uncertain affinity. Synonymized into Eucommia eocenica (1997)[6]	Eucommia eocenica
Phyllites grenadensis[5]	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a leaf of uncertain affinity.
Simaroubites eocenica[6]	Species nov	jr synonym	Berry	Middle Eocene	Claiborne Formation	USA		First named as a fruit of uncertain affinity. Synonymized into Eucommia eocenica (1997)[6]

Arthropods

Newly named insects

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Aphaenogaster donisthorpei[7]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A myrmicin ant
Aphaenogaster mayri[7]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A myrmicin ant	Aphaenogaster mayri
Archiponera[7]	Gen et sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A ponerine ant, one species A. wheeleri	Archiponera wheeleri
Camponotus fuscipennis[7]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A formicine ant.	Camponotus fuscipennis
Camponotus microcephalus[7]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A formicine ant.
Camponotus petrifactus[7]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A formicine ant.
Cephalomyrmex[7]	Gen et sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A myrmicine ant. The type species is C. rotundatus	Cephalomyrmex rotundatus
Dolichoderus antiquus[7]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A dolichoderine ant.	Dolichoderus antiquus
Dolichoderus rohweri[7]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A dolichoderine ant.
Elaeomyrmex[7]	Gen et 2 sp nov	Valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A dolichoderine ant the type species is E. gracilis also included is E. coloradensis	Elaeomyrmex gracilis
Eoformica pingue[7]	Comb nov	valid	Scudder, 1877	Eocene	Green River Formation	USA Colorado	An incertae sedis ant species, Sr synonym to Eoformica eocenica Cockerell, 1921 corrected to Eoformica pinguis in 1995	Eoformica pinguis
Formica cockerelli[7]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A formicine ant.	Formica cockerelli
Formica grandis[7]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A formicine ant.
Iridomyrmex florissantius[7]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A dolichoderine ant.
Iridomyrmex obscurans[7]	Sp nov	nomen dubium	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A dolichoderine ant. Considered not identified in 2011
Liometopum miocenicum[7]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A dolichoderine ant.
Liometopum scudderi[7]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A dolichoderine ant.
Lithomyrmex[7]	Gen et 2 sp nov	jr synonym	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	An agroecomyrmecine ant The type species is L. rugosus, also includes L. striatus moved to Eulithomyrmex in 1935	Eulithomyrmex rugosus
Messor sculpturatus[7]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A myrmicine ant.
Mianeuretus[7]	Gen et Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	An aneuretine ant. The type species is M. mirabilis
Miomyrmex[7]	Trib, Gen et Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A miomyrmecine dolichoderine ant. The type species is M. striatus
Petraeomyrmex[7]	Gen et Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A dolichoderine ant. The type species is P. minimus	Petraeomyrmex minimus
Pheidole tertiaria[7]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A myrmicine ant.
Pogonomyrmex fossilis[7]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A myrmicine ant.
Protazteca[7]	Gen, Comb, et 3 Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A dolichoderine ant. The type species is P. elongata Also includes P. capitata, P. quadrata, and "Ponera" hendersoni (1906)	Protazteca elongata
Pseudocamponotus[7]	Gen, Comb, et 3 Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Miocene		USA Nevada	A camponotine formicine ant. The type species is P. elkoanus
Pseudomyrma extincta[7]	Sp nov	jr synonym	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A pseudomyrmecine ant. Moved to Pseudomyrmex extinctus in 1990

Dinosaurs

Taxon	Novelty	Status	Author(s)	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Mandschurosaurus[8]	Gen. nov.	Nomen dubium	Riabinin	Maastrichtian	Yuliangze Formation	China	A new genus name for Trachodon amurense
Saurolophus kryschtofovici[9]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Riabinin	Maastrichtian	Yuliangze Formation	China	A species of Saurolophus

Lepidosauromorphs

Newly named plesiosaurs

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Macroplata	Gen et sp nov	Valid	Swinton	Early Jurassic (Hettangian-Sinemurian)	Lower Lias	UK	A rhomaleosaurid.	Macroplata

Paleontologists

• Death of William Diller Matthew.^[10]