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2015 in paleontology

Overview of the events of 2017 in paleontology From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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 2015.

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Plants

Cnidarians

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Arthropods

Bryozoans

Brachiopods

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Molluscs

Echinoderms

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Conodonts

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Fishes

Reptiles

Amphibians

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Temnospondyls

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Lepospondyls

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Non-mammalian synapsids

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  • Redescription of the anatomy of Tiarajudens eccentricus is published by Cisneros et al. (2015), who compare the species with Anomocephalus africanus.[140]

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Mammals

Other animals

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  • A study of phylogenetic relationships of the Ediacaran animal Namacalathus, interpreting it as a member of Lophotrochozoa related to bryozoans and brachiopods, is published by Zhuravlev, Wood & Penny (2015).[147]

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