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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 1906.

Arthropods

Insects

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Calyptapis

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Cockerell

Priabonian

Florissant Formation

  USA

A Bombini bumblebee relative.
Type species is C. florissantensis

Calyptapis florissantensis

Palaeovespa [2]

Gen et sp. nov

valid

Cockerell

Priabonian

Florissant Formation

  USA

A Vespidae wasp, with three species P. florissantia, P. gillettei, and P. scudderi

Palaeovespa florissantia

Protostephanus [2]

Gen et sp. nov

valid

Cockerell

Priabonian

Florissant Formation

  USA

A Stephanidae wasp
Type species P. ashmeadi

Archosauromorphs

  • Apatosaurus gastroliths documented. [3]
  • Wieland claims to have found stegosaur gastroliths. [4]

Dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list. [5]

Name Status Authors Notes Images
" Proceratops" [6]

Junior synonym.

Junior synonym of Ceratops.

References

  1. ^ Gini-Newman, Garfield; Graham, Elizabeth (2001). Echoes from the past: world history to the 16th century. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ISBN  9780070887398. OCLC  46769716.
  2. ^ a b Cockerell, T. D. A. (1906). "Fossil Hymenoptera from Florissant, Colorado". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 50: 55–64.
  3. ^ Cannon (1906). Sanders, Manley, and Carpenter (2001), "Table 12.1" page 167.
  4. ^ Wieland (1906). Sanders, Manley, and Carpenter (2001), "Table 12.1" page 167.
  5. ^ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  6. ^ Lull, R.S. 1906. A new name for the dinosaurian genus Ceratops. Amer. J. Sci. (ser. 4) 21: p. 124.