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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 1927.
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
A Urocoptid land snail |
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list. [3]
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. nov. |
Valid |
Middle Jurassic ( Callovian) |
A non-neosauropod eusauropod known from a forelimb and rear half of a skeleton. The type species is Cetiosauriscus stewarti. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
Broom |
A member of Varanopidae. | ||||||
Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Schmidt |
A member of Galesauridae. |
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Gen et sp nov |
Junior synonym |
Sushkin |
Late Permian |
Vyatkian Horizon |
A junior synonym of Dvinia. |
Name | Authors | Age | Location | Notes | Images |
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Alphadon | Simpson | 70 Million years ago |
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A Cretaceous Marsupial. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Kellogg |
Middle Miocene ( Langhian) |
US ( California) |
A close relative of the sperm whale. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gregory & Kellogg |
Late Pliocene ( Piacenzian) |
US ( California |
A close relative of the baiji; now referred to Parapontoporia |