1917 in paleontology
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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 1917.
Arthropods
Insects
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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sp. nov |
jr synonym |
A moth, moved to Paleolepidopterites destructus (2018)[3] |
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Vertebrates
Synapsids
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Valid |
Haughton |
250 Millions years ago |
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Valid |
Van Hoepen |
250 Millions years ago |
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Valid |
Haughton |
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Avialans
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gen et comb nov |
Petronievics |
Moved from Archaeopteryx siemensii (1897) |
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Dinosaurs
| Taxon | Novelty | Status | Author(s) | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheneosaurus[5] | Gen. et sp. nov. | Jr. synonym | Lambe | Campanian | Horseshoe Canyon Formation |  Alberta |
Juvenile of Hypacrosaurus | |
| Edmontosaurus[6] | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Lambe | Campanian | Horseshoe Canyon Formation | Alberta |
A hadrosaurid |  |
| Struthiomimus[7] | Subgen. nov. | Valid | Osborn | Campanian | Oldman Formation | Alberta |
A new subgenus for Ornithomimus altus elevated in 1972 |  |
Literature
- Hunting Dinosaurs in the Badlands of the Red Deer River Valley, Alberta by C. H. Sternberg was published. Although the work was mostly non-fiction, it concluded with a series of fictional chapters wherein Sternberg dreamt of traveling back in time to the various ages of prehistory.[8]