1921 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 1921.
Plants
Newly named angiosperms
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Kryshtofovich |
Amgu flora |
A mallow relative, |
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Arthropods
Newly named insects
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen et sp nov |
valid |
An incertae sedis ant genus, |
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Dinosaurs
Newly named dinosaurs
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[5]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Andrews |
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Synapsids
Non-mammalian
| Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Valid |
Watson |
A member of Dinocephalia. |
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|
Junior synonym |
Broom |
A junior synonym of Pristerodon. | |||||
|
Junior synonym |
Broom |
Middle Permian |
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|
Valid |
Broom |
Late Permian |
A dicynodont. | ||||
