1926 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 1926.
Algae
Bacillariophyceae
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Cymbella partita[2] |
sp nov |
Mann |
Latah Formation |
A cymbellaceous diatom |
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Cymbella sagittarius[2] |
sp nov |
Mann |
Latah Formation |
A cymbellaceous diatom |
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Navicula contendens[2] |
sp nov |
Mann |
Latah Formation |
A naviculaceous diatom |
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Navicula iridescens[2] |
sp nov |
jr synonym |
Mann |
Latah Formation |
A naviculaceous diatom |
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Navicula pauper[2] |
sp nov |
Mann |
Latah Formation |
A naviculaceous diatom |
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Navicula pontifica[2] |
sp nov |
Mann |
Latah Formation |
A naviculaceous diatom |
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Navicula protrudens[2] |
sp nov |
Mann |
Latah Formation |
A naviculaceous diatom |
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Navicula pseudoaffinis[2] |
sp nov |
Mann |
Latah Formation |
A naviculaceous diatom |
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Navicula reversa[2] |
sp nov |
Mann |
Latah Formation |
A naviculaceous diatom |
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Navicula substauroneis[2] |
sp nov |
Mann |
Latah Formation |
A naviculaceous diatom |
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Stauroneis (Navicula) acutissima[2] |
sp nov |
Mann |
Latah Formation |
A stauroneidaceous diatom |
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Plants
Mosses
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Archaeomnium[3] |
Gen et sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
A moss of uncertain affiliation |
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Polytrichites[3] |
Gen et sp nov |
valid? |
Latah Formation |
A possible polytrichaceous moss |
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Lycopods
Conifers
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Libocedrus praedecurrens[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
A sandarac species |
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Tumion bonseri[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
A plum-yew species |
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Angiosperms
Monocots
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Arisaema hesperia[3] |
Sp nov |
valid? |
Latah Formation |
A possible araceous monocot |
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Canna? dawsoni[8] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Burrard Formation |
A possible cannaceous leaf species |
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Basal eudicots
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gen et comb nov |
A Trochodenraceous leaf morphogenus. |
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Superasterids - basal
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Diospyros andersonae[3] |
Sp nov |
Jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
A persimmon leaf species |
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Diospyros dawsoni[8] |
Sp nov |
Okanagan Highlands |
A persimmon leaf species |
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Diospyros? microcalyx[3] |
Sp nov |
Jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
First named as a persimmon calyx species.[3] |
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Vaccinium salicoides[3] |
Sp nov |
valid? |
Latah Formation |
First named as a huckleberry leaf species |
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Superrosids - Fabids
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Alnus cremastogynoides[8] |
Sp nov |
Chu Chua Formation |
An alder leaf species |
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Alnus crispoides[8] |
Sp nov |
Chu Chua Formation |
An alder leaf species |
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Betula bryani[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
First named as a birch leaf species |
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Betula fairii[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
First named as a birch leaf species |
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Betula? largei[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
First named as a birch leaf species |
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Betula nanoides[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
First named as a birch leaf species |
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Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Chu Chua Formation |
First named as a birch leaf species |
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Betula thor[3] |
Sp nov |
valid |
Latah Formation |
First named as a birch leaf species |
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Celastrophyllum pugetensis[8] |
Sp nov |
Burrard Formation |
A possible celastraceous leaf species |
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Celastrus fernquisti[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
First named as a Celastrus leaf species |
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Cercis? spokanensis[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
First named as a redbud fruit species |
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Comptonia predryandroides[8] |
Sp nov |
Chu Chua Formation |
A myricaceous leaf species |
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Ficus? johnstoni[8] |
Sp nov |
Burrard Formation |
A possible moraceous leaf species |
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Ficus? washingtonensis[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
First named as a fig leaf species |
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Hicoria dawsoni[8] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Chu Chua Formation |
A punitive hickory leaf species |
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Hicoria stanleyanum[8] |
comb nov |
jr synonym |
(Dawson) Berry |
Burrard Formation |
A punitive hickory leaf species |
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Juglans nigelloides[8] |
Sp nov |
Burrard Formation |
A juglandaceous leaf species |
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Leguminosites johnstoni[8] |
Sp nov |
Burrard Formation |
A legume leaf morphospecies. |
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Meibomites lucens[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
First named as a Meibomites leaf species |
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Sp nov |
Jr synonym |
Chu Chua Formation |
A myricaceous leaf species |
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Populus acuminatafolia[8] |
Sp nov |
Chu Chua Formation |
A cottonwood leaf species |
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Populus fairii[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
First named as a cottonwood leaf species |
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Populus heteromorpha[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
First named as a cottonwood leaf species |
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Populus washingtonensis[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
First named as a cottonwood leaf species |
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Prunus rustii[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
First named as a cherry leaf species |
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Quercus chaneyi[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
An oak leaf species |
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Quercus cognatus[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
An oak leaf species |
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Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
An oak leaf species |
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Quercus praenigra[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
An oak leaf species |
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Quercus rustii[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
An oak leaf species |
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Quercus spokanensis[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
First named as an oak leaf species |
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Quercus uglowi[8] |
Sp nov |
Chu Chua Formation |
A oak leaf species |
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Rhamnus kitsilaniana[8] |
Sp nov |
Burrard Formation |
A buckthorn leaf morphospecies. |
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Salix bryani[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
A willow leaf species |
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Salix inquirenda[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
A willow leaf species |
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Salix remotidens[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
A willow leaf species |
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Sophora alexanderi[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
A Sophora leaf species |
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Sophora spokanensis[3] |
Sp nov |
Latah Formation |
A Sophora leaf species |
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Sorbus decorifolia[8] |
Sp nov |
Chu Chua Formation |
A punitive mountain ash leaf species |
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Ulmus columbianus[8] |
sp nov |
jr homonym |
Chu Chua Formation |
An elm leaf species |
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Ulmus fernquisti[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
First named as an elm leaf species |
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Superrosids - Malvids
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sp nov |
Valid |
Latah Formation |
A maple species |
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Malva? hesperia[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
First named as a possible mallow fruit species |
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Angiosperms - other
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Carpites boraginoides[3] |
Sp nov |
valid? |
Latah Formation |
A fruit or seed of uncertain affinity |
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Carpites ginkgoides[3] |
Sp nov |
valid? |
Latah Formation |
A fruit or seed of uncertain affinity |
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Carpites magnifica[3] |
Sp nov |
valid? |
Latah Formation |
A fruit or seed of uncertain affinity |
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Carpites menthoides[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
First named as a fruit of uncertain affinity |
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Carpites paulownia[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
A fruit or seed of uncertain affinity |
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Carpites polygonoides[3] |
Sp nov |
valid? |
Latah Formation |
A fruit or seed of uncertain affinity |
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Carpites spokanensis[3] |
Sp nov |
valid? |
Latah Formation |
Seed or other reproductive organs of uncertain affinity |
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Phyllites amplexicaulis[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
First named as a fruit of uncertain affinity |
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Phyllites crustacea[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
First named as a leaf of uncertain affinity |
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Phyllites pardeei[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
First named as a leaf of uncertain affinity |
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Phyllites peculiaris[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
First named as a leaf of uncertain affinity |
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Phyllites relatus[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
First named as a leaf of uncertain affinity |
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Phyllites sophoroides[3] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Latah Formation |
First named as a leaf of uncertain affinity |
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Conodonts
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Valid |
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Amphibians
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gen et comb nov |
jr synonym |
Watson |
A new genus for Macromerium scoticum |
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Newly named basal diapsids
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Valid |
A weigeltisaurid gliding Reptile |
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Dinosaurs
| Taxon | Novelty | Status | Author(s) | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proceratosaurus[23] | Gen. nov. | Valid | von Huene | Bathonian | Forest Marble Formation | A new genus name for Megalosaurus bradleyi | ||
| Rhoetosaurus brownei[24] | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Longman | Oxfordian | Walloon Coal Measures | An early sauropod | ||
| Thespesius saskatchewanensis[25] | Sp. nov. | Jr. synonym | Sternberg | Maastrichtian | Frenchman Formation | A species of Thespesius now a synonym of Edmontosaurus annectens | ||
Synapsids
Non-mammalian
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Junior synonym |
Haughton |
A junior synonym of Gorgonops. |
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Junior synonym |
Haughton |
Late Permian |
A junior synonym of Aelurognathus. | |||||






























































