1935 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 1935.
Plants
Conifers
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Callitris potlatchensis[2] |
Sp nov |
Salmon Flora |
A Callitris seed morphospecies |
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Keteleeria heterophylloides[2] |
Comb nov |
A Keteleeria foliage morphospecies |
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Flowering plants
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Alnus corallina[2] |
Syn nov |
An alder foliage morphospecies |
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Amelanchier dignatus[2] |
Comb et syn nov |
Amelanchier grayi (1927) |
A Saskatoon berry species |
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Arctostaphylos cuneata[2] |
Sp nov |
Salmon Flora |
An Arctostaphylos foliage morphospecies |
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Carpolithus pteraformis[2] |
Sp nov |
A fruit species of uncertain affinity. |
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Ceanothus idahoensis[2] |
Sp nov |
Salmon Flora |
A Ceanothus species |
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Cedrela pteraformis[2] |
Comb nov |
Carpolithus pteraformis (1929) |
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Cercidiphyllum crenatum[2] |
Comb et syn nov |
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Chamaebatia prefoliolosa[2] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Salmon Flora |
A mountain misery foliage morphospecies |
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Sp nov |
jr synonym |
A Dipteronia species |
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Fraxinus idahoensis[2] |
Sp nov |
An ash seed morphospecies |
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Malus idahoensis[2] |
Sp nov |
Salmon Flora |
An apple foliage morphospecies |
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Mentzelia occidentalis[2] |
Comb nov |
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Potentilla salmonensis[2] |
Sp nov |
Salmon Flora |
An cinquefoil foliage morphospecies |
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Rhamnus idahoensis[2] |
Sp nov |
Salmon Flora |
A buckthorn foliage morphospecies |
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Symphoricarpos salmonensis[2] |
Sp nov |
Salmon Flora |
A snowberry foliage morphospecies |
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Arthropods
Insects
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen nov |
valid |
Agroecomyrmecin ant genus, |
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Sauropterygians
New taxa
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen et comb nov |
jr synonym |
Stromer |
junior synonym of Leptocleidus |
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Vertebrates
Dinosaurs
| Taxon | Novelty | Status | Author(s) | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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| Corythosaurus bicristatus[7] | Sp. nov. | Jr. synonym | Parks | Campanian | Dinosaur Park Formation |  Alberta |
A synonym of Corythosaurus casuarius | |
| Corythosaurus brevicristatus[7] | Sp. nov. | Jr. synonym | Parks | Campanian | Dinosaur Park Formation | Alberta |
A synonym of Corythosaurus casuarius | |
| Corythosaurus frontalis[7] | Sp. nov. | Jr. synonym | Parks | Campanian | Dinosaur Park Formation | Alberta |
A synonym of Lambeosaurus lambei | |
| Lambeosaurus clavinitialis[8] | Sp. nov. | Valid | Gilmore | Campanian | Dinosaur Park Formation | Alberta |
A species of Lambeosaurus |  |
| Lambeosaurus magnicristatum[8] | Sp. nov. | Valid | Gilmore | Campanian | Dinosaur Park Formation | Alberta |
A species of Lambeosaurus. Amended to L. magnicristatus in 1938 |  |
Synapsids
| Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Junior synonym |
Broili & Schroder |
A junior synonym of Pristerodon. |
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Junior synonym |
Broom |
Late Permian |
Hoedemaker member, Middle Teekloof Formation |
A junior synonym of Tropidostoma. |
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Valid |
Broom |
Late Permian |
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Junior synonym |
Broom |
Late Permian |
Cistcephalus assemblage zone |
A junior synonym of Pristerognathus. |
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Junior synonym |
Broili and Schroeder |
Late Permian |
A junior synonym of Pristerodon. |
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Valid |
Broom |
Late Permian |
Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone |
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Valid |
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Valid |
 Brazil |
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Valid |
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Valid |
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Valid |
Broili and Schroeder |
Early to Middle Triassic |
Cynognathus zone |
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Expeditions, field work, and fossil discoveries
- Charles Gilmore returned to prospect for fossils in the Two Medicine Formation.[9]
Institutions and organizations
- The Calgary Public Museum of Alberta, Canada closed due to financial problems triggered by the Great Depression. By this point the museum had accumulated roughly 7500 different items of both natural and man-made origin. The collections were stored in another Calgary building called the Coste House.[10]