1960 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 1960.

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Name	Status	Authors	Location	Notes
Inosaurus^[6]	Nomen dubium.	Albert-Félix de Lapparent	Egypt	A dubious Theropod.
Lophorhothon^[7]	Valid taxon.	Langston	USA ( Alabama)
Silvisaurus^[8]	Valid taxon.	Eaton	USA ( Kansas)	A Nodosaur.

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes
Anas pachyscelus ^[9]	Sp. nov.	valid	Wetmore	Pleistocene	H. Bernard Wilkinson Quarry	USA Bermuda	An Anatidae.
Baeopteryx latipes ^[9]	Sp. nov.	synonym	Wetmore	Pleistocene	H. Bernard Wilkinson Quarry	USA Bermuda	A Gruid, moved to Grus latipes.
Ergilornis rapidus ^[10]	Gen. et Sp. nov.	valid	Kozlova	Early Oligocene	Hoyer-Dzan	Inner Mongolia	An Eogruid, type species E. rapidus
Palaeospheniscus novaezealandiae ^[11]	Sp. nov.	synonym	Marples	Late Pliocene - Waitotaran		New Zealand	A Spheniscidae, moved to Marplesornis novaezealandiae.
Proergilornis minor^[10]	Gen. et Sp. nov.	synonym	Kozlova	Early Oligocene	Hoyer-Dzan	Inner Mongolia	An Eogruid, moved to Ergilornis minor.

1960 in paleontology

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