1905 in paleontology

Overview of the events of 1905 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 1905.

## Arthropods

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### Newly named crustaceans

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Archaeolepas decora[2]

Sp nov

Jr synonym

Harbort

Early Cretaceous (Valanginian)

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Germany

A barnacle, moved to the genus Loriolepas in 2016.[3]

Astacus antiquus[2]

Sp nov

Jr synonym

Harbort

Early Cretaceous

Bückeberg Formation

Germany

Moved to the genus Protastacus in 1983.[4]

Eryma sulcatum[2]

Sp nov

Valid

Harbort

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Germany

An erymid.

Hoploparia aspera[2]

Sp nov

Valid

Harbort

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Germany

A lobster.

Meyeria rapax[2]

Sp nov

Jr synonym

Harbort

Early Cretaceous

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Germany

Moved to the genus Atherfieldastacus in 2017.[5]

## Archosauromorphs

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### Newly named dinosaurs

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Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[6]

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Albertosaurus[7]

Valid taxon

* Henry Fairfield Osborn

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Late Cretaceous (Edmontonian)

Horseshoe Canyon Formation

* Canada ( Alberta

An albertosaurine tyrannosaurid.

| Albertosaurus
"Diceratops"[8] |

Preoccupied.

Lull vide:

* Hatcher

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Late Cretaceous (Lancian)

* US

Has been considered a member of Triceratops, but recent work has indicated it deserved its own genus after all. In 2008 it was renamed Diceratus because Diceratops was preoccupied by a hymenopteran insect Foerster, 1868.

"Dynamosaurus"[7]

Junior synonym.

* Henry Fairfield Osborn

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Late Cretaceous (Lancian)

Lance Formation

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Same as Tyrannosaurus, this name was rejected because Tyrannosaurus was mentioned earlier in the paper.

Stegopelta[9] |

Valid taxon

* Williston

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Middle Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Frontier Formation

* United States ( Wyoming)

A nodosaurid.

Tyrannosaurus[7] |

Valid taxon

* Henry Fairfield Osborn

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Late Cretaceous (Lancian)

Lance Formation
Hell Creek Formation
Scollard Formation
North Horn Formation
McRae Formation
Frenchman Formation
Denver Formation
Laramie Formation

* Canada ( Saskatchewan)
* Mexico
* United States ( Colorado,  Montana,  New Mexico,  South Dakota, and  Wyoming)

Tyrannosaurus is the largest recognized tyrannosauroid and the most famous dinosaur of all time.

| Tyrannosaurus

### Other archosauromorphs

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"Procerosaurus"

Preoccupied.

* Fritsch

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Late Cretaceous (Turonian)

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Preoccupied by Procerosaurus von Huene, 1902; later renamed Ponerosteus Olshevsky, 2000. Either a bird or pterosaur.[10]

## Synapsids

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### Non-mammalian

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Archaeosuchus

Nomen dubium

Broom

Middle Permian

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A member of Dinocephalia.

Melinodon

junior synonym

Broom

Middle Triassic (late Olenekian to Anisian)

Burgersdorp Formation

* South Africa

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Sesamodon

junior synonym

Broom

Middle Triassic (late Olenekian to Anisian)

Burgersdorp Formation

* South Africa

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## Other reptiles

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Albisaurus[11] |

Nomen dubium.

* Fritsch

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Late Cretaceous (Turonian)

Jizera Formation

Czech Republic

May have been a misidentified marine reptile.

## References

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* Paleontology portal

1. ^ Gini-Newman, Garfield; Graham, Elizabeth (2001). Echoes from the past: world history to the 16th century. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ISBN 9780070887398. OCLC 46769716.
2. ^ a b c d e Harbort, Erich (1905). "Die Fauna der Schaumburg-Lippe'schen Kreidemulde" (PDF). Abh. königl. preuss. geol. Landesanstalt. 45: 17–24.
3. ^ Gale, Andrew Scott (2016-08-02). "Origin and phylogeny of the Cretaceous thoracican cirripede family Stramentidae". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 14 (8): 653–702\. doi:10.1080/14772019.2015.1091149. ISSN 1477-2019.
4. ^ Albrecht, von Henning (1983). "Die Protastacidae n. fam., fossile Vorfahren der Flußkrebse?" (PDF). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Monatsberichte (1): 5–15.
5. ^ González-León, Oscar; Ossó, Àlex; Bover-Arnal, Telm; Moreno-Bedmar, Josep Anton; Frijia, Gianluca; Vega, Francisco J. (2017-09-01). "Atherfieldastacus rapax (Harbort, 1905) (Glypheidae, Mecochiridae) from the Lower Cretaceous of the Maestrat Basin (NE Spain)". Cretaceous Research. 77: 56–68\. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2017.04.012. hdl:2445/160539. ISSN 0195-6671.
6. ^ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
7. ^ a b c Osborn, H.F. 1905. Tyrannosaurus and other Cretaceous carnovorous dinosaurs. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 21: pp. 259-265.
8. ^ Hatcher, J.B. 1905. Two new Ceratopsia from the Laramie of Converse County, Wyoming. Amer. J. Sci. (ser. 4) 20: pp. 413-419. vide Lull, R.S. 1905. Restoration of the horned dinosaur Diceratops. Amer. J. Sci. (ser. 4) 20: pp. 420-422.
9. ^ Williston, S.W. 1905. A new armored dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Wyoming. Science 22 (564): pp. 503-504.
10. ^ Fejfar, O., Košťák, M., Kvaček, J., Mazuch, M., and Moučka, M. 2005. First Cenomanian dinosaur from Central Europe (Czech Republic). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 50 (2): 295–300.
11. ^ Fritsch, A. 1905. Synopsis der Saurier der Bohmischen Kreideformation. Sitz. Konig. Bohm. Ges. Wiss., II. Classe. (7 pages)

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