1943 in paleontology

Overview of the events of 1943 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 1943.

## Dinosaurs

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### Newly named dinosaurs

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Data are courtesy of George Olshevky's dinosaur genera list.[2]

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Pachycephalosaurus[3] | Valid taxon  |

* Barnum Brown

* Schlaikjer

* Canada ( Alberta)
* USA ( Colorado,  Montana,  North Dakota,  South Dakota and  Wyoming)

| A large pachycephalosaurid | Pachycephalosaurus

## Plesiosaurs

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### New taxa

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Alzadasaurus

Valid

Welles

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* USA ( Montana)

Aphrosaurus

Valid

Welles

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* USA ( California)

Fresnosaurus

Valid

Welles

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* USA ( California)

Hydralmosaurus

Synonym of Styxosaurus.

Welles

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Hydrotherosaurus

Valid

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* USA ( California)

Morenosaurus

Valid

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* USA ( California)

Thalassomedon

Valid

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* USA ( Colorado and  Montana)

| Thalassomedon

Thalassonomosaurus

Valid

Welles

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## Synapsids

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### Non-mammalian

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Dinodontosaurus

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| Romer  | 237 millions of years ago  |

* Argentina
* Brazil

| The Dicinodont with terrible teeth.  | DinodontosaurusExaeretodon

Exaeretodon

Valid

| Cabrera  | 226 millions of years ago  |

* Argentina
* Brazil
* India

| This was a plant-eating Cynodont.

Theropsis

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## 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. ^ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
3. ^ Brown, B. and E.M. Schlaikjer. 1943. A study of the troodont dinosaurs with the description of a new genus and four new species. Bull. Am. Museum. Nat. Hist. 82: pp. 121-149.