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 1984.
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Plants
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Angiosperms
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Sp nov |
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Wing |
A Platycaryeae fruit morphospecies. |
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Comb nov |
valid |
(Chandler) Wing & Hickey |
Moved from Pterocaryopsis bognorensis (1961) |
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Comb nov |
valid |
(Lesquereux) Wing & Hickey |
Moved from Quercus castaneopsis (1883) |
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Sp nov |
valid |
Wing & Hickey |
A Platycarya fruit morphospecies. |
Arthropods
editArachnids
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Schawaller |
A selenopid wall spider |
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Newly named crustaceans
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Gen et sp nov |
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Schram |
A mantis shrimp, type species is G. peleron |
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Sp nov |
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Schram |
Upper Pennsylvanian |
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Sp nov |
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Schmalfuss |
A delatorreid isopod |
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Sp nov |
Valid |
Schmalfuss |
A delatorreid isopod |
Newly named eurypterids
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Sp nov |
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Schram |
Conodont paleozoology
editWilli Ziegler and Charles A. Sandberg described the conodont genus Alternognathus.
Archosauromorphs
editNewly named archosauromorphs
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Gen et sp nov |
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Originally described as a fabrosaurid; |
Newly named dinosaurs
editData courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[7]
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He |
A tetanuran theropod |
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Gen et sp nov |
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Dong & Tang |
A Mamenchisaurid sauropod |
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Fam., gen et sp nov |
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Gen et sp nov |
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He |
A tetanuran theropod |
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Gen nov |
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Welles |
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Gen nov |
Jr. synonym of Coelophysis. |
Welles |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
A megalosauroid. Before it was believed that this animal was a quadruped, but now it is known that this was a biped. |
Newly named birds
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Sp. nov. |
MN 11-15 |
An Anatidae. |
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Disputed |
Sp. nov. |
An Archaeopterygidae, the 5th specimen, this species becomes the type species of the new genus Jurapteryx Howgate, 1985.[15] |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
A Strigidae. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
Early Miocene |
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A Cuculiformes, Neomorphidae, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Sp. nov. |
An Anatidae. |
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Sp. nov. |
A Dromaiidae. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
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An Apodiformes, Eocypselidae Harrison, 1984, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Sp. nov. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
An Ornithuromorphae Chiappe, Ji, Ji et Norell, 1999, Gansuiformes Hou et Liu, 1984, Gansuidae Hou et Liu, 1984, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Sp. nov. |
MN 9? |
A Gaviidae. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
An Enantiornithes Walker, 1981, Alexornithiformes, Brodkorb, 1976, Alexornithidae Brodkorb, 1976, Alexornithinae Brodkorb, 1976, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Sp. nov. |
A Laridae. |
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
An Accipitridae, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Sp. nov. |
Cave deposits |
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A Strigidae. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
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A Hesperornithiformes Fürbringer, 1888, Hesperornithidae Marsh, 1872, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Sp. nov. |
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A Rallidae. |
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Sp. nov. |
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A Rallidae. |
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Sp. nov. |
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A Rallidae. |
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Sp. nov. |
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Described as a Rallidae, transferred to the genus Lithornis Owen, 1840 by Houde, 1988,[31] a Palaeognathae, Lithornithiformes Houde, 1988, Lithornithidae Houde, 1988. |
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Sp. nov. |
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Described as a Rallidae, transferred to the genus Lithornis Owen, 1840 by Houde, 1988,[31] a Palaeognathae, Lithornithiformes Houde, 1988, Lithornithidae Houde, 1988. |
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Sp. nov. |
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Valid ? |
Sp. nov. |
Late Miocene |
A Phalacrocoracidae, possibly a synonym of Phalacrocorax aristotelis. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
Cave deposits |
A Phasianidae. |
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Valid |
Sp. nov. |
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Valid |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
An Apodidae, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Sp. nov. |
A Scopidae |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
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Described as a Falconidae, placed in Aves Incertae Sedis by Mlíkovský, 2002.[35] |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
An Enantiornithes Walker, 1981, Alexornithiformes, Brodkorb, 1976, Alexornithidae Brodkorb, 1976, Zhyraornithinae Nessov, 1984, this is the type species of the new genus. |
Pterosaurs
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References
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