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 1970.
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp nov |
Valid |
Fujiyama |
Chojabaru Formation |
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Fam nov |
nomen nudum |
A scorpionfly family, type sp. H. maculosa |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Location | Notes | Images |
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fam et gen et sp nov |
valid |
possible gliding reptile covered with Feather-like Scales. |
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[5]
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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gen et sp nov |
Valid |
A tyrannosaurine tyrannosaurid. |
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fam, gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Osmólska & Roniewicz |
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gen nov |
Valid |
Welles |
A Two-crested Dilophosaur. | |||||
gen et sp nov |
Ellenberger |
Misidentified non-dinosaurian archosaur. |
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gen et sp nov |
Chimera of Deinonychus and Microvenator. |
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gen et sp nov |
Valid |
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gen et sp nov |
Valid |
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gen et sp nov |
Valid |
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gen et sp nov |
Valid |
an ornithopod. with a Long Tail. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Anabernicula robusta [13] |
Sp. nov. |
jr synonym |
Yarmouth Intergalcial |
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Sp. nov. |
jr synonym |
Cave deposits |
An Accipitridae, jr synonym of Buteogallus borrasi.[16] |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
valid |
Early Miocene |
A Spheniscidae, this is the type species of the new genus, Carolina Acosta Hospitaleche, 2007 transferred the species to the genus Palaeospheniscus Moreno et Mercerat, 1891.[18] |
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Heterochen pratensis [13] |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
valid |
Early Pliocene |
An Anatidae, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Sp. nov. |
valid |
Middle Pliocene |
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An Alcidae, Mancallinae. |
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Primobucco mcgrewi [20] |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
valid |
Early Eocene |
Described as a Bucconidae, Feduccia et Martin, 1976 erected the family Primobucconidae for it,[21] this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
valid |
Larry D. Martin James Tate, Jr. |
Late Pliocene |
Kimball Formation |
A Meleagridae, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Pseudaptenodytes macraei [17] |
Gen. nov. et Sp. nov. |
valid |
Late Miocene |
Cheltenhamian |
A Spheniscidae, this is the type species of the new genus. |
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Pseudaptenodytes minor [17] |
Sp. nov. |
valid |
Late Miocene |
Cheltenhamian |
A Spheniscidae. |
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Tringa antiqua [23] |
Sp. nov. |
valid |
J. Alan Feduccia |
Late Pliocene |
A Scolopacidae. |
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Sp. nov. |
valid |
Eduardo P. Tonni |
Middle Pleistocene |
Miramar |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Bonaparte |
a Ctenochasmatid pterodactyloid. with a Flamingo-like feeding style. |