Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life formsonEarth 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.
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Species |
jr synonym |
Eucommia species, |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Kesling & Ploch |
Anostracod, type species is E. campbelli |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp nov |
Soot-Reyn & Soot-Reyn |
transferred to Similodonta in 1964 |
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[5]
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Inosaurus[6] | Nomen dubium. | A dubious Theropod. | ||||
Lophorhothon[7] | Valid taxon. |
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Silvisaurus[8] | Valid taxon. |
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ANodosaur. |
Plesiosaurs
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov. |
valid |
AnAnatidae. |
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Sp. nov. |
synonym |
Wetmore |
AGruid, moved to Grus latipes. |
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Gen. et Sp. nov. |
valid |
AnEogruid, type species E. rapidus |
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Sp. nov. |
synonym |
ASpheniscidae, moved to Marplesornis novaezealandiae. |
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Gen. et Sp. nov. |
synonym |
Kozlova |
AnEogruid, moved to Ergilornis minor. |