1924 in paleontology

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 1924.

Dinosaurs

New taxa

Taxon	Novelty	Status	Author(s)	Age	Unit	Location	Notes
Asiatosaurus mongoliensis^[2]	Gen. et sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Osborn	Early Cretaceous	Öösh Formation	Mongolia	An indeterminate sauropod
Chirostenotes pergracilis^[3]	Gen. et sp. nov.	Valid	Gilmore	Campanian	Dinosaur Park Formation	Alberta	An oviraptorosaur
Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus^[4]	Gen. et sp. nov.	Valid	William Parks	Campanian	Dinosaur Park Formation	Alberta	An ankylosaurid
Euskelesaurus africanus^[5]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Haughton	Norian	Elliot Formation	South Africa	A species of the prosauropod Euskelosaurus (often misspelled Euskelesaurus)
"Fenestrosaurus philoceratops"^[6]		Nomen nudum	Henry Fairfield Osborn	Campanian	Djadochta Formation	Mongolia	Named Oviraptor
Gryponyx taylori^[5]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Haughton	Hettangian-Sinemurian	Elliot Formation	South Africa	A species of the prosauropod Gryponyx
Kritosaurus marginatus^[7]	Nov. comb.	Nomen dubium	Gilmore	Campanian	Dinosaur Park Formation	Alberta	A reassignment of Stephanosaurus marginatus to Kritosaurus
Lycorhinus angustidens^[5]	Gen. et sp. nov.	Valid	Haughton	Hettangian-Sinemurian	Elliot Formation	South Africa	A heterodontosaurid
Massospondylus schwarzi^[5]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Haughton	Hettangian-Sinemurian	Elliot Formation	South Africa	A species of the prosauropod Massospondylus
Melanorosaurus readi^[5]	Gen. et sp. nov.	Valid	Haughton	Norian-Rhaetian	Elliot Formation	South Africa	A melanorosaurid prosauropod
"Ornithoides oshiensis"^[8]		Nomen nudum	Osborn	Campanian	Djadochta Formation	Mongolia	Named Saurornithoides
Oviraptor philoceratops^[8]	Gen. et sp. nov.	Valid	Osborn	Campanian	Djadochta Formation	Mongolia	An oviraptorid
"Ovoraptor djadochtari"^[6]		Nomen nudum	Osborn	Campanian	Djadochta Formation	Mongolia	Named Velociraptor
Plateosaurus cullingworthi^[5]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Haughton	Norian	Elliot Formation	South Africa	Later given the genus name Plateosauravus
Prodeinodon mongoliensis^[2]	Gen. et sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Osborn	Early Cretaceous	Öösh Formation	Mongolia	An indeterminate theropod
Saurornithoides mongoliensis^[8]	Gen. et sp. nov.	Valid	Osborn	Campanian	Djadochta Formation	Mongolia	A troodontid
Thecodontosaurus dubius^[5]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Haughton	Hettangian-Sinemurian	Elliot Formation	South Africa	A species of the prosauropod Thecodontosaurus
Thespesius edmontoni^[9]	Sp. nov.	Jr. synonym	Gilmore	Maastrichtian	Horseshoe Canyon Formation	Alberta	A new species of Thespesius, now a synonym of Edmontosaurus regalis
Velociraptor mongoliensis^[8]	Gen. et sp. nov.	Valid	Osborn	Campanian	Djadochta Formation	Mongolia	A velociraptorine dromaeosaurid

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Newly named mammals

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes
Amphicticeps^[10]	Gen et sp nov	Valid	Matthew & Granger	Oligocene	Hsanda Gol Formation	Mongolia	An amphicynodont, type species is A. shackelfordi
Andrewsarchus^[11]	Gen et sp nov	Valid	Henry Fairfield Osborn	middle Eocene	Irdin Manha Formation	China	A cetancodontamorph originally thought to be a mesonychian.
Bunaelurus parvulus^[10]	Sp nov	jr synonym	Matthew & Granger	Oligocene	Hsanda Gol Formation	Mongolia	Junior synonym of Palaeogale sectoria
Bunaelurus ulysses^[10]	Sp nov	jr synonym	Matthew & Granger	Oligocene	Hsanda Gol Formation	Mongolia	Junior synonym of Palaeogale sectoria
Cynodictis elegans^[10]	Sp nov	Valid	Matthew & Granger	Oligocene	Hsanda Gol Formation	Mongolia	An amphicyonid
Cynodon (Pachycynodon) teilhardi^[10]	Sp nov	jr synonym	Matthew & Granger	Oligocene	Hsanda Gol Formation	Mongolia	An amphicynodont, moved to Amphicynodon teilhardi
Didymoconus^[10]	Gen et sp nov	Valid	Matthew & Granger	Oligocene	Hsanda Gol Formation	Mongolia	A didymoconid, includes the species D. colgatei & D. berkeyi
Hyaenodon pervagus^[10]	Sp nov	Valid	Matthew & Granger	Oligocene	Hsanda Gol Formation	Mongolia	A hyaenodont
Palaeoprionodon gracilis^[10]	Jr synonym	Valid	Matthew & Granger	Oligocene	Hsanda Gol Formation	Mongolia	Moved to the genus Asiavorator.
Paracynohyaenodon morrisi^[10]	Sp nov	jr synonym	Matthew & Granger	Oligocene	Irdin Manha Formation	China	A hyaenodont, moved to Propterodon morrisi in 1993
Viverravus constans^[10]	Sp nov	jr synonym	Matthew & Granger	Oligocene	Hsanda Gol Formation	Mongolia	A carnivoran, moved to Shandgolictis constans

References

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b Osborn, H.F. 1924. Sauropoda and Theropoda of the Lower Cretaceous of Mongolia. Amer. Mus. Novitates 128: pp. 1-7.
^ Gilmore, C.W. (1924). "A new coelurid dinosaur from the Belly River Cretaceous of Alberta". National Museum of Canada Bulletin. Geological Series. 38 (43): 1–12.
^ Parks, W.A. 1924. Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus, a new genus and species of armored dinosaur; with notes on a skeleton of Prosaurolophus maximus. Univ. Toronto Stud. (Geol. Ser.) 18: pp. 1-35.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Haughton, S.H. (1924). "The fauna and stratigraphy of the Stormberg series". Annals of the South Africa Museum. 12: 323–497.
^ ^a ^b Osborn, H.F. (1924). "The discovery of an unknown continent". Natural History. 24 (2): 133–149.
^ Gilmore, C.W. (1924). "On the genus Stephanosaurus, with a description of the type specimen of Lambeosaurus lambei Parks". National Museum of Canada Bulletin. Geological Series. 38 (43): 29–48.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Osborn, H.F. 1924. Three new Theropoda, Protoceratops zone, central Mongolia. Amer. Mus. Novitates 144: pp. 1-12.
^ Gilmore, C.W. (1924). "A new species of hadrosaurian dinosaur from the Edmonton Formation (Cretaceous) of Alberta". National Museum of Canada Bulletin. Geological Series. 38 (43): 13–26.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Matthew, William Diller; Granger, Walter (1924-01-15). "New Carnivora from the Tertiary of Mongolia". American Museum Novitates (104).
^ Osborn, H. F. (11 November 1924). "Andrewsarchus, giant mesonychid of Mongolia". American Museum Novitates (146). American Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020.

[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.

[osborn1924-2] Osborn, H.F. 1924. Sauropoda and Theropoda of the Lower Cretaceous of Mongolia. Amer. Mus. Novitates 128: pp. 1-7.

[gilmore1924a-3] Gilmore, C.W. (1924). "A new coelurid dinosaur from the Belly River Cretaceous of Alberta". National Museum of Canada Bulletin. Geological Series. 38 (43): 1–12.

[4] Parks, W.A. 1924. Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus, a new genus and species of armored dinosaur; with notes on a skeleton of Prosaurolophus maximus. Univ. Toronto Stud. (Geol. Ser.) 18: pp. 1-35.

[haughton1924-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Haughton, S.H. (1924). "The fauna and stratigraphy of the Stormberg series". Annals of the South Africa Museum. 12: 323–497.

[unknowncontinent-6] Osborn, H.F. (1924). "The discovery of an unknown continent". Natural History. 24 (2): 133–149.

[gilmore1924-7] Gilmore, C.W. (1924). "On the genus Stephanosaurus, with a description of the type specimen of Lambeosaurus lambei Parks". National Museum of Canada Bulletin. Geological Series. 38 (43): 29–48.

[osborn24three-8] Osborn, H.F. 1924. Three new Theropoda, Protoceratops zone, central Mongolia. Amer. Mus. Novitates 144: pp. 1-12.

[gilmore1924b-9] Gilmore, C.W. (1924). "A new species of hadrosaurian dinosaur from the Edmonton Formation (Cretaceous) of Alberta". National Museum of Canada Bulletin. Geological Series. 38 (43): 13–26.

[:0-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Matthew, William Diller; Granger, Walter (1924-01-15). "New Carnivora from the Tertiary of Mongolia". American Museum Novitates (104).

[Osborn1924-11] Osborn, H. F. (11 November 1924). "Andrewsarchus, giant mesonychid of Mongolia". American Museum Novitates (146). American Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020.

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