1916 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 1916.

List of years in paleontology (table)
In science
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

Insects
Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Tortrix? destructus[2]

sp. nov

jr synonym

Cockerell

Priabonian

Florissant Formation

 USA

A moth, moved to Paleolepidopterites destructus in 2018[3]
Paleolepidopterites destructus


Dinosaurs

Newly named dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list[4] and Dr. Jeremy Montague's dinosaur genus database.[5]

Name Status Authors Location Notes Images
"Doryphorosaurus"[6]

Junior synonym.

Junior synonym of Kentrosaurus.
"Gigantoscelus"[7]

Junior synonym.
  • van Hoepen

Junior synonym of Euskelosaurus.
"Kentrurosaurus"[8]
  • Hennig

Junior objective synonym of Kentrosaurus.
Prosaurolophus[9] Valid taxon
Prosaurolophus
Struthiomimus[10] Valid taxon An Ornithomimid
Struthiomimus

Plesiosaurs

New taxa
Name Status Authors Notes

"Apractocleidus"

Valid

Smellie

possible synonym of Cryptocleidus

Valid

Synapsids

Non-mammalian
Name Status Authors Age Location Notes Images

Jonkeria

Valid

 Hoepen 262 Millions years ago An Hippo-like ProtoMammal.
Jonkeria

References
  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. Cockerell, T. D. A. (1917). "Some American fossil insects". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 51: 89–106. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.51-2146.89.
  3. Maria Heikkilä; John W. Brown; Joaquin Baixeras; Wolfram Mey; Mikhail V. Kozlov (2018). "Re-examining the rare and the lost: a review of fossil Tortricidae (Lepidoptera)". Zootaxa. 4394 (1): 41–60. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4394.1.2. PMID 29690381.
  4. Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  5. Montague, Jeremy. "Dr. Montague's Database" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-10-29.
  6. Nopcsa, F. 1916. Doryphorosaurus nov. nom. fiir Kentrosaurus Hennig. Centralbl. Mineral. Geol. Palaeont. 1916: pp. 511-512.
  7. Hoepen, E.C.N. van. 1916. De ouderdom der Transvaalsche Karroolagen. Verh. Geol.- mijnbouwkundig genootschap Nederland en kolonien (Geol. Ser.) 3: pp. 107-117.
  8. Hennig, E. 1916. Zweite Mirteilung tiber den Stegosauriden vom Tendaguru. Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturforsch. Freunde Berlin 1916: pp.175- 182.
  9. Brown, B. 1916. A new crested trachodont dinosaur, Prosaurolophus maximus. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 35: pp. 701-708.
  10. Osborn, H.F. 1916. Skeletal adaptations of Ornitholestes, Struthiomimus, Tyrannosaurus. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 35: pp. 733-771.
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