1957 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 1957.

List of years in paleontology (table)
In science
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960

Arthropoda

newly named insects
Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Ameghinoia[2]

Gen et sp nov

jr synonym

Viana & Haedo Rossi, 1957

Middle Eocene

Ventana Formation

 Argentina

Extinct Myrmeciin ant genus,
jr synonym of type species Archimyrmex, sole species A. piatnitzkii

Archosauromorpha

Newly named dinosaurs

Data are courtesy of George Olshevky's dinosaur genera list.[3]

Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images
Lexovisaurus[4] Valid

Middle Jurassic (Callovian)

Oxford Clay Formation

 United Kingdom  France

A stegosaurid.

Lusitanosaurus[5] Valid
  • Zbyszewski

Early Jurassic

Unnamed unit

 Portugal

A basal thyreophoran.

Synapsids

Non-mammalian
Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Colbertosaurus[6]

Valid
  • Minoprio

Middle Triassic

Potrereillos Formation

 Argentina

A traversodontid; a replacement name for Colbertia Minoprio (1954)

Scalenodontoides[7]

Valid
  • Crompton and Ellenberger

Late Triassic (late Norian-Rhaetian)

Lower Elliot Formation

 Lesotho
 South Africa

A traversodontid.

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. Dlussky, G.M. (2012). "New Fossil Ants of the Subfamily Myrmeciinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Germany". Paleontological Journal. 46 (3): 288–292. doi:10.1134/s0031030111050054.
  3. Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  4. Hoffstetter, R. 1957. Quelques observations sur le Stegosaurines. Bulletin du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris (2nd series) 29: pp. 537- 547.
  5. Lapparent, A.F. de and G. Zbyszewski. 1957. Les dinosauriens du Portugal. Mémoires du Service géologique du Portugal 2: pp. 1-63.
  6. Mionoprio, J. L., 1957, Nota aclaratoria sobre Colberta muralis: Ameghiniana, v. 1, p. 144.
  7. A. W. Crompton and F. Ellenberger. 1957. On a new cynodont from the Molteno Beds and the origin of the tritylodontids. Annals of the South African Museum 44:1-14
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