1937 in paleontology

none 1937 paleontology science 1937 Plants Ferns and fern allies Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymized taxa Notes ImagesEquisetum alexanderiBrown R. W. 1937 Additions to some fossil floras of the Western United States Professional Paper United States Geological Survey 186 163–206 10.3133/pp186J https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0186j/report.pdf Sp novBrownMioceneLanghianLatah FormationUSAWashingtonA horsetail species. Flowering plants Magnoliids Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymized taxa Notes ImagesMachilus americana Sp novBrownMioceneLanghianLatah FormationUSAWashingtonA Machilus species.Machilus asiminoides Sp novBrownMioceneLanghianLatah FormationUSAWashingtonA Machilus species.Magnolia latahensis Comb nov(Berry) BrownMioceneLanghianLatah FormationUSAWashington true synonymy Magnolia sp. of Knowlton (1926) Magnolia californica auct. non Lesquereux, nec Berry, 1929A Magnolia species. Moved from Apocynophyllum latahense (1929) Monocots Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymized taxa Notes ImagesSmilax magna Syn novChaneyMioceneEagle Creek FormationUSAOregonAristolochia whitebirdensis (1932) Smilax lamarensisnon Knowlton nec Berry 1929A greenbriar species. Basal Eudicots and unplaced core Eudicots Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymized taxa Notes ImagesTetracera spokanensisSp novjr synonymBrownMioceneLanghianLatah FormationUSAWashingtonFirst described as a Tetracera species.Moved to Castanopsis spokanensis (1959)Chaney R. Axelrod D. 1959 Miocene Floras of the Columbia Plateau: Part II. Systematic Considerations, by Ralph W. Chaney and Daniel I. Axelrod Carnegie Institution of Washington 1–226uc1.c099384505 Miocene Floras of the Columbia PlateauVitis washingtonensisComb nov(Knowlton) BrownMioceneLanghianLatah FormationUSAWashington true synonymy Acer merriami Auct non. Knowlton. nec Knowlton, (1926) Acer sp. Berry, (1929) Cercis idahoensis p.p. Berry, (1930) Cercis idahoensis p.p. Berry, (1934) Menispermites latahensis Berry, (1929) Populus lindgreni Auct non. Knowlton. nec Knowlton, (1926) Populus lindgreni Auct non. Knowlton. nec Berry, (1934)A grape speciesMoved from Populus washingtonensis (1926)thumb|center|upright|Vitis washingtonensis Superasterids - basal Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesPhiladelphus pardeei Comb nov(Knowlton) BrownMioceneLanghianLatah FormationUSAWashingtonPhyllites peculiaris Knowlton (1926)A Philadelphus species. Moved from Phyllites pardeei (1926)thumb|center|upright|Philadelphus pardeeiVaccinium sophoroides Comb nov(Knowlton) BrownMioceneLanghianLatah FormationUSAWashington true synonymy Arctostaphylos knowltoni Berry (1929) Cassia sophoroides (Knowlton) Berry (1929) p.p. Diospyros princetonia non Cockerell nec Berry (1929) Salix perplexa Knowlton (1926) p.p.A Vaccinium species. Moved from Phyllites sophoroides (1926)thumb|center|upright|Vaccinium sophoroides Superasterids Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymized taxa Notes ImagesAralia republicensisNom nov.jr synonymBrownEoceneYpresianOkanagan HighlandsKlondike Mountain FormationUSAWashingtonAralia whitneyi non Lesquereux nec Berry, (1929) Platanus appendiculata non Lesquereux nec Berry, (1929)First named as an Aralia species. A new name for Republic flora fossilsA jr synonym of Macginitiea gracilis (1987)thumb|center|upright|Macginitiea gracilisArbutus idahoensis Comb nov(Knowlton) BrownMiocenePayette FormationUSAIdaho true synonymy Arbutus traini MacGinitie (1933) Arbutus sp. of Chaney (1925) p.p. Betula aequalis non Lesquereux nec Knowlton (1898) Celastrus lacoei non Lesquereux nec Berry (1929) Laurus princeps non Heer nec Berry (1929) Myrica lanceolata Knowlton (1898) p.p.An Arbutus species. Moved from Myrica? idahoensis (1898)Hydrangea fraxinifolia Comb nov(Berry) BrownEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColorado true synonymy Magnolia sp. of Knowlton (1926) Fraxinus heerii Lesquereux, 1878 Fraxinus praedicta auct. non Heer, nec Lesquereux, 1878 Juglans affinis Kirchner, 1898 Hydrangea florissantia Cockerell, 1908A Hydrangea species. Moved from Celastrus fraxinifolius (1883)Mahonia reticulata Comb nov(MacGinitie) BrownMioceneStrawberry Volcanics"Blue Mountains flora"USAOregon true synonymy Odostemon hollickiauct. non Dorf. nec. MacGinitie (1933) Mahonia hollicki (Dorf) Arnold (1936)An Oregon grape species.Moved from Clematis reticulata (1933)Viburnum fernquisti Comb nov(Berry) BrownMioceneLanghianLatah FormationUSAWashingtonA viburnum species.Moved from Ribes fernquisti (1929)Berry E.W. 1929 A revision of the flora of the Latah Formation Professional Paper United States Geological Survey 10.3133/pp154h free 154-H 225–265Viburnum lantanafolium Syn novBerryMioceneLanghianLatah FormationUSAWashingtonAesculus hesperia Berry (1929)A viburnum species. One species synonymized in. Superrosids Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymized taxa Notes ImagesAcer bendirei Syn novLesquereuxMioceneMascall FormationUSAOregon true synonymy Acer dimorphumLesquereux (1888) Acer medianumKnowlton (1902) Acer minorKnowlton (1902) p.p. Acer oregonianumKnowlton (1902) p.p. Acer osmontiLesquereux (1888) p.p. non Kirchner nec Berry (1934) Cf. Quercus pseudolyrata non Lesquereux nec Knowlton (1926)A maple species.A number of occurrences synonymized in.Acer osmonti Syn novKnowltonEoceneJohn Day Formation"Bridge Creek Flora"USAOregon true synonymy Acer chaneyiKnowlton (1926) Acer florissanti non Kirchner nec Berry (1934) Acer gigasKnowlton (1902) Cf. Quercus pseudolyrata non Lesquereux nec Knowlton (1926) Acer oregonianumauct. non Knowlton nec. Berry (1934)A maple species.A number of occurrences synonymized in.Alnus carpinoides Syn novLesquereuxEoceneJohn Day Formation"Bridge Creek flora"USAOregonAlnus prerhombifolia Berry (1929) Betula thor Knowlton 1926)An alder species. Two species synonymized in.thumb|center|upright|Alnus relatusAlnus relatus Comb nov(Knowlton) BrownMioceneLanghianLatah FormationUSAWashington true synonymy Betula ellipticaauct. non Saporta nec Lesquereux (1883) Betula heteromorphaauct. non Knowlton nec. Brooks (1935) Prunus rustiiauct. non Knowlton nec. Berry (1929)An alder species.Moved from Phyllites relatus (1926)thumb|center|upright|Alnus relatusBetula fairii Comb novBrownMioceneLanghianLatah FormationUSAWashington true synonymy Betula bryani Knowlton 1926 Betula heteromorpha Knowlton 1926 p.p. Betula largei Knowlton 1926A birch species.Three species synonymized inthumb|center|upright|Betula fairiiBetula vera Sp novBrownMioceneLanghianLatah FormationUSAWashingtonA birch species.Carya simulata Comb nov(Knowlton) BrownMioceneMascall FormationUSAOregonA hickory species.Moved from Aesculus simulata (1902)Cotinus fraterna Syn nov(Lesquereux) CockerellEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoAndromeda delicatulaLesquereux (1888) A cotton-easter species. One species synonymized in.Dilodendron boreale Sp novBrownMioceneLanghianLatah FormationUSAWashingtonA sapindaceous species.Dipteronia insignis Comb novJr synonym(Lesquereux) BrownEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColorado true synonymy Comptonia acutiloba(Lesquereux) Cockerell (1906) Rhus subrhomboidalisLesquereux (1883)A sapindaceous species.Moved from Comptonia insignis (1906)First named Myrica insignis (1874)Moved to Bohlenia insignis (1987)Fagus washoensis Syn novLaMotteMioceneCedarville FormationUSANevadaAmygdalus alexanderi Berry (1929)A beech species. One species synonymized in. Paliurus florissanti Syn novLesquereuxEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoAcalypha myricinaCockerell (1909) A rhamnaceous species.Acalypha myricina (1909) synonymized inPterocarya mixta Comb nov(Knowlton) BrownMioceneMascall FormationUSAOregonA wingnut species.Moved from Salix mixta (1902)Salix spokanensis Comb et syn nov(Berry) BrownMioceneLanghianLatah FormationUSAWashingtonVaccinium spokanense (1929)A willow species.Moved from Rhamnus spokanensis (1929)thumb|center|upright|Salix spokanensisZelkova oregoniana Comb nov(Knowlton) BrownMioceneLanghianLatah FormationUSAWashington true synonymy Fagopsis longifoliaauct. non (Lesquereux) Hollick nec. Berry (1929) Ulmus fernquisti Knowlton (1926)A Zelkova species.Moved from Myrica oregoniana (1902) Angiosperms - other Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymized taxa Notes ImagesCarpites boraginoidesComb novvalid?KnowltonMioceneLanghianLatah FormationCoeur d'Alene FloruleCarpolithus hibiscoides Brown (1935)USAIdahoA fruit or seed of uncertain affinityOne species synonymized in Suggested to possibly be boraginaceous or malvaceousthumb|center|upright|Carpites boraginoides Arthropods Insects Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesProtrogositaPiton L. Théobald N. 1937 Les lignites et schistes bitumineux de Menat (Puy-de-Dôme). II: Les insectes fossiles de Menat. Revue des Sciences Naturelles d'Auvergne 3 2 76–88 Gen et sp novvalidPiton & ThéobaldThanetianMenat FormationFranceA Trogossitid bark gnawing beetlethumb|center|upright|Protrogosita distincta Vertebrates Dinosaurs NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeType localityLocationNotesImages "Bactrosaurus prynadai" Nomen nudum Riabinin Santonian Dabrazinskaya Svita Kazakhstan A species of Bactrosaurus, formally described in 1939 "Jaxartosaurus"Riabinin A.N. 1937 О Находке Шлемоносных Форм Dinosauria В Верхнемеловых Отложениях Южного Казахстана The discovery of crested forms of Upper Cretaceous dinosaurs in southern Kazakhstan Priroda. Новости науки 1937 9 91 Nomen nudum Riabinin Santonian Dabrazinskaya Svita Kazakhstan A hadrosaurid, formally described in 1939 ParksosaurusSternberg, C.H. 1937. Classification of Thescelosaurus: A description of a new species. Proc. Geol. Soc. Amer. 1936: p. 375. Gen. nov. Valid Sternberg Maastrichtian Horseshoe Canyon Formation Canada A new genus name for Thescelosaurus warreni 200px Synapsids Name Status Authors Age Location NotesImagesCyonosaurusValidOlson255 Millions of years ago South AfricaA Gorgonopsian.thumb|CyonosaurusMicrictodonJunior SynonymJunior Synonym of Thrinaxodon.MoschoidesValidMyctosuchusValidNewtonellaValidNitosaurusValidProcynosuchusValidBroom255 Millions of years ago Germany Russia South Africa TanzaniaOne of the Earliest-Known Cynodonts.thumb|ProcynosuchusSinokannemeyeriaValidYoung245 Millions of years ago ChinaA Chinese Kannemeyerid Dicynodont.thumb|Sinokannemeyeria Popular culture Amusement parks and attractions August 28th: The Calgary Zoo's Prehistoric Park opened. Paleontologist Darren Tanke has described Prehistoric Park as "an extensive treed park and pathways containing numerous life-sized concrete dinosaurs and other prehistoric life". It also had "two long, walkthrough display buildings containing a Corythosaurus skeleton and individual dinosaur bones", as well as exhibits of paleozoic invertebrates and prehistoric plants. It became a popular attraction among visitors to the zoo. Literature In 1937, Morant imagined a feathered dinosaur-like animal that lived during the Triassic and glided about on four wings. This portrayal reflected contemporary scientific speculations attempting to reconstruct the hypothetical ancestor of birds. Fossils from China later revealed the existence of just this sort of animal. References Sarjeant, W. A. S., 2001, Dinosaurs in fiction: In: Mesozoic Vertebrate Life, edited by Tanke, D. H., and Carpenter, K., Indiana University Press, p. 504–529. D. H. Tanke. 2010. Lost in plain sight: rediscovery of William E. Cutler's missing Eoceratops. In M. J. Ryan, B. J. Chinnery-Allgeier, D. A. Eberth (eds.), New Perspectives on Horned Dinosaurs: The Royal Tyrrell Museum Ceratopsian Symposium. 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