1930 in paleontology

none 1930 paleontology science 1930 Plants Angiosperms Superrosids - Fabids Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymized taxa Notes ImagesCercis idahoensisBerry E. W. 1930 A new Miocene Cercis from Idaho and Washington Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 57 4 239–244 10.2307/2480616Sp nov Junior synonymBerryMioceneLanghianLatah FormationWhitebird floruleUSAIdahoFirst described as a Cercis speciesLeaves later reidentified as Vitis washingtonensis (1937)Brown 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 Fruits reidentified as Caesalpinia spokanensis (1991)Herendeen P. S. Dilcher D. L. 1991 Caesalpinia subgenus Mezoneuron (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) from the Tertiary of North America American Journal of Botany 78 1 1–12 2445223 10.1002/j.1537-2197.1991.tb12566.xthumb|center|upright|Caesalpinia spokanensis Incertae sedis Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymized taxa Notes ImagesAntholithes amentiferusBerry E.W. 1930 Revision of the lower Eocene Wilcox flora of the southeastern States, with descriptions of new species, chiefly from Tennessee and Kentucky Professional Paper United States Geological Survey 156 1–32 10.3133/pp156 free Species novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a flower of uncertain affinity.Antholithes grablensisSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a flower or fruit of uncertain affinity.Antholithes mimosaformisSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a flower of uncertain affinity.Antholithes iliciformisSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a flower of uncertain affinity.Antholithes pruniformisSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a flower of uncertain affinity.Antholithes ternstroemioidesSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a flower of uncertain affinity.Antholithes wilcoxensisSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a flower of uncertain affinity.Calycites milanensisSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a flower or fruit of uncertain affinity.Calycites puryearensisSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a flower or fruit of uncertain affinity.Calycites rhizophoroidesSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a flower or fruit of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus aggregatusSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a racemose infructescence of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus ailanthioidesSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a winged seed of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus alatusSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a winged fruit of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus banisteroidesSpecies Junior synonymBerryEoceneClaiborne FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeFirst named as a fruit of uncertain affinity.Synonymized into Eucommia eocenica (1997)Call V.B. Dilcher D.L. 1997 The fossil record of Eucommia (Eucommiaceae) in North America American Journal of Botany 84 6 798–814 10.2307/2445816 21708632 2445816Carpolithus bicapsulisSpecies novBerryEoceneClaiborne FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a nutlets of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus bolivarensisSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as seeds of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus burseraformisSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as seeds of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus callowayensisSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as seeds of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus chesterensisSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a fruit of uncertain affinity. Suggested as a possibly Cinnmmomwm ovoides fruit.Carpolithus collinsiSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as seeds of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus delicatulusSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a flower of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus fagaraformisSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as seeds of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus gronoviiSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a fruit of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus hiraeaformisSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a fruit of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus inequilateralisSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as seeds of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus juncaformisSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a fruit of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus kentuckyensisSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as seeds of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus leitneriaformisSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a nutlets of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus longepedunculatusSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a nutlets of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus malpighiaformisSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a winged seed of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus plumosusSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a fruit of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus poaformisSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as seeds of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus sapindoidesSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as seeds of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus rotundalatusSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as an orbicular fruit of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus sapindoidesSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as seeds of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus shandyensisSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a fruit of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus silertonensisSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a nutlet of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus somervillensisSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as seeds of uncertain affinity.Carpolithus taylorensisSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a seed of uncertain affinity.Leguminosites copaiferanusSpecies nov Junior synonym?BerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs memberUSATennesseeFirst named as a fruit of uncertain affinity.Synonymized into Eucommia eocenica (1997)thumb|center|upright|Eucommia eocenicaPhyllites grenadensisSpecies novBerryEoceneTallahatta FormationHolly Springs sand memberUSATennesseeNamed as a leaf of uncertain affinity.Simaroubites eocenicaSpecies nov Junior synonymBerryMiddle EoceneClaiborne FormationUSAFirst named as a fruit of uncertain affinity.Synonymized into Eucommia eocenica (1997) Arthropods Newly named insects Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAphaenogaster donisthorpeiCarpenter F. M. 1930 The fossil ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 70 1–66 http://antcat.org/documents/619/6082.pdfSp nov ValidCarpenterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoA myrmicin antAphaenogaster mayriSp nov ValidCarpenterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoA myrmicin antthumb|upright|center|Aphaenogaster mayriArchiponeraGen et sp nov ValidCarpenterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoA ponerine ant, one species A. wheelerithumb|center|upright|Archiponera wheeleriCamponotus fuscipennisSp nov ValidCarpenterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoA formicine ant.thumb|center|upright|Camponotus fuscipennisCamponotus microcephalusSp nov ValidCarpenterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoA formicine ant.Camponotus petrifactusSp nov ValidCarpenterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoA formicine ant.CephalomyrmexGen et sp nov ValidCarpenterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoA myrmicine ant.The type species is C. rotundatusthumb|center|upright|Cephalomyrmex rotundatusDolichoderus antiquusSp nov ValidCarpenterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoA dolichoderine ant.thumb|center|upright|Dolichoderus antiquusDolichoderus rohweriSp nov ValidCarpenterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoA dolichoderine ant.ElaeomyrmexGen et 2 sp nov ValidCarpenterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoA dolichoderine ant the type species is E. gracilis also included is E. coloradensisthumb|center|upright|Elaeomyrmex gracilisEoformica pingueComb nov ValidScudder, 1877EoceneGreen River FormationUSA ColoradoAn incertae sedis ant species, Sr synonym to Eoformica eocenica Cockerell, 1921corrected to Eoformica pinguis in 1995thumb|center|upright|Eoformica pinguisFormica cockerelliSp nov ValidCarpenterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoA formicine ant.thumb|center|upright|Formica cockerelliFormica grandisSp nov ValidCarpenterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoA formicine ant.Iridomyrmex florissantiusSp nov ValidCarpenterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoA dolichoderine ant.Iridomyrmex obscuransSp nov Nomen dubiumCarpenterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoA dolichoderine ant.Considered not identified in 2011Liometopum miocenicumSp nov ValidCarpenterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoA dolichoderine ant.Liometopum scudderiSp nov ValidCarpenterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoA dolichoderine ant.LithomyrmexGen et 2 sp nov Junior synonymCarpenterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoAn agroecomyrmecine ant The type species is L. rugosus, also includes L. striatusmoved to Eulithomyrmex in 1935thumb|center|upright|Eulithomyrmex rugosusMessor sculpturatusSp nov ValidCarpenterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoA myrmicine ant.MianeuretusGen et Sp nov ValidCarpenterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoAn aneuretine ant. The type species is M. mirabilisMiomyrmexTrib, Gen et Sp nov ValidCarpenterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoA miomyrmecine dolichoderine ant. The type species is M. striatusPetraeomyrmexGen et Sp nov ValidCarpenterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoA dolichoderine ant. The type species is P. minimusthumb|center|upright|Petraeomyrmex minimusPheidole tertiariaSp nov ValidCarpenterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoA myrmicine ant.Pogonomyrmex fossilisSp nov ValidCarpenterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoA myrmicine ant.ProtaztecaGen, Comb, et 3 Sp nov ValidCarpenterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoA dolichoderine ant. The type species is P. elongata Also includes P. capitata, P. quadrata, and "Ponera" hendersoni (1906)thumb|center|upright|Protazteca elongataPseudocamponotusGen, Comb, et 3 Sp nov ValidCarpenterMioceneUSANevadaA camponotine formicine ant. The type species is P. elkoanusPseudomyrma extinctaSp nov Junior synonymCarpenterEocenePriabonianFlorissant FormationUSAColoradoA pseudomyrmecine ant.Moved to Pseudomyrmex extinctus in 1990 Dinosaurs Taxon Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images MandschurosaurusRiabinin A.N. 1930 Mandschurosaurus amurensis nov. gen. nov. sp., a hadrosaurian dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Amur River Русское Палеонтологическое Общество. Монографии 2 1-36 Gen. nov. Nomen dubium Riabinin Maastrichtian Yuliangze Formation China A new genus name for Trachodon amurense Saurolophus kryschtofoviciRiabinin A.N. 1930 К вопросу о фауне и возрасте динозавровых слоев на р. Амур On the age and fauna of the dinosaur beds on the Amur River Записки Российского минералогического общества 59 41-51 Sp. nov. Nomen dubium Riabinin Maastrichtian Yuliangze Formation China A species of Saurolophus Lepidosauromorphs Newly named plesiosaurs Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images MacroplataGen et sp nov Valid SwintonEarly Jurassic (Hettangian-Sinemurian)Lower Lias UKA rhomaleosaurid.thumb|center|250px|Macroplata Other animals Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images Orthogonium Gürich, G. 1930 Compte Rendu of the XV. Session, South Africa, 1929 International Geological Congress Pretoria 2 670–680 Die bisland ältesten Spuren von Organismen in Südafrika Gürich, G. 1930 Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft de Berlin 82 637 Über den Kuibis-Quarzit in Südwestafrika 10.1127/zdgg/82/637a free Gen. et sp. nov. Valid Gürich Ediacaran Namibia Enigmatic organism consisting of 8 parallel rows of tubes. The type species is O. parallelum Paleontologists Death of William Diller Matthew. Farlow James O. M. K. Brett-Surmann The Complete Dinosaur Indiana University Press 1999 Bloomington, Indiana 17 0-253-21313-4 References Paleontology Category:1930s in paleontology Paleontology 0