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.

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Dinosaurs

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Newly named dinosaurs

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Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[2]

Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images
Asiatosaurus[3] Nomen dubium

?Barremian-earliest Aptian

Öösh Formation

An indeterminate sauropod.

Chirostenotes[4] Valid taxon

middle-late Campanian

Dinosaur Park Formation

An Oviraptorosaur.

 
Chirostenotes
Dyoplosaurus[5] Valid taxon

middle-late Campanian

Dinosaur Park Formation

An ankylosaurid.

"Fenestrosaurus"[6] Nomen nudum.

Same as Oviraptor.

Lycorhinus[7] Valid taxon
  • Haughton

Hettangian-Sinemurian

Elliot Formation

A heterodontosaurid.

Melanorosaurus[7] Valid taxon
  • Haughton

late Norian-Rhaetian

Elliot Formation

A melanorosaurid.

 
Melanorosaurus
"Ornithoides"[8] Nomen nudum.

Same as Saurornithoides

Oviraptor[8] Valid taxon

middle-late Campanian

Djadochta Formation

An oviraptorid.

"Ovoraptor"[6] Nomen nudum.

Same as Velociraptor

Prodeinodon Nomen dubium.

?Barremian-early Aptian

Öösh Formation


An indeterminate theropod.

Saurornithoides[6] Valid taxon

middle-late Campanian

Djadochta Formation


A troodontid.

 
Saurornithoides
Velociraptor[8] Valid taxon

middle-late Campanian

Djadochta Formation

A velociraptorine dromaeosaurid.

 
Velociraptor

Plesiosaurs

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New taxa

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Synapsids

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Non-mammalian

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Newly named mammals

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Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Amphicticeps[9]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Matthew & Granger

Oligocene

Hsanda Gol Formation

  Mongolia

An amphicynodont, type species is A. shackelfordi

Andrewsarchus[10]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

middle Eocene

Irdin Manha Formation

  China

A cetancodontamorph originally thought to be a mesonychian.

 
Andrewsarchus

Bunaelurus parvulus[9]

Sp nov

jr synonym

Matthew & Granger

Oligocene

Hsanda Gol Formation

  Mongolia

Junior synonym of Palaeogale sectoria

Bunaelurus ulysses[9]

Sp nov

jr synonym

Matthew & Granger

Oligocene

Hsanda Gol Formation

  Mongolia

Junior synonym of Palaeogale sectoria

Cynodictis elegans[9]

Sp nov

Valid

Matthew & Granger

Oligocene

Hsanda Gol Formation

  Mongolia

An amphicyonid

Cynodon (Pachycynodon) teilhardi[9]

Sp nov

jr synonym

Matthew & Granger

Oligocene

Hsanda Gol Formation

  Mongolia

An amphicynodont, moved to Amphicynodon teilhardi

Didymoconus[9]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Matthew & Granger

Oligocene

Hsanda Gol Formation

  Mongolia

A didymoconid, includes the species D. colgatei & D. berkeyi

Hyaenodon pervagus[9]

Sp nov

Valid

Matthew & Granger

Oligocene

Hsanda Gol Formation

  Mongolia

A hyaenodont

Palaeoprionodon gracilis[9]

Jr synonym

Valid

Matthew & Granger

Oligocene

Hsanda Gol Formation

  Mongolia

Moved to the genus Asiavorator.

Paracynohyaenodon morrisi[9]

Sp nov

jr synonym

Matthew & Granger

Oligocene

Irdin Manha Formation

  China

A hyaenodont, moved to Propterodon morrisi in 1993

Viverravus constans[9]

Sp nov

jr synonym

Matthew & Granger

Oligocene

Hsanda Gol Formation

  Mongolia

A carnivoran, moved to Shandgolictis constans

References

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  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. ^ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  3. ^ Osborn, H.F. 1924. Sauropoda and Theropoda of the Lower Cretaceous of Mongolia. Amer. Mus. Novitates 128: pp. 1-7.
  4. ^ Gilmore, C.W. 1924. A new coelurid dinosaur from the Belly River Cretaceous of Alberta. Bull. Can. Dept. Mines Geol. Surv. 38: pp. 1-12.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b c Osborn, H.F. 1924. The discovery of an unknown continent. Nat. Hist. 24: pp. 133-149.
  7. ^ a b Haughton, S.H. 1924. The fauna and stratigraphy of the Stormberg series. Ann. South Africa Museum 12: pp. 323-497.
  8. ^ a b c Osborn, H.F. 1924. Three new Theropoda, Protoceratops zone, central Mongolia. Amer. Mus. Novitates 144: pp. 1-12.
  9. ^ 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).
  10. ^ 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.