1965 in paleontology

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Paleontology, palaeontology or palæontology (from Greek: paleo, "ancient"; ontos, "being"; and logos, "knowledge") is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because mankind has 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 1965.

Archosauromorphs

Newly named non-avian dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Tatisaurus	Gen. et sp. nov	Valid taxon	Simmons	Early Jurassic (Hettangian-Sinemurian)	Lower Lufeng Formation	China	A basal thyreophoran.

Newly named birds

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Bubo binagadensis	Sp. nov.	Valid	Burchak-Abramovich	Middle Pleistocene	Binagade	Azerbaijan	A Strigidae
Fulica podagrica	Sp. nov.	nomen dubium	Brodkorb	Late Pleistocene		Barbados	A Rallidae, possibly a Chimera
Neochen barbadiana	Sp. nov.	Valid	Brodkorb	Late Pleistocene		Barbados	An Anatidae.
Phalacrocorax goletensis	Sp. nov.	Valid	Howard	Pliocene	Goleta Formation	Mexico	A Phalacrocoracidae.
Protostrix californiensis	Sp. nov.	jr synonym	Howard	Late Eocene	Poway Formation	USA	A Protostrigidae, transferred to the genus Minerva.

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Chinchenia	Gen et sp nov	Valid	Young	upper Middle Triassic		China	A basal pistosauroidean