1928 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 1928.

Dinosaurs

• Charles Gilmore returned to prospect for fossils in the Two Medicine Formation. He would return yet again in 1935.

Newly named dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.

Name	Status	Authors		Notes	Images
Edmontonia	Valid taxon	Sternberg
"Polacanthoides"	Junior synonym	Nopcsa		May be a subjective synonym of Hylaeosaurus.
Scolosaurus	Valid taxon	Nopcsa

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Name Status Authors Notes Eurysaurus Valid Nopcsa Valid

Pterosaurs

New taxa

Name Status Authors Notes Campylognathoides Valid Strand Valid

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name	Status	Authors	Discovery year	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Chalepotherium	Valid
Gomphodontosuchus	Valid
Mnemeiosaurus	Valid
Taurocephalus	Valid
Uraniscosaurus	Valid

References

• Trexler, D., 2001, Two Medicine Formation, Montana: geology and fauna: In: Mesozoic Vertebrate Life, edited by Tanke, D. H., and Carpenter, K., Indiana University Press, pp. 298–309.

• "Previous Work," Trexler (2001); page 300.
• Sternberg, C.H. 1928. A new armored dinosaur from the Edmonton Formation of Alberta. Can. Field-Nat. 22: pp. 93-106.
• Nopcsa, F. 1928. Paleontological notes on reptiles. Geol. Hungarica, Set. Palaeontol. 1: pp. 1-84.