2004 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.[1] 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 2004.

Protozoa

New taxa

Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images
Valid
  • Poinar & Poinar
 Albian Burmese amber, Myanmar  Myanmar Oldest record of the protozoan family Trypanosomatidae

Fungi

newly named

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Appianoporites[3]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Smith, Currah, & Stockey

Eocene

Appian Way Flora.

 Canada

Extinct bracket fungus

Quatsinoporites[3]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Smith, Currah, & Stockey

Barremian (Cretaceous)

Longarm Formation.

 Canada

Extinct bracket fungus.

Plants

newly named

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Neviusia dunthornei[4]

Sp nov

Valid

DeVore, Moore, Pigg, & Wehr

Ypresian

Allenby Formation.

 Canada

oldest and only extinct species of Neviusia

Arthropoda

newly named arachnids

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

?Anyphops cortex[5]

sp nov

jr synonym[6]

Wunderlich

Unknown

Madagascar copal

 Madagascar

jr Synonym of Garcorops jadis

Garcorops jadis[7]

sp nov

Valid

Bosselaers

Unknown

Madagascar copal

 Madagascar

Possibly extant, but copal age is not determined

Newly named insects

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Afromyrma[8]

Gen et sp nov

valid

Dlussky, Brothers & Rasnitsyn

Turonian

 Botswana

A Myrmicin ant, type species A. petrosa

Afropone[8]

Gen et sp nov

valid

Dlussky, Brothers & Rasnitsyn

Turonian

 Botswana

A ponerin ant, two species

Albicoccus[9]

Fam, gen et sp nov

valid

Koteja

Albian - Cenomanian

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A scale insect, monotypic with Albicoccidae & A. dimai

Burmacoccus[9]

Fam, gen et sp nov

valid

Koteja

Albian - Cenomanian

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A scale insect, monotypic with Burmacoccidae & B. danyi

Electrostephanus janzeni[10]

Sp nov

jr synonym

Engel

Lutetian

Baltic Amber

 Europe

A stephanid wasp

Gerontoformica[11]

Gen et sp nov

valid

Nel & Perrault

Albian - Cenomanian

Charentese amber

 France

A stem group ant,
type species G. cretacica
File:Gerontoformica cretacica MNHNA30088 ventral profile whole.jpg
Gerontoformica cretacica

Marmyan[9]

gen et sp nov

valid

Koteja

Cenomanian

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A scale insect, monotypic M. barbarae

Microberotha[12]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Archibald

Ypresian

Hat Creek Amber

 Canada

A Berothid lacewing

Archosauromorphs

Newly named dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[13]

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Atrociraptor[14]

Valid

Currie & Varricchio

Edmontonian

Horseshoe Canyon Formation

 Canada

Bissektipelta[15]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Parish & Barrett

Cenomanian-Turonian

Bissekty Formation

 Uzbekistan

Bonatitan[16]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Martinelli & Forasiepi

Late Cretaceous

Bajo de Santa Rosa

 Brazil

Bonitasaura[17]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Apesteguía

late Cretaceous

Bajo de la Carpa Formation

 Argentina

Borealosaurus[18]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

You, Ji, Lamanna,
Li, & Li

late Cretaceous

Sunjiawan Formation

 China

Dilong[19]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Xu, Norell, Kuang, Wang, Zhao, & Jia

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China
File:Dilong TJV 50.JPG
Dilong

Ekrixinatosaurus[20]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Calvo, Rubilar-Rogers, & Moreno

Late Cretaceous

Candeleros Formation

 Argentina

Graciliraptor[21]

Valid

Xing & Wang

Barremian

Yixian Formation

 China

Huaxiagnathus[22]

Valid

Hwang, Norell, Ji, & Gao

Barremian

Yixian Formation

 China
Huaxiagnathus

Kerberosaurus[23]

Valid

Bolotsky & Godefroit

Late Cretaceous

 Russia

Limaysaurus[24]

Valid

Salgado, Garrido, Cocca, & Cocca

 Argentina

Mei[25]

Valid

Xu & Norell

Barremian

Yixian Formation

 China

Mirischia[26]

Valid

Naish, Martill, & Frey

Albian

Santana Formation

 Brazil

"Nemegtia"[27]

Preoccupied name

Lü, Tomida, Azuma,
Dong, Lee, & Szczechura

Renamed Nemegtomaia

Otogosaurus

Nomen nudum

Zhao & Tan

Prenoceratops[28]

Valid

Chinnery

Rugops[29]

Valid

Sereno, Wilson, & Conrad
Rugops

Sinusonasus[30]

Valid

Xu, & Wang

Barremian

Yixian Formation

 China

Spinostropheus[29]

Valid

Sereno, Wilson & Conrad

Middle Jurassic

Irhazer Group

 Niger

A ceratosaur; new genus for
"Elaphrosaurus" gautieri Lapparent 1960.

Suuwassea[31]

Valid

Harris & Dodson

Kimmeridgian

Morrison Formation

 United States

Talenkauen[32]

Valid

Novas, Cambiaso, & Ambrosio

Tazoudasaurus[33]

Valid

Allain et al

Unaysaurus[34]

Valid

Leal, Azevedo,
Kellner, & Da Rosa

Other archosauromorphs

Name Status Authors Notes Images
Crosbysaurus[35] Valid non-dinosaurian taxon.
Protecovasaurus[36] Valid non-dinosaurian taxon.
  • Heckert

Newly named birds

Name Status Novelty Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Aberratiodontus wui [37]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Gong Enpu

Hou Lianhai

Wang Lixia

Early Cretaceous

Jiufotang Formation

 China

An Enantiornithes Walker, 1981, the type species of Aberratiodontus Gong, Hou & Wang, 2004.

Anserpica kiliani [38]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Cécile Mourer-Chauviré

Didier Berthet

Marguerite Hugueney

Late Oligocene, Early Miocene

MP 29

 France

An Anseranatidae, the type species of Anserpica Mourer-Chauviré, Berthet & Hugueney, 2004.

Bavaripsitta ballmanni [39]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Gerald Mayr

Ursula B. Göhlich

Middle Miocene

Mn 6

 Germany:

 Bavaria

A Psittacidae, the type species of Bavaripsitta Mayr & Göhlich, 2004.

Borvocarbo guilloti [38]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Cécile Mourer-Chauviré

Didier Berthet

Marguerite Hugueney

Late Oligocene, Early Miocene

MP 30, MN 1

 France;

 Germany

A Phalacrocoracidae, the type species of Borvocarbo Mourer-Chauviré, Berthet & Hugueney, 2004.

?Colymboides metzleri [40]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Gerald Mayr

Early Oligocene

Rupelian

 Germany:

 Baden-Württemberg;

 Belgium:

 Antwerp

A Gaviidae, not certain a species of Colymboides Milne-Edwards, 1868.

Eurotrochilus inexpectatus [41]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Gerald Mayr

Early Oligocene

Rupelian

 Germany:

 Baden-Württemberg

A Trochilidae, the type species of Eurotrochilus Mayr, 2004.

Iaceornis marshi [42]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Julia A. Clarke

Late Cretaceous

Niobrara Formation

 USA:

 Kansas

An Ornithurae, the type species of Iaceornis Clarke, 2004.

Longirostravis hani [43]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Hou Lianhai

Luis M. Chiappe

Zhang Fucheng

Chuong Cheng-Ming

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

An Enantiornithes, Euenantiornithes, the type species of Longirostravis Hou, Chiappe, Zhang et Chuong, 2004.

Meridiocichla salotti [44]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Antoine Louchart

Late Quaternary

Corsica, Crete

 France:

 Corsica;

 Greece

A Turdidae, the type species of Meridiocichla Louchart, 2004.

Miopica paradoxa [45]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Evgeny N. Kurochkin

Denis V. Sobolev

Miocene

Middle Meothis

MN 10

 Ukraine

A Corvidae, the type species of Miopica Kurochkin & Sobolev, 2004.

Mirolia brevirostrata [46]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Peter Ballmann

Middle Miocene

MN 6

 Germany:

 Bavaria

A Scolopacidae, the type species of Mirolia Ballmann, 2004.

Mirolia dubia [46]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Peter Ballmann

Middle Miocene

MN 6

 Germany:

 Bavaria

A Scolopacidae.

?Mirolia mascalidris [46]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Peter Ballmann

Middle Miocene

MN 6

 Germany:

 Bavaria

A Scolopacidae, not certain to belong in Mirolia Ballmann, 2004.

Mirolia parvula [46]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Peter Ballmann

Middle Miocene

MN 6

 Germany:

 Bavaria

A Scolopacidae.

Primobucco frugilegus [47]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Gerald Mayr

Cécile Mourer-Chauviré

Ilka Weidig

Middle Eocene

Messel pit,

MP 11

 Germany:

 Hessen

A Primobucconidae Feduccia et Martin, 1976.

Primobucco perneri [47]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Gerald Mayr

Cécile Mourer-Chauviré

Ilka Weidig

Middle Eocene

Messel pit

MP 11

 Germany:

 Hessen

A Primobucconidae Feduccia et Martin, 1976.

Ramphastosula ramirezi [48]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Marcelo Stucchi

Mario Urbina

Early Pliocene

Pisco Formation

 Peru

A Sulidae, the type species of Ramphastosula Stucchi & Urbina, 2004.

Tyto mourerchauvireae [49]

Valid

Sp. nov.

Marco Pavia

Early-Middle Pleistocene

Sicily

 Italy:

 Sicily

A Tytonidae.

Vescornis hebeiensis [50]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Zhang Fucheng

Per G.P. Ericson

Zhou Zhonghe

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

An Enentiornithes Walker, 1981, this is the type species of the new genus, most probably a junior synonym of Hebeiornis fengningensis Yan, 1999.

Vitirallus watlingi [51]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Trevor H. Worthy

Holocene

Viti Levu

 Fiji

A Rallidae, the type species of Vitirallus Worthy, 2004.

Wingegyps cartellei [52]

Valid

Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.

Herculano M. F. de Alvarenga

Storrs L. Olson

Late Pleistocene or Early Holocene

Gruta dos Brejões

 Brazil

A Cathartidae, the type species of Wingegyps Alvarenga & Olson, 2004.

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Name Status Authors Notes

Plesiopterys

Valid

O'Keefe

Pterosaurs

New taxa

Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes

Avgodectes

Valid

Peters

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A pterosaur hatchling.

Cacibupteryx

Valid

Gasparini Fernández de la Fuente

Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)

Jagua Formation

 Cuba

A rhamphorhynchid.

"Daitingopterus"

Nomen Nudum

Maisch Matzke Ge Sun

Late Jurassic (Tithonian)

Solnhofen Limestone

 Germany

A germanodactylid.

Lonchognathosaurus

Valid

Maisch, M.W., Matzke, A.T., and Ge Sun

Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

Lianmuqin Formation

 China

A dsungaripterid.

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name Status Authors Discovery year Age Unit Location Notes Images

Ianthodon[53]

Valid
  • Kissel
  • Reisz

 USA

Lobalopex[54]

Valid
  • Sidor
  • Hopson
  • Keyser

 South Africa

Progalesaurus[55]

Valid
  • Sidor
  • Smith

 South Africa

Pyozia[56]

Valid
  • Anderson
  • Reisz

 Russia

Rewaconodon[57]

Valid
  • Datta
  • Das
  • Luo

 India

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