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1987 In Paleontology
Plants Basal eudicots Proteales Superasterids Cornales Santalales Superrosids Fagales Malvales Rosales Sapindales ''incertae sedis'' Molluscs Newly described bivalves Arthropods Newly described arachnids Newly described crustaceans Newly described insects Reptiles Archosauromorphs * William Lee Stokes, Stokes suggests that sauropods recycled their gastroliths and chose them based on brightness of color.Sanders, F.; Manley, K.; & Carpenter, K. 2001. Gastroliths from the Lower Cretaceous sauropod *Cedarosaurus weiskopfae*. pp. 166-180. In: * First ''Argentinosaurus'' bone found. Newly described dinosaurs Newly named birds Pterosaurs Synapsids Mammals References {{reflist, 30em 1987 in paleontology, 1987 in science, Paleontology 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1878 In Paleontology
Arthropods Newly named arachnids Newly named insects Archosauromorphs O. W. Lucas recovers more material which would be referred to ''Laelaps trihedrodon'' from Morrison Formation strata near Garden Park, Colorado."Introduction," Chure (2001) page 11. Newly named pseudosuchians Newly named dinosaurs Plesiosaurs Newly named plesiosaurs Synapsids Non-mammalian Footnotes References * {{cite book , last=Chure , first=Daniel J. , year=2001 , chapter=On the type and referred material of ''Laelaps trihedrodon'' Cope 1877 (Dinosauria: Theropoda) , editor=Tanke, Darren , editor2=Carpenter, Kenneth , title=Mesozoic Vertebrate Life , publisher=Indiana University Press , location=Bloomington and Indianapolis , page10–18 , isbn=0-253-33907-3 , url=https://archive.org/details/mesozoicvertebra0000unse/page/10 1870s in paleontology 1878 in science, Paleontology, 1878 In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsukada Davidiifolia
''Tsukada'' is an extinct genus of flowering plant in the family Nyssaceae related to the modern "dove-tree", ''Davidia involucrata'', containing the single species ''Tsukada davidiifolia''. The genus is known from fossil leaves found in the early Eocene deposits of northern Washington (U.S. state), Washington state, United States and a similar aged formation in British Columbia, Canada. Discovery ''Tsukada'' leaf fossils have been identified from two locations in Western North America, the 49 mya (unit), million year old Klondike Mountain Formation near Republic, Washington and at the One Mile Creek locality near Princeton, British Columbia. Fossil pollen identified as from the Nyssaceae genus ''Nyssa'' has been identified from the related Okanagan Highlands Hat Creek (British Columbia), Hat Creek Amber in central British Columbia. Ages for the Okanagan Highland locations are, in general, Early Eocene, with the sites that have current uranium-lead dating, uranium-lead or argon� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macginitiea Gracilis 01
''Macginitiea'' is an extinct genus in the family Platanaceae ranging from the Late Paleocene to Late Eocene of North America, known from the Clarno Formation of central Oregon and other areas ranging from California to Texas and North to Alberta. The genus is strictly used to describe leaves, but has been found in close association with other fossil platanoid organs, which collectively have been used for whole plant reconstructions. ''Macginitiea'' and its associated organs are important as together they comprise one of the most well-documented and ubiquitous fossil plants, particularly in the Paleogene of North America.Myers, J. A. (2003). Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Vegetation and Climate in the Pacific Northwest. ''From Greenhouse to Icehouse: The Marine Eocene-Oligocene Transition. Columbia University Press, New York'', 171-185. Because paleobotanical material is often found in disarticulation, different species names are often used to refer to different organs (e.g. leave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 In Paleontology
Plants Ferns Conifers Angiosperms Invertebrates Mollusks Conodonts Fish Archosauriformes Non-avian dinosaurs Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list. Birds Pterodactyls Expeditions, field work, and fossil discoveries * Trexler found hadrosaur remains west of Choteau, Montana in strata of the Two Medicine Formation The Two Medicine Formation is a geological formation, or rock body, in northwestern Montana and southern Alberta that was deposited between 82.4 Ma and 74.4 Ma, during Campanian (Late Cretaceous) time. It crops out to the east of the Rocky Mountai .... Popular culture Literature * ''The Year of the Dinosaur'' Edwin H. Colbert and illustrated by his wife, Margaret was published. This story describes a year in the life of a " brontosaur" and was an attempt to educate the reader about prehistory through a fictional portrayal of it. References {{Reflist, refs= {{cite book, last=Sarjeant , first=W. A. S. , year=2001 , chapter=Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synonym (taxonomy)
In taxonomy, the scientific classification of living organisms, a synonym is an alternative scientific name for the accepted scientific name of a taxon. The Botanical nomenclature, botanical and Zoological nomenclature, zoological codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently. * In nomenclature, botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a Binomial nomenclature, scientific name that applies to a taxon that now goes by a different scientific name. For example, Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus was the first to give a scientific name (under the currently used system of scientific nomenclature) to the Norway spruce, which he called ''Pinus abies''. This name is no longer in use, so it is now a synonym of the current scientific name, ''Picea abies''. * In zoology, moving a species from one genus to another results in a different Binomial nomenclature, binomen, but the name is considered an alternative combination rather than a synonym. The concept of synonymy in zoology is reserved f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platanus Nobilis
''Platanus'' ( ) is a genus consisting of a small number of tree species native to the Northern Hemisphere. They are the sole living members of the family Platanaceae. All mature members of ''Platanus'' are tall, reaching in height. The type species of the genus is the Oriental plane ''Platanus orientalis''. All except for '' P. kerrii'' are deciduous, and most are found in riparian or other wetland habitats in the wild, though proving drought-tolerant in cultivation. The hybrid London plane (''Platanus × hispanica'') has proved particularly tolerant of urban conditions, and has been widely planted in London and elsewhere across the temperate world. They are often known in English as planes or plane trees. A formerly used name that is now rare is plantain tree (not to be confused with other, unrelated, species with the name). Some North American species are called sycamores (especially ''Platanus occidentalis''), although the term is also used for several unrelated species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 In Paleontology
Plants Ferns and fern allies Conifers Angiosperms Monocots Magnoliids Superasterids - basal Superasterids - euasterids Superrosids - Basal Superrosids - Fabids Superrosids - Malvids ''incertae sedis'' Arthropods Crustaceans Insects Dinosaurs * ''Barosaurus'' gastroliths documented.Janensch, W. (1929). Sanders, Manley, and Carpenter (2001), "Table 12.1" page 167. New taxa Synapsids Non-mammalian Other animals {, class="wikitable sortable" align="center" width="100%" , - ! Name ! Novelty ! Status ! Authors ! Age ! Unit ! Location ! Notes ! Images , - , ''Rangea'' , Gen. et sp. nov. , Valid , Georg Gürich, Gürich , Ediacaran , , {{flag, Namibia , The type species is ''R. schneiderhoehni'' , References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auctorum
Auctorum indicates that a name in botany and zoology is used in the sense of subsequent authors, and not in the sense as established by the original author. Its etymology derives from the Latin word for ''of authors'' (genitive plural), and is abbreviated auct. or auctt. Some species names have been used twice for different species so the author of the name needs to be identified. For example "''Leucospermum bolusii'' auct. Gandoger" for the species that was named as such by Gandoger. It is often used in conjunction with nec or non to indicate a misapplied name, e.g. "''Leucospermum bolusii'' auct. non Gandoger" would mean the species not named by Gandoger. It may be qualified to indicate the number of authors, e.g. auctorum multorum (abbreviated auct. mult.), Latin for ''of many authors'', indicating that many subsequent authors used a name in a different sense to the original author, and also by non to give auctorum non (auct. non), to indicate that a following author is not the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aralia Whitneyi
''Aralia'' , or spikenard, is a genus of the family Araliaceae, consisting of 68 accepted species of deciduous or evergreen trees, shrubs, and rhizomatous herbaceous perennials. The genus is native to Asia and the Americas, with most species occurring in mountain woodlands. ''Aralia'' plants vary in size, with some herbaceous species only reaching tall, while some are trees growing to tall. ''Aralia'' plants have large bipinnate (doubly compound) leaves clustered at the ends of their stems or branches; in some species the leaves are covered with bristles. The stems of some woody species are quite prickly, as in ''Aralia spinosa''. The flowers are whitish or greenish occurring in terminal panicles, and the spherical dark purple berry-like fruits are popular with birds. ''Aralia'' species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including the common emerald (''Hemithea aestivaria''). There are many colours of aralia flowers. The main flower is whitish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
