2024 in paleontology
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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 2024.
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| Paleontology |
| Extraterrestrial environment |
| Terrestrial environment |
| Other/related |
Flora[edit]
Plants[edit]
Arthropods[edit]
Molluscs[edit]
Fish[edit]
Amphibians[edit]
New taxa[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Werneburg et al. |
An eryopid temnospondyl. The type species is S. boldi. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Santos et al. |
Oligocene |
A typhlonectid caecilian. The type species is Y. acrux. |
Research[edit]
Reptiles[edit]
Synapsids[edit]
Mammals[edit]
Other animals[edit]
New taxa[edit]
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Park et al. |
Cambrian |
Sirius Passet Lagerstätte |
A member of the stem group of Chaetognatha. The type species is K. koprii. |
Other organisms[edit]
Research[edit]
- Evidence of preservation of thylakoid membranes within 1.78 to 1.73-billion-years-old fossils of Navifusa majensis from the McDermott Formation (Tawallah Group; Australia) and in 1.01 to 0,9-billion-years-old specimens from the Grassy Bay Formation (Shaler Supergroup; Canada) is reported by Demoulin et al. (2023).[5]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Werneburg, R.; Witzmann, F.; Rinehart, L.; Fischer, J.; Voigt, S. (2024). "A new eryopid temnospondyl from the Carboniferous–Permian boundary of Germany". Journal of Paleontology: 1–31. doi:10.1017/jpa.2023.58.
- ^ Santos, R. O.; Wilkinson, M.; Couto Ribeiro, G.; Carvalho, A. B.; Zaher, H. (2024). "The first fossil record of an aquatic caecilian (Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad188.
- ^ Park, T.Y. S.; Nielsen, M. L.; Parry, L. A.; Sørensen, M. V.; Lee, M.; Kihm, J.H.; Ahn, I.; Park, C.; De Vivo, G.; Smith, M. P.; Harper, D. A. T.; Nielsen, A. T.; Vinther, J. (2024). "A giant stem-group chaetognath". Science Advances. 10 (1): eadi6678. doi:10.1126/sciadv.adi6678. PMID 38170772.
- ^ Demoulin, C. F.; Lara, Y. J.; Lambion, A.; Javaux, E. J. (2024). "Oldest thylakoids in fossil cells directly evidence oxygenic photosynthesis". Nature: 1–6. doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06896-7. PMID 38172638.