1930 in paleontology

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 1930.

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Plants

Angiosperms

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Carpolithus banisteroides[2]	Species	jr synonym	Berry	Middle Eocene	Claiborne Formation	USA	A synonym of the extinct species Eucommia eocenica
Leguminosites copaiferanus[2]	Species nov	jr synonym?	Berry	Middle Eocene	Claiborne Formation	USA	A synonym of the extinct species Eucommia eocenica
Simaroubites eocenica[2]	Species nov	jr synonym	Berry	Middle Eocene	Claiborne Formation	USA	A synonym of the extinct species Eucommia eocenica

Arthropods

Newly named insects

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Aphaenogaster donisthorpei[3]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Late Eocene	Florissant Formation	USA ( Colorado)	A myrmicin ant
Aphaenogaster mayri[3]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Late Eocene	Florissant Formation	USA ( Colorado)	A myrmicin ant	Aphaenogaster mayri
Archiponera[3]	Gen et sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Late Eocene	Florissant Formation	USA ( Colorado)	A ponerine ant, one species A. wheeleri	Archiponera wheeleri
Camponotus fuscipennis[3]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Late Eocene	Florissant Formation	USA ( Colorado)	A formicine ant.	Camponotus fuscipennis
Dolichoderus antiquus[3]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Late Eocene	Florissant Formation	USA ( Colorado)	A dolichoderine ant.	Dolichoderus antiquus
Elaeomyrmex[3]	Gen et 2 sp nov	Valid	Carpenter	Late Eocene	Florissant Formation	USA ( Colorado)	A dolichoderine ant genus, two species	Elaeomyrmex gracilis
Eoformica pingue[3]	Comb nov	valid	Scudder, 1877	Eocene	Green River Formation	USA  Colorado	An incertae sedis ant species, Sr synonym to Eoformica eocenica Cockerell, 1921 corrected to Eoformica pinguis in 1995	Eoformica pinguis
Formica cockerelli[3]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Late Eocene	Florissant Formation	USA ( Colorado)	A formicine ant.	Formica cockerelli
Lithomyrmex[3]	Gen et sp nov	jr synonym	Carpenter	Late Eocene	Florissant Formation	USA ( Colorado)	Agroecomyrmecin ant genus, two species, moved to Eulithomyrmex in 1935	Eulithomyrmex rugosus

Archosauromorphs

Newly named dinosaurs

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Location	Notes	Images
Mandschurosaurus	Gen et sp nov	Nomen dubium	Riabinin	late Cretaceous	China	Hadrosaurid, Possible synonym of Amurosaurus or Charonosaurus.

Lepidosauromorphs

Newly named plesiosaurs

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Macroplata	Gen et sp nov	Valid	Swinton	Early Jurassic (Hettangian-Sinemurian)	Lower Lias	UK	A rhomaleosaurid.	Macroplata

Paleontologists

• Death of William Diller Matthew.[4]

References

1. 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.
2. Call, V.B.; Dilcher, D.L. (1997). "The fossil record of Eucommia (Eucommiaceae) in North America" (PDF). American Journal of Botany. 84 (6): 798–814. doi:10.2307/2445816. JSTOR 2445816. PMID 21708632.
3. Carpenter, F. M. (1930). "The fossil ants of North America" (PDF). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 70: 1–66.
4. Farlow, James O.; M. K. Brett-Surmann (1999). The Complete Dinosaur. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 17. ISBN 0-253-21313-4.