Overview of the events of 1906 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. 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 1906.
Arthropods
Insects
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A Bombini bumblebee relative. |
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A Vespidae wasp, with three species P. florissantia, P. gillettei, and P. scudderi |
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A Stephanidae wasp |
Archosauromorphs
- Apatosaurus gastroliths documented.
- Wieland claims to have found stegosaur gastroliths.
Dinosaurs
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.
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| "Proceratops" |
Junior synonym of Ceratops. | ||||
References
- 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.
- ^ Cockerell, T. D. A. (1906). "Fossil Hymenoptera from Florissant, Colorado". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 50: 55–64.
- Cannon (1906). Sanders, Manley, and Carpenter (2001), "Table 12.1" page 167.
- Wieland (1906). Sanders, Manley, and Carpenter (2001), "Table 12.1" page 167.
- Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- Lull, R.S. 1906. A new name for the dinosaurian genus Ceratops. Amer. J. Sci. (ser. 4) 21: p. 124.
- Cannon, G.L. (1906). "Sauropodan gastroliths". Science. 24 (604): 116. doi:10.1126/science.24.604.116. PMID 17772188.
- Sanders F, Manley K, Carpenter K. Gastroliths from the Lower Cretaceous sauropod Cedarosaurus weiskopfae. In: Tanke D.H, Carpenter K, editors. Mesozoic vertebrate life: new research inspired by the paleontology of Philip J. Currie. Indiana University Press; Bloomington, IN: 2001. pp. 166–180.
- Wieland, G. R. (1906). "Dinosaurian gastroliths". Science. 23 (595): 819–821. doi:10.1126/science.23.595.819-a. PMID 17756355.