1945 in paleontology explained

Archosauromorphs

Newly named dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[2]

NameStatusAuthorsAge Unit LocationNotesImages
Neosaurus[3] Valid taxonGilmore vide:
  • Gilmore &
  • Stewart
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)Ripley Formation United StatesPreoccupied by Nopsca, 1923. Renamed Parrosaurus.
Parrosaurus[4] Nomen dubium.
  • Gilmore
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)Ripley Formation United StatesA dubious hadrosaurid.

References

  1. Bock, W. 1945. A new small Reptile from theTriassic of Pennsylvania. Notulae Naturae 154:pp. 1-8.
  2. Web site: Olshevsky . George . Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List . 2008-08-07 . 2011-07-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715102453/http://www.polychora.com/dinolist.html . dead .
  3. Gilmore, C.W. and D.R. Stewart. 1945. A new sauropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Missouri. J. Paleontol. 19: pp. 23-29
  4. Gilmore, C.W. 1945. Parrosaurus, n. name, replacing Neosaurus Gilmore 1945. J. Paleontol. 19: p. 540.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "1945 in paleontology".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.