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.^[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 1906.

Arthropods[edit]

Insects[edit]

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Calyptapis	Gen et sp nov	Valid	Cockerell	Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA	A Bombini bumblebee relative. Type species is C. florissantensis	Calyptapis florissantensis
Palaeovespa^[2]	Gen et sp. nov	valid	Cockerell	Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA	A Vespidae wasp, with three species P. florissantia, P. gillettei, and P. scudderi	Palaeovespa florissantia
Protostephanus^[2]	Gen et sp. nov	valid	Cockerell	Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA	A Stephanidae wasp Type species P. ashmeadi

Archosauromorphs[edit]

Apatosaurus gastroliths documented.^[3]
Wieland claims to have found stegosaur gastroliths.^[4]

Dinosaurs[edit]

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.^[5]

Name	Status	Authors		Notes	Images
"Proceratops"^[6]	Junior synonym.	Richard Swann Lull		Junior synonym of Ceratops.

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.
^ ^a ^b 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.

[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.

[Cockerell1906-2] Cockerell, T. D. A. (1906). "Fossil Hymenoptera from Florissant, Colorado". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 50: 55–64.

[Cannon-Sanders-3] Cannon (1906). Sanders, Manley, and Carpenter (2001), "Table 12.1" page 167.

[Wieland-Sanders-4] Wieland (1906). Sanders, Manley, and Carpenter (2001), "Table 12.1" page 167.

[ddinogeorge-5] Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2008-08-07.

[6] Lull, R.S. 1906. A new name for the dinosaurian genus Ceratops. Amer. J. Sci. (ser. 4) 21: p. 124.

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