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2014 in paleontology

Overview of the events of 2014 in paleontology From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2014 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 2014.

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Plants

Cnidarians

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Newly described cnidarians

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Arthropods

Bryozoans

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Brachiopods

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Molluscs

Echinoderms

Conodonts

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Fishes

Amphibians

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Basalmost tetrapods

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Temnospondyls

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  • Specimens of Micromelerpeton crederni with abnormalities in their limbs interpreted as a result of limb regeneration are described by Fröbisch, Bickelmann and Witzmann (2014).[48]
  • Redescription of Mahavisaurus dentatus and Lyrosaurus australis and a study on the phylogenetic relationships of the rhytidosteids is published by Maganuco, Pasini & Auditore (2014).[49]

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Chroniosuchians

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Lissamphibians

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  • The humerus bone of a large calyptocephalellid anuran, apparently one of the largest fossil anurans known to date, is described by Otero et al. (2014) from the Eocene of Chile.[57]

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Reptiles

Synapsids

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Non-mammalian synapsids

Research

  • A study on the diel activity patterns of non-mammalian synapsids is published by Angielczyk & Schmitz (2014).[59]
  • The presence of plicidentine (infolded dentine around the base of the tooth root) is reported in the maxillary and dentary teeth of Ianthodon, Sphenacodon, Secodontosaurus and Dimetrodon by Brink, LeBlanc & Reisz (2014).[60]
  • A study of the anatomy of nasal cavity of Brasilitherium riograndensis is published by Ruf et al. (2014).[61]
  • A study of the anatomy of the therocephalian Simorhinella baini and a taxonomic re-evaluation of the family Lycosuchidae is published by Abdala et al. (2014).[62]

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Mammals

Other animals

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Other organisms

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