1978 in paleontology

1978 in paleontology

Paleontology, palaeontology or palæontology (from Greek: "paleo", "ancient"; "ontos", "being"; and "logos", "knowledge") is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. [cite book |last= Newman|first= Garfield, et al|authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Echoes from the past: world history to the 16th century|year= 2001|publisher= McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd|location= Toronto|isbn= 0-07-088739-X] This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised faeces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because mankind has 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 in the year 1978.

Dinosaurs

Newly named dinosaurs

Data coutersy of George Olshevky's dinosaur genera list.cite web| last = Olshevsky| first = George | title = Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List | url = http://members.aol.com/Dinogeorge/dinolist.html| accessdate = 2008-08-07 ]

Humans

* A paleoanthropological team led by Mary Leakey finds 3.5 million year old human footprints.

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