1944 in paleontology

1944 in paleontology

Dinosaurs

* The only known fossils of "Poekilopleuron" are destroyed during the Allied liberation of Normandy. [cite book| last = Farlow| first = James O.| coauthors = M. K. Brett-Surmann| title = The Complete Dinosaur| publisher = Indiana University Press| date = 1999| location = Bloomington, Indiana| pages = 16| isbn = 0-253-21313-4]

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 ]

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