Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. 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 1907.
Cladophlebis skagitensis
Sp nov
Penhallow
Lower Cretaceous
Canada British Columbia
A Cladophlebis pinnule
Nilsonia pasaytensis
Sp nov
Penhallow
Lower Cretaceous
Canada British Columbia
A Nilsonia foliage
Picea columbiensis
Sp nov
valid
Penhallow
Early Eocene Ypresian
Kettle River Formation?
Canada British Columbia
A cone and foliage Spruce species.
Pinus columbiana
Sp nov
Penhallow
Early Eocene Ypresian
Kettle River Formation?
Canada British Columbia
A wood and cone pine species.
Myrica serrata
Sp nov
Penhallow
Lower Cretaceous
Canada British Columbia
A Myrica? foliage
Ulmus columbiana
Sp nov
jr synonym
Penhallow
Early Eocene Ypresian
Kettle River Formation?
Canada British Columbia
An elm wood species. Moved to Ulminium columbianum in 1922
Ulmus protoamericana
Sp nov
Penhallow
Early Eocene Ypresian
Kettle River Formation?
Canada British Columbia
An elm wood species.
Ulmus protoracemosa
Sp nov
Penhallow
Early Eocene Ypresian
Kettle River Formation?
Canada British Columbia
An elm wood species.
Megaraphidia
Gen et Sp nov
valid
Cockerell
EocenePriabonian
Florissant Formation
USA Colorado
A raphidiid snakeflyThe type species is M. elegansMoved to Raphidia elegans in 1936 Moved back to M. elegans in 2014
Tortrix? florissantana
sp. nov
jr synonym
Cockerell
Priabonian
Florissant Formation
USA Colorado
A moth of uncertain placement, moved to Paleolepidopterites florissantanus (2018)
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.
gen. et sp. nov
Valid
Late Triassic
Lossiemouth Sandstone
Scotland
A member of Ornithodira.
Arnognathus
Gen. et. sp. nov
Valid
Broom
Late Permian
Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone
South Africa
A member of Lycideopsidae.
Galechirus
Gen. et sp. nov
Valid
Broom
Middle Permian
Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone
South Africa
A member of Galeopidae.