1907 in paleontology

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.