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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 1930.

Plants

Angiosperms

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes
Carpolithus banisteroides^[2]	Species	jr synonym	Berry	Middle Eocene	Claiborne Formation	USA	A synonym of the extinct species Eucommia eocenica
Leguminosites copaiferanus^[2]	Species nov	jr synonym?	Berry	Middle Eocene	Claiborne Formation	USA	A synonym of the extinct species Eucommia eocenica
Simaroubites eocenica^[2]	Species nov	jr synonym	Berry	Middle Eocene	Claiborne Formation	USA	A synonym of the extinct species Eucommia eocenica

Arthropods

Newly named insects

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Aphaenogaster donisthorpei^[3]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A myrmicin ant
Aphaenogaster mayri^[3]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A myrmicin ant	Aphaenogaster mayri
Archiponera^[3]	Gen et sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A ponerine ant, one species A. wheeleri	Archiponera wheeleri
Camponotus fuscipennis^[3]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A formicine ant.	Camponotus fuscipennis
Camponotus microcephalus^[3]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A formicine ant.
Camponotus petrifactus^[3]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A formicine ant.
Cephalomyrmex^[3]	Gen et sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A myrmicine ant. The type species is C. rotundatus	Cephalomyrmex rotundatus
Dolichoderus antiquus^[3]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A dolichoderine ant.	Dolichoderus antiquus
Dolichoderus rohweri^[3]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A dolichoderine ant.
Elaeomyrmex^[3]	Gen et 2 sp nov	Valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A dolichoderine ant the type species is E. gracilis also included is E. coloradensis	Elaeomyrmex gracilis
Eoformica pingue^[3]	Comb nov	valid	Scudder, 1877	Eocene	Green River Formation	USA Colorado	An incertae sedis ant species, Sr synonym to Eoformica eocenica Cockerell, 1921 corrected to Eoformica pinguis in 1995	Eoformica pinguis
Formica cockerelli^[3]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A formicine ant.	Formica cockerelli
Formica grandis^[3]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A formicine ant.
Iridomyrmex florissantius^[3]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A dolichoderine ant.
Iridomyrmex obscurans^[3]	Sp nov	nomen dubium	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A dolichoderine ant. Considered not identified in 2011
Liometopum miocenicum^[3]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A dolichoderine ant.
Liometopum scudderi^[3]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A dolichoderine ant.
Lithomyrmex^[3]	Gen et 2 sp nov	jr synonym	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	An agroecomyrmecine ant The type species is L. rugosus, also includes L. striatus moved to Eulithomyrmex in 1935	Eulithomyrmex rugosus
Messor sculpturatus^[3]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A myrmicine ant.
Mianeuretus^[3]	Gen et Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	An aneuretine ant. The type species is M. mirabilis
Miomyrmex^[3]	Trib, Gen et Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A miomyrmecine dolichoderine ant. The type species is M. striatus
Petraeomyrmex^[3]	Gen et Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A dolichoderine ant. The type species is P. minimus	Petraeomyrmex minimus
Pheidole tertiaria^[3]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A myrmicine ant.
Pogonomyrmex fossilis^[3]	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A myrmicine ant.
Protazteca^[3]	Gen, Comb, et 3 Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A dolichoderine ant. The type species is P. elongata Also includes P. capitata, P. quadrata, and "Ponera" hendersoni (1906)	Protazteca elongata
Pseudocamponotus^[3]	Gen, Comb, et 3 Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Miocene		USA Nevada	A camponotine formicine ant. The type species is P. elkoanus
Pseudomyrma extincta^[3]	Sp nov	jr synonym	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	A pseudomyrmecine ant. Moved to Pseudomyrmex extinctus in 1990

Archosauromorphs

Newly named dinosaurs

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Location	Notes	Images
Mandschurosaurus	Gen et sp nov	Nomen dubium	Riabinin	late Cretaceous	China	Hadrosaurid, Possible synonym of Amurosaurus or Charonosaurus.

Lepidosauromorphs

Newly named plesiosaurs

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Macroplata	Gen et sp nov	Valid	Swinton	Early Jurassic (Hettangian-Sinemurian)	Lower Lias	UK	A rhomaleosaurid.	Macroplata

Paleontologists

Death of William Diller Matthew.^[4]

References

^ Gini-Newman, Garfield; Graham, Elizabeth (2001). Echoes from the past: world history to the 16th century. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ISBN 9780070887398. OCLC 46769716.
^ ^a ^b ^c Call, V.B.; Dilcher, D.L. (1997). "The fossil record of Eucommia (Eucommiaceae) in North America" (PDF). American Journal of Botany. 84 (6): 798–814. doi:10.2307/2445816. JSTOR 2445816. PMID 21708632.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa Carpenter, F. M. (1930). "The fossil ants of North America" (PDF). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 70: 1–66.
^ Farlow, James O.; M. K. Brett-Surmann (1999). The Complete Dinosaur. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 17. ISBN 0-253-21313-4.

[1] Gini-Newman, Garfield; Graham, Elizabeth (2001). Echoes from the past: world history to the 16th century. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ISBN 9780070887398. OCLC 46769716.

[Call1997-2] Call, V.B.; Dilcher, D.L. (1997). "The fossil record of Eucommia (Eucommiaceae) in North America" (PDF). American Journal of Botany. 84 (6): 798–814. doi:10.2307/2445816. JSTOR 2445816. PMID 21708632.

[Carpenter1930-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa Carpenter, F. M. (1930). "The fossil ants of North America" (PDF). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 70: 1–66.

[4] Farlow, James O.; M. K. Brett-Surmann (1999). The Complete Dinosaur. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 17. ISBN 0-253-21313-4.

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