1952 in paleontology

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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 1952.

Dinosaurs

Newly named dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.

Name	Status	Authors		Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
"Syrmosaurus"	Junior synonym	Evgeny Maleev		Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian)	Bayan Shireh Formation	Mongolia	Junior synonym of Pinacosaurus.
Talarurus	Valid taxon	Evgeny Maleev		Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian)	Bayan Shireh Formation	Mongolia	An ankylosaurid.

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Name	Status	Authors		Age	Unit	Location	Notes
Styxosaurus	Valid	Welles		Late Cretaceous (Santonian to early Campanian)	Niobrara Formation Pierre Shale	US	An elasmosaurid plesiosaur.

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name	Status	Authors	Discovery year	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
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