1930 in paleontology

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Paleontologyor palaeontology is the study ofprehistoriclife formsonEarththrough the examination of plant and animalfossils.This includes the study of body fossils,tracks(ichnites),burrows,cast-off parts, fossilisedfeces(coprolites),palynomorphsandchemical residues.Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as ascience.This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 1930.

Plants

Superrosids - Fabids

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Synonymized taxa	Notes	Images
Cercis idahoensis	Sp nov	jr synonym	Berry	Miocene Langhian	Latah Formation Whitebird florule	USA Idaho		First described as aCercisspecies Leaves later reidentified asVitis washingtonensis(1937) Fruits reidentified asCaesalpinia spokanensis(1991)	Caesalpinia spokanensis

Incertae sedis

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Synonymized taxa	Notes	Images
Antholithes amentiferus	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a flower of uncertain affinity.
Antholithes grablensis	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a flower or fruit of uncertain affinity.
Antholithes mimosaformis	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a flower of uncertain affinity.
Antholithes iliciformis	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a flower of uncertain affinity.
Antholithes pruniformis	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a flower of uncertain affinity.
Antholithes ternstroemioides	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a flower of uncertain affinity.
Antholithes wilcoxensis	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a flower of uncertain affinity.
Calycites milanensis	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a flower or fruit of uncertain affinity.
Calycites puryearensis	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a flower or fruit of uncertain affinity.
Calycites rhizophoroides	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a flower or fruit of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus aggregatus	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a racemose infructescence of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus ailanthioides	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a winged seed of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus alatus	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a winged fruit of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus banisteroides	Species	jr synonym	Berry	Eocene	Claiborne Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		First named as a fruit of uncertain affinity. Synonymized intoEucommia eocenica(1997)
Carpolithus bicapsulis	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Claiborne Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a nutlets of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus bolivarensis	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus burseraformis	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus callowayensis	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus chesterensis	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a fruit of uncertain affinity. Suggested as a possiblyCinnmmomwm ovoidesfruit.
Carpolithus collinsi	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus delicatulus	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a flower of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus fagaraformis	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus gronovii	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a fruit of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus hiraeaformis	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a fruit of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus inequilateralis	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus juncaformis	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a fruit of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus kentuckyensis	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus leitneriaformis	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a nutlets of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus longepedunculatus	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a nutlets of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus malpighiaformis	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a winged seed of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus plumosus	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a fruit of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus poaformis	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus sapindoides	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus rotundalatus	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as an orbicular fruit of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus sapindoides	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus shandyensis	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a fruit of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus silertonensis	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a nutlet of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus somervillensis	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as seeds of uncertain affinity.
Carpolithus taylorensis	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a seed of uncertain affinity.
Leguminosites copaiferanus	Species nov	jr synonym?	Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs member	USA Tennessee		First named as a fruit of uncertain affinity. Synonymized intoEucommia eocenica(1997)	Eucommia eocenica
Phyllites grenadensis	Species nov		Berry	Eocene	Tallahatta Formation Holly Springs sand member	USA Tennessee		Named as a leaf of uncertain affinity.
Simaroubites eocenica	Species nov	jr synonym	Berry	Middle Eocene	Claiborne Formation	USA		First named as a fruit of uncertain affinity. Synonymized intoEucommia eocenica(1997)

Arthropods

Newly named insects

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Aphaenogaster donisthorpei	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	Amyrmicinant
Aphaenogaster mayri	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	Amyrmicinant	Aphaenogaster mayri
Archiponera	Gen et sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	Aponerineant, one speciesA. wheeleri	Archiponera wheeleri
Camponotus fuscipennis	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	Aformicineant.	Camponotus fuscipennis
Camponotus microcephalus	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	Aformicineant.
Camponotus petrifactus	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	Aformicineant.
Cephalomyrmex	Gen et sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	Amyrmicineant. The type species isC. rotundatus	Cephalomyrmex rotundatus
Dolichoderus antiquus	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	Adolichoderineant.	Dolichoderus antiquus
Dolichoderus rohweri	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	Adolichoderineant.
Elaeomyrmex	Gen et 2 sp nov	Valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	Adolichoderineant the type species isE. gracilis also included isE. coloradensis	Elaeomyrmex gracilis
Eoformica pingue	Comb nov	valid	Scudder,1877	Eocene	Green River Formation	USA Colorado	Anincertae sedisant species, Sr synonym toEoformica eocenicaCockerell,1921 corrected toEoformica pinguisin1995	Eoformica pinguis
Formica cockerelli	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	Aformicineant.	Formica cockerelli
Formica grandis	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	Aformicineant.
Iridomyrmex florissantius	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	Adolichoderineant.
Iridomyrmex obscurans	Sp nov	nomen dubium	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	Adolichoderineant. Considered not identified in 2011
Liometopum miocenicum	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	Adolichoderineant.
Liometopum scudderi	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	Adolichoderineant.
Lithomyrmex	Gen et 2 sp nov	jr synonym	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	Anagroecomyrmecineant The type species isL. rugosus,also includesL. striatus moved toEulithomyrmexin1935	Eulithomyrmex rugosus
Messor sculpturatus	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	Amyrmicineant.
Mianeuretus	Gen et Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	Ananeuretineant. The type species isM. mirabilis
Miomyrmex	Trib, Gen et Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	Amiomyrmecinedolichoderineant. The type species isM. striatus
Petraeomyrmex	Gen et Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	Adolichoderineant. The type species isP. minimus	Petraeomyrmex minimus
Pheidole tertiaria	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	Amyrmicineant.
Pogonomyrmex fossilis	Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	Amyrmicineant.
Protazteca	Gen, Comb, et 3 Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	Adolichoderineant. The type species isP. elongata Also includesP. capitata,P. quadrata,and"Ponera" hendersoni(1906)	Protazteca elongata
Pseudocamponotus	Gen, Comb, et 3 Sp nov	valid	Carpenter	Miocene		USA Nevada	Acamponotineformicineant. The type species isP. elkoanus
Pseudomyrma extincta	Sp nov	jr synonym	Carpenter	Eocene Priabonian	Florissant Formation	USA Colorado	Apseudomyrmecineant. Moved toPseudomyrmex extinctusin1990

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 ofAmurosaurusorCharonosaurus.

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	Arhomaleosaurid.	Macroplata

Paleontologists

• Death ofWilliam Diller Matthew.