title: 1947 in paleontology
text: # 1947 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 1947.
  
  ## Mosses
  
  | Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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  | Palaeohypnum | Sp nov | jr synonym | Steere | Eocene Pribonian | Florissant Formation | United States Colorado | | A moss genus. The type species is P. patens Also included P. arnoldianum, P. brittoniae, P. brownii, & P. knowltoni Species moved to Archaeomnium in 1952 Moved to Hypnites in 1980 | |
  
  ## Archosauromorphs
  
  ### Newly named dinosaurs
  
  Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.
  
  | Name | Status | Authors | Age | Location | Notes | Images |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Amygdalodon | Nomen dubium | Cabrera | Middle Jurassic Toarcian | * Argentina | A sauropod known from some vertebrae, ribs, four complete and three partial teeth, and a partial pelvis and shoulder-blade. | Amygdalodon |
  
  ### Newly named pseudosuchians
  
  | Name | Status | Authors | Age | Location | Notes | Notes | Images |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Arizonasaurus | Valid | Welles | Middle Triassic (Anisian) | USA ( Arizona and New Mexico) | A poposaurid. | Arizonasaurus |
  
  ## Synapsids
  
  ### Non-mammalian
  
  | Name | Status | Authors | Age | Location | Notes | Images |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Kunminia | Valid | Young | Sinemurian | * China | | |
  
  ## Other Animals
  
  | Name | Status | Authors | Age | Location | Notes | Images |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Dickinsonia | Valid | Sprigg | Ediacaran | Australia Russia and Ukraine | A bilaterian of uncertain affinities | |
  | Papilionata | Synonym of Dickinsonia | Sprigg | Ediacaran | Australia | | |
  