Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoriclife 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 2006.
Vickaryous, M K., 2006, New information on the cranial anatomy of Edmontonia rugosidens Gilmore, a Late Cretaceous nodosaurid dinosaur from Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta: JVP, v. 26, n. 4: 1011–1013.
Data are courtesy of George Olshevky's dinosaur genera list.[32]
A stem Spheniscidae. The type species is Wa. manneringi. Originally the second species, Wa. tuatahi, was assigned to this genus as well; Mayret al. (2018) transferred this species to the separate genus Muriwaimanu.[86]
A member of the family Oxyaenidae. Genus includes new species A. palustris. Subsequently, Solé, Gheerbrant & Godinot (2013) considered the genus Anthracoxyaena to be a junior synonym of the genus Arfia, though the authors maintained A. palustris as a distinct species within the latter genus.[103]
A member of the family Miacidae. Genus includes new species Z. zetesios.
Trace fossils
The trace fossil genera Nihilichnus (Nihilichnus nihilicus and Nihilichnus mortalis), Machichnus (Machichnus regularis,Machichnus multilineatus, and Machichnus bohemicus) and Brutalichnus (Brutalichnusbrutalis) are described from bite traces.[104]
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