Paleontology, palaeontology or palæontology (from Greek: paleo, "ancient"; ontos, "being"; and logos, "knowledge") 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, coprolites, palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because mankind has 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 in the year 1969.

Contents 1 Dinosaurs 1.1 Newly named dinosaurs 2 Paleontologists 3 References

DinosaursEdit

Newly named dinosaursEdit

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list^[1] and Dr. Jeremy Montague's dinosaur genus database.^[2] h

Name	Status	Authors		Notes	Images
Deinonychus[3]	Valid taxon	John Ostrom
Riojasaurus[4]	Valid taxon	Jose Bonaparte
"Riojasuchus"[4]	Misidentification.	Jose Bonaparte		Ornithosuchid archosaur.
"Strenusaurus"[4]	Junior synonym.	Jose Bonaparte		Junior synonym of Riojasaurus.
"Syntarsus"[5]	Preoccupied name.	Raath		Preoccupied by Fairmaire, 1869. Renamed Megapnosaurus.

PaleontologistsEdit

• Death of Friedrich von Huene, the well known German paleontologist.^[6]

ReferencesEdit