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Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life 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 1979.

Bryophytes

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Location	Notes	Images
Aulacomnium heterostichoides[2]	Sp nov	Valid	Janssens	Ypresian	Horsefly Shales	Canada  British Columbia	An aulacomniaceous moss.

Fish

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Location	Notes	Images
Libotonius pearsoni[3]	Sp nov	Valid	Wilson	Ypresian	Klondike Mountain Formation	USA  Washington	A libotoniid sandroller relative.	Libotonius pearsoni

Archosauromorphs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.^[4]

Non Avian Dinosaurs

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Location	Notes	Images
"Gadolosaurus"[5]		Nomen nudum.	Saito	Cenomanian	Bayan Shireh Formation	Mongolia	informal name created by phonetic translation of the crylic for hadrosaur ("gadrosavr") into Japanese. Skeleton considered possibly a juvenile Arstanosaurus.	juvenile ?Arstanosaurus
Gilmoreosaurus[6]	Gen et comb nov	Valid	Brett-Surman	Cretaceous late Campanian - early Maastrichtian	Iren Dabasu Formation	Mongolia	A hadrosauroid.	Gilmareasaurus
Gravitholus[7]		Junior synonym?	Wall & Galton	Judithian	Dinosaur Park Formation	Canada ( Alberta)	A pachycephalosaur, possible Junior synonym of Stegoceras.	Gravitholus
Maiasaura[8]		Valid	Horner & Makela	Judithian	Upper Two Medicine Formation	United States ( Montana)	Publication of Maiasaura renewed interest in the Two Medicine Formation.[9]	Maiasaura peeblesorum
Majungatholus[10]	Gen et sp nov	Junior synonym	Hans-Dieter Sues & Philippe Taquet	Maastrichtian	Maevarano Formation	Madagascar	Described as a pachycephalosaur, now considered an abelisaurid. The type species is M. atopus. Junior synonym of Majungasaurus.	Majungasaurus
Microhadrosaurus[11]	Gen et sp nov	Nomen dubium.	Zhiming	Campanian	Yuanpu Formation	China	A hadrosaurid.
Mussaurus[12]		Valid	Bonaparte & Vince	Norian	Laguna Colorada Formation	Argentina	An anchisaurian.	Mussaurus
Nanshiungosaurus[13]		Valid	Zhiming	Campanian	Yuanpu Formation	China	A therizinosaur.	Nanshiungosaurus
Patagosaurus[14]		Valid	Bonaparte	Callovian	Canadon Asfalto Formation	Argentina	A sauropod.	Patagosaurus
Piatnitzkysaurus[14]		Valid	Bonaparte	Callovian	Canadon Asfalto Formation	Argentina	A piatnitzkysaurid.	Piatnitzkysaurus
Secernosaurus[15]		Valid	Brett-Surma	Cretaceous late Campanian - early Maastrichtian	Bajo Barreal Formation Los Alamitos Formation	Argentina	A saurolophine hadrosaurid.
Segnosaurus[16]		Valid	Perle	Cenomanian-Turonian	Bayan Shireh Formation	Mongolia	A therizinosaur.	Segnosaurus
Torvosaurus[17]	Gen et sp nov	Valid	Galton & Jenson	Jurassic late Kimmeridgian-Tithonian	Morrison Formation	United States  Colorado	A megalosaurid.	Torvosaurus
Unquillosaurus[18]	Gen et sp nov	Valid	Powell	Campanian	Los Blanquitos Formation	Argentina	A possible Carcharodontosaurian.
Volkheimeria[14]		Valid	Jose Bonaparte	Callovian	Canadon Asfalto Formation	Argentina	A sauropod.
Yandusaurus[19]	Gen et sp nov	Valid	He	Oxfordian	Shangshaximiao Formation	China	A basal neornithischian ornithopod.

Birds

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Amplibuteo hibbardi [20]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid	Kenneth E. Campbell, Jr.	Late Pleistocene	Talara Tar Seeps	Peru	An Accipitridae, this is the type species of the new genus.
Anas albae [21]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Dénes Jánossy	Late Pliocene	MN 15-16-17	Hungary	An Anatidae.
Anas amotape [20]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Kenneth E. Campbell, Jr.	Late Pleistocene	Talara Tar Seeps	Peru	An Anatidae.
Anas sanctaehelenae [20]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Kenneth E. Campbell, Jr.	Early Pleistocene; Late Pleistocene	La Carolina	Ecuador	An Anatidae.
Anas talarae [20]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Kenneth E. Campbell, Jr.	Early Pleistocene; Late Pleistocene	Argentina: Centinale del Mar; Talara Tar Seeps	Argentina  Peru	An Anatidae, transferred to the genus Callonetta Delacour, 1936 by Agnolin, 2006.[22]
Ardea bennuides [23]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Ella Hoch	Subrecent	5000 YBP (Years Before Present)	UAE	A giant Ardeidae, not formally described but a photo is published which keeps it from being a Nomen Nudum.
Argillipes magnus [24]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Colin J. O. Harrison Cyril A. Walker	Early Middle Oligocene	MP 21-23	UK	Described in the Catharthidae, transferred to Aves Incertae Sedis.
Barawertornis tedfordi [25]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid	Patricia Vickers-Rich	Late Oligocene/Early Miocene	Carl Creek Limestone	Australia	A Dromornithidae, this is the type species of the new genus.
Belonopterus edmundi [20]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Kenneth E. Campbell, Jr.	Late Pleistocene	Talara Tar Seeps	Peru	A Charadriidae.
Bubo longaevus [26]	Sp. nov.	Valid	A. S. Umanskaya	Late Miocene	MN 11-13	Soviet Union (Actually  Ukraine)	A Strigidae, transferred to the genus Asio Brisson, 1760 by Mlíkovský, 1998.[27]
Bullockornis planei [25]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid	Patricia Vickers-Rich	Middle-Late Miocene	Camfield Beds	Australia	A Dromornithidae, this is the type species of the new genus.
Caprimulgus piurensis [20]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Kenneth E. Campbell, Jr.	Late Pleistocene	Talara Tar Seeps	Peru	A Caprimulgidae-nightjar.
Cayaoa bruneti [28]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid	Eduardo P. Tonni	Late Oligocene-Miocene		Argentina	An Anatidae.
Corvus simionescui [29]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Jenö Kessler	Early Pliocene	MN 15	Romania	A Corvidae, possibly a synonym of Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758.
Cuculus csarnotanus [21]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Dénes Jánossy	Early Pliocene	MN 15	Hungary	A Cuculidae.
Dege hendeyi [30]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid	George G. Simpson	Late Miocene-Early Pliocene	Varswater Formation	South Africa	A Spheniscidae, this is the type species of the new genus.
Dromornis stirtoni [25]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Patricia Vickers-Rich	Late Miocene-Early Pliocene	Alcoota Homestead	Australia	A Dromornithidae.
Eudocimus peruvianus [20]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Kenneth E. Campbell, Jr.	Late Pleistocene	Talara Tar Seeps	Peru	A Threskiornithidae.
Gallinago veterior [21]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Dénes Jánossy	Early Pliocene	MN 15	Hungary	A Scolopacidae.
Geronogyps reliquus [20]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid	Kenneth E. Campbell, Jr.	Late Pleistocene	Talara Tar Seeps	Peru	A Cathartidae.
Glareola neogena [31]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Peter Ballmann	Middle Miocene	MN 6	Germany	A Glareolidae.
Gymnogyps howardae [20]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Kenneth E. Campbell, Jr.	Late Pleistocene	Talara Tar Seeps	Peru	A Cathartidae.
Ilbandornis? lawsoni [25]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid	Patricia Vickers-Rich	Late Miocene-Early Pliocene	Alcoota Homestead	Australia	A Dromornithidae, not certainly an Ilbandornis Rich, 1979.
Ilbandornis woodburnei [25]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid	Patricia Vickers-Rich	Late Miocene-Early Pliocene	Alcoota Homestead	Australia	A Dromornithidae, this is the type species of the new genus.
Latipons gardneri [32]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid	Colin J. O. Harrison Cyril A. Walker	Middle Eocene	MP 11-13	UK	A Rallidae, this is the type species of the new genus.
Latipons robinsoni [32]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Colin J. O. Harrison Cyril A. Walker	Middle Eocene	MP 11-13	UK	A Rallidae.
Litoripes medius [32]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid	Colin J. O. Harrison Cyril A. Walker	Middle Eocene	MP 11-13	UK	Described in the Phasianidae, but transferred by Mlíkovský, 2002.[33] to Aves Incertae Sedis, this is the type species of the new genus.
Micropalama chapmani [20]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Kenneth E. Campbell, Jr.	Late Pleistocene	Talara Tar Seeps	Peru	A Scolopacidae.
Milvago brodkorbi [20]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid	Kenneth E. Campbell, Jr.	Late Pleistocene	Talara Tar Seeps	Peru	A Falconidae.
Milvoides kempi [32]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid	Colin J. O. Harrison Cyril A. Walker	Middle Eocene	MP 11-13	UK	Described as an Accipitridae, known only from a damaged distal end of a right tarsometatarsus, making it not possible to identify it, better treated as Aves Incertae Sedis, this is the type species of the new genus.
Mioglareola gregaria [31]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid	Peter Ballmann	Early Miocene Czech Republic; Middle Miocene Germany	MN 4b; MN 6	Czech Republic  Germany	A Glareolidae, it is the type species of the new genus.
Miootis compactus [34]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid	A. S. Umanskaya	Late Miocene	MN 13	Soviet Union (Actually  Ukraine)	An Otididae, it is the type species of the new genus.
Miraquila terrestris [20]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid	Kenneth E. Campbell, Jr.	Late Pleistocene	Talara Tar Seeps	Peru	An Accipitridae, transferred to the genus Buteogallus Lesson, 1830 by Suárez et Olson, 2009,[35] this is the type species of the new genus.
Nannonetta invisitata [20]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid	Kenneth E. Campbell, Jr.	Late Pleistocene	Talara Tar Seeps	Peru	An Anatidae, this is the type species of the new genus.
Nucleornis insolitus [36]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid	George G. Simpson	Miocene	Duinefontein	South Africa	A Spheniscidae, this is the type species of the new genus.
Nuntius solitarius [20]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid	Kenneth E. Campbell, Jr.	Late Pleistocene	Talara Tar Seeps	Peru	A Scolopacidae, this is the type species of the new genus.
Oligocathartes olsoni [24]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid	Colin J. O. Harrison Cyril A. Walker	Early Middle Oligocene	MP 21-23	UK	Described in the Catharthidae, but the holotype is too fragmentary for identification so best treated as Aves Incertae Sedis.
Palaeopapia hamsteadiensis [24]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Colin J. O. Harrison Cyril A. Walker	Early Middle Oligocene	MP 21-23	UK:	An Anseriformes Incertae Sedis.
Paracathartes howardae [37]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid	Colin J. O. Harrison	Early Eocene	Greybullian, Middle Wasatchian, Willwood Formation	USA ( Wyoming)	Described as a Cathartidae, Houde 1988 placed it in the Lithornithiformes, Houde, 1988, Lithornithidae Houde, 1988,[38] it is the type species of the new genus.
Paracygnopterus scotti [24]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid ?	Colin J. O. Harrison Cyril A. Walker	Early Middle Oligocene	MP 21-23	UK	An Anatidae, it is the type species of the new genus.
Parvirallus gracilis [32]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Colin J. O. Harrison Cyril A. Walker	Middle Eocene	MP 11-13	UK	A Rallidae.
Percolinus proudlocki [32]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Colin J. O. Harrison Cyril A. Walker	Middle Eocene	MP 11-13	UK	Described as a Phasianidae, transferred to the genus Talantatos Reichenbach, 1852 and placed in the Cariamidae door Mlíkovský, 2002.[33]
Phalacrocorax tanzaniae [39]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Colin J. O. Harrison Cyril A. Walker	Early-Middle Pleistocene	Kamasian	Tanzania	A Phalacrocoracidae.
Porzana estramosi [21]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Dénes Jánossy	Middle Miocene	MN 6-8	Hungary	A Rallidae.
Proanser major [34]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid	A. S. Umanskaya	Late Miocene	MN 11	Ukraine	An Anatidae, it is the type species of the new genus.
Proardeola walkeri [40]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid	Colin J. O. Harrison	Early Miocene	MN 2a	France	An Ardeidae, it is the type species of the new genus.
Proceriavis martini [24]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid ?	Colin J. O. Harrison Cyril A. Walker	Early Middle Oligocene	MP 21-23	UK	Described as an Eleutherornithidae, based on a fragment of a cervical vertebra, best treated as Aves Incertae Sedis, it is the type species of the new genus.
Sarcoramphus? fisheri [20]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Kenneth E. Campbell, Jr.	Late Pleistocene	Talara Tar Seeps	Peru	A Cathartidae, not certain to be a Sarcoramphus Duméril, 1806.
Scolopax baranensis [21]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Dénes Jánossy	Early Pliocene	MN 15	Hungary	A Scolopacidae.
Steganopus graui [20]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Kenneth E. Campbell, Jr.	Late Pleistocene	Talara Tar Seeps	Peru	A Phalaropodidae.
Syrigma sanctimartini [20]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Kenneth E. Campbell, Jr.	Late Pleistocene	Talara Tar Seeps	Peru	An Ardeidae.
Theristicus wetmorei [20]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Kenneth E. Campbell, Jr.	Late Pleistocene	Talara Tar Seeps	Peru	A Threskiornithidae.
Thinocorus koepckeae [20]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Kenneth E. Campbell, Jr.	Late Pleistocene	Talara Tar Seeps	Peru	A Thinocoridae.
Tringa ameghini [20]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Kenneth E. Campbell, Jr.	Late Pleistocene	Talara Tar Seeps	Peru	A Scolopacidae.
Turdoides borealis [21]	Sp. nov.	Valid ?	Dénes Jánossy	Early Pliocene	MN 15	Hungary	The holotype is a heavily eroded proximal part of a left humerus, best placed in Passeriformes Incertae Sedis.
Valenticarbo praetermissus [41]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid ?	Colin J. O. Harrison	Late Pliocene	Siwalik complex	India	A Phalacrocoracidae, this is the type species of the new genus.
Viator picis [20]	Gen. nov. et Sp. nov.	Valid	Kenneth E. Campbell, Jr.	Late Pleistocene	Talara Tar Seeps	Peru	A Charadriidae, this is the type species of the new genus.

Plesiosaurs

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Location	Notes	Images
Dravidosaurus	Gen et sp nov	Valid	Yadagiri & Ayyasami	Cretaceous Coniacian	Trichinopoly Group	India	Either a Plesiosaur or Stegosaur

Synapsids

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Location	Notes	Images
Aycrossia[42]	Gen et sp nov	valid	Bown	Eocene Bridgerian	Aycross Formation	US  Wyoming	An Omomyid primate The type species is A. lovei
Gazinius[42]	Gen et sp nov	valid	Bown	Eocene Bridgerian		US  Wyoming	An Omomyid primate The type species is G. amplus
Strigorhysis[42]	Gen et sp nov	valid	Bown	Eocene Bridgerian	Aycross Formation	US  Wyoming	An Omomyid primate The type species is S. bridgerensis

Expeditions, field work, and fossil discoveries

• While volunteering for field work on a team led by Philip Currie, Darren Tanke learned about the lost "Eoceratops" first excavated by William Edmund Cutler. Tanke would later rediscover the specimen in London's Natural History Museum.^[43]

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