# 1924 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 1924.

## Dinosaurs
### New taxa

| Taxon | Novelty | Status | Author(s) | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Asiatosaurus mongoliensis | Gen. et sp. nov. | Nomen dubium | Osborn | Early Cretaceous | Öösh Formation | Mongolia | An indeterminate sauropod |
| Chirostenotes pergracilis | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Gilmore | Campanian | Dinosaur Park Formation | Alberta | An oviraptorosaur |
| Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | William Parks | Campanian | Dinosaur Park Formation | Alberta | An ankylosaurid |
| Euskelesaurus africanus | Sp. nov. | Nomen dubium | Haughton | Norian | Elliot Formation | South Africa | A species of the prosauropod Euskelosaurus (often misspelled Euskelesaurus) |
| "Fenestrosaurus philoceratops" | | Nomen nudum | Henry Fairfield Osborn | Campanian | Djadochta Formation | Mongolia | Named Oviraptor |
| Gryponyx taylori | Sp. nov. | Nomen dubium | Haughton | Hettangian-Sinemurian | Elliot Formation | South Africa | A species of the prosauropod Gryponyx |
| Kritosaurus marginatus | Nov. comb. | Nomen dubium | Gilmore | Campanian | Dinosaur Park Formation | Alberta | A reassignment of Stephanosaurus marginatus to Kritosaurus |
| Lycorhinus angustidens | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Haughton | Hettangian-Sinemurian | Elliot Formation | South Africa | A heterodontosaurid |
| Massospondylus schwarzi | Sp. nov. | Nomen dubium | Haughton | Hettangian-Sinemurian | Elliot Formation | South Africa | A species of the prosauropod Massospondylus |
| Melanorosaurus readi | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Haughton | Norian-Rhaetian | Elliot Formation | South Africa | A melanorosaurid prosauropod |
| "Ornithoides oshiensis" | | Nomen nudum | Osborn | Campanian | Djadochta Formation | Mongolia | Named Saurornithoides |
| Oviraptor philoceratops | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Osborn | Campanian | Djadochta Formation | Mongolia | An oviraptorid |
| "Ovoraptor djadochtari" | | Nomen nudum | Osborn | Campanian | Djadochta Formation | Mongolia | Named Velociraptor |
| Plateosaurus cullingworthi | Sp. nov. | Valid | Haughton | Norian | Elliot Formation | South Africa | Later given the genus name Plateosauravus |
| Prodeinodon mongoliensis | Gen. et sp. nov. | Nomen dubium | Osborn | Early Cretaceous | Öösh Formation | Mongolia | An indeterminate theropod |
| Saurornithoides mongoliensis | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Osborn | Campanian | Djadochta Formation | Mongolia | A troodontid |
| Thecodontosaurus dubius | Sp. nov. | Nomen dubium | Haughton | Hettangian-Sinemurian | Elliot Formation | South Africa | A species of the prosauropod Thecodontosaurus |
| Thespesius edmontoni | Sp. nov. | Jr. synonym | Gilmore | Maastrichtian | Horseshoe Canyon Formation | Alberta | A new species of Thespesius, now a synonym of Edmontosaurus regalis |
| Velociraptor mongoliensis | Gen. et sp. nov. | Valid | Osborn | Campanian | Djadochta Formation | Mongolia | A velociraptorine dromaeosaurid |

## Synapsids
### Non-mammalian
### Newly named mammals

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
| Amphicticeps | Gen et sp nov | Valid | Matthew & Granger | Oligocene | Hsanda Gol Formation | Mongolia | An amphicynodont, type species is A. shackelfordi | |
| Andrewsarchus | Gen et sp nov | Valid | Henry Fairfield Osborn | middle Eocene | Irdin Manha Formation | China | A cetancodontamorph originally thought to be a mesonychian. | Andrewsarchus |
| Bunaelurus parvulus | Sp nov | jr synonym | Matthew & Granger | Oligocene | Hsanda Gol Formation | Mongolia | Junior synonym of Palaeogale sectoria | |
| Bunaelurus ulysses | Sp nov | jr synonym | Matthew & Granger | Oligocene | Hsanda Gol Formation | Mongolia | Junior synonym of Palaeogale sectoria | |
| Cynodictis elegans | Sp nov | Valid | Matthew & Granger | Oligocene | Hsanda Gol Formation | Mongolia | An amphicyonid | |
| Cynodon (Pachycynodon) teilhardi | Sp nov | jr synonym | Matthew & Granger | Oligocene | Hsanda Gol Formation | Mongolia | An amphicynodont, moved to Amphicynodon teilhardi | |
| Didymoconus | Gen et sp nov | Valid | Matthew & Granger | Oligocene | Hsanda Gol Formation | Mongolia | A didymoconid, includes the species D. colgatei & D. berkeyi | |
| Hyaenodon pervagus | Sp nov | Valid | Matthew & Granger | Oligocene | Hsanda Gol Formation | Mongolia | A hyaenodont | |
| Palaeoprionodon gracilis | Jr synonym | Valid | Matthew & Granger | Oligocene | Hsanda Gol Formation | Mongolia | Moved to the genus Asiavorator. | |
| Paracynohyaenodon morrisi | Sp nov | jr synonym | Matthew & Granger | Oligocene | Irdin Manha Formation | China | A hyaenodont, moved to Propterodon morrisi in 1993 | |
| Viverravus constans | Sp nov | jr synonym | Matthew & Granger | Oligocene | Hsanda Gol Formation | Mongolia | A carnivoran, moved to Shandgolictis constans | |