# 1935 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 1935.

## Sauropterygians
### New taxa

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
| Peyerus | Gen et comb nov | jr synonym | Stromer | Cretaceous Valanginian | Sundays River Formation | South Africa | junior synonym of Leptocleidus | Leptocleidus capensis |

## Vertebrates
### Dinosaurs

| Taxon | Novelty | Status | Author(s) | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
| Corythosaurus bicristatus | Sp. nov. | Jr. synonym | Parks | Campanian | Dinosaur Park Formation | Alberta | A synonym of Corythosaurus casuarius |
| Corythosaurus brevicristatus | Sp. nov. | Jr. synonym | Parks | Campanian | Dinosaur Park Formation | Alberta | A synonym of Corythosaurus casuarius |
| Corythosaurus frontalis | Sp. nov. | Jr. synonym | Parks | Campanian | Dinosaur Park Formation | Alberta | A synonym of Lambeosaurus lambei |
| Lambeosaurus clavinitialis | Sp. nov. | Valid | Gilmore | Campanian | Dinosaur Park Formation | Alberta | A species of Lambeosaurus |
| Lambeosaurus magnicristatum | Sp. nov. | Valid | Gilmore | Campanian | Dinosaur Park Formation | Alberta | A species of Lambeosaurus. Amended to L. magnicristatus in 1938 |

### Synapsids

| Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
| Brachyuraniscus | Junior synonym | Broili & Schroder | Late Permian | Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone | South Africa | A junior synonym of Pristerodon. | |
| Cteniosaurus | Junior synonym | Broom | Late Permian | Hoedemaker member, Middle Teekloof Formation | South Africa | A junior synonym of Tropidostoma. | |
| Emydorhinus | Valid | Broom | Late Permian | Dicynodon assemblage zone | South Africa | A dicynodont | |
| Eumantellia | Junior synonym | Broom | Late Permian | Cistcephalus assemblage zone | South Africa | A junior synonym of Pristerognathus. | |
| Eurychororhinus | Junior synonym | Broili and Schroeder | Late Permian | Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone | South Africa | A junior synonym of Pristerodon. | |
| Hofmeyria | Valid | Broom | Late Permian | Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone | South Africa | A theriodont | |
| Hyenosaurus | Valid | | | | | | |
| Stahleckeria | Valid | | | | Brazil | | Stahleckeria |
| Synostocephalus | Valid | | | | | | |
| Titanognathus | Valid | | | | | | |
| Watsoniella | Valid | Broili and Schroeder | Early to Middle Triassic | Cynognathus zone | South Africa | A theriodont | |

## Arthropods
### Insects

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
| Eulithomyrmex | Gen nov | valid | Carpenter | Late Eocene | Florissant Formation | USA ( Colorado) | Agroecomyrmecin ant genus, replacement name for Lithomyrmex Carpenter, 1930 | Eulithomyrmex rugosus |

## Plants
### Conifers

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
| Callitris potlatchensis | Sp nov | | Brown | Late Middle Eocene | Salmon Flora | USA Idaho | | A Callitris seed morphospecies | |
| Keteleeria heterophylloides | Comb nov | | (Berry) Brown | Miocene | Latah Formation | USA Washington | | A Keteleeria foliage morphospecies Moved from Potamogeton heterophylloides (1929) | |

### Flowering plants

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
| Alnus corallina | Syn nov | | Lesquereux | Miocene | | USA California | Alnus hollandiana (1920) A. microdontoides (1920) | An alder foliage morphospecies | |
| Amelanchier dignatus | Comb et syn nov | | (Knowlton) Brown | Miocene | | USA | Amelanchier grayi (1927) A. peritula (1908) A. scudderi (1883) Phyllites couleeanus (1931) | A Saskatoon berry species Moved from Celastrus dignatus (1902) | |
| Arctostaphylos cuneata | Sp nov | | Brown | Eocene Bartonian | Salmon Flora | USA Idaho | | An Arctostaphylos foliage morphospecies | |
| Carpolithus pteraformis | Sp nov | | Brown | Miocene | Latah Formation | USA Idaho | | A fruit species of uncertain affinity. | |
| Ceanothus idahoensis | Sp nov | | Brown | Eocene Bartonian | Salmon Flora | USA Idaho | Populus zaddachi (1920 pro part) | A Ceanothus species | |
| Cedrela pteraformis | Comb nov | | (Berry) Brown | Miocene | Latah Formation | USA Washington | Carpolithus pteraformis (1929) | A Cedrela species Moved from Gordonia pteraformis (1929) | |
| Cercidiphyllum crenatum | Comb et syn nov | | (Unger) Brown | | | | G. obovata (1877) G. obovata (1883) | A katsura species Moved from Grewia crenata (1859) | |
| Chamaebatia prefoliolosa | Sp nov | jr synonym | Brown | Eocene Bartonian | Salmon Flora | USA Idaho | | A mountain misery foliage morphospecies moved to Salmonensea prefoliolosa in 1988 | Salmonensea prefoliolosa |
| Dipteronia americana | Sp nov | jr synonym | Brown | Eocene Ypresian | Eocene Okanagan Highlands Klondike Mountain Formation | USA Washington | Comptonia insignis (1929 pro part) | A Dipteronia species Leaves moved to Bohlenia americana (1987) Fruits moved to Dipteronia brownii in 2001 | Dipteronia brownii |
| Fraxinus idahoensis | Sp nov | | Brown | Miocene | Latah Formation | USA Idaho | | An ash seed morphospecies | |
| Malus idahoensis | Sp nov | | Brown | Eocene Bartonian | Salmon Flora | USA Idaho | | An apple foliage morphospecies | |
| Mentzelia occidentalis | Comb nov | | (Berry) Brown | Miocene | Latah Formation | USA Washington | | A Mentzelia species Moved from Hibiscus? occidentalis (1929) | |
| Potentilla salmonensis | Sp nov | | Brown | Eocene Bartonian | Salmon Flora | USA Idaho | | An cinquefoil foliage morphospecies | |
| Rhamnus idahoensis | Sp nov | | Brown | Eocene Bartonian | Salmon Flora | USA Idaho | | A buckthorn foliage morphospecies | |
| Symphoricarpos salmonensis | Sp nov | | Brown | Eocene Bartonian | Salmon Flora | USA Idaho | | A snowberry foliage morphospecies | |

## Expeditions, field work, and fossil discoveries

* Charles Gilmore returned to prospect for fossils in the Two Medicine Formation.

## Institutions and organizations

* The Calgary Public Museum of Alberta, Canada closed due to financial problems triggered by the Great Depression. By this point the museum had accumulated roughly 7500 different items of both natural and man-made origin. The collections were stored in another Calgary building called the Coste House.