1977 in paleontology

Archosauriformes

Non-avian dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.

Name

Novelty

Status

Authors

Age

Location

Notes

Images

Fulengia

Gen et sp nov

Nomen dubium

Carroll & Galton

Lufeng Formation

China

Birds

Name

Novelty

Status

Authors

Age

Unit

Location

Notes

Images

Argillipes

Gen et sp nov.

Valid

Harrison & Walker

UK

Expeditions, field work, and fossil discoveries

Trexler found hadrosaur remains west of Choteau, Montana in strata of the Two Medicine Formation.

Popular culture

Literature

The Year of the Dinosaur Edwin H. Colbert and illustrated by his wife, Margaret was published. This story describes a year in the life of a "brontosaur" and was an attempt to educate the reader about prehistory through a fictional portrayal of it.