1939 in paleontology
Arthropods
Newly named Arachnids
Newly named insects
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
Ctenobethylus succinalis | Gen et sp nov | valid | Brues | Middle Eocene | Baltic amber | Fossil Dolichoderine ant, type species C. succinalis jr synonym of Ctenobethylus goepperti | ||
Protonephrocerus collini | Sp nov | jr synonym | Carpenter & Hull | Priabonian | Baltic Amber | A big-headed fly; moved to Metanephrocerus collini in 1948 | ||
Protonephrocerus florissantius | Sp nov | jr synonym | Carpenter & Hull | Priabonian | Florissant Formation | A big-headed fly; moved to Priabona florissantius'' |
Archosauromorpha
Newly named dinosaurs
Data courtesy of George Olshevky's dinosaur genera list.| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
Omeisaurus | Gen et sp nov | valid | Young | Bathonian-Callovian | Shaximiao Formation | A sauropod | '' |