1850 in paleontology

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Paleontology, palaeontology or [palæontology (from Greek: paleo, "ancient"; ontos, "being"; and logos, "knowledge") 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 mankind has 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 1850.

Arthropods

Insects

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Toxorhina brevipalpa[2]

Sp. nov

nomen nudum

Loew

Middle Eocene

Baltic amber

 Europe

A Limoniid cranefly,
jr syn of Elephantomyia brevipalpa
Elephantomyia brevipalpa

Toxorhina longirostris[2]

Sp. nov

nomen nudum

Loew

Middle Eocene

Baltic amber

 Europe

A Limoniid cranefly,
jr syn of Elephantomyia longirostris
Elephantomyia longirostris

Toxorhina pulchella[2]

Sp. nov

nomen nudum

Loew

Middle Eocene

Baltic amber

 Europe

A Limoniid cranefly,
jr syn of Elephantomyia pulchella
Elephantomyia pulchella

Dinosaurs

Newly named dinosaurs

Name Status Authors Notes

Heterosaurus

Junior synonym

Cornuel

Junior subjective synonym of Iguanodon.

Pelorosaurus[3]

Valid

Mantell

References

  1. ↑ Gini-Newman, Garfield; Graham, Elizabeth (2001). Echoes from the past: world history to the 16th century. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ISBN 9780070887398. OCLC 46769716.
  2. 1 2 3 Kania, I (2015). "Subfamily Limoniinae Speiser, 1909 (Diptera, Limoniidae) from Baltic Amber (Eocene): The Genus Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 1860". PLoS ONE 10 (2): 1–25. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0117434.
  3. ↑ Mantell, G A. 1850. On the Pelorosaurus an undescribed gigantic terrestrial reptile. Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. London 140: pp. 379-390.
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