1855 in paleontology

List of years 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 1855.

Prolacertiformes

Newly named Prolacertiformes

Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes

Tanystropheus[2]

Valid.

von Meyer

Middle to Late Triassic

Muschelkalk
Lower Keuper
Falang Formation

 Europe
 China
 Israel

A tanystropheid protorosaur.

Plesiosaurs

Newly named plesiosaurs

Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes

Aptychodon

Valid

Reuss

Late Cretaceous (Turonian)

Jizeru Formation

 Czech Republic

A pliosauroid.

Brimosaurus

Valid

Leidy

Late Cretaceous

Unknown

 US

A dubious plesiosauroid.

Museums

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. Meyer, 1852. Die saurier des Muschelkalkes mit ruecksicht auf die saurier aus Buntem Sanstein und Keuper. in Zur fauna der Vorwelt, zweite Abteilung 42. 167 pp.
  3. Chinsamy, Anusuya. (1997). "Albany Museum, Grahamstown, South Africa." Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs. Edited by Phillip J. Currie and Kevin Padian. Academic Press. p. 6.
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