1860 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 1860.

Arthropods

Insects

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Limnobiorhynchus brevipalpa[2]

comb. nov

jr synonym

(Loew) Osten-Sacken

Middle Eocene

Baltic amber

 Europe

A Limoniid cranefly,
syn of Elephantomyia brevipalpa
Elephantomyia brevipalpa

Limnobiorhynchus pulchella[2]

comb. nov

jr synonym

(Loew) Osten-Sacken

Middle Eocene

Baltic amber

 Europe

A Limoniid cranefly,
syn of Elephantomyia pulchella
Elephantomyia pulchella

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Name Status Authors Notes

Goniosaurus

Valid

Meyer

Pterosaurs

New taxa

Name Status Authors Notes

Dorygnathus

Valid

Wagner

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name Status Authors Discovery year Age Unit Location Notes Images

Deuterosaurus

Valid

Eichwald
Deuterosaurus

Eurosaurus

Valid

Eichwald

Oudenodon

Valid

Owen

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 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.
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