1870 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 1870.

Turtles

Name	Status	Authors		Notes
Pneumatoarthrus	Misidentification.	Edward Drinker Cope		Misidentified dubious marine turtle remains.

Archosauroomorphs

Newly named birds

Name	Status	Authors		Notes
Laornis	Misidentification.	Othniel Charles Marsh		Misidentified bird.

Newly named non-avian dinosaurs

Name	Status	Authors		Notes	Images
Antrodemus	Nomen dubium	Joseph Leidy		Possible subjective synonym of Allosaurus.	Antrodemus may be the same as Allosaurus.
Ornithopsis	Nomen dubium	Harry Govier Seeley
Struthiosaurus	Valid	Bunzel

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Name	Status	Authors		Notes
Taphrosaurus	Valid	Cope
Uronautes	Valid	Cope

Pterosaurs

New taxa

Name	Status	Authors		Notes
Amblydectes	Jr. synonym.	Seeley		Junior synonym of Coloborhynchus.
Cycnorhamphus	Valid	Seeley
Rhabdopelix	Misidentification	Cope		At first it was thought to be a Triassic pterosaur, but is now known to be (at least in part) a kuehneosaurid.[2]

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name	Status	Authors	Discovery year	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Lystrosaurus	Valid	Cope						Lystrosaurus

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.