1696 in paleontology

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            List of years in paleontology       (table)
 1686 .  1687 .  1688 .  1689  . 1690  . 1691  . 1692 
1693 1694 1695 -1696- 1697 1698 1699
 1700 .  1701 .  1702 .  1703  . 1704  . 1705  . 1706 
   In science: 1693 1694 1695 -1696- 1697 1698 1699     
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 1660s . 1670s . 1680s -1690s- 1700s . 1710s . 1720s 
 16th century . 17th century . 18th century 
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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 faeces (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 in the year 1696.

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  1. ^ Newman, Garfield, et al (2001). Echoes from the past: world history to the 16th century. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ISBN 0-07-088739-X. 
  2. ^ Farlow, James O.; M. K. Brett-Surmann (1999). The Complete Dinosaur. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 5. ISBN 0-253-21313-4.