1790 in paleontology

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            List of years in paleontology       (table)
 1780 .  1781 .  1782 .  1783  . 1784  . 1785  . 1786 
1787 1788 1789 -1790- 1791 1792 1793
 1794 .  1795 .  1796 .  1797  . 1798  . 1799  . 1800 
   In science: 1787 1788 1789 -1790- 1791 1792 1793     
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 1787 . 1788 . 1789 - 1790 - 1791 . 1792 . 1793 
 1760s . 1770s . 1780s -1790s- 1800s . 1810s . 1820s 
 17th century . 18th century . 19th 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 1790.

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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, 8. ISBN 0-253-21313-4.