1857 in paleontology

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            List of years in paleontology       (table)
 1847 .  1848 .  1849 .  1850  . 1851  . 1852  . 1853 
1854 1855 1856 -1857- 1858 1859 1860
 1861 .  1862 .  1863 .  1864  . 1865  . 1866  . 1867 
   In science: 1854 1855 1856 -1857- 1858 1859 1860     
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 1854 . 1855 . 1856 - 1857 - 1858 . 1859 . 1860 
 1820s . 1830s . 1840s -1850s- 1860s . 1870s . 1880s 
 18th century . 19th century . 20th 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 1857.

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