1867 in paleontology

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            List of years in paleontology       (table)
 1857 .  1858 .  1859 .  1860  . 1861  . 1862  . 1863 
1864 1865 1866 -1867- 1868 1869 1870
 1871 .  1872 .  1873 .  1874  . 1875  . 1876  . 1877 
   In science: 1864 1865 1866 -1867- 1868 1869 1870     
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 1864 . 1865 . 1866 - 1867 - 1868 . 1869 . 1870 
 1830s . 1840s . 1850s -1860s- 1870s . 1880s . 1890s 
 18th century . 19th century . 20th century 
Art . Archaeology . Architecture . Literature . Music . Science +...

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 1867.

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