1841 in paleontology

List of years in paleontology (table)
… 1831 ^. 1832 ^. 1833 ^. 1834 ^. 1835 ^. 1836 ^. 1837 … 1838 1839 1840 -1841- 1842 1843 1844 … 1845 ^. 1846 ^. 1847 ^. 1848 ^. 1849 ^. 1850 ^. 1851 … In science: 1838 1839 1840 -1841- 1842 1843 1844
Related time period or subjects
… 1838 ^. 1839 ^. 1840 - 1841 - 1842 ^. 1843 ^. 1844 … … 1810s ^. 1820s ^. 1830s -1840s- 1850s ^. 1860s ^. 1870s … 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 1841.

1 Dinosaurs
- 1.1 Newly named dinosaurs
2 Plesiosaurs
- 2.1 New taxa
3 Synapsids
- 3.1 Non-mammalian
4 References

Dinosaurs

On June 30, Sir Richard Owen presents his findings regarding some enormous bones that the Reverend William Buckland had acquired at an earlier date. He names the new genus to which these bones belong "Cetiosaurus." This event marks the first scientific description of a sauropod.^[2]
Owen presents his treatise on British fossil reptiles to the British Association in August. This treatise marks the creation of a taxon called "Dinosauria."^[2]

Newly named dinosaurs

Name	Status	Authors	Notes
Cardiodon	Nomen dubium	Sir Richard Owen,	Possible subjective synonym of Cetiosaurus
Cetiosaurus	Valid	Sir Richard Owen,
Cladeiodon	Misidentification	Sir Richard Owen,	Dubious non-dinosaurian archosaur.
Rhopalodon	Misidentification	Fischer von Waldheim	Misidentified therapsid.
Suchosaurus	Nomen dubium	Sir Richard Owen	Possible subjective synonym of Baryonyx.

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Name	Status	Authors
Pliosaurus	Valid	Owen
Polyptychodon	Valid	Owen
"Thaumatosaurus"	Valid	Meyer

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name	Status	Authors	Discovery year	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Rhopalodon	Valid	Fischer

References

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b Farlow, James O.; M. K. Brett-Surmann (1999). The Complete Dinosaur. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. pp. 9. ISBN 0-253-21313-4.