| List of years in paleontology (table) |
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| … 1891 . 1892 . 1893 . 1894 . 1895 . 1896 . 1897 … 1898 1899 1900 -1901- 1902 1903 1904 … 1905 . 1906 . 1907 . 1908 . 1909 . 1910 . 1911 … In science: 1898 1899 1900 -1901- 1902 1903 1904 |
| Related time period or subjects |
| … 1898 . 1899 . 1900 - 1901 - 1902 . 1903 . 1904 … … 1870s . 1880s . 1890s -1900s- 1910s . 1920s . 1930s |
| 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 1901.
Data coutersy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list[2] and Dr. Jeremy Montague's dinosaur genus database.[3]
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Woodward |